| Year | Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jalen Carter | DT |
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| 2022 | Kayvon Thibodeaux | DE |
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| 2021 | Patrick Surtain Jr. | CB |
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| 2020 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB |
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| 2019 | Josh Allen | OLB |
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| 2018 | Bradley Chubb | DE |
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| 2017 | O.J. Howard | TE |
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| 2016 | Jalen Ramsey | CB |
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| 2015 | Dante Fowler Jr. | DE |
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| 2014 | Mike Evans | WR |
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| 2013 | Dion Jordan | DE |
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| 2012 | Justin Blackmon | WR |
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| 2011 | Patrick Peterson | CB |
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| 2010 | Eric Berry | S |
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| 2009 | Mark Sanchez | QB |
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| 2008 | Glenn Dorsey | DT |
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| 2007 | Levi Brown | OT |
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| 2006 | A.J. Hawk | ILB |
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| 2005 | Cadillac Williams | RB |
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| 2004 | Sean Taylor | S |
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| 2003 | Terence Newman | CB |
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| 2002 | Quentin Jammer | CB |
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| 2001 | LaDainian Tomlinson | RB |
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| 2000 | Jamal Lewis | RB |
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