| Year | Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Devon Witherspoon | CB |
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| 2022 | Ikem Ekwonu | OT |
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| 2021 | Gregory Rousseau | DE |
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| 2020 | Justin Herbert | QB |
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| 2019 | Ed Oliver | DT |
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| 2018 | Quenton Nelson | OG |
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| 2017 | Malik Hooker | S |
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| 2016 | Laremy Tunsil | OT |
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| 2015 | Vic Beasley | OLB |
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| 2014 | Jake Matthews | OT |
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| 2013 | DeMarcus Milliner | CB |
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| 2012 | Morris Claiborne | CB |
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| 2011 | Julio Jones | WR |
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| 2010 | Russell Okung | OT |
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| 2009 | Andre Smith | OT |
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| 2008 | Vernon Gholston | DE |
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| 2007 | LaRon Landry | S |
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| 2006 | Vernon Davis | TE |
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| 2005 | Adam Jones | CB |
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| 2004 | Kellen Winslow | TE |
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| 2003 | Johnathan Sullivan | DT |
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| 2002 | Ryan Sims | DT |
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| 2001 | Richard Seymour | DT |
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| 2000 | Corey Simon | DT |
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