| Year | Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Luke Fortner | OC |
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| 2021 | Marlon Tuipulotu | DT |
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| 2020 | Chase Claypool | WR |
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| 2019 | Irv Smith Jr. | TE |
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| 2018 | Equanimeous St Brown | WR |
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| 2017 | Curtis Samuel | WR |
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| 2016 | John Theus | OT |
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| 2015 | David Johnson | RB |
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| 2014 | Antonio Richardson | OT |
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| 2013 | Barrett Jones | OC |
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| 2012 | Dwayne Allen | TE |
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| 2011 | Terrell McClain | DT |
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| 2010 | Jerome Murphy | CB |
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| 2009 | Shonn Greene | RB |
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| 2008 | Kevin Smith | RB |
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| 2007 | Quentin Moses | OLB |
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| 2006 | Charles Spencer | OT |
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| 2005 | Frank Gore | RB |
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| 2004 | Darnell Dockett | DT |
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| 2003 | Kelley Washington | WR |
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| 2002 | Deion Branch | WR |
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| 2001 | James Jackson | RB |
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| 2000 | Giovanni Carmazzi | QB |
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