View source for Associated Press College Football Player of the Year

The '''Associated Press College Football Player of the Year''' award is given each year to the nation's most outstanding player as voted on by a panel of AP-affiliated sports writers and editors.

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|1998
|Ricky Williams
|[[Texas]]
|running back
|-
|1999
|Ron Dayne
|[[Wisconsin]]
|running back
|-
|2000
|Josh Heupel
|[[Oklahoma]]
|quarterback
|-
|2001
|Rex Grossman
|[[Florida]]
|quarterback
|-
|2002
|Brad Banks
|[[Iowa]]
|quarterback
|-
|2003
|Jason White
|Oklahoma
|quarterback
|-
|2004
|Matt Leinart
|[[Southern California]]
|quarterback
|-
|2005
|Reggie Bush
|Southern California
|running back
|-
|2006
|Troy Smith
|[[Ohio State]]
|quarterback
|-
|2007
|Tim Tebow
|Florida
|quarterback
|-
|2008
|Sam Bradford
|Oklahoma
|quarterback
|-
|2009
|Ndamukong Suh
|[[Nebraska]]
|def. tackle
|-
|2010
|Cam Newton
|Auburn
|quarterback
|-
|2011
|Robert Griffin III
|[[Baylor]]
|quarterback
|-
|2012
|Johnny Manziel
|[[Texas A&M]]
|quarterback
|-
|2013
|Jameis Winston
|[[Florida State]]
|quarterback
|-
|2014
|Marcus Mariota
|[[Oregon]]
|quarterback
|}
[[category:National Individual Football Awards]]