Bill Willis Trophy
From Varsity Pride
The Bill Willis Trophy is a college football award given each year to the nation's most outstanding defensive lineman as determined by the Touchdown Club of Columbus.
| 1991 | Steve Emtman | Washington |
| 1992 | Michael Barrow | Miami (FL) |
| 1993 | Dan Wilkinson | Ohio State |
| 1994 | Warren Sapp | Miami (FL) |
| 1995 | Tedy Bruschi | Arizona |
| 1996 | Grant Wistrom | Nebraska |
| 1997 | Andre Wadsworth | Florida State |
| 1998 | Tom Burke | Wisconsin |
| 1999 | Corey Moore | Virginia Tech |
| 2000 | Jamal Reynolds | Florida State |
| 2001 | Julius Peppers | North Carolina |
| 2002 | Terrell Suggs | Arizona State |
| 2003 | Tommie Harris | Oklahoma |
| 2004 | Erasmus James | Wisconsin |
| 2005 | Elvis Dumervil | Louisville |
| 2006 | Quinn Pitcock | Ohio State |
| 2007 | George Selvie | South Florida |
| 2008 | Brian Orapko | Texas |
| 2009 | Ndamukong Suh | Nebraska |
| 2010 | Ryan Kerrigan | Purdue |
| 2011 | Whitney Mercilus | Illinois |
| 2012 | John Simon | Ohio State |
| 2013 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh |
| 2014 | Joey Bosa | Ohio State |
