Jim Thorpe Award
From Varsity Pride
The Jim Thorpe Award is a college football award given each year to the nation's most outstanding defensive back as determined by the Jim Thorpe Association.
| 1986 | Thomas Everett | Baylor |
| 1987 | Bennie Blades Rickey Dixon |
Miami (FL) Oklahoma |
| 1988 | Deion Sanders | Florida State |
| 1989 | Mark Carrier | Southern California |
| 1990 | Darryll Lewis | Arizona |
| 1991 | Terrell Buckley | Florida State |
| 1992 | Deon Figures | Colorado |
| 1993 | Antonio Langham | Alabama |
| 1994 | Chris Hudson | Colorado |
| 1995 | Greg Meyers | Colorado State |
| 1996 | Lawrence Wright | Florida |
| 1997 | Charles Woodson | Michigan |
| 1998 | Antoine Winfield | Ohio State |
| 1999 | Tyrone Carter | Minnesota |
| 2000 | Jamar Fletcher | Wisconsin |
| 2001 | Roy Williams | Oklahoma |
| 2002 | Terence Newman | Kansas State |
| 2003 | Derrick Strait | Oklahoma |
| 2004 | Carlos Rogers | Auburn |
| 2005 | Michael Huff | Texas |
| 2006 | Aaron Ross | Texas |
| 2007 | Antoine Cason | Arizona |
| 2008 | Malcolm Jenkins | Ohio State |
| 2009 | Eric Berry | Tennessee |
| 2010 | Patrick Peterson | Louisiana State |
| 2011 | Morris Claiborne | Louisiana State |
| 2012 | Jonathan Banks | Mississippi State |
| 2013 | Darqueze Dennard | Michigan State |
| 2014 | Gerod Holliman | Louisville |
