Who Won the Walter Camp Award?
The Walter Camp Award is named after the "Father of American Football." Walter Camp is credited with many of the key innovations in the game of football. The award is presented to the nation's top overall college football player.
| Year | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jayden Daniels | LSU Tigers | Quarterback |
| 2022 | Caleb Williams | USC Trojans | Quarterback |
| 2021 | Kenneth Walker III | Michigan State Spartans | Running Back |
| 2020 | DeVonta Smith | Alabama Crimson Tide | Wide Receiver |
| 2019 | Joe Burrow | LSU Tigers | Quarterback |
| 2018 | Tua Tagovailoa | Alabama Crimson Tide | Quarterback |
| 2017 | Baker Mayfield | Oklahoma Sooners | Quarterback |
| 2016 | Lamar Jackson | Louisville Cardinals | Quarterback |
| 2015 | Derrick Henry | Alabama Crimson Tide | Running Back |
| 2014 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon Ducks | Quarterback |
| 2013 | Jameis Winston | Florida State Seminoles | Quarterback |
| 2012 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Linebacker |
| 2011 | Andrew Luck | Stanford Cardinal | Quarterback |
| 2010 | Cam Newton | Auburn Tigers | Quarterback |
| 2009 | Colt McCoy | Texas Longhorns | Quarterback |
| 2008 | Colt McCoy | Texas Longhorns | Quarterback |
| 2007 | Darren McFadden | Arkansas Razorbacks | Running Back |
| 2006 | Troy Smith | Ohio State Buckeyes | Quarterback |
| 2005 | Reggie Bush | USC Trojans | Running Back |
| 2004 | Matt Leinart | USC Trojans | Quarterback |
| 2003 | Larry Fitzgerald | Pittsburgh Panthers | Wide Receiver |
| 2002 | Larry Johnson | Penn State Nittany Lions | Running Back |
| 2001 | Eric Crouch | Nebraska Cornhuskers | Quarterback |
| 2000 | Josh Heupel | Oklahoma Sooners | Quarterback |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne | Wisconsin Badgers | Running Back |
| 1998 | Ricky Williams | Texas Longhorns | Running Back |
| 1997 | Charles Woodson | Michigan Wolverines | Cornerback |
| 1996 | Danny Wuerffel | Florida Gators | Quarterback |
| 1995 | Eddie George | Ohio State Buckeyes | Running Back |
| 1994 | Rashaan Salaam | Colorado Buffaloes | Running Back |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward | Florida State Seminoles | Quarterback |
| 1992 | Gino Torretta | Miami Hurricanes | Quarterback |
| 1991 | Desmond Howard | Michigan Wolverines | Wide Receiver/Returner |
| 1990 | Raghib Ismail | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Wide Receiver |
| 1989 | Anthony Thompson | Indiana Hoosiers | Running Back |
| 1988 | Barry Sanders | Oklahoma State Cowboys | Running Back |
| 1987 | Tim Brown | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Wide Receiver |
| 1986 | Vinny Testaverde | Miami Hurricanes | Quarterback |
| 1985 | Bo Jackson | Auburn Tigers | Running Back |
| 1984 | Doug Flutie | Boston College Eagles | Quarterback |
| 1983 | Mike Rozier | Nebraska Cornhuskers | Running Back |
| 1982 | Herschel Walker | Georgia Bulldogs | Running Back |
| 1981 | Marcus Allen | USC Trojans | Running Back |
| 1980 | Hugh Green | Pittsburgh Panthers | Linebacker |
| 1979 | Charles White | USC Trojans | Running Back |
| 1978 | Billy Sims | Oklahoma Sooners | Running Back |
| 1977 | Ken MacAfee | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Tight End |
| 1976 | Tony Dorsett | Pittsburgh Panthers | Running Back |
| 1975 | Archie Griffin | Ohio State Buckeyes | Running Back |
| 1974 | Archie Griffin | Ohio State Buckeyes | Running Back |
| 1973 | John Cappelletti | Penn State Nittany Lions | Running Back |
| 1972 | Johnny Rodgers | Nebraska Cornhuskers | Wide Receiver |
| 1971 | Pat Sullivan | Auburn Tigers | Quarterback |
| 1970 | Jim Plunkett | Stanford Cardinal | Quarterback |
| 1969 | Steve Owens | Oklahoma Sooners | Running Back |
| 1968 | O.J. Simpson | USC Trojans | Running Back |
| 1967 | O.J. Simpson | USC Trojans | Running Back |