1996- Nebraska RB Lawrence Phillips, St. Louis Rams

1997- Florida State OT Walter Jones, Seattle Seahawks (HOF)

1998- Nebraska DE Grant Wistrom, St. Louis Rams

1999- North Carolina State WR Torry Holt, St. Louis Rams (Pro Bowler)

2000- Florida State DT Corey Simon, Philadelphia Eagles (Pro Bowler)

2001- Georgia DT Richard Seymour, New England Patriots (Pro Bowler)

2002- North Carolina DT Ryan Sims, Kansas City Chiefs

2003- Georgia DT Johnathan Sullivan, New Orleans Saints

2004- Miami TE Kellen Winslow II, Cleveland Browns (Pro Bowler)

2005- West Virginia CB Adam 'Pac-Man' Jones, Tennessee Titans (Pro Bowler)

2006- Maryland TE Vernon Davis, San Francisco 49ers (Pro Bowler)

2007- LSU S LaRon Landry, Washington Redskins (Pro Bowler)

2008- Ohio State DE Vernon Gholston, New York Jets

2009- Alabama OT Andre Smith, Cincinnati Bengals

2010- Oklahoma State OT Russell Okung, Seattle Seahawks (Pro Bowler)

2011- Alabama WR Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons (Pro Bowler)

2012- LSU CB Morris Claiborne, Dallas Cowboys

2013- LSU DE Barkevious Mingo, Cleveland Browns

2014- Texas A&M OT Jake Matthews, Atlanta Falcons

2015- USC DE Leonard Williams, New York Jets