NAIA Football Player of the Year Award

NAIA Football Player of the Year Award
Awarded for	Best college football player in the NAIA
Location	Varies (currently Grambling, Louisiana)
Country	United States
History
First award	1997
Most recent	Charles Salary, Marian (IN)

The Rawlings-NAIA Football Player of the Year is an award sponsored by Rawlings. This prize is awarded annually to the best college football player in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Winners

Year	Name	Team	Position	Class
1997	Bo Hurley	Findlay (OH)	QB	Senior
1998	Jack Williams	Azusa Pacific (CA)	RB	Junior
1999	Eddie Eviston	Georgetown (KY)	QB	Sophomore
2000	Eddie Eviston	Georgetown(KY)	QB	Junior
2001	Eddie Eviston	Georgetown (KY)	QB	Senior
2002	Nick Kortan	Sioux Falls (SD)	RB	Senior
2003	Tyler Emmert	Carroll (MT)	QB	Sophomore
2004	Cory Jacquay	Saint Francis (IN)	RB	Junior
2005	Tyler Emmert	Carroll (MT)	QB	Senior
2006	Brian Kurtz	Saint Francis (IN)	LB	Senior
2007	Chad Cavender	Sioux Falls (SD)	QB	Senior
2008	Owen Koeppen	Carroll (MT)	LB	Senior
2009	Lorenzo Brown	Sioux Falls (SD)	QB	Senior
2010	Jon Ryan	Sioux Falls (SD)	WR	Senior
2011	Chance Demarais	Carroll (MT)	RB	Junior
2012	Jimmy Coy	Saint Xavier (IL)	QB	Senior
2013	Kyle Schuck	Morningside (IA)	WR	Senior
2014	Austin Dodge	Southern Oregon	QB	Senior
2015	Ryan Kasdorf	Morningside (IA)	QB	Senior
2016	Logan Brettell^[1]	Baker (KS)	QB	Junior
2017	Nick Ferrer^[2]	Saint Francis (IN)	QB	Senior
2018	Trent Solsma	Morningside (IA)	QB	Senior
2019	Charles Salary	Marian (IN)	RB	Senior

Winners by team

Team	Winners	Years
Carroll	4	2003, 2005, 2008, 2011
Sioux Falls	4	2002, 2007, 2009, 2010
Georgetown	3	1999, 2000, 2001
Morningside	3	2013, 2015, 2018
Saint Francis	3	2004, 2006, 2017
Azusa Pacific	1	1998
Baker	1	2016
Findlay	1	1997
Marian	1	2019
Saint Xavier	1	2012
Southern Oregon	1	2014

References

[1] ttp://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=211363690

[2] ttp://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=211689823

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v t e College football awards
Overall trophies	Heisman Trophy (winners) (Most outstanding) Maxwell Award (Player of the year) Walter Camp Award (Player of the year) Defunct: Archie Griffin Award (Most valuable) Chic Harley Award (Best player)
Overall media awards	AP Player of the Year (1998) Sporting News Player of the Year (1942) Defunct: UPI Player of the Year
Positional awards	Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive player) Chuck Bednarik Award (Defensive player) Lott Trophy (Defensive player) Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) Manning Award (Quarterback) Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) Doak Walker Award (Running back) Fred Biletnikoff Award (Receiver) John Mackey Award (Tight end) Joe Moore Award (Offensive line) Rimington Trophy (Center) Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end) Butkus Award (Linebacker) Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) Ray Guy Award (Punter) Patrick Mannelly Award (Long snapper) Jet Award (Return specialist) Peter Mortell (Holder)
Other national player awards	Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (Senior quarterback) Paul Hornung Award (Most versatile) Lombardi Award (Best performance) Jacobs Blocking Trophy (Best blocker) Polynesian Football Player of the Year Award (Best player of Polynesian descent) Deacon Jones Trophy (HBCU's most outstanding player)
All-Americans	College Football All-America Team (Unanimous All-Americans) Little All-America team
Head coaching awards	AFCA Coach of the Year Award (1935) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award (1957) Sporting News Coach of the Year (1963) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1967) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1976) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1986) George Munger Award (1989) Home Depot Coach of the Year (1994) AP Coach of the Year (1998) Defunct: Joseph V. Paterno Award (2010) Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year Award (2009) Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2006) Woody Hayes Trophy (1977)
Assistant coaching awards	Broyles Award (Assistant Coach of the Year) AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year
Conference awards	ACC awards American awards Big 12 awards Big Ten awards (MVP) MAC awards Pac-12 awards SEC awards Defunct: Big East awards SWC awards
Division I FCS awards	Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player) Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defensive player) Jerry Rice Award (Div. I FCS freshman) Eddie Robinson Award (Div. I FCS coach) Defunct: Mickey Charles Award (Div. I FCS student-athlete) STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year (Div. I FCS offensive player) STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year (Div. I FCS defensive player) STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Year (Div. I FCS freshman) STATS FCS Coach of the Year (Div. I FCS coach)
Other divisions/associations	Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) Rawlings Award (NAIA) Hec Crighton Trophy (U Sports) Fred Mitchell Award (non-Div. I FBS placekicker) Defunct: Melberger Award (Div. III)
Academic, inspirational, and versatility awards	Academic All-America of the Year (Student-athlete) Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award William V. Campbell Trophy (Student-athlete) Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian-athlete) Senior CLASS Award (Div. I FBS student-athlete) Burlsworth Trophy (Walk-on) Rudy Award (inspirational/motivational)
Service awards	Amos Alonzo Stagg Award Walter Camp Alumni of the Year Walter Camp Man of the Year National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award National Football Foundation Gold Medal Winners Theodore Roosevelt Award
Regional awards	Champ Pickens Cup (1923–1926; Southern Conference champion) Conerly Trophy (Mississippi) Jon Cornish Trophy (top Canadian NCAA player) Dudley Award (Virginia) Norris Cup (North Carolina, school's best athlete) Porter Cup (South, school's best athlete) Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (Texas-related offensive player) Kent Hull Trophy (Mississippi; offensive lineman) Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England sportsmanship)
Awards organizations	Maxwell Football Club National Football Foundation Touchdown Club of Columbus (defunct) Walter Camp Football Foundation Washington D.C. Touchdown Club
Halls of fame	College Football Hall of Fame