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| 1976 |
Harvey Glance, Auburn, track & field |
| 1977 |
Larry Sievers, Tennessee, football |
| 1978 |
Jack Givens, Kentucky, basketball |
| 1979 |
Reggie King, Alabama, basketball |
| 1980 |
Kyle Macy, Kentucky, basketball |
| 1981 |
Rowdy Gaines, Auburn, swimming |
| 1982 |
Buck Belue, Georgia, football/baseball |
| 1983 |
Herschel Walker, Georgia, football/track & field |
| 1984 |
Terry Hoage, Georgia, football |
| 1985 |
Will Clark, Mississippi State, baseball |
| 1986 |
Bo Jackson, Auburn, football |
| 1987 |
Cornelius Bennett, Alabama, football |
| 1988 |
Will Perdue, Vanderbilt, basketball |
| 1989 |
Derrick Thomas, Alabama, football |
| 1990 |
Alec Kessler, Georgia, basketball |
| 1991 |
Shaquille O'Neal, LSU, basketball |
| 1992 |
Shaquille O'Neal, LSU, basketball |
| 1993 |
Jamal Mashburn, Kentucky, basketball |
| 1994 |
Corliss Williamson, Arkansas, basketball |
| 1995 |
Todd Helton, Tennessee, baseball |
| 1996 |
Danny Wuerffel, Florida, football |
| 1997 |
Danny Wuerffel, Florida, football |
| 1998 |
Peyton Manning, Tennessee, football |
| 1999 |
Tim Couch, Kentucky, football |
| 2000 |
Kip Bouknight, South Carolina, baseball |
| 2001 |
Matias Boeker, Georgia, tennis |
| 2002 |
Walter Davis, LSU, track and field |
| 2003 |
Alistar Cragg, Arkansas, cross country/track & field |
| 2004 |
Alistar Cragg, Arkansas, cross country/track & field |
| 2005 |
Ryan Lochte, Florida, swimming |
| 2006 |
Xavier Carter, LSU, track & field |
| 2007 |
David Price, Vanderbilt, baseball |
| 2008 |
Tim Tebow, Florida, football |
| 2009 |
Tim Tebow, Florida, football |
| 2010 |
Mark Ingram, Alabama, football |
| 2011 |
John-Patrick Smith, Tennessee, tennis |
| 2012 |
Anthony Davis, Kentucky, basketball |
| 2013 |
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M, football |
| 2014 |
A.J. Reed, Kentucky, baseball |
| 2015 |
Andrew Benintendi, Arkansas, baseball |
| 2016 |
Jarrion Lawson, Arkansas, track and field |
| 2017 |
Brent Rooker, Mississippi State, baseball |
| 2018 |
Caeleb Dressel, Florida, swimming |
| 2019 |
Grant Holloway, Florida, track & field |
| 2020 |
Joe Burrow, LSU, football |
| 2021 |
DeVonta Smith, Alabama, football |
| 2022 |
Bryce Young, Alabama, football |
