College Football Awards: Butkus Award Winners

Below is a list of past winners of the Dick Butkus award, which is given to the nation's top college linebacker.

Year	Player, School
2024	Jalon Walker, Georgia Bulldogs
2023	Payton Wilson, North Carolina State Wolfpack
2022	Jack Campbell, Iowa Hawkeyes
2021	Nakobe Dean, Georgia Bulldogs
2020	Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2019	Isaiah Simmons, Clemson Tigers
2018	Devin White, LSU Tigers
2017	Roquan Smith, Georgia Bulldogs
2016	Reuben Foster, Alabama Crimson Tide
2015	Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2014	Eric Kendricks, UCLA Bruins
2013	C.J. Mosley, Alabama Crimson Tide
2012	Manti Te'o, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2011	Luke Kuechly, Boston College Eagles
2010	Von Miller, Texas A&M Aggies
2009	Rolando McClain, Alabama Crimson Tide
2008	Aaron Curry, Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2007	James Laurinaitis, Ohio State Buckeyes
2006	Patrick Willis, Ole Miss Rebels
2005	Paul Posluszny, Penn State Nittany Lions
2004	Derrick Johnson, Texas Longhorns
2003	Teddy Lehman, Oklahoma Sooners
2002	E.J. Henderson, Maryland Terrapins
2001	Rocky Calmus, Oklahoma Sooners
2000	Dan Morgan, Miami Hurricanes
1999	LaVar Arrington, Penn State Nittany Lions
1998	Chris Claiborne, USC Trojans
1997	Andy Katzenmoyer, Ohio State Buckeyes
1996	Matt Russell, Colorado Buffaloes
1995	Kevin Hardy, Illinois Fighting Illini
1994	Dana Howard, Illinois Fighting Illini
1993	Trev Alberts, Nebraska Cornhuskers
1992	Marvin Jones, Florida State Seminoles
1991	Erick Anderson, Michigan Wolverines
1990	Alfred Williams, Colorado Buffaloes
1989	Percy Snow, Michigan State Spartans
1988	Derrick Thomas, Alabama Crimson Tide
1987	Paul McGowan, Florida State Seminoles
1986	Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma Sooners
1985	Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma Sooners

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