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Best Male College Athlete ESPY Award

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The ESPY Award for Best College Athlete, Men's Sports, known before 2021 as the Best Male College Athlete ESPY Award, is an annual award honoring the achievements of a male individual from the world of collegiate sports.[2] It was first presented as part of the ESPY Awards in 2002, following the subsumption of the Best College Football Player and Best Male College Basketball Player ESPY Awards, each of which had been presented annually between 1993 and 2001, inclusive.[3] The award trophy, designed by sculptor Lawrence Nowlan,[4] is awarded to the sportsman adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year of those contesting collegiate sport in the United States through the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).[2]

ESPY Award for Best College Athlete, Men's Sports
Awarded forbest male college athlete
LocationThe Rooftop at Pier 17, New York City (2021)[1]
Presented byESPN
First awarded2002
Currently held byJayden Daniels (Football)
Websiteespn.com/espys/

From 2004 until its subsumption with the Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award to create the Best College Athlete ESPY Award for the 2018 ceremony,[5] and again since the award was reestablished in 2021, the winner has been chosen by online voting through choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee.[6][7] Before that, determination of the winners was made by an panel of experts.[8] Through the 2001 iteration of the ESPY Awards, ceremonies were conducted in February of each year to honor achievements over the previous calendar year; awards presented thereafter are conferred in July and reflect performance from the June previous.[a][9]

The inaugural winner of the Best Male College Athlete ESPY Award in 2002 was Iowa State Cyclones wrestler Cael Sanderson who ended his collegiate career that year.[10] In that period, he surpassed numerous NCAA records, clinched four NCAA wrestling championships, and went 159–0 undefeated in his final season.[11] Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow received the trophy in 2008, and won it again the following year, becoming the only sportsman in the history of the award to have won it more than once.[12] American football players have been the most successful at the awards with 12 wins. The most recent winner of the award is LSU Tigers quarterback Jayden Daniels.[13]

Beginning in 2021, the awards were again separated into men's and women's versions using the current naming scheme.[14]

Winners

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ESPY Award for Best College Athlete, Men's Sports winners and nominees
Year Image Winner University Sport Other nominees Ref(s)
2002 — Cael Sanderson Iowa State Cyclones Wrestling Shane Battier – Duke Blue Devils (Basketball)
Eric Crouch – Nebraska Cornhuskers (Football)
Juan Dixon – Maryland Terrapins (Basketball)
Jay Williams – Duke Blue Devils (Basketball) 		[10][15]
2003   Carmelo Anthony Syracuse Orangemen Basketball T. J. Ford – Texas Longhorns (Basketball)
Eric Larkin – Arizona State Sun Devils (Wrestling)
Carson Palmer – USC Trojans (Football) 		[16]
2004   Emeka Okafor Connecticut Huskies Basketball Larry Fitzgerald – Pittsburgh Panthers (Football)
Jameer Nelson – Saint Joseph's Hawks (Basketball)
Jason White – Oklahoma Sooners (Football) 		[17][18]
2005   Matt Leinart USC Trojans Football Andrew Bogut – Utah Utes (Basketball)
Alex Gordon – Nebraska Cornhuskers (Baseball)
Steve Mocco – Oklahoma State Cowboys (Wrestling)
Marty Sertich – Colorado College Tigers (Ice hockey) 		[19][20]
2006   Reggie Bush USC Trojans Football Matt Leinart – USC Trojans (Football)
Adam Morrison – Gonzaga Bulldogs (Basketball)
J. J. Redick – Duke Blue Devils (Basketball)
Vince Young – Texas Longhorns (Football) 		[21][22]
2007   Kevin Durant Texas Longhorns Basketball Ben Askren – Missouri Tigers (Wrestling)
Greg Oden – Ohio State Buckeyes (Basketball)
Troy Smith – Ohio State Buckeyes (Football) 		[23][24]
2008   Tim Tebow Florida Gators Football Michael Beasley – Kansas State Wildcats (Basketball)
Tyler Hansbrough – North Carolina Tar Heels (Basketball) 		[25][26]
2009   Tim Tebow (2) Florida Gators Football Sam Bradford – Oklahoma Sooners (Football)
Matt Gilroy – Boston University Terriers (Ice hockey)
Blake Griffin – Oklahoma Sooners (Basketball)
Stephen Strasburg – San Diego State Aztecs (Baseball) 		[12]
2010   John Wall Kentucky Wildcats Basketball Blake Geoffrion – Wisconsin Badgers (Ice hockey)
Mark Ingram II – Alabama Crimson Tide (Football)
Evan Turner – Ohio State Buckeyes (Basketball)
Garrett Wittels – FIU Panthers (Baseball) 		[27]
2011   Jimmer Fredette BYU Cougars Basketball Andy Miele – Miami RedHawks (Ice hockey)
Cam Newton – Auburn Tigers (Football)
Rob Pannell – Cornell Big Red (Lacrosse)
Kemba Walker – Connecticut Huskies (Basketball) 		[28]
2012   Robert Griffin III Baylor Bears Football Jack Connolly – Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (Ice hockey)
Anthony Davis – Kentucky Wildcats (Basketball)
Andrew Luck – Stanford Cardinal (Football)
Mike Zunino – Florida Gators (Baseball) 		[29][30]
2013   Johnny Manziel Texas A&M Aggies Football Trey Burke – Michigan Wolverines (Basketball)
Kyle Dake – Cornell Big Red (Wrestling)
Drew LeBlanc – St. Cloud State Huskies (Ice hockey) 		[31][32]
2014   Doug McDermott Creighton Bluejays Basketball Johnny Gaudreau – Boston College Eagles (Ice hockey)
David Taylor – Penn State Nittany Lions (Wrestling)
Lyle Thompson – Albany Great Danes (Lacrosse)
Jameis Winston – Florida State Seminoles (Football) 		[33]
2015   Marcus Mariota Oregon Ducks Football Jack Eichel – Boston University Terriers (Ice hockey)
Frank Kaminsky – Wisconsin Badgers (Basketball)
Logan Stieber – Ohio State Buckeyes (Wrestling)
Dansby Swanson – Vanderbilt Commodores (Baseball) 		[34]
2016   Buddy Hield Oklahoma Sooners Basketball Alex Dieringer – Oklahoma State Cowboys (Wrestling)
Derrick Henry – Alabama Crimson Tide (Football)
Jarrion Lawson – Arkansas Razorbacks (Track and field)
Jordan Morris – Stanford Cardinal (Soccer) 		[35]
2017   Deshaun Watson Clemson Tigers Football Ian Harkes – Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Soccer)
Frank Mason III – Kansas Jayhawks (Basketball)
Matt Rambo – Maryland Terrapins (Lacrosse)
Zain Retherford – Penn State Nittany Lions (Wrestling) 		[36]
2018–2020 — Not awarded
2021   DeVonta Smith Alabama Crimson Tide Football Gloire Amanda – Oregon State Beavers (Soccer)
Luka Garza – Iowa Hawkeyes (Basketball)
Trevor Lawrence – Clemson Tigers (Football) 		[7][14]
2022   Bryce Young Alabama Crimson Tide Football Chet Holmgren – Gonzaga (Basketball)
Dante Polvara – Georgetown (Soccer)
Logan Wisnauskas – Maryland (Lacrosse) 		[37][38]
2023   Caleb Williams USC Trojans Football Duncan McGuire – Creighton (Soocer)
Brennan O'Neill – Duke (Lacrosse)
Zach Edey – Purdue (Basketball) 		[39]
2024   Jayden Daniels LSU Tigers Football
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Statistics

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See also

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Notes and references

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Notes

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  1. ^ Because of the rescheduling of the ESPY Awards ceremony, the award presented in 2002 was given in consideration of performance betwixt February 2001 and June 2002.

References

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  24. ^ Watson, Graham (July 4, 2007). "Missouri's Askren would like your vote Two-time national champion is one of four finalists for ESPY award". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. D2. Retrieved February 3, 2018 – via InfoTrac Newsstand.
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