I thought about putting together a post for each of the national awards that Michigan players have won, but that would be a bunch of different posts and a lot to keep udpated. Instead, I've decided to compile a bunch of national awards into one post while listing the Michigan winners and their season.
NOTE: If there are any awards you think I should add, please let me know.
NATIONAL AWARDS
HEISMAN TROPHY
- 1940: HB Tom Harmon
- 1991: WR Desmond Howard
- 1997: CB Charles Woodson
AP NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR
- 2021: Jim Harbaugh
BROYLES AWARD (Best Assistant Coach)
- 1997: DC Jim Herrmann
- 2021: OC Josh Gattis
LOU GROZA AWARD (Best Kicker)
- 2021: Jake Moody
TED HENDRICKS AWARD (Best Defensive End)
- 2006: LaMarr Woodley
- 2021: Aidan Hutchinson
Hit the jump for more.
JOHN MACKEY AWARD (Best Tight End)
- 2016: Jake Butt
RIMINGTON TROPHY (Best Center)
- 2004: David Baas
- 2011: David Molk
FRED BILETNIKOFF AWARD (Best Wide Receiver)
- 2004: Braylon Edwards
DOAK WALKER AWARD (Best Running Back)
- 2003: Chris Perry
WALTER CAMP AWARD (Best Football Player)
- 1991: WR Desmond Howard
- 1997: CB Charles Woodson
CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD (Best Defensive Player)
- 1997: CB Charles Woodson
BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY (Best Defensive Player)
- 1997: CB Charles Woodson
JIM THORPE AWARD (Best Defensive Back)
- 1997: CB Charles Woodson
MAXWELL AWARD (Best All-Around Football Player)
- 1940: HB Tom Harmon
- 1991: WR Desmond Howard
DICK BUTKUS AWARD (Best Linebacker)
- 1991: Erick Anderson
No Michigan player has ever won the following trophies:
- Davey O'Brien Award (Best Quarterback)
- Outland Trophy (Best Interior Lineman)
- Ray Guy Award (Best Punter)
- Burlsworth Trophy (Best Former Walk-on)
- William V. Campbell Trophy (Academic Heisman)
- Wuerffel Trophy (Community Service)
BIG TEN AWARDS
GRAHAM-GEORGE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
- 1990: RB Jon Vaughn
- 1991: WR Desmond Howard
- 1992: RB Tyrone Wheatley
- 2003: RB Chris Perry
- 2004: WR Braylon Edwards
- 2010: QB Denard Robinson
NAGURSKI-WOODEN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
- 1997: CB Charles Woodson
- 2001: LB Larry Foote
- 2006: DE LaMarr Woodley
- 2016: LB Jabrill Peppers
- 2018: LB Devin Bush, Jr.
- 2021: DE Aidan Hutchinson
THOMPSON-RANDLE EL FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
- 1995: CB Charles Woodson
- 1997: RB Anthony Thomas
- 2003: WR Steve Breaston
- 2004: RB Mike Hart
- 2015: S Jabrill Peppers
HAYES-SCHEMBECHLER COACH OF THE YEAR
- 1972: Bo Schembechler
- 1976: Bo Schembechler
- 1980: Bo Schembechler
- 1982: Bo Schembechler
- 1985: Bo Schembechler
- 1989: Bo Schembechler
- 1991: Gary Moeller
- 1992: Gary Moeller
- 2011: Brady Hoke
FORD-KINNICK LEADERSHIP AWARD
- 2012: Jon Runyan
- 2015: Brian Griese
- 2016: Reggie McKenzie
DUNGY-THOMPSON HUMANITARIAN AWARD
- 2014: Brian Griese
- 2020: Vincent Smith
KWALICK-CLARK TIGHT END OF THE YEAR
- 2013: Devin Funchess
- 2015: Jake Butt
- 2016: Jake Butt
RIMINGTON-PACE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR
- 1991: Greg Skrepenak
- 1998: Jon Jansen
- 2000: Steve Hutchinson
- 2004: David Baas
- 2006: Jake Long
- 2007: Jake Long
- 2011: David Molk
- 2012: Taylor Lewan
- 2013: Taylor Lewan
SMITH-BROWN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR
- 1985: DT Mike Hammerstein
- 1988: DT Mark Messner
- 1992: DE Chris Hutchinson
- 2006: DE LaMarr Woodley
- 2021: DE Aidan Hutchinson
BUTKUS-FITZGERALD LINEBACKER OF THE YEAR
- 2016: Jabrill Peppers
- 2018: Devin Bush, Jr.
TATUM-WOODSON DEFENSIVE BACK OF THE YEAR
- 2016: CB Jourdan Lewis
BAKKEN-ANDERSEN KICKER OF THE YEAR
- 2021: Jake Moody
EDDLEMAN-FIELDS PUNTER OF THE YEAR
- 2012: Will Hagerup
- 2018: Will Hart
RODGERS-DWIGHT RETURNER OF THE YEAR
- 2016: Jabrill Peppers
No Michigan player has won the following awards:
- Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year
- Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year
- Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year
The "Best Tight End" award ... what are the metrics most useful to winning that award? Is it mostly about receiving stats, or do they take into account other contributions, including blocking?
ReplyDeleteOr put another way: what did Eric All *not* do to get passed over for this?
All had a great year, but it was at Fullback as well as Tight End. We also didn't pass much, at least early on. Next year I would imagine he's got as much a chance as anyone we've had in recent years
DeleteIt's mostly about receiving stats. Erick All was #7 in the Big Ten in receptions for tight ends. It's hard to justify giving him that award with those mediocre stats (34 catches, 374 yards, 2 TD).
DeleteVastly underrated! Arguably our best and most important player on O.
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