2008 MIA Jake Long Michigan 2007 OAK JaMarcus Russell Louisiana State 2006 HOU Mario Williams North Carolina State 2005 SFO Alex D. Smith Utah 2004 SDG Eli Manning Mississippi 2003 CIN Carson Palmer USC 2002 HOU David Carr Fresno State 2001 ATL Michael Vick Virginia Tech 2000 CLE Courtney Brown Penn State 1999 CLE Tim Couch Kentucky 1998 IND Peyton Manning Tennessee 1997 STL Orlando Pace Ohio State 1996 NYJ Keyshawn Johnson USC 1995 CIN Ki-Jana Carter Penn State 1994 CIN Dan Wilkinson Ohio State 1993 NWE Drew Bledsoe Washington State 1992 IND Steve Emtman Washington 1991 DAL Russell Maryland Miami (FL) 1990 IND Jeff George Illinois 1989 DAL Troy Aikman UCLA 1988 ATL Aundray Bruce Auburn 1987 TAM Vinny Testaverde Miami (FL) 1986 TAM Bo Jackson Auburn 1985 BUF Bruce Smith Virginia Tech 1984 NWE Irving Fryar Nebraska 1984 TAM Steve Young Brigham Young 1983 BLC John Elway Stanford 1982 NWE Kenneth Sims Texas 1981 NOR George Rogers South Carolina 1980 DET Billy Sims Oklahoma 1979 BUF Tom Cousineau Ohio State 1978 HOO Earl Campbell Texas 1977 TAM Ricky Bell USC 1976 TAM Lee Roy Selmon Oklahoma 1975 ATL Steve Bartkowski California 1974 DAL Ed (Too Tall) Jones Tennessee State 1973 HOO John Matuszak Tampa 1972 BUF Walt Patulski Notre Dame 1971 NWE Jim Plunkett Stanford 1970 PIT Terry Bradshaw Louisiana Tech 1969 BUF O.J. Simpson USC 1968 MIN Ron Yary USC 1967 BLC Charles (Bubba) Smith Michigan State 1966 ATL Tommy Nobis Texas 1965 NYG Tucker Frederickson Auburn 1964 DEN Bob Brown Nebraska 1964 SFO Dave Parks Texas Tech 1963 LAM Terry Baker Oregon State 1962 WAS Ernie Davis Syracuse 1961 DEN Bob Gaiters New Mexico State 1961 MIN Tommy Mason Tulane 1960 LAM Billy Cannon Louisiana State 1959 GNB Randy Duncan Iowa 1958 CHC King Hill Rice 1957 GNB Paul Hornung Notre Dame 1956 PIT Gary Glick Colorado State 1955 BLC George Shaw Oregon 1954 CLE Bobby Garrett Stanford 1953 SFO Harry Babcock Georgia 1952 LAM Billy Wade Vanderbilt 1951 NYG Kyle Rote Southern Methodist 1950 DET Leon Hart Notre Dame 1949 PHI Chuck Bednarik Pennsylvania 1948 WAS Harry Gilmer Alabama 1947 CHI Bob Fenimore Oklahoma State 1946 BSY Frank (Boley) Dancewicz Notre Dame 1945 CHC Charley Trippi Georgia 1944 BSY Angelo Bertelli Notre Dame 1943 DET Frank Sinkwich Georgia 1942 PIT (Bullet) Bill Dudley Virginia 1941 CHI Tom Harmon Michigan 1940 CHC George Cafego Tennessee 1939 CHC Ki Aldrich Texas Christian 1938 CLR Corbett Davis Indiana 1937 PHI Sam Francis Nebraska 1936 PHI Jay Berwanger Chicago