PAST WINNERS

2013  Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State
2012  Jonathan Banks, Mississippi State
2011  Morris Claiborne, LSU
2010  Patrick Peterson, LSU
2009  Eric Berry, Tennessee
2008  Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State
2007  Antoine Cason, Arizona
2006  Aaron Ross, Texas
2005  Michael Huff, Texas
2004  Carlos Rogers, Auburn
2003  Derrick Strait, Oklahoma
2002  Terrance Newman, Kansas State
2001  Roy Williams, Oklahoma
2000  Jamar Fletcher, Wisconsin
1999  Tyrone Carter, Minnesota
1998  Antoine Winfield, Ohio State
1997  Charles Woodson, Michigan
1996  Lawrence Wright, Florida
1995  Greg Myers, Colorado State
1994  Chris Hudson, Colorado
1993  Antonio Langham, Alabama
1992  Deon Figures, Colorado
1991  Terrell Buckley, Florida State
1990  Darryl Lewis, Arizona
1989  Mark Carrier, USC
1988  Deion Sanders, Florida State
1987  Bennie Blades, Miami
          Rickey Dixon, Oklahoma
1986  Thomas Everett, Baylor

Jim Thorpe Award

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"Presented to the nation's Best Defensive Back by the Jim Thorpe Association"
Jim Thorpe did it all; a 1911 and 1912 Football All-American, Gold Medalist in the 1912 Olympics in Pentathlon and Decathlon, professional baseball, and the first President of the NFL.  He also has a town named after him - Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania.
Watchlist- July 12; Semi-Finalists Oct 28; Finalists Nov. 25

2013 Winner: Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State

2013 Semi-Finalists:

15 of the nation's top Defensive Backs (Cornerbacks and Safeties) were selected as Semifinalists for the Jim Thorpe Award.  The only returning candidate is Ifo Ekpre-Olomu from Oregon.  Landon Collins and Steven Nelson were both winners of our weekly Deion Sanders Award (best Pick Six of the week).  Vernanon Hargreaves is the only Freshmen selected.
C.J. Barnett, Ohio State
Deone Bucannon, Washington St
Landon Collins, Alabama
Aaron Colvin, Oklahoma
Darqueze Dennard, Michigan St
Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon
Kyle Fuller, Virginia Tech
Vernon Hargreaves, Florida
Lamarcus Joyner, Florida State
Steven Nelson, Oregon State
Cody Prewitt, Ole Miss
Calvin Pryor, Louisville
Jason Verrett, TCU
Jimmie Ward, Northern Illinois
Ty Zimmerman, Kansas State

Schools With Multiple Winners

Oklahoma (3)

Ohio State (2)

Texas (2)

Arizona (2)

Colorado (2)

Florida State (2)

LSU (2)

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