Jim Thorpe Award

Jim Thorpe Award
Awarded forThe top defensive back in college football
CountryUnited States
Presented byOklahoma Sports Hall of Fame
History
First award1986
Most recentOhio State safety Caleb Downs
Websitehttp://www.oksportshof.org

The Jim Thorpe Award, named in memory of multi-sport athlete Jim Thorpe, has been awarded to the top defensive back in college football since 1986. It is voted on by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. In 2017, the award became sponsored by Paycom and was named the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award.[1]

Winners

SeasonPlayer PositionSchoolRef
1986Thomas Everett SBaylor [2]
1987 (tie)Bennie Blades SMiami (FL) [3]
Rickey Dixon SOklahoma
1988Deion Sanders CBFlorida State [4]
1989Mark Carrier SUSC [5]
1990Darryll Lewis CBArizona [6]
1991Terrell Buckley CBFlorida State (2) [7]
1992Deon Figures CBColorado [8]
1993Antonio Langham CBAlabama [9]
1994Chris Hudson DBColorado (2) [10]
1995Greg Myers SColorado State [11]
1996[a]Lawrence Wright FSFlorida [13][14]
1997Charles Woodson CBMichigan [15]
1998Antoine Winfield Sr. CBOhio State [16]
1999Tyrone Carter SMinnesota [17]
2000Jamar Fletcher CBWisconsin [18]
2001Roy Williams SSOklahoma (2) [19]
2002Terence Newman CBKansas State [20]
2003Derrick Strait CBOklahoma (3) [21]
2004Carlos Rogers CBAuburn [9]
2005Michael Huff SSTexas [22]
2006Aaron Ross CBTexas (2) [23]
2007Antoine Cason CBArizona (2) [24]
2008Malcolm Jenkins CBOhio State (2) [25]
2009Eric Berry SSTennessee [9]
2010Patrick Peterson CBLSU [26]
2011Morris Claiborne CBLSU (2) [9]
2012Johnthan Banks CBMississippi State [9]
2013Darqueze Dennard CBMichigan State [27]
2014Gerod Holliman SLouisville [28]
2015Desmond King CBIowa [29]
2016Adoree' Jackson CBUSC (2) [30]
2017Minkah Fitzpatrick SAlabama (2) [31]
2018Deandre Baker CBGeorgia [32]
2019Grant Delpit SLSU (3) [33]
2020Tre'von Moehrig FSTCU [34]
2021Coby Bryant CBCincinnati [35]
2022Tre Tomlinson CBTCU (2) [36]
2023Trey Taylor FSAir Force[37]
2024Jahdae Barron CBTexas (3)[38]
2025Caleb Downs SOhio State (3)[39]
  • Note:
  1. ↑ In 1996, finalist Kansas State cornerback Chris Canty withdrew his name from consideration, which caused a re-vote.[12]

References

General
  • "Jim Thorpe Award Winners". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
Footnotes
  1. ↑ "Awards - Paycom Jim Thorpe Award".
  2. ↑ Werner, John (2015-10-04). "SWC legend, Baylor DB Thomas Everett won 1st-ever Jim Thorpe Award - WacoTrib.com: Baylor Bears Football". WacoTrib.com. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  3. ↑ Miller, Susan (2015-09-24). "UM coach Randy Ableman among those to be inducted into Florida Sports Hall of Fame". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  4. ↑ "Sanders wins Jim Thorpe Award". The Evening News. Associated Press. January 11, 1989. p. 2B. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ "USC's Adoree' Jackson wins Jim Thorpe Award as nation's top DB". 2016-12-08.
  6. ↑ Gimino, Anthony (2013-08-25). "No. 8: Defensive back Darryll Lewis, 1987-90". Archive.azcentral.com. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  7. ↑ "Florida State tight end Nick O'Leary receives John Mackey Award". Jacksonville.com. 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  8. ↑ "Deon Figures, Bob Beattie among CU Buffs' new Hall of Famers". The Denver Post. 2014-06-19. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "SEC Football by the Numbers: Awards season". AL.com. 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  10. ↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE - COLLEGE FOOTBALL - Two Awards for Penn State Quarterback". The New York Times. 1994-12-09. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  11. ↑ Moss, Irv (2012-04-17). "Colorado Classics: One-time football star Greg Myers now an anesthesiologist and professor – The Denver Post". Denverpost.com. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  12. ↑ "Canty apologizes, withdraws from awards consideration". Apnewsarchive.com. 1996-12-10. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  13. ↑ "Wright Captures Thorpe - tribunedigital-orlandosentinel". Articles.orlandosentinel.com. 1996-12-13. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  14. ↑ HUBER, MIC. "Wright making Major impact". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  15. ↑ "Three Wolverines named finalists for college football awards". Freep.com. 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  16. ↑ "Inch for inch, Winfield the best cornerback". StarTribune.com. 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  17. ↑ "Player's brother gets extra jail time for watching Super Bowl - NFL". ESPN. 2006-07-31. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  18. ↑ "USA TODAY Latest news". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. 2000-12-30. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  19. ↑ "OU Sports Extra - Sooners defensive back Zack Sanchez planted on Jim Thorpe Award watch list". Tulsaworld.com. 2014-07-12. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  20. ↑ "Kansas State's Malone named semifinalist for Thorpe Award". Stjosephpost.com. 2011-10-31. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  21. ↑ "OU's Derrick Strait wins Jim Thorpe award - NewsOn6.com - Tulsa, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports - KOTV.com |". NewsOn6.com. 2003-12-12. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  22. ↑ Howe, Jeff (2016-12-08). "Former Thorpe Award winner Huff a member of Herman's Texas staff". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  23. ↑ "Who should win the Jim Thorpe Award? - SportsNation". ESPN. 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  24. ↑ Gimino, Anthony (2013-03-15). "Ex-Arizona Wildcat star Antoine Cason to join the Arizona Cardinals - AG's Wildcat Report". Tucsoncitizen.com. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  25. ↑ Fong, Marvin (2008-12-17). "OSU's Jenkins often overlooked, but he's a worthy recipient of Thorpe honor". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  26. ↑ "LSU's Patrick Peterson wins Chuck Bednarik, Jim Thorpe awards". The Times-Picayune. December 9, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  27. ↑ "Michigan State's Darqueze Dennard wins Jim Thorpe award, named Walter Camp All-American". MLive.com. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  28. ↑ "Louisville's Gerod Holliman wins Jim Thorpe Award". USA Today. Associated Press. 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  29. ↑ "Iowa's Desmond King wins Jim Thorpe Award". USA Today. Associated Press. 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  30. ↑ "USC's Adoree' Jackson wins 2016 Thorpe Award | The Draft Wire". USA Today. 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  31. ↑ "Alabama's Fitzpatrick wins 2nd ever Thorpe Award for Alabama | Bamaonline". bamaonline.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  32. ↑ "Georgia's Deandre Baker Wins 2018 Jim Thorpe Award as College Football's Best DB". Bleacher Report.
  33. ↑ Pickman, Ben (December 12, 2019). "College Football Awards: Full List of Winners, Results". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  34. ↑ Bonagura, Kevin (January 8, 2021). "Bama players take home several major awards". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  35. ↑ "Cincinnati Bearcats defensive back Coby Bryant makes history by winning Jim Thorpe Award". Cincinnati.com. December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  36. ↑ "TCU's Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson Named 2022 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Winner" (Press release). 9 December 2022.
  37. ↑ "Trey Taylor wins 2023 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  38. ↑ Tafolla, Grace (December 12, 2024). "No. 4/4/3 Football's Barron wins 2024 Jim Thorpe Award". texaslonghorns.com. University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
  39. ↑ "Caleb Downs is 2025 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Winner". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. The Ohio State University. December 12, 2025. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
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