Canadian Football League Awards and Trophies - CFL Outstanding Rookie Award

Canadian Football League - CFL Outstanding Rookie Award

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CFL - CFL Outstanding Rookie Award

The Most Outstanding Rookie Award is annually awarded to the player judged to be the best player in his first year in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the winners of the Frank M. Gibson Trophy winner from the East Division, and the Jackie Parker Trophy winner from the West Division.

Canadian Football League - CFL Outstanding Rookie Award Winners

Season	Award Winner
2025	Trey Vaval (KR/DB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2024	Nick Anderson (LB), Edmonton Elks
2023	Qwan'tez Stiggers (DB), Toronto Argonauts
2022	Dalton Schoen (WR), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2021	Jordan Williams (LB), BC Lions
2020	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Nate Holley (LB), Calgary Stampeders
2018	Lewis Ward (K), Ottawa Redblacks
2017	James Wilder Jr. (RB), Toronto Argonauts
2016	DaVaris Daniels (WR), Calgary Stampeders
2015	Derel Walker (WR), Edmonton Eskimos
2014	Dexter McCoil (LB), Edmonton Eskimos
2013	Brett Jones (OL), Calgary Stampeders
2012	Chris Matthews (WR), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2011	Chris Williams (WR), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2010	Solomon Elimimian (LB), BC Lions
2009	Martell Mallett (RB), BC Lions
2008	Weston Dressler (SB), Saskatchewan Roughriders
2007	Cameron Wake (DE), BC Lions
2006	Aaron Hunt (DT), BC Lions
2005	Gavin Walls (DE), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2004	Nikolas Lewis (WR), Calgary Stampeders
2003	Frank Cutolo (WR), BC Lions
2002	Jason Clermont (SB), BC Lions
2001	Barrin Simpson (LB), BC Lions
2000	Albert Johnson III (WR), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1999	Paul Lacoste (LB), BC Lions
1998	Steve Muhammad (DB), BC Lions
1997	Derrell Mitchell (SB), Toronto Argonauts
1996	Kelvin Anderson (RB), Calgary Stampeders
1995	Shalon Baker (WR), Edmonton Eskimos
1994	Matt Goodwin (DB), Baltimore CFLers
1993	Mike O'Shea (LB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1992	Mike Richardson (RB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1991	Jon Volpe (RB), BC Lions
1990	Reggie Barnes (RB), Ottawa Rough Riders
1989	Stephen Jordan (DB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1988	Orville Lee (RB), Ottawa Rough Riders
1987	Gil Fenerty (RB), Toronto Argonauts
1986	Harold Hallman (DT), Calgary Stampeders
1985	Mike Gray (DT), BC Lions
1984	Dwaine Wilson (RB), Montreal Concordes
1983	Johnny Shepherd (RB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1982	Chris Isaac (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders
1981	Vince Goldsmith (LB), Saskatchewan Roughriders
1980	William Miller (RB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1979	Brian Kelly (WR), Edmonton Eskimos
1978	Joe Poplawski (WR), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1977	Leon Bright (WR), BC Lions
1976	John Sciarra (QB), BC Lions
1975	Tom Clements (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders
1974	Sam Cvijanovich (LB), Toronto Argonauts
1973	Johnny Rodgers (WR), Montreal Alouettes
1972	Chuck Ealey (QB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats