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Butkus Award Information

The Butkus Award, instituted in 1985, is given annually to the top linebacker. The award isnamed in honor of College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker, Dick Butkus. It is presented by the Butkus Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports a number of health and wellness activities. The award was first established by the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando, which relinquished control of the award in 2008.

For more information visit the official website at - http://www.thebutkusaward.com/

Butkus Award Winners

Season	Award Winner	School
2025	Jacob Rodriguez	Texas Tech
2024	Jalon Walker	Georgia (3)
2023	Payton Wilson	NC State
2022	Jack Campbell	Iowa
2021	Nakobe Dean	Georgia (2)
2020	Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah	Notre Dame (3)
2019	Isaiah Simmons	Clemson
2018	Devin White	LSU
2017	Roquan Smith	Georgia
2016	Reuben Foster	Alabama (4)
2015	Jaylon Smith	Notre Dame (2)
2014	Eric Kendricks	UCLA
2013	C.J. Mosley	Alabama
2012	Manti Te'o	Notre Dame
2011	Luke Kuechly	Boston College
2010	Von Miller	Texas A&M
2009	Rolando McClain	Alabama
2008	Aaron Curry	Wake Forest
2007	James Laurinaitis	Ohio State
2006	Patrick Willis	Mississippi
2005	Paul Posluszny	Penn State
2004	Derrick Johnson	Texas
2003	Teddy Lehman	Oklahoma
2002	E.J. Henderson	Maryland
2001	Rocky Calmus	Oklahoma
2000	Dan Morgan	Miami FL
1999	LaVar Arrington	Penn State
1998	Chris Claiborne	Southern California
1997	Andy Katzenmoyer	Ohio State
1996	Matt Russell	Colorado
1995	Kevin Hardy	Illinois
1994	Dana Howard	Illinois
1993	Trev Alberts	Nebraska
1992	Marvin Jones	Florida State
1991	Erick Anderson	Michigan
1990	Alfred William	Colorado
1989	Percy Snow	Michigan State
1988	Derrick Thomas	Alabama
1987	Paul McGowan	Florida State
1986	Brian Bosworth	Oklahoma
1985	Brian Bosworth	Oklahoma