NCAA Division 1A Football Awards - Jim Thorpe Award

NCAA Division 1A Football Awards - Jim Thorpe Award

Given to the best defensive back of the year, the award is presented by the Jim Thorpe Athletic Club of Oklahoma City.

Year	Player, College
1986	Thomas Everett, Baylor
1987	Bennie Blades, Miami (FL)
	Rickey Dixon, Oklahoma
1988	Deion Sanders, Florida State
1989	Mark Carrier, USC
1990	Darryl Lewis, Arizona
1991	Terrell Buckley, Florida State
1992	Deon Figures, Colorado
1993	Antonio Langham, Alabama
1994	Chris Hudson, Colorado
1995	Greg Myers, Colorado State
1996	Lawrence Wright, Florida
1997	Charles Woodson, Michigan
1998	Antoine Winfield, Ohio State
1999	Tyrone Carter, Minnesota
2000	Jamar Fletcher, Wisconsin
2001	Roy Williams, Oklahoma
2002	Terence Newman, Kansas State
2003	Derrick Strait, Oklahoma
2004	Carlos Rogers, Auburn
2005	Michael Huff, Texas
2006	Aaron Ross, Texas
2007	Antoine Cason, Arizona
2008	Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio St