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.
Winners Season Player Position School Ref 1986 Thomas Everett S Baylor 1987 (tie) Bennie Blades S Miami (FL) Rickey Dixon S Oklahoma 1988 Deion Sanders CB Florida State 1989 Mark Carrier S USC 1990 Darryll Lewis CB Arizona 1991 Terrell Buckley CB Florida State (2) 1992 Deon Figures CB Colorado 1993 Antonio Langham CB Alabama 1994 Chris Hudson DB Colorado (2) 1995 Greg Myers S Colorado State 1996 Lawrence Wright FS Florida 1997 Charles Woodson CB Michigan 1998 Antoine Winfield Sr. CB Ohio State 1999 Tyrone Carter S Minnesota 2000 Jamar Fletcher CB Wisconsin 2001 Roy Williams SS Oklahoma (2) 2002 Terence Newman CB Kansas State 2003 Derrick Strait CB Oklahoma (3) 2004 Carlos Rogers CB Auburn 2005 Michael Huff SS Texas 2006 Aaron Ross CB Texas (2) 2007 Antoine Cason CB Arizona (2) 2008 Malcolm Jenkins CB Ohio State (2) 2009 Eric Berry SS Tennessee 2010 Patrick Peterson CB LSU 2011 Morris Claiborne CB LSU (2) 2012 Johnthan Banks CB Mississippi State 2013 Darqueze Dennard CB Michigan State 2014 Gerod Holliman S Louisville 2015 Desmond King CB Iowa 2016 Adoree' Jackson CB USC (2) 2017 Minkah Fitzpatrick S Alabama (2) 2018 Deandre Baker CB Georgia 2019 Grant Delpit S LSU (3) 2020 Tre'von Moehrig FS TCU 2021 Coby Bryant CB Cincinnati 2022 Tre Tomlinson CB TCU (2) 2023 Trey Taylor FS Air Force 2024 Jahdae Barron CB Texas (3) 2025 Caleb Downs S Ohio State (3)
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