The Rawlings-NAIA Football Player of the Year is an award sponsored by Rawlings. This prize is awarded annually to the best college football player in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
Winners Year Name Team 1997 Bo Hurley QB Findlay 1998 Jack Williams RB Azusa Pacific 1999 Eddie Eviston QB Georgetown (KY) 2000 Eddie Eviston (2) QB Georgetown (KY) 2001 Eddie Eviston (3) QB Georgetown (KY) 2002 Nick Kortan RB Sioux Falls 2003 Tyler Emmert QB Carroll (MT) 2004 Cory Jacquay RB Saint Francis (IN) 2005 Tyler Emmert QBCarroll (MT) 2006 Brian Kurtz LB Saint Francis (IN) 2007 Chad Cavender QB Sioux Falls 2008 Owen Koeppen LB Carroll (MT) 2009 Lorenzo Brown QB Sioux Falls 2010 Jon Ryan WR Sioux Falls 2011 Chance Demarais RB Carroll (MT) 2012 Jimmy Coy QB Saint Xavier 2013 Kyle Schuck WR Morningside 2014 Austin Dodge QB Southern Oregon 2015 Ryan Kasdorf QB Morningside 2016 Logan Brettell QB Baker 2017 Nick Ferrer QB Saint Francis (IN) 2018 Trent Solsma QB Morningside 2019 Charles Salary RB Marian 2020 Tyson Kooima QB Northwestern (IA) 2021 Joe Dolincheck QB Morningside 2022 Joe Dolincheck (2) QB Morningside 2023 Jalyn Gramstad QB Northwestern (IA) 2024 Jackson Waring QB Grand View 2025 Jackson Waring (2) QB Grand View
Winners by team TeamWinnersYearsMorningside52013, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022Carroll (MT)42003, 2005, 2008, 2011Sioux Falls2002, 2007, 2009, 2010Georgetown (KY)31999, 2000, 2001Saint Francis (IN)2004, 2006, 2017Northwestern (IA)22020, 2023Grand View2024, 2025Azusa Pacific11998Baker2016Findlay1997Marian (IN)2019Saint Xavier2012Southern Oregon2014
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