Associated Press College Football Player of the Year explained

Associated Press College Football Player of the Year Award
Description:	the most outstanding collegiate football player in the country
Presenter:	Associated Press
Country:	United States
Year:	1998
Holder:	Jayden Daniels, LSU

The Associated Press College Football Player of the Year award has been awarded annually since 1998 to the most outstanding collegiate football player in the country. The winner is chosen by a vote of Associated Press (AP) sportswriters and editors.

Winners

Season	Player	Position	School	Ref
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		RB		^[2]
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		QB		^[4]
		QB		^[5]
		QB		^[6]
		QB		^[7]
		RB		^[8]
		QB		^[9]
		QB		^[10]
		QB		^[11]
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		QB		^[13]
		QB		^[14]
		QB		^[15]
		QB		^[16]
		QB		^[17]
		RB		^[18]
		QB		^[19]
		QB		^[20]
		QB		^[21]
		QB		^[22]
2020	DeVonta Smith	WR	Alabama	^[23]
2021	Bryce Young	QB	Alabama	^[24]
2022	Caleb Williams	QB	USC	^[25]
2023	Jayden Daniels	QB	LSU	^[26]

Winners by school

School	Trophies won
Oklahoma	5
USC	3
Alabama	2
Florida
LSU
Auburn	1
Baylor
Florida State
Iowa
Louisville
Nebraska
Ohio State
Oregon
Stanford
Texas
Texas A&M
Wisconsin

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1998-12-08 . Texas' Williams selected AP's player of year . 2023-03-03 . Deseret News . en.
2. Web site: COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Dayne runs away with AP's top award . 2023-03-03 . products.kitsapsun.com.
3. Web site: Heupel Named AP College Player-of-the-Year . 2023-03-03 . University of Oklahoma . en.
4. Web site: Grossman: AP Player of the Year . Tulsa World. December 6, 2001 . January 8, 2017.
5. Web site: Iowa's Banks wins AP Player of Year honors . ESPN. December 9, 2002 . May 18, 2020.
6. Web site: White Takes Ap Player Of The Year . Orlando Sentinel. December 11, 2003 . January 8, 2017.
7. Web site: Leinart adds AP top honor to Heisman . Deseret News. December 24, 2004 . January 8, 2017.
8. Web site: Thrilling Bush is AP Player of the Year . USA Today. December 19, 2005 . January 8, 2017.
9. Web site: Buckeyes' Smith named AP Player of the Year . ESPN. December 19, 2006 . January 8, 2017.
10. Web site: Florida QB Tim Tebow wins AP Player of the year . USA Today. December 18, 2007 . January 8, 2017.
11. Web site: Oklahoma's Bradford named AP Player of the Year . USA Today. December 23, 2008 . January 8, 2017.
12. Web site: Nebraska's Suh is first defender selected as AP player of year . USA Today. December 22, 2009 . January 8, 2017.
13. Web site: Newton named AP Player of the Year. NCAA. December 22, 2010. January 8, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170109114936/http://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2010-12-22/newton-named-ap-player-year. January 9, 2017. dead.
14. Web site: Baylor's Griffin is AP player of the year . 21 December 2011 .
15. Web site: Wells . Adam . Johnny Manziel First Freshman to Win AP Player of the Year . 2023-03-03 . Bleacher Report . en.
16. Web site: Seminoles QB Winston named AP player of the year . Associated Press. December 24, 2013 . January 8, 2017.
17. Web site: Oregon's Marcus Mariota is AP player of year . Associated Press. December 23, 2014 . January 8, 2017.
18. Web site: Stanford RB Christian McCaffrey wins AP player of the year . Associated Press. December 22, 2015 . January 8, 2017.
19. Web site: Lamar Jackson voted AP college football Player of the Year . Associated Press. December 14, 2016 . January 8, 2017.
20. Web site: Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield named AP Player of the Year . . December 7, 2017 . December 7, 2017.
21. Web site: Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray is named the AP Player of the Year . . December 6, 2018 . December 6, 2018.
22. Web site: AP Player of the Year: QB Joe Burrow, first winner from LSU. . December 12, 2019 . December 12, 2019.
23. Web site: 2020-12-29. Tide's DeVonta Smith the 1st WR to win AP Player of the Year. 2020-12-29. AP NEWS.
24. Web site: 2021-12-09 . QB Bryce Young of Alabama voted AP Player of the Year . 2023-03-03 . AP NEWS . en.
25. Web site: 2022-12-08 . USC QB Caleb Williams voted AP Player of the Year . 2023-03-03 . AP NEWS . en.
26. Web site: Martel . Brett . Daniels Wins LSU's Second 'AP Player of the Year' Award . LSU Sports . . 14 April 2024.