List of Senior CLASS Award football winners

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Senior CLASS Award for football
Awarded forthe outstanding senior NCAA Division I FBS Student-Athlete of the Year in football
CountryUnited States
Presented byPremier Sports Management
History
First award2009
Most recent Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh
Website http://www.seniorclassaward.com/football/

The Senior CLASS Award is presented each year to the outstanding senior NCAA Division I Student-Athlete of the Year in football at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. The award was established in 2009 after being successfully implemented with collegiate men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, men's ice hockey, men's lacrosse, and men's and women's soccer. The inaugural winner was James Laurinaitis of Ohio State. [1]

YearWinnerSchoolReference
2008 James Laurinaitis Ohio State
2009 Tim Tebow Florida
2010 Ricky Dobbs Navy
2011 Kirk Cousins Michigan State
2012 Manti Te'o Notre Dame
2013 John Urschel Penn State [2]
2014 Ameer Abdullah Nebraska [3]
2015 Dak Prescott Mississippi State [4]
2016 Jake Butt Michigan [5]
2017 Shaquem Griffin UCF [6]
2018 Will Grier West Virginia [7]
2019 Derrick Brown Auburn [8]
2020 Kekaula Kaniho Boise State [9]
2021 Kenny Pickett Pittsburgh [10]

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