2025 NCFAA Award Finalists

ALLSTATE WUERFFEL TROPHY (Nov. 25)
3 players selected
Matt Hofer, Toledo, OL
Michael Taaffe, Texas, DB
Tanner Wall, BYU, NB/S

BEDNARIK AWARD (Nov. 25)
3 players selected
Caleb Downs, Ohio State, S
Cashius Howell, Texas A&M, EDGE
Jacob Rodriguez, Texas Tech, LB

BILETNIKOFF AWARD (Nov. 25)
3 players selected
Skyler Bell, UConn
Makai Lemon, USC
Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State

BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY (Nov. 20)
4 players selected
Caleb Downs, Ohio State, S
Cashius Howell, Texas A&M, DE
Leonard Moore, Notre Dame, CB
Jacob Rodriguez, Texas Tech, LB

BROYLES AWARD (Dec. 9)
5 assistant coaches selected
Bryant Haines, Indiana, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Corey Hetherman, Miami, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Matt Patricia, Ohio State, Defensive Coordinator
Shiel Wood, Texas Tech, Defensive Coordinator/Inside LBs

BURLSWORTH TROPHY (Nov. 18)
3 players selected
Drew Mestemaker, North Texas, QB
Febechi Nwaiwu, Oklahoma, OL
Michael Taafe, Texas, DB

BUTKUS AWARD (Nov. 25)
5 players selected
C.J. Allen, Georgia
Aiden Fisher, Indiana
Anthony Hill Jr., Texas
Arvell Reese, Ohio State
Jacob Rodriguez, Texas Tech

DAVEY O'BRIEN AWARD (Nov. 25)
3 players selected
Fernando Mendoza, Indiana
Marcel Reed, Texas A&M
Julian Sayin, Ohio State

DOAK WALKER AWARD (Nov. 25)
3 players selected
Ahmad Hardy, Missouri
Kewan Lacy, Ole Miss
Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame

EDDIE ROBINSON AWARD

GEORGE MUNGER AWARD (Dec. 8)
4 head coaches selected
Curt Cignetti, Indiana
Mike Elko, Texas A&M
Clark Lea, Vanderbilt
Joey McGuire, Texas Tech

HEISMAN TROPHY (Dec. 8)
4 players selected
Fernando Mendoza, Indiana, QB
Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt, QB
Julian Sayin, Ohio State, QB
Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame, RB

JOHN MACKEY AWARD (Nov. 25)
3 players selected
Kenyon Sadiq, Oregon
Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt
Michael Trigg, Baylor

LOU GROZA AWARD (Nov. 25)
3 players selected
Aidan Birr, Georgia Tech
Kansei Matsuzawa, Hawaii
Tate Sandell, Oklahoma

MAXWELL AWARD (Nov. 25)
3 players selected
Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame RB
Fernando Mendoza, Indiana, QB
Julian Sayin, Ohio State, QB

OUTLAND TROPHY (Nov. 25)
3 players selected
Spencer Fano, Utah, OT
Logan Jones, Iowa, C
Kayden McDonald, Ohio State, DT

PAUL HORNUNG AWARD (Nov. 6)
6 players selected
Jonah Coleman, Washington, RB/RS
KC Concepcion, Texas A&M, WR/RS
Wayne Knight, James Madison, RB/RS
Caullin Lacy, Louisville, WR/RS
Jadarian Price, Notre Dame, RB/RS
J’Koby Williams, Texas Tech, RB/RS

PAYCOM JIM THORPE AWARD (Nov. 25)
3 players selected
Mansoor Delane, LSU, CB
Caleb Downs, Ohio State, S
Leonard Moore, Notre Dame, CB

RAY GUY AWARD (Nov. 25)
3 players selected
Evan Crenshaw, Troy
Brett Thorson, Georgia
Palmer Williams, Baylor

RIMINGTON TROPHY (Dec. 8)
3 players selected
Logan Jones, Iowa
Iapani Laloulu, Oregon
Jake Slaughter, Florida

WALTER CAMP AWARD (Dec. 5)
5 players selected
Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame, RB
Fernando Mendoza, Indiana, QB
Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt, QB
Jacob Rodriguez, Texas Tech, LB
Julian Sayin, Ohio State, QB

WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY (Sept. 25)
16 players selected
Robby Ballentine, DePauw
Jonah Coleman, Washington
James Conway, Fordham
Jalon Daniels, Kansas
Ty Dugger, Harding (Ark.)
Aaron Graves, Iowa
Blake Horvath, Navy
Chandler Kirton, Austin Peay
Trey Moore, Texas
Red Murdock, Buffalo
Parker Navarro, Ohio
Sawyer Robertson, Baylor
Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt
Jack Strand, Minnesota State Moorhead
Andon Thomas, Army
Jackson Waring, Grand View (Iowa)

As of Dec. 9, 2025