
I thought about putting together a post for each of the national awards that Michigan players have won, but that would be a bunch of different posts and a lot to keep udpated. Instead, I’ve decided to compile a bunch of national awards into one post while listing the Michigan winners and their season.
NOTE: If there are any awards you think I should add, please let me know.
NATIONAL AWARDS
HEISMAN TROPHY
- 1940: HB Tom Harmon
- 1991: WR Desmond Howard
- 1997: CB Charles Woodson
AP NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR
- 2021: Jim Harbaugh
BROYLES AWARD (Best Assistant Coach)
- 1997: DC Jim Herrmann
- 2021: OC Josh Gattis
LOU GROZA AWARD (Best Kicker)
- 2021: Jake Moody
TED HENDRICKS AWARD (Best Defensive End)
- 2006: LaMarr Woodley
- 2021: Aidan Hutchinson
Hit the jump for more.
JOHN MACKEY AWARD (Best Tight End)
- 2016: Jake Butt
RIMINGTON TROPHY (Best Center)
- 2004: David Baas
- 2011: David Molk
FRED BILETNIKOFF AWARD (Best Wide Receiver)
- 2004: Braylon Edwards
DOAK WALKER AWARD (Best Running Back)
- 2003: Chris Perry
WALTER CAMP AWARD (Best Football Player)
- 1991: WR Desmond Howard
- 1997: CB Charles Woodson
CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD (Best Defensive Player)
- 1997: CB Charles Woodson
BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY (Best Defensive Player)
- 1997: CB Charles Woodson
JIM THORPE AWARD (Best Defensive Back)
- 1997: CB Charles Woodson
MAXWELL AWARD (Best All-Around Football Player)
- 1940: HB Tom Harmon
- 1991: WR Desmond Howard
DICK BUTKUS AWARD (Best Linebacker)
- 1991: Erick Anderson
No Michigan player has ever won the following trophies:
- Davey O’Brien Award (Best Quarterback)
- Outland Trophy (Best Interior Lineman)
- Ray Guy Award (Best Punter)
- Burlsworth Trophy (Best Former Walk-on)
- William V. Campbell Trophy (Academic Heisman)
- Wuerffel Trophy (Community Service)
BIG TEN AWARDS
GRAHAM-GEORGE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
- 1990: RB Jon Vaughn
- 1991: WR Desmond Howard
- 1992: RB Tyrone Wheatley
- 2003: RB Chris Perry
- 2004: WR Braylon Edwards
- 2010: QB Denard Robinson
NAGURSKI-WOODEN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
- 1997: CB Charles Woodson
- 2001: LB Larry Foote
- 2006: DE LaMarr Woodley
- 2016: LB Jabrill Peppers
- 2018: LB Devin Bush, Jr.
- 2021: DE Aidan Hutchinson
THOMPSON-RANDLE EL FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
- 1995: CB Charles Woodson
- 1997: RB Anthony Thomas
- 2003: WR Steve Breaston
- 2004: RB Mike Hart
- 2015: S Jabrill Peppers
HAYES-SCHEMBECHLER COACH OF THE YEAR
- 1972: Bo Schembechler
- 1976: Bo Schembechler
- 1980: Bo Schembechler
- 1982: Bo Schembechler
- 1985: Bo Schembechler
- 1989: Bo Schembechler
- 1991: Gary Moeller
- 1992: Gary Moeller
- 2011: Brady Hoke
FORD-KINNICK LEADERSHIP AWARD
- 2012: Jon Runyan
- 2015: Brian Griese
- 2016: Reggie McKenzie
DUNGY-THOMPSON HUMANITARIAN AWARD
- 2014: Brian Griese
- 2020: Vincent Smith
KWALICK-CLARK TIGHT END OF THE YEAR
- 2013: Devin Funchess
- 2015: Jake Butt
- 2016: Jake Butt
RIMINGTON-PACE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR
- 1991: Greg Skrepenak
- 1998: Jon Jansen
- 2000: Steve Hutchinson
- 2004: David Baas
- 2006: Jake Long
- 2007: Jake Long
- 2011: David Molk
- 2012: Taylor Lewan
- 2013: Taylor Lewan
SMITH-BROWN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR
- 1985: DT Mike Hammerstein
- 1988: DT Mark Messner
- 1992: DE Chris Hutchinson
- 2006: DE LaMarr Woodley
- 2021: DE Aidan Hutchinson
BUTKUS-FITZGERALD LINEBACKER OF THE YEAR
- 2016: Jabrill Peppers
- 2018: Devin Bush, Jr.
TATUM-WOODSON DEFENSIVE BACK OF THE YEAR
- 2016: CB Jourdan Lewis
BAKKEN-ANDERSEN KICKER OF THE YEAR
- 2021: Jake Moody
EDDLEMAN-FIELDS PUNTER OF THE YEAR
- 2012: Will Hagerup
- 2018: Will Hart
RODGERS-DWIGHT RETURNER OF THE YEAR
- 2016: Jabrill Peppers
No Michigan player has won the following awards:
- Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year
- Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year
- Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year
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