Jim Thorpe Award

Template:Short description Template:For Template:Infobox sports award The Jim Thorpe Award, named in memory of multi-sport athlete Jim Thorpe, has been awarded to the top defensive back in college football since 1986. It is voted on by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. In 2017, the award became sponsored by Paycom and was named the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Winners

Year	Player	Position	School	Ref
1986	Thomas Everett	S	Baylor	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1987 (tie)	Bennie Blades	S	Miami (FL)	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Rickey Dixon	S	Oklahoma
1988	Deion Sanders	CB	Florida State	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1989	Mark Carrier	S	USC	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1990	Darryll Lewis	CB	Arizona	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1991	Terrell Buckley	CB	Florida State (2)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1992	Deon Figures	CB	Colorado	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1993	Antonio Langham	CB	Alabama	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1994	Chris Hudson	S/CB	Colorado (2)	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1995	Greg Myers	S	Colorado State	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1996 †	Lawrence Wright	FS	Florida	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1997	Charles Woodson	CB	Michigan	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1998	Antoine Winfield	CB	Ohio State	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1999	Tyrone Carter	S	Minnesota	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2000	Jamar Fletcher	CB	Wisconsin	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2001	Roy Williams	SS	Oklahoma (2)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2002	Terence Newman	CB	Kansas State	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2003	Derrick Strait	CB	Oklahoma (3)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2004	Carlos Rogers	CB	Auburn	<ref name="sec" />
2005	Michael Huff	SS	Texas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2006	Aaron Ross	CB	Texas (2)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2007	Antoine Cason	CB	Arizona (2)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2008	Malcolm Jenkins	NB	Ohio State (2)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2009	Eric Berry	SS	Tennessee	<ref name="sec" />
2010	Patrick Peterson	CB	LSU	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2011	Morris Claiborne	CB	LSU (2)	<ref name="sec" />
2012	Johnthan Banks	CB	Mississippi State	<ref name="sec" />
2013	Darqueze Dennard	CB	Michigan State	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2014	Gerod Holliman	S	Louisville	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2015	Desmond King	CB	Iowa	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2016	Adoree' Jackson	CB	USC (2)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2017	Minkah Fitzpatrick	S	Alabama (2)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2018	Deandre Baker	CB	Georgia	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2019	Grant Delpit	S	LSU (3)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2020	Trevon Moehrig	FS	TCU	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2021	Coby Bryant	CB	Cincinnati	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2022	Tre Tomlinson	CB	TCU (2)	<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>
2023	Trey Taylor	FS	Air Force	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2024	Jahdae Barron	CB	Texas (3)

† In 1996, finalist Chris Canty of Kansas State University withdrew his name from consideration, which caused a re-vote.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

References

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External links

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