College football awards 2023: Full list of winners for Heisman, Walker, Biletnikoff and more

Crissy Froyd

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The 2023 college football season is nearing its end as the bowl games and playoffs follow the regular-season slate.

But there's still more to do before it all wraps up as awards are presented to the nation's best coaches and players across college football for their performances.

The most important of those is obviously the much-anticipated Heisman Trophy announcement in what has been an especially competitive season for that honor,  as well as the Biletnikoff (top receiver), Doak Walker (top running back) and more.

MORE: The case for and against each 2023 Heisman Trophy finalist

The Sporting News is tracking all awards this season, with our own included, highlighting all finalists, categories and more.

College football awards winners 2023

Awards and finalists listed alphabetically

Award Category Winner
Associated Press Player of the Year Top player QB Jayden Daniels, LSU
Biletnikoff Award Top receiver WR Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State
Bronko Nagurski Trophy Defensive player of the year (judged by FWAA) S Xavier Watts, Notre Dame
Broyles Award Top assistant coach DC Phil Parker, Iowa
Burlsworth Trophy Top former walk-on RB Cody Schrader, Missouri
Butkus Award Top linebacker LB Payton Wilson, NC State
Chuck Bednarik Award Defensive player of the year (judged by Maxwell Club) LB Payton Wilson, NC State
Davey O'Brien Award Top quarterback QB Jayden Daniels, LSU
Doak Walker Award Top running back RB Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award Top NCAA Division I coach (judged by FWAA) Jimmy Rogers, SDSU
George Munger Award Top NCAA Division I coach (judged by Maxwell Club) TBA
Heisman Trophy Most outstanding player QB Jayden Daniels, LSU
Jim Thorpe Award Top defensive back S Trey Taylor, Air Force
Joe Moore Award Top offensive line TBA
John Mackey Award Top tight end TE Brock Bowers, Georgia
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top upperclassman quarterback QB Jayden Daniels, LSU
Lombardi Award Outstanding college football lineman EDGE Laiatu Latu
Lott IMPACT Trophy Defensive IMPACT player of the year TBA
Lou Groza Award Top placekicker K Graham Nicholson, 
Maxwell Award College player of the year QB Michael Penix Jr., Washington
Outland Trophy Top interior lineman DT T'Vondre Sweat, Texas
Paul Hornung Award Most versatile player CB/WR Travis Hunter, Colorado
Ray Guy Award Top punter P Tory Taylor, Iowa
Rimington Trophy Top center C Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon
Shaun Alexander Award Freshman of the year (judged by Maxwell Club) TBA
Sporting News Coach of the Year College coach of the year TBA
Sporting News Player of the Year College player of the year TBA
Ted Hendricks Award Top defensive end EDGE Laiatu Latu, UCLA
Walter Camp Award College player of the year QB Jayden Daniels, LSU
William V. Campbell Trophy Academic Heisman QB Bo Nix, Oregon
Wuerffel Trophy Community service award WR Ladd McConkey, Georgia

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College football awards finalists 2023

Associated Press Player of the Year

Winner: Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU

Biletnikoff Award

Finalists

Winner: Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State

Bronko Nagurski Trophy

Winner: Xavier Watts, S, Notre Dame

Broyles Award

Winner: Phil Parker, DC, Iowa

Burlsworth Trophy

Winner: RB Cody Schrader, Missouri

Butkus Award

Winner: Payton Wilson, NC State

Chuck Bednarik Award

Winner: Payton Wilson, LB, NC State

Davey O'Brien Award

Winner: Jayden Daniels, LSU

Doak Walker Award

Winner: Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State

Eddie Robinson Award

Finalists

  • David Braun, Northwestern
  • Jamey Chadwell, Liberty
  • Kalen DeBoer, Washington
  • Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri
  • Jedd Fish, Arizona
  • Rhett Lashlee, SMU
  • Chuck Martin, Miami (Ohio)
  • Mike Norvell, Florida State
  • Barry Odom, UNLV
  • Nick Saban, Alabama
  • Steve Sarkisian, Texas
  • Jon Sumrall, Troy

George Munger Award

Finalists: TBA

Heisman Trophy

Finalists

  • Jayden Daniels, LSU
  • Bo Nix, Oregon
  • Michael Penix Jr., Washington
  • Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State

Jim Thorpe Award

Winner: Trey Taylor, Air Force

Joe Moore Award

Finalists

  • Georgia
  • LSU
  • Oregon
  • Washington

John Mackey Award

Winner: Brock Bowers, Georgia

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award

Winner: Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU

Lombardi Award

Winner: Laiatu Latu, DE, UCLA

Lott IMPACT Trophy

Finalists

  • Junior Colson, LB, Michigan
  • Jonah Elliss, DE, Utah
  • Laiatu Latu, DE, UCLA
  • Dallas Turner, LB, Alabama

Lou Groza Award

Winner: Graham Nicholson, Miami (Ohio)

Maxwell Award

Winner: Michael Penix Jr., QB, Washington

Outland Trophy

Winner: T'Vondre Sweat, DT, Texas

Paul Hornung Award

Winner: Travis Hunter, CB/WR, Colorado

Ray Guy Award

Winner: Tory Taylor, Iowa

Rimington Trophy

Winner: Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon

Shaun Alexander Award

Finalists

  • Caleb Downs, DB, Alabama
  • Noah Fifita, QB, Arizona
  • Rueben Bain, DE, Miami
  • Kevin Concepcion, WR, NC State
  • Dillon Thieneman, DB, Purdue

Sporting News Coach of the Year

Winner: TBA

Sporting News Player of the Year

Winner: TBA

Ted Hendricks Award

Winner: Laiatu Latu, UCLA

Walter Camp Award

Winner: Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU

William V. Campbell Trophy

Winner: Bo Nix, QB, Oregon

Wuerffel Trophy

Winner: Ladd McConkey, WR, Georgia

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Crissy Froyd is a content producer at The Sporting News covering college football, the NFL and other sports. A graduate of LSU in 2021, she has nine years' experience writing about football across all levels, specializing in quarterback analysis and the NFL Draft. Her work previously appeared in USA Today, Sports Illustrated and NBC Sports, among other outlets.