2011: Montee Ball, RB, Wisconsin

2010: Denard Robinson, QB Michigan

2009: Brandon Graham, DE Michigan; Daryll Clark, QB Penn State

2008: Shonn Greene, RB Iowa

2007: Rashard Mendenhall, RB Illinois

2006: Troy Smith, QB Ohio State

2005: Michael Robinson, QB Penn State

2004: Braylon Edwards, WR Michigan

2003: Chris Perry, RB Michigan

2002: Brad Banks, QB Iowa

2001: Antwaan Randle El, QB Indiana

2000: Drew Brees, QB Purdue

1999: Ron Dayne, RB Wisconsin

1998: Joe Germaine, QB Ohio State

1997: Charles Woodson, DB Michigan

1996: Orlando Pace, OT Ohio State

1995: Eddie George, RB Ohio State

1994: Kerry Collins, QB Penn State

1993: Brent Moss, RB Wisconsin

1992: Lee Gissendaner, WR Northwestern

1991: Desmond Howard, WR Michigan

1990: Nick Bell, RB Iowa

1989: Anthony Thompson, RB Indiana

1988: Anthony Thompson, RB Indiana

1987: Lorenzo White, RB Michigan State

1986: Jim Harbaugh, QB Michigan

1985: Chuck Long, QB Iowa

1984: Keith Byars, RB Ohio State

1983: Don Thorp, DL Illinois

1982: Anthony Carter, WR Michigan

1981: Art Schlichter, QB Ohio State

1980: Mark Herrmann, QB Purdue

1979: Tim Clifford, QB Indiana

1978: Rick Leach, QB Michigan

1977: Larry Bethea, DT Michigan State

1976: Rob Lytle, TB Michigan

1975: Cornelius Greene, QB Ohio State

1974: Archie Griffin, HB Ohio State

1973: Archie Griffin, HB Ohio State

1972: Otis Armstrong, HB Purdue

1971: Eric Allen, HB Michigan State

1970: Mike Adamle, FB Northwestern

1969: Mike Phipps, QB Purdue

1968: Ron Johnson, HB Michigan

1967: Leroy Keyes, HB Purdue

1966: Bob Griese, QB Purdue

1965: Jim Grabowski, FB Illinois

1964: Bob Timberlake, QB Michigan

1963: Dick Butkus, LB Illinois

1962: Ron VanderKelen, QB Wisconsin

1961: Sandy Stephens, QB Minnesota

1960: Tom Brown, G Minnesota

1959: Bill Burrell, G Illinois

1958: Randy Duncan, QB Iowa

1957: Jim Pace, HB Michigan

1956: Kenny Ploen, QB Iowa

1955: Howard Cassady, HB Ohio State

1954: Alan Ameche, FB Wisconsin

1953: Paul Giel, HB Minnesota

1952: Paul Giel, HB Minnesota

1951: Bill Reichardt, FB Iowa

1950: Vic Janowicz, HB Ohio State

1949: Robert Radcliff, FB Wisconsin

1948: Art Murakowski, HB Northwestern

1947: Chalmers Elliott, HB Michigan

1946: Alex Agase, G Illinois

1945: Ollie Cline, FB Ohio State

1944: Les Horvath, RB Ohio State

1943: Otto Graham, QB Northwestern

1942: Dave Schreiner, E Wisconsin

1941: Jack Graf, FB Ohio State

1940: Tom Harmon, HB Michigan

1939: Nile Kinnick, HB Iowa

1938: Howard Weiss, FB Wisconsin

1937: Corbett Davis, FB Indiana

1936: Jernon Huffman, RB Indiana

1935: Jay Berwanger, RB Chicago

1934: Pug Lund, RB Minnesota

1933: Joe Laws, RB Iowa

1932: Harry Newman, QB Michigan

1931: Clarence Munn, G Minnesota

1930: Wesley Fesler, E Ohio State

1929: Bill Glassgow, HB Iowa

1928: Chuck Bennett, HB Indiana

1927: Kenneth Rouse, C Chicago

1926: Benny Friedman, QB Michigan

1925: Tim Lowry, C Northwestern

1924: Harold `Red' Grange, HB Illinois