Southeastern Conference football individual awards


Coaches and media of the Southeastern Conference bestow the following individual awards at the end of each college football season.

Player of the Year

A single award was issued for the 1933–2001 seasons, except for 1943 when no award was given due to World War II. Starting in 2002, an offensive and defense award is issued each season; a special teams award was added in 2004. In a few instances, different selectors have chosen different recipients, or two players have shared the award. Several players have won the award twice; Herschel Walker was a three-time recipient.
Only four defensive players were recognized during the single award era: Georgia safety Jake Scott, Tennessee defensive tackle Reggie White, Alabama linebacker Cornelius Bennett and Auburn defensive tackle Tracy Rocker.

Jacobs Blocking Trophy

Given annually to the conference's best blocker.
SeasonWinnerPos.Team
1935Riley SmithQBAlabama
1936Bill MayQBLSU
1937Leroy MonskyGAlabama
1938Sam BartholomewQBTennessee
1939Sam Bartholomew QBTennessee
1940Lloyd CheathamQBAuburn
1941Jack JenkinsFBVanderbilt
1942Jack Jenkins FBVanderbilt
1943John SteberGGeorgia Tech
1944Billy BevisTennessee
1945Billy Bevis Tennessee
1946Hal SelfQBAlabama
1947Buddy BowenOle Miss
1948Truitt SmithMississippi State
1949Butch AvingerQBAlabama
1950Butch Avinger QBAlabama
1951Jimmy HahnTennessee
1952John MichelsGTennessee
1953Crawford MimsGOle Miss
1954Charles EvansMississippi State
1955Paige CothrenFBOle Miss
1956Stockton AdkinsTennessee
1957Stockton Adkins Tennessee
1958J. W. BrodnaxFBLSU
1959Jim CartwrightTennessee
1960Jim Cartwright Tennessee
1961Billy NeighborsTAlabama
1962Butch WilsonTEAlabama
1963Tucker FredericksonHBAuburn
1964Tucker Frederickson HBAuburn
1965Hal WantlandHBTennessee
1966Cecil DowdyOTAlabama
1967Bob [Johnson (American football)|Bob Johnson]CTennessee
1968Brad JohnsonGeorgia
1969Chip KellGTennessee
1970Chip Kell GTennessee
1971Royce SmithGGeorgia
1972John HannahGAlabama
1973Buddy BrownGAlabama
1974Sylvester CroomCAlabama
1975Randy JohnsonGGeorgia
1976Warren BryantOTKentucky
1977Bob CryderGAlabama
1978Robert DugasLSU
1979Dwight StephensonCAlabama
1980Nat HudsonGGeorgia
1981Wayne HarrisMississippi State
1982Wayne Harris Mississippi State
1983Guy McIntyreOTGeorgia
1984Lomas BrownOTFlorida
1985Peter AndersonCGeorgia
1986Wes NeighborsAlabama
1987Harry GalbreathGTennessee
1988Howard CrossTEAlabama
1989Eric StillGTennessee
1990Antone DavisOTTennessee
1991Cal DixonCFlorida
1992Everett LindsayOTOle Miss
1993Tobie SheilsAlabama
1994Jason OdomOTFlorida
1995Jason Odom OTFlorida
1996Donnie YoungFlorida
1997Alan FanecaGLSU
1998Matt StinchcombOTGeorgia
1999Chris SamuelsOTAlabama
2000Kenyatta WalkerOTFlorida
2001Kendall SimmonsGAuburn
2002Shawn AndrewsOTArkansas
2003Shawn Andrews OTArkansas
2004Wesley BrittOTAlabama
2005Marcus McNeillOTAuburn
2006Arron SearsOTTennessee
2007Andre SmithOTAlabama
2007Jonathan LuigsCArkansas
2008Michael OherOTOle Miss
2009Ciron BlackOTLSU
2010Lee ZiembaOTAuburn
2011Barrett JonesGAlabama
2012Luke JoeckelOTTexas A&M
2013Jake MatthewsOTTexas A&M
2014La'el CollinsOTLSU
2015Ryan KellyCAlabama
2015Sebastian TretolaGArkansas
2016Cam RobinsonOTAlabama
2017Braden SmithGAuburn
2018Jonah WilliamsOTAlabama
2019Andrew ThomasOTGeorgia
2020Alex LeatherwoodOTAlabama
2020Landon DickersonCAlabama
2021Darian KinnardOTKentucky
2022Ricky StrombergCArkansas
2023Sedrick Van Pran-GrangerCGeorgia
2024Kelvin Banks Jr.OTTexas
2024Will CampbellOTLSU
2025Kadyn ProctorOTAlabama
2025Trey Zuhn IIIOTTexas A&M

Newcomer of the Year

The newest SEC individual award, it was added in 2024 to honor the top player in his first season at an SEC program, regardless of academic classification.
SeasonWinnerPos.Team
2024QBVanderbilt
2025
QB
RB
Ole Miss
Missouri

Coach of the Year

League coaches have made selections since 1935. The Associated Press has made selections since 1946. The United Press International also made selections from 1960 to 1990.
Conference champion.

Note: If the selector is not shown, they was named winner by all of them.