Walter Payton Award Winners

2010 - Jeremy Moses, QB, Southwest Texas State

2009 - Armanti Edwards, QB, Appalchian State

2008 - Armanti Edwards, QB, Appalchian State

2007 - Jayson Foster, QB Georgia Southern

2006 - Ricky Santos, QB New Hampshire

2005 - Erik Meyer, QB Eastern Washington

2004 - Lang Campbell, QB William & Mary

2003 - Jamaal Branch, RB Colgate

2002 - Tony Romo, QB Eastern Illinois

2001 - Brian Westbrook, RB Villanova

2000 - Louis Ivory, RB Furman

1999 - Adrian Peterson, RB Georgia Southern

1998 - Jerry Azumah, RB New Hampshire

1997 - Brian Finneran, WR Villanova

1996 - Archie Amerson, RB Northern Arizona

1995 - Dave Dickenson, QB Montana

1994 - Steve McNair, QB Alcorn State

1993 - Doug Nussmeier, QB Idaho

1992 - Michael Payton, QB Marshall

1991 - Jamie Martin, QB Weber State

1990 - Walter Dean, RB Grambling State

1989 - John Friesz, QB Idaho

1988 - Dave Meggett, RB Towson

1987 - Kenny Gamble, RB Colgate