Buck Buchanan Award
From Varsity Pride
The Buck Buchanan Award is a college football award given each year to the nation's most outstanding Division I FCS defensive player as determined by a panel of media and sports information directors.
| 1995 | Dexter Coakley | Appalachian State | linebacker |
| 1996 | Dexter Coakley (2) | Appalachian State | linebacker |
| 1997 | Chris McNeil | North Carolina A&T | defensive end |
| 1998 | James Milton | Western Illinois | linebacker |
| 1999 | Al Lucas | Troy State | def. tackle |
| 2000 | Edgerton Hartwell | Western Illinois | linebacker |
| 2001 | Derrick Lloyd | James Madison | linebacker |
| 2002 | Rashean Mathis | Bethune-Cookman | cornerback |
| 2003 | Jared Allen | Idaho State | defensive end |
| 2004 | Jordan Beck | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | linebacker |
| 2005 | Chris Gocong | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | defensive end |
| 2006 | Kyle Shotwell | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | linebacker |
| 2007 | Kroy Biermann | Montana | defensive end |
| 2008 | Greg Peach | Eastern Washington | defensive end |
| 2009 | Arthur Moats | James Madison | defensive end |
| 2010 | J.C. Sherritt | Eastern Washington | linebacker |
| 2011 | Matt Evans | New Hampshire | linebacker |
| 2012 | Caleb Schreibeis | Montana State | defensive end |
| 2013 | Brad Daly | Montana State | defensive end |
| 2014 | Kyle Emanuel | North Dakota State | defensive end |
