Dick Butkus Award
From Varsity Pride
The Dick Butkus Award is a college football award given each year to the nation's most outstanding linebacker as determined by the Butkus Foundation. The foundation also sponsors Butkus Awards at the high school and professional level.
| 1985 | Brian Bosworth | Oklahoma |
| 1986 | Brian Bosworth (2) | Oklahoma |
| 1987 | Paul McGowan | Florida State |
| 1988 | Derrick Thomas | Alabama |
| 1989 | Percy Snow | Michigan State |
| 1990 | Alfred Williams | Colorado |
| 1991 | Erick Anderson | Michigan |
| 1992 | Marvin Jones | Florida State |
| 1993 | Trev Alberts | Nebraska |
| 1994 | Dana Howard | Illinois |
| 1995 | Kevin Hardy | Illinois |
| 1996 | Matt Russell | Colorado |
| 1997 | Andy Katzenmoyer | Ohio State |
| 1998 | Chris Claiborne | Southern California |
| 1999 | LaVar Arrington | Penn State |
| 2000 | Dan Morgan | Miami (FL) |
| 2001 | Rocky Calmus | Oklahoma |
| 2002 | E.J. Henderson | Maryland |
| 2003 | Teddy Lehman | Oklahoma |
| 2004 | Derrick Johnson | Texas |
| 2005 | Paul Posluszny | Penn State |
| 2006 | Patrick Willis | Mississippi |
| 2007 | James Laurinaitis | Ohio State |
| 2008 | Aaron Curry | Wake Forest |
| 2009 | Rolando McClain | Alabama |
| 2010 | Von Miller | Texas A&M |
| 2011 | Luke Kuechly | Boston College |
| 2012 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame |
| 2013 | C.J. Mosley | Alabama |
| 2014 | Eric Kendricks | Cal-Los Angeles |
