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Burlsworth Trophy

American college football award

American college football award

FieldValue
nameBurlsworth Trophy
captionSculpted By Raymond G. Gibby of Nobility Bronze, Pea Ridge, Arkansas
descriptionThe most outstanding FBS college football player who began his career as a walk-on.
presenterThe Brandon Burlsworth Foundation
countryUnited States
locationCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
year2010
holderDrew Mestemaker, North Texas
websitehttp://burlsworthtrophy.com/

The Burlsworth Trophy is an award given annually to the most outstanding FBS college football player who began his career as a walk-on. It was first awarded for the 2010 season and is a program of the Brandon Burlsworth Foundation. Burlsworth walked on to the Arkansas Razorbacks football program in 1994 and became an All-American. He was killed in a car accident 11 days after being selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the third round of the 1999 NFL draft.

On October 28, 2019, the Burlsworth Trophy became a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). It joins the Broyles Award as the only members of the NCFAA originating in Arkansas. The trophy was sculpted and produced by Raymond Gibby of Nobility Bronze in Pea Ridge, Arkansas.

Winners and finalists

YearWinnerPos.SchoolOther finalistsRef.
2010Sean BedfordCGeorgia TechArmy LB Josh McNary;
Tennessee LB Nick Reveiz;
Oklahoma State FB Bryant Ward;
Boise State DE Ryan Winterswyk
2011Austin DavisQBSouthern MissHouston WR Patrick Edwards;
Stanford WR Griff Whalen
2012Matt McGloinQBPenn StateMichigan S Jordan Kovacs;
San José State OT David Quessenberry
2013Jared AbbrederisWRWisconsinMissouri G Max Copeland;
Tulsa RB Trey Watts
2014Justin HardyWREast CarolinaMississippi State G Ben Beckwith;
Iowa FB Mark Weisman
2015Baker MayfieldQBOklahomaWashington State QB Luke Falk;
Penn State DE Carl Nassib
2016Baker Mayfield (2)QBOklahomaNorthwestern WR Austin Carr;
Washington State QB Luke Falk
2017Luke FalkQBWashington StateWisconsin TE Troy Fumagalli;
Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield;
Memphis WR Anthony Miller
2018Hunter RenfrowWRClemsonCalifornia RB Patrick Laird;
Wyoming S Marcus Epps
2019Kenny WillekesDEMichigan StateGeorgia K Rodrigo Blankenship;
California S/RS Ashtyn Davis
2020Jimmy MorrisseyCPittsburghBYU WR Dax Milne;
Arkansas LB Grant Morgan
2021Grant MorganLBArkansasGeorgia QB Stetson Bennett;
Troy LB Carlton Martial
2022Stetson BennettQBGeorgiaPurdue QB Aidan O'Connell;
Troy LB Carlton Martial
2023Cody SchraderRBMissouriJames Madison DT James Carpenter;
Oklahoma WR Drake Stoops
2024Bryce BoettcherLBOregonBuffalo LB Shaun Dolac;
Indiana DT James Carpenter
2025Drew MestemakerQBNorth TexasOklahoma OL Febechi Nwaiwu
Texas DB Michael Taaffe

References

References

  1. "Burlsworth Trophy".
  2. [http://seattletimes.com/html/sports/2014501991_apfbcburlsworthtrophybedford.html "1st Burlsworth trophy goes to Ga. Tech walk-on"], [[Associated Press]] in ''[[The Seattle Times]]'', March 15, 2011.
  3. [https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=5477750 "Arkansas to honor Brandon Burlsworth"], [[Associated Press]] at [[ESPN.com]], August 19, 2010.
  4. "The Burlsworth Trophy Becomes Member of NCFAA".
  5. "2010 Trophy Winner – Burlsworth Trophy".
  6. [http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/dec/09/southern-miss-qb-wins-burlsworth-award/ "Southern Miss QB wins Burlsworth Award"], [[Associated Press]] in ''[[Knoxville News Sentinel]]'', December 9. 2011.
  7. [https://sports.yahoo.com/news/penn-state-qb-mcgloin-wins-194719231--ncaaf.html "Penn State QB McGloin wins Burlsworth Award"]{{dead link. (November 2016)
  8. (December 9, 2013). "Wisconsin WR Abbrederis win Burlsworth Award". [[Wisconsin Badgers]].
  9. (December 8, 2014). "Justin Hardy Named 2014 Burlsworth Trophy Winner". [[East Carolina Pirates.
  10. (December 7, 2015). "Oklahoma Quarterback Baker Mayfield Named 2015 Burlsworth Trophy Winner". Burlsworth Trophy.
  11. (December 5, 2016). "Baker Mayfield Named 2016 Burlsworth Trophy Winner". Burlsworth Trophy.
  12. (December 4, 2017). "Washington State's Luke Falk Named 2017 Burlsworth Trophy Winner". Burlsworth Trophy.
  13. (December 3, 2018). "Clemson receiver wins Burlsworth Trophy". NWA Online.
  14. Solari, Chris. (December 9, 2019). "Michigan State football DE Kenny Willekes wins Burlsworth Trophy as best former walk-on". [[Detroit Free Press]].
  15. McGonigal, John. (January 4, 2021). "Pitt's Jimmy Morrissey wins Burlsworth Trophy as college football's top former walk-on". [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]].
  16. (December 6, 2021). "Grant Morgan Named 2021 Burlsworth Trophy Winner".
  17. (December 5, 2022). "Stetson Bennett Named 2022 Burlsworth Trophy Winner".
  18. (December 4, 2023). "Cody Schrader Named 2023 Burlsworth Trophy Winner".
  19. Oregonian/OregonLive, James Crepea {{!}} The. (2024-12-10). "Oregon linebacker Bryce Boettcher wins Burlsworth Trophy".
  20. (December 8, 2025). "Mestemaker Named 2025 Burlsworth Trophy Winner". Brandon Burlsworth Foundation.
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