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Thursday, December 12
 
Top awards name their winners

ESPN.com

A look at the winners and finalists for college football's top national awards:

Rotary Lombardi Award
Presented to the nation's lineman of the year by the Rotary Club of Houston.

Winner: Terrell Suggs, Arizona State

Other finalists:
Tommie Harris, Oklahoma
E.J. Henderson, Maryland
Cory Redding, Texas

John Mackey Award
Presented to the nation's best tight end by Nassau County Sports Commission.

Winner: Dallas Clark, Iowa

Other finalists:
Bennie Joppru, Michigan
George Wrighster, Oregon
Jason Witten, Tennessee
Kellen Winslow II, Miami
Kevin Ware, Washington
Mike Seidman, UCLA
Trent Smith, Oklahoma
Tom Swoboda, Cal

Chuck Bednarik Trophy
Presented to the nation's best defensive player.

Winner: E.J. Henderson, Maryland

Other finalists
Terrell Suggs, Arizona State
Tommie Harris, Oklahoma

Walter Camp Award
Presented to nation's top player by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.

Winner: Larry Johnson, Penn State

Other finalists
Ken Dorsey, Miami
Brad Banks, Iowa
Willis MaGahee, Miami
Carson Palmer, USC

Biletnikoff Award
Presented to the nation's best receiver by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club.

Winner: Charles Rogers, Michigan State

Other finalists
Nate Burleson, Nevada
Shaun McDonald, Arizona State

Butkus Award
Presented to the nation's outstanding linebacker by the DAC of Orlando.

E.J. Henderson, Maryland
Teddy Lehman, Oklahoma
Courtney Watson, Notre Dame

Lou Groza Award
Presented to the nation's top placekicker by the Palm Beach Sports Commission.

Nate Kaeding, Iowa
Mike Nugent, Ohio State
Jared Siegel, Oregon

Jim Thorpe Award
Presented to the nation's outstanding defensive back by the Jim Thorpe Assoc.

Winner: Terence Newman, Kansas State

Other finalists
Rod Babers, Texas
Sammy Davis, Texas A&M
Mike Doss, Ohio State
Brandon Everage, Oklahoma
Terrance Holt, NC State
Willie Pile, Virginia Tech
Troy Polamalu, USC
Etric Pruitt, Southern Miss
Stuart Schweigert, Purdue
Derrick Strait, Oklahoma
Shane Walton, Notre Dame
Dennis Weathersby, Oregon State
Eugene Wilson, Illinois

Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award
Presented to the nation's best quarterback by the Davey O'Brien Foundation.

Winner: Brad Banks, Iowa

Other finalists
Ken Dorsey, Miami
Carson Palmer, USC

Doak Walker Award
Presented to nation's top running back by the SMU athletic forum.

Winner: Larry Johnson, Penn State

Chris Brown, Colorado
Willis McGahee, Miami

Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Presented to the nation's top defensive player by the Charlotte Touchdown Club and the Football Writers Association of America.

E.J. Henderson, Maryland
Terence Newman, Kansas State
Terrell Suggs, Arizona State
David Pollack, Georgia
Shane Walton, Notre Dame

Outland Trophy
Presented to the nation's best interior lineman by the Football Writers Association of America.

Winner: Rien Long, Washington State

Other finalists
Brett Romberg, Miami
Jordan Gross, Utah

Ray Guy Award
Presented to the nation's top punter by the Greater Augusta Sports Council

Winner: Mark Mariscal, Colorado

Other finalists
Curtis Ansel, Kansas Joey Biasatti, Texas Christian
Vinnie Burns, Virginia Tech
Dustin Colquitt, Tennessee
Pat Fleming, Bowling Green State
Joey Hildbold, Notre Dame
Kyle Larson, Nebraska
Glenn Pakulak, Kentucky
Mike Scifres, Western Illinois University




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 Outland Trophy
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