Every Sunday we'll handicap the major player awards. Here's the latest following the final week of the regular season.
| Heisman -- Outstanding Player |
| PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Ron Dayne |
RB |
Wisconsin |
Has rushed for 1,834 yards, 19 TDs. |
| 2. Joe Hamilton |
QB |
Georgia Tech |
Has thrown for 3,060 yards, 29 TDs. |
| 3. Drew Brees |
QB |
Purdue |
Has thrown for 3,531 yards this year. |
| 4. Thomas Jones |
RB |
Virginia |
Set ACC single-season rushing mark with 1,798 yards rushing. |
| 5. Chad Pennington |
QB |
Marshall |
Threw for 378 yards and 3 TDs vs. Ohio. |
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| Maxwell -- Outstanding Player |
| PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Joe Hamilton |
QB |
Georgia Tech |
Has 3,060 yards passing, 730 yards rushing. |
| 2. Ron Dayne |
RB |
Wisconsin |
Has rushed for 6,397 yards in four season. |
| 3. Drew Brees |
QB |
Purdue |
Now second in Purdue career passing with 7,746 yards. |
| 4. Thomas Jones |
RB |
Virginia |
Racked up 2,054 all-purpose yards in '99. |
| 5. Chad Pennington |
QB |
Marshall |
Has completed 68.2 percent of 337 attempts. |
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| Walker -- Outstanding Running Back |
| PLAYER |
STATS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Ron Dayne |
5-10, 253 |
Wisconsin |
Averaged better than 6 yards per carry. |
| 2. Ladainian Tomlinson |
5-11, 217 |
TCU |
Won NCAA rushing title with 1,850 yards |
| 3. Thomas Jones |
5-10, 207 |
Virginia |
Set ACC single-season rushing mark with 1,798 yards. |
| 4. Shaun Alexander |
6-1, 220 |
Alabama |
'Bama's career rushing leader with 3,468 yards. |
| 5. Travis Prentice |
6-2, 228 |
Miami (Ohio) |
Rushed for 5,699 yards in career, losing only 2 fumbles. |
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| Outland -- Outstanding Interior Lineman (Finalists) |
| PLAYER |
STATS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Chris McIntosh |
6-7, 307 |
Wisconsin |
One of 3 players in Big Ten history to start 50 games. |
| 2. Chris Samuels |
6-6, 291 |
Alabama |
Has not allowed sack all year. |
| 3. Corey Simon |
6-4, 275 |
Florida State |
'Noles holding teams to 98.8 ypg. rushing. |
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| Lombardi -- Outstanding Lineman/Linebacker (Finalists) |
| PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Courtney Brown |
DE |
Penn State |
Has 16 sacks, 1 interception in '99. |
| 2. Corey Moore |
DE |
Virginia Tech |
Had 2 sacks vs. B.C. to up season total to 17. |
| 3. LaVar Arrington |
LB |
Penn State |
Has 20 tackles for loss, 10 sacks. |
| 4. Corey Simon |
NT |
Florida State |
Named to Football Writers Association of America All-America team. |
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| Nagurski -- Outstanding Defensive Player (Finalists) |
| PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Corey Moore |
DE |
Virginia Tech |
Has 17 sacks to lead Big East. |
| 2. LaVar Arrington |
DE |
Penn State |
Has 1 INT, 1 forced fumble, 2 recoveries, 2 blocked kicks and
6 pass break-ups. |
| 3. Corey Simon |
NT |
Florida State |
Has notched tackle for a loss in all 11 games. |
| 4. Courtney Brown |
DE |
Penn State |
Has 54 tackles, 16 sacks, 1 INT in '99. |
| 5. Tyrone Carter |
SS |
Minnesota |
Has 511 tackles in 4 seasons. |
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| O'Brien -- Outstanding Quarterback |
| PLAYER |
STATS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Joe Hamilton |
5-10, 189 |
Georgia Tech |
Became first ACC player to gain 10,000 career all-purpose yards. |
| 2. Drew Brees |
6-1, 212 |
Purdue |
Completed 301 of 494 passes for 3,531
yards, 21 touchdowns. |
| 3. Chad Pennington |
6-3, 220 |
Marshall |
Leads the nation with 34 TD passes. |
| 4. Tim Rattay |
6-1, 200 |
Louisiana Tech |
Was 35-of-68 for 405 yards and 3 TDs vs. USC. |
| 5. Chris Redman |
6-3, 225 |
Louisville |
Has passed for 3,647 yards and 29 TDs. |
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| Biletnikoff -- Outstanding Receiver (Finalists) |
| PLAYER |
STATS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Trevor Insley |
6-1, 195 |
Nevada |
First NCAA receiver to reach 2,000-yard mark in a single season. |
| 2. Troy Walters |
5-8, 175 |
Stanford |
Had 8 catches for 183 yards, 2 TDs (62, 38 yards) vs. Notre Dame. |
| 3. Peter Warrick |
6-0, 190 |
Florida State |
Has caught 71 passes for 934 yards and 8 TDs. |
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| Butkus -- Outstanding Linebacker (Finalists) |
| PLAYER |
STATS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Brandon Short |
6-3, 246 |
Penn State |
Has 170 tackles in 3 seaasons. |
| 2. LaVar Arrington |
6-3, 230 |
Penn State |
Has 39 career minus-yardage plays, 6th in school history. |
| 3. Mark Simoneau |
6-0, 240 |
Kansas State |
Has 400 career tackles. |
| 4. Raynoch Thompson |
6-3, 217 |
Tennessee |
Leads team with 85 tackles, has 3 interceptions. |
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| Bednarik -- Outstanding Defensive Player |
| PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Corey Moore |
DE |
Virginia Tech |
Has 17 sacks in 11 games. |
| 2. Brandon Short |
DE |
Penn State |
Has 11½ sacks, 39 tackles for loss in 3 years. |
| 3. Tyrone Carter |
SS |
Minnesota |
All-time NCAA tackles leader for defensive backs. |
| 4. LaVar Arrington |
6-3, 230 |
Penn State |
Has 72 tackles, 9 sacks, 1 INT, 2 blocked kicks, 2 fumbles recovered, 1 forced. |
| 5. Deon Grant |
FS |
Tennessee |
Has 67 tackles, 9 INTs, 8 pass breakups in '99. |
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| Thorpe -- Outstanding Defensive Back (Finalists) |
| PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Tyrone Carter |
SS |
Minnesota |
Has 3 consecutive 100-tackle seasons. |
| 2. Deon Grant |
FS |
Tennessee |
Has 67 tackles, 9 INTs, 8 pass breakups in '99. |
| 4. Brian Urlacher |
SS |
New Mexico |
Posted 136 tackles, 7 pass breakup, 1 INT. |
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| Groza -- Outstanding Kicker (Finalists) |
| PLAYER |
YEAR |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1.Sebastian Janikowski |
Jr. |
Florida State |
Has made 23 of 30 FGs, averaging national-best 2.09 per game |
| 2. Jamie Rheem |
Jr. |
Kansas State |
Averaging 9.5 points per game, 41 PATs, 18 FGs |
| 3. Vitaly Pisetsky |
Sr.. |
Wisconsin |
Has .833 field goal percentage. |
