College Football: Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year Award Winners
Below is a list of past winners of the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year Award.
More Conference USA college football awards:
- Conference USA Offensive Player of Year
- Conference USA Defensive Player of Year
- Conference USA Coach of Year
- Conference USA MVP
| Year | Player, School |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Travion Barnes, Florida International |
| 2023 | Tyren Dupree, Liberty |
| 2022 | KD Davis, North Texas |
| 2021 | DeAngelo Malone, Western Kentucky |
| 2020 | Tavante Beckett, Marshall |
| 2019 | DeAngelo Malone, Western Kentucky |
| 2018 | Jaylon Ferguson, Louisiana Tech |
| 2017 | Marcus Davenport, UTSA |
| 2016 | Trey Hendrickson, Florida Atlantic |
| 2015 | Evan McKelvey, Marshall |
| 2014 | Neville Hewitt, Marshall |
| 2013 | Shawn Jackson, Tulsa |
| 2012 | Kemal Ishmael, Central Florida |
| 2011 | Vinny Curry, Marshall |
| 2010 | Bruce Miller, Central Florida |
| 2009 | Bruce Miller, Central Florida |
| 2008 | Phillip Hunt, Houston |
| 2007 | Gerald McRath, Southern Mississippi |
| 2006 | (tie) Albert McClellan, Marshall and Nick Bunting, Tulsa |
| 2005 | Kevis Coley, Southern Mississippi |
| 2004 | Michael Boley, Southern Mississippi |
| 2003 | Rod Davis, Southern Mississippi |
| 2002 | Lamarcus McDonald, TCU |
| 2001 | Dewayne White, Louisville |
| 2000 | (tie) Wayne Rogers, Houston and Cedric Scott, Southern Mississippi |
| 1999 | Adalius Thomas, Southern Mississippi |
| 1998 | Adalius Thomas, Southern Mississippi |
| 1997 | Patrick Surtain, Southern Mississippi |
| 1996 | Tyrus McCloud, Louisville |
More college football awards:
- National College Football Awards -- Players and Coaches
- NCAA Conference Football Awards
- College Football AP All-American Teams
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