College Football Awards: Johnny Unitas Award Winners
Below is a list of past winners of the Johnny Unitas award, which is given to the nation's top senior quarterback in college football.
| Year | Player, School |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Max Duggan, TCU |
| 2021 | Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh |
| 2020 | Mac Jones, Alabama |
| 2019 | Joe Burrow, LSU |
| 2018 | Gardner Minshew, Washington State |
| 2017 | Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State |
| 2016 | Deshaun Watson, Clemson |
| 2015 | Connor Cook, Michigan State |
| 2014 | Marcus Mariota, Oregon |
| 2013 | AJ McCarron, Alabama |
| 2012 | Collin Klein, Kansas State |
| 2011 | Andrew Luck, Stanford |
| 2010 | Scott Tolzien, Wisconsin |
| 2009 | Colt McCoy, Texas |
| 2008 | Graham Harrell, Texas Tech |
| 2007 | Matt Ryan, Boston College |
| 2006 | Brady Quinn, Notre Dame |
| 2005 | Matt Leinart, USC |
| 2004 | Jason White, Oklahoma |
| 2003 | Eli Manning, Mississippi |
| 2002 | Carson Palmer, USC |
| 2001 | David Carr, Fresno State |
| 2000 | Chris Weinke, Florida State |
| 1999 | Chris Redman, Louisville |
| 1998 | Cade McNown, UCLA |
| 1997 | Peyton Manning, Tennessee |
| 1996 | Danny Wuerffel, Florida |
| 1995 | Tommie Frazier, Nebraska |
| 1994 | Jay Barker, Alabama |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward, Florida State |
| 1992 | Gino Torretta, Miami (FL) |
| 1991 | Casey Weldon, Florida State |
| 1990 | Craig Erickson, Miami (FL) |
| 1989 | Tony Rice, Notre Dame |
| 1988 | Rodney Peete, USC |
| 1987 | Don McPherson, Syracuse |
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