Paul Hornung Award

The Paul Hornung Award is a college football award that was created in January 2010 by the Louisville Sports Commission in Louisville, Kentucky, with the support of Paul Hornung, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The mission of the award is to recognize and reward versatile, high-level performers in major college football; to help preserve the legacy of Hornung, one of Louisville's native sons and sports icons; and to promote Louisville as a great sports town.^[1]

Paul Hornung Award

Awarded for	The collegiate American football player adjudged to be the most versatile of all NCAA players
Location	Louisville, Kentucky
Country	United States
Presented by	Louisville Sports Commission
History
First award	2010
Most recent	Travis Hunter, Colorado
Website	louisvillesports.org/paul-hornung/

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible, a candidate must be in good standing and eligible on his team during the selection process, eligible with the NCAA during the selection process and play significant time during most or all of the season. Decisions regarding status for the award will be made by the Oversight Committee. In addition to starting or playing significant downs on offense or defense, candidates will be measured by performance from among one or more of the following:

• Playing multiple positions on offense and/or multiple positions on defense
• Playing a significant role on special teams
• Performing as a two-way player who starts either on offense or defense and is used on the other side of the ball in some capacity
• Making a significant impact during big games and elevating the team's performance through leadership displayed by excelling in multiple roles

Winners

Year	Player	Positions	School
2010	Owen Marecic	FB, LB	Stanford^[2]
2011	Brandon Boykin	WR, CB, RS	Georgia^[3]
2012	Tavon Austin	WR, RB, RS	West Virginia^[4]
2013	Odell Beckham Jr.	WR, RS	LSU^[5]
2014	Shaq Thompson	RB, LB, S	Washington^[6]
2015	Christian McCaffrey	RB, RS	Stanford^[7]
2016	Jabrill Peppers	QB, WR, RB, LB, DB, RS	Michigan^[8]
2017	Saquon Barkley	RB, RS	Penn State
2018	Rondale Moore	WR, RS	Purdue^[9]
2019	Lynn Bowden	QB, WR, RS	Kentucky^[10]
2020	DeVonta Smith	WR, RS	Alabama
2021	Marcus Jones	WR, CB, RS	Houston^[11]
2022	Jack Colletto	QB, FB, LB, ST	Oregon State^[12]
2023	Travis Hunter	WR, CB	Colorado^[13]

References

1. . Archived from the original on 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
2. Stanford fullback/linebacker Owen Marecic wins first Paul Hornung Award, The Courier-Journal, January 10, 2011
3. "Georgia's Boykin wins Paul Hornung Award". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
4. Patterson, Chip. "West Virginia WR/AP Tavon Austin named most versatile player". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
5. . paulhornungaward.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
6. "Washington's Shaq Thompson named 2014 Paul Hornung Award winner". paulhornungaward.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
7. "STANFORD'S CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY NAMED 2015 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WINNER". paulhornungaward.com. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
8. "Peppers Wins 2016 Paul Hornung Award". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
9. "Purdue freshman Rondale Moore named Paul Hornung Award winner". jconline.com. Lafayette Journal & Courier. December 5, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
10. "Kentucky's Lynn Bowden Jr. Named 2019 Paul Hornung Award Winner Presented by Texas Roadhouse" (Press release). Louisville Sports Commission. December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
11. "HOUSTON'S MARCUS JONES NAMED 2021 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WINNER" (Press release). Louisville Sports Commission. December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
12. "JACK COLLETTO NAMED 2022 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WINNER" (Press release). December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
13. "Travis Hunter Wins Paul Hornung Award As Nation's Most Versatile Player" (Press release). December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.