The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list is out. The Award goes to the best college football player from the state of Texas and is a newer award but a fun one. It’d be interesting to see other talent-rich states like Florida, California, Ohio, Louisiana, and so on do something similar. Those states like Texas have no shortage of talent as you can see on this list.
ALL WINNERS
- 2013 – Bryce Petty, QB, Baylor
- 2014 – Trevone Boykin, QB, TCU
- 2015 – Greg Ward, QB, Houston
- 2016 – D’Onta Foreman, RB, Texas
- 2017 – Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
- 2018 – Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma
- 2019 – J.K. Dobbins, RB, Ohio State
- 2020 – Kyle Trask, QB, Florida
- 2021 – Baily Zappe, QB, Western Kentucky
MY PAST TEN WINNERS
The past ten winners I would have chosen for this award after the bowl games (a flaw of college football) and thus taken the entire season into account. I also account for how their overall performance effected their team in a season.
- 2013 – Jake Matthews, LT, Texas A&M
- 2014 – Trevone Boykin, QB, TCU
- 2015 – Greg Ward, QB, Houston
- 2016 – Myles Garrett, DE, Texas A&M
- 2017 – James Washington, WR, Oklahoma State
- 2018 – Ed Oliver, DL, Houston
- 2019 – J.K. Dobbins, RB, Ohio State
- 2020 – Kyle Trask, QB, Florida
- 2021 – Baily Zappe, QB, Western Kentucky
MY TOP TEN FOR 2022
- Jaxon Smith-Njiba, WR, Ohio State
- Bijon Robinson, RB, Texas
- Deuce Vaughn, RB, Kansas State
- Parker Washington, WR, Penn State
- Keanu Hill, WR, BYU
- Ainis Smith, WR, Texas A&M
- Spencer Sanders, QB, Oklahoma State
- Tanner Mordecai, QB, SMU
- Jarret Doege, QB, Western Kentucky
- Logan Bonner, QB, Utah State
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