2015 Nominees
| School | Class | Player | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | JR | Baker Mayfield | QB | WINNER |
| Penn State | SR | Carl Nassib | DE | Finalist |
| Washington State | Soph | Luke Falk | QB | Finalist |
| Arizona State | SR | Jordan Simone | S | Semi-Finalist |
| Marshall | SR | Tyler Williams | P | Semi-Finalist |
| Memphis | SR | Alan Cross | TE | Semi-Finalist |
| Michigan | SR | Ryan Glasgow | DT | Semi-Finalist |
| Old Dominion | JR | TJ Ricks | LB | Semi-Finalist |
| Wake Forest | SR | Robert Hunter Williams | OLB/R | Semi-Finalist |
| Wisconsin | SR | Joe Schobert | OL | Semi-Finalist |
| Alabama | SR | Michael Nysewander | TE | |
| Arkansas | SR | Mitchell Loewen | DL | |
| Arkansas State | Soph | Johnston White | RB | |
| Auburn | JR | Kevin Phillips | P | |
| Ball State | SR | Jacob Richard | OL | |
| BYU | JR | Mitchell Juergens | WR | |
| Clemson | SR | C.J. Davidson | RB | |
| Colorado State | SR | Kevin O'Brien | C | |
| Connecticut | SR | Jeremy Claflin | S | |
| Eastern Michigan | SR | Dylan Mulder | K | |
| Florida Atlantic | SR | Sharrod Neasman | DB | |
| Florida State | SR | Javien Elliott | DB | |
| Fresno State | SR | Bo Bonnheim | C/G | |
| Houston | SR | Tyler White | CB | |
| Illinois | SR | Clayton Fejedelem | DB | |
| Indiana | SR | Anthony Corsaro | TE | |
| Iowa | SR | Marshall Koehn | K | |
| Kent State | JR | Nick Cuthbert | S | |
| Massachusetts | SR | Joe Colton | DB/LB | |
| Miami | Soph | Michael Badgley | K | |
| Minnesota | SR | Peter Mortell | P | |
| Mississippi State | Soph | Westin Graves | K | |
| Missouri | SR | Tyler Hunt | TB | |
| Nebraska | SR | Jack Gangwish | DE | |
| Nevada | SR | Jordan Dobrich | LB | |
| New Mexico State | SR | Teldrick Morgan | WR | |
| Ole Miss | JR | Carlos Davis | CB | |
| Oregon | SR | Matt Pierson | LG | |
| Oregon State | JR | Devin Chappell | CB | |
| Rice | SR | James Farrimond | P/PK | |
| Rutgers | SR | Paul James | RB | |
| San Diego State | SR | Dakota Gordon | FB | |
| SMU | SR | Andrew McCleneghen | DL | |
| South Carolina | JR | Perry Orth | QB | |
| Southern California | JR | Alex Wood | PK | |
| Stanford | SR | Conrad Ukropina | K | |
| Syracuse | SR | Riley Dixon | P | |
| Tennessee | Soph | Trevor Daniel | P | |
| Texas Tech | SR | John White | DB | |
| Toledo | Soph | Jack Linch | LB | |
| Tulane | JR | Marshall Wadleigh | RB | |
| Tulsa | JR | Matt Linscott | LB | |
| UCLA | SR | Roosevelt Davis | RB | |
| Utah State | SR | Jordan Nielsen | DE | |
| Western Michigan | SR | Grant DePalma | LB |