2023 Nominees
| School | Class | Player | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | SR | Cody Schrader | RB | Winner |
| James Madison | JR | James Carpenter | G | Finalist |
| Oklahoma | SR | Drake Stoops | WR | Finalist |
| Arizona State | JR | B.J. Green III | DL | Semi-finalist |
| Iowa | SR | Joe Evans | DL | Semi-finalist |
| Kansas State | SR | Austin Moore | LB | Semi-finalist |
| Oklahoma State | SR | Jake Springfield | OT | Semi-finalist |
| South Florida | JR | Sean Atkins | WR | Semi-finalist |
| Utah | JR | Bryson Barnes | QB | Semi-finalist |
| Washington State | JR | Kyle Thornton | LB | Semi-finalist |
| App State | JR | Jackson Greene | S | |
| Arizona | JR | Treydan Stukes | CB | |
| Arkansas | SR | Hudson Clark | DB | |
| Arkansas State | JR | Charles Willekes | LB | |
| Auburn | SR | Jake Levant | LB | |
| Boise State | SR | Tyler Crowe | RB | |
| Bowling Green | SR | Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim | WR | |
| Buffalo | SR | Alex McNulty | K | |
| BYU | Soph | Ethan Slade | S | |
| California | RSF | Jack Endries | TE | |
| Colorado | JR | Michael Harrison | TE | |
| Eastern Michigan | SR | Tanner Knue | WR | |
| Florida | Soph | Kahleil Jackson | WR | |
| Florida Atlantic | Soph | Tony Johnson | WR | |
| Fresno State | SR | Morice Norris Jr | NKL | |
| Georgia | Soph | Mekhi Mews | WR/RET | |
| Georgia State | SR | Seth Glausier | LS | |
| Georgia Tech | Soph | Joe Fusile | OL | |
| Hawaii | SR | Andrew Choi | DL | |
| Illinois | JR | Tip Reiman | TE | |
| Indiana | SR | Trey Walker | TE | |
| Iowa State | Soph | Caleb Bacon | LB | |
| Kansas | JR | Jared Casey | TE | |
| Kent State | JR | Andrew Glass | PK | |
| Louisiana | JR | Landon Burton | C | |
| LSU | SR | Josh Williams | RB | |
| Michigan | JR | Max Bredeson | TE | |
| Minnesota | SR | Dragan Kesich | K | |
| Mississippi State | JR | Hayes Hammond | LS | |
| Nebraska | SR | Phalen Sanford | S | |
| Northern Illinois | JR | Jaden Dolphin | LB | |
| Notre Dame | SR | Michael Vinson | LS | |
| Ohio State | Soph | Brenton Jones | S | |
| Old Dominion | JR | Isiah Paige | WR/KR/PR | |
| Oregon | JR | Bryce Boettcher | ILB | |
| Oregon State | JR | Tanner Miller | OL | |
| Penn State | Soph | Dominic DeLuca | LB | |
| Purdue | Soph | Devin Mockobee | RB | |
| Rice | SR | Chike Anigbogu | LB/S | |
| Rutgers | SR | Christian Dremel | WR | |
| San Diego State | SR | Jack Browning | K/P | |
| South Alabama | Soph | Jamaal Pritchett | WR | |
| South Carolina | SR | Mario Anderson | RB | |
| Stanford | SR | Spencer Jorgensen | LB | |
| Syracuse | JR | Kevon Darton | DL | |
| TCU | SR | Griffin Kell | PK | |
| Tennessee | SR | Matthew Salansky | LS | |
| Texas | Soph | Michael Taaffe | S | |
| Texas A & M | SR | Sam Mathews | DB | |
| Texas Tech | SR | Dennis Wilburn | OL | |
| Toledo | SR | Adam Beale | WR | |
| Troy | JR | Keyshawn Swanson | S | |
| Tulane | SR | Casey Glover | KS/H/P | |
| UCF | SR | Alec Holler | TE | |
| UCLA | SR | Alex Johnson | DB | |
| USC | Soph | Denis Lynch | PK | |
| Utah State | JR | Elliott Nimrod | PK | |
| Virginia | SR | Coen King | CB | |
| Wake Forest | Soph | Nick Andersen | DB | |
| West Virginia | Soph | Preston Fox | WR/PR/KOR | |
| Western Kentucky | SR | Bryson Washington | LB | |
| Wisconsin | SR | Peter Bowden | LS | |
| Wyoming | JR | John Hoyland | PK | |
| Texas State | JR | Seth Keller | K | |
| Texas Tech | SR | Xavier White | WR | |
| Toledo | Soph | Nick Rosi | OL | |
| Tulane | JR | Casey Glover | P/KO/H | |
| UAB | SR | Noah Wilder | LB | |
| UMass | SR | Tanner Davis | S | |
| USC | RSF | Denis Lynch | PK | |
| Utah | Soph | Bryson Barnes | QB | |
| Utah State | SR | Chandler Dolphin | OC | |
| UTSA | SR | Jared Sackett | PK | |
| Virginia Tech | SR | Kaleb Smith | WR | |
| Washington State | SR | Armani Marsh | N | |
| West Virginia | JR | Casey Legg | K | |
| Western Kentucky | Soph | Kye Robichaux | RB | |
| Wisconsin | SR | John Torchio | S | |
| Wyoming | Soph | John Hoyland | PK |