2013 Nominees
| School | Class | Player | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | SR | Jared Abbrederis | WR | WINNER |
| Missouri | SR | Max Copeland | LG | Finalist |
| Tulsa | SR | Trey Watts | RB | Finalist |
| Alabama | SR | Cody Mandell | P | Semi-Finalist |
| East Carolina | JR | Justin Hardy | IWR | Semi-Finalist |
| Kansas State | JR | Ryan Mueller | DE | Semi-Finalist |
| Nebraska | SR | Spencer Long | OG | Semi-Finalist |
| Texas Tech | Freshman | Baker Mayfield | QB | Semi-Finalist |
| Utah State | SR | Jake Doughty | LB | Semi-Finalist |
| Virginia Tech | SR | Jack Tyler | LB | Semi-Finalist |
| Arizona | JR | Jared Tevis | S | |
| Arizona State | SR | Gannon Conway | DT | |
| Arkansas | JR | Alan D'Appollonio | S | |
| Arkansas State | Soph | Charleston Girley | DB | |
| Auburn | JR | Trent Fisher | S | |
| Ball State | SR | Jamill Smith | WR | |
| Baylor | JR | Clay Fuller | WR | |
| Bowling Green | Soph | Ryan Burbrink | WR | |
| BYU | SR | JD Falslev | WR | |
| Central Florida | JR | Brandon Alexander | FS | |
| Central Michigan | JR | Justin Cherocci | LB | |
| Clemson | SR | Chandler Catanzaro | K | |
| Colorado | SR | Ryan Iverson | S | |
| Colorado State | JR | Jared Roberts | K | |
| Connecticut | SR | Cole Wagner | P | |
| Florida Atlantic | SR | Jonathan Wallace | RB | |
| Fresno State | SR | Jonathan Norton | DB | |
| Georgia Tech | SR | Robert Godhigh | RB | |
| Houston | Soph | Luke Stice | FB | |
| Iowa | SR | Mike Meyer | PK | |
| Kent State | JR | Casey Pierce | TE | |
| Kentucky | Soph | Kelly Mason | LS | |
| LSU | SR | Seth Fruge | LB | |
| Marshall | JR | Chris Jasperse | C | |
| Memphis | SR | Brandon Hayes | RB | |
| Mississippi | SR | Jordan Holder | WR | |
| New Mexico State | SR | Davis Cazares | FS | |
| North Carolina State | SR | Zach Gentry | LB | |
| Ohio State | JR | Craig Cataline | LB | |
| Oklahoma | JR | Aaron Ripkowski | FB | |
| Rice | SR | Michael Kutzler | LB | |
| San Diego State | SR | Chad Young | FB | |
| San Jose State | SR | Chandler Jones | WR | |
| South Carolina | JR | Sidney Rhodes | CB | |
| South Florida | JR | Marvin Kloss | K | |
| Stanford | SR | David Parry | DT | |
| Temple | SR | Cody Booth | LT | |
| Texas A & M | SR | Travis Labhart | WR | |
| Texas Christian | SR | Jon Koontz | DE | |
| Texas State | JR | Charlie Will Tuttle | OC | |
| UTSA | SR | Steven Kurfehs | LB | |
| Wake Forest | SR | Spencer Bishop | TE | |
| Washington State | SR | Elliott Bosch | C |