Every Sunday we'll handicap the major player awards. Follow the standout players at every position all season long. Here's our take following the first Saturday in November.
| Heisman -- Outstanding Player |
| PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Ron Dayne |
RB |
Wisconsin |
Became the career NCAA Division I-A rushing leader. |
| 2. Drew Brees |
QB |
Purdue |
Idle (at Indiana). |
| 3. Joe Hamilton |
QB |
Georgia Tech |
Threw for 322 yards, 5 TDs. |
| 4. Thomas Jones |
RB |
Virginia |
Rushed for 221 yards, 2 TDs. |
| 5. Chad Pennington |
QB |
Marshall |
Threw for 339 yards, 2 TDs. |
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| Maxwell -- Outstanding Player |
| PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Joe Hamilton |
QB |
Georgia Tech |
Threw for 282 yards, rushed for 88, 5 TDs. |
| 2. Ron Dayne |
RB |
Wisconsin |
Ran career rushing total to 6,397 yards. |
| 3. Drew Brees |
QB |
Purdue |
Idle (vs. Indiana). |
| 4. Thomas Jones |
RB |
Virginia |
Had 221 yards rushing, 110 yards receiving. |
| 5. Chad Pennington |
QB |
Marshall |
Tossed 2 TDs to up season total to 31. |
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| Walker -- Outstanding Running Back |
| PLAYER |
STATS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Ron Dayne |
5-10, 253 |
Wisconsin |
Has rushed 1,834 yards and 19 TDs. |
| 2. Thomas Jones |
5-10, 207 |
Virginia |
Needs 235 yards to break ACC single-season record. |
| 3. Travis Prentice |
6-2, 228 |
Miami (Ohio) |
Set MAC single-game record with 376 yards, 3 TDs |
| 4. Shaun Alexander |
6-1, 220 |
Alabama |
Has rushed for 1,104 yards and 15 TDs in '99. |
| 5. Ladainian Tomlinson |
5-11, 217 |
TCU |
Held to 75 yards in 21 carries. |
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| Outland -- Outstanding Interior Lineman |
| PLAYER |
STATS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Chris McIntosh |
6-7, 307 |
Wisconsin |
Badgers had over 600 yards total offense. |
| 2. Cosey Coleman |
6-5, 315 |
Tennessee |
Pressure on QB, red-zone woes hurt Vols. |
| 3. Jason Whitaker |
6-5, 300 |
Florida State |
Seminoles averaged 6.8 yards per play. |
| 4. Brad Bedell |
6-5, 310 |
Colorado |
Buffs an perfect 5-of-5 on 4th down. |
| 5. Richard Mercier |
6-2, 290 |
Miami |
Miami allowed five sacks vs. Virginia Tech. |
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| Lombardi -- Outstanding Lineman/Linebacker (Finalists) |
| PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Courtney Brown |
DE |
Penn State |
Has 25 tackles for a loss. |
| 2. Corey Moore |
DE |
Virginia Tech |
Had 2 sacks vs. Miami. |
| 3. LaVar Arrington |
LB |
Penn State |
Has 9 sacks, 1 INT, 1 forced fumble, 2 recoveries. |
| 4. Corey Simon |
NT |
Florida State |
Maryland held to 221 total yards, 10 points. |
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| Nagurski -- Outstanding Defensive Player (Finalists) |
| PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Corey Moore |
DE |
Virginia Tech |
Had 5 tackles, 2 sacks, forced fumble. |
| 2. LaVar Arrington |
DE |
Penn State |
Has 20 tackles for a loss, 72 overall. |
| 3. Corey Simon |
NT |
Florida State |
Helped limit Terrapins to 12 first downs. |
| 4. Courtney Brown |
DE |
Penn State |
Has team-high 12½ sacks. |
| 5. Tyrone Carter |
SS |
Minnesota |
All-time NCAA tackles leader for defensive backs. |
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| O'Brien -- Outstanding Quarterback |
| PLAYER |
STATS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Joe Hamilton |
5-10, 189 |
Georgia Tech |
Has 2,349 yards passing, 513 yards rushing. |
| 2. Drew Brees |
6-1, 212 |
Purdue |
Idle (vs. Indiana). |
| 3. Chad Pennington |
6-3, 220 |
Marshall |
Became 4th major-college QB to throw for 100 TDs. |
| 4. Tim Rattay |
6-1, 200 |
Louisiana Tech |
Has 12,341 passing yards, No. 2 all-time. |
| 5. Kevin Feterik |
6-0, 190 |
BYU |
Threw for 362 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT. |
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| Biletnikoff -- Outstanding Receiver |
| PLAYER |
STATS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Trevor Insley |
6-1, 195 |
Nevada |
Caught 7 passes for 103 yards. |
| 2. Troy Walters |
5-8, 175 |
Stanford |
Had 7 catches for 127 yards, 1 TD. |
| 3. Peter Warrick |
6-0, 190 |
Florida State |
Broke all-time ACC receiving mark with 3,427 yards. |
| 4. Plaxico Burress |
6-6, 229 |
Michigan State |
Had 5 catches, 164 yards, 3 TDs. |
| 5. JaJuan Dawson |
6-1, 201 |
Tulane |
Had 88 catches, 939 yards this season. |
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| Butkus -- Outstanding Linebacker (Finalists) |
| PLAYER |
STATS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Brandon Short |
6-3, 246 |
Penn State |
Has 91 tackles, 4 sacks. |
| 2. LaVar Arrington |
6-3, 230 |
Penn State |
Had 12 tackles vs. Michigan. |
| 3. Mark Simoneau |
6-0, 240 |
Kansas State |
Had 14 tackles vs. Nebraska. |
| 4. Raynoch Thompson |
6-3, 217 |
Tennessee |
Has 67 tackles, 2 INTs, 1 sack in '99. |
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| Bednarik -- Outstanding Defensive Player |
| PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Corey Moore |
DE |
Virginia Tech |
Has 18 sacks in 9 games. |
| 2. Brandon Short |
DE |
Penn State |
Has 91 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 fumble recovery, 1 blocked kick |
| 3. Tyrone Carter |
SS |
Minnesota |
All-time NCAA tackles leader for defensive backs. |
| 4. LaVar Arrington |
6-3, 230 |
Penn State |
Has 72 tackles, 9 sacks, 1 INT, 2 blocked kicks, 2 fumbles recovered, 1 forced. |
| 5. Deon Grant |
FS |
Tennessee |
Has 54 tackles, 6 interceptions in '99. |
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| Thorpe -- Outstanding Defensive Back |
| PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Tyrone Carter |
SS |
Minnesota |
Has 109 tackles, 1 sack, 2 forced fumbles, 1 reovery. |
| 2. Deon Grant |
FS |
Tennessee |
Has 93 returns yards on 6 INTs. |
| 3. Ralph Brown |
CB |
Nebraska |
Had fumble recovery vs. Kansas State. |
| 4. Brian Urlacher |
SS |
New Mexico |
Had career-high 21 tackles. |
| 5. Ahmed Plummer |
CB |
Ohio State |
Had 5 tackles vs. Illinois. |
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| Groza -- Outstanding Kicker (Finalists) |
| PLAYER |
YEAR |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1.Sebastian Janikowski |
Jr. |
Florida State |
Putting more than 70 percent of kickoffs into end zone |
| 2. Jamie Rheem |
Jr. |
Kansas State |
Kicked 35-yard FG |
| 3. Vitaly Pisetsky |
Sr.. |
Wisconsin |
Made 5 of 6 PATs |
