Honors

KentuckyWildcats

14 consensus All-Americans between 1950 and 2021, 3 unanimous · 11 national awards.

All-Americans

1950–2021 · 3 unanimous

Heisman

no winners

Consensus All-Americans

Season	Player	Pos
2021	Darian Kinnard	OL
2019	Lynn Bowden Jr.	AP
2019	Max Duffy unanimous	P
2018	Josh Allen unanimous	LB
2002	Derek Abney	AP/KR
1999	James Whalen	TE
1998	Tim Couch	QB
1977	Art Still unanimous	DL
1965	Sam Ball	T
1957	Lou Michaels	T
1956	Lou Michaels	T
1951	Babe Parilli	B
1950	Babe Parilli	B
1950	Bob Gain	T

National awards

Wins only. Places in the voting are listed separately below.

Award	Won
Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year	2
Bobby Bowden Award	1
Bronko Nagurski Award	1
Chuck Bednarik Award	1
John Outland Trophy	1
Lott Impact Trophy	1
Mosi Tatupu Special Teams Player of the Year Award	1
Ray Guy Punting Award	1
Rudy Award	1
Wuerffel Trophy	1

Every winner

Season	Award	Player
2021	Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year	J.J. Weaver LB (FBS)
2020	Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year	Kenneth Horsey OL (FBS)
2019	Ray Guy Punting Award	Max Duffy
2018	Bronko Nagurski Award	Josh Allen LB
2018	Lott Impact Trophy	Josh Allen DE
2018	Chuck Bednarik Award	Josh Allen
2017	Wuerffel Trophy	Courtney Love LB
2007	Bobby Bowden Award	Jacob Tamme
2007	Rudy Award	Terry Clayton
2002	Mosi Tatupu Special Teams Player of the Year Award	Glenn Pakulak
1950	John Outland Trophy	Bob Gain T

Award voting — other places

Second through fourth in the voting. Never counted as wins.

Season	Award	Player	Place	Points
1998	Heisman Memorial Trophy	Tim Couch	4th	527
1957	Heisman Memorial Trophy	Lou Michaels	4th	330
1951	Heisman Memorial Trophy	Babe Parilli	3rd	344
1950	Heisman Memorial Trophy	Babe Parilli	4th	214

Source: the NCAA’s official Football Records and Awards books, 2026 edition — printed there as KENTUCKY. Consensus All-America is the NCAA’s own designation, recognising players named by a majority of the official selectors in a given season.