Honors

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3 consensus All-Americans between 2005 and 2016, 2 unanimous · 10 national awards.

All-Americans

2005–2016 · 2 unanimous

Heisman

2016

Consensus All-Americans

Season	Player	Pos
2016	Lamar Jackson unanimous	QB
2014	- Gerod Holliman	DB
2005	Elvis Dumervil unanimous	DL

National awards

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

Award	Won
AP Player of the Year	1
Bronko Nagurski Award	1
Heisman Memorial Trophy	1
Jim Thorpe Award	1
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award	1
Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award	1
Maxwell Award	1
Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year	1
Ted Hendricks Defensive End Award	1
Walter Camp Award	1

Every winner

Season	Award	Player
2024	Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year	Tyler Shough QB (FBS0
2016	Maxwell Award	Lamar Jackson QB
2016	Heisman Memorial Trophy	Lamar Jackson QB
2016	Walter Camp Award	Lamar Jackson QB
2016	AP Player of the Year	Lamar Jackson QB
2014	Jim Thorpe Award	Gerod Holliman
2006	Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award	Arthur Carmody
2005	Ted Hendricks Defensive End Award	Elvis Dumervil
2005	Bronko Nagurski Award	Elvis Dumervil DE
1999	Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award	Chris Redman

Award voting — other places

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

Season	Award	Player	Place	Points
2017	Heisman Memorial Trophy	Lamar Jackson	3rd	793

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