US college football award
The C Spire Conerly Trophy is an award given annually to the best college football player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame .[ 1]
Voting
Sixty media representatives from across Mississippi determine the Trophy recipient. All players at Mississippi's four-year college football programs are eligible on the first ballot. Previously, the top three vote-getters were listed on a second and final ballot, but starting with the 2011 award, each of the four-year colleges and universities in Mississippi that field football teams are represented by one finalist.[ 2] [ 3]
Voters are instructed to evaluate a player's entire regular season performance and ignore post-season honors or professional potential.
The trophy
The Conerly Trophy is a bronze casting, 19" high x 11" long x 7.5" wide, weighing 18.5 lbs. (8.4 kg).[ 4] University of Mississippi .[ 5] [ 4]
History
The award was begun in 1996 and has been sponsored by C Spire Wireless , formerly known as Cellular South, since 1998. Previous presentations have been held in Jackson , Clarksdale , Tunica and Biloxi . The namesake of the award is Mississippi-born Charlie Conerly who also starred as quarterback at the University of Mississippi , and was later a star for the New York Giants .[ 4]
Winners and finalists
Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning won the Conerly Trophy in 2001 and 2003.Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott won the Conerly Trophy in 2014 and 2015.
Year
Winner
Pos
School
Ref
Other Finalists
1996 Tregnel Thomas
RB Delta State [ 6] Marchant Kenney, LB , Southern Miss Kris Mangum , TE , Ole Miss
1997 Stewart Patridge QB Ole Miss [ 7] John Avery , RB , Ole Miss Patrick Surtain , CB , Southern Miss
1998 J. J. Johnson RB Mississippi State [ 8] Rufus French , TE , Ole Miss WR , Southern Miss
1999 Deuce McAllister RB Ole Miss [ 9] Ashley Cooper, S , Mississippi State Adalius Thomas , LB , Southern Miss
2000 Josh Bright
QB Delta State [ 10] Dicenzo Miller, RB , Mississippi State Fred Smoot , CB , Mississippi State
2001 Eli Manning QB Ole Miss [ 11] Robert Kent , QB , Jackson State T. C. Taylor , WR , Jackson State
2002 Rod Davis LB Southern Miss [ 12] [ 13] Robert Kent , QB , Jackson State Eli Manning , QB , Ole Miss
2003 Eli Manning QB Ole Miss [ 14] [ 15] Rod Davis , LB , Southern Miss QB , Delta State
2004 Michael Boley LB Southern Miss [ 16] Scott Eyster, QB , Delta State Jerious Norwood , RB , Mississippi State
2005 Jerious Norwood RB Mississippi State [ 17] Scott Eyster, QB , Delta State Patrick Willis , LB , Ole Miss
2006 Patrick Willis LB Ole Miss [ 18] Scott Eyster, QB , Delta State Damion Fletcher , RB , Southern Miss
2007 Damion Fletcher RB Southern Miss [ 19] Titus Brown , DE , Mississippi State Anthony Dixon , RB , Mississippi State
2008 Juan Joseph QB Millsaps [ 20] [ 21] Peria Jerry , DT , Ole Miss Michael Oher , OT Ole Miss
2009 Anthony Dixon RB Mississippi State [ 22] Dexter McCluster , RB /WR , Ole Miss QB , Mississippi College
2010 Chris White LB Mississippi State [ 23] [ 24] Austin Davis , QB , Southern Miss QB , Jackson State
2011 Austin Davis QB Southern Miss [ 25] [ 26] Johnthan Banks , CB , Mississippi State WR , Mississippi Valley State CB , Mississippi College QB , Delta State RB , Belhaven WR /PR , Alcorn State WR , Millsaps S /CB , Ole Miss QB , Jackson State
2012 Bo Wallace QB Ole Miss [ 27] [ 28] Johnthan Banks , CB , Mississippi State OT , Alcorn State Jamie Collins , DE , Southern Miss OT , Delta State QB , Millsaps Rico Richardson , WR , Jackson State DT , Mississippi Valley State S , Mississippi College CB /KR , Belhaven
2013 Gabe Jackson G Mississippi State [ 29] [ 30] Mike Barthelemy, RB , Millsaps CB , Mississippi Valley State Matt Hall , OT , Belhaven WR , Delta State QB , Jackson State QB , Mississippi College Khyri Thornton , DT , Southern Miss RB , Alcorn State Bo Wallace , QB , Ole Miss
2014 Dak Prescott QB Mississippi State [ 31] Zach Bell, DE , Millsaps QB , Alcorn State Senquez Golson , CB , Ole Miss S , Mississippi College WR , Belhaven DE , Southern Miss WR , Mississippi Valley State QB , Delta State WR , Jackson State
2015 Dak Prescott QB Mississippi State [ 32] [ 33] Marquis Green, S , Mississippi Valley State DE , Jackson State Nick Mullens , QB , Southern Miss WR , Mississippi College RB , Alcorn State LB , Millsaps CB , Belhaven Laquon Treadwell , WR , Ole Miss WR , Delta State
2016 Evan Engram TE Ole Miss [ 34] Darien Anderson, LB , Alcorn State QB , Mississippi Valley State DT , Millsaps DE , Jackson State QB , Belhaven WR , Mississippi College RB , Delta State Fred Ross , WR , Mississippi State Ito Smith , RB , Southern Miss
2017 A. J. Brown WR Ole Miss [ 35] De'Lance Turner , RB , Alcorn State LB , Jackson State DB , Mississippi Valley State RB , Delta State QB , Belhaven LB , Millsaps DB , Mississippi College Nick Fitzgerald , QB , Mississippi State Ito Smith , RB , Southern Miss
2018 Jeffery Simmons DL Mississippi State [ 36] Noah Johnson, QB , Alcorn State K , Jackson State WR , Mississippi Valley State QB , Delta State LB , Belhaven LB , Millsaps RB , Mississippi College A. J. Brown , WR , Ole Miss Quez Watkins , WR , Southern Miss
2019 Kylin Hill RB Mississippi State [ 37] Felix Harper, QB , Alcorn State LB , Jackson State DB , Mississippi Valley State DB , Delta State QB , Belhaven DL , Millsaps QB , Mississippi College John Rhys Plumlee , QB , Ole Miss QB , Southern Miss
2020 Elijah Moore WR Ole Miss [ 38] Daylen Baldwin, WR , Jackson State LB , Mississippi Valley State RB , Belhaven DB , Millsaps RB , Mississippi College Emmanuel Forbes , CB , Mississippi State G , Southern Miss
2021 Matt Corral QB Ole Miss [ 39] [ 40] Matt Corral , QB , Ole Miss RB , Belhaven RB , Mississippi Valley State LB , Mississippi College Will Rogers , QB , Mississippi State Shedeur Sanders , QB , Jackson State CB , Southern Miss S , Alcorn State LB , Delta State WR , Millsaps
2022 Quinshon Judkins RB Ole Miss [ 41] [ 42] Jarveon Howard , RB , Alcorn State LB , Belhaven QB , Delta State Shedeur Sanders , QB , Jackson State WR /KR , Millsaps RB , Mississippi College Emmanuel Forbes , DB , Mississippi State DL , Mississippi Valley State Quinshon Judkins , RB , Ole Miss Jason Brownlee , WR , Southern Miss
2023 Patrick Shegog QB Delta State [ 43] [ 44] Aaron Allen, QB , Alcorn State RB , Belhaven Patrick Shegog , QB , Delta State RB , Jackson State P , Millsaps RB , Mississippi College Nathaniel Watson , LB , Mississippi State C , Mississippi Valley State Quinshon Judkins , RB , Ole Miss Frank Gore Jr. , RB , Southern Miss
2024
Jaxson Dart
QB
Ole Miss
[ 45] [ 46] Xzavier Vaughn, QB , Alcorn State LB , Belhaven RB , Delta State RB , Jackson State LB , Millsaps DL , Mississippi College Isaac Smith , S , Mississippi State WR , Mississippi Valley State
Jaxson Dart , QB , Ole Miss P , Southern Miss
Kent Hull Trophy
Starting in 2013, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame began awarding a second award, the Kent Hull Trophy, for the best college offensive lineman in Mississippi.[ 47]
Trophies won by school
See also
Howell Trophy - award given annually to the best men's college basketball player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.Gillom Trophy - award given annually to the best women's college basketball player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.C Spire Ferriss Trophy - award given annually to the best men's college baseball player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
References
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