The Best College Football Player ESPY Award was presented annually between

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and 2001 to the collegiate

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player adjudged to be the best in the

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in a given calendar year. The award was subsumed in 2002 by the

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. The award voting panel comprised variously

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s and broadcasters, sports executives, and retired

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s, termed collectively ''experts''; and ESPN personalities from amongst choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee. Inasmuch as the ESPY Awards ceremonies were conducted in February during the pendency of the award's existence, an award presented in a given year is for performance and achievements in the one year theretofore.

List of winners

References

* {{ESPYs College football national player awards ESPY Awards Awards established in 1993 Awards disestablished in 2001

List of winners

See also

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