Two Timers
Offensive linemen who won the award twice include Roy Foster/USC (1980-81), Lincoln Kennedy/UW (1991-92), and Alex Mack/Cal (2007-08).
Defensive linemen who won the award twice include Dana Wells/Arizona (1987-88), Steve Emtman/UW (1990-91), Sedrick Ellis/USC (2006-07), Stephen Paea/OSU (2009-10), and Will Sutton/ASU (2012-13).
In total, The Morris Trophy has been awarded to 82 different players since 1980.
In The Draft
33 Morris Trophy winners have been first round picks in the NFL draft. 2015 winners Josh Garnett (Stanford) and DeForest Buckner (Oregon) were selected in the first round by the 49ers. It’s the fourth time Morris Trophy winners have been taken in the first round of the same draft and the only time they’ve been selected by the same team.
In The Draft
16 Morris Trophy winners have received the highest individual single-season honor you can get in the in the NFL by being named to the All-Pro team; many of them on multiple occasions.
Here’s the complete list of NFL All-Pro selections who were also Morris Trophy winners.
9 times selected as an All-Pro: Bruce Mathews/USC and Randall McDaniel/ASU.
5 times selected: Gary Zimmerman/Oregon
4 times selected: Keith Millard/WSU and Jonathan Ogden UCLA
3 times selected: Tony Boselli/USC, and Alex Mack/Cal.
2 times selected: Lincoln Kennedy/UW, Todd Steussie/Cal, Tedy Bruschi/Arizona, Haloti Ngata/Oregon, Ryan Kalil/USC, and Tyron Smith/USC.
1 time selected: Olin Kruetz/UW, Terrell Suggs/ASU and DeForest Buckner/Oregon.
MAYBE USE A PHOTO OF ALEX MACK FROM LAST YEAR’S CEREMONY ON THIS PAGE SINCE HE MADE ALL-PRO 3 times.
Selection Process
Winners of the Morris Trophy are selected by receiving the highest number of votes from opposing players.
Trophy Design
Joe Sanford, Traci’s husband at the time and UW football player, created the graphics himself (still used in the trophy).
History of The Morris Trophy
The idea for the award came from Traci Morris Drake. In the late ’70s she was married to University of Washington offensive tackle…
The Board
Our board members are carefully selected based on their professional experience and other related criteria. See the minds behind this whole operation.
Selection Process
Winners of the Morris Trophy are selected by receiving the highest number of votes from opposing players.
Trophy Design
Joe Sanford, Traci’s husband at the time and UW football player, created the graphics himself (still used in the trophy).
History of The Morris Trophy
The idea for the award came from Traci Morris Drake. In the late ’70s she was married to University of Washington offensive tackle…
The Board
Our board members are carefully selected based on their professional experience and other related criteria. See the minds behind this whole operation.
