Dick Butkus Award Winners

Most Outstanding Linebacker

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Winners

Year	Player	School	Summary
2012	Manti Te'O*	Notre Dame	55 Solo, 58 Ast, 1.5 Sk, 7 Int
2011	Luke Kuechly	Boston College	102 Solo, 89 Ast, 0.0 Sk, 3 Int
2010	Von Miller*	Texas A&M	38 Solo, 30 Ast, 10.5 Sk, 1 Int
2009	Rolando McClain*	Alabama	53 Solo, 52 Ast, 4.0 Sk, 2 Int
2008	Aaron Curry*	Wake Forest	66 Solo, 39 Ast, 2.5 Sk, 1 Int
2007	James Laurinaitis*	Ohio State	51 Solo, 70 Ast, 5.0 Sk, 2 Int
2006	Patrick Willis	Mississippi	87 Solo, 50 Ast, 3.0 Sk, 0 Int
2005	Paul Posluszny*	Penn State	64 Solo, 52 Ast, 3.0 Sk, 0 Int
2004	Derrick Johnson*	Texas	1 Int, 18 Yds, 0 TD
2003	Teddy Lehman*	Oklahoma	1 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
2002	E.J. Henderson*	Maryland	2 Int, 20 Yds, 0 TD
2001	Rocky Calmus	Oklahoma	1 Int, 33 Yds, 0 TD
2000	Dan Morgan	Miami (FL)	2 Int, 34 Yds, 0 TD
1999	Lavar Arrington	Penn State
1998	Chris Claiborne	Southern California
1997	Andy Katzenmoyer	Ohio State
1996	Matt Russell	Colorado
1995	Kevin Hardy	Illinois
1994	Dana Howard	Illinois
1993	Trev Alberts	Nebraska
1992	Marvin Jones	Florida State
1991	Erick Anderson	Michigan
1990	Alfred Williams	Colorado
1989	Percy Snow	Michigan State
1988	Derrick Thomas	Alabama
1987	Paul Mcgowan	Florida State
1986	Brian Bosworth	Oklahoma
1985	Brian Bosworth	Oklahoma

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