MARCUS MARIOTA, 2014 winner (Oregon)
Marcus Mariota, 2014 Winner
The most decorated football player in school history, quarterback Marcus Mariota led Oregon to more wins – 36 – than any of his contemporaries in three seasons while breaking numerous school and conference records. He became the first Duck ever to win the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award.
Leading Oregon to the 2015 CFP national championship game, Mariota became the Ducks' first Heisman Trophy winner ever while also earning Oregon's second unanimous first-team All-America award of all time. His other accolades included Player of the Year by the Associated Press, the Walter Camp Football Foundation, the Maxwell Award and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.
The Pac-12's first three-time all-conference first-team quarterback finished his career with the school and league record for total offense (13,033), as well as the university’s all-time standards for passing yards (10,796), passing touchdowns (105), 300-yard passing games (17), completions (779), attempts (1,167), completion percentage (.668), and starts (41).
During his 2014 campaign, Mariota directed the most efficient offense in the country and led all quarterbacks nationally with a total quarterback rating of 90.9, while finishing third among FBS quarterbacks with 4,454 passing yards. He set school season records for passing yards (4,454), pass completions (304), attempts (445), completion percentage (.685) and touchdown passes (42).
Mariota was selected second overall by Tennessee in the 2015 NFL Draft.