2012 Nominees
| School | Class | Player | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State | SR | Matt McGloin | QB | WINNER |
| Michigan | JR | Jordan Kovacs | S | Finalist |
| San Jose State | SR | David Quessenberry | OT | Finalist |
| BYU | SR | Ezekiel Ansah | DL | Semi-Finalist |
| Kansas State | Soph | B J Finney | OL | Semi-Finalist |
| Louisville | SR | Alex Kupper | OT | Semi-Finalist |
| Nebraska | JR | Spencer Long | OG | Semi-Finalist |
| Oregon State | SR | Andrew Seumalo | DT | Semi-Finalist |
| UCLA | SR | Andrew Abbott | SS | Semi-Finalist |
| Wisconsin | JR | Jared Abbrederis | WR | Semi-Finalist |
| Alabama | SR | Carson Tinker | LS | |
| Arizona | Soph | Jared Tevis | S | |
| Arizona State | SR | Kevin Ozier | WR | |
| Arkansas | SR | Dylan Breeding | P | |
| Arkansas State | SR | Cole Lorigan | S | |
| Ball State | JR | Jamill Smith | WR | |
| Clemson | JR | Chandler Catanzaro | PK | |
| Colorado | JR | Ryan Iverson | S | |
| Colorado State | SR | James Skelton | LB | |
| Connecticut | SR | Johnny McEntee | QB | |
| Duke | JR | Garrett Rider | S | |
| Fresno State | SR | Tristan Okpalaugo | OL | |
| Houston | JR | Shane Ros | WR | |
| Idaho | SR | Bobby Cowan | P | |
| Iowa | JR | Mike Meyer | PK | |
| Kent State | SR | Norman Wolfe | CB | |
| Kentucky | SR | Craig McIntosh | PK | |
| Louisiana Monroe | SR | Mitchell Bailey | RB | |
| Marshall | JR | Jeremiah Taylor | DE | |
| Memphis | SR | Mitch Huelsing | DB | |
| Middle Tennessee | SR | Anthony Amos | WR | |
| Missouri | JR | Max Copeland | OL | |
| New Mexico | SR | Matt Raymer | SS | |
| North Carolina | SR | Pete Mangum | DB | |
| Notre Dame | SR | Chris Salvi | S | |
| Ohio | JR | Keith Moore | LB | |
| Oklahoma | SR | Dominique Whaley | RB | |
| Ole Miss | SR | Bryson Rose | K | |
| Rice | SR | Jamael Thomas | DT | |
| Rutgers | Soph | Michael Burton | FB | |
| South Alabama | SR | Trey Clark | OL | |
| Texas | SR | Alex King | P | |
| Texas Christian | Soph | Joel Hasley | LB | |
| Toledo | SR | A.J. Lindeman | OL | |
| Tulane | SR | Devon Walker | S | |
| Tulsa | SR | Jared St. John | DE | |
| USC | SR | Kyle Negrete | P | |
| Utah State | SR | McKade Brady | FS | |
| Wake Forest | JR | Spencer Bishop | TE | |
| Western Michigan | SR | Eric Monette | WR |