2014 Nominees
| School | Class | Player | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina | SR | Justin Hardy | IR | WINNER |
| Iowa | SR | Mark Weisman | RB | Finalist |
| Mississippi State | SR | Ben Beckwith | G | Finalist |
| Notre Dame | SR | Joe Schmidt | LB | Semi-Finalist |
| Kansas State | SR | Jonathan Truman | LB | Semi-Finalist |
| Marshall | SR | Chris Jasperse | C | Semi-Finalist |
| Michigan State | Soph | Jack Conklin | OT | Semi-Finalist |
| North Carolina | Soph | Mack Hollins | WR | Semi-Finalist |
| Stanford | SR | David Parry | DT | Semi-Finalist |
| Utah State | SR | Zach Vigil | LB | Semi-Finalist |
| Arizona | SR | Jared Tevis | S | |
| Arizona State | JR | Jordan Simone | S | |
| Arkansas | SR | Alan D'Appollonio | P | |
| Arkansas State | Freshman | Johnston White | RB | |
| Baylor | SR | Collin Brence | LB | |
| Bowling Green | JR | Ryan Burbrink | WR | |
| BYU | SR | Scott Arellano | P | |
| California | JR | Stephen Anderson | WR | |
| Central Florida | SR | Brandon Alexander | DB | |
| Central Michigan | SR | Justin Cherocci | LB | |
| Clemson | SR | Michael Sobeski | S | |
| Colorado | SR | Darragh O'Neill | P | |
| Colorado State | JR | Kevin O'Brien | C | |
| Connecticut | Soph | Justin Wain | P | |
| Florida Atlantic | JR | Jenson Stoshak | WR | |
| Georgia Southern | SR | Edwin Jackson | LB | |
| Houston | JR | Kyle Bullard | K | |
| Idaho | SR | Tom Hennessey | S | |
| Indiana | SR | Collin Rahrig | C/G | |
| Kent State | SR | Casey Pierce | TE | |
| Louisiana State | SR | Connor Neighbors | FB | |
| Memphis | SR | Brandon Hayes | RB | |
| Miami | SR | Nantambu-Akil Fentress | DB | |
| Nebraska | SR | Trevor Roach | LB | |
| New Mexico | JR | Zack Rogers | P | |
| Oklahoma | SR | Aaron Ripkowski | FB | |
| Old Dominion | Soph | Tyler Compton | OL | |
| Oregon State | SR | Keith Kostol | P | |
| Rice | SR | Matt Simonette | C | |
| Rutgers | SR | Michael Burton | FB | |
| San Diego State | SR | Joel Alesi | P | |
| SMU | SR | Stephen Nelson | WR | |
| South Alabama | SR | Qudarius Ford | CB | |
| South Carolina | Soph | Elliott Fry | PK | |
| Syracuse | SR | Riley Dixon | P | |
| Texas A&M | SR | Joshua Lambo | PK | |
| Texas at San Antonio | SR | Sean Ianno | PK | |
| Texas State | SR | Charlie Will Tuttle | OG | |
| Toledo | SR | Drake Fletcher | LB | |
| UCLA | SR | Librado Barocio | DB | |
| Utah | Soph | Andy Phillips | K | |
| Wake Forest | JR | Hunter Williams | LB | |
| Washington State | SR | Cyrus Coen | LB | |
| West Virginia | SR | Michael Molinari | P | |
| Wisconsin | SR | Marcus Trotter | LB |