Southeastern Conference football individual awards#Most Valuable Player

{{short description|American college football awards}}

File:Billy Cannon at LSU.jpg halfback Billy Cannon was SEC Player of the Year for the 1958 and 1959 seasons.]]

Coaches and media of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) bestow the following individual awards at the end of each college football season.

Player of the Year

File:Beattie Feathers 1932.png halfback Beattie Feathers was the first recipient of the award, for the 1933 season.]]

A single award was issued for the 1933–2001 seasons, except for 1943 when no award was given due to World War II. Starting in 2002, an offensive and defense award is issued each season; a special teams award was added in 2004. In a few instances, different selectors have chosen different recipients, or two players have shared the award. Several players have won the award twice; Herschel Walker was a three-time recipient (1980–1982).

Only four defensive players were recognized during the single award era: Georgia safety Jake Scott, Tennessee defensive tackle Reggie White, Alabama linebacker Cornelius Bennett and Auburn defensive tackle Tracy Rocker.

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! Season

! Winner

! Pos.

! Team

1933

| Beattie Feathers

| HB

| Tennessee

1934

| Dixie Howell

| HB

| Alabama

1935

| Willie Geny

| E

| Vanderbilt

1936

| Walter Gilbert

| C

| Auburn

1937

| Carl Hinkle

| C

| Vanderbilt

1938

| George Cafego

| HB

| Tennessee

rowspan="2" | 1939{{cite news|last1=Moshier|first1=Jeff|title=Playing Square|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19391230&id=V_lPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4VQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3919,1580710&hl=en|access-date=April 15, 2016|work=The Evening Independent|date=December 30, 1939|page=18}}

| Ken Kavanaugh

| E

| LSU

Bob Foxx

| HB

| Tennessee

1940

| Buddy Elrod

| E

| Mississippi State

1941

| Jack Jenkins

| FB

| Vanderbilt

1942

| Frank Sinkwich

| HB

| Georgia

1943

| colspan="3" {{NA|Not awarded}}

1944

| Shorty McWilliams

| HB

| Mississippi State

1945

| Harry Gilmer

| HB

| Alabama

1946

| Charley Trippi

| HB

| Georgia

1947

| Charlie Conerly

| HB

| Ole Miss

1948

| John Rauch

| QB

| Georgia

1949

| Travis Tidwell

| QB

| Auburn

1950

| Babe Parilli

| QB

| Kentucky

1951

| Bill Wade

| QB

| Vanderbilt

1952

| Jackie Parker

| QB

| Mississippi State

1953

| Jackie Parker (2)

| QB

| Mississippi State

1954

| Art Davis

| HB

| Mississippi State

1955

| Johnny Majors

| HB

| Tennessee

1956

| Johnny Majors (2)

| HB

| Tennessee

1957

| Lou Michaels

| T

| Kentucky

1958

| Billy Cannon

| HB

| LSU

1959

| Billy Cannon (2)

| HB

| LSU

1960

| Jake Gibbs

| QB

| Ole Miss

1961

| Pat Trammell

| QB

| Alabama

1962

| Jerry Stovall

| HB

| LSU

1963

| Jimmy Sidle

| HB

| Auburn

1964

| Tucker Frederickson

| HB

| Auburn

1965

| Steve Sloan

| QB

| Alabama

1966

| Steve Spurrier

| QB

| Florida

1967

| Bob Goodridge

| TE

| Vanderbilt

1968

| Jake Scott

| S

| Georgia

1969

| Archie Manning

| QB

| Ole Miss

1970

| Pat Sullivan

| QB

| Auburn

1971

| Johnny Musso

| RB

| Alabama

1972

| Terry Davis

| QB

| Alabama

1973

| Sonny Collins

| RB

| Kentucky

1974

| Rockey Felker

| QB

| Mississippi State

1975{{cite news|title=DuBose Named SEC Player Of Year|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1870&dat=19751124&id=m0UfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=btEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=842,4358520|access-date=January 4, 2017|work=Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal|agency=Associated Press|date=November 26, 1975|page=4B}}

| Jimmy DuBose

| RB

| Florida

1976

| Ray Goff

| QB

| Georgia

1977

| Charles Alexander

| RB

| LSU

1978

| Willie McClendon

| RB

| Georgia

1979

| Joe Cribbs

| RB

| Auburn

1980

| Herschel Walker

| RB

| Georgia

1981

| Herschel Walker (2)

| RB

| Georgia

1982

| Herschel Walker (3)

| RB

| Georgia

1983

| Reggie White

| DT

| Tennessee

1984

| Kerwin Bell

| QB

| Florida

1985

| Bo Jackson

| RB

| Auburn

1986

| Cornelius Bennett

| LB

| Alabama

1987

| Wendell Davis

| WR

| LSU

1988

| Tracy Rocker

| DT

| Auburn

1989

| Emmitt Smith

| RB

| Florida

1990

| Shane Matthews

| QB

| Florida

1991

| Shane Matthews (2)

| QB

| Florida

1992

| Garrison Hearst

| RB

| Georgia

1993

| Heath Shuler

| QB

| Tennessee

1994

| Jay Barker

| QB

| Alabama

1995

| Danny Wuerffel

| QB

| Florida

1996

| Danny Wuerffel (2)

| QB

| Florida

1997

| Peyton Manning

| QB

| Tennessee

1998

| Tim Couch

| QB

| Kentucky

1999

| Shaun Alexander

| RB

| Alabama

2000

| Rudi Johnson

| RB

| Auburn

2001

| Rex Grossman

| QB

| Florida

=Offensive Player of the Year=

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! Season

! Winner

! Pos.

! Team

2002

| Artose Pinner

| RB

| Kentucky

2003

| Eli Manning

| QB

| Ole Miss

2004

| Jason Campbell

| QB

| Auburn

2005

| Jay Cutler

| QB

| Vanderbilt

2006{{cite news|last1=Newberry|first1=Paul|title=McFadden named top offensive player in SEC|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1697&dat=20061205&id=pCoqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y0gEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6641,640051|access-date=January 4, 2017|work=Park City Daily News|agency=Associated Press|date=December 5, 2006|page=8C}}

| Darren McFadden

| RB

| Arkansas

2007

| Darren McFadden (2)

| RB

| Arkansas

2008

| Tim Tebow

| QB

| Florida

rowspan="2" | 2009

| Tim Tebow (2){{refn|group=coaches|Selected by the coaches.|name=HC}}

| QB

| Florida

Mark Ingram II{{refn|group=AP|Selected by the AP.|name=AP}}

| RB

| Alabama

2010

| Cam Newton

| QB

| Auburn

2011

| Trent Richardson

| RB

| Alabama

2012

| Johnny Manziel

| QB

| Texas A&M

2013

| Tre Mason

| RB

| Auburn

2014

| Amari Cooper

| WR

| Alabama

2015

| Derrick Henry

| RB

| Alabama

2016

| Jalen Hurts

| QB

| Alabama

2017

| Kerryon Johnson

| RB

| Auburn

2018

| Tua Tagovailoa

| QB

| Alabama

2019

| Joe Burrow

| QB

| LSU

2020

| DeVonta Smith

| WR

| Alabama

2021

| Bryce Young

| QB

| Alabama

2022

| Hendon Hooker

| QB

| Tennessee

2023

| Jayden Daniels

| QB

| LSU

2024

| Dylan Sampson

| RB

| Tennessee

=Defensive Player of the Year=

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! Season

! Winner

! Pos.

! Team

2002

| David Pollack

| DE

| Georgia

2003

| Chad Lavalais

| DT

| LSU

2004

| David Pollack (2)

| DE

| Georgia

2005

| DeMeco Ryans

| LB

| Alabama

2006

| Patrick Willis

| LB

| Ole Miss

2007

| Glenn Dorsey

| DT

| LSU

2008

| Eric Berry

| S

| Tennessee

2009

| Rolando McClain

| LB

| Alabama

2010

| Nick Fairley

| DT

| Auburn

rowspan="2" | 2011

| Morris Claiborne{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| CB

| rowspan="2" | LSU

Tyrann Mathieu{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| CB

rowspan="2" | 2012

| Jadeveon Clowney{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| DE

| South Carolina

Jarvis Jones{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| LB

| Georgia

rowspan="2" | 2013

| C. J. Mosley{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| LB

| Alabama

Michael Sam{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| DE

| Missouri

2014

| Shane Ray

| DE

| Missouri

2015

| Reggie Ragland

| LB

| Alabama

2016

| Jonathan Allen

| DE

| Alabama

2017

| Roquan Smith

| LB

| Georgia

2018

| Josh Allen

| LB

| Kentucky

2019

| Derrick Brown

| DT

| Auburn

2020

| Patrick Surtain II

| CB

| Alabama

2021

| Will Anderson Jr.

| LB

| Alabama

2022

| Will Anderson Jr. (2)

| LB

| Alabama

rowspan="2" | 2023

| Dallas Turner{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| LB

| Alabama

Nathaniel Watson{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| LB

| Mississippi State

2024

| Kyle Kennard

| DE

| South Carolina

=Special Teams Player of the Year=

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! Season

! Winner

! Pos.

! Team

2004

| Cadillac Williams

| RS

| Auburn

2005

| Skyler Green

| RS

| LSU

2006

| John Vaughn

| K

| Auburn

2007

| Felix Jones

| RS

| Arkansas

2008

| Brandon James

| RS

| Florida

2009

| Javier Arenas

| RS

| Alabama

2010

| Patrick Peterson

| RS

| LSU

2011

| Joe Adams

| RS

| Arkansas

rowspan="2" | 2012

| Caleb Sturgis

| K

| Florida

Ace Sanders

| RS

| South Carolina

2013

| Christion Jones

| RS

| Alabama

2014

| Marcus Murphy

| RS

| Missouri

2015

| Evan Berry

| RS

| Tennessee

2016

| Daniel Carlson

| K

| Auburn

2017

| Daniel Carlson (2)

| K

| Auburn

2018

| Braden Mann

| P

| Texas A&M

2019

| Jaylen Waddle

| RS

| Alabama

2020

| Jake Camarda

| P

| Georgia

rowspan="2" | 2021

| Jameson Williams

| RS

| Alabama

Velus Jones Jr.

| RS

| Tennessee

2022

| Jack Podlesny

| K

| Georgia

2023

| Will Reichard

| K

| Alabama

2024

| Alex Raynor

| K

| Kentucky

Jacobs Blocking Trophy

{{main|Jacobs Blocking Trophy}}

Given annually to the conference's best blocker.

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! Season

! Winner

! Pos.

! Team

1935

| Riley Smith

| QB

| Alabama

1936

| Bill May

| QB

| LSU

1937{{cite news|title=Alabama Grid Star Gets Jacobs Award|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19371203&id=-7lRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=umkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2556,1258371|access-date=January 14, 2017|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|agency=Associated Press|date=December 3, 1937|page=22}}

| Leroy Monsky

| G

| Alabama

1938

| Sam Bartholomew

| QB

| Tennessee

1939

| Sam Bartholomew (2)

| QB

| Tennessee

1940

| Lloyd Cheatham

| QB

| Auburn

1941

| Jack Jenkins

| FB

| Vanderbilt

1942

| Jack Jenkins (2)

| FB

| Vanderbilt

1943

| John Steber

| G

| Georgia Tech

1944

| Billy Bevis

|

| Tennessee

1945

| Billy Bevis (2)

|

| Tennessee

1946

| Hal Self

| QB

| Alabama

1947

| Buddy Bowen

|

| Ole Miss

1948

| Truitt Smith

|

| Mississippi State

1949

| Butch Avinger

| QB

| Alabama

1950

| Butch Avinger (2)

| QB

| Alabama

1951

| Jimmy Hahn

|

| Tennessee

1952

| John Michels

| G

| Tennessee

1953

| Crawford Mims

| G

| Ole Miss

1954

| Charles Evans

|

| Mississippi State

1955

| Paige Cothren

| FB

| Ole Miss

1956

| Stockton Adkins

|

| Tennessee

1957

| Stockton Adkins (2)

|

| Tennessee

1958

| J. W. Brodnax

| FB

| LSU

1959

| Jim Cartwright

|

| Tennessee

1960

| Jim Cartwright (2)

|

| Tennessee

1961

| Billy Neighbors

| T

| Alabama

1962

| Butch Wilson

| TE

| Alabama

1963

| Tucker Frederickson

| HB

| Auburn

1964

| Tucker Frederickson (2)

| HB

| Auburn

1965

| Hal Wantland

| HB

| Tennessee

1966

| Cecil Dowdy

| OT

| Alabama

1967

| Bob Johnson

| C

| Tennessee

1968

| Brad Johnson

|

| Georgia

1969

| Chip Kell

| G

| Tennessee

1970

| Chip Kell (2)

| G

| Tennessee

1971

| Royce Smith

| G

| Georgia

1972

| John Hannah

| G

| Alabama

1973

| Buddy Brown

| G

| Alabama

1974

| Sylvester Croom

| C

| Alabama

1975{{cite news|title=Randy Johnson, All-American|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=348&dat=19760127&id=5gUvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QTMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6466,3364486|access-date=January 14, 2017|work=Rome News-Tribune|date=January 27, 1976|page=4}}

| Randy Johnson

| G

| Georgia

1976

| Warren Bryant

| OT

| Kentucky

1977

| Bob Cryder

| G

| Alabama

1978

| Robert Dugas

|

| LSU

1979

| Dwight Stephenson

| C

| Alabama

1980

| Nat Hudson

| G

| Georgia

1981

| Wayne Harris

|

| Mississippi State

1982

| Wayne Harris (2)

|

| Mississippi State

1983

| Guy McIntyre

| OT

| Georgia

1984

| Lomas Brown

| OT

| Florida

1985

| Peter Anderson

| C

| Georgia

1986

| Wes Neighbors

|

| Alabama

1987

| Harry Galbreath

| G

| Tennessee

1988

| Howard Cross

| TE

| Alabama

1989

| Eric Still

| G

| Tennessee

1990

| Antone Davis

| OT

| Tennessee

1991

| Cal Dixon

| C

| Florida

1992

| Everett Lindsay

| OT

| Ole Miss

1993

| Tobie Sheils

|

| Alabama

1994

| Jason Odom

| OT

| Florida

1995

| Jason Odom (2)

| OT

| Florida

1996

| Donnie Young

|

| Florida

1997

| Alan Faneca

| G

| LSU

1998

| Matt Stinchcomb

| OT

| Georgia

1999

| Chris Samuels

| OT

| Alabama

2000

| Kenyatta Walker

| OT

| Florida

2001

| Kendall Simmons

| G

| Auburn

2002

| Shawn Andrews

| OT

| Arkansas

2003

| Shawn Andrews (2)

| OT

| Arkansas

2004

| Wesley Britt

| OT

| Alabama

2005

| Marcus McNeill

| OT

| Auburn

2006

| Arron Sears

| OT

| Tennessee

rowspan="2" | 2007

| Andre Smith

| OT

| Alabama

Jonathan Luigs

| C

| Arkansas

2008

| Michael Oher

| OT

| Ole Miss

2009

| Ciron Black

| OT

| LSU

2010

| Lee Ziemba

| OT

| Auburn

2011

| Barrett Jones

| G

| Alabama

2012

| Luke Joeckel

| OT

| Texas A&M

2013

| Jake Matthews

| OT

| Texas A&M

2014

| La'el Collins

| OT

| LSU

rowspan="2" | 2015{{cite news|title=Ryan Kelly splits 2015 Jacobs Blocking Trophy|url=http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/alabama-crimson-tide-ryan-kelly-jacobs-blocking-trophy-120915|access-date=January 14, 2017|work=Fox Sports|date=December 9, 2015}}

| Ryan Kelly

| C

| Alabama

Sebastian Tretola

| G

| Arkansas

2016

| Cam Robinson

| OT

| Alabama

2017

| Braden Smith

| G

| Auburn

2018

| Jonah Williams

| OT

| Alabama

2019

| Andrew Thomas

| OT

| Georgia

rowspan="2" | 2020

| Alex Leatherwood

| OT

| rowspan="2" | Alabama

Landon Dickerson

| C

2021

| Darian Kinnard

| OT

| Kentucky

2022

| Ricky Stromberg

| C

| Arkansas

2023

| Sedrick Van Pran-Granger

| C

| Georgia

rowspan="2" | 2024

| Kelvin Banks Jr.

| OT

| Texas

Will Campbell

| OT

| LSU

Freshman of the Year

File:Danny Wuerffel University of Florida Heisman Quarterback 01.jpg, Freshman of the Year for the 1993 season]]

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! Season

! Winner

! Pos.

! Team

1986

| Tommy Hodson

| QB

| LSU

1987

| Emmitt Smith

| RB

| Florida

1988

| colspan="3" rowspan="2" {{NA|Not awarded}}

1989
rowspan="2" | 1990

| Garrison Hearst

| RB

| Georgia

James Willis

| LB

| Auburn

1991

| Eric Zeier

| QB

| Georgia

rowspan="2" | 1992

| Steve Taneyhill

| QB

| South Carolina

Randall Godfrey

| LB

| Georgia

1993

| Danny Wuerffel

| QB

| Florida

1994

| Peyton Manning

| QB

| Tennessee

rowspan="2" | 1995

| Kevin Faulk

| RB

| rowspan="2" | LSU

Booger McFarland

| DT

1996

| Derick Logan

| RB

| Kentucky

1997

| Jamal Lewis

| RB

| Tennessee

1998

| Quincy Carter

| QB

| Georgia

1999

| Ronney Daniels

| WR

| Auburn

2000

| Jabar Gaffney

| WR

| Florida

2001

| David Greene

| QB

| Georgia

2002

| Kwane Doster

| RB

| Vanderbilt

2003

| Chris Leak

| QB

| Florida

2004

| Ko Simpson

| S

| South Carolina

2005

| Darren McFadden

| RB

| Arkansas

2006

| Percy Harvin

| WR

| Florida

2007

| Knowshon Moreno

| RB

| Georgia

rowspan="2" | 2008

| A. J. Green{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| WR

| Georgia

Julio Jones{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| WR

| Alabama

2009

| Warren Norman

| RB

| Vanderbilt

2010

| Marcus Lattimore

| RB

| South Carolina

rowspan="2" | 2011

| Jadeveon Clowney{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| DE

| South Carolina

Isaiah Crowell{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| RB

| Georgia

2012

| Johnny Manziel

| QB

| Texas A&M

rowspan="2" | 2013

| Laquon Treadwell{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| WR

| Ole Miss

Alex Collins{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| RB

| Arkansas

2014

| Nick Chubb

| RB

| Georgia

2015

| Christian Kirk

| WR

| Texas A&M

2016

| Jalen Hurts

| QB

| Alabama

2017

| Jake Fromm

| QB

| Georgia

2018

| Jaylen Waddle

| WR

| Alabama

2019

| Bo Nix

| QB

| Auburn

rowspan="2" | 2020

| Tank Bigsby

| RB

| Auburn

Connor Bazelak

| QB

| Missouri

2021

| Brock Bowers

| TE

| Georgia

2022

| Quinshon Judkins

| RB

| Ole Miss

2023

| Caleb Downs

| S

| Alabama

2024

| LaNorris Sellers

| QB

| South Carolina

Coach of the Year

File:Bear Bryant 1977.jpg coach Bear Bryant won the award twelve times.]]

League coaches have made selections since 1935. The Associated Press (AP) has made selections since 1946. The United Press International (UPI) also made selections from 1960 to 1990.

class="wikitable"
style="background:#FFB"|Conference champion.{{efn|Does not include co-championships.}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! Season

! Winner

! Team

1935

| Jack Meagher

| Auburn

1936

| Robert Neyland

| Tennessee

1937

| Ray Morrison

| Vanderbilt

bgcolor=#FFB

| 1938

| Robert Neyland (2)

| Tennessee

1939

| William Alexander

| Georgia Tech

1940

| Allyn McKeen

| Mississippi State

1941

| Red Sanders

| Vanderbilt

bgcolor=#FFB

| 1942

| Wally Butts

| Georgia

1943

| colspan="2" {{NA|Not awarded}}

1944

| John Barnhill

| Tennessee

bgcolor=#FFB

| 1945

| Frank Thomas

| Alabama

1946

| Wally Butts (2)

| Georgia

bgcolor=#FFB

| 1947

| Johnny Vaught

| Ole Miss

rowspan="2" | 1948

| Henry Frnka{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| Tulane

Johnny Vaught (2){{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Ole Miss

1949

| Gaynell Tinsley

| LSU

rowspan="2" | 1950

| Robert Neyland (3){{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| Tennessee

bgcolor=#FFB

| Bear Bryant{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Kentucky

rowspan="2" | 1951

| Bobby Dodd{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| Georgia Tech

Robert Neyland (4){{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Tennessee

rowspan="2" | 1952

| Harold Drew{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| Alabama

bgcolor=#FFB

| Bobby Dodd (2){{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Georgia Tech

1953

| Ralph Jordan

| Auburn

rowspan="2" | 1954

| Blanton Collier{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| Kentucky

bgcolor=#FFB

| Johnny Vaught (3){{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Ole Miss

rowspan="2" | 1955

| Art Guepe{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| Vanderbilt

bgcolor=#FFB

| Johnny Vaught (4){{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Ole Miss

bgcolor=#FFB

| 1956

| Bowden Wyatt

| Tennessee

rowspan="2" | 1957

| Wade Walker{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| Mississippi State

bgcolor=#FFB

| Ralph Jordan (2){{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Auburn

bgcolor=#FFB

| 1958

| Paul Dietzel

| LSU

rowspan="2" | 1959

| Bear Bryant (2){{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Alabama

bgcolor=#FFB

| Wally Butts (3){{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| Georgia

rowspan="2" | 1960

| Ray Graves{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| Florida

bgcolor=#FFB

| Johnny Vaught (5){{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}{{refn|group=UPI|Selected by UPI.|name=UPI}}

| Ole Miss

1961

| Bear Bryant (3)

| Alabama

bgcolor=#FFB

| 1962

| Johnny Vaught (6)

| Ole Miss

rowspan="2" | 1963

| Ralph Jordan (3){{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}{{refn|group=UPI|name=UPI}}

| Auburn

Paul E. Davis{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Mississippi State

bgcolor=#FFB

| 1964

| Bear Bryant (4)

| Alabama

rowspan="2" | 1965

| Doug Dickey{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| Tennessee

bgcolor=#FFB

| Bear Bryant (5){{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}{{refn|group=UPI|name=UPI}}

| Alabama

1966

| Vince Dooley

| Georgia

bgcolor=#FFB

| 1967

| Doug Dickey (2)

| Tennessee

bgcolor=#FFB

| 1968

| Vince Dooley (2)

| Georgia

1969

| Charles McClendon

| LSU

rowspan="2" | 1970

| Charles Shira{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Mississippi State

bgcolor=#FFB

| Charles McClendon (2){{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}{{refn|group=UPI|name=UPI}}

| LSU

bgcolor=#FFB

| 1971

| Bear Bryant (6)

| Alabama

1972

| Ralph Jordan (4)

| Auburn

bgcolor=#FFB

| 1973

| Bear Bryant (7)

| Alabama

rowspan="2" | 1974

| Steve Sloan{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Vanderbilt

bgcolor=#FFB

| Bear Bryant (8){{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}{{refn|group=UPI|name=UPI}}

| Alabama

1975

| Ken Cooper

| Ole Miss

bgcolor=#FFB

| 1976

| Vince Dooley (3)

| Georgia

rowspan="2" | 1977

| Fran Curci{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Kentucky

bgcolor=#FFB

| Bear Bryant (9){{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}{{refn|group=UPI|name=UPI}}

| Alabama

rowspan="2" | 1978

| Vince Dooley (4){{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| Georgia

bgcolor=#FFB

| Bear Bryant (10){{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}{{refn|group=UPI|name=UPI}}

| Alabama

bgcolor=#FFB

| 1979

| Bear Bryant (11)

| Alabama

rowspan="2" | 1980

| Charley Pell{{refn|group=UPI|name=UPI}}

| Florida

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| Vince Dooley (5){{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Georgia

1981

| Bear Bryant (12)

| Alabama

rowspan="2" | 1982

| George MacIntyre{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}{{refn|group=UPI|name=UPI}}

| Vanderbilt

Jerry Stovall{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| LSU

rowspan="3" | 1983

| Billy Brewer{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Ole Miss

bgcolor=#FFB

| Pat Dye{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}{{refn|group=UPI|name=UPI}}

| Auburn

Jerry Claiborne{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Kentucky

rowspan="2" | 1984

| Bill Arnsparger{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| LSU

bgcolor=#FFB

| Galen Hall{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}{{refn|group=UPI|name=UPI}}

| Florida{{efn|Florida was assessed a postseason ban following an NCAA investigation, and the SEC subsequently vacated any championship. The Sugar Bowl automatic bid for the conference champion was awarded to LSU. Under modern rules, LSU would be credited with the conference championship.}}

1985

| Johnny Majors

| Tennessee

rowspan="2" | 1986

| Billy Brewer (2){{refn|group=UPI|name=UPI}}

| Ole Miss

bgcolor=#FFB

| Bill Arnsparger (2){{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| LSU

rowspan="2" | 1987

| Bill Curry{{refn|group=UPI|name=UPI}}

| Alabama

bgcolor=#FFB

| Pat Dye (2){{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Auburn

1988

| Pat Dye (3)

| Auburn

1989

| Bill Curry (2)

| Alabama

rowspan="2" | 1990

| Billy Brewer (3){{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| Ole Miss

Steve Spurrier{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}{{refn|group=UPI|name=UPI}}

| Florida

rowspan="2" | 1991

| Gerry DiNardo{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Vanderbilt

bgcolor=#FFB

| Steve Spurrier (2){{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| Florida

bgcolor=#FFB

| 1992

| Gene Stallings

| Alabama

1993

| Terry Bowden

| Auburn

rowspan="2" | 1994

| Gene Stallings (2){{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Alabama

bgcolor=#FFB

| Steve Spurrier (3){{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| Florida

bgcolor=#FFB

| 1995

| Steve Spurrier (4)

| Florida

bgcolor=#FFB

| 1996

| Steve Spurrier (5)

| Florida

rowspan="2" | 1997

| Jim Donnan{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| Georgia

Tommy Tuberville{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Ole Miss

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| 1998

| Phillip Fulmer

| Tennessee

bgcolor=#FFB

| 1999

| Mike DuBose

| Alabama

2000

| Lou Holtz

| South Carolina

2001

| Houston Nutt

| Arkansas

bgcolor=#FFB

| 2002

| Mark Richt

| Georgia

rowspan="2" | 2003

| David Cutcliffe{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Ole Miss

bgcolor=#FFB

| Nick Saban{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| LSU

2004

| Tommy Tuberville (2)

| Auburn

rowspan="2" | 2005

| Steve Spurrier (6){{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| South Carolina

bgcolor=#FFB

| Mark Richt (2){{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| Georgia

2006

| Houston Nutt (2)

| Arkansas

2007

| Sylvester Croom

| Mississippi State

rowspan="3" | 2008

| Nick Saban (2){{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Alabama

Bobby Johnson{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| Vanderbilt

Houston Nutt (3){{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| Ole Miss

bgcolor=#FFB

| 2009

| Nick Saban (3)

| Alabama

rowspan="2" | 2010

| Steve Spurrier (7){{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| South Carolina

bgcolor=#FFB

| Gene Chizik{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Auburn

bgcolor=#FFB

| 2011

| Les Miles

| LSU

rowspan="2" | 2012

| Kevin Sumlin{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Texas A&M

Will Muschamp{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| Florida

bgcolor=#FFB

| 2013

| Gus Malzahn

| Auburn

rowspan="2" | 2014

| Gary Pinkel{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| Missouri

Dan Mullen{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Mississippi State

2015

| Jim McElwain{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| Florida

bgcolor=#FFB

| 2016

| Nick Saban (4){{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| Alabama

bgcolor=#FFB

| 2017

| Kirby Smart

| Georgia

2018

| Mark Stoops{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Kentucky

bgcolor=#FFB

| 2019

| Ed Orgeron{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| LSU

bgcolor=#FFB

| 2020

| Nick Saban (5){{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Alabama

2021

| Kirby Smart (2){{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Georgia

rowspan="2" | 2022

| Josh Heupel{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| Tennessee

bgcolor=#FFB

| Kirby Smart (3){{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| Georgia

2023

| Eliah Drinkwitz

| Missouri

rowspan="2" | 2024

| Clark Lea{{refn|group=coaches|name=HC}}

| Vanderbilt

Shane Beamer{{refn|group=AP|name=AP}}

| South Carolina

Note: If the selector is not shown, they was named winner by all of them.

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Notes and references

;Notes

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;General references

  • {{cite web|title=SEC Player of the Year Winners|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/sec-poy.html|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=January 4, 2017}}
  • {{cite web|title=SEC Offensive Player of the Year Winners|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/sec-opoy.html|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=January 4, 2017}}
  • {{cite web|title=SEC Defensive Player of the Year Winners|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/sec-dpoy.html|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=January 4, 2017}}
  • {{cite web|title=SEC Coach of the Year Winners|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/sec-coy.html|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=January 4, 2017}}

;Footnotes

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