Tracking Football finds that 36 of 39 (92%) college football players named finalists by National College Football Awards Association participated in multiple sports during high school.
Number of sports played in high school:
4 sports: 3 (8%)
3 sports: 12 (31%)
2 sports: 21 (54%)
1 sport: 3 (8%)
Sports participation in high school:
Track & Field: 24 (62%)
Basketball: 17 (44%)
Baseball: 5 (13%)
Soccer: 3 (8%)
Other: 5 (13%)
Below is Tracking Football’s multiple sport breakdown of each major award’s finalists:
Bednarik Award – College Defensive Player of the Year
Bradley Chubb, NC State
Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama
Roquan Smith, Georgia
Biletnikoff Award – Outstanding Receiver
Michael Gallup, Colorado State
David Sills V, West Virginia
James Washington, Oklahoma State
Bronko Nagurski Trophy – Most Outstanding Defensive Player
Bradley Chubb, N.C. State
Josey Jewell, Iowa
Ed Oliver, Houston
Butkus Award – Best Linebacker
Devin Bush, Michigan
Tremaine Edmunds, Virginia Tech
T.J. Edwards, Wisconsin
Dorian O’Daniel, Clemson
Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award – Nation’s Best Quarterback
J.T. Barrett, Ohio State
Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State
Doak Walker Award – Nation’s Premier Running Back
Saquon Barkley, Penn State
Bryce Love, Stanford
Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin
Heisman Trophy – Most Outstanding Player
Lamar Jackson, Louisville
John Mackey Award – Outstanding Tight End
Mark Andrews, Oklahoma
Troy Fumagalli, Wisconsin
Mike Gesicki, Penn State
Lou Groza Collegiate Award – Nation’s Outstanding Placekicker
Daniel Carlson, Auburn
Dominik Eberle, Utah State
Matt Gay, Utah
Maxwell Award – College Player of the Year
Outland Trophy – Nation’s Most Outstanding Interior Lineman
Orlando Brown, Oklahoma
Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame
Paul Hornung Award – Most Versatile Player
Nyheim Hines, N.C. State
Joel Lanning, Iowa State
Dante Pettis, Washington
Paycom Jim Thorpe Award – Nation’s Best Defensive Back
DeShon Elliott, Texas
Josh Jackson, Iowa
Ray Guy Award – College Punter of the Year
Michael Dickson, Texas
JK Scott, Alabama
Mitch Wishnowsky, Utah
Rimington Award – Outstanding Center
Bradley Bozeman, Alabama
Will Clapp, LSU
Billy Price, Ohio State
Walter Camp Award – Most Outstanding Player
Rashaad Penny, San Diego State