Given to the nation's outstanding defensive player, the award is 
selected by a panel of college offensive and defensive coordinators, 
national media and The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation Board of Directors.
	  

Year - player, school
2009 - Jerry Hughes, TCU
2008 - James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
2007 - Glenn Dorsey, LSU
2006 - Daymeion Hughes, California
2005 - DeMeco Ryans, Alabama 
2004 - David Pollack, Georgia