Dudley Award

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Dudley Award
Awarded forThe best college football player in the state of Virginia
LocationVirginia
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe Richmond Times-Dispatch
History
First award1990
Most recentAlonza Barnett III, QB, James Madison

The Dudley Award, named after former Virginia Cavaliers running back Bill Dudley, is presented annually by the Richmond Times-Dispatch to honor the top college football player in Virginia.

Winners

Dudley Award winners
Year Player School Position
1990 Shawn Moore[1] Virginia QB
1991 Matt Blundin[1]
1992 Cary Perkins[2] Emory & Henry
1993 Jim Pyne[3] Virginia Tech OL
1994 Mike Frederick[4] Virginia DE
1995 Cornell Brown[5] Virginia Tech
1996 Tiki Barber[6] Virginia HB
1997 Anthony Poindexter[6] S
1998 Marc Megna[7] Richmond DT
1999 Corey Moore[8] Virginia Tech DE
2000 Lee Suggs[9] RB
2001 Billy McMullen[6] Virginia WR
2002 Lee Suggs[10] Virginia Tech RB
2003 Kevin Jones[11]
2004 Bryan Randall[12] QB
2005 Darryl Tapp[13] DE
2006 Vince Hall[14] LB
2007 Chris Long[15] Virginia DE
2008 Rodney Landers[16] James Madison QB
2009 Cody Grimm[17] Virginia Tech LB
2010 Tyrod Taylor[18] QB
2011 David Wilson[19] RB
2012 Taylor Heinicke[20] Old Dominion QB
2013 Stephon Robertson[21] James Madison LB
2014 Vad Lee[22] QB
2015
2016 Bryan Schor[23]
2017 Micah Kiser[24] Virginia LB
2018 Bryce Perkins[1][25] QB
2019
2020 Malik Willis[26] Liberty
2021 Brennan Armstrong[6] Virginia
2022 Reece Udinski[27] Richmond
2023 Jalen Green[28] James Madison DE
2024 Antwuan Powell-Ryland[29] Virginia Tech
2025 Alonza Barnett III [30] James Madison QB

Trophies won by school

School Won
Virginia Tech 13
Virginia11
James Madison7
Richmond2
Emory & Henry1
Liberty
Old Dominion

Trophies won by position

School Won
QB 16
DE 7
LB 4
RB 4
DT 1
HB
OL
S
WR

References

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  2. "Cary Perkins » Emory & Henry College Hall of Fame". Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  3. "The Free Lance-Star - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  4. "Armstrong Claims Dudley Award". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. December 11, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  5. "DRAFT DEADLINE PASSES". January 11, 1996. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  6. Newton, Matt. "Brennan Armstrong Wins 2021 Dudley Award". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  7. "Udinski Earns Prestigious Bill Dudley Award". University of Richmond Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  8. Berman, Mark. "Former Virginia Tech star Corey Moore 'humbled' to make College Football Hall of Fame". Roanoke Times. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  9. "Suggs Wins Dudley Award". hokiesports.com. November 26, 2000.
  10. "Suggs Makes History". hokiesports.com. December 16, 2002.
  11. "Jones Named Dudley Award Winner". hokiesports.com. November 29, 2003.
  12. "Randall Named Dudley Award Winner". hokiesports.com. December 8, 2004.
  13. "Tapp Wins Dudley Award". hokiesports.com. December 8, 2005.
  14. "Hall wins Dudley Award". hokiesports.com. December 6, 2006.
  15. "Long on Talent: Honors pile up for gridiron star". Virginia Magazine. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  16. White, Jeff (December 12, 2008). "JMU's Landers wins Dudley Award". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
  17. "Grimm wins Dudley Award". hokiesports.com. December 8, 2009.
  18. "Taylor wins Dudley Award". hokiesports.com. December 7, 2010.
  19. "Wilson wins Dudley Award". techsideline.com. December 8, 2011.
  20. "Taylor Heinicke Named 2012 Dudley Award Winner". Old Dominion University. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  21. "JMU linebacker Stephon Robertson wins Dudley Award\". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  22. "JMU quarterback Vad Lee wins 2nd straight Dudley Award". wtvr.com. December 10, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  23. "Monday's "360": JMU QB Schor wins state Dudley Award". dailypress.com. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  24. "Micah Kiser Wins 2017 Dudley Award". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. December 10, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  25. "Bryce Perkins repeats as the Bill Dudley Award winner". NewsRadio WINA. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  26. Phillips, Michael. "Liberty's Malik Willis wins Dudley award, a first for the school; R-MC's Presley Egbers wins Lanier award". Richmond.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  27. "Richmond QB Reece Udinski wins Dudley Award as state's top Division I football player". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  28. "Jalen Green Wins 2023 Bill Dudley Award, Top Player in Commonwealth". James Madison University Athletics. December 9, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  29. Casadonte, Lane (December 14, 2024). "Virginia Tech's Powell-Ryland wins 2024 Dudley Award". CBS 6 News Richmond WTVR. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  30. Casadonte, Lane (December 11, 2025). "JMU's Alonza Barnett III wins 2025 Dudley Award". CBS 6 News Richmond WTVR. Retrieved December 11, 2025.