Dudley Award

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.

Dudley Award

Awarded for	The best college football player in the state of Virginia
Location	Virginia
Country	United States
Presented by	The Richmond Times-Dispatch
History
First award	1990
Most recent	Antwaun Powell-Ryland, DE, Virginia Tech

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

Trophies won by school

School	Won
Virginia Tech	13
Virginia	11
James Madison	6
Richmond	2
Emory & Henry	1
Liberty
Old Dominion

Trophies won by position

School	Won
QB	15
DE	7
LB	4
RB	4
DT	1
HB
OL
S
WR

References

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8. Berman, Mark. "Former Virginia Tech star Corey Moore 'humbled' to make College Football Hall of Fame". Roanoke Times. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
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10. "Suggs Makes History". hokiesports.com. 2002-12-16.
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12. "Randall Named Dudley Award Winner". hokiesports.com. 2004-12-08.
13. "Tapp Wins Dudley Award". hokiesports.com. 2005-12-08.
14. "Hall wins Dudley Award". hokiesports.com. 2006-12-06.
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17. "Grimm wins Dudley Award". hokiesports.com. 2009-12-08.
18. "Taylor wins Dudley Award". hokiesports.com. 2010-12-07.
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20. "Taylor Heinicke Named 2012 Dudley Award Winner". Old Dominion University. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
21. "JMU linebacker Stephon Robertson wins Dudley Award\". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
22. "JMU quarterback Vad Lee wins 2nd straight Dudley Award". wtvr.com. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
23. "Monday's "360": JMU QB Schor wins state Dudley Award". dailypress.com. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
24. "Micah Kiser Wins 2017 Dudley Award". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
25. "Bryce Perkins repeats as the Bill Dudley Award winner". NewsRadio WINA. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
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 25 April 2021.
27. "Richmond QB Reece Udinski wins Dudley Award as state's top Division I football player". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
28. "Jalen Green Wins 2023 Bill Dudley Award, Top Player in Commonwealth". James Madison University Athletics. 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
29. Casadonte, Lane (2024-12-14). "Virginia Tech's Powell-Ryland wins 2024 Dudley Award". CBS 6 News Richmond WTVR. Retrieved 2024-12-14.