The John Mackey Award is presented annually to college football's most outstanding tight end. Established in 2000 by the Nassau County Sports Commission, The award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association, which encompasses college football's most prestigious awards. Former Florida State tight end Nick O'Leary called the award one which "all tight ends dream of winning".
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|2001|| ||Colorado ||
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|2002|| ||Iowa ||
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|2003|| ||Miami (FL) ||
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|2004|| ||Virginia ||
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|2005|| ||UCLA ||
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|2006|| ||Minnesota ||
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|2007|| ||USC ||
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|2008|| ||Missouri ||
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|2009|| ||Florida ||
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|2010|| ||Arkansas ||
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|2011|| ||Clemson ||
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|2012|| ||Notre Dame ||
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|2013|| ||Washington ||
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|2014|| ||Florida State ||
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|2015|| ||Arkansas (2) ||
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|2016|| ||Michigan ||
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|2017|| ||Oklahoma ||
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|2018|| ||Iowa (2) ||
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|2019|| ||Florida Atlantic ||
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|2020|| ||Florida (2) ||
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|2021
|Trey McBride
|Colorado State
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|2022
|Brock Bowers
|Georgia
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|2023
|Brock Bowers (2)
|Georgia (2)
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|2024
|Tyler Warren
|Penn State
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|2025
|Eli Stowers
|Vanderbilt
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