Jim Thorpe Award 2024 Winners. A total of 15 players earned recognition as. Air force senior safety trey taylor has been named the 2023 paycom jim thorpe award winner.

Paycom is proud to sponsor the jim thorpe award, given annually to college football’s top defensive back in the country by the oklahoma sports hall of fame. Below is a list of past winners of the jim thorpe award, which is given to the nation’s best defensive back in college football.