CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award

The Most Outstanding Rookie Award is annually awarded to the player judged to be the best player in his first year in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Frank M. Gibson Trophy winner from the East Division, and the Jackie Parker Trophy winner from the West Division. This is the fifth-last award to be given during the CFL Awards banquet, which takes place the week before Grey Cup weekend in the same city where it is hosted.

CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award winners

 * 2012 - Chris Matthews (WR), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * 2011 - Chris Williams (WR), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * 2010 - Solomon Elimimian (LB), BC Lions
 * 2009 - Martell Mallett (RB), BC Lions
 * 2008 - Weston Dressler (SB), Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * 2007 - Cameron Wake (DE), BC Lions
 * 2006 - Aaron Hunt (DT), BC Lions
 * 2005 - Gavin Walls (DE), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * 2004 - Nikolas Lewis (WR), Calgary Stampeders
 * 2003 - Frank Cutolo (WR), BC Lions
 * 2002 - Jason Clermont (SB), BC Lions
 * 2001 - Barrin Simpson (LB), BC Lions
 * 2000 - Albert Johnson III (WR), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * 1999 - Paul Lacoste (LB), BC Lions
 * 1998 - Steve Muhammad (DB), BC Lions
 * 1997 - Derrell Mitchell (SB), Toronto Argonauts
 * 1996 - Kelvin Anderson (RB), Calgary Stampeders
 * 1995 - Shalon Baker (WR), Edmonton Eskimos
 * 1994 - Matt Goodwin (DB), Baltimore CFLers
 * 1993 - Mike O'Shea (LB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * 1992 - Mike Richardson (RB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers


 * 1991 - Jon Volpe (RB), BC Lions
 * 1990 - Reggie Barnes (RB), Ottawa Rough Riders
 * 1989 - Stephen Jordan (DB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * 1988 - Orville Lee (RB), Ottawa Rough Riders
 * 1987 - Gil Fenerty (RB), Toronto Argonauts
 * 1986 - Harold Hallman (DT), Calgary Stampeders
 * 1985 - Mike Gray (DT), BC Lions
 * 1984 - Dwaine Wilson (RB), Montreal Concordes
 * 1983 - Johnny Shepherd (RB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * 1982 - Chris Isaac (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders
 * 1981 - Vince Goldsmith (LB), Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * 1980 - William Miller (RB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * 1979 - Brian Kelly (WR), Edmonton Eskimos
 * 1978 - Joe Poplawski (WR), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * 1977 - Leon Bright (WR), BC Lions
 * 1976 - John Sciarra (QB), BC Lions
 * 1975 - Tom Clements (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders
 * 1974 - Sam Cvijanovich (LB), Toronto Argonauts
 * 1973 - Johnny Rodgers (WR), Montreal Alouettes
 * 1972 - Chuck Ealey (QB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats