The South Carolina Football Hall of Fame announced today that Clemson linebacker Sammy Brown has been named as the recipient of the Blanchard-Rogers Trophy, presented annually to the state of South Carolina’s most outstanding collegiate football player.
Brown’s selection for the 2025 season marks the seventh time a Clemson player has earned the honor since the award’s inception as the SC Collegiate Player of the Year Award in 2013 and its subsequent naming as the Blanchard-Rogers Trophy in 2016. Previous recipients include quarterback Tajh Boyd (2013), defensive end Vic Beasley (2014), quarterback Deshaun Watson (2015 and 2016), running back Travis Etienne (2018) and quarterback Trevor Lawrence (2019).