Each season, the USAFL SportsWriters Association names it choices for Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, and GM of the Year.

The SWA announces it's yearly awards just before the playoffs begin.

BING BENNETT
MOST
VALUABLE PLAYER
TIM ARKWRIGHT
ROOKIE
OF THE YEAR
JIM MAURER
GM
OF THE YEAR
2152
CAR HB
Jim Mason
2152
NE WR
Steve Qualls
2152
Philadelphia
Andrew Lewis
2151
OAK DE
Shawn Robinson
2151
NE WR
Keith Spivey
2151
Oakland
Garritt Grandberg
2150
CHI HB
Darius Bailey
2150
CHI WR
Fred Griffith
2150
Chicago
Todd Ricotta
2149
CHI HB
Darius Bailey
2149
DET TE
A. Whitmore
2149
Buffalo
Mark Ricotta
2148
GB DE
Ozzie Ellerson
2148
MIN TE
Todd Rymer
2148
Green Bay
Jeff Muszynski
2147
GB RB
Chris Britt
2147
BUF WR
Ron Cobb
2147
Green Bay
Jeff Muszynski
2146
MIN QB
Keith Shadden
2146
CAR WR
Aaron Fitzgerald
2146
Cincinnati
James Barr
2145
BAL HB
Chuck Erickson
2145
GB WR
Cornelius Brim
2145
Green Bay
Jeff Muszynski
2144
WAS HB
Vince St.John
2144
OAK WR
Dave Jones
2144
Minnesota
Lou Lombardo
2143
WAS HB
Vince St.John
2143
GB TE
Broderick Green
2143
Buffalo
Mark Ricotta
2142
CAR QB
Bob McCoy
2142
GB WR
Lewis Larson
2142
Washington
Ben Breeden
2141
WAS HB
Keith Hathawy
2141
BAL HB
Sheldon Bates
2141
Minnesota
Lou Lombardo
2140
WAS QB
Burt Franks
2140
KC WR
Bob Williams
2140
Washington
Ben Breeden
2139
CAR QB
Bernie Brown
2139
DET HB
Pete Odom
2139
Carolina
Lee Remley
2138
CHI QB
David Garland
2138
GB WR
Richie Fields
2138
New England
Addam Brown
2137
CHI QB
David Garland
2137
NE HB
Tim Smith
2137
Carolina
Lee Remley
2136
CHI HB
John Rowe
2136
PIT TE
Eric Taylor
2136
Chicago
Todd Ricotta
2135
PIT WR
Thad Reynolds
2135
GB WR
Raymond Clarke
2135
Minnesota
Lou Lombardo
2134
DET QB
Kelvin Brooks
2134
DET DT
Darryl Walsh
2134
Baltimore
Mark Thul
2133
DAL HB
Jeff Julien
2133
PHI TE
Ron Copeland
2133
Dallas
Flip Sides
2132
GB QB
Ron Dunn
2132
PHI WR
Billy Garner
2132
Baltimore
Mark Thul
2131
GB HB
Ben Reed
2131
BUF QB
Corey Buchholtz
2131
New England
Addam Brown
2130
MIN HB
Alec Smith
2130
BAL WR
Bill Garcia
2130
Washington
Dan Weimann
2129
MIN HB
Alec Smith
2129
CHI WR
John Weathers
2129
New England
Addam Brown
2128
MIN HB
Alec Smith
2128
DET QB
Kelvin Brooks
2128
Washington
Dan Weimann
2127
NE QB
Griffin Hinnant
2127
GB WR
Anthony Jenkins
2127
New England
Addam Brown
2126
NE WR
Dillon Howell
2126
CHI QB
David Garland
2126
New England
Addam Brown
2125
MIN QB
Eric Bain
2125
PHI WR
Mike Elliot
2125
Minnesota
Lou Lombardo
2124
MIN DE
Mark Smith
2124
NYG WR
Danny Cecil
2124
Minnesota
Lou Lombardo
2123
MIN HB
Eric Grady
2123
NYG QB
George Stone
2123
Carolina
Lee Remley
2122
CHI QB
Eric Bain
2122
WAS S
Anthony Tate
2122
Baltimore
Mark Thul
2121
CHI QB
Eric Bain
2121
NE QB
Jeff Rollins
2121
Kansas City
Steve Harrison
2120
PHI QB
Jesse Garner
2120
OAK HB
Bruce Jasper
2120
Kansas City
Steve Harrison
2119
CAR QB
Griffin Hinnant
2119
WAS CB
Gary Bennett
2119
Green Bay
Todd Ricotta
2118
DET QB
Leif Prior
2118
MIN WR
Tom Wilson
2118
Dallas
Flip Sides
2117
DET QB
Leif Prior
2117
GB HB
Howard Lankford
2117
Houston
Patrick Sicher
2116
BAL HB
Roman Simms
2116
KC QB
Mike Strong
2116
Green Bay
Todd Ricotta
2115
PIT QB
Hamilton Petty
2115
NYG DL
Gene Wright
2115
Baltimore
Mark Thul
2114
PIT QB
Hamilton Petty
2114
WAS S
Andre Byner
2114
Chicago
John Zabroski
2113
PIT WR
Leopold Greene
2113
HOU TE
Edward Brown
2113
Baltimore
Mark Thul
2112
MIN QB
Hal Moffitt
2112
DAL LB
Brent Kessler
2112
Buffalo
Mark Ricotta
2111
CHI RB
John Stamms
2111
DAL LB
Hiram Hoover
2111
Carolina
Lee Remley
2110
KC QB
Greg Toliver
2110
BAL CB
Mark Moxley
2110
Kansas City
Steve Harrison
2109
NE QB
Randal Darling
2109
HOU RB
Merv Romine
2109
Miami
Mike Morton
2108
CHI RB
Roger Koffard
2108
NYG WR
Roger Jones
2108
Philadelphia
Andrew Lewis
2107
BUF QB
Morgan Capper
2107
GB QB
Virgil Chun
2107
Chicago
John Zabroski
2106
BUF QB
Morgan Capper
2106
PIT WR
Harper Shove
2106
Chicago
John Zabroski
2105
NYG QB
Monte Owen
2105
GB QB
T. Mugglewortz
2105
New York
Joe Malloy
2104
NE RB
Dan Cobb
2104
MIN WR
Sam Wolf
2104
Carolina
Lee Remley
2103
BUF QB
Morgan Capper
2103
NE K
Kenton Dupriest
2103
Buffalo
Mark Ricotta
2102
DAL RB
Chance Dixon
2102
NYG LB
Toby Vanderbeek
2102
Baltimore
Ryan Howard
2101
MIN RB
Jim Kowalewski
2101
BUF QB
Morgan Capper
2101
Minnesota
Lou Lombardo
2100
GB QB
Tyrone Pitts
2100
DET WR
Ronnie Brown
2100
Philadelphia
Andrew Lewis
2099
DAL RB
Chance Dixon
2099
CHI WR
Darryl Abrams
2099
Detroit
Nolan Harrison
2098
KC RB
Tim Clark
2098
PIT WR
Keith McCallum
2098
Dallas
Flip Sides
2097
GB RB
Johnnie Stalcup
2097
MIN QB
Ravin Hass
2097
New England
Jean Lefebvre
2096
GB QB
Adam Short
2096
NE RB
Dan Cobb
2096
Dallas
Flip Sides
2095
PHI RB
Ernie Milstead
2095
CAR QB
Kevin Jones
2095
Kansas City
Steve Harrison
2094
GB QB
Adam Short
2094
BAL QB
Morgan Sims
2094
Chicago
Brad Houska
2093
BUF DL
Del Francis
2093
DAL RB
Chance Dixon
2093
Buffalo
Mark Ricotta
2092
MIN DL
Abbott Williams
2092
DAL WR
Tomaso Shepard
2092
Kansas City
Steve Harrison
2091
BUF RB
Ted Mathers
2091
NE WR
David May
2091
Detroit
Nolan Harrison
2090
NE QB
Sam Gibson
2090
CIN LB
Jay Dexter
2090
Carolina
Lee Remley
2089
MIA QB
F. Spindler
2089
HOU CB
Benny Friar
2089
Buffalo
Mark Ricotta
2088
KC QB
Kyle Bennington
2088
HOU WR
Julius Fozo
2088
Cincinnati
James Barr
2087
CHI QB
John Stalker
2087
* DET P
D. Langfield
2087
Chicago
Brad Houska
2086
CHI QB
John Stalker
2086
PHI LB
Phil Lewis
2086
Kansas City
Steve Harrison
2085
CHI RB
Alzono Sorenson
2085
BAL RB
Calvin Jobson
2085
Dallas
Flip Sides
2084
MIN QB
Mike Rosenbach
2084
BAL P
Rod Perry
2084
Minnesota
Lou Lombardo
2083
KC QB
Steve Flint
2083
BAL RB
Maury Richards
2083
Chicago
Brad Houska
2082
MIA QB
Willie Johnson
2082
MIN QB
Mike Rosenbach
2082
Oakland
Garritt Grandberg
2081
WAS RB
Aaron Dishman
2081
OAK WR
Bronson Wright
2081
Washington
Bill Barnwell
2080
NYG DT
Timm Reeser
2080
KC K
Sammy McClurg
2080
Baltimore
Aaron Streepy
2079
NYG DT
Timm Reeser
2079
PHI WR
Jerry Clem
2079
Miami
Mike Morton
2078
GB RB
Marcus Olobia
2078
MIN LB
Alan Simpkins
2078
New England
Jean Lefebvre
2077
CHI DL
Clifford Smith
2077
MIA RB
R. McPheeters
2077
Oakland
Garritt Grandberg
2076
NYG RB
Joe Porter
2076
OAK LB
William Everett
2075
Chicago
Brad Houska
2075
GB QB
Klaus Ritcher
2075
MIN CB
Otis Meats
2075
Tampa Bay
Fred Hurtubise
2074
KC QB
Steve Flint
2074
GB LB
Tracey McJulien
2074
Houston
Pat Sicher
2073
KC RB
Norris West
2073
CHI CB
Zach Furrer
2073
Chicago
Brad Houska
2072
BUF QB
Cedric Ebert
2072
NE RB
Robert Giles
2072
Baltimore
Aaron Streepy
2071
GB RB
Reece Lee
2071
NYG DT
Timm Reeser
2071
Dallas
Flip Sides
2070
GB RB
Reece Lee
2070
NE WR
T. Strzelczyk
2070
Green Bay
Todd Ricotta
2069
BUF QB
Cedric Ebert
2069
DAL QB
Andre Gibson
2069
Baltimore
Aaron Streepy
2068
BUF QB
Cedric Ebert
2068
PHI WR
Tyronne Steed
2068
Kansas City
Steve Harrison
2067
CLE DL
Cris Bischoff
2067
BAL WR
Gene Hill
2067
Minnesota
Lou Lombardo
2066
MIN QB
Henry Bull
2066
PHI WR
Greg Snow
2066
Minnesota
Lou Lombardo
2065
MIN RB
Ken Thorp
2065
GB QB
Keith Pagel
2065
New England
Jean Lefebvre
2064
DEN QB
David Erickson
2064
GB QB
David Fontain
2064
Detroit
Nolan Harrison
2063
PHI DL
Sam Bentley
2063
BAL RB
Jeff Beach
2063
Denver
Ben Breeden
2062
DEN RB
David Palmer
2062
GB LB
Phil Fralic
2062
Philadelphia
Andrew Lewis
2061
BUF RB
Jere Stucky
2061
MIN WR
Clark Bivin
2061
Tennessee
Ben Breeden
2060
BUF QB
Mark Stegall
2060
BAL LB
Kurt Vixie
2060
Buffalo
Mark Ricotta
2059
MIN RB
Clifton Szott
2059
NYG DL
Garfield Ezelle
2059
Miami
Tom Edwards
2058
BUF QB
Mark Stegall
2058
CLE DB
Robert Canning
2058
Detroit
Nolan Harrison
2057
MIN DL
Rodney Carver
2057
TEN QB
Steve Patton
2057
Buffalo
Mark Ricotta
2056
MIA RB
Jay Davis
2056
TEN DB
A. Hutchinson
2056
Minnesota
Lou Lombardo
2055
MIA RB
Jay Davis
2055
NYG K
Lee Broughton
2055
Buffalo
Mark Ricotta
2054
KC QB
Dennis Camp
2054
ARI K
Mike Stanton
2054
Miami
Tom Edwards
2053
MIN RB
Virgil Isler
2053
GB WR
Cody Eatman
2053
Pittsburgh
Jay Petty
2052
NYG QB
David Kozlowski
2052
DEN WR
Albert Bivin
2052
Buffalo
Mark Ricotta
2051
OAK RB
Joe Collins
2051
BAL QB
M. Lowdermilk
2051
Minnesota
Lou Lombardo
2050
CLE RB
Andre Ashmore
2050
BAL WR
Worth Delpino
2050
Philadelphia
Andrew Lewis
2049
CLE RB
Andre Ashmore
2049
MIN DL
Rodney Carver
2049
Minnesota
Lou Lombardo
2048
GB RB
Tim Willis
2048
HOU WR
G. Richardson
2048
Cleveland
Ben Breeden
2047
DAL RB
Abdul Schroeder
2047
PHI RB
Kirk Ceciliani
2047
Baltimore
Martin Lemay
2046
KC QB
Anton Massey
2046
PHI QB
Art Tang
2046
Kansas City
Steve Harrison
2045
MIN QB
Dallas Jeffcoat
2045
BUF QB
David Kozlowski
2045
Minnesota
Lou Lombardo
2044
MIA QB
Skylar Johnson
2044
BUF TE
Matt Hasty
2044
Detroit
Nolan Harrison
2043
HOU QB
Clark Tardits
2043
NYG RB
Jay Tincher
2043
Minnesota
Lou Lombardo
2042
PHI LB
Kareem Frase
2042
DAL TE
David Krumrie
2042
Cleveland
Ben Breeden
2041
MIN DL
Tory Gentle
2041
DAL TE
Scott Rencher
2041
Minnesota
Lou Lombardo
2040
TEN RB
Elton Childress
2040
WR NYG
Rex Martin
2040
Cleveland
Ben Breeden
2039
TEN RB
Elton Childress
2039
GB QB
Fran Erickson
2039
Miami
Tom Edwards
2038
TEN RB
Elton Childress
2038
GB RB
A. Schroeder
2038
Denver
Bill Barnwell
2037
TEN RB
Elton Childress
2037
ARI WR
Tony Armstrong
2037
Oakland
G. Grandberg
2036
DAL QB
Kenny Wolff
2036
PIT LB
Sam Ballard
2036
Dallas
Flip Sides
2035
GB DL
Scott Culpepper
2035
CLE WR
Ernie Kim
2035
Green Bay
Todd Ricotta
2034
KC QB
Chip Morrissey
2034
PHI LB
Kareem Frase
2034
Kansas City
Steve Harrison
2033
TEN RB
Joe Auzenne
2033
WAS RB
Tom Sachs
2033
Baltimore
Martin Lemay
2032
BAL WR
J. Baldinger
2032
KC WR
Dan Bench
2032
New York
Joe Malloy
2031
DAL QB
Mark Kimura
2031
MIA DB
Wade Thompson
2031
Baltimore
Martin Lemay
2030
DEN QB
Reggie Albert
2030
TEN DB
Gary Anderson
2030
Minnesota
Lou Lombardo
2029
KC DL
C. Odomes
2029
HOU RB
B. Goganious
2029
Miami
Tom Edwards
2028
DEN QB
Reggie Albert
2028
OAK TE
Roosevelt Hill
2028
Buffalo
Mark Ricotta
2027
GB RB
Keith Gunn
2027
TB RB
Russ Billups
2027
Minnesota
Lou Lombardo
2026
CLE HB
Christian Maack
2026
GB DB
Sean Hoverstein
2026
Cleveland
Ed Pamer
2025
DAL QB
Mark Kimura
2025
DEN TE
Darren Roberts
2025
Tampa Bay
Fred Hurtubise
2024
WAS DL
Glen Harley
2024
GB QB
Antone Parker
2024
New York Jets
Martin Lemay
2023
TB RB
Reggie Dixon
2023
MIN WR
Brent Nelson
2023
Denver
Ben Breeden
2022
DEN QB
Reggie Albert
2022
DET WR
Felix Smith
2022
Denver
Ben Breeden
2021
WAS DL
Glen Harley
2021
GB WR
Bob Phifer
2021
Denver
Ben Breeden
2020
TB RB
Rory Rencher
2020
PHI RB
Lowell Jackson
2020
Buffalo
Todd Ricotta
2019
DAL HB
Darryl Thompson
2019
KC S
Buck Anderson
2019
Dallas
Flip Sides
2018
BUF DL
Clarke Wilson
2018
OAK DL
Ron Excoll
2018
Denver
Ben Breeden
2017
BUF RB
Joel Brenner
2017
SF LB
Kelly Reed
2017
New York Jets
Martin Lemay
2016
BUF RB
Joel Brenner
2016
OAK DB
Paul Zechin
2016
Buffalo
Todd Ricotta
2015
BUF RB
Joel Brenner
2015
BUF QB
Sonny Vail
2015
Green Bay
Aaron Streepy
2014
NYJ QB
Ron Rehder
2014
NYG WR
Al Eugene
2014
Tennessee
Jean Lefebvre
2013
BUF RB
JB Grace
2013
NYG DE
Rod Schaffer
2013
San Francisco
Aaron Webb
2012
TB RB
Giles Siragusa
2012
BUF DE
Clarke Wilson
2012
Philadelphia
Andrew Lewis
2011
TB RB
Giles Siragusa
2011
OAK WR
Sylvester Zordich
2011
New York Jets
Martin Lemay
2010
MIN WR
Will Langfield
2010
GB S
Ray Gruhnard
2010
Washington
Mike Manuel
2009
CLE QB
N. Merriweather
2009
MIA DE
Harry Bender
2009
Tampa Bay
Fred Hurtubise
2008
SEA HB
Daniel Buckley
2008
KC DE
Darren Zordich
2008
Buffalo
Todd Ricotta
2007
DAL QB
Karl Petty
2007
TB WR
Lazar Price
2007
Washington
Mike Manuel
2006
CLE DE
Evan Nash
2006
BUF WR
Corey Price

2006
Buffalo
Todd Ricotta

2005
MIA DE
Harley Dorsey
2005
SEA HB
Daniel Buckley
2005
Dallas
Flip Sides
2004
DEN DE
Michael May
2004
OAK QB
Terry Oland
2004
Washington
Mike Manuel

2003
SF QB
Tim Rogan

2003
CLE QB
N. Merriweather
2003
Oakland
Garritt Grandberg

2002
CLE QB
Tim Rogan

2002
CLE HB
D. McCants
2002
Tampa Bay
Fred Hurtubise

2001
CLE DE
Judd Vixie

2001
SEA DE
J. Strader

2001
Cleveland
Mike Breeden

* = 2087 saw the Rookie of the Year voting come down to a tiebreaker between the Lions' Punter Drake Langfield and the Patriots' Kicker Shawn Blythe. The SWA Director had the SWA members submit another ballot, voting just on the top three vote getters (which included the Bengals' TE Louis Shaddy) to determine the final result.


 
 

USAFL SWA AWARDS
The USAFL SportsWriters Association began naming award winners in 2008. Members are Mark Ricotta (Director), Jay Petty, Lee Remley, Ben Breeden, Jeff Muszynski, Mark Thul, and Addam Brown. Members are appointed by Commissioner Andrew Lewis based on consistent participation in league activities, frequent article contribution, and responsibility factors.

2088 UPGRADE:
The SWA increased their membership to a total of 7 members. Commissioner Lewis approved the increase to reduce the likelihood of a tie.

AWARD NAMES:
The MVP is named after the USAFL's most famous player from the league's original era online, defensive lineman Bing Bennett.

The RoY is named after a former GM, Tim Arkwright. Arkwright created a dynasty with his Atlanta Falcons by having an uncanny knack at drafting studs out of College.

The GMoY is named after the league's co-founder Jim Maurer. Maurer only participated in the USAFL for 12 seasons, but his passion for the game made an impact on every GM in that era. Those GMs strive to continue his passion and have made the USAFL the success that it is today.

TIEBREAKS:
In the event of a tie in the results, Commissioner Lewis will submit a ballot (without knowledge of the previously submitted ballots). This tiebreaker ballot will only be used for the award that is tied - Lewis' ballot will affect the other awards.