SPRINGDALE -- The Burlsworth Trophy added a national champion to its ranks for the first time Monday.
Clemson receiver Hunter Renfrow is the first national championship-winning player to claim the trophy, which also means he is the first to make the game-winning catch in the national championship game.
Renfrow grabbed a 2-yard touchdown pass from Deshaun Watson with one second left in the game to give Clemson the 2016 College Football Playoff championship in a 35-31 victory over defending champion Alabama on Jan. 9, 2017.
The 5-10, 185-pound senior from Mytrle Beach, S.C., was awarded the ninth Burlsworth Trophy before a packed house at the Holiday Inn and Convention Center.