Mayfield won the 2018 ESPY Award in the category Best College Athlete at the annual ESPN-sponsored awards ceremony on Wednesday night in Los Angeles.
The former Oklahoma quarterback and 2017 Heisman Trophy winner won the award with what was reported to be the third-highest percentage of the vote in the Best College Athlete category.
Mayfield won the award over a star-studded field candidate list that included Olympic medalist and Stanford swimmer Katie Ledecky, Villanova basketball player Jalen Brunson and South Carolina basketball player A’ja Wilson.
This past season, Mayfield led Oklahoma to its third consecutive Big 12 championship and an spot in the College Football Playoff.