Harland "Pink" Baker '22 Award
Established in 1981 by the Friends of Princeton Football in honor of Harland "Pink" Baker '22, varsity letterman on the "Team of Destiny" and long-time friend of Princeton football players. Defensive Rookie of the Year: Awarded annually to that freshman or sophomore, starting for the first time in his career, who has made the greatest contribution on the defensive side of the ball.| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Brian J. Hetherington '85 |
| 1982 | James Petrucci '86 |
| 1983 | Edwin J. Elton '97 |
| 1984 | Christian F. Bormann '88 |
| 1985 | Robert Henricks '89 |
| 1986 | Richard Emery '90 |
| 1987 | Michael Pierre Hirou '91 |
| 1988 | Aaron M. Harris '92 |
| 1989 | Gene John DeMorat '93 |
| 1990 | Reginald T. Haris '94 |
| 1991 | Jonathan D. Reid '95 |
| 1992 | David M. Patterson '96 |
| 1993 | David M. Patterson '96 |
| 1994 | Thomas L. Ludwig '98 |
| 1995 | Damani J. Leech '98 |
| 1996 | David J. Ferrara '00 |
| 1997 | Ryan P. Demler '00 |
| 1998 | Andrew J. Babinecz '02 |
| 1999 | Kevin A. Kongslie '03 |
| 2000 | C. Blake Perry '04 |
| 2001 | Nick A. Brown '05 Christopher B. Browne '05 |
| 2002 | S. Abiola Fadeyi '06 Justin D. Stull '06 |
| 2003 | Colin E. McDonough '07 |
| 2004 | Timothy W. Boardman '08 |
| 2005 | Peter R. Buchignani '09 |
| 2006 | John M. Callahan '10 Daniel M. Kopolovich '10 |
| 2007 | Meko E. McCray '11 |
| 2008 | Kevin DeMaio '12 |
| 2009 | Caraun A. Reid '13 Andrew E. Starks '13 |
| 2010 | Phillip Bhaya '14 |
| 2011 | Khamal M. Brown '15 |
| 2012 | Matthew J. Arends '16 Anthony D. K. Gaffney '16 |
| 2013 | Dorian M. Williams '17 |
| 2014 | Kurt S. Holuba '18 |
| 2015 | Tom Johnson '19 |
| 2016 | TJ Floyd '20 |
| 2017 | Trevor Forbes ’21 |
| 2018 | Christian Brown '22 |
| 2019 | Daiveon Carrington '23 |
| 2021 | Liam Johnson ’24 Ozzie Nicholas ’24 |
| 2022 | Marco Scarano '26 Glenie Cross '26 |
| 2023 | London Robinson '27 |
| 2024 | AJ Pigford ’28 |
| 2025 | Nate Stohl |