The J. P. Metras Trophy is awarded annually to the most outstanding down lineman in U Sports football. The award was first initiated in 1974 and is named after John P. Metras.

Metras was a former coach of the Western Mustangs from 1939 to 1969 and was inducted to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1980.

The American equivalent to the J. P. Metras Trophy is the Lombardi Award.

List of winners

YearAthleteTeam
1974Bart EvansManitoba
1975Mark PothierSaint Mary's
1976Gerry InglisAlberta
1977Dick BakkerQueen's
1978Dave WilloxAlberta
1979Jim MullerQueen's
1980Scott McArthurCalgary
1981Tony GrassaStFX
1982Peter LangfordGuelph
1983Jim DeSilvaCarleton
1984Boyd YoungOttawa
1985Mike SchadQueen's
1986Louie GodryGuelph
1987Pierre VerchevalWestern
1988Veron StiliadisWilfrid Laurier
1989Chris GioskosOttawa
1990Chris MorrisToronto
1991Jason RauhausManitoba
1992Chris KonradCalgary
1993Paul ChesserConcordia
1994Paul ConneryBishop's
1995Harry Van HofwegenCarleton
1996James RepesseSaskatchewan
1997Mike KushnirStFX
1998Garret EversonCalgary
1999Tyson St. JamesUBC
2000Randy ChevrierMcGill
2001Carl GourguesLaval
2002Israel IdonijeManitoba
2003Ibrahim KhanSimon Fraser
2004Troy CunninghamConcordia
2005Dominic PicardLaval
2006Chris BestWaterloo
2007Scott EvansWilfrid Laurier
2008Étienne LégaréLaval
2009Matt MorencieWindsor
2010Arnaud Gascon-NadonLaval
2011Arnaud Gascon-NadonLaval
2012Ben D'AguilarMcMaster
2013Laurent Duvernay-TardifMcGill
2014Ettore LattanzioOttawa
2015David OnyemataManitoba
2016Mathieu BettsLaval
2017Mathieu BettsLaval
2018Mathieu BettsLaval
2019Andrew Seinet-SpauldingMcGill
2021Deionte KnightWestern
2022Theo BenedetUBC
2023Theo BenedetUBC
2024Giordano VaccaroManitoba
2025Erik AndersenWestern

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