Mr. Football USA
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| Mr. Football USA | |
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| Awarded for | High school football's top athlete |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | ESPN HS |
| First awarded | 1970 |
| Currently held by | Will Grier |
Mr. Football USA also known as ESPN RISE National Player of the Year, formerly EA Sports Mr. Football USA,[1] is an award presented to the United States high school football National Player of the year by ESPN HS. In 2013, the award was given by the StudentSports.com.[2]
Awardees
[edit]- 2013 – Will Grier, Davidson (North Carolina) QB
- 2012 – Max Browne, Skyline (Washington) QB
- 2011 – Johnathan Gray, Aledo (Texas) RB
- 2010 – Johnathan Gray, Aledo (Texas) RB (Jr.)[3]
- 2009 – Dillon Baxter, Mission Bay (San Diego) QB-RB[4]
- 2008 – Garrett Gilbert, Lake Travis (Austin, Texas) QB
- 2007 – Jacory Harris, Northwestern (Miami) QB
- 2006 – Darren Evans, Warren Central (Indianapolis) FB
- 2005 – Matthew Stafford, Highland Park (Dallas) QB
- 2004 – Chase Daniel, Carroll (Southlake, Texas) QB
- 2003 – Jeff Byers, Loveland (Loveland, Colo.) OL-DL
- 2002 – Chris Leak, Independence (Charlotte, N.C.) QB
- 2001 – Vince Young, Madison (Houston) QB
- 2000 – Cedric Benson, Robert E. Lee (Midland, Texas) RB
- 1999 – D. J. Williams, De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) RB-LB
- 1998 – J. R. House, Nitro (Nitro, W. Va.) QB
- 1997 – Ronald Curry, Hampton (Va.) QB-RB
- 1996 – Travis Henry, Frostproof (Fla.) RB
- 1995 – Tim Couch, Leslie County (Hyden, Ky.) QB
- 1994 – Chris Redman, Male (Louisville, Ky.) QB
- 1993 – Peyton Manning, Newman (New Orleans) QB
- 1992 – James Allen, Wynnewood (Okla.) RB
- 1991 – Steven Davis, Spartanburg (S.C.) RB
- 1990 – Derrick Brooks, Washington (Pensacola, Fla.) LB
- 1989 – Robert Smith, Euclid (Ohio) RB
- 1988 – Terry Kirby, Tabb (Va.) RB
- 1987 – Carl Pickens, Murphy (N.C.) WR
- 1986 – Emmitt Smith, Escambia (Pensacola, Fla.) RB
- 1985 – Jeff George, Warren Central (Indianapolis) QB
- 1984 – Andre Rison, Northwestern (Flint, Mich.) WR-DB
- 1983 – Chris Spielman, Washington (Massillon, Ohio) LB
- 1982 – Rod Woodson, Snider (Fort Wayne, Ind.) WR-DB
- 1981 – Marcus Dupree, Philadelphia (Miss.) RB
- 1980 – Bill Fralic, Penn Hills (Pittsburgh) OL
- 1979 – Herschel Walker, Johnson County (Wrightsville, Ga.) RB
- 1978 – Eric Dickerson, Sealy (Sealy) RB
- 1977 – Marcus Allen, Lincoln (San Diego) QB-RB
- 1976 – Freeman McNeil, Banning (Wilmington, Calif.) RB
- 1975 – Charles White, San Fernando (San Fernando, Calif.) RB
- 1974 – Billy Sims, Hooks (Hooks, Texas) RB
- 1973 – Earl Campbell, John Tyler (Tyler, Texas) RB
- 1972 – Tony Dorsett, Hopewell (Aliquippa, Pa.) RB
- 1971 – Dave Logan, Wheat Ridge (Wheat Ridge, Colo.) WR
- 1970 – Pat Haden, Bishop Amat (La Puente, Calif.) QB
References
[edit]- ^ "USC Football Announces 19-Player Signing Class; Three players already enrolled at the university". USCTrojans.com. February 3, 2010. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
- ^ Huber, Todd (January 14, 2014). "Mr. Football USA – 2013 Final Results". StudentSports.com. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ Hamilton, Gerry (April 21, 2011). "Who is Johnathan Gray?". 247Sports.
- ^ "Mr. Football USA all-time list". ESPN. January 9, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
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See also: Mr. Football USA | ||
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| Overall media awards | |
| Positional awards |
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| All-Americans | |
| Head Coaching awards | |
| Academic, inspirational, and versatility awards |
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| Regional awards |
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