Check out our watch list for 2023-24 USA TODAY HSSA Offensive Football Player of the Year
The USA TODAY High School Sports Awards is pleased to announce its watch list for 2023-24 USA TODAY HSSA Offensive Football Player of the Year!
This initial list includes 50 current student-athletes who meet the nomination criteria for this year’s national Offensive Football Player of the Year award. These athletes were either nominees in last year’s national show, or athletes who were seriously considered based on season-wide performance, state championships and any other state, regional and/or national recognition.
Watch last year's full show: 2023 USA TODAY High School Sports Awards
Here's a little more about this year's program and how it works:
The official 2023-24 USA TODAY HSSA Offensive Football Team will be announced later this spring. All 25 final team members will be honored as nominees for national Offensive Football Player of the Year. The winner will be revealed during the fourth annual USA TODAY High School Sports Awards. Visit the event website for updates leading up to this summer's on-demand event, and to view all of the award winners from last year's show!
Note: The purpose of this watch list is to track eligible nominees for this year’s national show. Athletes could be removed from this list if they no longer play for their high school team (either by choice or injury), or if their high school no longer participates in a state-sanctioned championship tournament for this sport.
Who else should we be tracking for national Offensive Football Player of the Year?
This watch list is only a starting point. All student-athletes who compete for state-sanctioned interscholastic championships are eligible for our program. Player of the Year suggestions can be submitted to both roleary@usatventures.com and BFontana@usatventures.com.
2023-24 USA TODAY HSSA Offensive Football Watch List:
Micah Alejado — SR, QB | Bishop Gorman High School | Las Vegas, Nevada
Gatlin Bair — SR, WR | Burley Senior High School | Burley, Idaho
Brandon Baker — SR, OT | Mater Dei High School | Santa Ana, California
Elijah Brown — SR, QB | Mater Dei High School | Santa Ana, California
Jason Brown — SR, RB | O'Dea High School | Seattle, Washington
Terry Bussey — SR, ATH | Timpson High School | Timpson, Texas
Aaron Butler — SR, ATH | Calabasas High School | Calabasas, California
Daniel Calhoun — SR, OT | Walton High School | Marietta, Georgia
CJ Carr — SR, QB | Saline High School | Saline, Michigan
Cameron Coleman — SR, WR | Central High School | Phenix City, Alabama
Courtney Crutchfield — SR, WR | Pine Bluff High School | Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Caleb Cunningham — JR, WR | Choctaw County High School | Ackerman, Mississippi
Jadyn Davis — SR, QB | Providence Day School | Charlotte, North Carolina
Caden Durham — SR, RB | Duncanville High School | Duncanville, Texas
Jaime Ffrench — JR, WR | Mandarin High School | Jacksonville, Florida
Mylan Graham — SR, WR | New Haven High School | New Haven, Indiana
Ethen Knox — SR, RB | Oil City High School | Oil City, Pennsylvania
Luke Kromenhoek — SR, QB | Benedictine Military School | Savannah, Georgia
DJ Lagway — SR, QB | Willis High School | Willis, Texas
Guerby Lambert — SR, OT | Catholic Memorial High School | West Roxbury, Massachusetts
George MacIntyre — JR, QB | Brentwood Academy | Brentwood, Tennessee
Jordan Marshall — SR, RB | Archbishop Moeller High School | Cincinnati, Ohio
Quinton Martin — SR, ATH | Belle Vernon High School | Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania
Mike Matthews — SR, WR | Parkview High School | Lilburn, Georgia
Lawayne McCoy — SR, ATH | Miami Central High School | Miami, Florida
Dakorien Moore — JR, WR | Duncanville High School | Duncanville, Texas
Ian Moore — SR, IOL | New Palestine High School | New Palestine, Indiana
Carter Nelson — SR, TE | Ainsworth High School | Ainsworth, Nebraska
Air Noland — SR, QB | Langston Hughes High School | Fairburn, Georgia
Caleb Odom — SR, TE | Carrollton High School | Carrollton, Georgia
Dylan Raiola — SR, QB | Buford High School | Buford, Georgia
Jason Reddell — SR, TE | Raymore-Peculiar High School | Peculiar, Missouri
Luke Reynolds — SR, TE | Cheshire Academy | Cheshire, Connecticut
Nate Roberts — JR, TE | Washington High School | Washington, Oklahoma
David Sanders — JR, OT | Providence Day School | Charlotte, North Carolina
Julian Sayin — SR, QB | Carlsbad High School | Carlsbad, California
Michael Smith — SR, TE | Calvary Day School | Savannah, Georgia
Andrew Sprague — SR, OT | Rockhurst High School | Kansas City, Missouri
Troy Stevenson — SR, ATH | Phillip Simmons High School | Charleston, South Carolina
Taylor Tatum — SR, RB | Longview High School | Longview, Texas
Landen Thomas — SR, TE | Colquitt County High School | Moultrie, Georgia
Josiah Thompson — SR, OT | Dillon High School | Dillon, South Carolina
Perry Thompson — SR, WR | Foley High School | Foley, Alabama
Bryce Underwood — JR, QB | Belleville High School | Belleville, Michigan
Douglas Utu — JR, OT | Bishop Gorman High School | Las Vegas, Nevada
Bennett Warren — SR, OT | Fort Bend Christian Academy | Sugar Land, Texas
Bryant Wesco — SR, WR | Midlothian High School | Midlothian, Texas
Cam Williams — SR, WR | Glenbard South High School | Glen Elyn, Illinois
Elyiss Williams — JR, TE | Camden County High School | Kingsland, Georgia
Ryan Williams — JR, WR | Saraland High School | Saraland, Alabama
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2023 USA TODAY High School Sports Awards Offensive Football Watch List
