REVEALED: The 25 semifinalists for the 2018 Mr. Texas Football Player of the Year award

The field for Texas high school football's Heisman Award just got tighter.

With the first round of the playoffs starting this week, Dave Campbell's Texas Football, along with Wells Fargo and in conjunction with the Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl, is proud to present the Top 25 semifinalists for the Mr. Texas Football award.

Former winners of the award include 2012 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel (2010 winner, Kerrville Tivy), former Texas Longhorns running back Johnathan Gray (2011 winner, Aledo), Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Jacquizz Rodgers (2007 winner, Lamar Consolidated) and Carolina Panthers quarterback Garrett Gilbert (2008 winner, Lake Travis). Oklahoma State freshman QB Spencer Sanders took home the award in 2017.

2018 Semifinalists

  • Michael Black — QB — Haltom — 6A  
  • Tamauzia Brown — ATH — Newton — 3A  
  • Blair Conwright — WR — Lubbock Coronado — 5A 
  • Daniel Enriquez — RB — Edinburg Vela — 6A 
  • Zachary Evans — RB — Galena Park North Shore — 6A
  • Daimarqua Foster — RB — Wichita Falls Hirschi — 4A
  • Landry Gilpin — ATH — Mission Veterans Memorial — 5A
  • Deondrick Glass — RB — Katy — 6A  
  • Chase Griffin — QB — Hutto — 5A  
  • Grant Gunnell — QB — Houston St. Pius X — PVT
  • Deion Hankins — RB — EP Parkland — 5A 
  • Tyrek Horne — RB — Mart — 2A  
  • Quintan Jackson — RB — FW Benbrook — 4A 
  • Dylan Jantz — ATH — Gunter — 3A  
  • Roschon Johnson — QB — Port Neches-Groves — 5A 
  • Haynes King — QB — Longview — 6A  
  • Luke Latimer — QB — Childress — 3A  
  • Landon Ledbetter — QB — Midlothian Heritage — 4A 
  • Jase McClellan — RB — Aledo — 5A  
  • David Neil — DL — Austin Westlake — 6A 
  • Chase Petter — LB — Argyle — 4A  
  • Peyton Powell — QB — Odessa Permian — 6A 
  • Isaiah Spiller — RB — Klein Collins — 6A 
  • Grant Tisdale — QB — Allen — 6A  
  • Garrett Wilson — WR — Lake Travis — 6A