HOUSTON – Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, the leading publication for all things football in Texas, and the Texas Bowl proudly announce the 100-player watch list for the Mr. Texas Football High School Player of the Year Award. The voters, when appropriate, will add players to the watch list.
Mr. Texas Football annually recognizes the most outstanding high school football player in the state of Texas. Each week, fans are given a chance to vote for the player of the week on TexasFootball.com. At the end of the high school football season, 10 finalists will be named. Fans can then cast their vote as to who should be named Mr. Texas Football. The winner of the 2021 Mr. Texas Football Award will be announced prior to the Texas Bowl, which will be played at NRG Stadium in Houston on January 4th, 2022.
Current players on this year’s watch list include:
Austin Westlake QB Cade Klubnik
Duncanville DL Omari Abor
Lindsay QB Kolt Schuckers
Shiner DL/RB Dalton Brooks
Houston Kinkaid WR Dillon Bell
Lake Travis WR Caleb Burton
Longview WR Jalen Hale
Katy RB Seth Davis
Rockwall-Heath QB Josh Hoover
Euless Trinity ATH Ollie Gordon
Tuscola Jim Ned RB Xavier Wishert
Former winners of the award include 2018 Heisman Trophy winner and No. 1 overall pick QB Kyler Murray (2013 and 2014 winner, Allen), 2012 Heisman Trophy winner QB Johnny Manziel (2010 winner, Kerrville Tivy), former Texas Longhorns RB Johnathan Gray (2011 winner, Aledo), former Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Jacquizz Rodgers (2007 winner, Lamar Consolidated), current Oklahoma State QB Spencer Sanders (2017 winner, Denton Ryan) and Dallas Cowboys QB Garrett Gilbert (2008 winner, Lake Travis). Hallettsville and Texas Longhorns RB Jonathon Brooks took home the award in 2020.
The Texas Bowl will once again feature a matchup between Big 12 and SEC opponents, taking place at NRG Stadium in Houston on January 4, 2022.
For more information on the Mr. Texas Football Award, visit www.TheTexasBowl.com or www.texasfootball.com.
About The Texas Bowl
The Texas Bowl is owned and operated by ESPN Events, a subsidiary of ESPN, and managed locally by Lone Star Sports & Entertainment. The bowl has showcased teams from the Big 12 and the SEC, two of the country’s premier conferences, since 2014. The Texas Bowl has been a tremendous success both on and off the field over its first 14 years as it is the fifth-most attended bowl game in the country since 2016. The bowl generates over $30 million annually for the Houston economy and has donated nearly $2 million in financial support and millions more in promotional support to DePelchin Children’s Center, the bowl’s official charitable beneficiary.
About Dave Campbell’s Texas Football:
For more than 60 years, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football has been “the bible” to millions of football fans across the Lone Star State. The annual summer edition of the magazine remains a rite of passage for all Texans, previewing every football team in the state — from the rabid world of Texas high school football, through the college ranks, and into the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Texans. Over the course of six decades, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football remains the undisputed leader in Texas high school football, Texas college football and more.
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2021 Mr. Texas Football Player of the Year
Preseason Watch List
DL Omari Abor, Duncanville
WR Lonnie Adkism, CC Miller
DL Bear Alexander, Denton Ryan
DB Bryan Allen, Aledo
WR BJ Allen, Gladewater
ATH Bryce Anderson, Beaumont West Brook
WR Nicholas Anderson, Katy
RB Logan Ausbrook, Wylie Prep
OL Kelvin Banks, Humble Summer Creek
LB Vincent Banks, Houston Emery-Weiner
WR Dillon Bell, Houston Kinkaid
WR Donny Bishop, Crane
WR Anthony Black, Coppell
WR Kaleb Black, Klein Oak
DB Terrance Brooks, Little Elm
DL/RB Doug Brooks, Shiner
ATH Dalton Brooks, Shiner
DE Derrick Brown, Texas High
WR Caleb Burton, Lake Travis
OL Devon Campbell, Arlington Bowie
DB Kyron Chambers, South Oak Cliff
ATH Ke'Shawn Clater, Mart
DL RJ Cooper, Arlington Martin
RB Braden Courtney, Timpson
WRR Ashton Cozart, Richland
DL Isaiah Crawford, Post
LB Jordan Crook, Duncanville
RB Ernest Davila, Poteet
RB Seth Davis, Katy
ATH Johntre Davis, El Campo
ATH Cameron De La Pena, CC Veterans Memorial
OL Kameron Dewberry, Humble Atascocita
QB Drew Dickey, Austin Regents
RB Bryson Donnell, Tyler Legacy
ATH Cristian Driver, Argyle Liberty Christian
OL Jaylen Early, Duncanville
QB Bo Edmundson, Lake Travis
RB Zach Evans, Rockwall-Heath
QB Nick Evers, Flower Mound
WR Jay Fair, Rockwall-Heath
RB DeAnthony Gatson, Newton
WR Matthew Golden, Klein Cain
ATH Ollie Gordon, Euless Trinity
TE Donovan Green, Dickinson
DB Jaylon Guilbeau, Port Arthur Memorial
WR Jalen Hale, Longview
RB Kaden Halk, May
DB Denver Harris, Galena Park North Shore
ATH Ish Harris, Pilot Point
LB Martrell Harris, The Woodlands College Park
QB Josh Hoover, Rockwall-Heath
WR Jordan Hudson, Garland
DB Landon Hullaby, Mansfield
WR Stephon Johnson, DeSoto
RB Tavorus Jones, El Paso Burges
TE Nathan Jones, Brock
WR Izaha Jones, Normangee
DB Austin Jordan, Denton Ryan
ATH Jared Kerr, Lexington
QB Cade Klubnik, Austin Westlake
RB DeJuan Lacy, North Crowley
QB Chris Lee, Azle
LB Kip Lewis, Carthage
WR Chris Marshall, Fort Bend Marshall
RB Damien Martinez, Lewisville
QB Owen McCown, West Rusk
WR Ilonzo McGregor, Tyler Chapel Hill
LB Kobie McKinzie, Lubbock-Cooper
RB Emeka Megwa, Keller Timber Creek
RB Jamarion Miller, Tyler Legacy
RB Dareion Murphy, Floresville
ATH Malcom Murphy, Franklin
WR CJ Nelson, Richland
ATH Ryan Niblett, Aldine Eisenhower
QB Alex Orji, Sachse
RB Rueben Owens, El Campo
ATH Jeremy Pattton, Tenaha
LB Harold Perkins, Cy Park
RB JD Price, Denison
RB Marc Ramirez, Wellington
QB Garrett Rangel, Frisco Lone Star
RB Richard Reese, Bellville
ATH Jimmy Roberts, Westbrook
ATH Bravion Rogers, La Grange
DL Jadon Scarlett, Argyle
QB Kolt Schuckers, Lindsay
ATH Jaxson Slanker, College Station
RB Sergio Snider, Fort Worth Nolan
WR Evan Stewart, Frisco Liberty
QB Cutter Stewart, Orange Grove
DL Malick Sylla, Katy
DB Bobby Taylor, Katy
QB Brandon Tennison, Gilmer
WR Noah Thomas, Clear Springs
ATH Brenen Thompson, Spearman
QB Richard Torres, San Antonio Southside
OL Neto Umeozulu, Allen
QB Conner Weigman, Bridgeland
WR Armani Winfield, Lewisville
RB Xavier Wishert, Tuscola Jim Ned
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