Division 1 at the Texas State 7-on-7 Tournament is loaded with players looking to make noise. We spotlight three must-watch players on each team who are ready to turn heads in College Station.

You can browse all the pools and find all state tournament info HERE. 

Abilene

• 2026 QB/ATH Brayden Henry (5'9, 165)
• 2027 QB Tristan Beal (6'0, 175)
• 2027 LB Skyler Faimoa (6'1, 215)

Alamo Heights

• 2026 ATH DK Garza (5'10, 180)
• 2027 WR Landon Baldin (5'8, 170)
• 2027 RB Blake Baker (5'10, 180)

Alief Taylor

• 2027 QB Nick Kongolo (6'4, 175)
• 2028 ATH Chukwuma Nwankwo (5'9, 175)
• 2026 WR Evan Simien (5'9, 165)

Alvin Shadow Creek

• 2026 WR Chris Stewart (6'1, 170)
• 2027 WR Aden Starling (6'2, 175)
• 2028 WR Jaylen Addai (6'0, 165)

Amarillo Palo Duro

• 2026 ATH Darien Lewis (6'1, 205)
• 2027 RB Raymond Johnson IV (5'10, 180)
• 2027 QB Julian Reese II (6'3, 180)

Anna

• 2026 QB Ziondre Williams (6'0, 170)
• 2026 ATH Jaden Parker (6'1, 215)
• 2029 ATH Cor'Mond Houston (6'0, 180)

Argyle

• 2027 WR Julian Caldwell (6'1, 185)
• 2026 QB Maguire Gasperson (6'0, 195)
• 2026 TE Braden Bach (6'5, 235)

Argyle Liberty Christian

• 2027 LB Cooper Witten (6'2, 210)
• 2026 QB Quinn Murphy (6'2, 200)
• 2027 DB Linkoln Mckamie (5'10, 165)

Austin Anderson

• 2026 DB Yaheim Riley (6'1, 175)
• 2026 RB Caleb Crenshaw (5'10, 185)
• 2026 WR Benjamin Hatcher (5'11, 185)

Austin Bowie

• 2026 LB Hason East (6'0, 230)
• 2026 WR Rowan Wells (6'2, 185)
• 2027 RB Rhys Moreno (5'10, 195)

Azle

• 2026 WR Aiden Mackey (5'11, 165)
• 2027 WR Brayden Combs (6'2, 180)
• 2028 RB King Stephens (5'10, 165)

Bastrop

• 2027 QB Weston Nielsen (6'2, 185)
• 2027 LB Austin Moilan (6'2, 210)
• 2026 TE Brent Carter (6'3, 200)

Bridgeland

• 2027 DB Braiden Graves (6'3, 185)
• 2027 RB Kash Schwab (6'0, 185)
• 2026 WR Ty Sexton (5'11, 175)

Cedar Park Vista Ridge

• 2027 LB/ATH Amare Jordan (6'2, 205)
• 2027 QB Kaden Arnot (6'2, 185)
• 2028 TE Gavin Brooks (6'5, 205)

College Station

• 2027 DB Kai Bell (5'11, 170)
• 2026 LB Cole Flanagan (6'1, 205)
• 2027 WR Kash Adams (6'2, 175)

Colleyville Heritage

• 2026 QB Brody Weaver (6'4, 195)
• 2026 LB Dax Heibeisen (6'1, 200)
• 2028 WR Dez Bryant Jr. (5'10, 165)

Conroe Grand Oaks

• 2026 QB Grant Smith (6'4, 215)
• 2026 DB Griffin Tillis (5'10, 180)
• 2027 WR Darnell Jackson (5'10, 160)

Crandall

• 2027 WR Jeremiah Douglas (6'0, 175)
• 2026 RB Kimothy Pace (5'10, 195)
• 2026 DB Lemahjae Collins (5'11, 175)

Cypress Lakes

• 2026 WR Courtney Lewis (6'0, 175)
• 2028 ATH Davion Griffin (5'11, 160)
• 2026 ATH Amiri Barnes (5'11, 165)

DeSoto

• 2026 WR Ethan Feaster (6'2, 175)
• 2026 S Markel Ford (6'0, 205)
• 2027 RB SaRod Baker (5'9, 190)

Dripping Springs

• 2026 WR Cooper Reid (6'5, 195)
• 2026 WR Merrik Bloomgren (6'4, 195)
• 2026 LB Dylan Brasher (6'2, 215)

El Paso Eastwood

• 2026 ATH Jude Walker (5'11, 175)
• 2028 RB Matthew Ramirez (5'8, 160)
• 2027 QB/ATH Kingston Jeffiries (5'9, 150)

El Paso Pebble Hills

• 2028 ATH LJ Bailey (6'0, 160)
• 2029 TE Noah Tarrant (6'4, 195)
• 2027 QB Joe Fernandez (6'1, 180)

Fort Bend Hightower

• 2026 OLB/EDGE Devyn Phillip (6'2, 210)
• 2027 QB Khylan Davis (6'0, 200)
• 2028 CB Dailon Denkins (6'2, 175)

Haslet Eaton

• 2026 OLB/DE Alijah Lash (6'2, 230)
• 2027 WR Warren Simmons (6'1, 170)
• 2026 ATH Chris Duarte (5'9, 175)

Humble

• 2026 DB Marcus Bourda Jr. (6'1, 180)
• 2027 QB/ATH Vincent Johnson (6'2, 190)
• 2027 WR Jayden Heaton (6'1, 185)

Hutto

• 2027 ATH Jaiden Fields (6'1, 180)
• 2026 RB Keilan Chaives (5'10, 180)
• 2027 DB Michael Blaylark (5'11, 170)

Irving MacArthur

• 2027 ATH Wyatt Davis (6'0, 195)
• 2026 WR/S Banner Nitcholas
• 2026 DB Rolando King (5'10, 165)

Katy Cinco Ranch

• 2028 WR Jacob Chevez (5'9, 155)
• 2026 QB Davis Roup (6'0, 190)
• 2026 RB Marcus Gadlin (5'11, 190)

Katy Jordan

• 2026 ATH Tanner West (6'1, 185)
• 2026 DB Zachary Taylor (6'1, 180)
• 2026 TE/WR Benny Okwura (6'5, 225)

Katy Tompkins

• 2026 TE William Mayes (6'6, 225)
• 2026 RB/ATH Ethan Meadows (5'11, 180)
• 2026 ATH Blake Hamilton (5'8, 150)

Killeen Harker Heights

• 2027 QB Hudson Humble (6'0, 180)
• 2026 LB Cooper Howard (6'1, 210)
• 2027 WR Ryan Taylor (5'10, 17)

Klein

• 2026 RB Edward Kelly Jr. (5'10, 185)
• 2026 WR Torrey Paul (5'8, 165)
• 2027 QB Carter Latelle (6'1, 175)

Lake Highlands

• 2026 RB Christian Rhodes (6'2, 210)
• 2026 LB/S Aaden Little (6'1, 180)
• 2026 S Lloyd Wyatt (5'11, 180)

Lake Travis

• 2026 LB Braeden Lott (6'1, 210)
• 2026 RB Van Hopping (5'10, 205)
• 2026 WR Patrick Colby (6'2, 185)

Laredo Alexander

• 2026 DB Hector Benavides (6'0, 175)
• 2026 LB/EDGE Charlie Uribe (6'2, 190)
• 2027 ATH Brennan Kissinger (5'9, 170)

Laredo LBJ

• 2027 Leo Mireles IV (5'11, 175)
• 2026 DB William Rodriguez (5'8, 165)
• 2026 DB Bernie Ramos (5'8, 150)

Laredo United

• 2027 WR Colt Lozano (5'11, 165)
• 2026 QB Jorge Luna (6'0, 175)
• 2027 WR Jesus Garcia-Perez (6'2, 190)

Lewisville

• 2027 ATH Derrick Martin (5'10, 180)
• 2027 CB Taelyn Mayo (6'4, 185)
• 2027 ATH Aiden Evans (5'10, 175)

Longview

• 2028 WR Jaden Hurndon (6'2, 175)
• 2027 QB Johnny Hamilton III (6'3, 205)
• 2026 LB Jessier Hampton-Williams (6'0, 190)

Lovejoy

• 2026 QB Jacob Janacek (6'1, 195)
• 2027 S Aston Whiteside (6'2, 195)
• 2026 WR Travis Shegog (6'4, 195)

Manvel

• 2027 CB Greedy James (6'2, 175)
• 2028 WR Carter St. Junious (6'3, 180)
• 2026 QB/ATH Cam Renfro (5'11, 175)

Mercedes

• 2028 ATH Frankie Salinas (5'11, 165)
• 2026 RB Robert Sanchez (5'9, 185)
• 2026 QB Diego Bravo (5'9, 170)

Pflugerville Weiss

• 2027 WR Tre Moore (6'4, 205)
• 2028 WR Tylan Henderson (6'1, 200)
• 2028 QB Jaxon Schad (5'11, 170)

Plano

• 2026 S Bradley Brown (6'2, 185)
• 2026 RB Chance Culley (6'0, 205)
• 2026 S Braelyn Alexander (5'10, 180)

Princeton

• 2026 QB Marcus Flowers (6'2, 170)
• 2026 ATH Jordan Mosley (5'10, 175)
• 2027 DB Bishop Carroll (5'11, 160)

PSJA 

• 2027 WR Riley Limon (6'3, 200)
• 2027 WR JD Sauceda (6'2, 190)
• 2027 QB Dylan Rodriguez (5'10, 170)

PSJA North

• 2026 RB Ethan Guerra (5'8, 185)
• 2026 S Ethan Montemayor (5'9, 170)
• 2026 QB Daren Garcia (5'11, 175)

Rockwall-Heath

• 2027 QB Prosper Neal (5'10, 180)
• 2027 ATH Carter Zahn (6'2, 200)
• 2026 LB Zeke Cannon (6'2, 220)

Round Rock Westwood

• 2026 WR Drew Norrell (6'0, 175)
• 2027 QB Cooper Waits (6'0, 175)
• 2026 DB Josh Hanson (6'0, 185)

Royse City

• 2028 WR/ATH Bryson Arney (5'8, 145)
• 2028 ATH Brandon Durrough (5'11, 150)
• 2026 S John Abrama (6'1, 175)

San Antonio East Central

• 2026 LB Braylon Blair (6'0, 225)
• 2027 ATH Gabrieal Chavarria (5'10, 180)
• 2027 ATH Raymond Gloria (6'0, 190)

San Antonio Pieper

• 2027 WR Carson Lacombe (6'3, 185)
• 2026 RB Brady Hopper (5'9, 215)
• 2026 CB Raja Lopez (5'9, 185)

South Oak Cliff

• 2026 DB Marcell Gipson (5'11, 175)
• 2026 LB Jamarion Phillips (6'1, 220)
• 2028 WR Christon Ivy (6'4, 220)

Temple

• 2026 DB Jason Bradford (6'3, 185)
• 2026 QB Champ Mayo (6'2, 180)
• 2026 WR Ramauhn Brown (6'0, 180)

The Woodlands

• 2026 QB Jack Daulton (6'2, 180)
• 2026 DB Parker Stewart (5'10, 170)
• 2026 DB Caycen Bartolazzi (6'0, 175)

The Woodlands College Park

• 2026 ATH Marco Beltran (5'11, 185)
• 2027 QB Camden Hughes (6'1, 190)
• 2026 WR Jordan Styles (6'0, 190)

Tyler

• 2027 WR Trey Haralson (6'2, 195)
• 2027 RB Cadarius McMiller (6'1, 200)
• 2028 ATH Markeithian Potts (5'9, 175)

Hewitt Midway

• 2027 ATH Lathan Whisenton (6'0, 190)
• 2027 LB Hudson King (6'4, 210)
• 2027 WR Jacoby Hamilton (6'0, 170)

Waco

• 2026 LB Gude Jalen (6'1, 205) )
• 2026 LB Chanse Rhynes (6'2, 205)
• 2027 ATH Zay'Drian Johnson (5'10, 160

Waller

• 2028 QB TK Gaines (6'2, 175)
• 2026 RB Robert Carter (6'2, 180)
• 2026 WR Allen Haynes (6'2, 185)

Weslaco

• 2026 ATH Chris Luna (5'5, 145)
• 2026 WR Joseph Leal (5'10, 170)
• 2026 RB David Garcia (5'7, 185)

Wichita Falls Memorial

• 2026 QB Joe Castles (67, 220)
• 2026 WR Jamari Dean (6'0, 185)
• 2027 WR Krew Bailey (6'3, 180)

Willis

• 2026 ATH Jermaine Bishop (5'11, 165)
• 2027 DB/LB Cayden Williams (6'0, 200)
• 2027 RB Trenton Frankum (5'10, 180)