Each week during the 2025 Texas high school football season, Texas Ford Dealers recognized standout performers across Classes 2A–6A, along with eligible private school athletes, as Built Ford Tough Players of the Week.

The 66 honorees listed below are eligible for the 20th Anniversary Built Ford Tough Player of the Year award in their respective classifications, based on their weekly performances and selections.

The Built Ford Tough Player of the Year banquet is scheduled for Saturday at the Omni Hotel at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Dave Campbell’s Texas Football will provide live coverage of the event across all DCTX platforms, beginning at 6:15 p.m. CST.

Week One

6A: QB Cardae Mack | Atascocita
Week One Stats: 17-of-24 passing, 247 yards, 3 TD; 25 carries, 224 yards, 3 TD; 471 total yards, 6 TD

5A: S Caidyn Hoover | Brownsville Vela
Week One Stats: 5 interceptions

4A: QB David Richardson | Athens
Week One Stats: 327 pass yards, 3 TD; 18 carries, 148 yards, 4 TD; 475 total yards

3A: QB Kavian Bryant | Westwood
Week One Stats: 26-of-34, 469 yards, 4 TD; 89 rush yards, 2 TD

2A: RB Christian Villarreal | Ozona
Week One Stats: 18 carries, 371 yards, 7 TD

Private: QB Keisean Henderson | Legacy School of Sports Science
Week One Stats: 35-of-42, 423 yards, 6 TD; 43 rush yards

Week Two

6A: QB Camden Hughes | The Woodlands College Park
Week Two Stats: 471 pass yards, 6 TD; 63 rush yards, TD

5A: RB DK Garza | Alamo Heights
Week Two Stats: 368 yards, 6 TD on 14 carries

4A: RB Damien Figueroa | CC Tuloso-Midway
Week Two Stats: 280 yards, 7 TD on 33 carries

4A: ATH AJ Morton | Hughes Springs
Week Two Stats: 130 receiving yards, TD; 3 INT (1 pick-six)

3A: RB/DB Drake Phillips | Harleton
Week Two Stats: 162 yards, 3 TD; 2 INT (1 pick-six)

2A: WR Keaton Lee | Lubbock Christian
Week Two Stats: 9 catches, 237 yards, 5 TD

Week Three

6A: RB Ernie Powers | El Paso Franklin
Week Three Stats: 43 carries, 365 yards, 6 TD

5A: QB Weston Nielsen | Bastrop
Week Three Stats: 550 pass yards, 7 TD; rush TD; receiving TD

4A: RB Kenneth Johnson | Jarrell
Week Three Stats: 391 yards, 5 TD on 11 carries

3A: QB Jett Taylor | Grand Saline
Week Three Stats: 311 rush yards, 4 TD; pass TD; pick-six

2A: LB Boone Hodges | Paul Pewitt
Week Three Stats: 22 tackles, 3 TFL, 3 sacks

Private: QB Cody Dow | McKinney Christian
Week Three Stats: 580 pass yards, 6 TD; 3 rush TD

Week Four

6A: RB Jermaine Bishop Jr. | Willis
Week Four Stats: 301 rush yards, 4 TD; receiving TD; 5 tackles

5A: RB Wenderius “Wendy” Jones | Ennis
Week Four Stats: 271 yards, 6 TD

4A: QB Bowe Bentley | Celina
Week Four Stats: 300 yards, 3 TD

3A: QB Jarvse Dickerson | Brazos
Week Four Stats: 432 total yards, 6 TD

2A: RB/LB Kaegan Ash | Mount Enterprise
Week Four Stats: 528 total yards, 8 TD; 11 tackles, 3 FF

Private: RB John Hebert | Strake Jesuit
Week Four Stats: 197 yards, 3 TD on 12 carries

Week Five

6A: RB Dionne Sims | CE King
Week Five Stats: 435 rush yards, 5 TD; receiving TD

5A: RB Landen Williams-Callis | Randle
Week Five Stats: 342 yards, 6 TD

4A: LB Da’Quives Beck | Carthage
Week Five Stats: 11 tackles, sack, forced fumble TD

3A: DB Brian Harris | Hitchcock
Week Five Stats: Fumble return TD, kick return TD, pick-six

2A: RB Ryelan Morris | Honey Grove
Week Five Stats: 286 yards, 4 TD

Private: WR Jalyen Pile | Parrish Episcopal
Week Five Stats: 6 catches, 130 yards, 2 TD

Week Six

6A: WR Brock Boyd | Southlake Carroll
Week Six Stats: 9 catches, 112 yards, 2 TD

5A: RB Ryan Estrada | El Paso El Dorado
Week Six Stats: 244 yards, 3 TD

4A: QB Lincoln Madrid | Midland Greenwood
Week Six Stats: 130 pass yards, 3 TD; 138 rush yards, 2 TD

3A: QB Trevor Golightly | Edgewood
Week Six Stats: 369 yards, 7 TD

2A: QB Greeley McAden | Tioga
Week Six Stats: 537 total yards, 5 TD

Private: LB/WR Cooper Witten | Argyle Liberty Christian
Week Six Stats: 106 receiving yards, TD; 16 tackles

Week Seven

6A: QB Maximus Denson | Duncanville
Week Seven Stats: 328 yards, 7 TD

5A: QB Colin Rose | Kerrville Tivy
Week Seven Stats: 363 yards, 8 TD

4A: QB Dominick Higgins | Seminole
Week Seven Stats: 349 yards, 5 TD

3A: QB Kaden Carpio | Dimmitt
Week Seven Stats: 479 rush yards, 7 TD

2A: RB/DB Zane Fuentes | Alvord
Week Seven Stats: 350 yards, 5 TD; 9 tackles

Private: WR/DB Jaxon Coleman | Concordia Lutheran
Week Seven Stats: 3 INT; TD catch; rush TD

Week Eight

6A: QB Parker Almanza | Byron Nelson
Week Eight Stats: 416 yards, 7 TD

5A: QB Jake Fette | El Paso Del Valle
Week Eight Stats: 326 yards, 4 TD

4A: QB Jaxxon Marie | Cuero
Week Eight Stats: 322 yards, 7 TD

3A: ATH Lamont Franklin | Goliad
Week Eight Stats: 345 total yards, 4 TD on 6 touches

2A: QB Cayde Winters | West Texas
Week Eight Stats: 369 yards, 7 TD

Private: RB/LB George Anagnostis | First Baptist
Week Eight Stats: 137 rush yards; 18 tackles

Week Nine

6A: OL John Turntine III | North Crowley
Week Nine Stats: Offense scored 69 points with 651 total yards

5A: WR Kaydon Finley | Aledo
Week Nine Stats: 169 yards, 3 TD

4A: RB/DB Riley Bingham | Kennedale
Week Nine Stats: 319 yards, 6 TD; 2 INT

3A: QB/DB Daedrick Hardwick | Alpine
Week Nine Stats: 251 yards, 4 TD; 4 INT

2A: RB Jakobe Harris | West Sabine
Week Nine Stats: 240 yards, 5 TD

Private: RB/LB Dai Dai Atkins | Lubbock Christian
Week Nine Stats: 266 yards, 5 TD; 3 sacks

Week Ten

6A: QB Legend Bey | North Forney
Week Ten Stats: 243 rush yards, 4 TD

5A: RB/LB Ashton Ruffin | La Porte
Week Ten Stats: 265 yards, 3 TD; 12 tackles

4A: QB Christopher Brown | Houston Yates
Week Ten Stats: 728 total yards, 9 TD

3A: RB Brian Grissom | Little River Academy
Week Ten Stats: 480 yards, 7 TD

2A: QB Caleb Groetken | Sudan
Week Ten Stats: 342 total yards, 6 TD

Private: RB Emerson Hadnot | Tyler All Saints
Week Ten Stats: 225 yards, 5 TD

Week Eleven

6A: WR Jordan Clay | Madison
Week Eleven Stats: 298 yards, 3 TD

5A: QB Cason Garcia | Creekview
Week Eleven Stats: 305 yards, 6 TD

4A: LB C.J. Moll | Caddo Mills
Week Eleven Stats: 17 tackles, 5 TFL, 2 sacks

3A: QB Bubba Zacharias | McGregor
Week Eleven Stats: 351 total yards, 4 TD

2A: QB Rylan Holleman | Overton
Week Eleven Stats: 318 total yards, 5 TD

Private: RB Topper Sterling | Antonian
Week Eleven Stats: 315 yards, 5 TD