All-American Bowl Player of the Year Award

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2004 U.S. Army All-American Bowl running back Adrian Peterson, awarded the 2003 Hall Trophy as the U.S. Army National Player of the Year. Adrian Peterson Hall Trophy.jpg
2004 U.S. Army All-American Bowl running back Adrian Peterson, awarded the 2003 Hall Trophy as the U.S. Army National Player of the Year.

The All-American Bowl Player of the Year Award (formerly known as the Hall Trophy and U.S. Army Player of the Year Award) has been awarded annually since 2000 to the most outstanding high school football player in the United States, comparable to the Heisman Trophy for collegiate football players. [1] [ better source needed ] The award is named after Ken Hall, nicknamed the "Sugarland Express", who was the all-time leading rusher in high school football history for 59 years (11,232 yards). The trophy is cast in the likeness of Hall in his 1950s uniform. The trophy presentation takes place after the high school season at a formal dinner on the evening before the All-American Bowl.

Past winners

SeasonPlayerPositionHigh schoolCityCollegeNFL team(s)
2000 Kevin Jones RB Cardinal O'Hara High School Springfield, Pennsylvania Virginia Tech Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears
2001 Lorenzo Booker RB St. Bonaventure High School Ventura, California Florida State Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears
2002 Chris Leak QB Independence High School Charlotte, North Carolina Florida Chicago Bears
2003 Adrian Peterson RB Palestine High School Palestine, Texas Oklahoma Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions
2004 Ryan Perrilloux QB East St. John High School Reserve, Louisiana LSU/Jacksonville State New York Giants
2005 Mitch Mustain QB Springdale High School Springdale, Arkansas Arkansas/USC none
2006 Jimmy Clausen QB Oaks Christian High School Westlake Village, California Notre Dame Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Baltimore Ravens
2007 Terrelle Pryor QBJeannette Senior High School Jeannette, Pennsylvania Ohio State Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins, New York Jets, Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars
2008 Bryce Brown RB Wichita High School East Wichita, Kansas Tennessee/Kansas State Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks
2009 Dillon Baxter RB Mission Bay Senior High School San Diego, California Baker none
2010 Demetrius Hart RB Dr. Phillips High School Orlando, Florida Alabama/Colorado State none
2011 Dorial Green-Beckham WR Hillcrest High School Springfield, Missouri Missouri Tennessee Titans, Philadelphia Eagles
2012 Max Browne QB Skyline High School Sammamish, Washington USC/Pittsburgh none
2013 Elijah Hood RB Charlotte Catholic High School Charlotte, North Carolina North Carolina Oakland Raiders
2014 Martez Ivey OT Apopka High School Apopka, Florida Florida New England Patriots, Carolina Panthers
2015 Jacob Eason QB Lake Stevens High School Lake Stevens, Washington Georgia/Washington Indianapolis Colts, Seattle Seahawks, Carolina Panthers
2016 Cam Akers RB Clinton High School Clinton, Mississippi Florida State Los Angeles Rams
2017 Trevor Lawrence QB Cartersville High School Cartersville, Georgia Clemson Jacksonville Jaguars
2018 Bru McCoy WR/LB Mater Dei Santa Ana, California USC/Tennessee none
2019 Bryce Young QB Mater Dei Santa Ana, California Alabama Carolina Panthers
2020 Cooper DeJean DBBattle Creek–Ida Grove High School Ida Grove, Iowa Iowa Philadelphia Eagles
2021 Cade Klubnik QB Westlake High School Austin, Texas Clemson
2022 Caleb Downs DB Mill Creek High School Hoschton, Georgia Alabama/Ohio State
2023 Jeremiah Smith WR Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School Hollywood, Florida Ohio State

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References

  1. Fournier, Annette M. (November 28, 2005), "Soldiers Can Get All-American Bowl Discounts", Army News Service, archived from the original on September 4, 2009, The trophy is the high-school equivalent of the Heisman Trophy and is named after high school's all-time leading rusher Ken Hall of Sugarland, Texas.{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)