The Landry Award is an honor given annually to the top high school football player in North Texas. The award was established in 2010 and named after legendary former Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry. It is awarded by Dallas-Fort Worth CBS affiliate KTVT in conjunction with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. [1]
Year | Player | Position | High School | College |
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2010 | Johnathan Gray [2] | RB | Aledo | Texas |
2011 | ||||
2012 | Jake Oliver [3] | WR | Dallas Jesuit | Texas |
2013 | Myles Garrett [4] | DE | Arlington Martin | Texas A&M |
2014 | Kyler Murray [5] | QB | Allen | Texas A&M / Oklahoma |
2015 | Jett Duffey [6] | QB | Mansfield Lake Ridge | Texas Tech / Hampton |
2016 | Kennedy Brooks [7] | RB | Mansfield | Oklahoma |
2017 | John Stephen Jones [8] | QB | Highland Park | Arkansas |
2018 | T.J. McDaniel [9] | RB | Southlake Carroll | SMU |
2019 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba [10] | WR | Rockwall | Ohio State |
2020 | JoJo Earle [11] | WR | Aledo | Alabama / TCU |
2021 | Josh Hoover [12] | QB | Rockwall-Heath | TCU |
2022 | Jackson Arnold [13] | QB | Denton Guyer | Oklahoma |
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