Mr. Football Award (Minnesota)

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The Minnesota Mr. Football Award is an honor given to the top high school football player in the state of Minnesota.

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Award winners

Professional teams listed are teams known.

YearPlayerPosition(s)High SchoolCollegeProfessional team(s)
2004Nick MertensQB/DB/K East Grand Forks North Dakota State
2005Matt CarufelOL Cretin-Derham Hall Notre Dame
Minnesota
2006Blake SorensenLB/RB Eden Prairie Wisconsin Seattle Seahawks
2007 Michael Floyd WR Cretin-Derham Hall Notre Dame Arizona Cardinals
New England Patriots
Minnesota Vikings
New Orleans Saints
Washington Redskins
2008 Varmah Sonie [1] DB Apple Valley Northern Iowa Portland Thunder
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Cleveland Browns
Orlando Predators
Baltimore Brigade
Albany Empire
2009Zach Vraa [2] WR Rosemount North Dakota State
2010 Peter Westerhaus [3] LB/TE Holy Family Catholic Minnesota
2011 Philip Nelson [4] QB Mankato West Minnesota
Rutgers
East Carolina
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
San Diego Fleet
Dallas Renegades
Montreal Alouettes
2012Bridgeport Tusler [5] RB Osseo South Dakota State
Bethel
2013Jeffrey Jones [6] RB Washburn Minnesota
Waldorf
2014Robbie Grimsley [7] RB Hutchinson North Dakota State
2015J. D. Spielman [8] ATH Eden Prairie Nebraska
TCU
2016Wade Sullivan [9] ATH Lakeville North Minnesota Duluth
2017Antonio Montero [10] OLB Eden Prairie Rice
2018Jason Williamson [11] RB Owatonna Minnesota
2019 Jalen Suggs [12] QB Minnehaha Academy Gonzaga (Basketball) Orlando Magic (NBA)
2020Jake Ratzlaff [13] SS/TE Rosemount Wisconsin
2021Emmett Johnson [14] RB/SS Academy of Holy Angels Nebraska
2022Cade Osterman [15] QB/DB/KR/PR Elk River Minnesota
2023Maxwell Woods [16] RB/CB Chanhassen South Dakota State
2024Camden Hungerholt [17] QB Leroy-Ostrander Minnesota State

References

  1. "Apple Valley's Sonie chosen Mr. Football". www.twincities.com. Pioneer Press. December 14, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  2. John Millea (December 6, 2009). "Rosemount's Vraa is Mr. Football". Star Tribune. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  3. David Watkins (December 19, 2010). "Peter Westerhaus wins Mr. Football". www.kare11.com. NBC. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  4. Chad Courrier (December 11, 2011). "Mankato West's Philip Nelson named Mr. Football". Mankato Free Press. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  5. "2012 MR. FOOTBALL AWARD: BRIDGEPORT TUSLER". Mankato Free Press. December 18, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  6. "Washburn RB Jones wins Mr. Football award". www.startribune.com. Star Tribune. December 8, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  7. "2014 Mr. Football". Archived from the original on 2015-11-26. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
  8. "Eden Prairie's JD Spielman wins Minnesota's Mr. Football award for 2015; played 4 positions". Star Tribune . Associated Press. November 22, 2015. Archived from the original on November 27, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  9. "Lakeville North's Wade Sullivan Named Mr. Football". www.minnesota.cbslocal.com. CBS Local Media. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  10. "Eden Prairie leader tackles 2017 Mr. Football honors".
  11. "High School Football: Owatonna's Williamson named Mr. Football". 17 December 2018.
  12. Paulsen, Jim (December 8, 2019). "Jalen Suggs wins Mr. Football". MN Football Hub. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  13. "Rosemount's Ratzlaff Named Mr. Football 2020". www.mshsl.org. February 22, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  14. "Emmett Johnson Named Mr. Football". mnfootballcoaches.com. December 6, 2021.
  15. "Elk River's Cade Osterman wins 2022 MFCA Mr. Football award". kstp.com. December 18, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  16. Tribune, Jim Paulsen Star. "Maxwell Woods of Chanhassen is Mr. Football, Minnesota's best high school senior". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  17. Hawkins, Nathan (December 16, 2024). "L-O/L-P's Camden Hungerholt named Minnesota Mr. Football". kttc.com. Retrieved December 31, 2024.