Mr. Football Award (Alabama)

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The Alabama Mr. Football Award is, as in other states, an honor given to the top high school football player in the state of Alabama; it is awarded by a panel of sports writers. [1] [2]

List of the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s Mr. Football Award Winners

Carnell "Cadillac" Williams was 2000's Mr. Football from Etowah High School. CarnellWilliams-AU-run.jpg
Carnell "Cadillac" Williams was 2000's Mr. Football from Etowah High School.
Julio Jones was 2007's Mr. Football from Foley High School. Julio Jones.jpg
Julio Jones was 2007's Mr. Football from Foley High School.
List of Mr. Football Award winners showing the year won, player, position, high school, college and professional teams played for
YearPlayer namePositionHigh schoolCollegeProfessional team(s)
1982Tommy Compton Quarterback Vigor North Alabama
1983Freddy Weygand Wide receiver Emma Sansom Auburn Chicago Bears
1984Roderick Green Wide receiver Gardendale Southern Miss
1985Pierre Goode Running back Hazlewood Alabama
1986Larry Ware Running back Lee-Montgomery Georgia
1987Robert Jones Running back Parker Alabama
1988Darrell Williams Running back Vigor Auburn
1989Steven Coleman Running back Pike County Troy State
1990 David Palmer Quarterback Jackson-Olin Alabama Minnesota Vikings
1991Robert Davis Running back Homewood LSU
1992 Freddie Kitchens Quarterback Etowah Alabama
1993Thomas Banks Running back West Jefferson UAB
1994Dawud Rasheed Running back Shades Valley Duke
1995Gorman Thornton Tight end Jefferson Davis Alabama
1996Antoneyo Williams Running back Central-Tuscaloosa Alabama
1997Mac Campbell Running back Alexandria UAB
1998DeMarco McNeil Defensive lineman Blount Auburn
1999Cory Whisenant Running back Springville UAB
2000 Cadillac Williams Running back Etowah Auburn Tampa Bay Buccaneers
St. Louis Rams
2001 Brandon Cox Quarterback Hewitt-Trussville Auburn
2002 JaMarcus Russell Quarterback Williamson LSU Oakland Raiders
2003Chris Nickson Quarterback Pike County Vanderbilt
2004Jarod Bryant Quarterback Hoover Navy
2005 Andre Smith Offensive lineman Huffman Alabama Cincinnati Bengals
2006Larry Smith Quarterback Prattville Vanderbilt
2007 Julio Jones Wide receiver Foley Alabama Atlanta Falcons

Tennessee Titans

2008Clint Moseley Quarterback Leroy Auburn
2009Coty Blanchard Quarterback Cherokee County Jacksonville State
2010Jamal Golden Quarterback Wetumpka Georgia Tech
2011 T. J. Yeldon Running back Daphne Alabama Jacksonville Jaguars
2012 Jeremy Johnson Quarterback Carver Auburn
2013 Roc Thomas Running back Oxford Auburn Minnesota Vikings
2014 Kerryon Johnson Running back Madison Academy Auburn Detroit Lions

Philadelphia Eagles

2015Tyler Johnston Quarterback Spanish Fort UAB
2016

La'Damian Webb

Running back Beauregard Jones College (MS)
Florida State
South Alabama
2017

Asa Martin

Running back Austin Memphis
2018

Bo Nix

Quarterback Pinson Valley Auburn
Oregon
2019

Kristian Story

Quarterback Lanett Alabama
2020 Ga'Quincy McKinstry Defensive back Pinson Valley Alabama
2021Ryan Peppins Wide receiver Thompson Utah
2022Ryan Williams Wide receiver Saraland Alabama

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