Mr. Football Award (Indiana)

Last updated

The Indiana Mr. Football Award is an award given to the top high school American football player in the state of Indiana, presented annually by The Indianapolis Star . [1]

Contents

Winners

Rex Grossman was 1998's Mr. Football from Bloomington South. RexGrossmanRedskins.jpg
Rex Grossman was 1998's Mr. Football from Bloomington South.
Clayton Richard was 2002's Mr. Football from McCutcheon. Clayton Richard 2012.JPG
Clayton Richard was 2002's Mr. Football from McCutcheon.
Gunner Kiel was 2011's Mr. Football from Columbus East. Gunner Kiel All-American Bowl.jpg
Gunner Kiel was 2011's Mr. Football from Columbus East.
Jaylon Smith was 2012's Mr. Football from Bishop Luers. Jaylon Smith All-American Bowl.jpg
Jaylon Smith was 2012's Mr. Football from Bishop Luers.

Professional teams listed are teams known.

YearPlayerHigh SchoolCollegeNFL Draft
1992Alex Smith, RB [2] Franklin County Indiana
1993Bo Barzilauskas, OL/DL Bloomington South Indiana
1994Josh Martini, RB East Central
1995Earl Haniford, QB Martinsville Indiana
1996Israel Thompson, RB Martinsville Ball State
1997DuJuan Daniels, RB Bishop Chatard Boston College
1998 Rex Grossman, QB Bloomington South Florida 2003 NFL draft: 1st round, 22nd overall by the Chicago Bears
1999Derrick Ellis, RB Indianapolis Arlington
2000Otis Shannon, RB Indianapolis Cathedral Harper College
2001James Banks, QB/DB [3] Ben Davis Tennessee
Carson–Newman
2002 Clayton Richard, QB McCutcheon Michigan
2003Desmond Tardy, QB Warren Central Purdue
2004Jason Werner, WR/S Roncalli Purdue
2005Dexter Taylor, QB Warren Central Tulsa
Western Kentucky
Marian
2006 Darren Evans, RB Warren Central Virginia Tech Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans
2007Paul McIntosh, QB Evansville Reitz Army
Southern Illinois
2008 Morgan Newton, QB Carmel Kentucky
2009 Dan Wodicka, QB [4] West Lafayette Johns Hopkins University
2010 Tre Roberson, QB [5] Lawrence Central Indiana
Illinois State
2011 Gunner Kiel, QB Columbus East Notre Dame
Cincinnati
2012 Jaylon Smith, RB/LB [1] Bishop Luers Notre Dame 2016 NFL draft: 2nd round, 34th overall by the Dallas Cowboys
2013 Terry McLaurin, WR [6] Cathedral Ohio State 2019 NFL draft: 3rd round, 76th overall by the Washington Redskins
2014 Markell Jones, RB [7] Columbus East Purdue
2015 Brandon Peters, QB [8] Avon Michigan
Illinois
2016 Hunter Johnson, QB [9] Brownsburg Clemson
Northwestern
2017 Reese Taylor, QB [10] Ben Davis Indiana
2018 Jack Kiser, QB [11] Pioneer Notre Dame
2019Charlie Spegal, RB [12] New Palestine Indiana
2020 Carson Steele, RB [13] Center Grove Ball State
2021Brady Allen, QB [14] Gibson Southern Purdue
2022 Drayk Bowen, LB [15] Andrean Notre Dame
2023Josh Ringer, RB [16] East Central High School Miami (OH)
2024Mark Zackery IV, WR/DB [17] Ben Davis Notre Dame

Schools with multiple winners

SchoolNumber of AwardsYears
Ben Davis 32001, 2017, 2024
Warren Central 32003, 2005, 2006
Columbus East 22011, 2014
Indianapolis Cathedral 22000, 2013
Bloomington South 21993, 1998
Martinsville 21995, 1996
East Central High School 21994, 2023

Related Research Articles

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is an indoor arena located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It opened in November 1999 to replace Market Square Arena. The arena is the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). It also hosts college basketball games, indoor concerts, and ice hockey.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Central High School (Indianapolis)</span> Public high school in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States

North Central High School is a public high school in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township. North Central is an International Baccalaureate (IB) school.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Purdue Boilermakers football</span> Football team of Purdue University in Indiana, US

The Purdue Boilermakers football team represents Purdue University in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of college football. Purdue plays its home games at Ross–Ade Stadium on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. The head coach of Purdue is Barry Odom, the 38th head coach in Purdue history. The Boilermakers compete in the Big Ten Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zionsville Community High School</span> Public high school in Zionsville, Indiana, United States

Zionsville Community High School (ZCHS) is a 4-year public high school located in Zionsville, Indiana, United States. It is the only high school in the Zionsville Community School Corporation.

Morgan Newton is an American former professional football quarterback and tight end. Newton played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tre Roberson</span> American gridiron football player (born 1992)

Trerein "Tre" E. Roberson is an American professional football defensive back for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent following the 2016 NFL draft. He then played for the Stampeders until he signed with the Chicago Bears in 2020. Prior to entering the NFL, Roberson was a collegiate quarterback at Indiana University and Illinois State University. Roberson had a 3–4 record for his career as the starting quarterback at Indiana and a 23–5 record for Illinois State.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gunner Kiel</span> American football player (born 1993)

Gunner Trey Kiel is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and later for the Cincinnati Bearcats.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Danny Etling</span> American football player (born 1994)

Daniel Patrick Etling is an American professional football quarterback for the Michigan Panthers of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers and LSU Tigers, and was selected by the New England Patriots in the seventh round of the 2018 NFL draft. Etling has also been a member of the Atlanta Falcons, Seattle Seahawks, Minnesota Vikings, BC Lions, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Michigan Panthers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brandon Peters</span> American football player (born 1997)

Michael Brandon Peters is an American former college football quarterback. He played at Michigan before transferring to Illinois.

Markell A. Jones is a former American football running back for the Purdue Boilermakers. He rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on twelve carries in his first college game on September 6, 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Blough</span> American football player and coach (born 1995)

David Marshall Blough is an American professional football coach and former quarterback who is the assistant quarterbacks coach for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers and signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2019. Following an injury to Matthew Stafford and Jeff Driskel, Blough started the final five games of the Detroit Lions' 2019 season. He is married to Colombian-American hurdler Melissa Gonzalez.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brandon Wimbush</span> American football player (born 1996)

Brandon Wimbush is a former American football quarterback who played for Notre Dame and UCF.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ian Book</span> American football player (born 1998)

Ian Book is an American professional football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish where his .903 winning percentage (30-3) is second in school history to three-time national champ Johnny Lujack's .932 in the 1940s. After Notre Dame, Book was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Phil Jurkovec</span> American football player (born 1999)

Philip Stephen Jurkovec is an American football tight end who is currently an unsigned free agent. He previously played for the Pittsburgh Panthers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and Boston College Eagles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ben Skowronek</span> American football player (born 1997)

Bennett William Skowronek is an American professional football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Northwestern and Notre Dame, and was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the seventh round of the 2021 NFL draft.

Tyler Buchner is an American multi-sport athlete who plays wide receiver for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and midfielder for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse team. He previously played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Blake Fisher is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Jack Kiser is an American college football linebacker for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Danny O'Neil is an American football quarterback for the Wisconsin.

Drayk Hudson Bowen is an American multi-sport athlete who plays as an American football linebacker for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and as a baseball infielder for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

References

  1. 1 2 Kyle Neddenriep (December 6, 2012). "2012 Indiana Mr. Football: Ft. Wayne Luers' Jaylon Smith". www.indystar.com. Gannett. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  2. ↑ Dick Jerardi (November 2, 1994). "Hellacious Hoosier Indiana's Smith Running Up Dazzling Freshman Numbers". www.philly.com. The Inquirer. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Former Mr. Football charged with felony OWI". www.wthr.com. December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Daniel Wodicka wins Mr. Football". Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  5. ↑ Kyle Neddenriep (December 14, 2010). "Meet Indiana Mr. Football: Lawrence Central's Tre Roberson". www.indystar.com. Gannett. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Cathedral's Terry McLaurin wins IndyStar Indiana Mr. Football". Indy Star. USA Today. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  7. ↑ Jay Heater (December 12, 2014). "East's Markell Jones named Indiana Mr. Football". www.therepublic.com. The Republic. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  8. ↑ Kyle Neddenriep (December 10, 2015). "Avon QB Brandon Peters named 2015 IndyStar Mr. Football". www.indystar.com. Indianapolis Star. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  9. ↑ Kyle Neddenriep (December 7, 2016). "2016 IndyStar Mr. Football: Hunter Johnson's decision to stay home for senior year pays off". www.indystar.com. Indianapolis Star. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  10. ↑ "On Mr. Football Reese Taylor: 'He's not an athlete playing quarterback — he's a great quarterback'". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Notre Dame commit Jack Kiser becomes first Class A player to win IndyStar Mr. Football". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  12. ↑ "New Palestine RB Charlie Spegal wins 2019 IndyStar Mr. Football in a runaway". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Center Grove's Carson Steele wins Indiana's Mr. Football Award". December 23, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Purdue-bound, record-breaking Gibson Southern QB Brady Allen is 2021 Indiana Mr. Football".
  15. ↑ Driskell, Bryan (December 16, 2022). "Notre Dame Commit Drayk Bowen Named Indiana Mr. Football". si.com.
  16. ↑ Neddenriep, Kyle (December 14, 2023). "East Central RB Josh Ringer wins 2023 Indiana Mr. Football: 'A great surprise.'". Indy Star. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  17. ↑ Neddenriep, Kyle (December 18, 2024). "Ben Davis two-way star Mark Zackery IV wins 2024 Indiana Mr. Football. 'Hard work pays off.'". Indy Star. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.