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

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