MaxPreps and USA Football are teaming up in an effort to promote high school football and highlight accomplishments of student-athletes throughout the nation.
The USA Football/MaxPreps Regional High School Football Players of the Week honors eight top high school football performers each week throughout the United States. Every Tuesday during the football season, five nominees from each region will be announced, and on Wednesday's the eight regional Player of the Week winners will be selected and announced.
The 2016 Player of the Week:
Week 1: August 15-21, 2016 (Nominees) / (Winners)
Week 2: August 22-28, 2016 (Nominees) / (Winners)
Week 3: August 29-September 4, 2016 (Nominees) / (Winners)
Week 4: September 5-11, 2016 (Nominees) / (Winners)
Week 5: September 12-18, 2016 (Nominees) / (Winners)
Week 6: September 19-25, 2016 (Nominees) / (Winners)
Week 7: September 26-October 2 (Nominees) / (Winners)
Week 8: October 3-9, 2016 (Nominees) / (Winners)
Week 9: October 10-16, 2016 (Nominees) / (Winners)
Week 10: October 17-23, 2016(Nominees) / (Winners)
Week 11: October 24-30, 2016 (Nominees) / (Winners)
Week 12: October 31-November 6, 2016 (Nominees) / (Winners)
Week 13: November 7-13, 2016 (Nominees) / (Winners)
Week 14: November 14-20, 2016 (Nominees) / (Winners)
Week 15: November 21-27, 2016 (Nominees) / (Winners)
To view the 2015 Players of the Week nominees and winners, click here.
MaxPreps will serve as the official statistics and results provider for the program. USA Football will select the players each week, based on statistics provided to MaxPreps.
Each winner will receive a certificate and a letterman patch to showcase the honor.
To nominate players, coaches or team administrators must enter the athlete's game stats by Monday evening of each week. High school coaches can obtain an access code for their teams by visiting: www.maxpreps.com/cl.
The Player of the Week program will be divided into the following regions:
Northeast
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Mid-Atlantic
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Washington DC
Delaware
North Carolina
South Carolina
Southeast
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Tennessee
Louisiana
Midwest
Arkansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Kansas
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
Great Lakes
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ohio
Michigan
Kentucky
Northwest
Washington
Oregon
Alaska
Idaho
Colorado
Montana
Wyoming
West
California
Hawaii
Nevada
Southwest
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Utah
MaxPreps publishes rosters, schedules, scores and standings for each of the nearly 16,000 schools participating in football across the country. MaxPreps also provides high school coaches with team pages, statistical software, communications tools, and a variety of other services, all free of charge.
Based in Indianapolis, USA Football is the sport's national governing body, leading the game's development for youth, high school and other amateur players. The independent nonprofit partners with leaders in medicine, child advocacy and sport to establish important standards rooted in the best available science. USA Football advances coaching education and player skill development for safer play and positive experiences through athletics.
