Video: No. 1 Player in the 2018 Class - Trevor Lawrence
See the Medium Schools Player of the Year in action.Trevor Lawrence of Cartersville (Ga.) has won a number of awards in his short high school career, and now he adds another.
Just a sophomore, Lawrence was the MaxPreps Freshman Player of the Year in 2015. This year, Lawrence has earned recognition as the 2015 MaxPreps Medium Schools Player of the Year.
The Class AAAA State Offensive Player of the Year led Cartersville to a 15-0 record and a state championship with a 10-0 win over perennial champion Buford. He threw for 3,655 yards and 43 touchdowns and already has 6,697 yards passing in his career. He is considered the No. 1 quarterback prospect in the Class of 2018.
Scott Blade of Independence (Thompson's Station, Tenn.) is the Medium Schools Coach of the Year. In his third year as head coach at Independence, Blade led the Eagles from a 6-5 record in 2014 to a 15-0 mark and a Class 5A state championship in 2015. Blade was named the State Coach of the Year by the Tennessee Titans and was also the MidState Coach of the Year by the Nashville Tennessean.
The Medium Schools All-American team consists of 30 players on first and second teams. The players are chosen from schools that play in state enrollment divisions that are generally between 1,000 and 2,000 students. All players are seniors unless otherwise noted.
MaxPreps 2015 Football Medium Schools All-American Team
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Photos by MaxPreps photographers / Graphic by Ryan Escobar
Honors: Associated Press Class 4A All-State Team; U.S. Army All-American Game; Houston Chronicle All-Greater Houston First Team; Gatorade State Player of the Year.
Stats: 82 catches for 1,526 yards, 24 touchdowns; Career: 211 catches for 4,512 yards, 76 touchdowns.
WR – Dekaylin Metcalf, Oxford (Miss.), 6-4, 210
Honors: Clarion Ledger All-State Team; Coaches Association Class 5A All-State Athlete of the Year; Daily Journal All-Area Team; U.S. Army All-American Game.
Stats: 93 catches for 3,302 yards, 22 touchdowns; Career: 224 catches for 3,302 yards, 49 touchdowns.
WR – Byron Murphy, Saguaro (Scottsdale, Ariz.), 6-0, 175
Honors: U.S. Army All-American Game; All-Arizona Republic First Team; All-Arizona Division II Player of the Year.
Stats: 88 catches for 1,733 yards, 21 touchdowns; Career: 153 catches for 3,081 yards, 34 touchdowns.
TE – Octavious Cooley, Laurel (Miss.), 6-2, 240
Honors: Clarion Ledger All-State Team; Coaches Association Class 5A All-State Team.
Stats: 68 catches for 1,448 yards, 13 touchdowns.
OL – Bryan Brokop, Lincoln-Way West (New Lenox, Ill.), 6-5, 280
Honors: Coaches Association Class 5A All-State Team; Chicago Tribune All-State First Team; Champaign News Gazette All-State Team.
OL – Scott Lashley, West Point (Miss.), 6-7, 310
Honors: Clarion Ledger All-State Team; Mississippi Coaches Association Class 5A All-State Team.
OL – Connor McGovern, Lake-Lehman (Lehman, Pa.), 6-5, 310
Honors: Pennsylvania Football Writers' Class AA All-State Team; U.S. Army All-American Game.
OL – Ben Cleveland, Stephens County (Toccoa, Ga.), 6-6, 325
Honors: Associated Press All-State Class 4A Team; U.S. Army All-American Game.
OL – Parker Boudreaux, Bishop Moore (Orlando, Fla.), 6-5, 295
Honors: Orlando Sentinel All-Central Florida Team, Associated Press Class 5A All-State First Team.
QB – Trevor Lawrence, Cartersville (Ga.), 6-5, 193, Sophomore
Honors: Associated Press Class 4A State Player of the Year.
Stats: 233 completions, 364 attempts for 3,655 yards and 43 touchdowns; Career: 420 completions, 674 attempts for 6,697 yards, 69 touchdowns.
QB – Jack Abraham, Oxford (Miss.), 6-1, 195
Honors: Northeast Mississippi Offensive Player of the Year; Clarion Ledger State Player of the Year; Coaches Association Class 5A Overall Player of the Year; Gatorade State Player of the Year.
Stats: 331 completions, 503 attempts for 5,091 yards, 57 touchdowns; Career: 834 completions, 1,335 attempts for 12,021 yards, 130 touchdowns.
RB – Deshawn Smith, Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville, Fla.), 5-8, 185
Honors: North Suncoast Offensive Player of the Year, Associated Press Class 5A All-State First Team.
Stats: 241 carries for 3,715 yards, 66 total touchdowns, 408 points; Career: 517 carries for 5,998 yards, 92 total touchdowns.
RB – James Robinson, Lutheran (Rockford, Ill.), 5-11, 215
Honors: Champaign News Gazette All-State Team; Coaches Association Class 4A All-State Team.
Stats: 126 carries for 2,361 yards, 44 total touchdowns, 264 points; Career: 8,945 yards rushing, 158 career touchdowns, 948 points.
RB – Quardraiz Wadley, Kennedale (Texas), 6-0, 180
Honors: Associated Press Class 4A Player of the Year; Fort Worth Star Telegram All-Area Second Team.
Stats: 224 carries for 2,511 yards, 46 total touchdowns, 276 points.
AP – Daniel BridgeGadd, Paradise Valley (Phoenix), 6-3, 205
Honors: Gatorade State Player of the Year; Arizona Republic State Player of the Year; All-Division III Player of the Year.
Stats:
251 completions, 374 attempts for 4,268 yards, 47 touchdowns; 139 rushing
attempts, 627 yards, 17 rushing touchdowns; Career: 658 completions, 985
attempts for 9,418 yards, 115 touchdowns.
K – Keith Duncan, Weddington (Matthews, N.C.), 5-9, 160
Honors: Associate Press All-State Team; NC Preps All-State Team; Charlotte Observer All-Area Team.
Stats: 22 field goals, long of 54, 58-for-58 extra points, 124 points, 67 touchbacks; Career: 39 field goals, 120 of 122 extra points, 237 kicking points, 138 touchbacks.
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Brandon Wellington, Eastside Catholic
Photo by Vince Miller
Honors: U.S. Army All-American Game; Associated Press Class 3A All-State Defensive Player of the Year; Atlanta Journal Constitution All-DeKalb County Defensive Player of the Year.
Stats: 96 tackles, 52 tackles for loss, 10 sacks.
DL – Brian Burns, American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), 6-5, 220
Honors: U.S. Army All-American Game; Sun Sentinel All-Broward County Defensive Player of the Year; Associated Press Class 5A All-State Team.
Stats: 60 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 15.5 sacks.
DL – McTelvin Agim, Hope (Ark.), 6-2, 268
Honors:
Gatorade State Player of the Year; Under Armour All-American Game;
Texarkana Gazette Defensive Player of the Year; All-Arkansas Preps First
Team.
Stats: 72.5 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 14 sacks.
DL – Marlon Davidson, Greenville (Ala.), 6-4, 260
Honors: Under Armour All-American Game; Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 5A All-State Team.
LB – Cale Garrett, Kearney (Mo.), 6-3, 225
Honors: Media All-State Class 4 Team; Coaches Association Class 4 Defensive Player of the Year; Kansas City Star All-Metro Team; Bobby Bell Award.
Stats: 160 tackles, 21 tackles for loss.
LB – Brendan Ferns, St. Clairsville (Ohio), 6-3, 225
Honors: Associated Press Division IV All-State Defensive Player of the Year; JJ Huddle All-State Team.
Stats: 130 tackles.
LB – Mique Juarez, North (Torrance, Calif.), 6-2, 222
Honors: U.S. Army All-American Game; Los Angeles Times All-Southland Player of the Year; Torrance Daily Breeze All-Area Player of the Year.
Stats: 146 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 397 career tackles, 122 completions, 239 attempts for 1,658 passing yards, 23 touchdowns, 146 rushing attempts for 1,370 rushing yards, 36 touchdowns.
LB – Kaezon Pugh, Aliquippa (Pa.), 6-1, 205
Honors: Pennsylvania Football Writers Class AA State Player of the Year; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22; West Fabulous 22 Player of the Year.
Stats: 273 carries for 2,451 yards, 35 total touchdowns.
LB – Jonah Morris, Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 6-4, 200
Honors: Associated Press Division III All-State Team; JJ Huddle All-State Second Team; Cleveland Plain Dealer All-Area Team.
Stats: 51 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, 3 interceptions, 4 forced fumbles, 4 defensive touchdowns.
DB – Wayne Davis, Lake Taylor (Norfolk, Va.), 6-0, 188
Honors: Gatorade State Player of the Year; All-Tidewater Player of the Year; VHSL Class 4A State Player of the Year.
Stats: 42 receptions, 745 yards, 7 touchdowns, 51 tackles, 7 interceptions, 5 interception returns for touchdowns.
DB – Julian Love, Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, Ill.), 6-0, 185
Honors: Champaign News Gazette All-State Team; Chicago Tribune All-State Team; Coaches Association Class 5A All-State Team.
Stats: 88 tackles, 1,017 rushing yards, 655 receiving yards, 25 touchdowns.
DB – Brandon Wellington, Eastside Catholic (Sammamish, Wash.), 6-0, 180
Honors: Seattle Times All-State Team; Associated Press Class 3A All-State Team; News Tribune All-Area Team.
Stats: 53 tackles, 5 interceptions.
DB – Rayshad Lewis, Bishop Moore (Orlando, Fla.), 5-8, 165
Honors: Orlando Sentinel All-Central Florida Iron Man Player of the Year; Associated Press Class 5A All-State Team.
P – Blake Gillikin, Westminster (Atlanta), 6-2, 185
Honors: Associated Press Class 3A All-State Team; Atlanta Journal Constitution City/South Fulton All-Metro Team.
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Jacob Brown, Paradise Valley
Photo by Steve Paynter
Honors: Alabama Sports Writers Association AISA First Team; Montgomery Advertiser All-Metro AISA Team.
Stats: 76 catches for 1,785 yards, 25 touchdowns; Career: 130 catches for 3,021 yards, 37 touchdowns.
WR – Jacob Brown, Paradise Valley (Phoenix), 5-11, 185
Honors: All-Arizona Republic First Team; All-Arizona Division III Team.
Stats: 84 catches for 1,747 yards, 22 touchdowns; Career: 177 catches for 2,348 yards, 45 touchdowns.
WR – Nate Johnson, Independence (Thompson's Station, Tenn.), 6-0, 180
Honors: Nashville Tennessean All-MidState Team; Coaches Association Class 5A All-State Team.
Stats: 87 catches for 1,713 yards, 27 touchdowns; Career: 156 catches for 3,067 yards, 44 touchdowns.
TE – Naseir Upshur, Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia), 6-2, 232
Honors:
Pennsylvania Football Writers' Class 3A All-State Team; Under Armour
All-American Game; All-Southeastern Pennsylvania Second Team.
OL – Brodarious Hamm, Spalding (Griffin, Ga.), 6-5, 320
Honors: Associated Press Class 4A All-State Team.
OL – Tyler Witt, Joliet Catholic (Ill.), 6-3, 300
Honors: Chicago Tribune All-State Team; Coaches Association Class 5A All-State Team; Champaign News Gazette All-State Special Mention.
OL – Brett Heggie, Mount Dora (Fla.), 6-3, 290
Honors: Orlando Sentinel All-Central Florida Team; Under Armour All-American Game; Associated Press Class 4A All-State First Team.
OL – Johncarlo Valentin, Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia), 6-5, 340
Honors: Pennsylvania Football Writers' Class AAA All-State Team; All-Southeastern Pennsylvania Team.
OL – Trystan Castillo, Webb City (Mo.), 6-4, 280
Honors: Media Class 4A All-State Team; Coaches Association Class 4 All-State Team.
QB – Myles Brennan, St. Stanislaus (Bay St. Louis, Miss.), 6-3, 182, Junior
Honors: Coaches Association Class 4A Player of the Year; Clarion Ledger All-State Team; All-South Mississippi Player of the Year.
Stats: 303 completions, 486 attempts for 5,248 yards, 53 touchdowns; Career: 712 completions, 1,068 attempts for 11,045 yards, 117 touchdowns.
QB – Tristan Gebbia, Calabasas (Calif.), 6-3, 185, Junior
Honors: Los Angeles Daily News Offensive Player of the Year.
Stats: 278 completions, 442 attempts for 4,435 yards, 45 touchdowns.
RB – Sultaan Sullivan, Serrano (Phelan, Calif.), 5-10, 168
Honors: San Bernardino Sun All-County Player of the Year.
Stats: 280 carries for 3,209 yards, 51 total touchdowns, 310 points.
RB – Bilal Ally, Clay (Green Cove Springs, Fla.), 5-10, 185
Honors: All-First Coast Offensive Player of the Year; Associated Press Class 5A All-State Team.
Stats: 340 carries for 2,909 yards, 37 total touchdowns, 232 points.
RB – Jake Funk, Damascus (Md.), 5-11, 205
Honors: Gatorade State Player of the Year; Washington Post All-Met Offensive Player of the Year; Consensus All-State Team.
Stats: 249 carries for 2,866 yards, 52 touchdowns.
AP – Kemon Freeman, Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana, Texas), 6-0, 205
Honors: Associated Press Class 4A All-State Team; Texarkana Gazette Player of the Year.
Stats: 192 completions, 314 attempts for 3,305 yards passing, 29 touchdown
passes, 229 carries for 1,868 yards rushing, 29 rushing touchdowns.
K – Skyler Southam, Wasatch (Heber City, Utah), 6-1, 180
Honors: U.S. Army All-American Game; Salt Lake City Tribune All-State Team; Coaches Association Class 4A All-State Team.
Stats: 20 field goals, long of 53, 33 of 34 extra points, 60 touchbacks, 45.2 punting average; Career: 36 field goals, 114 of 116 extra points, 222 total points, 95 touchbacks, 46.8 punting average.
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Rashard Lawrence, Neville
Photo by Chris Brashers
Honors: U.S. Army All-American Game; Coaches Association Class 4A Defensive Player of the Year; Clarion-Ledger All-State Team.
Stats: 105 tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss, 18.5 sacks, two blocked punts.
DL – Rashard Lawrence, Neville (Monroe, La.), 6-3, 310
Honors: Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class 4A Defensive Player of the Year; All-Northeast Louisiana Defensive MVP.
DL – Benito Jones, Wayne County (Waynesboro, Miss.), 6-3, 290
Honors: Under Armour All-American Game; Clarion-Ledger All-State Team; Coaches Association Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year.
Stats: 83 tackles, seven sacks.
DL – Emmit Gooden, Haywood (Brownsville, Tenn.), 6-4, 270
Honors: Coaches Association Class 4A All-State Team; All-West Tennessee Lineman of the Year.
Stats: 92 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 10 sacks.
LB – Jaleel Laguins, Oconee County (Watkinsville, Ga.), 6-1, 210
Honors: U.S. Army All-American Game; Associated Press Class 3A All-State Team; Athens Banner Herald All-Area Team.
Stats: 69 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, four sacks.
LB – Levi Draper, Collinsville (Okla.), 6-2, 215, Junior
Honors: Oklahoma City Oklahoman All-State Team; Tulsa World News All-State Team.
Stats: 143 tackles, 4 sacks.
LB – Zach Lackman, Dunbar (Fort Myers, Fla.), 6-0, 220
Honors: Fort Myers News Press All-Area Team Player of the Year Candidate; Associated Press Class 5A All-State Team.
Stats: 168 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 7 sacks.
LB – Zach Sandwisch, Central Catholic (Toledo, Ohio), 6-2, 215
Honors: Associated Press Division IV Defensive Player of the Year; Toledo Blade All-Area Team; JJHuddle All-State Team.
Stats: 123 tackles, 13 tackles for loss.
LB – Joshua Ross, St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.), 6-1, 225, Junior
Honors: Detroit Free Press Dream Team; Associated Press Division 5 All-State Team.
Stats: 174 tackles, 8.5 sacks, 9 forced fumbles, 4 interceptions.
DB – Isaiah Gilchrist, Bellevue (Wash.), 5-11, 180
Honors: Seattle Times All-State Team; Associated Press Class 3A All-State Team; News Tribune All-Area Team.
DB – Chauncey Gardner II, Cocoa (Fla.), 5-11, 190
Honors: Under Armour All-American Game; Associated Press Class 4A All-State Team.
Stats: 55 tackles, 2 interceptions.
DB – Tre Fant, Bowling Green (Ky.), 6-2, 170
Honors: Courier Journal All-State Team; Associated Press All-State Team.
Stats: 9 interceptions.
DB – Jayden Benway, Altus (Okla.), 6-0, 178
Honors: Oklahoma City Oklahoman All-State Team; Tulsa World News All-State Team.
Stats: 15 interceptions, 4 interception returns for touchdowns, 48 tackles.
P – Manny Berz, Citrus Hill (Perris, Calif.), 5-9, 180, Junior
Honors: Riverside Press Enterprise All-Inland Team.
Stats: 46.8 punting average, 18 inside the 20-yard line, 54 touchbacks, 85-for-85 extra points, 13 field goals, long of 51, 124 kicking points.
