Junior accounted for over 550 yards and nine touchdowns in big win.
After receiving more than 17,000 votes,
Grayson Rigdon of
Benjamin is the MaxPreps Texas High School Football Player of the Week.
Rigdon, a 5-foot-10, 180-pound junior, accounted for 552 yards and nine touchdowns in a 72-27 win over Abilene Christian. He ran 14 times for 338 yards and eight touchdowns while also
completing 12 of 16 passes for 214 yards and a score.
Here are this week's candidates, who collectively garnered more than 14,000 votes:
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Daniel Bray,
Cooper (Abilene): Junior running back carried 21 times for 366 yards and seven touchdowns in a 53-45 win over San Angelo Central.
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Zion Brown,
Atascocita (Humble): Senior quarterback completed 14 of 16 passes for 211 yards and four touchdowns in a 43-13 win over Illinois powerhouse East St. Louis.
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Jeremiah Bullingor,
Texas Leadership Charter Academy (San Angelo): Senior outside linebacker recorded 20 tackles, seven tackles for losses, three sacks, an interception, recovered a fumble and forced a fumble in a 62-35 win over Winters.
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Blake Carr,
Clyde: Ran and passed for 495 yards and accounted for seven touchdowns in a 69-57 win over Merkel.
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Leo Espinoza Jr.,
Pioneer (Mission): Senior wide receiver caught 11 passes for 262 yards and four touchdowns in a 49-34 win over Edinburg North.
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Jadyn Forbes,
Sweetwater: Piled up 245 return yards and scored on a kickoff return while also catching two passes for 83 yards and a score in a 53-40 win over Pecos.
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Tristian Gentry,
Stephenville: Junior wide receiver reeled in eight passes for 252 yards and four touchdowns in a 56-55 win over Decatur.
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Mabrey Mettauer,
The Woodlands: Completed 20 of 28 passes for 410 yards and six scores while carrying the football for an additional 105 yards and a touchdown in a 55-26 win over Oak Ridge.
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