Southlake Carroll's Quinn Ewers named MaxPreps High School Football Sophomore Player of the Year

By Zack Poff Jan 8, 2020, 1:40pm

The Class of 2022 quarterback threw for over 4,000 yards and 45 touchdowns for the No. 20 team in the country.

Video: Quinn Ewers highlights
Highlights of the MaxPreps Sophomore Player of the Year.

Chase Daniel, Kenny Hill, Greg McElroy and the current head coach of the Dragons, Riley Dodge, are all big-time quarterbacks who have come through the Carroll (Southlake, Texas) program.

Add Quinn Ewers name to that list. The 6-foot-3 signal caller takes home the MaxPreps high school football Sophomore Player of the Year after having a monster season as the first year as the starting quarterback.

Ewers threw for 4,003 yards and had 45 touchdowns against three interceptions while completing over 72 percent of his passes. He added another 568 yards on the ground and nine more scores.



The Dragons finished the year at No. 20 in the Top 25 and their only loss came against Ja'Quinden Jackson and No. 6 Duncanville (Texas) in the 6A Division 1 quarterfinals.

He joins a list of past Sophomore Player of the Year winners that includes Derrick Henry, DJ Uiagalelei, Jabrill Peppers, JT Daniels and Tate Martell. 

Past MaxPreps National Sophomore Players of the Year
2009 — Johnathan Gray, RB, Aledo (Texas)
2010 — Derrick Henry, RB, Yulee (Fla.)
2011 — Jabrill Peppers, ATH, Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)
2012 — Austin Kafentzis, QB, Jordan (Sandy, Utah)
2013 — Cameron Chambers, WR, Timber Creek Regional (Erial, N.J.)
2014 — Tate Martell, QB, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)
2015 — Dakereon Joyner, QB, Fort Dorchester (North Charleston, S.C.)
2016 — JT Daniels, QB, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
2017 — DJ Uiagalelei, QB, St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
2018 — Dematrius Davis Jr., QB, North Shore (Houston, Texas)
Graphic by Ryan Escobar