MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week Nominees for November 21-27, 2016

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.

Selected by USA Football, players are chosen based upon statistics that are submitted to MaxPreps.com. Each winner receives 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 top nominees for Player of the Week for November 21-27, 2016 are:

Northeast region
QB Devin Leary ('18), Timber Creek Regional (Erial, N.J.); 19-31, 344 yards, 5 TD
QB Matt Hersch ('18), Masuk (Monroe, Conn.); 16-30, 311 yards, 4 TD
CB Isaih Pacheco ('18),Vineland (Vineland, N.J.); 23 carries, 275 yards, 3 TD
DB Bobby Melms ('18), Seymour (Seymour, Conn.); 213 carries, 192 yards, 5 TD
OLB Ty Couto ('19), Case (Swansea, Mass.); 23 tackles (13 solo, 10 asst.) 2 TFL

Mid-Atlantic region
QB Nathan St. onge ('18), A.C. Reynolds (Asheville, N.C.); 16-19, 356 yards, 3 TD
RB Jaiden Smith ('18), St. Marys (St. Marys, W. Va.); 20 carries, 213 yards, 3 TD
DE Devon Rabuck ('18), Williams Valley (Tower City, Pa.); 13 tackles (6 solo, 7 asst.) 4 TFL, 3 sacks
RB Courtney Mckinney ('18), East Montgomery (Biscoe, N.C.); 21 carries, 237 yards, 5 TD
FB Dylan Wolfgang ('18), Williams Valley (Tower City, Pa.); 18 tackles (13 solo, 5 asst.) 2 TFL

Southeast region
QB Nathaniel Betancourt ('18),Immokalee (Immokalee, Fla.); 18-27, 295 yards, 3 TD
RB Austin Bolton('18), Poplarville (Poplarville, Miss.); 16 carries, 224 yards, 3 TD
QB Derrick Jones ('18), Lee (Jacksonville, Fla.); 28-42, 463 yards, 4 TD
LB Xavier Fair ('18), West Point (West Point, Miss.); 14 tackles (11 solo, 3 asst.) 5 TFL 3 sack

Midwest region
QB Jackson Rowland ('17), Charleston (Charleston, Ark.); 14-22, 323 yards, 4 TD
RB Travis Theis ('18), Pratt (Pratt, Kan.); 26 caries, 270 yards, 4 TD
RB Devonte Lee ('18), Marshall (Oklahoma City, Okla.); 24 carries, 423 yards, 6 TD
ATH Brody Odom ('18), Wynnewood (Wynnewood, Okla.) 18 tackles (13 solo, 5 asst.)
NG Daniel Piburn ('18), Kearney (Kearney, Mo.); 16 tackles (11 solo, 5 asst.) 1 TFL

Great Lakes region
QB Luke Ricobene ('18), IC Catholic Prep (Elmhurst, Ill.); 8-17, 142 yards, 3 TD
WR Ziyon Kenner ('18), Bowling Green (Bowling Green, Ky.); 7 carries, 38 yards, 1 TD
OL Kemon Reese ('19), IC Catholic Prep (Elmhurst, Ill.); 16 tackles (16 solo)
DE Mikey Mcnicholas ('18), Rochester (Rochester, Ill.); 8 tackles (6 solo, 2 asst.) 1 sack
QB Nic Baker ('18), Rochester (Rochester, Ill.); 24-32, 351 yards, 4 TD

Northwest region
TE Draco Bynum ('18),Wilsonville (Wilsonville, Ore.) 16 tackles (5 solo, 11 asst.) 4 TFL, 2 sacks
QB Ze'Shaun Lewis ('18), Eastside Catholic (Sammamish, Wash.); 22-45, 349 yards, 1 TD
RB David "dm3" moore iii ('20), Pine Creek (Colorado Springs, Colo.); 20 carries, 173 yards, 2 TD
OLB Hunter Bergstrom ('18), Strasburg (Strasburg, Colo.) 15 carries, 177 yards, 2 TD
DE Jake Heimlicher ('18), Regis Jesuit (Aurora, Colo.) 10 tackles (9 solo, 1 asst.) 2 TFL, 4 sacks

West region
RB Justin Keeling ('18), Valley View (Moreno Valley, Calif.); 21 carries, 200 yards, 3 TD
RB Kyle Whitefield ('17), Rancho Mirage (Rancho Mirage, Calif.); 25 carries, 193 yards, 3 TD
QB Levi Taylor ('18), Silverado (Victorville, Calif.); 14-27, 468 yards, 7 TD
RB Daniel Heimuli ('19), Menlo-Atherton (Atherton, Calif.); 20 tackles (5 solo, 15 asst.) 7 TFL, 2.5 sacks
LB Damon Perry('18), Chowchilla (Chowchilla, Calif.); 16 tackles (9 solo, 7 asst.)

Southwest region
QB Kaden Cordell ('18), Sonora (Sonora, Texas); 20-26, 361 yards, 4 TD
RB Keaontay Ingram ('18), Carthage (Carthage, Texas); 35 carries, 259 yards, 4 TD
QB Landon Ledbetter ('19), Midlothian Heritage (Midlothian, Texas); 25-42, 456 yards, 7 TD
Seth Janak ('18), Flatonia (Flatonia, Texas); 15 tackles (3 solo, 12 asst.) 1 sack
Dryden Virden ('18), Wall (Wall, Texas); 17 tackles (4 solo, 13 asst.) .5 sack

USA Football/MaxPreps Regional High School Football Players of the Week winners will be announced on Thursday, December 1st.