The MaxPreps/USA 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.
The top nominees for Player of the Week for November 20-26, 2017 are:
Northeast
QB Sofian Massoud(’20) Cardinal Hayes (Bronx, NY); 13-18, 383 yds., 5 TD, 23 rush yds.
RB Anthony Vann (’18) Toil Gate (Warwick, RI); 17 rushes, 255 yds., 5 TD.
RB Cameron Mccullough (’19) Dracut (MA); 10 rushes, 50 yds., 2 TD, 6 recs., 170 yds., 1 TD.
DB Makhi Scott (’20) Penns Grove Carneys Point (NJ); 23 tackles (20 solo), 3 assists, 2 TFL.
LB Juan Axzavier-abraham (’18) Barnegat (NJ); 14 tackles (8 solo), 6 assists, 2.5 TFL, 1 sack, 4 hurries, 1 INT.
Mid-Atlantic
QB Corey Fields (’18) Baptist Hill (Hollywood, CA); 24-30, 388 yds., 6 TD, 56 rush yds., 1 TD.
QB Derion Kendrick (’18) South Pointe (Rock Hill, SC); 16-21, 229 yds., 2 TD, 162 rush yds., 5 TD.
RB Tye Mintz (’18) Cherokee (NC); 14 rushes, 363 yds., 6 TD.
WR Jarrett Inch (’18) Selinsgrove (PA); 8 recs., 244 yds., 4 TD.
DEFENSE Spencer Miller (’18) Clarion Area (Clarion, PA); 27 tackles (20 solo), 7 assists, 1 PD.
Southeast
QB Cam Smith (’18) American Heritage (Plantation, FL); 24-29, 257 yds., 5 TD, 72 rush yds., 2 TD.
TE Christian Organ (’18) Holy Ground Baptist Academy (GA); 28 rushes, 327 yds., 5 TD, 3 recs., 45 yds., 1 TD.
WR Letreal Jones (’19) Taylorsville (MS); 6 recs., 218 yds., 3 TD.
DEFENSE Terry Joiner (’18) Noxubee County ( Macon, MS)12 tackles (6 solo), 6 assists, 5 TFL, 2 FF.
DB Tyler Roberts (’18) Prince Avenue Christian (GA); 16 tackles (12 solo), 4 assists, 1 TFL, 1 sack, 1 hurry.
Midwest
QB Layne Hatcher (’18) Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, AR); 22-28, 402 yds., 5 TD, 21 rush yds., 1 TD.
RB Kenny Wood (’18) Greenwood (AR); 20 rushes, 132 yds., 2 TD, 4 recs., 57 yds., 2 TD.
WR Trajen Johnson (’18) Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, AR); 7 recs., 138 yds., 2 TD.
DT Colton Feist (’18) Yutan (NE); 10 tackles (10 solo), 3 TFL, 1 PD, 1 FF.
MLB Matthew Toland(’18) Robinson (Little Rock, AR); 16 tackles (6 solo), 10 assists, 4 TFL, 1 sack.
Great Lakes
QB Reese Taylor (‘18) Ben Davis (Indianapolis, IN); 18-22, 340 yds., 6 TD, 131 rush yds., 1 TD.
RB Lazerick Eatman (’18) IC Catholic Prep (Elmhurst, IL); 24 rushes, 237 yds., 4 TD.
RB Evan Vaillancourt (’19) De La Salle Collegiate (MI); 4 rushes, 15 yds., 3 recs., 140 yds., 1 TD.
RB Jack Perkins (’18) Kokomo (IN); 21 rushes, 147 yds., 1 TD, 4 recs., 67 yds., 1 TD.
DB Lucas Western (’19) Pleasant Plaines (IL); 12 tackles (10 solo), 2 assists, 3 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 1 FR.
Northwest
QB Chance Marsh (’18) Sunnyside Christian (WA); 33-51, 451 yds., 6 TD, 102 rush yds., 2 TD.
QB Mitchell Modjeski (’18) Clackamas (OR); 13-15, 248 yds., 3 TD, 37 rush yds.
OFFENSE Hayden Loomis (’19) Almira-Coulee (WA); 6 rushes, 127 yds., 2 TD, 3 recs., 122 yds., 2 TD.
RB Noah Roper (’19) Erie (CO); 31 rushes, 255 yds., 2 TD.
DE Tanner Kimminau (’18) Pomona (Arvada, CO); 6 tackles (5 solo), 2 sacks, 1 hurry, 1 PD.
West
QB Takashi Drayton (’18) Cleveland (Reseda, CA); 16-27, 477 yds., 6 TD, 44 rush yds.
QB Kaiden Bennett (’19) Folsom (CA); 21-29, 334 yds., 3 TD, 165 yds., 1 TD.
RB Brandon Auelua (’18) Terra Nova (Pacifica, CA); 29 rushes, 142 yds., 2 TD, 5 recs., 84 yds., 1 TD.
OLB Joel Alvarez (’18) Southwest EC (El Centro, CA); 13 tackles (10 solo), 3 assists, 4 TFL, 4 sacks, 1 hurry.
LB Nate Otto (’18) Oak Ridge (el Dorado Hills, CA); 21 tackles (18 solo), 3 assists, 1 TFL, 1 PD.
Southwest
QB Wilson Hicks (’19) Decatur (TX); 26-39, 434 yds., 5 TD, 43 rush yds., 2 TD.
QB Luke Latimer(‘19) Childress (TX); 18-27, 260 yds., 2 TD, 191 rush yds., 3 TD.
RB Tristan Garza (’18) Petersburg (TX); 33 rushes, 525 yds., 7 TD, 1 rec., 35 yds., 1 TD.
RB Wyatt Young (’18) Jonesboro (TX); 26 rushes, 390 yds., 8 TD.
S Alex Thorn (’18) Munday (TX); 15 tackles (15 solo), 2 INT, 1 PD.
The MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week winners will be announced on Wednesday, November 29 . Read more about the MaxPreps/USA Football Player of the Week program.
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