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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