MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week Nominees for September 12-18, 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 September 12-18, 2016 are:


Northeast region
WR Devaun Ford ('19), Mashpee (Mashpee, Mass.); 13 carries, 101 yards, 2 rush TD; 107 rec. yards, 2 rec. TD
QB Devin Leary ('18), Timber Creek Regional (Erial, N.J.); 18-31, 310 yards, 4 TD
TE Sam Highman ('18), East Lyme (East Lyme, Conn.); 22 tackles (10 solo, 12 asst.)

Mid-Atlantic region
WR Terrelle Brown ('18), Charlotte Christian (Charlotte, N.C.); 5 carries, 149 yards, 4 TD
QB Sam Hartman ('18), Davidson Day (Davidson, N.C.); 11-16, 380 yards, 7 TD
TE Tyree Bethel('18), Poly (Baltimore, Md.); 15 tackles (10 solo, 5 asst.) 2 TFL, 2 sacks

Southeast region
QB Ross Malmgren('19), North Paulding (Dallas, Ga.); 21-25, 419 yards, 6 TD
DE Marcel Bell ('19), St. Francis Catholic (Gainesville, Fla.); 15 tackles (3 solo, 12 asst.) 5 TFL, 3.5 sacks
QB Markus Smith ('19), Rockmart (Rockmart, Ga.); 13 carries, 132 yards, 5 TD

Midwest region
RB Ronald Faulk-tindal ('18), Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy (Atchison, Kan.); 15 carries, 177 yards, 3 rush TD; 102 yards, 2 rec. TD
QB Tyson Williams ('18), Jonesboro (Jonesboro, Ark.); 15-23, 481 yards, 7 TD
TE Shain Spaulding ('18), Oklahoma City Patriots HomeSchool (Oklahoma City, Okla.); 22 tackles (15 Solo, 7 asst.) 1 TFL

Great Lakes region
QB Jonathan Collier ('18), Martinsville (Martinsville, Ind.); 30-56, 425 yards, 5 TD
MLB Taylor Duncan ('18), Monona Grove (Monona, Wis.); 18 tackles (15 solo, 3 asst.) 3 TFL, 2 sacks
ATH Tre'von Mccarter ('18), Woodlan (Woodburn, Ind.); 12 carries, 134 yards, 4 rush TD; 117 rec. yards, 1 rec. TD

Southwest region
QB Ian Guerrero ('20), Parkview Christian (Waco, Texas); 14-27, 344 yards, 8 TD
Jackie Morgan ('20), Cornerstone Christian Academy (McKinney, Texas); 16 tackles (10 solo, 6 asst.) 2 TFL, 2 sacks
George Tavarez ('18), Williamson County HomeSchool (Austin, Texas); 11 carries, 187 yards, 4 rush TD; 201 rec. yards, 1 rec. TD

West region
QB Quinn Commans ('18), Whittier Christian (La Habra, Calif.); 27-39, 508 yards, 9 TD
ATH Francis Bemiy ('18), Carnegie Schools-Riverside (Riverside, Calif.); 23 carries, 327 yards, 4 TD
LB Halid Djibril ('18), Cathedral (Los Angeles, Calif.); 23 tackles (10 solo, 13 asst.), 6 TFL, 2 sacks

Northwest region
QB Ted Wickman ('18), Yoncalla (Yoncalla, Ore.); 18-21, 212 yards, 4 TD
RB Gavin Rajagopal('19), St. Mary's (Medford, Ore.); 15 carries, 210 yards, 4 TD
TE David Kinsey ('18), Custer County (Westcliffe, Colo.); 20 tackles (13 solo, 7 asst.) 6 TFL, 2 sacks


USA Football/MaxPreps Regional High School Football Players of the Week winners will be announced on Wednesday, September 21.