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. Each winner receives a certificate and a letterman patch to showcase the honor.
Every week during the football season, eight regional Player of the Week winners will be selected and announced. To nominate players, coaches or team administrators must enter the athlete's game stats by Monday evening of each week.
The eight weekly selections for Players of the Week for the week of
November 18 - November 24, 2019 are:
NortheastRB Jada Byers (Sr.) St. Joseph (N.J.), 22 rushes, 310 yards, 8 TDs, 7 catches, 194 yards, 2 TDs
Mid-AtlanticQB Hayden Shinn (Sr.) Hilton Head Christian Academy (S.C.), 23-40, 415 yards, 7 TDs, 106 rush yards
SoutheastWR Will Ferrell (Jr.) Evangel Christian (Ala.) 19 catches, 361 yards, 5 TDs
MidwestDEF Jakson Keaschall (Sr.) Pleasanton (Neb.) 16 tackles (9 solos), 4.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 2 recoveries
Great LakesRB Jake Hurst (Soph.) Mechanicsburg (Ohio) 14 rushes, 76 yards, 2 TDs, 3 catches, 114 yards, 2 TDs
NorthwestDEF Logan Breyer (Fresh.) Stratton/Liberty (Colo.) 14 tackles (11 solos, 6 TFL, 2 sacks)
WestQB Bryce Young (Sr.) Mater Dei (Calif.) 20-30, 520 yards, 7 TD
SouthwestWR Jaxon Smith (Sr.) Rockwall (Texas) 15 catches, 258 yards, 5 TDs