MaxPreps/JJHuddle All-Ohio high school football player and coach of the year

Josh Myers Highlights
Watch Ohio State recruit and Miamisburg senior Josh Myers in action against Wayne from earlier this season.

Happy Holidays! We celebrate the close of 2016 with the release of the eighth annual JJHuddle All-Ohio Football Team. This year MaxPreps joins the fray. The MP/JJH All-Ohio team covers all-divisions and can basically be summed up by this: If you had to create an all-star team from Ohio to play in a national tournament, who would you want suiting up for the Buckeye State? Annually we also present a state player and coach of the year to headline our team. This year's winners are...

2016 MaxPreps/JJHuddle Ohio Football Player of the Year

Josh Myers, sr., OL, Miamisburg
During his four years as a starter, Myers' Miamisburg teams had a record of 34-12, made four straight playoff appearances and won the program's first postseason games (28-24 over Kings and 28-21 over Troy) this season. Before his arrival the Vikings had gone to the playoffs once in school history (2000) and were 20-50 in the previous seven seasons. Myers is ranked the No. 1 prospect in Ohio and the No. 3 tackle prospect nationally by the 247 sports composite rankings. He is the country's No. 10 overall prospect regardless of position. Myers is a four-time first team All-Greater Western Ohio Conference selection. He was the first commit to Ohio State's 2017 Class and will report early to the Buckeyes.

PREVIOUS JJHUDDLE OHIO HS FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
2015 JJH Player of the Year: Jeremy Larkin, La Salle (Cincinnati), RB (Northwestern)
2014 JJH Player of the Year: Joe Burrow, Athens (The Plains), QB (Ohio State)
2013 JJH Player of the Year: Marshon Lattimore, Glenville (Cleveland), ATH (Ohio State)
2012 JJH Player of the Year: Mitch Trubisky, Mentor, QB (North Carolina)
2011 JJH Player of the Year: Maty Mauk, Kenton, QB (Missouri)
2010 JJH Player of the Year: Braxton Miller, Wayne (Huber Heights), QB (Ohio State)
2009 JJH Player of the Year: Braylen Heard, Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown), RB (Nebraska)
2008 JJH Player of the Year: Erick Howard, Hoover (North Canton), RB
2007 JJH Player of the Year: Danny McCarthy, Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown), DB (Notre Dame)
2006 JJH Player of the Year: Brandon Saine, Piqua, RB (Ohio State)
2005 JJH Player of the Year: Ross Homan, Coldwater, LB (Ohio State)
2004 JJH Player of the Year: Tyrell Sutton, Archbishop Hoban (Akron), RB (Northwestern)
2003 JJH Player of the Year: Ted Ginn Jr., Glenville (Cleveland), ATH (Ohio State)

2016 MaxPreps/JJHuddle Ohio Football Coach of the Year

Brad Burchfield, Bishop Hartley (Columbus)
The Hawks have become one of Ohio's flagship program's under Burchfield's instruction and the last two seasons have culminated with back-to-back Division IV state titles (both wins have come via three-points over another Ohio power - Steubenville). During his nine-year run at Hartley, Burchfield has a 100-21 record and has led the Hawks to eight playoff appearances. His 2010 Hartley team also won a D-IV state title. Hartley has won five straight regional titles and six in seven years.

PREVIOUS JJHUDDLE OHIO HS FOOTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR
2015 JJH Coach of the Year: Tiger LeVerde, Kirtland
2014 JJH Coach of the Year: Brent Niekamp, Fort Recovery
2013 JJH Coach of the Year: Chip Otten, Coldwater
2012 JJH Coach of the Year: John Rodenberg, Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati)
2011 JJH Coach of the Year: Maurice Douglass, Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood)
2010 JJH Coach of the Year: Dave Tarpley, Dixie (New Lebanon)
2009 JJH Coach of the Year: Bob Lutz, Ironton

Additional Awards:

MaxPreps/JJHuddle Ohio high school big school All-Ohio: first team

MaxPreps/JJHuddle Ohio high school big school All-Ohio: second team

MaxPreps/JJHuddle Ohio high school small school All-Ohio: first team

MaxPreps/JJHuddle Ohio high school small school All-Ohio: second team