MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week for August 29-September 4, 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. Each winner receives a certificate and a letterman patch to showcase the honor.

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. Every Tuesday during the football season, 5 nominees from each region will be announced and on Wednesday's the 8 region Player of the Week winners will be selected. 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 seven weekly selections for Players of the Week for the week of August 29-September 4, 2016 are:


Mid-Atlantic region
SS Quendarius Jefferson ('19), Hillcrest (Simpsonville, S.C.); 19 carries, 116 yards, 3 rush TD; 102 rec. yards, 2 rec. TD

Southeast region
WR James Beard ('19), Loyd Star (Brookhaven, Miss.); 8 carries, 48 yards, 1 rush TD; 286 rec. yards, 3 rec. TD

Midwest region
QB Ryan Wakley ('18), Victory Christian (Tulsa, Okla.); 28-46, 516 yards, 6 TD

Great Lakes region
FS Michael Niemiec ('18), Batavia (Batavia, Ill.); 21 tackles (17 solo, 4 asst.)

Southwest region
MLB Dashaun White ('18), Richland (North Richland Hills, Texas); 23 tackles (11 solo, 12 asst.) 4 TFL, 1 sack

West region
RB Carlos Hunt 2 ('19), Silver Valley (Yermo, Calif.); 15 tackles (9 solo, 6 asst.), 2 TFL, 2 sacks

Northwest region
QB Preston Fisher ('18),Thurston (Springfield, Ore.); 17-27, 326 yards, 4 TD


To view all the Week 3 nominees, please click here. And to read more about the MaxPreps/USA Football Player of the Week program, click here.