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 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.
The eight weekly selections for Players of the Week for the week of October 16-22, 2017 are:
Northeast
MLB Willie Matthews (‘19), Montclair (NJ); 16 TT, 11 solo, 2 sacks
Mid-Atlantic
QB Brady Fyfe (‘19), Shade (Cairnbrook, PA); 19-22, 258 yds., 4 TD, 21 car., 211 yds., 2 TD
Southeast
QB Henry Austad (‘20), Foundation Academy (Winter Garden, FL); 18-24, 260 yds., 4 TD, 22 car., 95 yds., 3 TD
Great Lakes
RB Landen Bartleson (‘20), Boyle County (Danville, KY); 7 car., 117 yds., 4 TD
Northwest
RB Conor McGraw (‘20), HEM (Hanna, WY); 8 car., 130 yds., 2 TD, 10 rec., 353 yds., 5 TD
West
MLB Jeshua Fixel (‘19), Excel Christian (Sparks, NV); 17 TT, 13 solo, 2 sacks, 1 int.
Southwest
RB Daimarqua Foster (‘19), Hirschi (Wichita Falls, TX); 31 car., 580 yds., 5 TD
View all the Week 9 nominees | Read more about the MaxPreps/USA Football Player of the Week program.
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