Mr. Football Award (Minnesota) Explained

The Minnesota Mr. Football Award is an honor given to the top high school football player in the state of Minnesota.

Award winners

Professional teams listed are teams known.

Year	Player	Position(s)	High School	College	Professional team(s)
2004	Nick Mertens	QB/DB/K	East Grand Forks	North Dakota State
2005	Matt Carufel	OL	Cretin-Derham Hall	Notre Dame Minnesota
2006	Blake Sorensen	LB/RB	Eden Prairie	Wisconsin	Seattle Seahawks
2007	Michael Floyd	WR	Cretin-Derham Hall	Notre Dame	Arizona Cardinals New England Patriots Minnesota Vikings New Orleans Saints Washington Redskins
2008	Varmah Sonie^[1]	DB	Apple Valley	Northern Iowa	Portland Thunder Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cleveland Browns Orlando Predators Baltimore Brigade Albany Empire
2009	Zach Vraa^[2]	WR	Rosemount	North Dakota State
2010	Peter Westerhaus^[3]	LB/TE	Holy Family Catholic	Minnesota
2011	Philip Nelson^[4]	QB	Mankato West	Minnesota Rutgers East Carolina	Winnipeg Blue Bombers San Diego Fleet Dallas Renegades Montreal Alouettes
2012	Bridgeport Tusler^[5]	RB	Osseo	South Dakota State Bethel
2013	Jeffrey Jones^[6]	RB	Washburn	Minnesota Waldorf
2014	Robbie Grimsley^[7]	RB	Hutchinson	North Dakota State
2015	J. D. Spielman^[8]	ATH	Eden Prairie	Nebraska TCU
2016	Wade Sullivan^[9]	ATH	Lakeville North	Minnesota-Duluth
2017	Antonio Montero^[10]	OLB	Eden Prairie	Rice
2018	Jason Williamson^[11]	RB	Owatonna	Minnesota
2019	Jalen Suggs^[12]	QB	Minnehaha Academy	Gonzaga (Basketball)	Orlando Magic (NBA)
2020	Jake Ratzlaff^[13]	SS/TE	Rosemount	Wisconsin
2021	Emmett Johnson^[14]	RB/SS	Academy of Holy Angels	Nebraska
2022	Cade Osterman^[15]	QB/DB/KR/PR	Elk River	Minnesota
2023	Maxwell Woods^[16]	RB/CB	Chanhassen	South Dakota State

External links

• Minnesota Football Hub (list of past winners)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Apple Valley's Sonie chosen Mr. Football . December 14, 2008 . Pioneer Press . www.twincities.com . December 16, 2014.
2. News: Rosemount's Vraa is Mr. Football . December 6, 2009 . John Millea . Star Tribune . August 31, 2012.
3. Web site: Peter Westerhaus wins Mr. Football . December 19, 2010 . David Watkins . NBC . www.kare11.com . August 31, 2012 .
4. News: Mankato West's Philip Nelson named Mr. Football . Mankato Free Press . December 11, 2011 . Chad Courrier . August 31, 2012.
5. News: 2012 MR. FOOTBALL AWARD: BRIDGEPORT TUSLER . Mankato Free Press . December 18, 2012 . April 11, 2013.
6. Web site: Washburn RB Jones wins Mr. Football award . December 8, 2013 . Star Tribune . www.startribune.com . December 17, 2013.
7. Web site: 2014 Mr. Football . 2014-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151126052922/http://www.mshsca.org/football/mrfb14.htm . 2015-11-26 . dead .
8. Web site: Eden Prairie's JD Spielman wins Minnesota's Mr. Football award for 2015; played 4 positions . . Associated Press . November 22, 2015 . December 3, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151127054721/http://www.startribune.com/eden-prairie-s-jd-spielman-named-minnesota-2105-mr-football/352956251/ . November 27, 2015 . dead .
9. Web site: Lakeville North's Wade Sullivan Named Mr. Football . CBS Local Media . www.minnesota.cbslocal.com . December 5, 2016 . December 7, 2016.
10. Web site: Eden Prairie leader tackles 2017 Mr. Football honors .
11. Web site: High School Football: Owatonna's Williamson named Mr. Football . 17 December 2018 .
12. Web site: Paulsen . Jim . Jalen Suggs wins Mr. Football . MN Football Hub . January 10, 2020 . December 8, 2019.
13. Web site: Rosemount's Ratzlaff Named Mr. Football 2020 . www.mshsl.org . September 22, 2021 . February 22, 2021.
14. Web site: Emmett Johnson Named Mr. Football. mnfootballcoaches.com. December 6, 2021.
15. Web site: Elk River's Cade Osterman wins 2022 MFCA Mr. Football award. kstp.com. December 18, 2022. January 11, 2023.
16. Web site: Tribune . Jim Paulsen Star . Maxwell Woods of Chanhassen is Mr. Football, Minnesota's best high school senior . 2023-12-11 . Star Tribune.