Mr. Football Award (South Carolina) Explained
The South Carolina Mr. Football Award is an honor given to the top high school football player in the state of South Carolina. Past winners have often proceeded to have successful college careers and even play in the National Football League (NFL).
Award winners
Professional teams listed are teams known.
| Year | Player | Position | High School | College | Professional team(s) |
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| 1991 | Jumpity Springster | RB | Stratford | South Carolina |
| 1992 | Stephen Davis | RB | Spartanburg | Auburn | Washington Redskins, Carolina Panthers, St. Louis Rams |
| 1993 | Jeff Coleman | DT | Gaffney | Tennessee | CFL - Montreal Alouettes |
| 1994 | Anthony Downs | RB | Berea | Clemson | |
| 1995 | Jermale Kelley | WR | Berea | South Carolina | NFL Europe - Berlin, Rhein |
| 1996 | Kyle Young | OL | Daniel | Clemson | |
| 1997 | Chris Hope | DB | Rock Hill | Florida State | Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans |
| 1998 | Derek Watson | RB | Palmetto | South Carolina | Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Calgary Stampeders |
| 1999 | Mark Logan | QB | Greenwood | Georgia Tech | |
| 2000 | Roscoe Crosby | WR | Union | Clemson | |
| 2001 | Moe Thompson | DE | Stratford | South Carolina | |
| 2002 | Eric McCollom | QB | Camden | Iowa | |
| 2003 | Trey Elder | QB | | Appalachian State | |
| 2004 | J.D. Melton | QB | Myrtle Beach | Navy | |
| 2005 | Prince Miller | DB | | Georgia | Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns, Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 2006 | Malcolm Long | QB | Gaffney | South Carolina State | |
| 2007 | Richard Mounce | QB | Blythewood | Clemson
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| 2008 | Stephon Gilmore | CB | South Pointe | South Carolina | Buffalo Bills, New England PatriotsCarolina PanthersIndianapolis ColtsDallas Cowboys |
| 2009 | Marcus Lattimore | RB | Byrnes | South Carolina | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2010[1] | Jadeveon Clowney | DE | South Pointe | South Carolina | Houston Texans, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens |
| 2011[2] | Shaq Roland | WR | Lexington | South Carolina / West Georgia | Chicago Bears |
| 2012 [3] | Tramel Terry | WR | Goose Creek | Georgia / Jacksonville State | |
| 2013[4] | Jacob Park | QB | Stratford | Georgia / Iowa State | |
| 2014 | Matt Colburn | RB | Dutch Fork | Wake Forest | Los Angeles Rams |
| 2015 | Tavien Feaster | RB | Spartanburg | | Arizona Cardinals |
| 2016 | Gage Moloney | QB | Northwestern | | |
| 2017 | Dakereon Joyner | QB | Fort Dorchester | South Carolina |
| 2018 | Zacch Pickens | DE | TL Hanna | South Carolina | Chicago Bears |
| 2019 | Luke Doty | QB | Myrtle Beach | South Carolina |
| 2020 | Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins | DL | Gaffney | Georgia |
| 2021 | Jaylen Sneed[5] | LB | Hilton Head Island | Notre Dame |
| 2022 | Xzavier McLeod[6] | DL | Camden | South Carolina |
| 2023 | Josiah Thompson[7] | OL | Dillon High School | South Carolina | |
**baseball only. After one season of Tiger baseball, Mounce transferred to Charleston Southern to play football.
External links
Notes and References
- News: Byers. Barry. Stallions' Clowney named Mr. Football in S.C.. 3 June 2013. 11 December 2010.
- News: Byers. Barry. Roland keeps up USC trend of landing state's Mr. Football. 3 June 2013. 10 December 2011.
- News: Byers. Barry. Mr. FOOTBALL: Tramel Terry. 3 June 2013. 8 December 2012.
- Web site: Leigh. Brian. 4-Star Georgia QB Commit Jacob Park Wins South Carolina's Mr. Football. Bleacher Report. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.. 12 March 2014.
- Web site: Jaylen Sneed named Mr. Football in South Carolina for 2021. Parks, Chris. December 11, 2021. July 15, 2022. wbtw.com.
- Web site: USC Gamecocks commitment Xzavier McLeod named SC Mr. Football for 2022. Bezjak, Lou. December 10, 2022. December 10, 2022. thestate.com.
- Web site: 5-star South Carolina commit Josiah Thompson of Dillon wins 2023 Mr. Football. Shanesy, Todd. December 9, 2023. January 9, 2024. Greenville News.
