USA Today named its first All-USA High School Football Team in 1982. The newspaper has named a team every year since 1982.[1] [2]
In addition, two members of the team are named the USA Today High School Offensive Player and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively. The newspaper also selects a USA Today High School Football Coach of the Year.[3] [4]
Coach of the Year: Tony Severino (Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, Missouri)
Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Mauer | Quarterback | Cretin-Derham Hall High School | Florida State | ||
Running back | Virginia Tech | ||||
Running back | Louisville | ||||
Offensive line | Iowa | ||||
Offensive line | LSU | ||||
Offensive line | LSU | ||||
Offensive line | Ole Miss | ||||
Wide receiver | Washington | ||||
Wide receiver | Clemson | ||||
Tight end | Notre Dame | ||||
Athlete | Michigan | ||||
Placekicker | Alabama |
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shaun Cody | Defensive line | Los Altos High School | USC | ||
Defensive line | Oklahoma | ||||
Defensive line | LSU | ||||
Defensive line | Wisconsin | ||||
Linebacker | Stanford | ||||
Linebacker | Tennessee | ||||
Linebacker | Miami (FL) | ||||
Defensive back | Michigan | ||||
Defensive back | UCLA | ||||
Defensive back | Michigan | ||||
Defensive back | Miami (FL) | ||||
Punter | Oklahoma State |
Coach of the Year: Bob Ladouceur (De La Salle High School, Concord, California)
Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maurice Clarett | Running back | Warren Harding High School | Ohio State | ||
Quarterback | BYU | ||||
Running back | Penn State | ||||
Offensive line | Texas | ||||
Offensive line | Notre Dame | ||||
Offensive line | North Carolina State | ||||
Offensive line | Tennessee | ||||
Tight end | Miami (FL) | ||||
Wide receiver | Notre Dame | ||||
Wide receiver | Miami (FL) | ||||
Athlete | Florida State | ||||
Placekicker | Dartmouth |
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ahmad Brooks | Linebacker | Hylton High School | Virginia | ||
Defensive line | Oregon | ||||
Defensive line | Texas | ||||
Defensive line | Texas | ||||
Defensive line | Virginia | ||||
Linebacker | Michigan State | ||||
Linebacker | Ohio State | ||||
Defensive back | Florida State | ||||
Defensive back | Boston College | ||||
Defensive back | Florida State | ||||
Defensive back | North Carolina State | ||||
Punter | Arizona |
Coach of the Year: Bob Ladouceur (De La Salle High School, Concord, California)
Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Leak | Quarterback | Independence High School | Florida | ||
Running back | USC | ||||
Running back | South Carolina | ||||
Offensive line | Texas A&M | ||||
Offensive line | BYU | ||||
Offensive line | Notre Dame | ||||
Offensive line | Iowa | ||||
Tight end | Miami (FL) | ||||
Wide receiver | Georgia | ||||
Wide receiver | USC | ||||
Athlete | Notre Dame | ||||
Placekicker | Florida State |
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antonio Cromartie | Defensive back | Lincoln High School | Florida State | ||
Defensive line | Florida | ||||
Defensive line | Notre Dame | ||||
Defensive line | Oklahoma State | ||||
Defensive line | Notre Dame | ||||
Linebacker | Maryland | ||||
Linebacker | Tennessee | ||||
Linebacker | Michigan | ||||
Defensive back | Louisville | ||||
Defensive back | Texas | ||||
Defensive back | Florida | ||||
Punter | Oklahoma |
Coach of the Year: Bob Ladouceur (De La Salle High School, Concord, California)
Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
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Brian Brohm | Quarterback | Trinity High School | Louisville | ||
Running back | Oklahoma | ||||
Running back | Kentucky | ||||
Offensive line | USC | ||||
Offensive line | Ohio State | ||||
Offensive line | Michigan State | ||||
Offensive line | Auburn | ||||
Offensive line | Oregon | ||||
Athlete | Boston College | ||||
Tight end | Arizona State | ||||
Wide receiver | LSU | ||||
Placekicker | North Carolina |
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ted Ginn Jr. | Defensive back | Glenville High School | Ohio State | ||
Defensive line | Tennessee | ||||
Defensive line | USC | ||||
Defensive line | LSU | ||||
Defensive line | North Carolina State | ||||
Linebacker | Miami (FL) | ||||
Linebacker | USC | ||||
Linebacker | Penn State | ||||
Linebacker | Miami (FL) | ||||
Defensive back | Alabama | ||||
Defensive back | Florida State | ||||
Punter | Eastern Washington |
Coach of the Year: Todd Dodge (Carroll High School, Southlake, Texas)
Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ryan Perriloux | Quarterback | East St. John High School | LSU | ||
Running back | Oregon | ||||
Running back | North Carolina State | ||||
Offensive line | Iowa | ||||
Offensive line | Virginia | ||||
Offensive line | Ohio State | ||||
Offensive line | Miami (FL) | ||||
Offensive line | Mississippi | ||||
Athlete | Oklahoma | ||||
Tight end | Texas A&M | ||||
Wide receiver | Florida State | ||||
Placekicker | Florida State |
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenny Phillips | Defensive back | Carol City High School | Miami (FL) | ||
Defensive line | Oklahoma | ||||
Defensive line | Mississippi | ||||
Defensive line | USC | ||||
Defensive line | Maryland | ||||
Linebacker | Wisconsin | ||||
Linebacker | USC | ||||
Linebacker | Oklahoma | ||||
Linebacker | USC | ||||
Defensive back | Penn State | ||||
Defensive back | Tennessee | ||||
Punter | Texas A&M |
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterback | Syracuse | ||||
Running Back | Michigan | ||||
Running Back | Nebraska | ||||
Offensive Line | Nebraska | ||||
Offensive Line | Tennessee | ||||
Offensive Line | Iowa | ||||
Offensive Line | Tennessee | ||||
Offensive Line | Florida State | ||||
Wide receiver | USC | ||||
Tight end | Iowa | ||||
Athlete | Penn State | ||||
Placekicker | USC |
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Defensive Line | Nebraska | ||||
Defensive Line | Texas | ||||
Averell Spicer | Defensive Line | USC | |||
Defensive Line | Miami (FL) | ||||
Linebacker | Florida State | ||||
Linebacker | Auburn | ||||
Linebacker | Florida State | ||||
Linebacker | Tennessee | ||||
Defensive Back | Virginia Tech | ||||
Defensive Back | Georgia | ||||
Defensive Back | LSU | ||||
Punter | Michigan |
Coach of the Year: Bill Castle (Lakeland High School, Lakeland, Florida)
Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mitch Mustain | Quarterback | Springdale High School | Arkansas | ||
Running back | Ohio State | ||||
Running back | Clemson | ||||
Offensive line | Notre Dame | ||||
Offensive line | Alabama | ||||
Offensive line | Georgia | ||||
Offensive line | Wisconsin | ||||
Offensive line | Florida | ||||
Athlete | Florida | ||||
Wide receiver | USC | ||||
Tight end | Notre Dame | ||||
Placekicker | UCLA |
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gerald McCoy | Defensive line | Southeast High School | Oklahoma | ||
Defensive line | Clemson | ||||
Defensive line | Penn State | ||||
Defensive line | Texas | ||||
Linebacker | Texas | ||||
Linebacker | Michigan | ||||
Linebacker | USC | ||||
Linebacker | Georgia | ||||
Defensive back | USC | ||||
Defensive back | Michigan | ||||
Defensive back | USC/Maryland | ||||
Punter | Iowa |
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy Clausen‡ | Quarterback | Notre Dame | |||
Running back | USC | ||||
Running back | Texas A&M | ||||
Offensive line | Texas | ||||
Offensive line | Notre Dame | ||||
Offensive line | Michigan | ||||
Offensive line | Notre Dame | ||||
Offensive line | Tennessee | ||||
Athlete | Florida/Illinois | ||||
Wide receiver | Miami (FL) | ||||
Tight end | Clemson | ||||
Jimmy Stevens‡ | Placekicker | Oklahoma |
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Defensive line | Georgetown High School | South Carolina | |||
Defensive line | LSU | ||||
Defensive line | Mississippi | ||||
Butch Lewis | Defensive line | USC | |||
Linebacker | Ohio State | ||||
Linebacker | Florida State | ||||
Linebacker | Notre Dame | ||||
Linebacker | Iowa | ||||
Defensive back | Notre Dame | ||||
Defensive back | Penn State | ||||
Defensive back | Texas Tech | ||||
Punter | Vanderbilt |
Coach of the Year: J. T. Curtis (John Curtis Christian High School, River Ridge, Louisiana)
Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy Clausen | Quarterback | Oaks Christian High School | Notre Dame | ||
Running back | USC | ||||
Running back | West Virginia | ||||
Wide receiver | Illinois | ||||
A. J. Green‡ | Wide receiver | Georgia | |||
Tight end | Florida | ||||
Offensive line | Georgia | ||||
Offensive line | Colorado | ||||
Offensive line | Rutgers | ||||
Offensive line | Texas | ||||
Offensive line | Auburn | ||||
Placekicker | Oklahoma |
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marvin Austin | Defensive line | Ballou High School | North Carolina | ||
Defensive line | Illinois | ||||
Defensive line | LSU | ||||
Defensive line | USC | ||||
Linebacker | USC | ||||
Linebacker | Tennessee | ||||
Linebacker | Texas | ||||
Defensive back | Ohio State | ||||
Defensive back | Florida | ||||
Defensive back | North Carolina | ||||
Defensive back | USC | ||||
Punter | California |
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterback | Michigan | ||||
Running back | Texas A&M | ||||
Running back | Wisconsin | ||||
Michael Floyd‡ | Wide receiver | Notre Dame | |||
Wide receiver | LSU | ||||
Tight end | Michigan | ||||
Offensive line | Iowa | ||||
Offensive line | USC | ||||
Offensive line | Florida | ||||
Offensive line | Notre Dame | ||||
Offensive line | Georgia | ||||
Placekicker | Wisconsin | ||||
Placekicker | Penn State |
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Defensive line | Eastern Illinois | ||||
Defensive line | Florida | ||||
Defensive line | North Carolina | ||||
Defensive line | Texas | ||||
Linebacker | Mississippi | ||||
Linebacker | Florida | ||||
Linebacker | Miami (FL) | ||||
Defensive back | Clemson | ||||
Defensive back | Michigan | ||||
Defensive back | Florida State | ||||
Athlete | Notre Dame | ||||
Chris Lovvorn‡ | Punter | Mississippi College |
Coach of the Year: Tim Harris (Booker T. Washington High School, Miami, Florida)
Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Terrelle Pryor | Quarterback | Jeannette High School | Ohio State | ||
Running back | Colorado | ||||
Bryce Brown‡ | Running back | Tennessee | |||
Offensive line | Ohio State | ||||
Offensive line | Notre Dame | ||||
Offensive line | West Virginia | ||||
Offensive line | Ohio State | ||||
Offensive line | Florida | ||||
Wide receiver | Notre Dame | ||||
Wide receiver | Alabama | ||||
Tight end | Notre Dame | ||||
Placekicker | Georgia |
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patrick Peterson | Defensive back | Blanche Ely High School | LSU | ||
Defensive back | USC | ||||
Defensive back | Texas | ||||
Linebacker | Miami (FL) | ||||
Linebacker | Florida State | ||||
Linebacker | Florida | ||||
Linebacker | Pittsburgh | ||||
Defensive line | Georgia | ||||
Defensive line | Miami (FL) | ||||
Defensive line | USC | ||||
Athlete | Florida | ||||
Punter | Ohio State |
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Barkley‡ | Quarterback | USC | |||
Running back | Michigan/Rice | ||||
Running back | Arizona State | ||||
Offensive line | USC | ||||
Offensive line | Nebraska | ||||
Offensive line | Oklahoma | ||||
Offensive line | Florida State | ||||
Offensive line | Georgia | ||||
Wide receiver | Southern Miss | ||||
Wide receiver | Miami (FL) | ||||
Tight end | Washington/Montana | ||||
Athlete | UCLA/Fresno State |
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Defensive back | Notre Dame | ||||
Defensive back | Florida | ||||
Defensive back | Texas | ||||
Jamarkus McFarland‡ | Defensive Line | Oklahoma | |||
Defensive Line | Clemson | ||||
Defensive Line | Oklahoma | ||||
Defensive Line | Texas | ||||
Linebacker | Miami (FL) | ||||
Linebacker | Notre Dame | ||||
Linebacker | Penn State | ||||
Linebacker | Florida | ||||
Athlete | Arizona State |
Coach of the Year: George Smith (St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Garrett Gilbert | Quarterback | Lake Travis High School | Texas | ||
Running back | Tennessee | ||||
Running back | Notre Dame | ||||
Offensive line | Alabama | ||||
Offensive line | Florida | ||||
Seantrel Henderson‡ | Offensive line | Miami (FL) | |||
Offensive line | Texas | ||||
Offensive line | Notre Dame | ||||
Wide receiver | Illinois | ||||
Wide receiver | UCLA | ||||
Athlete | LSU | ||||
Placekicker | Florida State |
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manti Teʻo | Linebacker | Punahou School | Notre Dame | ||
Defensive line | South Florida | ||||
Defensive line | Florida State | ||||
Defensive line | Missouri | ||||
Jamel Turner‡ | Defensive line | Ohio State | |||
Defensive line | Oklahoma | ||||
Linebacker | Florida | ||||
Defensive back | Alabama | ||||
Defensive back | Tennessee | ||||
Defensive back | USC | ||||
Defensive back | Oklahoma | ||||
Punter | Colorado State |
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterback | LSU | ||||
Running back | LSU | ||||
Running back | Alabama | ||||
Offensive line | Virginia | ||||
Offensive line | Ohio State | ||||
Offensive line | Texas | ||||
Offensive line | LSU | ||||
Tight end | Penn State | ||||
Wide receiver | Georgia | ||||
Wide receiver | West Virginia | ||||
Athlete | USC | ||||
Placekicker | Penn State |
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Defensive line | USC | ||||
Defensive line | Texas | ||||
Defensive line | North Carolina | ||||
William Gholston‡ | Defensive line | Michigan State | |||
Defensive line | Tennessee | ||||
Defensive line | Georgia | ||||
Linebacker | Arizona State | ||||
Linebacker | USC | ||||
Linebacker | USC | ||||
Defensive back | LSU | ||||
Defensive back | Arkansas | ||||
Athlete | Miami (FL) |
Coach of the Year: Greg Toal (Don Bosco Preparatory High School, Ramsey, New Jersey)
Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seantrel Henderson | Offensive line | Cretin-Derham Hall High School | Miami (FL) | ||
Athlete | Florida | ||||
Wide receiver | USC | ||||
Wide receiver | Texas | ||||
Wide receiver | USC | ||||
Quarterback | BYU | ||||
Running back | South Carolina | ||||
Running back | Oregon | ||||
Offensive line | North Carolina | ||||
Matt James | Offensive line | Notre Dame | |||
Offensive line | Notre Dame | ||||
Placekicker | UCLA |
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lamarcus Joyner | Defensive back | St. Thomas Aquinas High School | Florida State | ||
Defensive line | Florida | ||||
Defensive line | Texas | ||||
Defensive line | Florida | ||||
Defensive line | Tennessee | ||||
Defensive line | North Carolina | ||||
Linebacker | Texas | ||||
Linebacker | Florida State | ||||
Linebacker | Florida | ||||
Defensive back | Oklahoma | ||||
Defensive back | Alabama | ||||
Defensive back | Georgia |
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Athlete | Texas | ||||
Chris Dunkley | Wide receiver | Florida | |||
Wide receiver | California | ||||
Tight end | Iowa | ||||
Tight end | USC | ||||
Offensive line | North Carolina State | ||||
Offensive line | Texas A&M | ||||
Offensive line | Florida | ||||
Running back | UCLA | ||||
Herschel Sims‡ | Running back | Oklahoma State | |||
Quarterback | Alabama | ||||
Placekicker | Auburn |
Player | Position | School | Hometown | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Defensive line | Michigan State | ||||
Defensive line | Tennessee | ||||
Defensive line | Texas | ||||
Defensive line | UCLA | ||||
Linebacker | Boston College | ||||
Linebacker | Penn State | ||||
James Wilder, Jr.‡ | Linebacker | Florida State | |||
Defensive back | Florida | ||||
Defensive back | Louisville | ||||
Defensive back | Washington | ||||
Defensive back | Miami (FL) | ||||
DeAnthony Thomas‡ | Athlete | Oregon |