Mr. Football Award (Indiana)
The Indiana Mr. Football Award is an award given to the top high school American football player in the state of Indiana, presented annually by The Indianapolis Star.[1]
Winners
Professional teams listed are teams known.
Year
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Player
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High School
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College
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NFL Draft
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1992
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Alex Smith, RB[2]
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Franklin County
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Indiana
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1993
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Bo Barzilauskas, OL/DL
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Bloomington South
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Indiana
|
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1994
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Josh Martini, RB
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East Central
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|
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1995
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Earl Haniford, QB
|
Martinsville
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Indiana
|
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1996
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Israel Thompson, RB
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Martinsville
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Ball State
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1997
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DuJuan Daniels, RB
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Bishop Chatard
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Boston College
|
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1998
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Rex Grossman, QB
|
Bloomington South
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Florida
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2003 NFL draft: 1st round, 22nd overall by the Chicago Bears
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1999
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Derrick Ellis, RB
|
Indianapolis Arlington
|
|
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2000
|
Otis Shannon, RB
|
Indianapolis Cathedral
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Harper College
|
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2001
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James Banks, QB/DB[3]
|
Ben Davis
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Tennessee Carson–Newman
|
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2002
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Clayton Richard, QB
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McCutcheon
|
Michigan
|
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2003
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Desmond Tardy, QB
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Warren Central
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Purdue
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2004
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Jason Werner, WR/S
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Roncalli
|
Purdue
|
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2005
|
Dexter Taylor, QB
|
Warren Central
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Tulsa Western Kentucky Marian
|
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2006
|
Darren Evans, RB
|
Warren Central
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Virginia Tech
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Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans
|
2007
|
Paul McIntosh, QB
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Evansville Reitz
|
Army Southern Illinois
|
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2008
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Morgan Newton, QB
|
Carmel
|
Kentucky
|
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2009
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Dan Wodicka, QB[4]
|
West Lafayette
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Johns Hopkins University
|
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2010
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Tre Roberson, QB[5]
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Lawrence Central
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Indiana Illinois State
|
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2011
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Gunner Kiel, QB
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Columbus East
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Notre Dame Cincinnati
|
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2012
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Jaylon Smith, RB/LB[1]
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Bishop Luers
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Notre Dame
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2016 NFL draft: 2nd round, 34th overall by the Dallas Cowboys
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2013
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Terry McLaurin, WR[6]
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Cathedral
|
Ohio State
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2019 NFL draft: 3rd round, 76th overall by the Washington Redskins
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2014
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Markell Jones, RB[7]
|
Columbus East
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Purdue
|
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2015
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Brandon Peters, QB[8]
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Avon
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Michigan Illinois
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2016
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Hunter Johnson, QB[9]
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Brownsburg
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Clemson Northwestern
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2017
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Reese Taylor, QB[10]
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Ben Davis
|
Indiana
|
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2018
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Jack Kiser, QB[11]
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Pioneer
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Notre Dame
|
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2019
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Charlie Spegal, RB[12]
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New Palestine
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Indiana
|
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2020
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Carson Steele, RB[13]
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Center Grove
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Ball State
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2021
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Brady Allen, QB[14]
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Gibson Southern
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Purdue
|
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2022
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Drayk Bowen, LB[15]
|
Andrean
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Notre Dame
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2023
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Josh Ringer[16]
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East Central High School
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Miami (OH)
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Schools with multiple winners
References
- ^ a b Kyle Neddenriep (December 6, 2012). "2012 Indiana Mr. Football: Ft. Wayne Luers' Jaylon Smith". www.indystar.com. Gannett. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ^ Dick Jerardi (November 2, 1994). "Hellacious Hoosier Indiana's Smith Running Up Dazzling Freshman Numbers". www.philly.com. The Inquirer. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ^ "Former Mr. Football charged with felony OWI". www.wthr.com. December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ "Daniel Wodicka wins Mr. Football". Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ Kyle Neddenriep (December 14, 2010). "Meet Indiana Mr. Football: Lawrence Central's Tre Roberson". www.indystar.com. Gannett. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ^ "Cathedral's Terry McLaurin wins IndyStar Indiana Mr. Football". Indy Star. USA Today. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- ^ Jay Heater (December 12, 2014). "East's Markell Jones named Indiana Mr. Football". www.therepublic.com. The Republic. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ^ Kyle Neddenriep (December 10, 2015). "Avon QB Brandon Peters named 2015 IndyStar Mr. Football". www.indystar.com. Indianapolis Star. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
- ^ Kyle Neddenriep (December 7, 2016). "2016 IndyStar Mr. Football: Hunter Johnson's decision to stay home for senior year pays off". www.indystar.com. Indianapolis Star. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "On Mr. Football Reese Taylor: 'He's not an athlete playing quarterback — he's a great quarterback'". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ "Notre Dame commit Jack Kiser becomes first Class A player to win IndyStar Mr. Football". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ "New Palestine RB Charlie Spegal wins 2019 IndyStar Mr. Football in a runaway". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ "Center Grove's Carson Steele wins Indiana's Mr. Football Award". December 23, 2020.
- ^ "Purdue-bound, record-breaking Gibson Southern QB Brady Allen is 2021 Indiana Mr. Football".
- ^ Driskell, Bryan (December 16, 2022). "Notre Dame Commit Drayk Bowen Named Indiana Mr. Football". si.com.
- ^ Neddenriep, Kyle (December 14, 2023). "East Central RB Josh Ringer wins 2023 Indiana Mr. Football: 'A great surprise.'". Indy Star. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
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