Greetings, PA High School Football Fans! There have been many outstanding team and individual performances thus far across the state. Now it is time to start nominating the best football players in the Keystone state! SportsRecruiters.com has announced they will sponsor the fourteenth annual Mr. Pennsylvania football awards program after the immense success of previous years. Nominations for the 2023 Mr. PA Football Awards will open on November 15, 2023. A student-athlete must have participated in the 2023 football season in order to be eligible for a 2023 Mr. PA Football Nomination. The nominations deadline is set for January 4, 2024, but subject to change.
The Mr. PA Football Awards will be presented on March 9, 2024 to the best high school football players in Pennsylvania. There will be two awards presented; one for the Small School Mr. Football which will consist of class 1A, 2A, and 3A players, and one for the Big School Mr. Football which will consist of class 4A, 5A, and 6A players. The Mr. PA Football Selection Committee will select the players nominated for Mr. PA Football. The Mr. PA Football Selection Committee is comprised of media members as well as coaches. There will be seventy-five players nominated each round. There will be a total of three-hundred nominees selected for the Small School Mr. Football and the Big School Mr. Football by the Mr. PA Football Selection Committee on the January 4th nomination deadline.
After the nominations process is completed, the players will be chosen by football fans, sportswriters/ sportscasters, and coaches from around the state. Fans will be able to vote for their favorite players, and the media panel from major media markets as well as coaches from across the state will be voting for the outstanding players. Wayde Marsico, Director of the Mr. PA Football Selection Committee, will oversee the selection process. The fans, the media, and the coaches each represent 1/3 of the vote.
Once more, new classifications have been established by the PIAA in 2016 and as a result Mr. PA Football will continue to classify the Small School Award as 1A-3A, and the Big School Award as 4A-6A. Also, in addition to the Mr. PA Football Award this year, there will again be a separate category of nominations for the Mr. PA Football Lineman Awards. The nomination list for the Lineman Awards will be acquired from the nominations for Mr. PA Football. The Lineman Awards will use the same classifications as Mr. PA Football. The voting for each round and the winners will be chosen by a selection committee. Again, the Mr. PA Football Selection Committee is comprised of media members as well as coaches. The Mr. PA Football Lineman Award winners will be announced on February 21, 2024.
Past Mr. PA Football winners are:
4A-6A
2010 Rushel Shell – Hopewell High School & West Virginia University
2011* Rushel Shell – Hopewell High School & West Virginia University
2011* Noah Spence – Bishop McDevitt High School & Ohio State University/Eastern Kentucky University
2012 Robert Foster – Central Valley High School & University of Alabama
2013 Andrew Ford – Cedar Cliff High School & Virginia Tech University/University of Massachusetts
2014 Saquon Barkley – Whitehall High School & Penn State University
2015 Miles Sanders – Woodland Hills High School & Penn State University
2016 D’Andre Swift – St. Joseph’s Prep & University of Georgia
2017 Philip Jurkovec – Pine-Richland High School & University of Notre Dame/University of Pittsburgh
2018 Daequan Hardy – Penn Hills High School & Penn State University
2019 Evan Simon – Manheim Central High School & Rutgers University
2020 Kyle McCord – St. Joseph’s Prep & Ohio State University
2021 Nicholas Singleton – Governor Mifflin High School & Penn State University
2022 Stone Saunders – Bishop McDevitt High School
1A-3A
2010 Desimon Green – Clairton High School & Texas Tech University/ California (Pa.) University
2011 Tyler Boyd – Clairton High School & University of Pittsburgh
2012 Tyler Boyd – Clairton High School & University of Pittsburgh
2013 DeAndre Scott – Imhotep Charter High School & University of Maine
2014 Dominick Bragalone – South Williamsport High School & Lehigh University
2015 Michael Shuster – Camp Hill High School & Penn State University
2016 Lamont Wade – Clairton High School & Penn State University
2017 Robert Kennedy – Jeannette High School & North Carolina State University
2018 Julian Fleming – Southern Columbia High School & Ohio State University
2019 Julian Fleming – Southern Columbia High School & Ohio State University
2020 Josh Hough – Beaver Falls High School & Syracuse University
2021 Gavin Garcia – Southern Columbia High School & Kent State University
2022 Jeff Hoenstine – Central Martinsburg High School & St. Francis University
The nomination process is open to all high school football players in Pennsylvania. Players will be selected by fans, media, and coaches via website voting once the voting process begins. The votes will be tabulated and the results will be posted on the web site after each timeline listed. The eligibility regulations and the timeline for the Mr. PA Football Awards voting are listed below. The following will be the selection process timeline:
Mr. PA Football
All positions are eligible for nominations.
Nov. 15 Nominations Open; Dec. 08 Nominations Round One
Dec. 15 Nominations Round Two; Dec. 22 Nominations Round Three
Jan. 04 Nominations Close
Jan. 05 Fabulous Fifty Open; Jan. 15 Fabulous Fifty Close
Jan. 16 Tremendous Twenty-Five Open; Jan. 29 Tremendous Twenty-Five Close
Jan. 30 Terrific Ten Open; Feb. 09 Terrific Ten Close
Feb. 10 Finalists Open; Feb. 20 Finalists Close
Feb. 21 Winners Open; Mar. 01 Winners Close
*note: Voting for the next round will start after the results are published from the previous round.
*note: The nomination deadline and selection process timeline for voting are subject to change.
Mr. PA Football Lineman
The eligibility regulations and the timeline for the Mr. PA Football Lineman Awards voting are listed below. The following will be the selection process timeline:
Any interior lineman who plays Offensive Center, Guard or Tackle; Defensive Nose Guard, Tackle or End are eligible for nomination.
Nov. 15 Nominations Open; Dec. 08 Nominations Round One
Dec. 15 Nominations Round Two; Dec. 22 Nominations Round Three
Jan. 04 Nominations Close
Jan. 16 Terrific Ten Open; Jan. 29 Terrific Ten Close
Jan. 30 Finalists Open; Feb. 09 Finalists Close
Feb. 10 Winners Open; Feb. 20 Winners Close
Feb. 21 Winners Announced
*note: Voting for the next round will start after the results are published from the previous round.
*note: The nomination deadline and selection process timeline for voting are subject to change.
Fans can start voting for their favorite players on January 5, 2024!
