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#1 Assumption (LA) 2025 QB Landen Sanchez: 12,301 votes
Assumption High School (LA) 2025 QB Landen Sanchez was highly efficient on his 16 plays during the Mustangs’ 55-7 win over Morgan City as he completed 8 of 9 passes for 145 yards and 3 TDs while also carrying the football 7 times for 136 yards and 2 TDs. Overall, the Mustangs’ senior veteran quarterback was the driving force behind the team’s dominant performance with 281 total yards and 5 total TDs.
#2 Daphne (AL) 2027 QB JJ Thibodeaux: 11,947 votes
Coming up short of being our Gridiron Football Player of the Week is Daphne High School 2027 QB JJ Thibodeaux, who was the offensive representative for the Trojans on this list. The young talented Trojans quarterback completed 10 of 14 passes for 216 yards and 1 TD, but he also did some damage on the ground during the Trojans’ 34-13 win over Davidson with 7 carries for 72 yards and 3 TDs to account for 288 total yards and 4 total TDs.
#3 Scottsboro (AL) 2026 RB Jacobi Edmonson: 1,413 votes
Scottsboro High School (AL) 2026 RB Jacobi Edmonson was outstanding in the Wildcats’ 40-7 win over Brewer High School as the junior running back had 18 carries for 256 yards and 4 TDs while averaging 14 yards per carry along the way for a spectacular individual performance to lead his team to a victory.
#4 St. Edmund (LA) 2025 RB Henry Summerlin: 1,396 votes
St. Edmund High School (LA) was able to finally defeat their district rivals Opelousas Catholic for the first time in eight years and one of the heroes from the Blue Jays’ huge district victory was their senior running back Henry Summerlin, who had a workmanlike performance for the Yellow Jackets with 22 carries for 250 yards and 1 TD while averaging 11 yards per carry in a 46-42 shootout over the Vikings in what will be a game that will be remembered for a long time by Blue Jays fans.
#5 Galveston Ball (TX) 2025 ATH Jonah Williams: 1,052 votes
Our only finalist for this week’s Gridiron Football Player of the Week from the state of Texas is a good one and that is Galveston Ball High School (TX) 2025 ATH Jonah Williams, who is one of the best players in the 2025 class and is committed to play for the Texas Longhorns. It was an incredible show displayed by Williams in the team’s 41-10 win over Port Arthur Memorial as he flashed his versatility throughout the game with 11 tackles and an INT as a safety, 1 catch for a 34 yard TD as a receiver, and finally, had a 97 yard kickoff return for a TD thus making an impact on every phase of the game.
#6 Elton (LA) 2027 RB/S Makeilan Lemoine: 985 votes
Elton High School (LA) had some impressive individual performances and 2027 RB/S Makeilan Lemoine put up some gaudy numbers in a 46-14 win over Hanson Memorial with 30 carries for 346 yards and 4 TDs on offense, but that is not all. He played a major factor on the defensive side of the football with a 73 yard INT for a TD plus 4 tackles, 2 assists, 1 PBU, and even a 41 yard punt return to impact the game for the Indians in all three phases of the game.
#7 Vermilion Catholic (LA) 2025 QB Jonathan Dartez: 524 votes
Revenge was on the mind of Vermilion Catholic High School (LA) 2025 QB Jonathan Dartez after his Screaming Eagles lost to Riverside Academy last season in the semifinals. John John as they call him had one of the most impressive individual performances this season. On the ground, Dartez had 40 carries for 371 yards and 5 TDs, but he also completed 6 of 13 passes for 209 yards and 2 more TDs. Overall, the Screaming Eagles dual threat quarterback set three new school records by accounting for 598 yards and 7 total TDs in Vermilion Catholic’s 49-34 win over Riverside Academy.
#8 Rayne (LA) 2025 WR Kylin Wheeler: 332 votes
Rayne High School (LA) 2025 WR Kylin Wheeler is one of the most exciting players to watch in the Acadiana area and he showed that in the Wolves’ 55-32 win over Northside. The Nicholls State commit scored on all three catches for 173 yards while also rushing for 88 yards, and having 170 return yards plus another TD to account for 431 total yards and 4 total TDs in another impressive individual performance.
#9 Cecilia (LA) 2025 QB Diesel Solari: 295 votes
After being a Gridiron Football Player of the Year finalist last season, Cecilia High School (LA) 2025 QB Diesel Solari returns to the list as a finalist in 2024 with an impressive passing performance against the Notre Dame Pios. In the 50-46 shootout win, Solari completed 12 of 22 passes for 274 yards and 5 TDs while rushing for 25 more yards to lead the Bulldogs to a big victory this past week.
#10 C.E. Byrd (LA) 2027 RB Christian Maxie: 149 votes
C.E. Byrd High School (LA) 2027 running back Christian Maxie did not have many opportunities to shine in the team’s 46-35 loss to Parkway, but he definitely made the most of his opportunities as he averaged over 36 yards per carry on eight touches. Maxie ran for close to 300 yards on the ground with 291 to be exact and also 3 TDs for an impressive performance by another young, talented Yellow Jackets back.
#11 Jackson (AL) 2026 QB Landon Duckworth: 87 votes
Jackson High School (AL) 2026 QB Landon Duckworth continues to dazzle and play at a high level for the Aggies as the four star prospect once again makes the list as a finalist. Against a previously undefeated St. Michael Catholic team, Duckworth put on a clinic by completing 12 of 16 passes for 336 yards and 4 TDs throwing as many touchdown passes as incompletions while also rushing for another touchdown plus 51 more yards. Overall, Duckworth accounted for 387 total yards and five total touchdowns in the 55-16 win.
#12 Daphne (AL) 2025 DE Talib Graham: 62 votes
This is the second nomination from Daphne High School in Alabama, but this time, on the defensive side of the football as Talib Graham proved to be too much for Davidson to handle with him being all over the field. Graham stuffed the defensive stat sheet with 6 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 TFLs, 2 FFs, and even a blocked field goal in the 34-13 win showing why he is committed to play for the Ole Miss Rebels.
#13 Lafayette (LA) 2025 QB Kevon’te Landry: 48 votes
Lafayette High School (LA) 2025 QB Kevon’te Landry makes his first appearance of the year as a Gridiron Football Player of the Week finalist after being a player of the week last season. Not only a quarterback, Landry has the ability to do multiple different things. Like Bergeron, Landry had an impressive individual effort in a loss this time 41-34 to Sam Houston. The Lions swiss army knife had a hat trick completing 3 of 4 passes for 61 yards and a TD, having 12 carries for 138 yards and 2 TDs, and then, finally having 3 catches for 72 yards and 1 TD receiving. He scored 4 TDs in 3 different ways for the Lions to have a chance to win last Friday.
#14 Opelousas Catholic (LA) 2025 WR Rowen Bergeron: 7 votes
Even though it resulted in a 46-42 loss to St. Edmund, Opelousas Catholic High School (LA) 2025 wide receiver Rowen Bergeron certainly put on an incredible individual, winning performance for the Vikings. The Vikings’ playmaking receiver had four catches for 200 yards and two touchdowns, but he also had to come in for his quarterback who had to leave the game at one point because of injury. There, he completed 4 of 11 passes for 74 yards and he also ran the ball 12 times for 115 yards and two touchdowns. Accounting for 423 total yards of offense, and 4 total touchdowns, Bergeron also never left the field by playing every snap at cornerback as well.
Honorable Mentions (No Particular Order):
- West St. John (LA) 2028 RB Kalon Gardner: 14 carries for 166 yards and 2 TDs; 2 catches for 38 yards in 52-32 win over East Iberville
- Niceville (FL) 2025 LB Maddox Hayles: 11 tackles in 41-7 win over Gulf Breeze
- Hueytown (AL) 2026 RB Anthony (AJ) Robinson: 8 carries for 201 yards and 2 TDs in 52-10 win over 52-10 win over Northridge
- Woodlawn (Shreveport, LA) 2025 RB Quintin Wilson: 32 carries for 212 yards and 2 TDs plus two 2 point conversions in 40-22 loss to Northwood
- Briarwood (AL) 2025 RB Luke Reynolds: 11 carries for 177 yards and 3 TDs in 31-6 win over Corner
- Hahnville (LA) 2025 RB Calvin Smith Jr.: 11 carries for 186 yards and 3 TDs in 42-0 win over H.L. Bourgeois
- Episcopal (LA) 2025 LB Chase Cresson: 15 tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 sack, and 1 FF in 14-7 loss to Ascension Catholic
- Liberty Magnet (LA) 2025 RB Dedrick Welch: 13 carries for 164 yards and 4 TDs in 44-0 win over Bogalusa
- Assumption (LA) 2025 WR Koby Bimah: 6 catches for 126 yards and 2 TDs in 55-7 win over Morgan City
- Madison Prep (LA) 2025 RB Alfred McKnight: 20 carries for 191 yards and 4 TDs in 54-31 win over Parkview Baptist
- North DeSoto (LA) 2026 RB Kenny Thomas: 21 carries for 200 yards and 2 TDs in 20-14 win over Booker T. Washington (Shreveport)
- Iota (LA) 2025 QB Peyton Renfro: Completed 13 of 21 passes for 138 yards and 1 TD; 14 carries for 104 yards and 2 TDs in 23-19 win over Church Point
- Live Oak (LA) 2027 LB Lane Billings: 9 tackles, 4 TFLs, and 1 fumble recovery in 18-14 loss to East Ascension
- Denham Springs (LA) 2025 QB Jerry Horne: Completed 16 of 27 passes for 218 yards and 1 TD; Also added a rushing TD in 38-12 win over Southern Lab
- St. Edmund (LA) Offensive Line: 32 carries for 315 yards and 4 TDs; 104 passing yards; 5/6 2 point conversions in 46-42 win over Opelousas Catholic
- Cecilia (LA) 2025 DL Rylan Hardy: sack in 50-46 win over Notre Dame
- Edna Karr (LA) 2026 QB John Johnson: Completed 12 of 19 passes for 253 yards and 2 TDs; 11 carries for 100 yards in 34-13 win over St. Augustine
- Edna Karr (LA) 2025 ATH Daejawn Smith: 4 catches for 114 yards and 2 TDs in 34-13 win over St. Augustine
- Opelousas Catholic (LA) 2026 WR Roderick Tezeno Jr.: 6 catches for 149 yards and 1 TDs in 46-42 loss to St. Edmund
- St. Edmund (LA) 2025 QB Kane West: 10 carries for 63 yards and 3 TDs; 5 2 point conversions; Completed 3 passes for 104 yards in 46-42 win over Opelousas Catholic
- Opelousas Catholic (LA) 2026 QB Kross Gillen: Completed 10 of 22 passes for 315 yards and 3 TDs in 46-42 loss to St. Edmund
2024 Gridiron Football Player of the Week Winners:
Week 1: STM 2025 DB Brian Broussard
Week 2: Liberty Magnet 2026 RB Zaiden Foster
Week 3: Iowa 2025 RB/WR Jonathan Walker Jr.
Week 4: Southern Lab 2026 QB Jerry Bottley
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