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bradywhiteHart High quarterback Brady White is one of 16 high school seniors nominated by the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Committee for the 2015 U.S. Army Player of the Year Award, considered high school football’s highest honor.

The U.S. Army Player of the Year award is given to the nation’s most outstanding senior high school football player. The six finalists for the award will be announced on December 2, 2014.

White and fellow Indian wide receiver Trent Irwin will be playing the U.S. Army All-American Bowl on Jan. 3.

The 2015 U.S. Army Player of the Year Nominees are (in alphabetical order):

Name – Pos. – High School – (College commit)

Sam Darnold, QB, San Clemente (Fla.) High (USC)

Johnny Frasier, RB, Princeton (N.C.) High (FLORIDA STATE)

Rasheem Green, DT, Gardena (Calif.) Junipero Serra

Derrius Guice, RB, Baton Rouge (La.) Catholic (LSU)

Porter Gustin, LB, Salem (Utah) Salem Hills

Martez Ivey, OL, Apopka (Fla.) High

Donte Jackson, ATH, New Orleans (La.) Riverside

Soso Jamabo, RB, Plano (Texas) West

Van Jefferson, WR, Brentwood (Tenn.) Ravenwood (GEORGIA)

Blake Lynch, ATH, Gilmer (Texas) High (BAYLOR)

Iman Marshall, CB, Long Beach (Calif.) Poly

Kyler Murray, QB, Allen (Texas) High (TEXAS A&M)

Jarrett Stidham, QB, Stephenville (Texas) High (TEXAS TECH)

Trent Thompson, DT, Albany (Ga.) Westover (GEORGIA)

Chris Warren, RB, Rockwall (Texas) High

Brady White, QB, Santa Clarita (Calif.) Hart (ARIZONA STATE)

The U.S. Army Player of the Year will be crowned during the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Awards Show on Jan. 3, 2015, in San Antonio, where the winner will be presented with the Ken Hall Trophy, modeled after high school football legend Ken “Sugar Land Express” Hall.

Former U.S. Army Player of the Year winners include Kevin Jones (2001), Lorenzo Booker (2002), Chris Leak (2003), Ryan Perrilloux (2005), Mitch Mustain (2006), Jimmy Clausen (2007), Terrelle Pryor (2008), Bryce Brown (2009), Dillon Baxter (2010), Demetrius Hart (2011), Dorial Green-Beckham (2012), Max Browne (2013) and Elijah Hood (2014).

The game will be televised live on NBC at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas and will feature 90 of the nation’s top high school football players.

 

Here’s a look at the players currently committed to play in the game:

2015 U.S. Army All-American Bowl

Name – Pos. – High School – (College commit)

Kareem Ali, DB, Sicklerville (N.J.) Timber Creek (TEMPLE)
Deandre Baker, DB, Miami (Fla.) Northwestern (GEORGIA)
Jerome Baker, DB, Cleveland (Ohio) Benedictine (FLORIDA)
Josh Barajas, LB, Merrillville (Ind.) Andrean (NOTRE DAME)
Asmar Bilal, LB, Indianapolis (Ind.) Ben Davis
Rodrigo Blankenship, K, Marietta (Ga.) Sprayberry
Kris Boyd, CB, Gilmer (Texas) High
Jay Bradford, RB, Splendora (Texas) High (TEXAS A&M)
Calvin Brewton, DB, Miami (Fla.) Central (FLORIDA STATE)
Mekhi Brown, DL, Columbus (Ga.) Carver (ALABAMA)
Matthew Burrell, OL, Woodbridge (Va.) C.D. Hylton
Lawrence Cager, WR, Towson (Md.) Calvert Hall
Deon Cain, WR, Tampa (Fla.) Tampa Bay Tech (CLEMSON)
Devonaire Clarington, TE, Miami (Fla.) Booker T. Washington
Chandler Cox, FB/TE, Apopka (Fla.) High (AUBURN)
Jordan Cronkrite, ATH, Miami (Fla.) Westminster Christian (MIAMI)
Jacob Daniel, DT, Clovis (Calif.) North (USC)
Sam Darnold, QB, San Clemente (Fla.) HIgh (USC)
Malik Dear, WR, Jackson (Miss.) Murrah (MISSISSIPPI STATE)
Ricky DeBerry, LB, Mechanicsville (Va.) Altee
Derrick Dillon, WR, Franklinton (La.) Pine (FLORIDA)
Chuma Edoga, OL, Powder Springs (Ga.) McEachern (USC)
Trevor Elbert, OL, Rockwall (Texas) Rockwall-Heath (TEXAS A&M)
Blake Ferguson, LS, Buford (Ga.) Buford (LSU)
Nicco Fertitta, DB, Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman (NOTRE DAME)
Mark Fields, DB, Cornelius (N.C.) William A. Hough (SOUTH CAROLINA)
Desherrius Flowers, RB, Mobile (Ala.) Vigor (ALABAMA)
Johnny Frasier, RB, Princeton (N.C.) High (FLORIDA STATE)
Jake Fruhmorgen, OL, Tampa (Fla.) Plant (CLEMSON)
Neville Gallimore, DL, St. Catharines (Ontario, Canada) Canada Prep Football Academy
Torrance Gibson, QB, Delray Beach (Fla.) American Heritage
Rasheem Green, DT, Gardena (Calif.) Junipero Serra
Taj Griffin, RB, Powder Springs (Ga.) McEachern (OREGON)
Derrius Guice, RB, Baton Rouge (La.) Catholic (LSU)
Porter Gustin, LB, Salem (Utah) Salem Hills
K.J. Hill, WR, North Little Rock (Ark.) High (ARKANSAS)
Justin Hilliard, LB, Cincinnati (Ohio) St. Xavier (OHIO STATE)
Tristen Hoge, OL, Pocatello (Idaho) Highland (NOTRE DAME)
Dechaun Holiday, DB, San Marcos (Calif.) Mission Hills
Albert Huggins, DL, Orangeburg (S.C.) Orangeburg-Wilkinson
Ben Humphreys, LB, Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei (DUKE)
Mitch Hyatt, OL, Suwanee (Ga.) North Gwinett (CLEMSON)
Tim Irvin, RB, Miami (Fla.) Westminster Christian
Trent Irwin, WR, Newhall (Calif.) Hart
Martez Ivey, OL, Apopka (Fla.) High
Donte Jackson, ATH, New Orleans (La.) Riverside
CeCe Jefferson, DE, Glen St. Mary (Fla.) Baker County
Van Jefferson, WR, Brentwood (Tenn.) Ravenwood (GEORGIA)
Blake Johnson, P, Los Alamitos (Calif.) High (ARKANSAS)
Jaquan Johnson, DB, Miami (Fla.) Killian (MIAMI)
Juwan Johnson, WR, Glassboro (N.J.) High (PENN STATE)
Aliz’e Jones, TE, Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman (UCLA)
Sh’mar Kilby-Lane, LB, Hallandale (Fla.) High (FLORIDA STATE)
Kaleb Kim, OT, Hoschton (Ga.) Mill Creek (AUBURN)
Darrin Kirkland, LB, Indianapolis (Ind.) Lawrence Central (MICHIGAN)
Isaiah Langley, DB, Newhall (Calif.) Foothill (USC)
Jaason Lewis, ATH, Virginia Beach (Va.) Ocean Lakes
Xavier Lewis, DB, Reserve (La.) East St. John (LSU)
Drew Lock, QB, Lee’s Summit (Mo.) High (MISSOURI)
James Lockhart, Ennis (Texas) High (TEXAS A&M)
Keisean Lucier-South, DE, Orange (Calif.) Orange Lutheran
Blake Lynch, ATH, Gilmer (Texas) High (BAYLOR)
Osa Masina, LB, Salt Lake City (Utah) Brighton
Liam McCullough, LS, Columbus (Ohio) Worthington Kilbourne (OHIO STATE)
Tarvarus McFadden, DB, Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) American Heritage (FLORIDA STATE)
Rico McGraw, DB, Nashville (Tenn.) Ensworth (ALABAMA)
Kahlil McKenzie, DT, Concord (Calif.) Clayton Valley (TENNESSEE)
Stanley Norman, DB, Gardena Serra (Calif.) Junipero Serra
Zach Okun, OL, Newbury Park (Calif.) High (OREGON)
Natrez Patrick, DL, Atlanta (Ga.) Mays (GEORGIA)
Javon Patterson, OL, Petal (Miss.) High
Jamal Peters, DB, Bassfield (Miss.) High (MISSISSIPPI STATE)
Kyle Phillips, DE, Nashville (Tenn.) Hillsboro
Isaiah Prince, OL, Greenbelt (Md.) Eleanor Roosevelt
TJ Rahming, ATH, Powder Springs (Ga.) McEachern (DUKE)
Christian Rector, DE, Los Angeles (Calif.) Loyola (USC)
John Reid, DB, Philadelphia (Pa.) St. Joseph’s (PENN STATE)
Henry Roberts, OL, Bellevue (Wash.) High (WASHINGTON)
Ykili Ross, WR, Riverside (Calf.) Poly
Kevin Robledo, K, Thousand Oaks (Calif.) Westlake
Jordan Scarlett, RB, Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas (MIAMI)
Darius Slayton, WR, Norcross (Ga.) Greater Atlanta Christian
Chad Smith, LB, Sterling (Va.) Dominion (CLEMSON)
Keaton Sutherland, OT, Flower Mound (Texas) Marcus
Marvell Tell, DB, Encino (Calif.) Crespi
Trent Thompson, DT, Albany (Ga.) Westover (GEORGIA)
Jerry Tillery, OL, Shreveport (La.) Evangel Christian (NOTRE DAME)
Ricky Town, QB, Ventura (Calif.) St. Bonaventure (USC)
Tommy Townsend, P, Orlando (Fla.) Boone (TENNESSEE)
D’Andre Walker, DE, Fairburn (Ga.) Langston Hughes
Travis Waller, QB, Anaheim (Calif.) Servite (OREGON)
Dallas Warmack, OL, Atlanta (Ga.) Mays (ALABAMA)
Chris Warren, RB, Rockwall (Texas) High
Michael Weber, RB, Detroit (Mich.) Cass Tech (MICHIGAN)
Brady White, QB, Santa Clarita (Calif.) Hart (ARIZONA STATE)

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3 Comments

  1. Riley Combs Riley Combs says:

    It is okay Valencia still beat them in this game..that’s more important to me. GO VALENCIA! Class of 2011! Even though I’m in the Army, good luck in the game!

  2. John Haro John Haro says:

    He threw 5 interceptions today…..

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