USA Today High School Football Player of the Year

The USA Today High School Football Player of the Year is the award given by USA Today to the best offensive and defensive high school football players in America.

The award has been given since 1982, the year the newspaper began, and each player was part of the USA Today All-USA high school football team.

Winners

1 2Indicates whether the player played in the National Football League
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