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Gatorade Player of the Year for Alabama



The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one winner in each of the 50 states that sanction high school football and awards one National Player of the Year. The selection process is administered by RISE Magazine, which works with top sport-specific experts and a media advisory board of accomplished, veteran prep sports journalists to determine the state winners. The award began in 1985.

 Player   Team   Position   Ht.   Wt.   Class   Class   College 
 1985 
 Brad Johnson  Cherokee County OL6-4 261Sr.4A  Auburn
 1986 
 Phillip Doyle  Huffman K6-3 190Sr.6A  Alabama
 1987 
 Ed King  Central Phenix City OL6-4 270Sr.6A  Auburn
 1988 
 Darrell Williams  Vigor RB5-10 185Sr.6A  Auburn
 1989 
 Steve Christopher  Anniston QB6-1 195Sr.6A  
 1990 
 Dameian Jefferies  B.B. Comer DL6-5 245Sr.4A  Alabama
 1991 
 Jeremy Pennington  Lamar County OL6-4 275Sr.3A  
 1992 
 Chris Jordan  Jackson OL6-6 285Sr.5A  Alabama
 1993 
 Fred Beasley  Lee Montgomery RB6-1 200Jr.6A  Auburn
 1994 
 Dawud Rasheed  Shades Valley RB5-10 210Sr.6A  Duke
 1995 
 Colin Sears  Russellville OL6-4 280Sr.5A  Auburn
 1996 
 Antoneyo Williams  Central Tuscaloosa RB5-11 218Sr.6A  Alabama
 1997 
 Tyler Watts  Pelham QB6-4 205Sr.6A  Alabama
 1998 
 Saleem Rasheed  Shades Valley LB6-2 225Sr.6A  Alabama
 1999 
 Bill Flowers Jr.  Pelham WR6-1 178Sr.6A  Ole Miss
 2000 
 Carnell Williams  Etowah RB6-0 195Jr.5A  Auburn
 2001 
 Jason Allen  Muscle Shoals RB6-2 198Sr.5A  Tennessee
 2002 
 JaMarcus Russell  Williamson QB6-6 220Sr.5A  LSU
 2003 
 John Parker Wilson  Hoover QB6-1 180Sr.6A  Alabama
 2004 
 Tommy Trott  Trinity WR6-5 240Sr.4A  Auburn
 2005 
 Chris Smelley  American Christian QB6-3 213Sr.1A  South Carolina
 2006 
 Phelon Jones  McGill-Toolen DB6-0 190Sr.6A  LSU
 2007 
 Julio Jones  Foley WR6-4 210Jr.6A  Alabama
 2008 
 Clint Moseley  Leroy QB6-3 192Sr.2A  Auburn
 2009 
 Coty Blanchard  Cherokee County QB6-0 180Sr.4A  


Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The first night game played between high school teams in the state occurred on September 23, 1927 when Pike Road and Cloverdale met in the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.