Mr. Football finalists

The Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl and South Carolina Athletics Coaches Association announce the seven finalists for the Mr. Football award, the top individual honor for high school seniors in the Palmetto State.

  • Jarvis Green
    Dutch Fork High School
    Verbally committed to James Madison University
     
  • Bryson James
    Clinton High School
    Currently uncommitted
     
  • Raheim Jeter
    Spartanburg High School
    Verbally committed to East Carolina University
     
  • Xzavier McLeod
    Camden High School
    Verbally committed to the University of South Carolina
  • Jonah Norris
    Lexington High School
    Currently uncommitted
     
  • LaNorris Sellers
    South Florence High School
    Verbally committed to Syracuse University
     
  • Tyler Smith
    Barnwell High School
    Currently uncommitted

The Mr. Football winner will be announced Saturday, December 10 at halftime of the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium. The game will kick off at 12:30 p.m.

The S.C. Athletic Coaches Association established the Mr. Football award in 1995. Seven of the award’s first 22 winners made it to the National Football League, with four of the last five winners still playing collegiately in the Southeastern Conference.

SOUTH CAROLINA MR. FOOTBALL, YEAR BY YEAR

YEAR

PLAYER, PRIMARY POSITION

HIGH SCHOOL

COLLEGE

1995

Jermale Kelley, WR

Berea

South Carolina

1996

Kyle Young, OL

Daniel

Clemson

1997

Chris Hope, DB

Rock Hill

Florida State

1998

Derek Watson, RB

Palmetto

South Carolina

1999

Mark Logan, QB

Greenwood

Georgia Tech

2000

Roscoe Crosby, WR

Union

Clemson

2001

Moe Thompson, DE

Stratford

South Carolina

2002

Eric McCollom, QB

Camden

Iowa

2003

Trey Elder, QB

Byrnes

Appalachian State

2004

J.D. Melton, QB

Myrtle Beach

Navy

2005

Prince Miller, DB

Byrnes

Georgia

2006

Malcolm Long, QB

Gaffney

South Carolina State

2007

Richard Mounce, QB

Blythewood

Charleston Southern

2008

Stephon Gilmore, DB

South Pointe

South Carolina

2009

Marcus Lattimore, RB

Byrnes

South Carolina

2010

Jadeveon Clowney, DE

South Pointe

South Carolina

2011

Shaq Roland, WR

Lexington

South Carolina

2012

Tramel Terry, WR

Goose Creek

Georgia

2013

Jacob Park, WR

Stratford

Georgia

2014

Matthew Colburn, RB

Dutch Fork

Wake Forest

2015

Tavien Feaster, RB

Spartanburg

Clemson

2016

Gage Maloney, QB

Northwestern

James Madison

2017

Dakereon Joyner, QB

Fort Dorchester

South Carolina

2018

Zacch Pickens, DE

T.L. Hanna

South Carolina

2019

Luke Doty, QB

Myrtle Beach

South Carolina

2020

Ty’rion Ingram-Dawkins, DT

Gaffney

Georgia

2021

Jaylen Sneed, LB

Hilton Head Island

Notre Dame

Editor’s note: South Carolina’s electric cooperatives have been the primary sponsors of the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl since 2013. The South Carolina Athletics Coaches Association organizes the event and is responsible for the selection of the state’s Mr. Football award.