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Indiana High School Football All-Time Players of the Year
Beginning in 1985, Gatorade began selecting an overall Player of the Year for all of Indiana High School Football. The Indianapolis Star joined the fun in 1992 while InPreps.com and MaxPreps.com began in 2014 and 2020, respectively. Below is a list of every player of the year since then.
| Year |
Player of the Year |
School |
Selector |
| 1985 |
Jeff George, QB |
Warren Central |
Gatorade |
| also selected Gatorade's National Football Player of the Year |
| 1986 |
Vaughn Dunbar, RB |
Fort Wayne Snider |
Gatorade |
| 1987 |
Bryan Madden, T |
Indianapolis Broad Ripple |
Gatorade |
| 1988 |
Rick Mirer, QB |
Goshen |
Gatorade |
| 1989 |
Brett Law, RB |
Sheridan |
Gatorade |
| 1990 |
Bob Denton, T/DE |
Martinsville |
Gatorade |
| 1991 |
Derrick Mayes, WR |
North Central (Indianapolis) |
Gatorade |
| 1992 |
Royce Roberson, RB/DB |
East Chicago Central |
Gatorade |
| Alex Smith, RB |
Franklin County |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football |
| 1993 |
Bo Barzilauskas, OT |
Bloomington South |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football | Gatorade |
| 1994 |
Mike Rosenthal, OT |
Penn |
Gatorade |
| Josh Martini, TB |
East Central |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football |
| 1995 |
Earl Haniford IV, QB |
Martinsville |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football | Gatorade |
| 1996 |
Israel Thompson |
Martinsville |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football |
| Levron Williams, RB |
Evansville Bosse |
Gatorade |
| 1997 |
DuJuan Daniels, TB |
Indianapolis Chatard |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football |
| Rex Grossman, QB |
Bloomington South |
Gatorade |
| 1998 |
Rex Grossman, QB |
Bloomington South |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football | Gatorade |
| 1999 |
Derrick Ellis, RB |
Indianapolis Arlington |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football |
| Steve Sutherland, QB |
Bloomington South |
Gatorade |
| 2000 |
Courtney Clency, RB |
Park Tudor |
Gatorade |
| Otis Shannon, RB |
Indianapolis Cathedral |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football |
| 2001 |
James Banks, QB |
Ben Davis |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football |
| Jake Schiff, QB |
Evansville Mater Dei |
Gatorade |
| 2002 |
Clayton Richard, QB |
McCutcheon |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football | Gatorade |
| 2003 |
Ryan Baker, TE/DE |
Indianapolis Chatard |
Gatorade |
| Desmond Tardy, QB |
Warren Central |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football |
| 2004 |
J.B. Paxson, TE/DE |
Center Grove |
Gatorade |
| Jason Werner, WR/safety |
Roncalli |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football |
| 2005 |
Luke Schmidt, RB |
Jasper |
Gatorade |
| Dexter Taylor, QB |
Warren Central |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football |
| 2006 |
Matt Ernest, WR/DB |
Crown Point |
Gatorade |
| Darren Evans, RB |
Warren Central |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football |
| 2007 |
Paul McIntosh, QB |
Evansville Reitz |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football | Gatorade |
| 2008 |
Morgan Newton, QB |
Carmel |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football | Gatorade |
| 2009 |
Kofi Hughes, QB |
Indianapolis Cathedral |
Gatorade |
| Daniel Wodicka, QB |
West Lafayette |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football |
| 2010 |
Matt McIntosh, QB |
Evansville Reitz |
Gatorade |
| Tre Roberson, QB |
Lawrence Central |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football |
| 2011 |
Gunner Kiel, QB |
Columbus East |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football | Gatorade |
| 2012 |
Sam Shrader, QB/DB |
Mishawaka |
Gatorade |
| Jaylon Smith, LB |
Fort Wayne Luers |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football |
| 2013 |
Terry McLaurin, RB/WR |
Indianapolis Cathedral |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football |
| Sammy Mireles, RB |
Elwood |
Gatorade |
| 2014 |
Kyle Castner, QB |
Ben Davis |
INpreps.com |
| Markell Jones, RB |
Columbus East |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football | Gatorade |
| 2015 |
Alex Neligh, QB |
New Palestine |
INpreps.com |
| Brandon Peters, QB |
Avon |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football | Gatorade |
| 2016 |
Hunter Johnson, QB |
Brownsburg |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football |
| Russ Yeast, RB |
Center Grove |
INpreps.com | Gatorade |
| 2017 |
Reese Taylor, QB |
Ben Davis |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football | INpreps.com |
| Tyrone Tracy, RB |
Decatur Central |
Gatorade |
| 2018 |
David Bell, WR/DB |
Ben Davis |
INpreps.com | Gatorade |
| Jack Kiser, QB |
Pioneer |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football |
| 2019 |
Charlie Spegal, RB |
New Palestine |
Indianapolis Star Mr. Football | INpreps.com | Gatorade |
| 2020 |
Carson Steele, RB |
Center Grove |
IFCA Mr. Football | INpreps.com | Gatorade | MaxPreps |
| 2021 |
Brady Allen, QB |
Gibson Southern |
IFCA Mr. Football | INpreps.com | MaxPreps |
| Drayk Bowen, LB |
Andrean |
Gatorade |
| 2022 |
Drayk Bowen, LB |
Andrean |
IFCA Mr. Football | INpreps.com | Gatorade | MaxPreps |
| 2023 |
Josh Ringer, RB |
East Central |
IFCA Mr. Football | Gatorade | MaxPreps |
| 2024 |
Noah Ehrlich, QB |
Crown Point |
Gatorade |
| Mark Zackery IV, DB |
Ben Davis |
MaxPreps |
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