A look at the seven finalists announced for prestigious SC Mr. Football award
The seven finalists for South Carolina’s Mr. Football were announced on Wednesday.
The finalists are Dutch Fork’s Jarvis Green; Clinton’s Bryson James; Spartanburg’s, Raheim Jeter; Lexington’s Jonah Norris; Camden’s Xzavier McLeod; Barnwell’s Tyler Smith; and South Florence’s LaNorris Sellers.
Mr. Football is an honor given to the top public school high school football senior football player in the state and based on performance on and off the field. The winner will be announced at halftime of the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl in Myrtle Beach on Dec. 10.
Hilton Head Island’s Jaylen Sneed won the award last year.
A look at the seven finalists in alphabetical order:
▪ Jarvis Green, RB, Dutch Fork: Green has been the Silver Foxes’ leading rusher the past two seasons and went over the 1,000-yard mark for second straight year. This season, he has 1,065 yards and 16 touchdowns. He tied a school record with seven touchdowns in a game against River Bluff on Oct. 21. Over last two seasons, Green has 67 total touchdowns. He is committed to James Madison.
▪ Bryson James, RB/LB, Clinton: James has played a key role for Clinton, which is off to a 9-0 start to season. He has rushed for 1,024 yards, 20 TDs and returned three kickoffs for touchdowns. On defense, he has 63 total tackles, 11 tackles for loss, three sacks, three caused fumbles and two blocked punts.
▪ Raheim Jeter, QB, Spartanburg: The East Carolina commit has thrown for 1,410 yards and 12 total touchdowns this season. He is the 17th-rated prospect in SC by 247Sports Composite.
▪ Xzavier McLeod, DL, Camden: McLeod is the third-ranked prospect in SC by 247Sports Composite and is committed to South Carolina. This season, he has 42 tackles, 3 1/2 sacks and 10 quarterback pressures despite missing two games.
▪ Jonah Norris, RB, Lexington: Norris is the top rusher in the Midlands and has 1,728 yards and 25 touchdowns for Lexington. He has a pair of 300-yard rushing games against South Aiken and Blythewood.
▪ LaNorris Sellers, QB, South Florence: Sellers has thrown for 1,547 yards and 23 touchdowns entering last week’s game against North Myrtle Beach. He is the eighth-ranked prospect in SC by 247Sports Composite and committed to play at Syracuse.
▪ Tyler Smith, RB, Barnwell: Smith is one of the top rushers in the state and enters the last week of regular season with 1,914 yards rushing and 32 touchdowns.
SC MR. FOOTBALL RECIPIENTS
Year, Name, Position, 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, CB, 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, QB, Stratford, Georgia
2014 — Matthew Colburn, RB, Dutch Fork, Wake Forest
2015 — Tavien Feaster, RB, Spartanburg, Clemson
2016 — Gage Moloney, 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 — Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, DT, Gaffney, Georgia
2021 — Jaylen Sneed, LB, Hilton Head Island, Notre Dame
This story was originally published October 26, 2022 at 6:23 PM.
