U.S. Army Player of the Year Award

The U.S. Army Player of the Year Award (also known as the Hall Trophy) has been awarded annually since 2000 to the most outstanding high school football player in the United States, comparable to the Heisman Trophy for collegiate football players.[1] The award is named after Ken “Sugarland Express” Hall, who was the all-time leading rusher in high school football history for 59 years (11,232 yards). The Trophy is cast in the likeness of Ken Hall in his 1950s uniform. The Trophy presentation takes place after the high school season at a formal dinner on the evening before the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

2004 U.S. Army All-American Bowl running back Adrian Peterson, awarded the 2003 Hall Trophy as the U.S. Army National Player of the Year.

Past winners
SeasonPlayerPositionHigh schoolCityCollege NFL Team(s)
2000Kevin JonesRBCardinal O'Hara High SchoolSpringfield, PennsylvaniaVirginia Tech Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears
2001Lorenzo BookerRBSt. Bonaventure High SchoolVentura, CaliforniaFlorida State Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears
2002Chris LeakQBIndependence High SchoolCharlotte, North CarolinaFlorida Chicago Bears
2003Adrian PetersonRBPalestine High SchoolPalestine, TexasOklahoma Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, Washington Redskins
2004Ryan PerrillouxQBEast St. John High SchoolReserve, LouisianaLSU/Jacksonville State New York Giants
2005Mitch MustainQBSpringdale High SchoolSpringdale, ArkansasArkansas/USC none
2006Jimmy ClausenQBOaks Christian High SchoolWestlake Village, CaliforniaNotre Dame Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Baltimore Ravens
2007Terrelle PryorQBJeannette Senior High SchoolJeannette, PennsylvaniaOhio State Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins
2008Bryce BrownRBWichita High School EastWichita, KansasTennessee/Kansas State Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks
2009Dillon BaxterRBMission Bay Senior High SchoolSan Diego, CaliforniaUSC/San Diego State/Baker none
2010Demetrius HartRBDr. Phillips High SchoolOrlando, FloridaAlabama/Colorado State none
2011Dorial Green-BeckhamWRHillcrest High SchoolSpringfield, MissouriMissouri Tennessee Titans, Philadelphia Eagles
2012Max BrowneQBSkyline High SchoolSammamish, WashingtonUSC/Pittsburgh none
2013Elijah HoodRBCharlotte Catholic High SchoolCharlotte, North CarolinaNorth Carolina Oakland Raiders
2014Martez IveyOTApopka High SchoolApopka, FloridaFlorida New England Patriots
2015Jacob EasonQBLake Stevens High SchoolLake Stevens, WashingtonGeorgia/Washington Indianapolis Colts
2016Cam AkersRBClinton High SchoolClinton, MississippiFlorida State Los Angeles Rams
2017Trevor LawrenceQBCartersville High SchoolCartersville, GeorgiaClemson n/a
2018Bru McCoyWR/LBMater DeiSanta Ana, CaliforniaUSC/Texas n/a

References
  1. Fournier, Annette M. (November 28, 2005), "Soldiers Can Get All-American Bowl Discounts", Army News Service, archived from the original on September 4, 2009, The trophy is the high-school equivalent of the Heisman Trophy and is named after high school’s all-time leading rusher Ken Hall of Sugarland, Texas.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
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