Michael Lowe, Jones
Senior quarterback
College choice: Undecided
This season: Lowe threw for 3,589 yards and 43 touchdowns while throwing just four interceptions for the 2A runners-up. He also ran for 488 yards and nine touchdowns.
Barry J. Sanders, Heritage Hall
Senior running back
College choice: Considering OSU, Stanford, Alabama and Florida State
This season: Sanders rushed for 1,343 yards and 20 TDs, averaging over 9.5 yards per carry. The top college prospect will announce his college choice — likely Stanford or Oklahoma State — at the Jan. 7 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio.
Jacob Smart, Minco
Senior running back
College choice: Undecided
This season: Smart ran for 1,832 yards and 31 touchdowns, averaging nine yards per carry. Smart was also a key component of Minco's defense, recording 140 tackles from the linebacker spot to finish with 412 career tackles.
Josh Way, Wayne
Senior running back
College choice: Undecided
This season: Way ran for 2,989 yards and 42 touchdowns, scoring 44 times overall for the Class A state champions. His dominance stretched into the playoffs, where he rushed for 311 yards and five touchdowns in the second round and for 284 yards and three scores in the title game win over Woodland.
Tylor Seabolt, Jones
Senior wide receiver
College choice: Undecided
This season: Seabolt had 1,213 yards and 17 touchdowns receiving, including a spectacular touchdown catch and run in the 2A state title game against Hennessey. He was also a major part of the Longhorns' defense, with 57 tackles and five interceptions.
Offensive Player of the Year
Sterling Shepard, Heritage Hall
Senior receiver
College choice: Committed to Oklahoma
This season: Shepard continued to be a human highlight reel as a senior, hauling in 73 receptions for 1,243 yards and 17 TDs. The Oklahoma commit scored 29 total TDs, and added 80 tackles and five interceptions on defense.
Graham Bennett, Casady
Senior offensive lineman
College choice: Committed to San Diego
This season: Bennett was a first-team All-Southwest Prepartory Conference honoree. As a senior on defense — where he'll likely play in college — he recorded 37 tackles and eight sacks.
Cayman Bundage, Douglass
Senior offensive lineman
College choice: Committed to Arizona
This season: Bundage graded out at 92 percent at offensive tackle, and he made 51 career starts on the offensive line with a grade of 91 percent. Over his career, Douglass averaged 326 rushing yards per game. Defensively as a senior, he had 98 tackles, eight sacks and 21 quarterback hurries, bringing his career totals to 277 tackles, 16 sacks and 55 hurries.
Blake Jarwin, Tuttle
Senior offensive lineman
College choice: Undecided, being recruited by several NCAA Division II schools
This season: Jarwin was Tuttle's best tight end a year ago, but was moved to the offensive line as a senior and thrived, opening up holes for the Tigers' prolific ground attack, which averaged over 200 yards a game.
Shawn Moore, Pauls Valley
Senior offensive lineman
College choice: Undecided
This season: Moore anchored a Pauls Valley offensive line that was vital to the program's turnaround from a two-win season to a playoff appearance. Moore's athletic ability in his 6-foot-4, 260-pound frame made him an ideal fit for coach John Inman's spread offense.
Markus Wakefield, Heritage Hall
Senior offensive lineman
College choice: Undecided
This season: Wakefield, a force on both sides of the line, is a big reason for Heritage Hall's success in the run game. Heritage Hall coach Andy Bogert said that without Wakefield, “we'd probably have trouble running the ball.”
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