Bastrop’s Ramonz Adams, Mansfield’s Zavyn Jenkins voted Texas Football Players of the Week (11/10/2024)

Adams was voted Offensive Player of the Week; Jenkins earned Defensive Player of the Week honors

Bastrop wide receiver Ramonz Adams. / Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Congratulations to Bastrop senior Ramonz Adams and Mansfield senior Zavyn Jenkins for being voted Texas Offensive High School Football Player of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week, respectively, for Nov. 7-9. 

Adams, a wide receiver, caught six passes for 150 yards as Bastrop stunned Liberty, 35-31. Adams is committed to Washington. 

Jenkins, a cornerback, had a 57-yard pick-six in a 49-34 win over Weatherford.

Adams received 44.66 percent of the vote, beating our Midland Legacy’s JP Reyes, who finished with 38.95 percent. 

The offensive poll received nearly 60,000 votes. 

Jenkins earned 33.45 percent of the vote to edge out Haltom’s Damien Wayne (22.22 percent), West Plains’ Kane White-Tinsley (15.49 percent) and Waxahachie’s Jacob Ervin (14.26 percent). 

The defensive poll received more than 26,000 votes. 

We are accepting Texas Football Athlete of the Week nominations. If you would like to nominate an athlete, email bob.lundeberg@gmail.com.

Editor’s Note: Our Athlete of the Week feature and corresponding poll is intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. However, we do not allow votes that are generated by script, macro or other automated means. Athletes that receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.

Here were the top five voter-getters in each poll:

Texas Offensive High School Football Player of the Week voting

1. Ramonz Adams, sr., Bastrop

Adams has 43 catches for 775 yards and 13 touchdowns this season. Bastrop opened the postseason with a 66-14 rout of Lanier. He received 44.66 percent of the vote. 

2. JP Reyes, so., Midland Legacy

Reyes finished 15 of 20 passing for 211 yards and four touchdowns as Midland Legacy blew by Odessa, 75-22. He received 38.95 percent of the vote. 

3. Maxim Mingo, jr., Newman Smith

Mingo caught five passes for 113 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-12 victory over Creekside. He received 12.26 percent of the vote. 

4. Talandis Cotton, jr., Clear Lake

Cotton III finished with seven receptions for 178 yards and a touchdown in a 38-21 loss to Clear Falls. He received 1.58 percent of the vote. 

5. LaDamion McDowell, sr., Fort Bend Hightower

McDowell, a Cornell commit, scored four touchdowns in a 63-20 victory over Fort Bend Elkins. He received 1.16 percent of the vote. 

Texas Defensive High School Football Player of the Week voting

6. Zavyn Jenkins, sr., Mansfield

The Tigers’ season came to an end last weekend with a 42-7 playoff loss to Trinity. Jenkins received 33.45 percent of the vote.

7. Damien Wayne, jr., Haltom

Wayne recorded a pair of sacks as Haltom downed Sam Houston, 42-8. He received 22.22 percent of the vote. 

8. Kane White-Tinsley, jr., West Plains

White-Tinsley intercepted three passes and had eight tackles in a 45-14 win over Hereford. The junior also ran for 91 yards and a touchdown on offense. He received 15.49 percent of the vote. 

9. Jacob Ervin, sr., Waxahachie

Ervin tallied three sacks in a 57-0 shutout of Mesquite. He received 14.26 percent of the vote. 

10. Owen Whistler, jr., Guyer

Whistler had seven tackles and a blocked punt as Guyer defeated Braswell, 41-20. He received 7.54 percent of the vote. 

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-- Bob Lundeberg | @sblivesports