Vote: Who should be Texas Offensive High School Football Player of the Week? (12/1/2024)

We narrowed down the top offensive performers of last week. Now, we want to hear from you

Atascosita Eagles running back Tory Blaylock. / John Gutierrez/Special to American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Another week of the Texas high school football postseason is officially in the books, and there were plenty of standout performers across the Lone Star State.

Here are SBLive/SI’s Texas Offensive Football Player of the Week nominees for Nov. 28-30. Scroll down to read about this week’s list and cast your vote in the poll below. Voting remains open until Sunday, Dec. 8, at 11:59 p.m. Central time.

If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, email bob.lundeberg@gmail.com.

Editor’s Note: Our Athlete of the Week feature and corresponding poll are 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 who receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.

Texas Offensive Football Player of the Week candidates 

1. Ben Adams, sr., Lovejoy

Adams had 21 carries for 155 yards and two touchdowns in a 52-39 win over Anna. 

2. Kaleb Bailey, sr., North Shore

North Shore quarterback Kaleb Bailey. / Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK

Bailey completed 14 of 17 passes for 281 yards and five touchdowns as North Shore took down Katy, 42-28. 

3. Trip Baysinger, sr., Liberty-Eylau

Baysinger threw for 302 yards and two touchdowns while running for 247 yards and six touchdowns on 27 carries in a 56-49 victory over Winnsboro. The senior also had 10 total tackles on defense. 

4. Tory Blaylock, sr., Atascocita

Blaylock, a four-star Oklahoma commit, ran for 152 yards and five touchdowns on 10 carries in a 47-42 victory over Fulshear. 

5. Cardea Collier, sr., Alvarado

Collier ran for 223 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries while passing for 160 yards with two touchdowns as Alvarado edged Sulphur Springs, 42-39. 

6. Slayden Dickinson, jr., Canadian

Dickinson carried it 27 times for 170 yards and a touchdown in a 27-21 victory over Idalou.

7. Alex Estrada, sr., Bay City

Estrada completed 18 of 29 passes for 324 yards and three touchdowns as Bay City edged Calallen, 28-21. The senior also ran for 39 yards and a TD. 

8. Tristian Gentry, sr., Stephenville

Gentry, a four-star Texas Tech commit, caught eight passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns in a 47-7 rout of Randall. 

9. Josiah Groeneweg, sr., Glen Rose

Groeneweg had nine receptions for 196 yards and a touchdown as Glen Rose fell to Graham, 38-27.

10. Logan Gutierrez, jr., Celina

Gutierrez ran for 238 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries in a 63-49 win over Aubrey. 

11. Hunter Jones, sr., Holliday

Jones completed 22 of 30 passes for 349 yards and four touchdowns as Holliday downed Tolar, 46-20. 

12. Kane Killough, jr., Sealy

Killough accounted for seven total touchdowns in a 56-21 win over Gatesville. The junior threw for 297 yards and four touchdowns while running for 126 yards and three scores. 

13. Thomas Leanos, sr., Wall

Leanos ran for 230 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries as Wall blew by Littlefield, 56-21. 

14. Reid Macon, jr., West Plains

Macon threw for 361 yards and four touchdowns while running for 47 yards and two more scores in a 63-35 win over Lampasas. 

15. Angelo Renda, jr., Southlake Carroll

Renda completed 20 of 28 passes for 304 yards with two touchdowns while running for 103 yards and three scores in a 42-37 victory over Hebron. 

16. Deondrae Riden Jr., sr., DeSoto

Riden Jr., a four-star Texas A&M commit, had 35 carries for 254 yards and four touchdowns as DeSoto pulled away from Willis, 55-35. 

17. Keelon Russell, sr., Duncanville

Duncanville quarterback Keelon Russell. / Photo by Michael Horbovetz, SBLive

Russell, a five-star Alabama commit, passed for 440 yards and six touchdowns in a 42-20 win over The Woodlands. 

18. Cody Stoever, sr., Wimberley

Stoever accounted for seven total touchdowns in a 69-28 trouncing of Cuero. The senior threw for 268 yards and five touchdowns while running for 125 yards and two TDs on 19 carries.

19. Cornelius Warren, sr., North Crowley

Warren, a UNLV commit, had 204 yards rushing and three touchdowns as North Crowley stormed back to defeat Coppell, 35-24. 

20. Carson White, so., Iowa Colony

White ran for 125 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries in a 31-21 win over Fort Bend Marshall. 

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-- Bob Lundeberg | @sblivesports