Gatorade Indiana Football Player of the Year
Since 1985, Gatorade has annually selected a Player of the Year. The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, is indicative of Indiana’s best high school football player.
The 1985 winner, Jeff George, was also named Gatorade's National Football Player of the Year, as well.
| Year |
Player of the Year |
School |
Position |
| 1985 |
Jeff George |
Warren Central |
quarterback |
| 1986 |
Vaughn Dunbar |
Fort Wayne Snider |
running back |
| 1987 |
Bryan Madden |
Indianapolis Broad Ripple |
tackle |
| 1988 |
Rick Mirer |
Goshen |
quarterback |
| 1989 |
Brett Law |
Sheridan |
running back |
| 1990 |
Bob Denton |
Martinsville |
tackle/defensive end |
| 1991 |
Derrick Mayes |
North Central (Indianapolis) |
wide receiver |
| 1992 |
Royce Roberson |
East Chicago Central |
running back/defensive back |
| 1993* |
Bo Barzilauskas |
Bloomington South |
offensive tackle |
| 1994 |
Mike Rosenthal |
Penn |
offensive tackle |
| 1995* |
Earl Haniford IV |
Martinsville |
quarterback |
| 1996 |
Levron Williams |
Evansville Bosse |
running back |
| 1997 |
Rex Grossman |
Bloomington South |
quarterback |
| 1998* |
Rex Grossman |
Bloomington South |
quarterback |
| 1999 |
Steve Sutherland |
Bloomington South |
quarterback |
| 2000 |
Courtney Clency |
Park Tudor |
running back |
| 2001 |
Jake Schiff |
Evansville Mater Dei |
quarterback |
| 2002* |
Clayton Richard |
McCutcheon |
quarterback |
| 2003 |
Ryan Baker |
Indianapolis Chatard |
tight end/defensive end |
| 2004 |
J.B. Paxson |
Center Grove |
tight end/defensive end |
| 2005 |
Luke Schmidt |
Jasper |
running back |
| 2006 |
Matt Ernest |
Crown Point |
wide receiver/defensive back |
| 2007* |
Paul McIntosh |
Evansville Reitz |
quaterback |
| 2008* |
Morgan Newton |
Carmel |
quaterback |
| 2009 |
Kofi Hughes |
Indianapolis Cathedral |
quaterback |
| 2010 |
Matt McIntosh |
Evansville Reitz |
quaterback |
| 2011* |
Gunner Kiel |
Columbus East |
quaterback |
| 2012 |
Sam Shrader |
Mishawaka |
quarterback/defensive back |
| 2013 |
Sammy Mireles |
Elwood |
running back |
| 2014* |
Markell Jones |
Columbus East |
running back |
| 2015* |
Brandon Peters |
Avon |
quarterback |
| 2016 |
Russ Yeast |
Center Grove |
running back |
| 2017 |
Tyrone Tracy |
Decatur Central |
running back |
| 2018 |
David Bell |
Ben Davis |
wide receiver/defensive back |
| 2019* |
Charlie Spegal |
New Palestine |
running back |
* - also named Indianapolis Star Mr. Football.
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