With the Football season in the books for 2023 for everyone but Jefferson, we compiled the Player of the Year Nominees. We scanned over the stats published by each team and compiled up to the top 12 players per team. In total, we have 84 nominees. Next up, we will whittle the list down to a finalist group, and the public will be able to vote for a last finalist to join the final list.

*Towns County declined to have a player nominated*

FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

• Tyler Autry – White County JR LT #52 – 85% Grade
• Preston Bannister – Dawson County JR QB #8 – 1,107 pass yds, 10 TD, 2 INT, 69/122 (57%), 561 rush yds, 4 TD
• Carter Barrett – Habersham Central SR LB #1 – 110 TKL, 10.5 TFL, 3 FR, 1 FF
• Sawyer Bearden – Dawson County SR WR #1 – 577 rec yds, 4 TD, 49 rec; 70 rush yds, 2 TD; 56 pass yds, 1 TD
• Sammy Brown – Jefferson SR RB/LB #1 – 2,289 rush yds, 36 TD; 202 rec yds, 4 TD; 71 pass yds, 2 TD; 153 TKL, 12 TFL, 2 INT, 1 Sack, 3 BLK
• Kelan Butler – Jefferson JR DE #15 – 65 TKL, 9 TFL, 6 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 BLK
• Aidan Butts – Stephens County SR DE #88 – 73 TKL, 26 TFL, 12 Sacks, 2 FF
• Jaden Butts – Jefferson SR S #4 – 50 TKL, 4 TFL, 4 INT, 1 FF, 2 BLK
• Antonio Cantrell – Habersham Central JR RB #8 – 719 rush yds, 12 TD
• Dawson Childs – Stephens County SR LB #8 – 88 TKL, 20 TFL, 9 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR
• Gaines Clark – White County FR WR #21 – 289 rec yds, 5 TD, 27 rec; 6 TKL, 1 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR
• Cam Cooper – Banks County JR LB #24 – 102 TKL, 5 TFL, 2 INT, 1 FF
• Bryant Cox – Jefferson SR OL #69 – High Grade OL
• Preston Cox – Lumpkin County SR #23 – 56 TKL, 4 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR
• Braden Crane – Dawson County SR LB #24 – 82 TKL, 13 TFL, 6 Sacks, 1 FF
• Jaiden Daniels – Commerce JR RB #6 – 1,965 rush yds, 23 TD; 8 rec yds, 1 KR TD, 31 pass yds, 1 TD
• Harper Davenport – Lumpkin County SR DB #2 – 48 TKL, 1 TFL, 2 INT, 1 FR; 122 rec yds, 2 TD
• Cade Dockery – Union County SO WR/DB #1 – 46 TKL, 2 TFL, 3 INT, 1 FR; 374 rec yds, 3 TD
• Solomon Dupree – Stephens County SR DL #50 – 68 TKL, 25 TFL, 13 Sacks, 2 FF
• Ashley Eckert – Jefferson JR OL #56 – Highest Graded Lineman, Most Consistent
• Noah English – Rabun County SO LB/RB #4 – 613 rush yds, 8 TD; 49 rec yds; 100 TKL, 5 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FF
• Luke Evans – Lumpkin County SR WR #5 – 809 rec yds, 6 TD, 60 rec, 1 INT
• Cal Faulkner – Lumpkin County JR QB #1 – 1,706 pass yds, 19 TD, 1 INT, 68% passing, 929 rush yds, 17 TD, 9 TKL, 3 INT
• Ryan Fowler – White County SR RB #17 – 1,539 rush yds, 16 TD; 200 rec yds, 1 TD
• Hayden Gailey – Habersham Central SR DB #10 – 59 TKL, 3.5 STL, 3 INT, 7 PD, 4 PBU
• Jacob Garmony – Lumpkin County JR OL/DL #54 – High Grade OL;
• Jarret Giles – Rabun County SR S #9 – 46 TKL, 5 TFL, 2 INT
• Reid Giles – Rabun County SO RB #15 – 1,124 rush yds, 15 TD; 376 rec yds, 2 TD; 48 TKL, 9 TFL
• Nate Gilleland – Lumpkin County SR #35 – 62 TKL, 2 TFL, 1 Sack, 2 FR
• Jensen Goble – Union County SR WR #12 – 1,144 rec yds, 9 TD, 87 rec; 1 rush TD
• Willie Goodwyn – Rabun County SR WR/DB #23 – 985 rec yds, 14 TD, 54 rec; 30 TKL, 4 TFL, 5 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR
• Javin Gordon – Stephens County JR RB #5 – 1,635 rush yds, 20 TD; 273 rec yds, 2 TD; 1 PR TD
• Tyler Grasty – Union County SR WR ## – 553 rec yds, 6 TD, 41 rec
• Connor Greilich – Lumpkin County SR DL #55 – 51 TKL, 5 TFL, 1 FR
• Rett Hemphill – Jefferson JR DB #5 – 129 TKL, 14 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 INT, 2 FR, 2 BLK
• Braden Henslee – Habersham Central SR LB #7 – 83 TKL, 8.5 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 Safety
• David Heredia – Union County SR DL #0 – 95 TKL, 16 TFL, 7 Sacks, 2 FF, 1 FR
• Jack Hood – Rabun County SR OL #53
• Jacari Huff – Commerce JR RB #2 – 496 rush yds, 7 TD; 16 rec yds
• Elvis Hunt – Rabun County JR LB #43 – 112 TKL, 7 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR
• Aucy Jacobs – Banks County JR RB #22 – 1,119 rush yds, 14 TD; 37 rec yds; 47 pass yds, 1 TD; 17 TKL, 2 TFL
• Alex Johnson – White County JR LB #11 – 103 TKL, 3 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FF, 1 FR
• Lane Lance – Union County SR DL #69 – 51 TKL, 13 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FF
• Dom LeBlanc – Dawson County SR WR/K #9 – 799 rec yds, 8 TD, 46 rec; 10 FG, 45 Long (2x)
• Ethan Lester – Union County JR LB #25 – 127 TKL, 8 TFL, 2 Sacks
• Jakob Lunsford – Stephens County JR OL/DL #74 – 64 TKL, 18 TFL, 4 Sacks, 2 FR
• Gavin Markey – Jefferson JR QB #9 – 1,458 pass yds, 23 TD, 8 INT, 51% passing; 161 rush yds, 5 TD
• Nolan Matthews – Lumpkin County SO WR #6 – 456 rec yds, 7 TD, 33 rec
• Zay Minish – Jefferson SR WR #16 – 523 rec yds, 10 TD, 28 rec; 1 rush TD
• Jermiah ‘Pap’ Mintz – Commerce SR DL #57
• Mac Mullis – Commerce JR S #3
• Tripp Nix – White County JR QB #2 – 1,812 pass yds, 16 TD, 5 INT; 584 rush yds, 16 TD
• Ty Oglesby – Jefferson JR C #50 – High Grade OL
• Braylen Rader – Union County SR RB #32 – 1,273 rush yds, 21 TD; 246 rec yds, 4 TD
• Jason Rewis – White County JR #22 – 78 TKL, 6 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 INT
• Seth Rutan – Union County SR LB #18 – 114 TKL, 22 TFL, 3 Sacks, 2 FF, 1 FR
• Webb Samples – Banks County SR LB #13 – 84 TKL, 2 TFL
• Aaron Scott – Banks County SR ATH #1 – 623 rush yds, 6 TD; 226 rec yds, 1 TD; 16 TKL, 3 INT
• Jon Scott – White County JR LB #5 – 158 TKL, 4 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FF
• Colton Schuette – Dawson County SR NG/DT #0 – 52 TKL, 6 TKL, 3 Sacks, 1 INT, 5 FF, 3 FR
• Brian Senter – Jefferson OL/DL #55 – High Grade OL; 31 TKL, 6 TFL, 2 Sacks
• Carson Smith – White County SR #18 – 93 TKL, 2 TFL, 1 FF
• Jasec Smith – Stephens County SR WR/DB #1 – 528 rec yds, 5 TD, 41 rec; 50 TKL, 1 TFL, 7 INT
• Sanatana Smith – Stephens County SR S #2 – 110 TKL, 13 TFL, 1 Sack, 2 INT, 10 PD, 1 FR
• Alex Stewart – Dawson County SR LB #26 – 78 TKL, 4 TFL, 1 INT
• Riley Stewart – Rabun County SR LB #7 – 61 TKL, 4 TFL, 1 FF
• Mason Sullens – Lumpkin County SR RB #32 – 2,281 rush yds, 33 TD, 46 rec yds
• Davon Swinton – Stephens County SO WR/DB #6 – 37 TKL, 7 INT, 9 PD, 1 FR; 226 rec yds, 3 TD
• Brock Tankersley – Stephens County JR LB #10 – 57 TKL, 5 TFL, 1 INT, 2 FR; 204 rec yds, 2 TD; 169 rush yds, 1 TD
• Caiden Tanner – Union County SR QB #17 – 3,096 pass yds, 28 TD, 11 INT; 623 rush yds, 8 TD
• Ty Truelove – Rabun County SO QB #2 – 2,298 pass yds, 24 TD, 6 INT, 60% passing; 407 rush yds, 7 TD
• Tripp Underwood – Stephens County JR QB #16 – 1,523 pass yds, 13 TD, 9 INT
• Gerald Walker, Jr – Lumpkin County JR DE #28 – 68 TKL, 4 TFL, 4 Sacks, 1 INT
• Robert Walker – Banks County SR DE #72 – 87 TKL, 14 TKL, 4 Sacks, 1 FF
• Cade Watson – Banks County SO S #4 – 23 TKL, 5 INT, 1 TD
• Zeke Whittington – Habersham Central JR WR #5 – 862 rec yds, 9 TD, 63 rec; 27 rush yds, 1 TD; 60 pass yds; 167 KR yds; 17 TKL, 1 TFL, 1 INT
• Isaiah Whitlow – White County SR WR/DB #9 – 291 rec yds, 3 TD, 25 rec; 24 TKL, 2 INT, 2 FF, 1 FR
• Tysean Wiggins – Commerce SR RB #42 – 1,493 rush yds, 14 TD
• Bray Williams – Banks County SR LB #34 – 54 TKL, 3 TFL, 1 FF
• De’kan Williams – Commerce SR #7
• Cam Wilson – White County SR WR #7 – 522 rec yds, 3 TD, 38 rec; 1 KOR TD
• Will Wood – Lumpkin County SR LB #22 – 102 TKL, 1 TFL, 2 FF
• Jayden Yang – Jefferson JR LB #34 – 122 TKL, 2 TFL
• Skyler Zimmerman – Jefferson SR DE #26 – 41 TKL, 6 TFL, 5 Sacks, 1 FR, 1 BLK