The much-anticipated wait is over, as we unveil the 2024 Football Player of the Year Nominees. The next step is an internal process to whittle the list down to a finalist group of 5-7 players, with select others (those right on the bubble) being put up for a Last Finalist Fan Vote. There are 87 POY Nominees.

After that vote, the finalists are up for a BLITZ POY final vote by an internal panel made up of local media, where the players are voted on Heisman-style to determine the winner.

*BLITZ used season stats to select up to 11 nominees per team*
**BOLD = teams still active OR for Rabun, missing final defensive stats**

A-D

• Garrett Addison – Stephens County SR LB #17 – 103 TKL, 7.5 TFL, 3 Sacks, 2 FR, 1 FF, 10 QBH, 1 PD
• Tyler Autry – White County SR T #52 – 90% Grade, Leader on OL
• Alex Baert – Towns County FR LB/RB #44 – 43 TKL, 16 TFL, 2 Sacks; 266 rush yds, 1 TD
• Connor Bagley – Lumpkin County SR LB #42 – 44 TKL, 3 TFL, 1 FF, 1 BLK, 1 QBH, 1 PD
• Preston Bannister – Dawson County SR ATH #8 – 748 pass yds, 3 TD, 3 INT; 269 rush yds, 6 TD; 62 rec yds; 20 TKL (missing some def stats)
• Chatham Burnett – Dawson County SR WR #2 – 586 rec yds, 3 TD
• Dustin Barrett – Towns County JR RB #1 – 962 rush yds, 12 TD; 271 rec yds; 50 TKL, 4 INT; 38.4 Punt Avg
• Jackson Bell – Lumpkin County SR #26 – 89 TKL, 4 TFL, 1 FF, 3 QBH, 1 PD
• Max Brown – Jefferson SO LB #1 – 152 TKL, 14 TFL, 2 Sacks, 3 FR, 1 FF, 2 PD
• Kelan Butler – Jefferson SR DE #15 – 89 TKL, 13.5 TFL, 5 Sacks, 1 FF, 5 PD, 1 BLK
• Ashton Camp – Banks County SR RB #23 – 267 rush yds, 4 TD
• Antonio Cantrell – Habersham Central SR RB #8 – 379 rush yds, 12 TD; 45 rec yds
• Talan Childress – Jefferson SR WR #24 – 599 rec yds, 6 TD
• Gaines Clark – White County SO WR #1 – 553 rec yds, 1 TD; 20 TKL, 1 TFL, 2 INT; 267 K/P Ret yds, 2 TD
• Kyymani Colbert – Stephens County JR DL #55 – 73 TKL, 29 TFL, 5 Sacks, 2 FF, 2 PD
• Kaden Combs – Union County SR #54 – 109 TKL, 12 TFL, 2.5 Sacks, 2 INT, 1 FR, 2 FF, 1 BLK, 3 QBH, 1 PD
• Cam Cooper – Banks County SR LB #24 – 41 TKL, 1 FF
• Zach Cruz – Dawson County SR LB #46 – 42 TKL, 3 TFL (missing some def stats)
• Griffin Cunningham – Habersham Central SO #20 – 46 TKL, 8 TFL, 3 Sacks, 2 FF, 1 FR, 6 QBH
• Jaiden Daniels – Commerce SR RB #6 – 870 rush yds, 10 TD; 145 pass yds, 1 TD; 1 Pick 6
• Bryce Dockery – White County SR LB #25 – 76 TKL, 5 TFL
• Cade Dockery – White County SR DB #32 – 73 TKL, 1 TFL
• Michael Duncan – Commerce SR OL #55

E-J

• Ashley Eckert – Jefferson SR T #56
• Dylan Edwards – Dawson County JR WR #7 – 560 rec yds, 4 TD
• Noah English – Rabun County JR LB #4 – 105 TKL, 8 TFL, 4 Sacks, 1 INT, 3 FF, 1 FR, 9 QBH; 107 rush yds, 2 TD
• Braxton Epps – Commerce SR OT #54
• Lake Evans – Rabun County JR RB/DB #1 – 743 rush yds, 13 TD; 169 rec yds, 2 TD; 19 TKL, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 FR, 4 QBH
• Cal Faulkner – Lumpkin County SR QB #1 – 1,253 pass yds, 10 TD, 2 INT; 674 rush yds, 11 TD; 114 rec yds, 2 TD; 34 TKL, 4 INT, 7 PD
• Reid Giles – Rabun County JR RB/LB #15 – 1,348 rush yds, 16 TD; 393 rec yds, 2 TD, KOR TD; 88 TKL, 8 TFL, 2 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR, 4 PD
• Zach Godfrey – White County SO WR/S #12 – 446 rec yds, 3 TD; 115 TKL, 2 INT, 1 FR, 1 Def TD
• Javin Gordon – Stephens County SR RB #5 – 1,064 rush yds, 17 TD; 558 rec yds, 3 TD; 51-yd Pass TD; KOR TD
• Connor Greilich – Lumpkin County SR DL #55 – 53 TKL, 4 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 BLK, 1 FF, 7 QBH, 1 PD
• Rett Hemphill – Jefferson SR RB/DB #5 – 140 TKL, 12 TFL, 5 Sacks, 7 INT (1 TD), 1 FR, 2 BLK; 372 rush yds, 7 TD; 158 rec yds, 1 TD
• Connor Holtzclaw – Stephens County JR DL/OL #77 – 84 TKL, 22 TFL, 6 Sacks
• Jacari Huff – Commerce SR RB #2 – 1,048 rush yds, 15 TD, 1 FR TD, 1 KR TD
• Elvis Hunt – Rabun County SR LB #43 – 92 TKL, 8 TFL, 1 FF, 6 QBH
• Aucy Jacobs – Banks County SR RB/LB #22 – 280 rush yds, 1 TD; 90 rec yds; 57 TKL, 10 TFL, 1 Sack, 2 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR
• Michael Johnson – Rabun County SR OL #58

K-N

• Kamden Kendrick – Union County FR QB #17 – 1,674 pass yds, 15 TD, 9 INT; 1 rush TD
• John Morgan Kinney – Jefferson SR OL #66
• Davian Knox – Banks County JR RB # – 488 rush yds, 3 TD; 39 TKL, 1 TFL
• Noel Lammers – White County JR RB #24 – STATS: 569 rush yds, 10 TD; 358 rec yds, 1 TD
• Ethan Lester – Union County SR LB #25 – 82 TKL, 7 TFL, 2 Sacks, 5 QBH, 1 PD
• Jakob Lunsford – Stephens County SR DL/OL #74 – 93 TKL, 24 TFL, 5 Sacks, 2 FR, 1 PD
• Gavin Markey – Jefferson SR QB #9 – 1,551 pass yds, 16 TD, 9 INT; 1,659 rush yds, 24 TD
• Nolan Matthews – Lumpkin County JR RB #6 – 1,270 rush yds, 14 TD; 82 rec yds, 1 TD; 2 KOR TD, 515 KOR yds
• Cody McBrayer – Dawson County SO RB #24 – 758 rush yds, 2 TD; 60 rec yds
• Kamari McCarter – Stephens County SR DL #51 – 59 TKL, 28 TFL, 5 Sacks, 1 QBH
• Peyton McGaha – Towns County JR QB #9 – 768 pass yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
• Jermiah Mintz – Commerce SR DE #57
• Lane Morris – Banks County JR QB #6 – 139 pass yds; 427 rush yds, 7 TD
• Mac Mullis – Commerce SR S #3
• Mike Nichols – Lumpkin County JR DB #2 – 87 TKL, 6 TFL, 1.5 Sacks, 1 FR, 6 QBH, 1 PD
• Tripp Nix – White County SR QB #2 – STATS: 2,298 pass yds, 9 TD, 6 INT; 523 rush yds, 11 TD

O-R

• Elijah Odom – Dawson County SR DL #67 – 34 TKL, 10 TFL, 4.5 Sacks, 1 FF (missing some def stats)
• Ty Oglesby – Jefferson SR C #50
• Tyler Parker – Union County JR WR #11 – 291 rec yds, 5 TD
• Morris Perkins – Stephens County SO #28 – 85 TKL, 16 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR, 4 QBH
• Jacson Rickett – Dawson County SR S #0 – 51 TKL, 2 TFL (missing some def stats)
• Everett Rudeseal – Habersham Central SR LB/WR #19 – 75 TKL, 10 TFL, 2 FR, 1 FF 4 QBH, 5 PD, 1 DEF TD; 253 rec yds
• Dallas Russell – Jefferson JR RB #22 – 891 rush yds, 11 TD; 100 rec yds, 1 TD

S-T

• Landyn Savage – Habersham Central SR LB/WR #21 – 46 TKL, 5.5 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 INT, 6 PD, 2 QBH; 368 rec yds, 2 TD
• Connor Schuknecht – Union County SR RB #26 – 1,124 rush yds, 10 TD; 151 rec yds
• AJ Scott – Lumpkin County SR WR/DB #3 – 466 rec yds, 3 TD; 57 TKL, 1 TFL, 3 FF, 3 FR, 1 PD
• Jon Scott – White County SR LB #5 – STATS: 141 TKL, 12 TFL, 1 Sack, 2 INT, 3 FF, 1 Def TD
• Jakaden Shiflet – Rabun County SO DB #6 – 84 TKL, 12 TFL, 1 Sack, 3 FF, 2 FR, 10 QBH, 1 PD
• Ty Sorrells – Commerce SO DB/RB #27 – 156 rush yds, 1 TD
• Braydon Strickland – Habersham Central SR DB #3 – 38 TKL, 4 INT, 5 PD, 1 FF
• Davon Swinton – Stephens County JR WR/DB #6 – 541 rec yds, 5 TD, INT, 6 TKL, 1 INT, 3 PD, 1 TD
• Jonah Swinton – Stephens County SR WR/DB #1 – 838 rec yds, 11 TD; 32 TKL, 4 INT, 1 FF, 4 PD
• Brock Tankersley – Stephens County SR TE/RB/SS #10 – 350 rec yds, 6 TD; 261 rush yds, 2 TD; 162 TKL, 3 TFL, 2 INT, 1 FF, 9 PD
• Ty Truelove – Rabun County JR QB #2 – 808 pass yds, 7 TD, 3 INT; 397 rush yds, 6 TD
• Dane Tyler – Rabun County JR #5 – 74 TKL, 7 TFL, 4 Sacks, 2 FR, 8 QBH

U-Z

• Tripp Underwood – Stephens County SR QB #16 – 2,466 pass yds, 25 TD, 7 INT; 1 rush TD
• Morgan Walker – Towns County JR LB #14 – 89 TKL; 161 rec yds, 1 TD
• Micah Wallace – Union County FR LB #27 – 67 TKL, 6 TFL, 1 FR
• Donovan Warren – Habersham Central JR RB #0 – 872 rush yds, 5 TD; 172 rec yds, 2 TD
• Caden Watson – Banks County JR DB/WR #4 – 110 rec yds, 1 TD
• Gunnar Weaver – Dawson County SO QB #5 – 913 pass yds, 8 TD, 3 INT; 80 rush yds, 2 TD
• Zeke Whittington – Habersham Central SR WR/S #5 – 978 rec yds, 13 TD; 139 rush yds; 31 TKL, 1 INT, 4 PD, 1 FR
• Tysean Wiggins – Commerce SR RB #44 – 1,640 rush yds, 18 TD; 120 rec yds, 1 TD
• Paris Wilbanks – Habersham Central SO QB #7 – 2,369 pass yds, 22 TD, 8 INT; 485 rush yds, 6 TD
• Owen Wooten – Dawson County JR LB #48 – 44 TKL, 2 TFL, 1 INT, 2 FF (missing some def stats)
• Jayden Yang – Jefferson SR #34 – 93 TKL, 4 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 BLK, 2 PD
• Alex Yearwood – Rabun County SR OL #56
• Maddox Young – Union County SR WR/DB #2 – 711 rec yds, 9 TD; 74 rush yds, 4 TD; 50 pass yds; 5 TKL, 1 TFL, 1 INT, 1 PD