The 2026 football season is set to begin, as many teams have put in the hard work leading up to the fall. With that, we give you the 2026 BLITZ Football Player of the Year WATCH LIST. Sign up for BLITZ Exclusive to view the full list of the 88 individuals on the radar for Player of the Year. The frontrunner from each team is given as a sneak preview.

FRONTRUNNERS (Top Pick from each team)

*these are chosen by BLITZ based on past performance and future projections*

• BANKS COUNTY – Haiden Williamson
• COMMERCE – Ty Sorrells
• DAWSON COUNTY – Cody McBrayer
• FRANKLIN COUNTY – Elliott Harbin
• HABERSHAM CENTRAL – Paris Wilbanks
• JEFFERSON – Max Brown
• LUMPKIN COUNTY – Kolson Howell
• RABUN COUNTY – Reed Burrell
• STEPHENS COUNTY – Morris Perkins
• TOWNS COUNTY – Alex Baert
• UNION COUNTY – Kamden Kendrick
• WHITE COUNTY – Zach Godfrey