Five finalists announced for prestigious SC Mr. Football award
The finalists for South Carolina’s Mr. Football were announced on Wednesday.
The finalists are Gray Collegiate running back KZ Adams, Northwestern quarterback Will Mattison, Daniel quarterback Trent Pearman, Myrtle Beach receiver Adam Randall and Hilton Head Island linebacker Jaylen Sneed.
The finalists were announced on Wednesday’s Sports Talk Radio show.
Mr. Football is an honor given to the top public school high school football senior football player in the state and based on performance on and off the field. The winner will be announced at halftime of the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives North-South All-Star game in Myrtle Beach on Dec. 11.
Gaffney’s Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins won the award last year.
A look at the five finalists in alphabetical order:
KZ Adams, RB, Gray Collegiate: Four-year starter at running back for the War Eagles and one of the most dynamic running backs in the state. Adams has 1,630 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns this season and has rushed for more than 1,000 yards in each of his four years at Gray. Adams, the school’s first Mr. Football finalist, has 6,500 career rushing yards and is committed to play at Georgia State.
Will Mattison, QB Northwestern: Mattison has thrown for 2,130 yards and 30 touchdowns in leading the Trojans to Region 4-5A championship. He has almost 4,000 passing yards in his career and is uncommitted. Mattison is trying to become the first Northwestern player since Gage Maloney (2016) to win the award.
Trent Pearman, QB, Daniel: The SC 2020 Gatorade Player of the Year is 18-0 as a starting quarterback and led the Lions to the Class 3A championship last year and has them ranked No. 1 this year.. Pearman, the son of Clemson Director of Scouting Danny Pearman, has 4,813 yards passing and 61 touchdown passes the past two seasons and is uncommitted.
Adam Randall, WR, Myrtle Beach: Randall has 2,532 total and 26 touchdowns in 25 varsity games for the Seahawks. This year, he has almost 800 yards receiving, 260 rushing and 13 total touchdowns. He is committed to Clemson and is ranked as the No. 3 prospect in SC by 247SportsComposite. Randall also has been selected to play in the Under Armour All-American Game.
Jaylen Sneed, LB, Hilton Head Island: Sneed is the No. 1-ranked prospect in South Carolina by 247Sports Composite and committed to play at Notre Dame. Sneed also has seen a lot of time this season as the team’s quarterback. For the year, Sneed has 87 tackles, six for loss on defense, and has 696 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns on offense. He is the school’s first Mr. Football finalist and was selected to play in the Under Armour All-American game.
SC MR. FOOTBALL RECIPIENTS
Year, Name, Position, School, College
1995 — Jermale Kelley, WR, Berea, South Carolina
1996 — Kyle Young, OL, Daniel, Clemson
1997 — Chris Hope, DB, Rock Hill, Florida State
1998 — Derek Watson, RB, Palmetto, South Carolina
1999 — Mark Logan, QB, Greenwood, Georgia Tech
2000 — Roscoe Crosby, WR, Union, Clemson
2001 — Moe Thompson, DE, Stratford, South Carolina
2002 — Eric McCollom, QB, Camden, Iowa
2003 — Trey Elder, QB, Byrnes, Appalachian State
2004 — J.D. Melton, QB, Myrtle Beach, Navy
2005 — Prince Miller, DB, Byrnes, Georgia
2006 — Malcolm Long, QB, Gaffney, South Carolina State
2007 — Richard Mounce, QB, Blythewood, Charleston Southern
2008 — Stephon Gilmore, CB, South Pointe, South Carolina
2009 — Marcus Lattimore, RB, Byrnes, South Carolina
2010 — Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Pointe, South Carolina
2011 —Shaq Roland, WR, Lexington, South Carolina
2012 —Tramel Terry, WR, Goose Creek, Georgia
2013 —Jacob Park, QB, Stratford, Georgia
2014 — Matthew Colburn, RB, Dutch Fork, Wake Forest
2015 — Tavien Feaster, RB, Spartanburg, Clemson
2016 — Gage Moloney, QB, Northwestern, James Madison
2017 — Dakereon Joyner, QB, Fort Dorchester, South Carolina
2018 — Zacch Pickens, DE, T.L. Hanna, South Carolina
2019 — Luke Doty, QB, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
2020 — Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, DT, Gaffney, Georgia
This story was originally published October 27, 2021 at 6:14 PM with the headline "Five finalists announced for prestigious SC Mr. Football award."
