2004 U.S. Army All-American Bowl  running back Adrian Peterson , awarded the 2003 Hall Trophy as the U.S. Army National Player of the Year The All-American Bowl Player of the Year  award (formerly known as the Hall Trophy  and U.S. Army Player of the Year  award) has been awarded annually since 2000 to the most outstanding high school football  player in the United States , comparable to the Heisman Trophy  for collegiate football players.[ 1] Ken Hall , nicknamed the "Sugarland Express", who was the all-time leading rusher in high school football history for 59 years (11,232 yards). The trophy is cast in the likeness of Hall in his 1950s uniform. The trophy presentation takes place after the high school season at a formal dinner on the evening before the All-American Bowl .
Past winners 
Season 
Player 
Position 
High school 
City 
College 
NFL team(s)
  
2000 
Kevin Jones RB Cardinal O'Hara High School Springfield, Pennsylvania Virginia Tech Detroit Lions , Chicago Bears 
 
2001 
Lorenzo Booker RB 
St. Bonaventure High School Ventura, California Florida State Miami Dolphins , Philadelphia Eagles , Minnesota Vikings , Chicago Bears 
 
2002 
Chris Leak QB Independence High School Charlotte, North Carolina Florida Chicago Bears 
 
2003 
Adrian Peterson RB 
Palestine High School Palestine, Texas Oklahoma Minnesota Vikings , New Orleans Saints , Arizona Cardinals , Washington Redskins , Detroit Lions 
 
2004 
Ryan Perrilloux QB 
East St. John High School Reserve, Louisiana LSU /Jacksonville State New York Giants 
 
2005 
Mitch Mustain QB 
Springdale High School Springdale, Arkansas Arkansas /USC none
  
2006 
Jimmy Clausen QB 
Oaks Christian High School Westlake Village, California Notre Dame Carolina Panthers , Chicago Bears , Baltimore Ravens 
 
2007 
Terrelle Pryor QB 
Jeannette Senior High School 
Jeannette, Pennsylvania Ohio State Oakland Raiders , Seattle Seahawks , Kansas City Chiefs , Cincinnati Bengals , Cleveland Browns , Washington Redskins , New York Jets , Buffalo Bills , Jacksonville Jaguars 
 
2008 
Bryce Brown RB 
Wichita High School East Wichita, Kansas Tennessee /Kansas State Philadelphia Eagles , Buffalo Bills , Seattle Seahawks 
 
2009 
Dillon Baxter RB 
Mission Bay Senior High School San Diego, California Baker none
  
2010 
Demetrius Hart RB 
Dr. Phillips High School Orlando, Florida Alabama /Colorado State none
  
2011 
Dorial Green-Beckham WR Hillcrest High School Springfield, Missouri Missouri Tennessee Titans , Philadelphia Eagles 
 
2012 
Max Browne QB 
Skyline High School Sammamish, Washington USC /Pittsburgh none
  
2013 
Elijah Hood RB 
Charlotte Catholic High School Charlotte, North Carolina North Carolina Oakland Raiders 
 
2014 
Martez Ivey OT 
Apopka High School Apopka, Florida Florida New England Patriots , Carolina Panthers 
 
2015 
Jacob Eason QB 
Lake Stevens High School Lake Stevens, Washington Georgia /Washington Indianapolis Colts , Seattle Seahawks , Carolina Panthers 
 
2016 
Cam Akers RB 
Clinton High School Clinton, Mississippi Florida State Los Angeles Rams 
 
2017 
Trevor Lawrence QB 
Cartersville High School Cartersville, Georgia Clemson Jacksonville Jaguars 
 
2018 
Bru McCoy WR/LB 
Mater Dei Santa Ana, California USC /Tennessee none
  
2019 
Bryce Young QB 
Mater Dei Santa Ana, California Alabama Carolina Panthers 
 
2020 
Cooper DeJean DB 
Battle Creek–Ida Grove High School Ida Grove, Iowa Iowa Philadelphia Eagles 
 
2021 
Cade Klubnik QB 
Westlake High School Austin, Texas Clemson 
  
2022 
Caleb Downs DB 
Mill Creek High School Hoschton, Georgia Alabama /Ohio State 
  
2023 
Jeremiah Smith WR 
Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School Hollywood, Florida Ohio State 
  
2024 
Alvin Henderson 
RB 
Elba High School 
Elba, Alabama Auburn 
  
References 
^ Fournier, Annette M. (November 28, 2005), "Soldiers Can Get All-American Bowl Discounts" , Army News Service , archived from the original on September 4, 2009, The trophy is the high-school equivalent of the Heisman Trophy and is named after high school's all-time leading rusher Ken Hall of Sugarland, Texas.    
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