OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR — Jermarcus Brown, Pickens County
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR — Devonte
Simon, Pickens County
COACH OF THE YEAR — Patrick Plott, Pickens County
Aliceville
Joe Robinson — WR (45 catches, 835 yards, 10 touchdowns)
Chris Crowell — ATH (37 catches, 630 yards; 42 carries, 420 yards; 12 total touchdowns)
Darion Manning — RB (110 rushes, 1,095 yards, 10 touchdowns)
Jay Steele — FB (85 carries, 770 yards, seven touchdowns)
Marquezse Marshall — LB (138 tackles, one interception, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, five sacks)
Anfernee Mullins — DE (88 tackles, 17 sacks, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles)
Terrell Steele — DL (85 tackles, 18 sacks, two fumble recoveries, four forced fumbles)
S.J. Washington — FS (three interceptions, 10 pass breakups, 73 tackles, four fumble recoveries)
Lamar County
Dallas Cockerham — QB (22 of 53 332 yards, two touchdowns; 232 carries, 1,348 yards, 17 touchdowns)
Ty Herron — LB (53 solo tackles, 66 total tackles; two and a half sacks, three fumbles caused)
Jeremy Denton — TE/DE (three catches, 71 yards; 29 solo tackles, 36 total tackles; three sacks)
Joshua Smith — LB (52 solo tackles, 65 total tackles; two and a half sacks)
Alex Wheeler — TB (65 carries, 484 yards, seven touchdowns; four catches, 18 yards;
Jacob Smith — DE (28 solo tackles, 37 total tackles; three sacks)
Dusty Vann — FS (44 solo tackles, 49 total tackles; five interceptions, five pass deflections)
Braxton Hollis — OT
Jordan Ives — OT
Ryan Barham — FB (100 carries, 543 yards, seven touchdowns)
Eric Smith — LB (29 solo tackles, 37 total tackles; four sacks; two pass deflections; one fumble recovery)
Pickens Academy
Josh Lewis — Sr., QB/FS (1,587 rushing yards, 1,015 passing yards, 34 touchdowns — 23 rushing, nine passing, one kick return, one interception return)
Chance Britt — Soph., TB (108 carries, 461 yards, eight touchdowns)
Joseph McGlawn — Jr., WR (14 catches, 285 yards, one punt return for touchdown, one kick return for TD, five TDs total)
Grayson Noland — Sr. (19 catches, 212 yards, three touchdowns; 30 tackles)
Lance Acker — Jr. (20 catches, 320 yards; 25 tackles)
Daniel Cameron — Sr. (10 catches, 150 yards, two touchdowns; two interceptions, one defensive TD, 45 tackles; graded out at 90 percent)
Daniel Powell — Soph. — 50 tackles, one interception; graded out at 90 percent)
Pickens County
Jermarcus Brown — Sr., RB/DB (235 carries, 2,730 yards, 38 touchdowns; 20 catches, 540 yards, seven TDs; 10 kick returns, 340 yards, two TDs; six punt returns, 58 yards, one TD; 35 tackles, five interceptions, three TDs)
Devonte Simon — Sr., QB/DB (109 of 202, 1,724 yards, 20 touchdowns, three interceptions; 145 carries, 1,131 yards, 18 TDs; 9 kick returns, 161 yards; 11 punt returns, 133 yards; 36 tackles, six interceptions, one TD)
Deonte Simon — Sr., WR (30 catches, 449 yards, five touchdowns)
Zev Finch — Sr., OL (Graded at 85 percent or better in all 15 games; 21 pancake blocks)
Chris Cobb — Soph., C (Graded at 80 percent or better in all 15 games; 13 pancake blocks)
Delvin Spruill — Soph., OL (Graded at 80 percent or better in all 15 games; 16 pancake blocks)
Chris Hill — Sr., OL/DE (75 tackles, four sacks, one interception)
Dontae Hughes — Sr., OL/DT (83 tackles, 11 sacks)
Malek Steele — Soph., OL/DT (73 tackles, two sacks, 12 tackles for loss)
Tyderious Easterwood — Sr., OL/DT (88 tackles, six sackles, 16 tackles for loss)
Justin Barton — Jr., OL/LB (114 tackles, three interceptions, 10 tackles for loss)
Rakwan Betts — Soph., RB/LB (73 tackles, four sacks, nine tackles for loss)
Cody Scott — Sr., RB/LB (77 tackles, one interception, six tackles for loss)
Steffon McCoy — Jr., WR/DB (38 tackles, four interceptions, one touchdown)
South Lamar
Hershel Smith — Jr., RB (647 yards rushing, six touchdowns)
Holden Fields — Sr., FB/LB (564 yards, seven touchdowns
Jason Lawson — Sr. OL/DL (78 tackles, five forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries)
Davey Long — Sr., OL (10 pancake blocks)
Dustin Weathers — Soph., OLB (64 tackles, five forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, one interception for touchdown)
Sulligent
Nathan Gardner — QB/S (760 yards rushing and passing)
Jesse Keller — LB (39 tackles, three forced fumbles, one recovered fumble)
Justin Metcalf — RB (621 rushing yards)
Garrett Moore — OL/DL (three sacks, five tackles for loss)
— List compiled by Adam Minichino from nominations by area coaches
Adam Minichino is the former Sports Editor for The Commercial Dispatch.
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