USA Today named its first All-USA High School Football Team in 1982. The newspaper has named a team every year since 1982.[1] [2]
In addition, two members of the team are named the USA Today High School Offensive Player and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively. The newspaper also selects a USA Today High School Football Coach of the Year.[3] [4]
1982 team [ edit ] Coach of the Year: Steve Klonne (Moeller High School , Cincinnati , Ohio)
Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors Offense Player Position School Hometown College John Paye Quarterback Menlo School Menlo Park, California Stanford Hiawatha Francisco Running back Moeller High School Cincinnati, Ohio Notre Dame Kirk Jones Running back Poly High School Long Beach, California UNLV Jeff Atkins Running back Eastern Hills High School Fort Worth, Texas SMU Jeff Zimmerman Offensive line Maynard Evans High School Orlando, Florida Florida Terence Mann Offensive line Cooley High School Detroit , Michigan SMU Glen Mogle Offensive line Riverview High School Sarasota, Florida Michigan Curt Jarvis Offensive line Gardendale High School Gardendale, Alabama Alabama Mike McGann Offensive line Joliet Catholic Academy Joliet, Illinois St. Francis Alvin Miller Wide receiver Kirkwood High School St. Louis, Missouri Notre Dame Tyrone Vaughans Wide receiver John Ehret High School Marrero, Louisiana Tulane Scott Webb Placekicker Helix High School La Mesa, California San Diego State
Defense Player Position School Hometown College Henry Harris Linebacker Columbia High School Decatur, Georgia Georgia John Hazzard Defensive line Jesuit High School New Orleans , Louisiana LSU Chuck Williams Defensive line Freedom High School Freedom, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Tim Manoa Defensive line North Allegheny High School Wexford, Pennsylvania Penn State Alonzo Highsmith Defensive line Columbus High School Miami, Florida Miami (FL) Stan Woods Linebacker Seton Hall Prep School South Orange, New Jersey Pittsburgh Keith Davis Linebacker Santa Monica High School Santa Monica, California USC David Stanley Linebacker Angleton High School Angleton, Texas SMU Miles Smith Defensive back Roswell High School Roswell, Georgia Georgia Eric Kumerow Defensive back Oak Park and River Forest High School Oak Park, Illinois Ohio State Rod Woodson Defensive back Snider High School Fort Wayne, Indiana Purdue Van Tiffin Punter Red Bay High School Red Bay, Alabama Alabama
1983 team [ edit ] Coach of the Year: George Curry (Berwick High School , Berwick, Pennsylvania )
Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors Offense Player Position School Hometown College Ryan Knight Running back Rubidoux High School Riverside, California USC Vince Sutton Quarterback LaGrange High School LaGrange, Georgia Alabama Craig Heyward Running back Passaic High School Passaic, New Jersey Pittsburgh Thurman Thomas Running back Willowridge High School Houston, Texas Oklahoma State Sean Stopperich Offensive line Canon-McMillan High School Canonsburg, Pennsylvania SMU Andy Sinclair Offensive line Edison High School Huntington Beach, California Stanford Carter Hill Offensive line Central High School Naperville, Illinois Texas David Richards Offensive line Highland Park High School Dallas, Texas SMU David Williams Offensive line Lakeland High School Lakeland, Florida Florida Freddy Weygand Wide receiver Emma Sansom High School Gadsden, Alabama Auburn Alex Higdon Wide receiver Princeton High School Cincinnati, Ohio Ohio State Erik Affholter Placekicker Oak Park High School Agoura, California USC
Defense Player Position School Hometown College Ron Stallworth Defensive line Woodham High School Pensacola, Florida Auburn Pete Curkendall Defensive line Southside High School Elmira, New York Penn State Richard Pryor Defensive line Elizabeth High School Elizabeth, New Jersey Iowa Tracy Rocker Defensive line Fulton High School Atlanta, Georgia Auburn Matt Dingens Defensive line Brother Rice High School Birmingham, Michigan Notre Dame Frank Stams Linebacker St. Vincent – St. Mary High School Akron, Ohio Notre Dame Cedric Figaro Linebacker Lafayette High School Lafayette, Louisiana Notre Dame Chris Spielman Linebacker Washington High School Massillon, Ohio Ohio State Brandy Wells Defensive back Montclair High School Montclair, New Jersey Notre Dame Charles Washington Defensive back Spruce High School Dallas, Texas Texas Randy Thornton Defensive back West Jefferson High School Harvey, Louisiana Houston Tom Tupa Punter Brecksville High School Broadview Heights, Ohio Ohio State
1984 team [ edit ] Coach of the Year: Nick Hyder (Valdosta High School , Valdosta, Georgia )
Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors Offense Player Position School Hometown College Hart Lee Dykes Wide receiver Bay City High School Bay City, Texas Oklahoma State Todd Ellis Quarterback Page High School Greensboro, North Carolina South Carolina Brian Davis Running back Washington High School Washington, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Aaron Emanuel Running back Quartz Hill High School Quartz Hill, California USC Sammie Smith Running back Apopka High School Apopka, Florida Florida State Eric Still Offensive line Germantown High School Germantown, Tennessee Tennessee Mark VanKeirsbilck Offensive line Rockhurst High School Kansas City, Missouri Oklahoma Chris Pettaway Offensive line American High School Hialeah, Florida LSU Rick Meyer Offensive line Salinas High School Salinas, California UCLA Mark Stepnoski Offensive line Cathedral Prep School Erie, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Marlon Washington Wide receiver Schlagle High School Kansas City, Kansas USC Kevin Mills Placekicker Shore Regional High School West Long Beach, New Jersey Penn State
Defense Player Position School Hometown College Quintus McDonald Linebacker Montclair High School Montclair, New Jersey Penn State Sean Ridley Defensive line Central High School Omaha, Nebraska Iowa Ray Huckestein Defensive line North Allegheny High School Wexford, Pennsylvania Stanford Brent White Defensive line Stebbins High School Dayton, Ohio Michigan Anthony Butts Defensive line Fulton High School Atlanta, Georgia Mississippi State Larry Rose Defensive line Emma Sansom High School Gadsden, Alabama Alabama Ned Bolcar Linebacker Phillipsburg High School Phillipsburg, New Jersey Notre Dame John Porter Linebacker Valdosta High School Valdosta, Georgia Georgia Tech Scott Thompson Defensive back Cascade High School Everett, Washington Oklahoma Mark Green Defensive back Poly High School Riverside, California Notre Dame Melvin Gilliam Defensive back Booker T. Washington High School Tulsa, Oklahoma Oklahoma State Scott Johnston Punter Stranahan High School Fort Lauderdale, Florida Florida State
1985 team [ edit ] Coach of the Year: Bob Shannon (East St. Louis High School , East St. Louis, Illinois )
Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors Offense Player Position School Hometown College Jeff George Quarterback Warren Central High School Indianapolis, Indiana Purdue /Illinois Tony Stewart Running back Union High School Union, New Jersey Iowa Tony Van Zant Running back Central High School Hazelwood, Missouri Missouri Harvey Williams Running back Hempstead High School Hempstead, Texas LSU Brad Johnson Offensive line Cherokee County High School Centre, Alabama Auburn Lance Zeno Offensive line Fountain Valley High School Fountain Valley, California UCLA Jeff Pearson Offensive line St. Laurence High School Burbank, Illinois Michigan State Dave Szott Offensive line Clifton High School Clifton, New Jersey Penn State Nigel Clay Offensive line Fontana High School Fontana, California Oklahoma Greg McMurtry Wide receiver Brockton High School Brockton, Massachusetts Michigan Percy Waddle Wide receiver Columbus High School Columbus, Texas Texas A&M Mike Cortright Placekicker St. Mary's High School Phoenix, Arizona junior college
Defense Player Position School Hometown College John Foley Linebacker St. Rita High School Chicago , Illinois Notre Dame Warde Manuel Defensive line Brother Martin High School New Orleans, Louisiana Michigan Mark Keough Defensive line East High School Hazelwood, Missouri Lincoln University of Missouri Paul Glonek Defensive line St. Laurence High School Burbank, Illinois Arizona Dennis Brown Defensive line Jordan High School Long Beach, California Washington Zarek Peters Defensive line Willowridge High School Missouri City, Texas Oklahoma Brent Collins Linebacker Jefferson County High School Dandridge, Tennessee Georgia Melvin Foster Linebacker Yates High School Houston, Texas Iowa Vada Murray Defensive back Moeller High School Cincinnati, Ohio Michigan Mark Carrier Defensive back Poly High School Long Beach, California USC Anthony Burnette Defensive back Lynwood High School Lynwood, California UCLA John Zaleski Punter St. Rita High School Troy, Michigan Notre Dame
1986 team [ edit ] Coach of the Year: Spence McCracken (Robert E. Lee High School , Montgomery, Alabama )
Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors Offense Player Position School Hometown College Emmitt Smith Running back Escambia High School Pensacola, Florida Florida Mickey Joseph Quarterback Archbishop Shaw High School Marrero, Louisiana Nebraska Darren Lewis Running back Carter High School Dallas, Texas Texas A&M Ricky Watters Running back Bishop McDevitt High School Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Notre Dame Kelvin Hankins Offensive line Wilson High School Camden, New Jersey Clemson Greg Skrepenak Offensive line G.A.R. Memorial High School Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Michigan Dean Dingman Offensive line East Troy High School East Troy, Wisconsin Michigan Brian Kelly Offensive line South High School Torrance, California UCLA Greg Lakin Offensive line Cypress-Fairbanks High School Houston, Texas Texas A&M Nate Turner Wide receiver Mount Carmel High School Chicago , Illinois Nebraska Johnny Walker Wide receiver Holmes High School San Antonio, Texas Texas Philip Doyle Placekicker Huffman High School Birmingham, Alabama Alabama
Defense Player Position School Hometown College Marc Spindler Defensive line West Scranton High School Scranton, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Alfred Williams Defensive line Jones High School Houston, Texas Colorado David Rocker Defensive line Fulton High School Atlanta, Georgia Auburn John Johnson Defensive line LaGrange High School LaGrange, Georgia Clemson Stacey Dillard Defensive line Clarksville High School Clarksville, Texas Oklahoma Matt Darby Linebacker Green Run High School Virginia Beach, Virginia UCLA Sean Howard Linebacker Crespi Carmelite High School Encino, California UCLA Pat Stant Linebacker Brother Martin High School New Orleans, Louisiana Tulane Cory Booker Defensive back Northern Valley High School Old Tappan, New Jersey Stanford Leroy Thompson Defensive back Austin-East High School Knoxville, Tennessee Penn State Louis Riddick Defensive back Pennridge High School Perkasie, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Josh Butland Punter Troy High School Troy, Michigan Michigan State
1987 team [ edit ] Coach of the Year: Jack McCurry (North Hills High School , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania)
Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors Offense Player Position School Hometown College Todd Marinovich Quarterback Capistrano Valley High School Mission Viejo, California USC Kevin Williams Running back Spring High School Spring, Texas UCLA Russell White Running back Crespi Carmelite High School Encino, California California Chuck Webb Running back Macomber High School Toledo, Ohio Tennessee Mike LiVorio Offensive line Gateway High School Monroeville, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Gene McGuire Offensive line Mosley High School Panama City, Florida Notre Dame Tony Delazio Offensive line Whitehall High School Whitehall, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Brian Jacobs Offensive line Hart High School Santa Clarita, California UCLA Ed King Offensive line Phenix City High School Phenix City, Alabama Auburn Derek Brown Wide receiver Merritt Island High School Merritt Island, Florida Notre Dame Ronnie Johnson Wide receiver La Marque High School La Marque, Texas Houston Chris Gardocki Placekicker Redan High School Stone Mountain, Georgia Clemson
Defense Player Position School Hometown College Todd Collins Linebacker Jefferson County High School Dandridge, Tennessee Tennessee /Georgia /Carson-Newman Tommy Jeter Defensive line Deer Park High School Deer Park, Texas Texas Mike Lustyk Defensive line Interlake High School Bellevue, Washington Washington Tim Cromartie Defensive line Godby High School Tallahassee, Florida Auburn Randy Hall Defensive line Halls High School Knoxville, Tennessee Tennessee Mario Johnson Defensive line Central High School Hazelwood, Missouri Missouri Curtis Bray Linebacker Gateway High School Monroeville, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Mike Chalenski Linebacker Brearley High School Kenilworth, New Jersey UCLA Baron Jackson Defensive back Southern Laboratory School Baton Rouge, Louisiana Southern Arnold Laws Defensive back Cordova High School Rancho Cordova, California Arizona State Graylin Johnson Defensive back Austin High School Port Arthur, Texas Texas Ron Dale Punter Boulder City High School Boulder City, Nevada USC
1988 team [ edit ] Coach of the Year: Carl Madison (Pine Forest High School , Pensacola, Florida )
Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors Offense Player Position School Hometown College Terry Kirby Running back Tabb High School Tabb, Virginia Virginia Rick Mirer Quarterback Goshen High School Goshen, Indiana Notre Dame Derek Brown Running back Servite High School Anaheim, California Nebraska Rudy Harris Running back Brockton High School Brockton, Massachusetts Clemson Bob Whitfield Offensive line Banning High School Wilmington, California Stanford Mike Wells Offensive line Arnold High School Arnold, Missouri Iowa Rudy Barber Offensive line Carol City High School Miami, Florida Miami (FL) Stuart Tyner Offensive line Tomball High School Tomball, Texas Notre Dame Chet Lacheta Offensive line Bloom High School Chicago Heights, Illinois Notre Dame Pedro Cherry Wide Receiver Bertie High School Windsor, North Carolina Auburn Kevin Williams Wide receiver Roosevelt High School Dallas, Texas Miami (FL) Craig Hentrich Placekicker Marquette High School Alton, Illinois Notre Dame
Defense Player Position School Hometown College Sean Gilbert Linebacker Aliquippa High School Aliquippa, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Alonzo Spellman Defensive line Rancocas Valley Regional High School Mount Holly, New Jersey Ohio State Chuck Jones Defensive line Chillicothe High School Chillicothe, Ohio None Sterling Palmer Defensive line St. Thomas Aquinas High School Fort Lauderdale, Florida Florida State Tamasi Amituanai Defensive line Vista High School San Diego, California Colorado Eric Shaw Defensive line Pensacola High School Pensacola, Florida Louisiana Tech Richard McKenzie Linebacker Boyd Anderson High School Lauderdale Lakes, Florida Penn State Jesse Armstead Linebacker Carter High School Dallas, Texas Miami (FL) Marcel Brown Defensive back Point Loma High School San Diego, California USC Grady Cavnness Defensive back Willowridge High School Sugar Land, Texas Texas Johnny Davis Defensive back Pahokee High School Pahokee, Florida Florida State Paul Stonehouse Punter Loyola High School Los Angeles, California Stanford
1989 team [ edit ] Coach of the Year: Chuck Kyle (St. Ignatius High School , Cleveland, Ohio )
Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors Offense Player Position School Hometown College Andre Hastings Wide receiver Morrow High School Morrow, Georgia Georgia Chris Weinke Quarterback Cretin-Derham Hall High School St. Paul, Minnesota Florida State Calvin Jones Running back Central High School Omaha, Nebraska Nebraska Robert Smith Running back Euclid High School Euclid, Ohio Ohio State Ricky Powers Running back Buchtel High School Akron, Ohio Michigan Matt Neenan Offensive line Williamsport Area High School Williamsport, Pennsylvania Syracuse Aaron Taylor Offensive line De La Salle High School Concord, California Notre Dame Mike McGlinn Offensive line Rockhurst High School Kansas City, Missouri Notre Dame John Richard Offensive line Lamar High School Houston, Texas Texas A&M Steve Roberts Offensive line Dalton High School Dalton, Georgia Georgia Kyle Brady Wide receiver Cedar Cliff High School Camp Hill, Pennsylvania Penn State Marty Simpson Placekicker Spring Valley High School Columbia, South Carolina South Carolina
Defense Player Position School Hometown College Oliver Gibson Linebacker Romeoville High School Romeoville, Illinois Notre Dame Reuben Brown Defensive line E. C. Glass High School Lynchburg, Virginia Pittsburgh Bernard Williams Defensive line Hamilton High School Memphis, Tennessee Georgia Mitch Davis Defensive line Vigor High School Prichard, Alabama Georgia Brian Hamilton Defensive line St. Rita High School Chicago , Illinois Notre Dame Tashe Williams Defensive line Air Academy High School Colorado Springs, Colorado Northern Colorado Marvin Jones Linebacker Northwestern High School Miami, Florida Florida State Bruce Walker Linebacker Dominguez High School Compton, California UCLA Othello Henderson Defensive back Ellison High School Killeen, Texas UCLA Larry Kennedy Defensive back Riverview High School Sarasota, Florida Florida Willie Guy Defensive back East High School Memphis, Tennessee Iowa Mike Thomas Punter Richmond County High School Rockingham, North Carolina North Carolina
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