2022 Alabama Mr. Football Award goes to a sophomore

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Posted By: Jeff Fisher January 14, 2023

The Alabama Sports Writers Association made history Thursday when it named Saraland receiver Ryan Williams as Mr. Football for the 2022 season. He’s the first-ever sophomore to win the award.

The 6-foot-1, 175-pound Williams led Saraland to its first-ever state championship last month and a No. 213 ranking in the final 2022 High School Football America 300, powered by NFL Play Football. The Alabama verbal commit caught 88 passes for 1,641 yards and 24 touchdowns. He also rushed 57 times for 700 yards and 15 touchdowns, plus threw a touchdown pass and had two punt returns for touchdowns.

Related: Final 2022 HSFA 300

Williams was also named the state’s 6A Back of the Year.

All-Time Alabama Mr. Football Winners

List is from Wikipedia

YearPlayer namePositionHigh schoolCollegeProfessional team(s)
1982Tommy ComptonQuarterbackVigorNorth Alabama
1983Freddy WeygandWide receiverEmma SansomAuburnChicago Bears
1984Roderick GreenWide receiverGardendaleSouthern Miss
1985Pierre GoodeRunning backHazlewoodAlabama
1986Larry WareRunning backLee-MontgomeryGeorgia
1987Robert JonesRunning backParkerAlabama
1988Darrell WilliamsRunning backVigorAuburn
1989Steven ColemanRunning backPike CountyTroy State
1990David PalmerQuarterbackJackson-OlinAlabamaMinnesota Vikings
1991Robert DavisRunning backHomewoodLSU
1992Freddie KitchensQuarterbackEtowahAlabama
1993Thomas BanksRunning backWest JeffersonUAB
1994Dawud RasheedRunning backShades ValleyDuke
1995Gorman ThorntonTight endJefferson DavisAlabama
1996Antoneyo WilliamsRunning backCentral-TuscaloosaAlabama
1997Mac CampbellRunning backAlexandriaUAB
1998DeMarco McNeilDefensive linemanBlountAuburn
1999Cory WhisenantRunning backSpringvilleUAB
2000Cadillac WilliamsRunning backEtowahAuburnTampa Bay Buccaneers
St. Louis Rams
2001Brandon CoxQuarterbackHewitt-TrussvilleAuburn
2002JaMarcus RussellQuarterbackWilliamsonLSUOakland Raiders
2003Chris NicksonQuarterbackPike CountyVanderbilt
2004Jarod BryantQuarterbackHooverNavy
2005Andre SmithOffensive linemanHuffmanAlabamaCincinnati Bengals
2006Larry SmithQuarterbackPrattvilleVanderbilt
2007Julio JonesWide receiverFoleyAlabamaAtlanta FalconsTennessee Titans
2008Clint MoseleyQuarterbackLeroyAuburn
2009Coty BlanchardQuarterbackCherokee CountyJacksonville State
2010Jamal GoldenQuarterbackWetumpkaGeorgia Tech
2011T. J. YeldonRunning backDaphneAlabamaJacksonville Jaguars
2012Jeremy JohnsonQuarterbackCarverAuburn
2013Roc ThomasRunning backOxfordAuburnMinnesota Vikings
2014Kerryon JohnsonRunning backMadison AcademyAuburnDetroit LionsPhiladelphia Eagles
2015Tyler JohnstonQuarterbackSpanish FortUAB
2016La’damian WebbRunning backBeauregardMississippi State
2017Asa MartinRunning backAustinMemphis
2018Bo NixQuarterbackPinson ValleyAuburn
2019Kristian StoryQuarterbackLanettAlabama
2020Ga’Quincy McKinstryDefensive backPinson ValleyAlabama
2021Ryan PeppinsWide ReceiverThompsonUtah
2022Ryan WilliamsWide ReceiverSaralandAlabama

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.

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