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]
Teams [ ]
1982 team [ ]
Coach of the Year: (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
Running back
Moeller High School
Cincinnati, Ohio
Notre Dame
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
Offensive line
Riverview High School
Sarasota, Florida
Michigan
Curt Jarvis
Offensive line
Gardendale High School
Gardendale, Alabama
Alabama
Offensive line
Joliet Catholic Academy
Joliet, Illinois
St. Francis
Wide receiver
Kirkwood High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Notre Dame
Wide receiver
John Ehret High School
Marrero, Louisiana
Tulane
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
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
Linebacker
Angleton High School
Angleton, Texas
SMU
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 [ ]
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
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
Offensive line
Edison High School
Huntington Beach, California
Stanford
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
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
Defensive line
Southside High School
Elmira, New York
Penn State
Defensive line
Elizabeth High School
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Iowa
Tracy Rocker
Defensive line
Fulton High School
Atlanta, Georgia
Auburn
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
Defensive back
Montclair High School
Montclair, New Jersey
Notre Dame
Charles Washington
Defensive back
Spruce High School
Dallas, Texas
Texas
Defensive back
West Jefferson High School
Harvey, Louisiana
Houston
Tom Tupa
Punter
Brecksville High School
Broadview Heights, Ohio
Ohio State
1984 team [ ]
Coach of the Year: (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
Running back
Washington High School
Washington, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
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
Offensive line
Rockhurst High School
Kansas City, Missouri
Oklahoma
Offensive line
American High School
Hialeah, Florida
LSU
Offensive line
Salinas High School
Salinas, California
UCLA
Mark Stepnoski
Offensive line
Cathedral Prep School
Erie, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Wide receiver
Schlagle High School
Kansas City, Kansas
USC
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
Defensive line
Central High School
Omaha, Nebraska
Iowa
Defensive line
North Allegheny High School
Wexford, Pennsylvania
Stanford
Defensive line
Stebbins High School
Dayton, Ohio
Michigan
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
Linebacker
Valdosta High School
Valdosta, Georgia
Georgia Tech
Defensive back
Cascade High School
Everett, Washington
Oklahoma
Mark Green
Defensive back
Poly High School
Riverside, California
Notre Dame
Defensive back
Booker T. Washington High School
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Scott Johnston
Punter
Stranahan High School
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Florida State
1985 team [ ]
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
Running back
Central High School
Hazelwood, Missouri
Missouri
Harvey Williams
Running back
Hempstead High School
Hempstead, Texas
LSU
Offensive line
Cherokee County High School
Centre, Alabama
Auburn
Lance Zeno
Offensive line
Fountain Valley High School
Fountain Valley, California
UCLA
Offensive line
St. Laurence High School
Burbank, Illinois
Michigan State
Dave Szott
Offensive line
Clifton High School
Clifton, New Jersey
Penn State
Offensive line
Fontana High School
Fontana, California
Oklahoma
Greg McMurtry
Wide receiver
Brockton High School
Brockton, Massachusetts
Michigan
Wide receiver
Columbus High School
Columbus, Texas
Texas A&M
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
Defensive line
St. Laurence High School
Burbank, Illinois
Arizona
Dennis Brown
Defensive line
Jordan High School
Long Beach, California
Washington
Defensive line
Willowridge High School
Missouri City, Texas
Oklahoma
Linebacker
Jefferson County High School
Dandridge, Tennessee
Georgia
Linebacker
Yates High School
Houston, Texas
Iowa
Defensive back
Moeller High School
Cincinnati, Ohio
Michigan
Mark Carrier
Defensive back
Poly High School
Long Beach, California
USC
Defensive back
Lynwood High School
Lynwood, California
UCLA
Punter
St. Rita High School
Troy, Michigan
Notre Dame
1986 team [ ]
Coach of the Year: (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
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
Offensive line
South High School
Torrance, California
UCLA
Offensive line
Cypress-Fairbanks High School
Houston, Texas
Texas A&M
Nate Turner
Wide receiver
Mount Carmel High School
Chicago , Illinois
Nebraska
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
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
Linebacker
Crespi Carmelite High School
Encino, California
UCLA
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
Punter
Troy High School
Troy, Michigan
Michigan State
1987 team [ ]
Coach of the Year: (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
Offensive line
Gateway High School
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Gene McGuire
Offensive line
Mosley High School
Panama City, Florida
Notre Dame
Offensive line
Whitehall High School
Whitehall, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
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
Defensive line
Interlake High School
Bellevue, Washington
Washington
Defensive line
Godby High School
Tallahassee, Florida
Auburn
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
Defensive back
Southern Laboratory School
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Southern
Defensive back
Cordova High School
Rancho Cordova, California
Arizona State
Defensive back
Austin High School
Port Arthur, Texas
Texas
Punter
Boulder City High School
Boulder City, Nevada
USC
1988 team [ ]
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
Offensive line
Carol City High School
Miami, Florida
Miami (FL)
Offensive line
Tomball High School
Tomball, Texas
Notre Dame
Offensive line
Bloom High School
Chicago Heights, Illinois
Notre Dame
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
Defensive line
Chillicothe High School
Chillicothe, Ohio
None
Sterling Palmer
Defensive line
St. Thomas Aquinas High School
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Florida State
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)
Defensive back
Point Loma High School
San Diego, California
USC
Defensive back
Willowridge High School
Sugar Land, Texas
Texas
Defensive back
Pahokee High School
Pahokee, Florida
Florida State
Punter
Loyola High School
Los Angeles, California
Stanford
1989 team [ ]
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
Offensive line
Williamsport Area High School
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Syracuse
Aaron Taylor
Offensive line
De La Salle High School
Concord, California
Notre Dame
Offensive line
Rockhurst High School
Kansas City, Missouri
Notre Dame
Offensive line
Lamar High School
Houston, Texas
Texas A&M
Offensive line
Dalton High School
Dalton, Georgia
Georgia
Kyle Brady
Wide receiver
Cedar Cliff High School
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
Penn State
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
Defensive line
Vigor High School
Prichard, Alabama
Georgia
Defensive line
St. Rita High School
Chicago , Illinois
Notre Dame
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
Defensive back
Riverview High School
Sarasota, Florida
Florida
Defensive back
East High School
Memphis, Tennessee
Iowa
Punter
Richmond County High School
Rockingham, North Carolina
North Carolina
Accumulated stats [ ]
Main article: USA Today All-USA high school football team § Accumulated stats
See also [ ]
USA Today High School Football Offensive Player of the Year
References [ ]