SBLive's 2021 Texas All-State High School Football Teams

From the Panhandle to the Golden Triangle and from the DFW to the Coastal Bend, many elite playmakers made names for themselves with breakout campaigns during the 2021 Texas high school football season.

Many more of the state’s best defenders and top offensive standouts dominated throughout the four-month regular season proving why they are some of the Lone Star State’s brightest stars.

After a year highlighted by record-breaking performances and historic victories, we rolled out our end-of-season football awards to honor the top players and coaches in Central, East, North, South and West Texas.

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Now, we’ll recognize the most outstanding players from every classification level around the state with selections to SBLive’s first annual Texas All-State High School Football Teams.

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SBLive’s Texas All-State Football Awards

MVP — Cade Klubnik, Austin Westlake (3,251 passing yards, 43 TD passes on 189-of-265 completion rate; 471 rushing yards, 12 TD runs on 70 carries in 13 GP; Clemson signee)

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Offensive Player of the Year — Ryder Lambert, Stephenville (4,275 passing yards, 52 TD passes on 249-of-384 completion rate; 831 rushing yards, 11 TD runs on 117 carries in 16 GP)

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Defensive Player of the Year — Anthony “AJ” Holmes, Spring Westfield (96 total tackles [52 solo], 26 TFLs, 16 sacks, three forced fumbles, two pass deflections, one interception, one fumble recovery, one defensive TD and one blocked punt in 13 GP; Houston signee)

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Newcomer of the Year — Kaleb Bailey, Galena Park North Shore (928 passing yards, 12 TD passes on 61-of-90 completion rate; 783 rushing yards, seven TD runs on 110 carries in 10 GP)

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Coach of the Year — Todd Dodge, Austin Westlake

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First Team All-State

QB — Ashton Dubose, San Antonio Brennan (3,625 passing yards, 53 TD passes on 200-of-317 completion rate; 963 rushing yards, 15 TD runs on 116 carries in 14 GP)

RB — Rueben Owens, El Campo (2,989 rushing yards, 46 TD runs on 248 carries; 252 receiving yards, two TD catches on 15 receptions in 13 GP)

RB — Marquise Collins, College Station (2,826 rushing yards, 39 TD runs on 346 carries; 263 receiving yards, three TD catches on 12 receptions in 16 GP)

RB — Ernest Davila, Poteet (2,840 rushing yards, 30 TD runs on 278 carries; 199 receiving yards, two TD catches on nine receptions in 12 GP)

FB — Doug Brooks, Shiner (1,857 rushing yards, 28 TD runs on 169 carries; 20 receiving yards on four receptions in 16 GP)

WR — Coy Eakin, Stephenville (2,140 receiving yards, 31 TD catches on 93 receptions; 213 rushing yards, four TD runs on 26 carries in 16 GP; Texas Tech signee)

WR — Cayden Coffman, Mount Vernon (1,637 receiving yards, 24 TD catches on 78 receptions in 15 GP; Harvard commit)

TE — Jaden Greathouse, Austin Westlake (1,274 receiving yards, 20 TD catches on 66 receptions in 16 GP)

OT — Kelvin Banks, Humble Summer Creek (21-6A All-District Offensive Player of the Year; Texas signee)

OT — Kam Dewberry, Humble Atascocita (21-6A First Team All-District selection; Texas A&M signee)

G — Connor Robertson, Austin Westlake (26-6A All-District Offensive Lineman of the Year; Texas signee)

G — Harris Sewell, Odessa Permian (Unanimous 2-6A First Team All-District)

C — Nick Blessing, Allen (5-6A All-District Offensive Lineman of the Year; Air Force commit)

DT — Jayden Rauls, Austin LBJ (134 total tackles, 27 TFLs, eight sacks, three forced fumbles and three fumbles recoveries in 16 GP; Navarro College commit)

DT — David “DJ” Hicks Jr, Allen (88 total tackles, 22 TFLs and 13 sacks in 14 GP

DE — McCoy Casey, Crosby (164 total tackles [102 solo], 43 TFLs, 16 sacks, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and one defensive TD in 15 GP; Trinity Valley CC commit)

DE — Ronald Ross, Lubbock Estacado (127 total tackles, 40 TFLs, 14 sacks, seven fumble recoveries, six forced fumbles and one interception in 11 GP)

LB — Da’Marion Medlock, Mart (256 total tackles [58 solo], eight pass deflections, six TFLs, six forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, two interceptions, one blocked punt and one defensive TD in 15 GP)

LB — Andon Thomas, Liberty Hill (230 total tackles [110 solo], 28 TFLs, two sacks, one pass deflection, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one blocked FG in 16 GP; Army commit)

LB — Anthony Hill Jr, Denton Ryan (131 total tackles [91 solo], 18 TFLs, eight sacks, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, two interceptions and two defensive TDs in 14 GP)

LB — Reese Young, Stephenville (242 total tackles [142 solo], 29 TFLs, 6.5 sacks, six forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and two pass deflections in 16 GP; Abilene Christian commit)

DB — Devyn Bobby, DeSoto (138 total tackles, seven pass deflections, five interceptions, three blocked FGs and one defensive TD in 14 GP; Baylor signee)

DB — Ahmaad Moses, Mansfield Summit (138 total tackles, nine pass deflections, six interceptions, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in 15 GP; SMU signee)

DB — Graham Gillespie, Cypress Bridgeland (88 total tackles [51 solo], 13 pass deflections, nine interceptions, seven TFLs, one forced fumble and one blocked FG in 14 GP; Texas PWO)

DB — Kyron Chambers, South Oak Cliff (78 total tackles, 13 pass deflections, eight TFLs, five interceptions, four sacks and three defensive TDs in 16 GP; TCU signee)

ATH — Cody Rinne, Stratford (2,373 passing yards, 21 TD passes on 143-of-221 completion rate; 1,986 rushing yards, 35 TD runs on 255 carries; 183 total tackles [83 solo], six interceptions, five pass deflections, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 16 GP)

K — Tyler White, Southlake Carroll (10-of-12 FG kicks, 79-of-81 PAT kicks; season long 55-yard FG in 15 GP)

P — Brook Honore Jr, Manvel (1,583 kick yards on 38 punts; 68-yard season long; 20 downed inside 20-yard line in 13 GP; Texas Tech signee)

KR/PR — Kason O’Shields, Hawley (794 return yards, four special teams TDs on 28 KR/PRs in 16 GP)

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Second Team All-State

QB — Keldric Luster, Frisco Liberty (3,435 passing yards, 30 TD passes on 245-of-356 completion rate; 1,579 rushing yards, 23 TD runs on 182 carries in 12 GP)

RB — Kutter Wilson, Brock (2,831 rushing yards, 37 TD runs on 317 carries; 119 receiving yards, TD catch on seven receptions in 16 GP)

RB — L.J. Martin, Canutillo (2,737 rushing yards, 29 TD runs on 268 carries; 376 receiving yards, six TD catches on 15 receptions in 13 GP)

RB — Andrew Paul, Dallas Parish Episcopal (2,616 rushing yards, 41 TD runs on 271 carries; 208 receiving yards, three TD catches on 14 receptions in 13 GP; Georgia signee)

FB — Noah Long, Liberty Hill (2,075 rushing yards, 29 TD runs on 249 carries; 71 receiving yards, TD catch on four receptions in 16 GP)

WR — Lonnie Adkism, Corpus Christi Miller (1,638 receiving yards, 18 TD catches on 93 receptions in 12 GP)

WR — Matthew Golden, Klein Cain (1,416 receiving yards, 12 TD catches on 74 receptions in 12 GP; Houston signee)

TE — Aydon Cox, Pilot Point (1,534 receiving yards, 15 TD catches on 64 receptions in 11 GP; Midwestern State commit)

OT — Devon Campbell, Arlington Bowie (8-6A First Team All-District)

OT — Bray Lynch, Austin Westlake (26-6A First Team All-District selection; Indiana signee)

G — Gabriel Owen, San Antonio Brennan (Unanimous 29-6A First Team All-District)

G — Christian Williams, Fort Bend Marshall (11-5A DII First Team All-District selection; Florida signee)

C — Ethan Vasquez, Katy Tompkins (Unanimous 19-6A First Team All-District selection)

DT — Mike Gee, Denton Ryan (117 total tackles [88 solo], 30 TFLs, 10 sacks, five forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two blocked punts in 14 GP)

DT — Cavan Tuley, Tomball (131 total tackles, 19.5 TFLs, 10.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, one interception and one defensive TD in 15 GP; Houston signee)

DE — Austin Reed, Mount Vernon (142 total tackles, 50 TFLs, 11 sacks, three fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and one pass deflection in 15 GP; Arkansas Tech commit)

DE — Enow Etta, Colleyville Covenant (124 total tackles [92 solo], 40.5 TFLs and 22.5 sacks in 11 GP)

LB — Jordan Crook, Duncanville (128 total tackles, three interceptions, three forced fumbles and two defensive TDs in 16 GP; Arkansas signee)

LB — Kobie McKinzie, Lubbock Cooper (94 total tackles, five TFLs, five sacks, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, one pass deflection, one interception and one defensive TD in 15 GP; Oklahoma signee)

LB — Tyler Cooper, Crosby (147 total tackles [98 solo], 45 TFLs, 19 sacks, two pass deflections, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, one interception, one defensive TD and one blocked FG in 15 GP)

LB — Jaxson Slanker, College Station (194 total tackles, 12 TFLs, five sacks, four pass deflections, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception in 16 GP; Texas A&M PWO)

DB — Jaybreon Riggins, Austin LBJ (115 total tackles, 10 pass deflections, eight interceptions, five forced fumbles and two defensive TDs in 16 GP; Texas A&M-Kingsville commit)

DB — Jaylon Guilbeau, Port Arthur Memorial (31 total tackles, three TFLs, three pass deflections and one sack in 11 GP; Texas signee)

DB — Eli Bowen, Denton Guyer (53 total tackles, 10 interceptions, five pass deflections and three defensive TDs in 16 GP)

DB — Kentrell Webb, Katy Paetow (44 total tackles [36 solo], 10 interceptions, six pass deflections, six TFLs, three defensive TDs, one sack and one fumble recovery in 10 GP; Tulane signee)

ATH — Dalton Brooks, Shiner (2,611 rushing yards, 39 TD runs on 238 carries; 331 receiving yards, TD catch on 13 receptions in 16 GP … defensive stats unavailable)

K — Carter Brown, Pearland Dawson (15-of-18 FG kicks, 38-of-43 PAT kicks; season long 51-yard FG in 12 GP; Arizona State signee)

P — Reagan Tubbs, Flower Mound (1,739 kick yards on 41 punts; 21 downed inside 20-yard line in 11 GP; Air Force signee)

KR/PR — Deqarius “Shug” Calhoun, Spring Westfield (858 return yards, three special teams TDs on 32 KR/PRs; season long 51-yard KR; season long 49-yard PR in 11 GP)

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Third Team All-State

QB — Cale Hellums, Tomball (1,950 passing yards, 22 TD passes on 160-of-254 completion rate; 1,828 rushing yard, 17 TD runs on 224 carries in 15 GP; Army signee)

RB — Xavier Wishert, Tuscola Jim Ned (2,500 rushing yards, 32 TD runs on 238 carries; 93 receiving yards, two TD catches on four receptions in 13 GP; Abilene Christian commit)

RB — Quinton Joyner, Manor (2,494 rushing yards, 31 TD runs on 223 carries; 100 receiving yards, two TD catches on nine receptions in 12 GP)

RB — Seth Davis, Katy (2,422 rushing yards, 28 TD runs on 230 carries in 14 GP)

FB — Jadonavan Williams, Quinlan Ford (2,229 rushing yards, 29 TD runs on 215 carries; 142 receiving yards, TD catch on five receptions in 13 GP)

WR — Trajon Butler, Marlin (1,489 receiving yards, 19 TD catches on 64 receptions; 785 rushing yards, 10 TD runs on 50 carries in 15 GP)

WR — Curtis Murillo, El Paso Eastwood (1,550 receiving yards, 11 TD catches on 100 receptions in 13 GP)

TE — Trevor Stephens, Lubbock Coronado (1,148 receiving yards, 12 TD catches on 65 receptions; 8 rushing yards, TD run on three carries in 12 GP)

OT — Colton Thomasson, Smithson Valley (Unanimous 27-6A First Team All-District selection; Texas A&M commit)

OT — Hunter Erb, Northwest Eaton (4-6A First Team All-District; Texas A&M signee)

G — Cole Hutson, Frisco (7-5A DI First Team All-District; Texas signee)

G — Demetrius Hunter, West Orange-Stark (Unanimous 11-4A DII First Team All-District selection; Houston signee)

C — Cade Farrar, College Station (8-5A DI All-District Offensive Lineman of the Year)

DT — Mark Champion, Mission Veterans (88 total tackles [36 solo], 28 TFLs, 15 sacks, six forced fumbles, four pass deflections, one fumble recovery, one interception and one defensive TD in 12 GP)

DT — Kristopher Ross, Galena Park North Shore (48 total tackles, 5.5 sacks, six TFLs, five pass deflections, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception in 16 GP; Texas signee)

DE — Roan Galvan, Mercedes (130 total tackles [88 solo], 23 TFLs, 14 sacks, five forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one pass deflection in 11 GP)

DE — Ethan Burke, Austin Westlake (58 total tackles [40 solo], 14 TFLs, 12 sacks, nine pass deflections, three forced fumbles, one interception and one blocked punt in 16 GP; Texas signee)

LB — Leslie Williams, Montgomery (216 total tackles [108 solo], 12 TFLs, two sacks, two pass deflections, one interception and one forced fumble in 12 GP; Williams College commit)

LB — Sean Burks, Cuero (270 total tackles [83 solo], six sacks, four pass deflections, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one blocked punt in 15 GP)

LB — Luis De Hoyos, Mission Veterans (189 total tackles [67 solo], 23 TFLs, five sacks, five fumble recoveries and one forced fumble in 12 GP)

LB — Alex Kilgore, Katy Paetow (116 total tackles [78 solo], 24 TFLs, 10 sacks, three fumble recoveries, two pass deflections, one forced fumble, one interception and one defensive TD in 16 GP)

DB — Tyler Turner, San Antonio Brennan (131 total tackles [37 solo], seven pass deflections, five TFLs, four forced fumbles and three interceptions in 14 GP; Baylor commit)

DB — Dejuan Lewis, Alvin Shadow Creek (93 total tackles [69 solo], eight pass deflections, five forced fumbles, four TFLs, two fumble recoveries and two interceptions in 12 GP; Prairie View A&M signee) 

DB — Jeremiah Cooper, El Paso Andress (55 total tackles [35 solo], nine interceptions, three TFLs, one pass deflection, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one blocked punt; 418 receiving yards, three TD catches on 13 receptions; 657 rushing yards, nine TD runs on 56 carries in 10 GP; Iowa State signee)

DB — Will Pearson, Boerne (107 total tackles [48 solo], eight interceptions, four pass deflections, three TFLs and two fumble recoveries in 13 GP)

ATH — Harold Perkins, Cypress Park (1,352 rushing yards, 21 TD runs on 78 carries; 325 receiving yards, three TD catches on 14 receptions; 35 total tackles, three TFLs, three interceptions, two sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one defensive TD and one pass deflection in 10 GP; LSU signee)

K — Jonathan Dimas, Spring Westfield (12-of-15 FG kicks, 75-of-76 PAT kicks; season long 52-yard FG in 13 GP)

P — Cade Dowd, Corpus Christi Flour Bluff (1,782 kick yards on 45 punts; 65-yard season long; 10 downed inside 20-yard line in 15 GP; Hardin-Simmons commit) 

KR/PR — Lane Smith, Ozona (612 return yards, four special teams TDs on 18 KR/PRs in 5 GP)