Not every player can be chosen as the very best. After reading two days worth of reactions to our preseason All-Austin Area Teams, we had to drop a follow up. This is a look at some of the stars we may have overlooked in our first go-round. We then follow up with some players flying 'under the radar'. Any of our highlighted up-and-comers could end the upcoming season as one of its top producers.
QUARTERBACKS:
Griffin Stuesser ('13), McCallum
Aiden Kahn ('13), LBJ
Jonathan Caldwell ('14), Travis
Aidan Barrera ('13) Stony Point
Jonathan Jones ('14), East View
Easton Johnson ('13), Anderson
RUNNING BACK:
Thomas Middleton ('14), Cedar Park
Deon Baker ('14), McCallum
Samuel Charles ('13), Lanier
Nathan Harwell ('13), Cedar Park
Adrian Duncan ('13), Vista Ridge
Brandon Woodward ('13), Pflugerville
WIDE RECEIVER:
Tevin Smith ('13), Leander
Jeremy Carr ('13), Stony Point
Cole Rogers ('13), Dripping Springs
Dylan Hosek ('13), Vandegrift
Luther Yamthe ('13), Connally
Daryl Harrison ('14), Hutto
Cory Calhoun ('13), Manor
Lee'Anthony Dawson ('13), LBJ
Trevon Louis ('14), Crockett
Leo Dawson ('14), Connally
Austin Weston ('13), Georgetown
Kelton Evans ('13), Manor
OFFENSIVE LINE:
Rex Printz ('13), Marble Falls
Frank Pendleton ('13), Stony Point
Bobby Dwyer ('13), Westlake
Thomas Gabel ('13), Round Rock
Marc Teal ('13), Vandegrift
Edin Balic ('13), McCallum
TJ Kawesja ('13), Leander
Dominique Thomas ('14), Travis
David Gerts ('13), Cedar Park
Brian Resa ('13). Leander
Connor Prater-Burgess ('13), LBJ
Ross Hufstedler (--), Pflugerville
Kody Brown ('13), Vandegrift
Lucas Quintero ('13), Vista Ridge
Silas Connoley ('14), Westlake
DEFENSIVE LINE:
Edward Armstrong ('13), McCallum
Jacob Green ('13), Leander
Clement Oyewale ('13), Manor
Jamir Bowser (--), Connally
Clark Shellhorse ('13), Bowie
Angel Avila ('13), LBJ
Rashad Jarmon ('13), McCallum
Elijah Thompson ('13), Bowie
LINEBACKERS:
Keith Tambe ('13), Cedar Park
Marln O'Neal ('13), Dripping Springs
Jamie Faglie ('13), Vista Ridge
Alek McCracken ('13), Austin High
Jackson Paine ('13), Cedar Park
Zach Kanz ('13), Bowie
Dillon Carter ('13), Vista Ridge
Curtis Williams ('14), Manor
Darrell Songy ('14), Connally
Leo Quintana ('13), Leander
Martin Nwakamma ('14), Leander
Tyler Lamy ('13), Travis
Jamison Gerraci ('13), Vista Ridge
Tristen Mendez ('14), Reagan
DEFENSIVE BACKS:
Brian Schrubar ('13), Marble Falls
James Felderhoff ('13), Hutto
Michael McGregor ('13) Dripping Springs
Mason Alexander ('13), Georgetown
Jon Garcia ('14), Crockett
Sebastian Canizares ('13), LBJ
Chris Hendricks ('13), Rouse
Greg Kelley ('13), Leander
Trey Hicks ('13), Georgetown
Jerryl Young ('13), Crockett
Taylor Sugar ('13), Leander
The Sleepers: Players flying below the mainstream radar, that could impact their team significantly
QUARTERBACK:
Michael Richardson ('13), Marble Falls
Chris Johnson ('13), Manor
Juan Padron ('14), Del Valle
Nikko Tamez ('14), Crockett
Jarard Loyd ('13), Akins
Nate Grimm ('14), Cedar Park
John Albert Mansour ('15), Austin High
Nic Medina ('13), Lake Travis
Trey Blake ('14), Austin High
Zach Lowe ('14), Vista Ridge
Gerald Cannonier ('13), Manor
Alec Kana ('13), Bastrop
RUNNING BACK:
Travis Wilde ('15), Westwood
Christian Lee Reyes ('15), Vandegrift
Dezel 'Flash' Feaster ('15), Del Valle
Thomas Hutchings ('15), Cedar Park
Deandre Conner ('15), McNeil
Bill Estevanott ('14), Cedar Park
Andre Alger ('15), Rouse
Keith Jerome ('14), Marble Falls
Colton Austin ('15), Hutto
Chris Canter ('15), Westlake
Kris Bigham ('14), Cedar Ridge
Eric Strait ('14), Travis High
Christian Levy ('14), Leander
Tory Dominguez ('13), Georgetown
Jonathan Wallace ('15), Pflugerville
Nick Morello ('15), Cedar Ridge (sTp transfer)
Tristen Paffe ('13), Vandegrift
WIDE RECEIVER:
T.J. Richardson ('14), Dripping Springs (LT Transfer)
Billy McCrary ('15), Rouse
Rodney Mollette ('14), Manor
Travis Dale ('14), Westwood
Carson Bowen ('14), Marble Falls
Blake Gossett ('14), Vista Ridge
Eli Shelton ('14), Dripping Springs
John Gromley ('13), LBJ
Noah Thompson (13), Georgetown
Brandon Harris ('15), Hutto
Jake Walton ('14), Bowie
Preston Dupree ('14), Lake Travis
Joseph Featherston ('14), Akins
Ben Harris ('13), Westwood
Grant Foster ('13), Lake Travis
OFFENSIVE LINE:
Davis Moss ('14), East View
Sam de la Rosa ('14), Del Valle
Brandon Quinterro ('14), Lake Travis
Brandon Donnermeyer ('14), Manor
Allen Penjic ('14), Connally
Jarvis Brawley ('14), Bastrop
Grant Shewmaker, Leander
Jose Flores ('14), Cedar Creek
Brendan Moore ('14), Westwood
Brian Boatwright (--), Georgetown
Gabriel Hernandez ('15), Connally
DEFENSIVE LINE:
Drew Petersen ('13), Dripping Springs
Joseph Miele ('13), McNeil
Lucas Dielman (--), Westwood
Kyle Gruber ('13), Vandegrift
Mason Pitts ('14), Westlake
Zach Hill (--), Bowie
Kyle Adair ('13), Dripping Springs
Jayvon Dempsey ('14), Pflugerville
Troy Nash ('15), Elgin
Trey Nash ('15), Elgin
LINEBACKERS:
Johnte Evans ('14), Crockett
Donnie Holmes ('14), McNeil
Michael Denmon ('14), Rouse
LB Nico Escalante ('14), Lake Travis
Zack Pleasant (--), Round Rock
Trace Farley ('15), Marble Falls
Marcus Fisher-Jones ('15), Westwood
Tre Battle ('14), Dripping Springs (LT transfer)
Colin Snell ('15), Elgin
Kyle Elliot ('14), Vandegrift
Hagen Patterson ('14), Lake Travis
Patrick Tobin ('14), Georgetown
Tyler Fry ('13), Marble Falls
DEFENSIVE BACKS:
Juwan Cannon ('14), Cedar Ridge
Tristan Prukop ('14), Dripping Springs
Desmond Barrett ('14) Austin High
Kevin Harris ('15), Vista Ridge
Travis Eldred ('13), Vandegrift
Trevor Spoher ('14), Cedar Park
Daniel Fry ('15), Westwood
Vince Villagomez ('14), Lake Travis
Patrick Snead ('15), Manor
Chris Collins ('14), Anderson
David Hourin ('14), Lake Travis
Trai Mosely ('14), Hendrickson
Chance Callihan ('14), Dripping Springs
Spencer Engelke ('14), Cedar Ridge
Jordan Vise ('13), Rouse
Da'Tean Simmons ('14), Elgin
Deryon Smith ('13), Lanier
Jay Watson ('13), Marble Falls
