The end of the high school football was last week and what a season it was in 2025 as gridiron stars performed all across the country the past few months to electrify on Friday nights. We\u2019re unveiling our National All-American list \u2013 the names you have been probably hearing about the last few years and some you may hear about for seasons to come. These athletes aren\u2019t just talented; they\u2019re the ultimate game-changers from this past 2025 high school football campaign.<\/p>\n
OFFENSE<\/p>\n
QB:\u00a0Jett Thomalla<\/a>, Millard South (Neb.) RB: Ezavier Crowell<\/a>, Jackson (Ala.) RB: Landen Williams-Callis<\/a>,\u00a0Randle (TX) WR:\u00a0Roye Oliver<\/a>,\u00a0Hamilton (Ariz.) WR:\u00a0Boobie Feaster<\/a>, DeSoto (TX) WR:\u00a0Messiah Hampton<\/a>, Monroe (N.Y.) TE: Kaiden Prothro<\/a>, Bowdon (Ga.) OT: Jackson Cantwell<\/a>, Nixa (MO) OL:\u00a0Maxwell Hiller<\/a>, Coatesville (Pa.) C:\u00a0Sean Stover<\/a>, Prosper (TX) OL:\u00a0Grant Wise<\/a>, Pace (Fla.) OT:\u00a0Kodi Greene<\/a>, Mater Dei (Calif.) All-Purpose:\u00a0Myles McLaughlin<\/a>, Knox Community (IN) DEFENSE<\/p>\n Edge:\u00a0Zion Elee<\/a>, St. Frances Academy (Md.) DT:\u00a0Richard Anderson<\/a>, Edna Karr (La.) DT:\u00a0Elijah Golden<\/a>, Cardinal Mooney (Fla.) Edge:\u00a0Luke Wafle<\/a>, The Hun School (N.J.) LB:\u00a0Tyler Atkinson<\/a>, Grayson (Ga.) LB:\u00a0Cincere Johnson<\/a>, Glenville (OH) LB:\u00a0Nick Abrams<\/a>, McDonogh School (Md.) CB:\u00a0Khary Adams<\/a>, Loyola Blakefield (Md.) CB:\u00a0Brandon Arrington<\/a>, Mount Miguel (Calif.) S: Tyriq Green<\/a>, Buford (Ga.) S:\u00a0Jireh Edwards<\/a>, St. Frances Academy (Md.) SPECIAL TEAMS<\/p>\n PK:\u00a0Johnny DiSalvatore, St. Thomas Aquinas P:\u00a0Jimmy Gregg<\/a>, University (W.V.) Return Specialist:\u00a0Khalil Taylor<\/a>, Pine-Richland Second-Team All-America<\/p>\n QB:\u00a0Elijah Haven<\/a>, Dunham School (La.) OT:\u00a0Felix Ojo<\/a>, Lake Ridge (TX) Edge:\u00a0Asher Ghioto<\/a>, The Bolles School (Fla.) PK:\u00a0Will Love<\/a>, Spartanburg (S.C.)
In leading his squad through a historic 2025 Nebraska high school football history, capping it with a dominating 49-0 victory in the NSAA Class A state championship game against\u00a0Papillion-La Vista South<\/a>, there was probably little doubt about\u00a0Jett Thomalla<\/a>\u00a0greatness. The\u00a0Alabama<\/a> signee finishes his Nebraska high school football career having completed 193 of 266 (73 percent) passes for 3,484 yards and 61 touchdowns for his senior campaign. <\/p>\n
Crowell this past season for the now 2-time Alabama Class 4A state champions ended up rushing for 2,632 yards (12.6 yards per carry) on just 209 carries and has scored 35 times.\u00a0The running back\u2019s best performance might\u2019ve arguably been his last one against Anniston in a 52-0 victory as Crowell rushed for 308 yards on 25 touches and found the endzone five times at Protective Stadium to end his high school football career. <\/p>\n
The 2027 four-star running back proved himself to be the price of admission, especially looking at his body of work for the entire 2025 high school football season. The junior four-star running back finished the Texas high school football season rushing for 3,502 yards in 324 carries and found pay dirt 59 times. Williams-Callis best game may have been in a 83-20 throttling of\u00a0Bastrop<\/a>\u00a0when the junior rushed for 326 yards on just 18 attempts and scored six touchdowns, which tied for a season high.<\/p>\n
Oliver was named a Rivals Sophomore All-American and he sticks as a national one as well for what he did in 2025. The 2028 four-star was as good as advertised anytime he took the field for Hamilton, finishing the season catching 92 passes for 1,839 yards and scoring 29 touchdowns. There was little doubt that Oliver is one of the country\u2019s best wide receivers, setting multiple Arizona high school football receiving records along the way.<\/p>\n
The future USC Trojan was as good as it gets out at the wide receiver position on the high school football level this past season for the UIL Class 6A, Division I state champions. Feaster finished his prep career hauling in 98 passes for 1,641 yards and 21 touchdowns. Closing out his Texas high school football days with a title was so important, Feaster held off signing with USC until after the state championship game. <\/p>\n
James Monroe (Rochester, NY)<\/a>\u00a0had never won a New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA<\/a>) football state championship in program history. Having a player the caliber of Messiah Hampton probably helps in ending a drought like that as the Rochester native caught 62 passes for 1,224 yards and 13 touchdowns. The Oregon signee was also utilized in the ground game at James Monroe, rushing for 289 yards on 12 attempts and finding the endzone four times. <\/p>\n
There was no tight end in the state of Georgia that meant as much to his team in the receiving department than Prothro to Bowdon. The Georgia signee was superb all season for the Red Devils en route to winning the Class, Division II title as Prothro hauled in 58 catches, 1,115 yards and scored 27 touchdowns. <\/p>\n
We start off the offensive linemen with the Gatorade Player of the Year in Nixa<\/a>\u00a0(Mo.) Five-Star Plus+ offensive tackle\u00a0Jackson Cantwell<\/a>. The 6-foot-7, 305-pound offensive behemoth helped pave the way for over 5,300 yards of offense and 80-plus touchdowns this season.\u00a0The University of Miami signee will be someone we see playing on Saturdays very soon. <\/p>\n
The Coatesville Red Raiders\u2019 offensive guard is a bulldozer coming at you on a zone run or pulling block. A nightmare for opposing Pennsylvania defensive linemen all throughout the 2025 season, Hiller helped the Red Raiders reach the Class 6A postseason and finish with a 10-3 record. For the 2027 class, Hiller is ranked No. 2 in his state and No. 1 at his position via the Rivals Industry Rankings. <\/p>\n
The Duke signee played in one of Texas\u2019 toughest classification, Class 6A, Division II, and lifted Prosper to a 11-2 record as they reached the postseason\u2019s region round. Stover headed up an Prosper offensive line unit that led the way for over 3,500 all-purpose yards and 46 total touchdowns in 2025. <\/p>\n
Playing for a Pace Patriots\u2019 squad that made a deep run in Florida\u2019s Class 6A playoffs, the Clemson signee has played on varsity practically his entire high school football career, making 45 consecutive starts. Up front, Wise led the way for over 3,500 yards, 51 touchdowns on the ground and tallied an incredible 143 pancake blocks. <\/p>\n
Playing against some of the best competition in the trenches high school football has to offer this past 2025 season, Greene remained one of the top offensive tackles in the land with his play. The 6-foot-6, 310-pound tackle helped the Monarchs\u2019 offense that churned out over 3,000 yards and 38 touchdowns. <\/p>\n
We just can\u2019t justify a national All-American list without having the Knox Community quarterback\/athlete that came close to breaking Derrick Henry\u2019s all-time high school career rushing record. Though McLaughlin fell just short, the kind of numbers he put up this past season were eye-popping. This past 2025 season for the Redskins, McLaughlin set two national rushing records in touchdowns (71) and yards (4,846) for a single season, finishing his career with 11,837. <\/p>\n
The nation\u2019s No. 5 overall player was the anchor to one of the best high school football defenses in the country. Elee, a Maryland signee, anytime he took the field set the edge for the Panthers, which finished with a 9-1 record and capped the season with a dominating 37-20 victory over Corner Canyon (UT). <\/p>\n
If you were a team looking to run up the middle at Edna Karr, well, good luck to you because sitting right there or coming right at ball carriers was the LSU signee. The 6-foot-3, 350-pound defensive tackle played head up with any and every offensive guard or center he came across, helping a Cougars\u2019 defense only yield around 14 points per game. <\/p>\n
The Notre Dame four-star 6-foot-3, 278-pound defensive tackle signee led Cardinal Mooney\u2019s defensive front seven that set the tone for the Cougars\u2019 run to Florida\u2019s Class 2A state championship. Golden shined in his senior campaign, totaling 76 tackles, 39 going for a loss and 17 sacks for the 3-time state champions.<\/p>\n
The USC signee played against several of the top teams in the country like in like St. Frances Academy<\/a>\u00a0(Md.),\u00a0The First Academy<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0IMG Academy<\/a> (Fla.). Wafle finished the season with 99 total tackles, 37 going for a loss and 23 sacks for the Raiders. <\/p>\n
The fact that Texas signee missed multiple games and still put up numbers rivaling many of the top linebackers in the country is a testament to his talent skill set. Atkinson, despite missing multiple games, still pieced together an incredible senior campaign for the 12-1 Rams. Through 10 games played, Atkinson was able to total 91 tackles, 27 for a loss and 10 sacks.<\/p>\n
Glenville\u2019s Cincere Johnson is the first of two Ohio State signees at linebacker on this list and for plenty of good reasons. The versatile linebacker was Ohio high school football\u2019s top defender and it might not have even been close as Johnson totaled 185 tackles, 42 for a loss, 13.5 sacks and five forced fumbles.<\/p>\n
The other Georgia commit was arguably the best linebacker in the state of Maryland and his play on the field for McDonogh School validated that on the field. Abrams, a true sideline-to-sideline linebacker, racked up 90 tackles, 15 going for a loss, 11 sacks and returned two interceptions for touchdowns. <\/p>\n
Just because there\u2019s not a bunch of pass breakups and interceptions to Adams\u2019 name from the 2025 season doesn\u2019t mean a lot as teams steered away from throwing in the Notre Dame five-star cornerback\u2019s way. Adams finished 2025 with 37 total tackles and picked off two passes. <\/p>\n
Many opposing signal callers thought twice before throwing to Arrington\u2019s side of the field in 2025. The five-star cornerback played both sides of the ball for Mount Miguel as Arrington shut down one side of the field for Matadors. Arrington tallied 27 total tackles and had nearly 400 receiving yards on offense. <\/p>\n
The fact that Buford\u2019s Tyriq Green could line up at safety or running back and still be the best player on the field any given Friday was impressive. From playing Milton at the beginning of the season to closing it out with a two-touchdown performance on the ground versus Carrollton for the Georgia Class 6A title, Green made sure to put his stamp on the big games Buford won. The Georgia signee made 48 tackles, picked off a pass and rushed for over 700 yards, 13 touchdowns.<\/p>\n
Having another St. Frances Academy defender on this list speaks to the kind of special talent that Panthers possessed on that side of the ball. Edwards was the ball hawk all season long on the back end for a St. Frances Academy defense that only allowed 87 points through 10 games playing one of the toughest schedules in the country. <\/p>\n
How many times does a place kicker ever get named the MVP of a state championship game? DiSalvatore was in St. Thomas Aquinas\u2019 29-0 win over Lakeland for the Class 5A crown and the senior capped what was a superb year kicking for the Raiders. The senior knocked down 19 of 22 field goal attempts and hit on all 56 extra point tries. <\/p>\n
No one perfectly placed punts inside of an opponent\u2019s 20-yard line quite like Syracuse signee did in 2025 for University. On 49 punt attempts, Gregg averaged 45.8 yards with a long of 71 on the season and pinned opponents inside their 20-yard line 25 times. <\/p>\n
Whether it was hauling in passes or returning kickoffs or punts, Pine-Richland\u2019s Khalil Taylor was superb. Taylor was arguably one of the best players in Pennsylvania for the 2025 season with the kind of numbers he was putting up at Pine-Richland, totaling 770 return yards for the Rams. The 2027 wide receiver on offense hauled in 33 passes for 571 yards and scored 16 touchdowns. <\/p>\n
RB:\u00a0Kaegan Ash<\/a>, Mount Enterprise (TX)
RB:\u00a0Christian Lawrence<\/a>, Thomas County Central (Ga.)
WR: Madden Williams<\/a>, St. John Bosco (Calif.)
WR:\u00a0Trent Mosley<\/a>, Santa Margarita Catholic (Calif.)
WR:\u00a0Corey Barber<\/a>, Clay-Chalkville (Ala.)
TE: Kendre\u2019 Harrison<\/a>, Reidsville (N.C.)<\/p>\n
OL:\u00a0Albert Simien<\/a>, Sam Houston (La.)
C:\u00a0Zykie Helton<\/a>, Carrollton (Ga.)
OL:\u00a0Kevin Brown<\/a>, Harrisburg (Pa.)
OT:\u00a0Keenyi Pepe<\/a>, IMG Academy (Fla.)
All-Purpose:\u00a0Gaige Weddle<\/a>, Rancho Bernardo (Calif.)<\/p>\n
DT:\u00a0Tomuhini Topui<\/a>, Mater Dei (Calif.)
DT:\u00a0Deuce Geralds<\/a>, Collins Hill (Ga.)
Edge:\u00a0Richard Wesley<\/a>, Sierra Canyon (Calif.)
LB:\u00a0Xavier Griffin<\/a>, Gainesville (Ga.)
LB:\u00a0Kaden Henderson<\/a>, Jesuit (Fla.)
CB:\u00a0Raylaun Henry<\/a>, St. Frances Academy (Md.)
CB:\u00a0Justice Fitzpatrick<\/a>, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.)
S:\u00a0Joey O\u2019Brien<\/a>, La Salle College (Pa.)
S:\u00a0Jett Washington<\/a>, Bishop Gorman (Nev.)<\/p>\n
P:\u00a0Wade Register<\/a>, Trinity Christian (Ga.)
Return Specialist:\u00a0Zach Watts<\/a>, Carver (Ga.)<\/p>\n