❚ Check out every player on the All-USA offense and defense first teams
Offense (first team)
QB: DJ Uiagalelei
School: St. John Bosco (Bellflower, California)
Class: 2020
College: Clemson
Noteworthy: Uiagalelei finished the year with 4,225 passing yards, 48 TDs and 2 INTs at a 64.5% clip while combining for 856 passing yards and 10 total TDs in the two championship games.
QB: Bryce Young School: Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California)
Class: 2020
College: Alabama
Noteworthy: Young threw for 4,528 yards with 58 TDs to six INTs and completed 71.9% of his passes. He ran for 357 yards and 10 touchdowns. He averaged 348.3 yards per game and in four playoff games had 1,691 yards and 25 total touchdowns.
RB: Demarkcus Bowman
School: Lakeland (Florida)
Class: 2020
College: Clemson
Noteworthy: Despite a brutal schedule this season, Bowman posted 1,605 yards and 24 touchdowns for the Dreadnaughts. He had multiple touchdowns in eight of 11 games and averaged more than 145 yards per game.
RB: Bijan Robinson
School: Salpointe Catholic (Tucson, Arizona)
Class: 2020
College: Texas
Noteworthy: Robinson rushed for 2,235 yards on just 126 carries on a careerhigh 17.7 yards per carry and 42 total TDs. It was the third year in a row Robinson eclipsed the 2,000-yard mark.
RB: Jalen White
School: Daleville (Alabama)
Class: 2020
College: Uncommitted
Noteworthy: White led the nation in rushing yards, posting 3,517 rushing yards on 217 carries and 94 touchdowns this season. White has rushed for more than 5,000 yards in his career.
WR: Kody Epps School: Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California)
Class: 2020
College: BYU
Noteworthy: Epps finished the season with 93 receptions for 1,735 yards and 28 touchdowns and had a two-game playoff spurt in which he had 21 receptions for 507 yards and 10 touchdowns.
WR: Julian Fleming
School: Southern Columbia (Catawissa, Pennsylvania)
Class: 2020
College: Ohio State
Noteworthy: Fleming finished his senior year as Pennsylvania’s all-time leader in receiving yards and TDs. This year he had 72 receptions for 1,539 yards and 23 TDs for the unbeaten team.
WR: Marvin Mims
School: Lone Star (Frisco, Texas) Class: 2020
College: Oklahoma
Noteworthy: The nation’s leader in receiving yards (Jaxon Smith-Njigba is No. 2), Mims racked up 2,483 yards and 31 TDs on 104 receptions, an astonishing 23.9 yards per reception.
WR: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
School: Rockwall (Texas)
Class: 2020
College: Ohio State
Noteworthy: Arguably the nation’s top wide receiver recruit, Smith had 2,132 yards and 33 receiving touchdowns and another 132 yards and four touchdowns on the ground while leading the Yellow Jackets to the state semifinals.
TE: Arik Gilbert
School: Marietta (Georgia)
Class: 2020
College: LSU
Noteworthy: This season, Gilbert helped lead the Blue Devils to a championship by reeling in 101 catches for 1,760 yards and 14 touchdowns. In the semifinals and title game, he had a total of 20 receptions, 324 yards and two touchdowns.
OT: Savion Byrd
School: Duncanville (Dallas)
Class: 2021
College: Uncommitted
Noteworthy: The No. 2 offensive tackle and No. 12 overall prospect in the Class of 2021, Byrd lost two total game in two years as the varsity starter and was a big reason the Panthers reached the Texas Class 6A Division I final twice.
OT: Paris Johnson Jr. School: Princeton (Sharonville, Ohio) College: Ohio State
Class: 2020
Noteworthy: Johnson is the top-ranked offensive tackle and Ohio player in the class. He had 120 pancake blocks and gave up zero sacks. He blocked for an offense that rushed for over 2,300 yards and 25 touchdowns.
OL: Myles Murao School: Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California)
Class: 2020
College: Washington
Noteworthy: Recovered from an injury, Murao stabilized the offensive line for Mater Dei and rarely allowed opponents into the backfield, including highly touted prospects such as Korey Foreman and Demon Clowney.
OL: Andrew Raym
School: Broken Arrow (Oklahoma) Class: 2020
College: Oklahoma
Noteworthy: Raym is the No. 1 overall prospect in the state of Oklahoma and led the Tigers to a 9-3 record as he helped pave the way for the team to accumulate 2,833 yards on the ground and 28 touchdowns. OL: Landon Tengwall School: Good Counsel (Olney, Maryland) Class: 2021
College: Uncommitted
Noteworthy: Behind Tengwall, the Falcons rushed for 2,160 yards and averaged 28 points per game this season. He finished with 77 pancake blocks and didn’t allow any sacks all year.
K: Joshua Karty
School: Western Alamance (Elon, North Carolina)
Class: 2020
College: Stanford
Noteworthy: Karty, the top-ranked kicker in the country, had 65 touchbacks on 71 kickoffs. He knocked down 44 of 48 point after attempts and 16 of 21 field goal attempts in his senior year.
Defense (first team)
DL: Chris Braswell School: St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)
Class: 2020
College: Alabama
Noteworthy: Braswell was a central part to a talented defense loaded with D-I talent. He finished his senior year with 13 sacks, three forced fumbles and eight tackles for loss for the No. 5ranked Panthers.
DL: Bryan Bresee
School: Damascus (Maryland) Class: 2020
College: Clemson
Noteworthy: Bresee, the No. 1 player in the Chosen 25, racked up 13 sacks, 45 tackles (29 for loss) and one forced fumble in his senior campaign.
DL: Jordan Burch
School: Hammond School (Columbia, South Carolina)
Class: 2020
College: South Carolina
Noteworthy: In the regular season, Burch, who is ranked No. 2 overall in the Chosen 25, had 53 tackles, 18 for loss and nine sacks.
DL: Fadil Diggs
School: Woodrow Wilson (Camden, New Jersey)
Class: 2020
College: Texas A&M
Noteworthy: Diggs finished off his senior year with 99 tackles and a whopping 19 sacks, 41 tackles for loss and 59 quarterback pressures. He is the first player in New Jersey state history to have 1,000 receiving yards and 15 or more sacks in a season.
DL: Donell Harris
School: Gulliver Prep (Miami) Class: Senior
College: Texas A&M
Noteworthy: Harris led the Raiders to a 10-1 record this season and posted 60 tackles, 39 solo and 24 for loss. He also had 19 sacks this season.
DL: JT Tuimoloau
School: Eastside Catholic (Sammamish, Washington)
Class: 2021
College: Uncommitted
Noteworthy: The five-star 2021 defensive lineman finished the season with 64 tackles and 11 sacks and clinched the championship win with a touchdown reception.
LB: Justin Flowe
School: Upland (California)
Class: 2020
College: Oregon
Noteworthy: Flowe had 123 tackles, 18 tackles for loss and 10 sacks, five forced fumbles, a blocked punt, a blocked field goal and an interception.
LB: Noah Sewell
School: Orem (Utah)
Class: 2020
College: Oregon
Noteworthy: A foot injury delayed the start of Sewell’s season, but in 10 games he racked up 103 tackles (12 for loss), four sacks and two interceptions and had 968 offensive yards with 16 touchdowns.
LB: Cody Simon
School: St. Peters Prep (Jersey City, New Jersey) Class: 2020
College: Ohio State
Noteworthy: Simon was a solidifying force, racking up 106 tackles, six sacks, four interceptions, two forced fumbles and three defensive touchdowns. The future Buckeye also returned a punt for a touchdown.
LB: Josh White
School: Cypress Creek (Houston) Class: 2020
College: LSU
Noteworthy: White finished with 117 total tackles, 211⁄2 for loss, including 51⁄2 sacks. The future Tiger also added a forced fumble and two blocked punts.
DB: Emeka Egbuka
School: Steilacoom (Washington) Class: 2021
College: Uncommitted
Noteworthy: In Egbuka’s final game, he had eight tackles, an interception, 18 receptions for 180 yards and four total touchdowns. He finished this season with eight interceptions, two returned for touchdowns, 1,607 receiving yards and 25 touchdowns, and three punt returns for touchdowns. DB: Luke Hill School: St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)
Class: 2020
College: Oregon
Noteworthy: Hill led St. Frances Academy with seven interceptions, returning one for a touchdown, and six pass breakups.
DB: Malachi Moore
School: Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama) Class: 2020
College: Alabama
Noteworthy: Moore posted 83 tackles, 46 solo, four interceptions and two touchdowns this season.
DB: Clark Phillips
School: La Habra (California) Class: 2020
College: Utah
Noteworthy: Phillips is a lock-down defender who was rarely tested and finished the season with 28 tackles, four interceptions and seven passes defended.
DB: Kelee Ringo
School: Saguaro (Arizona)
Class: 2020
College: Uncommitted
Noteworthy: Ringo had 32 tackles, three interceptions, three passes defended, four tackles for loss and a sack. He also took over rushing duties when the starter got injured, finishing the season with 712 yards and 13 touchdowns on 52 carries.
P: Hunter Renner
School: Marian (Mishawaka, Indiana) Class: 2020
College: Uncommitted
Noteworthy: Renner, the No. 5-ranked punter according to Kohl’s, dropped 27 out of 43 punts inside of the 20 and averaged 38.6 yards per punt.