The Anthony Muñoz Award is given annually to the best lineman in the high school football at U.S. Army All-American Bowl banquet. It is comparable to the Outland Trophy for collegiate football players.

The award was established in 2009 in honor of Anthony Muñoz. Its inaugural winner was Seantrel Henderson.[1]

Past winners edit

Season Player Position High school City College
2009 Seantrel Henderson OT Cretin-Derham Hall High School Saint Paul, Minnesota Miami (FL)
2010 Ray Drew[2] DE Thomas County Central High School Thomasville, Georgia Georgia
2011 D. J. Humphries OT Mallard Creek High School Charlotte, North Carolina Florida
2012 Steve Elmer OT Midland High School Midland, Michigan Notre Dame
2013 Solomon Thomas DE Coppell High School Coppell, Texas Stanford
2014 Martez Ivey OT Apopka High School Apopka, Florida Florida
2015 Derrick Brown DT Lanier High School Sugar Hill, Georgia Auburn
2016 Foster Sarell OT Graham-Kapowsin High School Graham, Washington Stanford
2017 Xavier Thomas DE IMG Academy Bradenton, Florida Clemson
2018 Nolan Smith DE IMG Academy Bradenton, Florida Georgia
2019 Paris Johnson Jr.[3] OG Princeton High School Cincinnati, Ohio Ohio State
2020 Donovan Jackson[4] OG Episcopal High School Bellaire, Texas Ohio State
2021 Joshua Conerly Jr.[5] OT Rainier Beach High School Seattle, Washington Oregon
2022 Kadyn Proctor[6] OT Southeast Polk High School Des Moines, Iowa Alabama

References edit

  1. ^ Bergeron, Tom (January 8, 2010), "Baxter wins Player of Year Award", Rivals.com
  2. ^ "Drew named top lineman". Thomasville Times-Enterprise. January 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Carpenter, Zack (January 3, 2020). "Paris Johnson Jr. Named Anthony Munoz Lineman of the Year". elevenwarriors.com. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  4. ^ Ramos, Gus (December 30, 2020). "Five-Star Donovan Jackson Named Anthony Muñoz Lineman of the Year Award Winner". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  5. ^ @aabonnbc (January 7, 2022). "Anthony Muñoz Lineman of the Year 🏆 Congratulations to Joshua Conerly Jr. (@joshuaconerlyjr) from Rainier Beach H.S. for being named the winner" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Alabama 5-Star OL signee Kadyn Proctor named Anthony Muñoz Lineman of the Year". Touchdown Alabama Magazine. January 7, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.