Vote: Who is the Maryland High School Football Offensive Player of the Week? - Sept. 16, 2025

We’ve selected 15 nominees for your voting consideration

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Another week of Maryland high school football has produced a new set of top performances to consider for Maryland High School Football Player of the Week.

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Congratulations to last week's winner: Josh Squires of Dulaney.

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Here are this week's nominees. Voting ends Sept. 21, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.

Jordan Dailey, Atholton

Dailey, a 6-foot, 175-pound junior wide receiver, caught four passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns in Atholton’s 34-26 win over Wilde Lake. 

Tyler Bell, Atholton

Bell, a 5-11, 185-pound senior quarterback, completed nine-of-13 passes for 258 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 57 yards and another score in Atholton’s victory over Wilde Lake.

Ty Bussard, Severn School

Bussard,  a 6-2, 195-pound senior quarterback, completed 20-of-28 passes for 286 yards and six touchdowns in Severn’s 56-20 win over Saint John’s Catholic Prep.

El’lias Clark, Washington

Clark, a 5-10, 165-pound sophomore running back, had 25 carries for 126 yards in Washington’s 16-6 victory over North East.

Gabe Eisler, Bethesda-Chevy Chase

Eisler, a 6-foot, 190-pound running back, had 14 carries for 165 yards and four touchdowns in Bethesda’s 50-12 victory over Montgomery Blair.

Jack Fowler, Severn School

Fowler, a 6-1, 185-pound senior wide receiver, caught five passes for 115 yards and a touchdown in Severn’s victory over Saint John’s Catholic Prep. 

Hunter Humphries, Winston Churchill

The junior Humphries (6-2, 190) completed 13-of-17 passes for 184 yards and three touchdowns in Churchill’s 28-21 victory over Northwest.

Anthony Jackson, Hubert Blake

Jackson, a 5-9, 165-pound wide receiver, had three catches for 107 yards and two touchdowns in Blake’s 49-14 victory over Walt Whitman.

Jamari Myers, Fairmont Heights

Myers, a 5-8, 145-pound senior quarterback, completed 12-of-17 passes for 282 yards and three touchdowns in Fairmont Heights’ 31-0 win over Frederick Douglass-Baltimore. 

Dejuan Nelson, Milford Mill Academy

The 5-foot-7, 160-pound running back had 14 carries for 114 yards and a touchdown in Milford’s 36-13 win over Broadneck. 

Bradly Matthews, Linganore

Matthews, a Georgetown University commit, had 22 carries for 158 yards and two scores in Linganore’s 42-6 victory over Meade. 

Ivan Richardson, Fairmont Heights

Richardson, a 6-1, 155-pound senior wide receiver, had six catches for 128 yards and two touchdowns in Fairmont Heights’ victory over Frederick Douglass-Baltimore.

DeRodney Smith, Queen Anne’s

Smith, a 5-11, 175-pound senior running back had 16 carries for 111 yards and two touchdowns in Queen Anne’s 18-12 victory over North Caroline. 

Naseem Tention, Arundel

Tention, a 5-10, 185-pound senior running back had 22 carries for 263  yards and three touchdowns in Arundel’s 49-14 victory over Severn Run.

Jayden Willis, Saint Charles

The senior Willis (6-4, 205), finished 11-of-15 for 228 yards and three touchdowns in Saint Charles’ 42-3 victory over Chopticon.

About Our Athlete of the Week Voting
High School on SI voting polls are meant to be a fun, lighthearted way for fans to show support for their favorite athletes and teams. Our goal is to celebrate all of the players featured, regardless of the vote totals.Sometimes one athlete will receive a very large number of votes — even thousands — and that’s okay! The polls are open to everyone and are simply a way to build excitement and community around high school sports.Unless we specifically announce otherwise, there are no prizes or official awards for winning. The real purpose is to highlight the great performances of every athlete included in the poll.