Vote: Who should be Texas Offensive High School Football Player of the Week? (10/20/2025)

We narrowed down the top performers of last week. Now, we want to hear from you
Byron Nelson's Parker Almanza.
Byron Nelson's Parker Almanza. / Stephen Garcia/Avalanche-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Another week of Texas high school football is in the books, and there were plenty of standout performers across the Lone Star State.

Here are High School on SI’s Texas Offensive Football Player of the Week nominees for Oct. 16-18. Scroll down to read about this week’s list and cast your vote in the poll below. 

Voting remains open until Sunday, Oct. 26, at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time). The winner will be announced in the following week’s Texas Offensive Football Player of the Week post.

The poll is below the write-ups on each athlete.

Congratulations to Rayshun Hurt of Johnson for winning last week’s Texas Offensive Football Player of the Week poll. Hurt had 28 carries for 160 yards and four touchdowns — including the game-winner in overtime — as Johnson stormed back to defeat rival Reagan, 34-27. 

Want to nominate an athlete? Email Bob Lundeberg at bob.lundeberg@gmail.com

Texas Offensive Football Player of the Week nominees  

1. Parker Almanza, sr., Byron Nelson

Almanza, a Baylor commit, threw for 361 yards and six touchdowns while running for another score as Byron Nelson took down Eaton, 48-26. 

2. Kaedyn Cobbs, sr., Guyer

Cobbs, an Illinois commit, set a new career-high with 269 rushing yards and three touchdowns in a 52-21 victory over Marcus. 

3. Ben Ebeke, sr., W.T. White

Ebeke ran for 278 yards and five touchdowns in a 51-7 rout of Sunset. 

4. Barrett Fallon, sr., Davenport

Fallon was back at it in a 47-23 win over Somerset, recording 246 total yards and five touchdowns.  

5. JT Harris, sr., Euless Trinity

Harris, a Texas State commit, only needed 15 carries to run for 270 yards and four scores in a 55-37 shootout win over Keller. 

6. John Hebert, sr., Strake Jesuit

Hebert, a Houston commit, compiled 467 yards of total offense and six touchdowns — four rushing, two receiving — as Strake Jesuit edged Fulshear, 42-38. 

7. Cash Lancaster, sr., Pieper

Lancaster caught six passes for 119 yards and three touchdowns as Pieper stormed back to defeat New Braunfels, 28-24.

8. Colt Lozano, jr., Laredo United

Lozano had 10 catches for 159 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-35 loss to Medina Valley.

9. Alex Robles, jr., J.M. Hanks

Robles caught nine passes for 178 yards and four touchdowns in a 48-6 rout of El Paso.

10. Lucas Sawyer, sr., Richardson

Sawyer threw for 381 yards and five touchdowns as Richardson hammered Richardson Pearce, 64-6. 

11. Daveon Singleton, sr., Chapin

Singleton, a UTEP commit, ran for 214 yards and accounted for three total touchdowns — two rushing, one passing — in a 35-21 win over Canutillo. 

12. G’Manii Smith, sr., Seguin

Smith dominated with 11 catches for 266 yards and five touchdowns as Seguin fell to Colleyville Heritage in overtime, 42-41. 

13. Christian Villarreal, sr., Ozona

Villarreal turned 34 carries into 410 yards and six touchdowns in a 57-12 thrashing of Sonora. 

14. Jett Walker, sr., Georgetown

Walker ran for 199 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-8 victory over East View. The West Virginia commit surpassed the 5,000 career rushing yards mark in the game. 

15. Bodey Weaver, sr., Colleyville Heritage

Weaver shined in the victory over Seguin, completing 20 of 33 passes for 275 yards and five touchdowns while running for 88 yards and another score. 

16. Cole Davis, sr., Buffalo

Davis accumulated 210 total yards of offense and four touchdowns — three rushing, one passing — in a 41-7 victory over Winona. The senior averaged 11 yards per carry in the win.

17. Cy Burns, sr., Gatesville

Burns had 27 carries for 258 yards and five touchdowns in a 45-21 victory over Lorena. 

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.

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-- Bob Lundeberg | @sblivesports

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Bob Lundeberg
BOB LUNDEBERG

Bob Lundeberg is a freelance sports writer who has covered high school and college sports in the Pacific Northwest since 2009. He was inspired to write Finish, his first book, after spending four years on the Oregon State baseball beat for the Corvallis Gazette-Times and The Oregonian. He covers high school sports from a national perspective for High School On SI with reports on breaking news, trending topics and national polls.