Vote: Who should be Texas Offensive High School Football Player of the Week? (10/6/2025)

We narrowed down the top performers of last week. Now, we want to hear from you

Quarterback Buck Randall of Highland Park. / Photo by Tommy Hays

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. 2-4. Scroll down to read about this week’s list and cast your vote in the poll below. 

Voting remains open until Sunday, Oct. 12, 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 Jayden Maples of Wakeland for winning last week’s Texas Offensive Football Player of the Week poll. Maples threw for 407 yards and four touchdowns in a 52-24 win over McKinney North. 

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

Texas Offensive Football Player of the Week nominees  

1. Cary Clay, sr., Galena Park

Clay turned 16 carries into 229 yards and two touchdowns in a 34-14 victory over Spring Woods. 

2. Dejaune Etheridge, jr., Klein Forest

Etheridge tallied 403 all-purpose yards and scored five touchdowns as Klein Forest defeated Tomball Memorial in a shootout, 67-61. 

3. Jayshon Gibson, jr., Richland

Gibson put together a monster game in a 49-14 rout of Fossil Ridge, running for 215 yards and four touchdowns. 

4. John Hebert, sr., Strake Jesuit

Hebert, a Houston commit, piled up 376 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 28 carries in a 42-0 shutout of George Ranch. 

5. Karece Hoyt, jr., Lone Star

Hoyt had 28 carries for 221 yards and scored five total touchdowns — four rushing, one receiving — in a 55-35 victory over Frisco. The junior also had an interception and a fumble recovery on defense. 

6. Elijah Lewis, sr., Sterling

Lewis ran for 200 yards and three touchdowns as Sterling edged Barbers Hill, 23-14. 

7. Carter Massey, sr., Flower Mound

Massey had 15 receptions for 258 yards and two touchdowns in a 49-26 win over Little Elm. 

8. Carlton Mims, sr., Little Elm

Mims did all he could in the loss to Flower Mound, finishing with 222 receiving yards and three touchdowns. 

9. Adarion Nettles, sr., Mansfield Summit

Nettles ran for 220 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries as Mansfield Summit defeated The Colony, 34-17. 

10. Javian Osborne, sr., Forney

Osborne, a Notre Dame commit, ran for 307 yards and two touchdowns as Forney downed Royse City, 40-26. 

11. Buck Randall, jr., Highland Park

Randall compiled 444 yards of total offense — passing for 379 and six touchdowns — in a 52-35 win over Red Oak. 

12. Angelo Renda, sr., Southlake Carroll

Renda threw for a career-high 401 yards and six touchdowns in a 63-28 victory over Keller. 

13. Cori Robertson, sr., Fort Bend Hightower

Robertson caught six passes for 189 yards and four touchdowns as Fort Bend Hightower hammered Fort Bend Dulles, 61-7. 

14. Kalobe Rond, jr., Churchill

Rond ran for 147 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries in a 28-21 loss to Clark. 

15. Sean Simon, so., La Porte

Simon had 27 carries for 380 yards — a new single-game La Porte record — and five touchdowns in a 42-16 win over Kingwood Park. 

16. X’Zavion Taylor, sr. Chilton

Taylor had 175 yards rushing and scored four touchdowns as Chilton blanked Mart, 34-0. 

17. Matthew White, sr., Highland Park

White caught seven passes for 139 yards and three touchdowns in the victory over Red Oak. 

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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