Football primer: Top 100 players in the Austin area for the 2024 season
Class 4A and below high school football teams begin practice on Monday, as do 5A & 6A teams that did not participate in spring practice. Teams that did have spring practice will begin practice on Aug. 12. Games begin in exactly one month.
In anticipation of the season starting, here are the top 100 football players in the Austin area, broken down by position.
You can find this list and previews of all 63 teams in the area in the Austin Sports Journal’s 2024 football preview magazine that will publish on Aug. 19. You can still order your copy for $4 off the cover price through Thursday. The price increases to $12 on Aug. 2.
Top 10 quarterbacks
PLAYER
Hieght
weight
School
Chaston Ditta
6-0
190
Lake Travis
Cody Stoever
5-11
190
Wimberley
Jax Brown
6-2
195
Weiss
Weston Nielsen
6-2
184
Bastrop
Rees Wise
6-2
218
Westlake
Max Gerlich
6-3
190
Anderson
Jadon Sultz
6-1
190
McNeil
Cole Taylor
6-4
215
Pflugerville
Ali Scott
6-0
180
LBJ
Maddox Maher
6-4
190
Dripping Springs
Bastrop quarterback Weston Nielson (13) warms up before a District 13-5A-II game with rival Cedar Creek at BISD Memorial Stadium on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. (Michael Adams/Austin Sports Journal)
Top 10 running backs
PLAYER
HEIGHT
WEIGHT
SCHOOL
DJ Dugar
6-0
200
Weiss
Trae Hill
5-10
200
Cedar Park
Jack Tyndall
5-10
202
Dripping Springs
Brendan Fournier
6-0
205
Vandegrift
Keilan Chavies
5-11
180
Hutto
Kael Hatnot
5-10
195
Buda Johnson
Baiden Wooley
5-9
175
Weiss
Jack Pitchford
6-0
170
Liberty Hill
Josh Williams
5-11
190
McNeil
Bryson McDaniel
5-8
142
Giddings
Dripping Springs’ Jack Tyndall (18) makes a run during a Class 6A-II area playoff at Rutledge Stadium in Converse, Texas on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (Michael Adams/Austin Sports Journal)
Top 10 wide receivers
PLayer
Height
Weight
School
Ed Small
6-0
200
Anderson
Adrian Wilson
6-2
175
Weiss
Brody Wilhelm
6-5
215
Westlake
Cooper Reid
6-4
180
Dripping Springs
Keyshon Moore
5-7
154
Bastrop
Zayden Sharp
5-8
170
Anderson
Kyran McFrazier
5-10
153
Pflugerville
Noah Fabila
5-10
175
Rouse
Noian Waida
6-3
195
Wimberley
Xavier Warren
6-1
180
Georgetown
Westlake’s Brody Wilhelm watches the ball before a reception during a Class 6A-I, Region IV semifinal on Saturday, Nov 25, 2023 at The Alamodome in San Antonio. (Michael Adams/ Austin Sports Journal)
Top 10 tight ends
Player
Height
Weight
School
Josiah Thomas
6-3
195
Lake Travis
Javion Martin
6-4
235
Pflugerville
Blake Behl
6-3
220
Buda Johnson
Jett Harrison
6-1
290
Liberty Hill
Matthew Rodriguez
6-2
187
Blanco
Luke Martin
6-1
195
East View
Casius Coy
6-3
232
Westwood
Mason Rieger
6-3
235
Rouse
Chaston La Plante
6-3
195
Hutto
Kenneth Pease
6-0
240
San Marcos
Pflugerville’s Javion Martin (85) scores a touchdown during a District 12-5A-II football game on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at The Pfield in Pflugerville. (Michael Adams/Austin Sports Journal)
Top 15 offensive lineman
Player
height
weight
school
Bennett Wilkin
6-0
250
Westlake
Kolton New
5-11
230
Liberty Hill
Jacob Slaughter
6-2
260
Cedar Park
Martin Ruiz
6-2
280
San Marcos
Jared Risinger
6-3
305
Westlake
Warner Erwin
6-0
260
Buda Johnson
Terrence Lackey
6-1
270
Stony Point
Sam Lopez
6-2
270
Georgetown
Dylan Ovalle
6-0
230
Lockhart
Johnathan Ryder
6-0
200
Burnet
Tyler Davis
6-0
240
Giddings
Blas Mendez
6-0
240
Hays
Jaxon Taylor
6-6
281
Bastrop
Tristan Tell
6-3
290
Lago Vista
Trey Waters
6-0
204
Salado
Top 10 athletes
PLAYER
HEIGHT
WEIGHT
SCHOOL
Ramonz Adams
6-0
155
Bastrop
Jarrell Gary
6-2
202
McNeil
Walker Moore
6-0
165
Lake Travis
Quintaelyn Jordan
6-1
198
Bastrop
Blake Thames
6-2
205
Elgin
Kieston Rainey
5-10
182
East View
Dylan Jaeger
6-2
195
Round Rock
Lyhnford Noriega
6-2
200
Hays
Landon Gregory
5-10
160
Thrall
Gunner Furgeson
5-9
160
Thorndale
McNeil’s Jarrell Gary (5) stretches for extra yards after a run against Vista Ridge during a District 26-6A football game at Kelly Reeves Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. (Michael Adams/On the Sidelines Sports)
Top 15 defensive lineman
PLayer
HEIGHT
WEIGHT
SCHOOL
Connor Vasek
6-4
235
Westlake
Gus Cordova
6-5
250
Lake Travis
Maddox Flynt
6-1
270
Westlake
Tiki Hola
6-2
285
Bastrop
Cullen Devine
6-3
220
Westlake
Caleb Dickey
6-1
215
Crockett
Daeshon Morgan
6-4
225
Vandegrift
Alistar Vallejo
6-3
270
Liberty Hill
Jacob Brown
6-1
285
Westwood
Carter Buck
6-5
225
Lake Travis
Tieson Ejiawoko
6-3
225
East View
Kaddy Maravilla
6-0
240
Taylor
Jason Handy
6-3
225
Vista Ridge
Graydon Burke
6-1
200
Lago Vista
Grey Hargrove
6-1
215
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Top 10 Linebackers
PLayer
HEIGHT
WEIGHT
SCHOOL
Elliot Schaper
6-2
200
Westlake
Justin Lee
6-1
230
Round Rock
Ty Thames
6-3
195
Wimberley
Seth Warren
6-1
208
Georgetown
Josh Covington
6-0
200
LBJ
Will Peeler
6-1
220
Austin High
Reagan Cooper
5-10
190
Bowie
Jahiem Porter
6-1
195
Cedar Park
Brandon Bradshaw
5-8
173
Pflujgerville
Amare Jordan
6-1
190
Vista Ridge
Top 10 defensive backs
PLAYER
HEIGHT
WEIGHT
SCHOOL
Swayde Griffin
6-3
180
Lago Vista
Kaden Cook
5-11
170
Stony Point
Yaheim Riley
6-0
180
LBJ
Coleman Patmon
6-2
190
Del Valle
Jorian Guinn Jr.
5-9
165
Weiss
Aiden Jones
5-11
180
Vandegrift
Jahiem Dowd
6-1
180
Georgetown
Jason Stokes Jr.
6-2
185
Weiss
Jordan Davis
5-11
175
Travis
Jayden Clawson
5-10
175
Thorndale
Jorian Guinn Jr. of Weiss (Photo courtesy of Weiss football)
