The Landry Award is an honor given annually to the top high school football player in North Texas. The award was established in 2010 and named after legendary former Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry. It is awarded by Dallas-Fort Worth CBS affiliate KTVT in conjunction with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.[1]

Award winners

Year Player Position High School College
2010 Johnathan Gray[2] RB Aledo Texas
2011
2012 Jake Oliver[3] WR Dallas Jesuit Texas
2013 Myles Garrett[4] DE Arlington Martin Texas A&M
2014 Kyler Murray[5] QB Allen Texas A&M / Oklahoma
2015 Jett Duffey[6] QB Mansfield Lake Ridge Texas Tech / Hampton
2016 Kennedy Brooks[7] RB Mansfield Oklahoma
2017 John Stephen Jones[8] QB Highland Park Arkansas
2018 T.J. McDaniel[9] RB Southlake Carroll SMU
2019 Jaxon Smith-Njigba[10] WR Rockwall Ohio State
2020 JoJo Earle[11] WR Aledo Alabama / TCU
2021 Josh Hoover[12] QB Rockwall-Heath TCU
2022 Jackson Arnold[13] QB Denton Guyer Oklahoma

References

Footnotes
  1. ^ "The Landry Award". The Landry Award. CBS 11. 2021-12-06. Archived from the original on November 7, 2015. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  2. ^ "Gray adds second Landry Award to trophy case". ESPN. December 8, 2011.
  3. ^ "Texas commit Jake Oliver brings home Landry Award". 247 Sports. December 10, 2012.
  4. ^ "Arlington Martin DE Myles Garrett named 2013 Landry Award winner". Dallas Morning News. December 16, 2013.
  5. ^ "Kyler Murray takes home another prestigious award". 247 Sports. December 15, 2014.
  6. ^ "State Title Within Jett Duffey's Grasp". 247 Sports. December 14, 2015.
  7. ^ "Mansfield running back Kennedy Brooks wins Landry Award". Dallas Morning News. December 12, 2016.
  8. ^ "Jones officially signs with the Hogs". KARK NBC-4. February 7, 2018.
  9. ^ "Southlake Carroll star TJ McDaniel wins Landry Award". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 10, 2018.
  10. ^ "Rockwall's Jaxon Smith-Njigba awarded 2019 Landry Award". Rockwall Times. December 10, 2019.
  11. ^ "JoJo Earle becomes Aledo's second Landry Award recipient". Vype. February 2, 2021.
  12. ^ "Josh Hoover says TCU proved to be 'right fit' once Sonny Dykes took over". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 12, 2021.
  13. ^ "Jackson Arnold wins 2022 Landry Award". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 13, 2022.

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