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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





ASWA Lineman of the Year



The Alabama Sports Writers Association selects a Lineman of the Year annually in conjunction with the announcement of the All-State Team. The award was first presented in 1998.

 Class   Player   Team   Position   Ht.   Wt.   Class   College 
  
 1998 
1A  Daniel Green  Verbena DL6-4 260Sr.  
2A  Spencer Johnson  Southern Choctaw LB6-4 247Jr.  Auburn
3A  Dante Ellington  Colbert County OL6-6 315Sr.  Alabama
4A  Josh Billue  Guntersville OL6-5 300Sr.  Georgia
5A  DeMarco McNeil  Blount DL6-2 295Sr.  Auburn
6A  Alonzo Ephraim  Wenonah OL6-3 280Sr.  Alabama
AISA  Brandon Billingsley  Morgan Academy OL6-0 275Sr.  
  
 1999 
1A  Anthony Bryant  Sunshine DL6-4 321Sr.  Alabama
2A  Spencer Johnson  Southern Choctaw LB6-4 247Sr.  Auburn
3A  Shamar Abrams  Vincent DL6-1 250Sr.  UAB
4A  Nick Keeton  Carbon Hill LB  
5A  Wesley Britt  Cullman OL6-7 290Sr.  Alabama
6A  Antwan Odom  Alma Bryant DL6-7 252Sr.  Alabama
AISA  Terry Cagle  Sumiton Christian OL6-7 290Sr.  
  
 2000 
1A  Cedric Hampton  Courtland TE6-3 247Sr.  UAB
2A  Jeremy Foster  Southern Choctaw DL6-3 290Sr.  
3A  Michael Gibson  Litchfield DL5-11 260Sr.  Ole Miss
4A  Todd Bates  Cleburne County DL6-5 225Sr.  Alabama
5A  Von Ewing  Charles Henderson OL6-6 300Sr.  Alabama
6A  Lamarcus Rowell  Opelika LB6-4 221Sr.  Auburn
AISA  Matt James  Morgan Academy DL6-3 235Sr.  
  
 2001 
1A  Tony Tittle  Brilliant LB5-11 180Sr.  
2A  Josh Moore  Leroy OL6-2 282Sr.  Jacksonville State
3A  Henry Smith  Aliceville OL6-4 290Sr.  Alabama
4A  George Summers  North Jackson LB6-0 198Sr.  
5A  Christopher Browder  Wilcox Central DL6-4 215Sr.  Alabama
6A  Jeffery Allen  Huffman OL6-5 335Sr.  
  
 2002 
1A  Patrick Hamilton  McKenzie LB6-0 245Sr.  Troy
2A  Chris Pugh  Southern Choctaw LB6-2 212Sr.  
3A  Mario Ragland  Litchfield OL6-2 280Sr.  
4A  Carter Miller  UMS-Wright LB5-11 212Sr.  
5A  Aaron Sears  Russellville OL6-4 311Sr.  Tennessee
6A  Dominic Lee  Huffman DL6-4 295Sr.  Alabama
AISA  Brian Anderson.  Patrician Academy OL6-5 290Sr.  
  
 2003 
1A  Davarius Draper  Courtland LB6-3 225Sr.  
2A  Chester Adams  Luverne OL6-6 320Sr.  Georgia
3A  B.J. Stabler  Clarke County OL6-4 289Sr.  Alabama
4A  Mitchell Waters  Trinity DL6-5 245Sr.  Samford
5A  Justin Britt  Cullman DL6-4 245Sr.  Alabama
6A  Curtis Dawson  Hoover LB6-1 255Sr.  Alabama
AISA  Drew Davis  Sparta Academy OL6-7 300Sr.  Alabama
  
 2004 
1A  Anthony Dunning  Coffeeville OL6-3 330Sr.  Mississippi State
2A  Chris Burkhalter  Clay County OL6-2 255Sr.  Troy
3A  Adam Vinson  Oneonta OL6-0 220Sr.  Troy
4A  Brandon Moore  Deshler LB6-0 225Sr.  Western Kentucky
5A  Antonio Coleman  Williamson DL6-2 220Sr.  Auburn
6A  Bobby Greenwood  Prattville DL6-6 245Sr.  Alabama
AISA  Wes Davis  Southern Academy OT6-4 310Sr.  
  
 2005 
1A  Brian Motley  Autaugaville OL6-2 275Sr.  Alabama
2A  Brandon Anderson  Southern Choctaw DL6-3 215Sr.  
3A  Jermarcus Ricks  Colbert County DL6-4 288Sr.  Auburn
4A  Preston Dial  UMS-Wright TE6-4 250Sr.  Alabama
5A  David Ross  Homewood OL6-5 285Sr.  Alabama
6A  Andre Smith  Huffman OL6-5 325Sr.  Alabama
AISA  Andrew Slagel  Morgan Academy OL6-2 220Sr.  
  
 2006 
1A  Dominic Holt  Sweet Water LB5-9 210Sr.  West Alabama
2A  Devon Hayes  Lineville DL6-5 292Sr.  Jacksonville State
3A  Jhrron Spencer  Aliceville DL6-2 255Sr.  Auburn
4A  Jared Cooper  W.S. Neal OL6-4 295Sr.  Auburn
5A  Alfred McCullough  Athens DL6-4 290Sr.  Alabama
6A  Ryan Pugh  Hoover OL6-3 290Sr.  Auburn
AISA  Kanon Burt  Bessemer Academy DL6-5 240Sr.  Samford
  
 2007 
1A  Dexter Daniels  Brantley LB6-2 215Sr.  Vanderbilt
2A  James Jordan  J.B. Pennington DL6-3 235Sr.  
3A  Ottis Jackson  Clarke County OL6-3 250Sr.  
4A  Tana Patrick  North Jackson WR/TE6-3 224Jr.  Alabama
5A  Courtney Upshaw  Eufaula DL6-3 230Sr.  Alabama
6A  Tyler Love  Mountain Brook OL6-8 285Sr.  Alabama
AISA  Tavon Arrington  Bessemer Academy LB5-10 195So.  
  
 2008 
1A  Maurice Tate  Linden LB6-1 200Sr.  
2A  Amos Draper  Tanner DE6-3 245Sr.  
3A  Randon Carnathan  Leeds DL6-0 205Sr.  South Alabama
4A  Tana Patrick  North Jackson LB6-3 224Sr.  Alabama
5A  Leland Baker  Erwin DE6-0 205Sr.  
6A  Quinton Dial  Clay-Chalkville DL6-6 345Sr.  Alabama
AISA  Harris Gaston  Bessemer Academy LB6-3 210Sr.  Auburn
  
 2009 
1A  Craig Sanders  Ariton LB6-4 235Sr.  Auburn
2A  Dylan Whitsett  Millry QB6-2 200Sr.  
2A  Shaquille Roberson  Reeltown LB6-3 205Jr.  UAB
3A  Johntae Brown  T.R. Miller DL5-9 241Sr.  
4A  Jay Prosch  UMS-Wright LB6-0 240Sr.  Illinois
5A  Kenneth Carter  Greenville DL6-5 275Sr.  Auburn
6A  C.J. Mosley  Theodore LB6-3 215Sr.  Alabama
AISA  Jake Albritton  Macon-East Academy OL6-5 280Sr.  
  
 2010 
1A  Ryan Chamblee  Collinsville DL6-0 255Sr.  
2A  Shaquille Roberson  Reeltown LB6-4 225Sr.  UAB
3A  David Reeves  Greensboro TE6-4 245Sr.  Duke
4A  Diaheem Watkins  Bibb County DL6-4 245Sr.  UAB
5A  Reese Dismukes  Spanish Fort OL6-3 292Sr.  Auburn
6A  Vinnie Sunseri  Northridge LB6-0 210Sr.  Alabama
AISA  Buchanan Watson  Monroe Academy DL6-3 210Sr.  
  
 2011 
1A  Terris Lewis  Linden  Troy
2A  Bradley Patterson  Red Bay  
3A  Bradley Bozeman  Handley  Alabama
4A  Tyler Hayes  Thomasville LB6-2 210Sr.  Alabama
5A  Chris Rabb  Hueytown  
6A  Reggie Ragland  Bob Jones LB6-3 245Sr.  Alabama
AISA  Nick McLaughlin  Pike Liberal Arts  Troy
  
 2012 
1A  Damien Davenport  McIntosh  
2A  Fred Rich  Tanner  
3A  Torrandine Harris  Midfield  
4A  Rod Crayton  Dadeville  
5A  Zach Cunningham  Pinson Valley  Vanderbilt
6A  Reuben Foster  Auburn  Alabama
  
 2013 
1A  R.A. Hubbard  
2A  Baltazar Rubio  Tanner  
3A  Tyler Wright  Leeds  
4A  Richard McBryde  Charles Henderson LB6-2 215Jr.  Auburn
5A  Jordan Sims  Homewood OL6-4 330Sr.  Ole Miss
6A  Rashaan Evans  Auburn DL6-2 215Sr.  Alabama
AISA  Cortney Wilbanks  Restoration Academy  
  
 2014 
 Tyler Carr  Southside Gadsden  Auburn
 Tyler Armstrong  Maplesville  
 R.J. Arnold  Hoover  
 Jamarius Henderson  Dale County  
 Garrett Kirk  Escambia Academy  
 Deshon Kilpatrick  Sweet Water  
 Anfernee Jennings  Dadeville  Alabama
 A.J. Smoot  Dora  
  
 2015 
1A  Cameron Longmire  Georgiana  
2A  Austin Lewter  Tanner  
3A  Ben Davis  Gordo  
4A  Josephus Smith  Leeds  
5A  Marlon Davidson  Greenville  
6A  Deonte Brown  Austin  
7A  Labryan Ray  James Clemens  Alabama
AISA  Trey Carter  Monroe Academy  
  
 2016 
1A  Brandon Bates  Linden OL Sr.  
2A  Tyler Wilhelm  Fyffe OL/DL Sr.  
3A  Mason Langley  Piedmont OL Sr.  
4A  Sterling Jones  St. James LB Sr.  UCF
5A  Ryan Johnson  St. Pauls DL Sr.  
6A  Thomas Johnston  Spanish Fort LB Sr.  
7A  LaBryan Ray  James Clemens DL Sr.  Alabama
AISA  Jakerrius Wyatt  Autauga Academy DL Sr.  
  
 2017 
1A  Devin March  Houston County DL  
2A  Baraskious Dowdell  Lanett DL  
3A  Andres Fox  Mobile Christian  
4A  Caleb Storie  Rogers LB  
5A  Malik Langham  Lee Huntsville DL  
6A  Marcus Jenkins  Park Crossing DL  
7A  Pierce Quick  Hewitt-Trussville OL  
AISA  Trace Ott  Autauga Academy OL  
  
 2018 
1A  Jah-Marien Latham  Pickens County Jr.  Alabama
2A  Arian Gregory  Luverne  
3A  JaLen Sims  Fultondale DL Sr.  Memphis
4A  Will Breland  UMS-Wright LB Jr.  
5A  Fred Austin  Vigor DL  
6A  Clay Webb  Oxford OL Sr.  Georgia
7A  Pierce Quick  Hewitt-Trussville OL  Alabama
AISA  Adarius Tolliver  Autauga Academy OL  
  
 2019 
1A  Mack McCluskey  Mars Hill OL  
2A  Arion Gregory  Luverne LB  
3A  Deontae Lawson  Mobile Christian LB  
4A  Will Breland  UMS-Wright LB  
5A  Trent Howard  Briarwood OL  
6A  Jackson Bratton  Muscle Shoals LB  
7A  Demouy Kennedy  Theodore LB  
AISA  Eli Richey  Southern Academy OL  
  
 2020 
1A  Carson Jones  Brantley OL  
2A  Caden Story  Lanett DL  
3A  Jett Smith  Walter Wellborn LB5-11 185  Jacksonville State
4A  Deontae Lawson  Mobile Christian LB  
5A  Jeremiah Williams  Ramsay LB  
6A  Lee Hunter  Blount DT  
7A  Jeremiah Alexander  Thompson LB  
AISA  Eli Richey  Southern Academy OL  
  
 2021 
1A  Kedrick Brown  Brantley LB6-0 218Jr.  
2A  Caden Story  Lanett DL6-5 270Sr.  
3A  TJ Dudley  Catholic Montgomery LB6-3 225Sr.  Clemson
4A  Michael Towner  Vigor DL6-2 245Jr.  
5A  Khurtiss Perry  Pike Road DL6-2 265Sr.  
6A  Trevon McAlpine  Saraland DL6-3 280Sr.  
7A  Jeremiah Alexander  Thompson DL6-2 250Sr.  Alabama
AISA  Kross Colley  Chambers Academy DL6-1 215Sr.  
  
 2022 
1A  Bryston Dixon  Leroy DL  
2A  Keldric Faulk  Highland Home DL  
3A  Sterling Dixon  Mobile Christian DL  
4A  Ryqueze McElderry  Anniston OL  
5A  Zion Grady  Charles Henderson DL  
6A  Kelby Collins  Gardendale DL  
7A  Peter Woods  Thompson DL Sr.  
AISA  Jack Gibson  Patrician Academy OL  
  
 2023 
1A  Tim Parnell  Leroy Sr.  
2A  Tucker Wilks  Fyffe Sr.  
3A  Kentonio Kelly Jr.  Mobile Christian Sr.  
4A  Joseph Phillips  B.T. Washington Sr.  
5A  QB Reese  Ramsay Sr.  
6A  DJ Barber  Clay-Chalkville LB Sr.  
7A  Bradley Shaw  Hoover Sr.  
AISA  Jay Lindsey  Patrician Academy Sr.  




Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Hazlewood won five consecutive state championships from 1988-1992. During this span the Golden Bears won 29 playoff games in a row.