The Ed Doherty Award is an honor given annually to the top high school football player in Arizona. The award was established in 1987 and named after legendary former Arizona and Arizona State coach Ed Doherty. It is awarded by the Active 20-30 Clubs of Arizona. After a hiatus from 2013 to 2016, it was revived by the Grand Canyon State Gridiron Club.
Award winners YearPlayerPositionHigh SchoolCollegeRef.1987Kevin GalbreathRBMaryvaleArizona State1988Eric DrageWR/DBSanta RitaBYU1989Mike CiascaOLSahuaroArizona1990Mario BatesRBAmphitheaterArizona State1991Sam SaltsWR/DB/KSt. Mary'sMesa Community College Western New Mexico State1992Mike MitchellRBBrophyStanford1993Kevin SchmidtkeRBMountain View (Pima County, Arizona)Arizona1994Scooter SprotteRB/LBLakesideArizona1995Ryan KealyQBSt. Mary's (2)Arizona State1996Adam HallRBCorona Del SolArizona State1997Todd HeapTEMountain View (Mesa, Arizona)Arizona State1998Bobby WadeRB/WR/DBDesert VistaArizona1999John BeckQBMountain View (Mesa, Arizona) (2)BYU2000Mike BellRBTollesonArizona2001Mike NixonQB/DB/KSunnyslopeArizona State2002Kyle CaldwellDE/FBSaguaroArizona State2003Zach MillerTEDesert Vista (2)Arizona State2004Chris McGahaWR/DBMoon ValleyArizona State2005Kyle WilliamsRB/WRChaparralArizona State@gridironarizona. “Congratulations to the last batch of Ed Doherty Medallion winners for this season....” Twitter, November 14, 2024, 1:59 p.m., x.com/gridironarizona/status/1857151360082288700.2006Everson GriffenDE/RBAgua FriaUSC2007Tim RubenQBSaguaro (2)Boise State2008Adam HallWR/DBPalo VerdeArizona2009Ramon AbreuLBMarcos de NizaArizona State2010Teddy RubenQBSaguaro (3)Scottsdale Community College Troy2011Ka'Deem CareyRBCanyon del OroArizonaKelvin FisherRB/DBHigleyArkansas UTEPBrett HundleyQBChandlerUCLAIzzy MarshallLBMountain PointeArizona StateTeddy Ruben (2)QBSaguaro (4)Scottsdale Community College Troy2012Ryan FinleyQBParadise ValleyBoise State NC StateCole LukeDBHamiltonNotre DameJalen OrtizRB/DBCentennialUCLA WyomingJake RohWR/LBChaparral (2)Boise StateTyler WilliamsWR/DBIronwood RidgeAir ForcePriest WillisDBMarcos de Niza (2)UCLA Texas A&M2013Not Awarded2014201520162017Brock PurdyQBPerryIowa State2018Bijan RobinsonRBSalpointeTexas20192020Ty ThompsonQBMesquiteOregon Tulane2021Nicco MarchiolQBHamilton (2)West Virginia Northwestern2022Devon DampierQBSaguaro (5)New Mexico Utah2023Navi BruzonQBLibertyArizona State Highland Community College
CSU Pueblo2024Dezmen RoebuckWR/DBMaranaWashington2025Roye Oliver IIIWRHamilton (3) Beginning in 2024, a female winner was also recognized for flag football. YearPlayerPositionHigh SchoolCollegeRef.2024Samaya Taylor-JenkinsWR/SHamilton Katelyn JewellQB/SCanyon ViewFlorida Gateway College2025Samaya Taylor-Jenkins (2)WR/SHamilton (2)
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