USATodayhss.com/Cleveland has showcased some of Northeast Ohio's standout gridiron performers each week of the 2012 high school football season.
The USATodayhss.com/Cleveland staff has lauded each player's athletic skills and captured some of their top plays in video highlights.
The question is, which student-athletes have proven themselves to be the best of the best?
We are excited to start the debate by sharing our first-ever American Family Insurance All-Northeast Ohio playoff team.
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| Name |
School |
Grad. Year |
Div. |
Pos. |
Height |
Lbs |
College |
| Mitch Trubisky |
Mentor |
2013 |
D-I |
QB |
6'3" |
205 |
V = North Carolina |
| Travis Tarnowski |
North Royalton |
2013 |
D-I |
QB |
6'1" |
185 |
Undecided |
| Tra'Von Chapman |
Kent Roosevelt |
2013 |
D-II |
QB |
6'1" |
195 |
V = Pittsburgh |
| Tommy Iammarino |
Chagrin Falls |
2013 |
D-II |
QB |
6'0" |
205 |
Undecided |
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| Kareem Hunt |
Willoughby South |
2013 |
D-I |
RB |
5'10" |
190 |
Undecided |
| Dymonte Thomas |
Marlington |
2013 |
D-III |
RB |
6'2" |
180 |
V = Michigan |
| Tim McVey |
St. Ignatius |
2013 |
D-I |
RB |
5'9" |
185 |
V = Buffalo |
| Ross Douglas |
Avon |
2013 |
D-II |
RB |
5'10" |
180 |
V = Michigan |
| Dwayne Aaron |
St. Edward |
2013 |
D-I |
RB |
5'7" |
170 |
Undecided |
| DeVeon Smith |
Howland |
2013 |
D-II |
RB |
5'11" |
195 |
V = Michigan |
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| Gareon Conley |
Massillon Washington |
2013 |
D-I |
WR |
6'1" |
170 |
V = Michigan |
| Conner Krizancic |
Mentor |
2014 |
D-I |
WR |
6'2" |
192 |
Undecided |
| Anthony Young |
St. Edward |
2013 |
D-I |
WR |
6'1" |
171 |
Undecided |
| Ralph Smith |
Avon |
2013 |
D-II |
WR |
5'9" |
170 |
V = Ball State |
| Damon Washington |
Kirtland |
2013 |
D-V |
WR |
5'11" |
175 |
Undecided |
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| Patrick Dougherty |
Aurora |
2013 |
D-II |
OL/DE |
6'5" |
250 |
Undecided |
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| Joel Rich |
St. Thomas Aquinas |
2013 |
D-V |
TE |
6'4" |
230 |
V = Boston College |
| A.J. Branisel |
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin |
2013 |
D-III |
TE |
6'4" |
225 |
V = Cincinnati |
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| Billy Price |
Austintown Fitch |
2013 |
D-I |
DL |
6'4" |
305 |
V = Ohio State |
| Kevin Kavalec |
St. Ignatius |
2013 |
D-I |
DL |
6'3" |
240 |
V = Boston College |
| Antoine Miles |
Canton McKinley |
2013 |
D-I |
DL |
6'3" |
260 |
Undecided |
| Grant Lingafelter |
Chagrin Falls |
2013 |
D-III |
DL |
6'5" |
255 |
V = Miami of Ohio |
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| Ben Gedeon |
Hudson |
2013 |
D-I |
LB |
6'3" |
220 |
V = Michigan |
| Dante Booker Jr. |
St. Vincent-St. Mary |
2014 |
D-III |
OLB |
6'3" |
215 |
Undecided |
| Zach Quinn |
Aurora |
2013 |
D-II |
LB |
6'4" |
215 |
V = Toledo |
| Lavonte Robinson |
St. Edward |
2013 |
D-I |
MLB |
5'11" |
215 |
Undecided |
| Logan Paul |
Westlake |
2013 |
D-II |
LB/RB |
6'0" |
190 |
Undecided |