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2026 season

Week 3 Watch List

One hundred five standout players from the 2A through 6A conferences begin the season as players to watch.

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Ed Doherty Award Week 3 Watch List

Search by player or school, or filter the watch list by conference.

9 2A players
9 3A players
11 4A players
25 5A players
51 6A players

105 players shown

2A

Ben Wolfley

Trivium Prep

Position
ATH
Class
Sr.
2A

Ezra Hall

Trivium Prep

Position
WR
Class
Sr.
2A

Braylon Rupp

Page

Position
WR/CB
Class
Jr.
2A

Jamerrius Anthony

Cortez

Position
QB
Class
Sr.
2A

Caleb Murphy

Scottsdale Christian

Position
WR/DB
Class
Sr.
2A

Kaleb Cooke

Willcox

Position
FB
Class
Sr.
2A

Cohen Barney

Benson

Position
QB
Class
Jr.
2A

Xavier Lopez

Tombstone

Position
RB/LB/DB
Class
Sr.
2A

Dom Dickerson

Scottsdale Christian

Position
WR/DB
Class
Sr.
3A

Bodhi Sanford

Sabino

Position
QB
Class
Jr.
3A

Louis Evans

ALA-Mesa North

Position
WR
Class
Sr.
3A

Christian Sorenson

Benjamin Franklin

Position
WR/LB
Class
Jr.
3A

Parker Whisman

Safford

Position
QB
Class
Jr.
3A

Corbin Wood

Show Low

Position
RB
Class
Jr.
3A

Race Pinneo

Pusch Ridge

Position
QB
Class
Sr.
3A

Dandre Dickerson Jr.

Valley Christian

Position
RB
Class
Jr.
3A

Xavier Robinson

Payson

Position
DB/WR
Class
Sr.
3A

Gavin Wyler

Benjamin Franklin

Position
QB
Class
Sr.
4A

Anthony Cannon

St. Mary's

Position
WR/SS
Class
Sr.
4A

Jacob LaDuke

Snowflake

Position
QB
Class
Sr.
4A

Christian Garcia

Marcos de Niza

Position
RB
Class
Sr.
4A

Jakiem Gipson

Marcos de Niza

Position
ATH
Class
So.
4A

Christian Zarate

Peoria

Position
RB
Class
Jr.
4A

Jon'te Jones

Bradshaw Mountain

Position
RB
Class
Sr.
4A

Daryl Little II

Thunderbird

Position
ATH
Class
Jr.
4A

Kevin Smith

Maryvale

Position
TE/DE
Class
So.
4A

Dionte Brandon

Maryvale

Position
RB
Class
Fr.
4A

Will Forte

Shadow Ridge

Position
DB
Class
Sr.
4A

Dontay Tyson

Peoria

Position
WR
Class
Sr.
5A

Ben Matecki

Casa Grande

Position
QB
Class
Jr.
5A

Jayce Wilson

Chaparral

Position
RB
Class
Sr.
5A

Blake Roskopf

Desert Edge

Position
QB
Class
Sr.
5A

Jeffrey Smith III

Marana

Position
RB/LB
Class
Jr.
5A

Chase Grohman

ALA-Gilbert North

Position
OL
Class
Sr.
5A

JJ Horne

Arizona College Prep

Position
RB
Class
Sr.
5A

Chase Valdez

Verrado

Position
QB
Class
Jr.
5A

Jonah Lubno

Campo Verde

Position
QB
Class
Sr.
5A

D'Mari Bryant

Millennium

Position
RB
Class
Sr.
5A

Kelton Rogers

Sunnyslope

Position
RB
Class
Sr.
5A

Decker Haskins-Smith

Notre Dame Prep

Position
RB
Class
So.
5A

Luca Ugenti

Chaparral

Position
LB
Class
Sr.
5A

Drake Davis

Mountain View Marana

Position
RB
Class
Jr.
5A

Mikyal Davis

Desert Edge

Position
DB
Class
Sr.
5A

Gunnar Perry

Cactus Shadows

Position
LB
Class
Sr.
5A

Nicholas Gonzalez

Mountain Pointe

Position
LB
Class
Jr.
5A

Jace Wright

Notre Dame Prep

Position
WR
Class
Sr.
5A

Ryan Trocki

Chaparral

Position
QB
Class
So.
5A

Jaelyn Easterling-Flores

Desert Edge

Position
DB
Class
Jr.
5A

Sam Jenkins

Notre Dame Prep

Position
DT
Class
Sr.
5A

Jalanie George

Desert Edge

Position
DE
Class
Jr.
5A

Tiki Teeples

Canyon View

Position
DL
Class
Sr.
5A

Jamiere McKinney

Mountain Pointe

Position
RB
Class
Jr.
5A

Zerek Sidney

Desert Edge

Position
WR
Class
Sr.
5A

Jax Breslo

Chaparral

Position
WR
Class
Sr.
6A

Aiden Ramos

Pinnacle

Position
LB
Class
Sr.
6A

Lance Briggs Jr.

Mesa

Position
RB
Class
Sr.
6A

Amos Augustine

Perry

Position
WR
Class
Jr.
6A

Landen Wade

Basha

Position
DL
Class
Jr.
6A

Benjamin Lowther

Centennial

Position
OT
Class
Sr.
6A

Lash Silva

Pinnacle

Position
SS
Class
Sr.
6A

Cage Moore

Mesa

Position
K
Class
So.
6A

LeGarrette Blount Jr.

Mountain Pointe

Position
CB
Class
Jr.
6A

Cooper Yackley

Shadow Ridge

Position
RB
Class
Sr.
6A

Luke Farrell

Corona del Sol

Position
QB
Class
Sr.
6A

Dajohn Yarborough

Basha

Position
OL
Class
Sr.
6A

Makai Nelson

Basha

Position
WR
Class
Jr.
6A

David Rushing

Salpointe Catholic

Position
WR
Class
Sr.
6A

Marc Duerson

Basha

Position
LB
Class
Sr.
6A

Dax White

Higley

Position
LB
Class
Sr.
6A

Mikey Barth

Basha

Position
K
Class
Sr.
6A

Derrick LeBlanc Jr.

Hamilton

Position
DE
Class
Sr.
6A

Nasim Eason

Higley

Position
DB
Class
Sr.
6A

Dom Barjona

Williams Field

Position
QB
Class
Sr.
6A

Noah Roberts

Basha

Position
RB
Class
Sr.
6A

Donovan McNabb Jr.

Brophy College Prep

Position
WR
Class
Sr.
6A

Nolan Balke

Casteel

Position
P
Class
Sr.
6A

Elijah Toms

Desert Vista

Position
DB
Class
Sr.
6A

Preston Patterson

Mesa Mountain View

Position
LB
Class
Sr.
6A

Ian Fullmer

Pinnacle

Position
DE/LB
Class
Jr.
6A

Richie Dexter

Hamilton

Position
OT
Class
Sr.
6A

Jaden Baldwin

Basha

Position
WR
Class
Sr.
6A

Roye Oliver III

Hamilton

Position
WR
Class
Sr.
6A

Jai Jones

Chandler

Position
WR
Class
Sr.
6A

Ryder Noche

Brophy College Prep

Position
WR
Class
Sr.
6A

Jake Hildebrand

Basha

Position
OL
Class
Sr.
6A

Samual Schiermyer

Desert Vista

Position
RB
Class
Jr.
6A

Jake Rogers

Basha

Position
QB
Class
Sr.
6A

Sire Stewart

Chandler

Position
LT
Class
Sr.
6A

Jason Haines

Liberty

Position
QB
Class
So.
6A

Talan Scott

ALA-Queen Creek

Position
TE
Class
Sr.
6A

Jax Sculley

Hamilton

Position
QB
Class
Jr.
6A

Tarik Slaughter

Pinnacle

Position
WR
Class
Jr.
6A

Jaylee Abraham

Centennial

Position
RB
Class
Jr.
6A

Titus Hill

Centennial

Position
QB
Class
Jr.
6A

Jeremy Adeyanju

Sandra Day O'Connor

Position
RB
Class
Sr.
6A

TK Cunningham

Basha

Position
Edge
Class
Sr.
6A

Jimmy Guzman

Tolleson

Position
ATH
Class
Jr.
6A

Torrin Hill

Centennial

Position
TE
Class
Jr.
6A

Kacey Allen

Hamilton

Position
SS
Class
Jr.
6A

Trey Smith

Williams Field

Position
WR/DB
Class
Sr.
6A

Kael Snyder

Perry

Position
QB
Class
Sr.
6A

Tye Kennedy

Mesa Mountain View

Position
OL
Class
Sr.
6A

Keaton Fields

Hamilton

Position
DB
Class
Jr.
6A

Will Mencil

Chandler

Position
QB
Class
Sr.
6A

Kingston Anetema

Mesa

Position
ATH
Class
Sr.
Voting and winner forms

Weekly medallion links.

Choose the appropriate form for public voting, committee voting, Arizona high school coaches voting or medallion-winner information. Each link opens directly in Jotform.

01 For Arizona football fans

Public Vote: Weekly Medallions

Vote for weekly Ed Doherty Award and Flag Football Player of the Year medallion recipients.

Open Jotform 02 For Selection Committee members

Committee Voting: Weekly Medallions

Submit the committee ballot for both weekly medallion programs.

Open Jotform 03 For Arizona high school coaches

AZ High School Coaches Voting

Submit the Arizona coaches ballot for weekly Ed Doherty Award and Flag Football medallion recognition.

Open Jotform 04 For parents of medallion winners

Medallion Winner Form

Parents and guardians can provide the information needed for winner recognition and award communications.

Open Jotform
2026 season timeline

How the Ed Doherty Award unfolds.

The watch list starts the season. Only weekly medallion winners advance into the qualified award pool.

Ed Doherty Award

The road to December 12

Arizona tackle-football players advance from the Week 3 Watch List through weekly medallions and finalist releases.

  1. SEPTEMBER 8

    Week 3 Watch List

    The season begins with 105 players to watch from the 2A through 6A conferences.

  2. SEPTEMBER 16 – NOVEMBER 11

    Weekly Medallions

    Nine weekly announcements recognize standout performances. A player must earn a medallion to qualify for the award pool.

  3. NOVEMBER 12 – DECEMBER 2

    Qualifiers and Finalists

    The complete medallion list is followed by the Top 50, Top 25 and Top 10 releases.

  4. DECEMBER 12

    Ed Doherty Awards Ceremony

    The season concludes as Arizona’s most outstanding high school football player receives the Ed Doherty Award.

View this award’s watch list