Six of the nation’s best seniors make the final list for high school football’s biggest individual award
2024 All-American Bowl to be Played Sat., Jan. 6 at 1 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock
STAMFORD, Conn. – December 18, 2023 – The All-American Bowl Selection Committee announced the finalists for the prestigious All-American Bowl’s Player of the Year Award. The award is given annually to the nation’s most outstanding high school senior football player and is the most distinguished individual award given in high school football.
The All-American Bowl’s Player of the Year winner will be named during the 2024 All-American Bowl Awards Show on Friday, January 5th in San Antonio, Texas.
Past winners of the award include Cade Klubnik, Trevor Lawrence, and Bryce Young.
This year’s finalists are:
| NAME | POSITION | SCHOOL | CITY | STATE |
| KJ Bolden | DB | Buford High School | Buford | GA |
| Sammy Brown | LB | Jefferson High School | Jefferson | GA |
| Carter Nelson | TE | Ainsworth High School | Ainsworth | NE |
| Brayden Platt | LB | Yelm High School | Yelm | WA |
| Jeremiah Smith | WR | Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory | Hollywood | FL |
| Taylor Tatum | RB | Longview High School | Longview | TX |
As an NBC Sports-owned property, the All-American Bowl is part of a marquee lineup of elite events that includes the Olympics, the Premier League, and the number one primetime show since 2011: Sunday Night Football. The All-American Bowl is annually the most-watched, most-talked about, and most-prestigious high school all-star event with more than 4,100,000 unique television viewers and over 20,000 in attendance. The history and tradition of the All-American Bowl is unparalleled: 562 draft picks; 97 Super Bowl champions; 217 Pro Bowl selections; 18 Heisman finalists including, but not limited to: Bryce Young, Christian McCaffrey, Tim Tebow, Derrick Henry, DeVonta Smith, and Trevor Lawrence. For more information, visit nbcsports.com/college-football/all-american-bowl or follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram (@AABonNBC).
