This week, Texas quarterback commit Garrett Gilbert was named Gatorade National Player of the Year.
In 2009, the National Player of the Year will be suiting up for the Texas Longhorns.
Lake Travis senior QB Garrett Gilbert was named the top high school player in the nation this week. Gilbert is the first player from the state of Texas to win the award. The Texas commit has completed 849-of-1,304 passes for 11,918 yards and 129 touchdowns in his career.
But Gilbert's career is not done.
His team is still alive in the playoffs and looking for back-to-back state championships. Gilbert and the Cavs play in the Class 4A Division I semifinals against Friendswood on Saturday. Through 14 games this season, Gilbert has completed 256-of-372 passes for 4,231 yards and 48 touchdowns against just five INTs.
The selection process for the award is administered by ESPN RISE Magazine, which works with top sport-specific experts and a media advisory board of prep sports journalists to determine the state and national winners in each sport.
By winning the award. Gilbert is now a finalist for the Gatorade Male High School Athlete of the Year Award, to be presented at a special afternoon ceremony prior to The ESPY Awards in July. Gilbert, as well as four other Texas commitments, will play in 2009 Under Armour All-America Game on January 4th in Orlando.
Garrett Gilbert, QB, 6-4, 190
Lake Travis HS, Austin, Tex.
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ALL-TIME GATORADE NATIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
2008-09 Garrett Gilbert Lake Travis HS/Austin, TX High School Senior
2007-08 Matt Barkley Mater Dei HS/Santa Ana, CA High School Senior
2006-07 John Brantley Trinity Catholic HS/Ocala, FL University of Florida
2005-06 Mitch Mustain Springdale HS/Springdale, AR University of Southern California
2004-05 Greg Paulus Christian Brothers Academy/Syracuse, NY Duke University (Basketball)
2003-04 Jeff Byers Loveland HS/Loveland, CO University of Southern California
2002-03 Kyle Wright Monte Vista HS/Danville, CA NFL Free Agent
2001-02 Lorenzo Booker St. Bonaventure HS/Ventura, CA Philadelphia Eagles
2000-01 Joe Mauer Cretin-Derham Hall/St. Paul, MN Minnesota Twins
1999-00 Brock Berlin Evangel Christian Academy/Shreveport, LA St. Louis Rams
1998-99 Chris Lewis Polytechnic HS/Long Beach, CA Retired from NFL Europe
1997-98 Ronald Curry Hampton HS/Hampton, VA Oakland Raiders
1996-97 Travis Minor Catholic HS/Baton Rouge, LA St. Louis Rams
1995-96 Tim Couch Leslie County HS/Hyden, KY NFL Free Agent
1994-95 Brock Huard Puyallup HS/Puyallup, WA Retired from NFL
1993-94 Peyton Manning Isidore Newman School/New Orleans, LA Indianapolis Colts
1992-93 Ron Powlus Berwick HS/Berwick, PA University of Notre Dame (Coach)
1991-92 Chris Walsh Cretin-Derham Hall/St. Paul, MN Retired from NFL
1990-91 Marquette Smith Winter Park HS/Lake Howell, FL Osceola Ghost Riders (Coach)
1989-90 Robert Smith Euclid HS/Euclid, OH Retired from NFL
1988-89 Terry Kirby Tabb HS/Tabb, VA Retired from NFL
1987-88 Curtis Bray Gateway HS/Monroeville, PA Temple University (Coach)
1986-87 Emmitt Smith Escambia HS/Pensacola, FL Retired from NFL
1985-86 Jeff George Warren Central HS/Indianapolis, IN Retired from NFL
