Here are The Arizona Republic's picks for the top 20 high school football performers, Nov. 5-6, 2026. Coaches nominated players. Vote in our poll below for the player you think had the best game. The poll will close at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, Print readers can find the poll online with this story at azcentral.com/sports/high-schools.

Top 20 HS football performers

In a 4A first-round win over Estrella Foothills, he ran the ball 16 times for 403 yards and four TDs, including a 79-yarder.

In a final regular-season win over Higley, he had a kickoff return for a touchdown, a receiving TD, a rushing score and intercepted a pass on defense.

He passed for 306 yards and a touchdown and ran for 90 yards and two TDs, including a 62-yarder, in Chandler's 31-24 win over rival Hamilton.

In the team's only win of the season, defeating winless Valley Vista, he had more than 150 all-purpose yards and a touchdown. He broke five tackles to pick up a first down to clinch the win.

In a win over Salpointe Catholic to finish the season, he had 10 catches for 126 yards, and a TD.

In the 22-14 win over Salpointe, he had 249 yards and three TDs, two passing.

In a 42-14 win over Casteel, he completed 19-of-24 passes for 240 yards and three TDs.

In a win over Casteel, he ran 24 times for 181 yards and three scores.

In a 14-7 loss to Mesa Mountian View, he became Highland's all-time sacks leader with his 18th.

In a 42-6 4A playoff win over Pueblo, he caught six passes for 184 yards and three TDs.

In a 2A playoff win over Pima, he became all-time receiving yards leader in 2A with 3,167 in his career.

In the Pima game, he was 16-of-24 passing for 303 yards and three TDs.

He became the all-time leader for a freshman wide receiver in Highland history with 943 yards this season.

In a 65-18 1A semifinal win over Superior, he ran for 175 yards and four TDs on 18 carries and had a 44-yard receiving TD.

In a 41-38 win over Basha, the backup quarterback, replacing injured Kael Snyder, completed 15 of 24 passes for 161 yards and three TDs.

In the win over Basha, he caught 10 passes for 147 yards and two TDs.

In a 54-22 win over Red Mountain, he ran four times for 201 yards and four TDs and completed 3 of 5 passes for 30 yards.

In a 21-14 win over Centennial, he intercepted a pass and returned it 76 yards for a touchdown to tie the score 14-14 in the third quarter.

In a 41-31 win over Boulder Creek, he caught four passes for 127 yards and a touchdown.

In a 42-21 2A playoff win over Tanque Verde, he had 210 yards and four TDs rushing on 15 carries.