Hall Trophy

The Hall Trophy, handed out to Jimmy Clausen.

The Hall Trophy (also known as U.S. Army National Player of the Year Award) has been awarded annually since 2000 to the most outstanding high school football player in the United States, comparable to the Heisman Trophy for collegiate football players. The award is named after Ken “Sugarland Express” Hall, the all-time leading rusher in high school football history (11,232 yards). The Trophy is cast in the likeness of Ken Hall in his 1950s uniform. The Trophy presentation takes place after the high school season at a formal dinner on the evening before the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

Nominees for the 2008 Hall Trophy included running back Bryce Brown of Wichita High School East in Kansas, defensive end Devon Kennard of Desert Vista High School in Arizona, and wide receiver Rueben Randle of Bastrop High School in Louisiana. Brown eventually won the award, becoming the first running back since Adrian Peterson to do so.

The 2009 Hall Trophy watch list included OL Seantrel Henderson, RB Marcus Lattimore, WR Kyle Prater, and others. The award was eventually won by Dillon Baxter of Mission Bay Senior High School in San Diego, California.

Past winners

Season	Player	Position	High school	City	College
2000	Kevin Jones	RB	Cardinal O'Hara High School	Springfield, Pennsylvania	Virginia Tech
2001	Lorenzo Booker	RB	St. Bonaventure High School	Ventura, California	Florida State
2002	Chris Leak	QB	Independence High School	Charlotte, North Carolina	Florida
2003	Adrian Peterson	RB	Palestine High School	Palestine, Texas	Oklahoma
2004	Ryan Perrilloux	QB	East St. John High School	Reserve, Louisiana	LSU/Jacksonville State
2005	Mitch Mustain	QB	Springdale High School	Springdale, Arkansas	Arkansas/USC
2006	Jimmy Clausen	QB	Oaks Christian High School	Westlake Village, California	Notre Dame
2007	Terrelle Pryor	QB	Jeannette Senior High School	Jeannette, Pennsylvania	Ohio State
2008	Bryce Brown	RB	Wichita High School East	Wichita, Kansas	Tennessee/Kansas State
2009	Dillon Baxter	RB	Mission Bay Senior High School	San Diego, California	USC
2010	Demetrius Hart	RB	Dr. Phillips High School	Orlando, Florida	Alabama
2011	Dorial Green-Beckham	WR	Hillcrest High School	Springfield, Missouri	Missouri