Josiah Thompson, Dillon's standout offensive tackle, is named the 2023 S.C. Mr. Football. A future Gamecock, Thompson becomes the first Dillon player and second offensive lineman to win this prestigious award since 1996. The award was announced at halftime of the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl in Myrtle Beach.
The S.C. Athletic Coaches Association established the Mr. Football award in 1995. Eight of the award’s winners played or are still playing in the National Football League, with 2018 recipient Zacch Pickens of T.L. Hanna serving as the most recent addition to the sport’s highest level after he was drafted by the Chicago Bears earlier this year. Five of the last six recipients are still playing collegiately at the Power 5 level.
History of South Carolina's Mr. Football
2023 Mr. Football
Josiah Thompson, Dillon High School
2022 Mr. Football
Xzavier McLeod, Camden High School
2021 Mr. Football
Jaylen Sneed, Hilton Head Island High School
2020 Mr. Football
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, Gaffney High School
2019 Mr. Football
Luke Doty, Myrtle Beach High School
2018 Mr. Football
Zacch Pickens, T.L. Hanna High School
2017 Mr. Football
Dakereon Joyner, Fort Dorchester High School
2016 Mr. Football
Gage Moloney, Northwestern High School
2015 Mr. Football
Tavien Feaster, Spartanburg High School
2014 Mr. Football
Matthew Colburn, Dutch Fork High School
2013 Mr. Football
Jacob Park, Stratford High School
2012 Mr. Football
Tramel Terry, Goose Creek High School
2011 Mr. Football
Shaq Roland, Lexington High School
2010 Mr. Football
Jadeveon Clowney, South Pointe High School
2009 Mr. Football
Marcus Lattimore, Byrnes High School
2008 Mr. Football
Stephon Gilmore, South Pointe High School
2007 Mr. Football
Richard Mounce, Blythewood High School
2006 Mr. Football
Malcolm Long, Gaffney High School
2005 Mr. Football
Prince Miller, Byrnes High School
2004 Mr. Football
J.D. Melton, Myrtle Beach High School
2003 Mr. Football
Trey Elder, Byrnes High School
2002 Mr. Football
Eric McCollom, Camden High School
2001 Mr. Football
Moe Thompson, Stratford High School
2000 Mr. Football
Roscoe Crosby, Union High School
1999 Mr. Football
Mark Logan, Greenwood High School
1998 Mr. Football
Derek Watson, Palmetto High School
1997 Mr. Football
Chris Hope, Rock Hill High School
1996 Mr. Football
Kyle Young, Daniel High School
1995 Mr. Football
Jermale Kelley, Berea High School