Week 12 Mr. Texas Football Player of the Week — Texas High QB Riley Russell

Congratulations to Texas High QB Riley Russell, the Week 12 winner of the Mr. Texas Football Player of the Week award, presented by Wells Fargo in conjunction with the Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl. The 6-2, 200-pound senior threw for 371 yards and six touchdowns while running for 125 yards and a score in the Tigers' 56-49 loss to Highland Park. Tigers fans can also be praised for their part in this honor, as they voted often enough to make sure that Riley received the most votes in the poll on TexasFootball.com. Congratulations to all 10 candidates for this week's award: Port Neches-Groves QB Roschon Johnson, Crosby RB Craig Williams, Van Vleck RB DeMetri Monroe, San Marcos QB Prudy Calderon, Price Carlisle RB/DB Gerald Turner, Pflugerville Hendrickson RB DJ Jackson, Carthage DB Jacorey Ware, Groesbeck QB Ty Hale and Commerce RB Isaac Askew. Dave Campbell’s Texas Football is proud to give a weekly Player of the Week award to the most deserving high schooler in the state of Texas. Every Monday at noon, TexasFootball.com will announce ten candidates for that week’s award, based on the previous week’s on-field performance. Fans can vote online at TexasFootball.com’s online poll, where you can see the current vote standings. Voting will close at noon each Friday, with the winner announced on Texas Football Today at noon. The award will be given every week through Week 14. Check TexasFootball.com every week to view the full list of ten candidates and the details of their most recent performance.