2025 High School Award Winners

• NFF Gridiron Club of Dallas Scholar-Athlete of the Year

  • Preston Tarpley - Gunter HS

• Scott Murray Community Service Award

  • Hudson Dalton - All Saints’ Episcopal School (Fort Worth)

• Army Black Knight Award

  • Easton Pulliam - Frisco Lone Star HS

• Passion Grants Foundation Award

  • Hayden Meyer - Granbury HS

2025 Major Award Winners

• Distinguished Texan Award

  • Bob Lilly - Super Bowl Champion player with the Dallas Cowboys over 14 seasons; member of the Pro Football and College Football Hall of Fames

• Legends Award

  • Randy Allen - legendary Highland Park high school football coach with 460 wins and four state championships (2005, 2016, 2017, and 2018)

• Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football

  • James Craft - founding member of the Clearview Foundation supporting the NFF Gridiron Club of Dallas and other charities

• Steve Storie Official of the Year

  • Robert “Scooter” Asel - former Texas high school football player, coach, and official who gained recognition for his contributions to the sport

• Media Person of the Year

  • Mike Doocy - main sports anchor for Fox4 DFW for over 30 years and host of "Free 4 All" and "Sports Sunday"

• College Coach of the Year

  • Rhett Lashlee - Southern Methodist University head football coach

• High School Coach of the Year (6A)

  • Ray Gates - North Crowley High School head football coach and 2024 Conference 6A Division 1 state champion

• High School Coach of the Year (4A)

  • Bill Elliott - Celina High School head football coach and 2024 Conference 4A Division 1 state champion

• High School Coach of the Year (3A)

  • Jake Fieszel - Gunter High School head football coach and 2024 Conference 3A Division 2 state champion

• High School Coach of the Year (TAPPS DII)

  • Aaron Beck - All Saints’ Episcopal School (Fort Worth) head football coach and 2024 TAPPS Division II state champion

2025 Collegiate Scholar-Athletes

• Chase Curtis - Texas Christian University

• Brady Dygert – Austin College

• Jayden Hill – University of North Texas

• Jonathan McGill - Southern Methodist University

2025 High School Scholar-Athletes

• Jayden Bahlman - H. Grady Spruce HS (DISD)

• Alejandro Benitez - Thomas Jefferson HS (DISD)

• Evan Bleecker - McKinney Christian Academy

• Samuel Buckner - R.L. Turner HS (CFB-ISD)

• Weston Chaney - Argyle HS

• Tyreke Cockroft - Skyline HS (DISD)

• Hudson Dalton - All Saints’ Episcopal School (Fort Worth)

• Carter Devero - Nolan Catholic HS

• Rushil Doshi - Plano Senior HS

• Brycen Foster - Western Hills HS (FWISD)

• Benjamin Golik - The Covenant School (Dallas)

• Luke Graves - Colleyville Heritage HS (GC-ISD)

• Jackson Heatherly - Anna HS

• Kolson Hudson - Lake Ridge HS (Mansfield)

• Ty Hughes - Celina HS

• Javier Ipiña - Sunset HS (DISD)

• Collin Macon - Sherman HS

• Jackson McGinley - Highland Park HS

• Hayden Meyer - Granbury HS

• Colin Oates - Plano East Senior HS

• Easton Pulliam - Lone Star HS (Frisco)

• Will Robertson - Allen HS

• Stone Soto - Arlington HS

• Jayden Stinson - Wilmer-Hutchins HS (DISD)

• Jorge Tandazo - Emmett J. Conrad HS (DISD)

• Preston Tarpley - Gunter HS

• Lincoln Taylor - Plano West Senior HS

• Ryder Treadway - Dr. Justin Wakeland HS (Frisco)

• TJ Tupou - Trinity HS (Euless)

• Noah Urias - Bryan Adams HS Leadership Academy (DISD)

• Luis Vergara - Moises E. Molina HS (DISD)

• Nico Vitale - Woodrow Wilson HS (DISD)

• Keaton Williams - Wilmer-Hutchins HS (DISD)

• Jack Yeskie - Jesuit College Preparatory of Dallas