Oregon’s Top Performers- Week 2 OFFENSE
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PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Daschel Smith Daschel Smith 6'2" | 175 lbs | QB South Salem | 2023 State OR QB 23′ South Salem- Smith finished last year as the state’s 2nd leading passer during the regular season. On Friday he…
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Continue ReadingPLAYER OF THE WEEK: Daschel Smith Daschel Smith 6'2" | 175 lbs | QB South Salem | 2023 State OR QB 23′ South Salem- Smith finished last year as the state’s 2nd leading passer during the regular season. On Friday he torched what is typically a good Sunset team 42-7, while throwing for 525 yards and 5 TDs. In the last two games he has passed for 907 yards and accounted for 9 TDs (7 passing, 2 rushing).
Drew Rodriguez Drew Rodriguez 6'2" | 200 lbs | DB Sprague | 2023 State OR ATH 23′ Sprague- Rodriguez will go down as one of the best to ever come out of Sprague and the CVC. He added another 4 TD’s with 143 yards receiving in the 56-14 beat down of Beaverton. The Colorado St commit also made 10 tackles on D. He literally does everything.
Jordan Fisher Jordan Fisher 5'8" | 175 lbs | RB Westview | 2023 State OR RB 23′ Westview- As noted Fisher broke his own school record of 296 yards, rushing 30 times for 351 yards and 4 TDs, in the teams 49-39 loss to Wilsonville. The state’s #1 RB is averaging 342 all purpose yards per contest, covering the first two games.
Sam Leavitt Sam Leavitt 6'2" | 200 lbs | QB West Linn | 2023 State OR QB 23′ West Linn- Even in the loss the Washington St commit looked good, hitting on 18 of 28 passes for 399 yards and 3 TD’s/1 INT. The Lions rushed 35 times for 72 yards, so they did not have a healthy balance of offense.
Luke Leighton Luke Leighton 6'5" | 195 lbs | ATH Sheldon | 2023 State OR WR 23′ Sheldon- I’ve been a big advocate of Leighton for a while. I think his combination of size and overall agility is super unique and impressive. On the night he showed how versatile he was catching 4 passes for 72 yards and 3 TDs, while making 9 tackles on D.
Tyler Konold Tyler Konold 6'0" | 200 lbs | ATH Canby | 2024 State OR RB 24′ Canby- This kid has been dominant dating back to last season. He was clutch once again on Thursday night, rushing 33 times for 252 yards and 3 TDs, in the teams 35-25 win over 6A Oregon City
Mark Hamper Mark Hamper 6'2" | 205 lbs | ATH West Linn | 2023 State OR ATH 23′ West Linn It’s only been 2 weeks but Hamper is the early favorite for POY honors. With the Lions run game shut down, Hamper went off again, catching 10 passes for 277 yards and 3 TDs in clutch fashion.
Hayden George TE/LB 24′ Lebanon- One of the state’s fastest rising recruits. The 6-4 225 pound tight end caught 3 passes for 128 yards and 2 TDs in their 22-16 loss to West Albany. He now has 4 TDs in the first two weeks and he can also play some D.
Payton Roth Payton Roth 6'4" | 200 lbs | RB Jesuit | 2023 State OR RB 23′ Jesuit- I had the 6-4 200 pound back listed as my breakout player of the year in the state of Oregon. He has shown why over the last few weeks, rushing 22 times for 224 yards and 1 TD, against a good Lakeridge team.
Blake Baker Blake Baker 6'0" | 185 lbs | QB Clackamas | 2023 State OR QB 23′ Clackamas/ Keontae Johnson-Gibson Keontae Johnson-Gibson 5'11" | 170 lbs | ATH Clackamas | 2023 State OR 23′ ATH- It was good to see Baker back after missing the season opener. He showed up in a big way, throwing 4 TDs with over 250 yards passing in the first half alone. Two of those TDs were caught by Keontae Johnson-Gibson Keontae Johnson-Gibson 5'11" | 170 lbs | ATH Clackamas | 2023 State OR , one of the state’s top dual threat athletes.
JoJo Harrower JoJo Harrower 6'5" | 195 lbs | QB Ashland | 2025 State OR QB 25′ Ashland- It was good to see the Grizzlies get the 41-38 win over North Eugene, as it’s been a tough couple years going winless last season, with Harrower starting as a freshman. The 6-4 190 pound QB passed for 4 TD’s in the victory.
Hogan Carmichael Hogan Carmichael 6'5" | 190 lbs | QB Summit | 2023 State OR QB 23′ Summit- The 6-4 210 pound QB has a stock which continues to rise. He passed for 279 yards and 4 TDs in the 48-10 win over Thurston, as the Storm look like one of the best teams in Oregon regardless of classification.
TC Manumaleuna II TC Manumaleuna II 6'1" | 200 lbs | ATH North Salem | 2024 State OR QB 24′ North Salem / Erick Gonzalez Erick Gonzalez 5'11" | 170 lbs | DB North Salem | 2023 State OR ATH 23′- As most know the Vikings don’t really throw the ball. Manumeleuna made a nice case for changing that, hitting on 7 of 9 passes for 145 yards and 4 TDs. All 4 TDs going to one of the state’s biggest sleepers in Gonzalez.
Austin Rapp Austin Rapp 5'7" | 170 lbs | RB McMinnville | 2023 State OR RB 23′ McMinnville- The Grizzlies are an improved football team, with some talented young guys, and legit senior leadership. Rapp carried 11 times for 141 yards and 3 TDs against a bad Forest Grove football team. He has 5 TDs on the year, coming up 3 points short last week to Farrington HS out of Honolulu, HI.
Maliq Smith Maliq Smith 5'11" | 175 lbs | ATH Tualatin | 2025 State OR RB 25′ Glencoe- You will hear a lot about this current sophomore in the years ahead. He had a nice coming out party, scoring 4 TDs with two of them going for over 50+ yards, in the 41-18 win over Hillsboro.
Konner Grant Konner Grant 5'11" | 185 lbs | RB Tigard | 2023 State OR RB 23′ Tigard- Grant runs with a unique combination of speed and physicality. He was way to much for Sandy to handle, adding 3 TDs including a 71 yarder in the 45-0 win.
Malakai Nutter Malakai Nutter 5'8" | 180 lbs | RB Bend | 2023 State OR RB 23′ Bend- Nutter had an outstanding junior season, and projects as one of the top 5A players in Oregon this year. For the 2nd week in a row North Medford got handled, losing 39-7, with Nutter rushing for 143 yards and 3 TDs.