USA TODAY and HighSchoolSports.net Unveil 2011 All-USA High School Football Team

Bob Beatty of Trinity (Louisville, Ky.) Named Coach of the Year, Mario Edwards Jr. of Ryan (Denton, Texas) is Defensive Player of the Year, Dorial Green-Beckham of Hillcrest (Springfield, Mo.) is Offensive Player of the Year

States of Florida (five players), California (three) and Pennsylvania (three) lead selections; Ohio State, Wisconsin each have two All-USA player commitments

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Dec 22, 2011, 08:58 ET

MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- USA TODAY and HighSchoolSports.net today unveiled the 2011 All-USA high school football team, highlighting the best offensive and defensive high school football players in the USA during the past season.

The All-USA Offense is led by Offensive Player of the Year Dorial Green-Beckham of Hillcrest (Springfield, Mo.), a 6-6 senior wide receiver who established a national record for career receiving yards (6,447). The All-USA Defense is led by Defensive Player of the Year Mario Edwards Jr. of Ryan (Denton, Texas), a 6-4, 275-pound lineman who racked up 67 tackles this season — 32 for a loss — as well as 11 sacks and seven forced fumbles.

Bob Beatty of Trinity (Louisville, Ky.), the number two team in this season's final USA TODAY Super 25 rankings, is the Coach of the Year. Beatty guided Trinity to the school's ninth state title in 11 years and a 14-0 record, which included wins over teams from four different states.

The full All-USA Team (first and second teams) appears in today's print edition of USA TODAY and is also available online at www.highschoolsports.net. The All-USA Team and its year-end player and coach awards have been given out annually since 1982 and are considered the highest such honors in high school football, with past player of the year honorees such as running back Emmitt Smith (Escambia, Pensacola, Fla.) in 1986 and linebacker Derrick Brooks (Washington, also Pensacola) in 1990 going on to star-studded careers in the NFL.

Green-Beckham and Zach Banner, a 6-9 offensive lineman from Lakes (Lakewood, Wash.), are the lone repeat honorees from last year's All-USA Team. In all, players from 15 states are represented on this year's team, with the highest representation coming from Florida (five), California (three) and Pennsylvania (three).

Following is the complete listing of this year's All-USA First Team, as determined by USA TODAY and HighSchoolSports.net. For more information on the All-USA Team, including a full listing of the All-USA First and Second teams, visit www.highschoolsports.net.

2011 USA TODAY All-USA High School Football Team

Coach of the Year: Bob Beatty, Trinity (Louisville, Ky.)

All-USA Offense

Player of the Year: Dorial Green-Beckham (6-6, 220), WR, Hillcrest (Springfield, MO) College: undecided

Player	School	Position	Ht/Wt	Year	College Selection
Jameis Winston	Hueytown (Ala.)	QB	6-4, 200	Senior	Florida State
Jordan Westerkamp	Montini (Lombard, Ill.)	WR	6-2, 195	Senior	Nebraska
Stefon Diggs	Good Counsel (Olney, Md.)	WR	6-0, 185	Senior	Undecided
D.J. Humphries	Mallard Creek (Charlotte, N.C.)	OL	6-5, 265	Senior	Florida
John Theus	Bolles (Jacksonville, Fla.)	OL	6-6, 292	Senior	Georgia
Andrus Peat	Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.)	OL	6-7, 305	Senior	Undecided
Zach Banner	Lakes (Lakewood, Wash.)	OL	6-9, 310	Senior	Undecided
J.J. Denman	Pennsbury (Fairless Hills, Pa.)	OL	6-7, 305	Senior	Wisconsin
Johnathan Gray	Aledo (Texas)	RB	5-11, 190	Senior	Texas
Rushel Shell	Hopewell (Alquippa, Pa.)	RB	6-0, 210	Senior	Pittsburgh
Kelvin Taylor	Belle Glade (Fla.)	RB	5-10, 205	Junior
Ross Martin	Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio)	K	5-10, 185	Senior	Duke

All-USA Defense

Player of the Year: Mario Edwards Jr. (6-4, 275), DL, Ryan (Denton, TX) College: undecided

Player	School	Position	Ht/Wt	Year	College Selection
Ellis McCarthy	Monrovia (Calif.)	DL	6-5, 311	Senior	Undecided
Noah Spence	Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pa.)	DL	6-4, 245	Senior	Ohio State
Tommy Schutt	Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn, Ill.)	DL	6-2, 301	Senior	Ohio State
Darius Hamilton	Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)	DL	6-4, 245	Senior	Undecided
Shaq Thompson	Grant (Sacramento, Calif.)	DB	6-2, 210	Senior	Undecided
Landon Collins	Dutchtown (Geismar, La.)	DB	5-11, 199	Senior	Undecided
Leon McQuay III	Armwood (Seffner, Fla.)	DB	6-1, 177	Junior
Tracy Howard	Miramar (Fla.)	DB	6-0, 170	Senior	Undecided
Vince Biegel	Lincoln (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.)	LB	6-3, 210	Senior	Wisconsin
Scott Starr	Norco (Calif.)	LB	6-3, 225	Senior	Southern California
Noor Davis	Leesburg (Fla.)	LB	6-4, 223	Senior	Stanford

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