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Texas High School Football Offensive Player of the Week: How Voting Works & How to Win

The only Texas SI prep-football poll that closes Sunday — not Monday. High School on SI (SBLive) picks nominees statewide across all UIL conferences and TAPPS; fans vote unlimited times with no account until 11:59 p.m. Pacific each Sunday, while the four regional Texas ballots stay open another full day.

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One poll closes Sunday. The others close Monday. That gap decides everything.

Five Texas High School on SI football polls run each week during the season — one statewide offensive, one statewide defensive, and four regional. The four regional ballots cover Dallas/North Texas, Houston/SE Texas, East Texas, and San Antonio/South Texas. Every one of those regional polls closes Monday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. The statewide offensive poll closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. One day earlier. That single structural difference reshapes how a campaign has to operate.

Poll Scope Closes Decisive hours
Statewide Offensive (this poll) All of Texas — UIL 6A–1A and TAPPS Sunday 11:59 p.m. Pacific Sunday morning to night
Statewide Defensive All of Texas — UIL 6A–1A and TAPPS Sunday 11:59 p.m. Pacific Sunday morning to night
Dallas / North Texas (regional) DFW and North Texas nominees only Monday 11:59 p.m. Pacific Monday daytime to night
Houston / SE Texas (regional) Houston area and SE Texas nominees Monday 11:59 p.m. Pacific Monday daytime to night
East Texas (regional) East Texas nominees Monday 11:59 p.m. Pacific Monday daytime to night

The statewide offensive poll opens and closes on the same Sunday — roughly a 12-to-18-hour window from the moment SI posts the ballot to the moment it shuts. Any campaign plan borrowed from a regional race — where Monday's audience is the decisive one — misses the statewide window entirely. A team in Houston or DFW whose nominee lands on the statewide ballot, not the regional one, needs a Sunday-only mobilization plan. The regional ballots — including the Dallas / North Texas poll — are still running Monday. This one is already decided.

Why the statewide ballot is a different competition than the regional one

The statewide offensive poll is not a rollup of regional winners. It is a separate editorial selection — a player can appear on the Dallas regional one week and the statewide offensive ballot another, but those are independent choices by SI's Texas editorial team. What changes on the statewide ballot is the competition structure.

On a regional ballot a DFW nominee faces only other DFW names. On the statewide ballot that same nominee goes up simultaneously against Kilgore from East Texas, West Orange-Stark from SE Texas, Yoakum from South Texas, and Stephenville from Central Texas. The five DFW nominees on the December 2025 statewide ballot — Duncanville, DeSoto, South Oak Cliff, and two from Lone Star (Frisco) — did not get to consolidate DFW votes behind one name. They split them five ways while programs from other regions each had one candidate.

That is the structural insight the December ballot makes visible: the statewide field rewards geographic spread. A school whose region places only one nominee that week gets all its regional momentum behind a single name. A region that places five nominees divides it. Kilgore at 4A and Yoakum at 2A each had a singular claim on their region's attention that week. Duncanville and DeSoto did not.

West Orange-Stark (Khelvy Jefferson), Stephenville (Zyler McClendon), and Yoakum (Jace Morales) each represented their region alone on the December 2025 ballot, while DFW placed five nominees simultaneously. The arithmetic of multi-nominee split is the most underestimated factor in statewide Texas poll outcomes.

The December 2025 field — twelve schools, six regions

The December 11–13, 2025 ballot fell during the second round of the UIL state playoffs. Every nominee's team was still in the hunt. The twelve-name field showed how wide the statewide net is cast.

Nominee School Region UIL / TAPPS
SaRod BakerDeSoto EaglesDFWUIL 6A
Kayson BrooksKilgore BulldogsEast TexasUIL 4A
Brock ChiltonVandegrift VipersAustin areaUIL 6A
Davian GroceLone Star Rangers (Frisco)DFWUIL 5A
Khelvy JeffersonWest Orange-Stark MustangsSE TexasUIL 4A
Zyler McClendonStephenville Yellow JacketsCentral TXUIL 4A
Jace MoralesYoakum BulldogsSouth TXUIL 2A
Timothy PottsC.E. King PanthersHoustonUIL 5A
Mikail TrotterSouth Oak Cliff BearsDFWUIL 5A
Landen Williams-CallisRandle LionsHouston areaUIL 5A
Trey WrightLone Star Rangers (Frisco)DFWUIL 5A
Trenton YanceyDuncanville PanthersDFWUIL 6A

UIL class spans 6A to 2A — Yoakum from a South Texas town with roughly 6,000 residents on the same Sunday ballot as Duncanville, one of the largest 6A programs in the state. On the field those two programs never meet. On this ballot enrollment stops mattering; turnout does not. The question Yoakum's community answered that Sunday is the same one Duncanville's had to answer: how many real people did you reach before 11:59 p.m. Pacific?

Running a Sunday-only campaign on a statewide ballot

Getting onto the ballot starts before the weekend. SI's Texas editorial contact is Bob Lundeberg at bob.lundeberg@gmail.com. A submission that lands Saturday night or early Sunday morning — player, school, position, full stat line, opponent, score — gives the editors the information they need before they set the field. A standout Friday performance that nobody notifies them about can go unrecognized.

Once the ballot is live, the campaign has one day. The practical reality of a Sunday close is that the audience segments differently than it does on a weekday Monday. Sunday morning is when families are together, when group chats are active, when social media feeds move. That is the window to reach. Posting at 6 p.m. Sunday for an 11:59 p.m. close is not a strategy; it is a scramble.

The statewide scope adds another layer. A DFW school that might dominate its regional ballot — where it faces only four or five local names — lands on a twelve-name statewide field here. Its fan base is not competing against one rival; it is competing against Kilgore's East Texas network, West Orange-Stark's deep SE Texas community, and Stephenville's Central Texas following simultaneously. For campaigns that need to scale past a school's organic Sunday reach, vote-support options built around single-day fan polls exist. More on how these polls are structured at /usa/texas/ and the full contest directory at /usa/.

How to vote in Texas High School Football Offensive Player of the Week

  1. 1

    Locate this week's statewide offensive article on si.com

    The poll does not live on a standalone page — it is embedded inside a dated article at si.com/high-school/texas/. After Friday and Saturday night games, find the current Texas Offensive Player of the Week post. Older weeks' articles remain online with their ballots still visible, so confirm the date before you vote on the right week's poll.

  2. 2

    Read the stat lines before picking

    Each nominee's entry includes the performance that earned the nod: rushing yards, passing totals, or the defensive context for an offensive two-way player. The editorial write-up is the only place the full field is explained; it takes a minute and matters before committing a vote.

  3. 3

    Tap the nominee and vote — then return before Sunday midnight

    Click your player's name or vote button in the embedded widget. No account or login is required. The ballot allows repeat voting, so supporters can return through the day — but the window is tight: the statewide offensive poll opens and closes on the same Sunday, ending at 11:59 p.m. Pacific (1:59 a.m. Monday Central).

  4. 4

    Move fast — Sunday is the only day this poll is open

    Unlike the Dallas, Houston/SE, and East Texas regional ballots that stay open through Monday night, the statewide offensive poll runs entirely on Sunday. A push that does not go out Sunday morning is already behind. Share the article link — not just the SI home page — directly into group chats and booster channels the moment the ballot goes live.

Texas High School Football Offensive Player of the Week — frequently asked questions

14 answers covering legality, delivery, quality, pricing and platform specifics.

Legality & scope

How does automated voting affect a statewide SI poll?
SI's polls are built for manual fan participation. Scripts, macros, and automated bots run against the ballot's intent, and SI can remove suspect vote totals. On a poll decided entirely by organic turnout, reaching more real people produces results that hold — which is why genuine outreach across the full Sunday window is what actually determines outcomes here.

Process & delivery

What makes the statewide offensive poll different from the regional Texas polls?
The deadline. SI's four Texas regional football polls — Dallas/North Texas, Houston/SE Texas, East Texas, and San Antonio/South Texas — all close Monday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. The statewide offensive poll closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific, a full day earlier. A supporter who plans a Monday push for a nominee on the statewide ballot has already missed it. The second difference is scope: the statewide ballot competes across all Texas regions at once, so a DFW nominee goes up against a Kilgore or West Orange-Stark name simultaneously, not on a separate regional slate.
When exactly does the statewide offensive poll open and close each week?
SI's Texas editorial team reviews box scores Sunday morning and posts the ballot Sunday. It closes that same Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific — which is 1:59 a.m. Monday Central. That gives campaigns roughly 12 to 18 hours from the moment the poll opens to the moment it closes. The result is published Monday, typically alongside the next week's schedule.
Is there a vote cap on the statewide offensive poll?
No per-period cap is posted; the ballot allows repeat voting through the Sunday close. That matters in practice because the statewide poll and the Dallas regional poll share the same uncapped mechanic — but the statewide race ends Sunday night while the Dallas ballot runs an extra day. The same volume of votes from the same supporters lands in roughly half the time on the statewide ballot.

Service quality

What is the most effective approach for a Sunday-close statewide poll?
The Sunday window compresses everything. Concrete steps that work on this timeline: share the direct article link (not the SI home page) into booster group chats the moment the poll goes live Sunday morning; have each player on the roster share to their own contacts rather than routing everything through one channel; post a reminder in the afternoon when the evening audience has just come online. Because the ballot is open and uncapped, campaigns that need to scale beyond organic Sunday reach can use <a href="/buy-sports-fan-poll-votes/">sports fan-poll vote support</a> structured around exactly this kind of single-day window.

Custom orders

Who chose the December 2025 statewide nominees, and how is the field built?
SI's Texas editorial contributors review Friday and Saturday night results across the state. The December 11–13, 2025 ballot drew twelve nominees: SaRod Baker (DeSoto), Kayson Brooks (Kilgore), Brock Chilton (Vandegrift), Davian Groce (Lone Star/Frisco), Khelvy Jefferson (West Orange-Stark), Zyler McClendon (Stephenville), Jace Morales (Yoakum), Timothy Potts (C.E. King), Mikail Trotter (South Oak Cliff), Landen Williams-Callis (Randle), Trey Wright (Lone Star/Frisco), and Trenton Yancey (Duncanville). Five of twelve came from DFW programs still alive in the playoffs that week, with East Texas, SE Texas, South Texas, and Central Texas each placing one to two names.
Can I nominate a player for the statewide offensive ballot?
Yes. SI's Texas editorial contact for weekly nominations is Bob Lundeberg at bob.lundeberg@gmail.com. A submission that arrives by Saturday night or early Sunday — player name, school, position, full stat line, opponent, and final score — gives the editors what they need before the field is set. A standout performance that no one flags can be missed.
How does the statewide offensive poll differ from the Texas Defensive Player of the Week?
SI runs both statewide polls on an identical cadence — same Sunday open, same Sunday 11:59 p.m. Pacific close — but they are separate editorial selections with separate ballots. The offensive poll nominates quarterbacks, running backs, receivers, and other skill contributors; the defensive ballot focuses on tacklers, pass-rushers, and defensive backs. A player who is primarily a two-way contributor could appear on either, as SI's editors determine which role was the decisive performance.
Do UIL conference size and school enrollment affect outcomes on a statewide ballot?
They complicate campaigns rather than decide them. The December 2025 ballot placed Yoakum (2A, population roughly 6,000) on the same list as Duncanville (6A, one of Texas's largest programs). A 6A school carries more potential voters in raw terms, but the statewide field splits those voters across multiple DFW names — the December ballot had five DFW nominees, diluting any single school's home-region advantage. A smaller school's tightly networked community activating together has beaten a larger program's more diffuse fan base before.
Can a TAPPS private school nominee appear on the statewide ballot?
Yes. SI's statewide Texas offensive poll is open to any Texas prep program — UIL public schools from 6A down to 1A and TAPPS private schools. The December 2025 field was all UIL, but TAPPS eligibility is confirmed. Whether a TAPPS nominee appears depends on the editorial review that week, not on a structural exclusion.
What recognition does the weekly winner receive?
SI publishes a named feature write-up on si.com/high-school/texas/ and typically shares it on SI's Texas social channels. That published article is the permanent record — older winner write-ups stay live on si.com, so a player's win remains searchable and linked long after the week closes.
Can a player be nominated for both a regional poll and the statewide offensive ballot in the same week?
The two polls run on separate editorial tracks. The regional ballots build their fields from the same weekend's results but choose independently of the statewide editors, so a player could theoretically appear on both. In practice the December 2025 statewide ballot and the Dallas regional ballot that week shared some of the same DFW programs but named different individuals. A regional win does not carry over to the statewide ballot — each is a separate editorial selection.
Why did DFW dominate the December 2025 ballot with five of twelve nominees?
Timing. The December 11–13 ballot fell during the second round of the UIL playoffs, and DFW programs — Duncanville, DeSoto, South Oak Cliff, and Lone Star (with two players) — all advanced to that round. The statewide ballot reflects which regions had teams still playing at the highest level that weekend. Earlier in the season the geographic spread across the twelve nominees would look different.
Where can I find results from past statewide offensive weeks?
Each week's winner article stays live on si.com/high-school/texas/ after the Sunday close. Browsing the back catalog of dated Texas football posts is the only public archive of prior winners; SI does not aggregate raw totals or percentage breakdowns in a standalone page. Past ballots remain accessible and their vote widgets visible even after the race has been called.

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