Who is the area's offensive high school football preseason Player of the Year? You tell us

It's time to determine the South Bend Tribune’s 2024 high school football preseason Offensive Player of the Year.

Twelve athletes from Indiana high schools are listed below, in alphabetical order by school. You should be able to vote as many times as you’d like throughout the duration of the poll . Voting will remain open until midnight ET Thursday, Aug. 22, with the winners being announced Friday morning ahead of the start of the IHSAA football season. The poll can be found by SCROLLING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.

NOTE: This poll has been updated to reflect Kaden Smith from Mishawaka, not Ethan Bryce. We apologize for this error.

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Here are the nominees:

Bremen senior Silas Laidig

One of the more productive quarterbacks returning in the state, Laidig threw for 2,378 yards and 19 touchdowns last season for the Lions.

Bremen senior Tyrus Graverson

Graverson finished third in the state in receiving yards last year with 1,323. He also caught 10 touchdown passes from Laidig.

Concord senior Jaron Thomas

The Purdue running back commit rushed for 1,441 yards and 19 touchdowns in 11 games last season for the Minutemen.

Elkhart senior Novell Miller

A Mishawaka transfer, Miller was the lead running back for the Cavemen in 2023, finishing with 1,326 yards and 20 touchdowns.

LaVille senior Cody Allen

Allen had a breakout junior campaign for the Lancers, compiling 1,515 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns for a sectional-winning team.

Mishawaka senior Kaden Smith

Smith is one of the top offensive targets back for Mishawaka this year after totaling 242 rushing yards, 69 receiving yards and two touchdowns in 2023.

Mishawaka Marian senior Brian Osman

Osman finished with 919 rushing yards and nine touchdowns in 10 games for the Knights in 2023.

New Prairie junior Reed Robinson

Robinson will play quarterback this fall after being the Cougars’ lead running back last year. As a rusher, he had 947 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Northridge senior Derek Sherwood

Sherwood shined as a secondary running back for the Raiders last year, totaling 645 yards and seven touchdowns while sharing the carries with North Dakota State commit McClain Miller.

NorthWood senior Landon Perry

Taking over as the lead running back midway through the season, Perry finished with 927 rushing yards and nine touchdowns for the Class 4A runner-up Panthers.

Penn senior Kellen Watson

Watson will start at quarterback for the Kingsmen this fall after playing wide receiver last year. He had a team-best 569 receiving yards to go along with three touchdowns.

South Bend Washington senior Gabe Weber

In his first season of high school football last year, Weber threw for 883 yards and nine touchdowns, including three in a sectional win for the Panthers over Plymouth.

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