GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With the final step to fully closing the 2017 season is almost here, we are proud to reveal our candidates for our Player of the Year and Coach of the Year candidates. For Coach of the Year, five coaches are selected as candidates based upon the resume they had for the season. For Player of the Year, three players are selected on offense and three on defense as candidates for Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. One player from each classification of the six candidates total will be selected as the Overall Player of the Year for their respective classification.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Watch the first team reveal for all eight classifications including the award winners for Coach of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Overall Player of the Year, this Wednesday night on the FloridaHSFootball.com Gridiron Report on Varsity Sports Network, starting at 8:00 p.m. EST / 7:00 p.m. CST by clicking here.
Here are the links to view the candidates for Player of the Year and Coach of the Year in each classification:
Class 8A
Class 7A
Class 6A
Class 5A
Class 4A
Class 3A
Class 2A
Class 1A
![Alonso carries on with title defense as the defending Class 4A state champions as district tournaments take place this week, sporting a perfect 15-0 record. [Tori Richman/Tampa Bay Buccaneers]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-Class-4A-Flag-Football-Districts-Preview-120x86.jpg)
![Defending Class 3A State Champion Seminole Ridge is on top of the Class 3A rankings heading into the district tournaments this coming week. [Seminole Ridge High School/Instagram]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-Class-3A-Flag-Football-Districts-Preview-120x86.jpg)
![Robinson is continuing to add to their dynasty as they seek to repeat as Class 2A state champions as they go for a record 10th straight state championship and 11th overall [@jasonlpak/Instagram]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-Class-2A-Flag-Football-Districts-Preview-120x86.jpg)
![Defending Class 1A State Champion Miami Edison is the top ranked team in Class 1A entering districts and looks poised to make another run at the title over the next month. [Vincent Hall/Miami Edison Head Flag Football Coach]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-Class-1A-Flag-Football-Districts-Preview-120x86.jpg)
