BATTLE CREEK – We are listing the top 35 high school football players in the area and asking readers to vote for who will end up being the Battle Creek Enquirer Football Player of the Year when the season is over.

It’s the 2026 Battle Creek Enquirer Preseason Football Player of the Year poll.

Games are starting this week and many players are ready for breakout years. Here’s a preseason list of possible choices.

MORE: Battle Creek Enquirer Guide to 2026 High School Football Season

You can vote for who you believe to be the Preseason Battle Creek Enquirer Football Player of the Year below. Online poll open until noon on Sept. 1.

The list of athletes was gathered from the collection of players to watch for the area in our season preview.

Here’s our list of 35 football players in our Preseason Enquirer Football Player of the Year poll (in alphabetical order):

Patrick Armock – Galesburg-Augusta

Harland Begg – Marshall

Cole Birkam – Climax-Scotts

Josh Boddy – Harper Creek

Elijah Bowron – Climax-Scotts

Lee Campbell, Jr. – Battle Creek Central

Logan Converse – Harper Creek

Reece Critchlow – Olivet

Isaiah Eakins-Gray – Pennfield

Dayton Ennis – Coldwater

Giovanni Evans – Galesburg-Augusta

Dracyn Foster – Coldwater

Trevor Gay – Pennfield

Silas Hall – St. Philip/Athens

Caleb Harvey – Bronson

Isaiah Jackson – Lakeview

Carter Jeffries – Battle Creek Central

Sean Johnson – Harper Creek

Mubarrack Jubril – Battle Creek Central

Brogan Lightfoot – St. Philip/Athens

Trey MacDonald – Union City

Preston Mann – Homer

Peyton Merlington – Pennfield

Montrese Motley – Battle Creek Central

Nolan Oaks – Harper Creek

Zain Qahwash – Bellevue

Will Rapelje – St. Philip/Athens

Gavin Rice – Harper Creek

Jordan Roe – Battle Creek Central

Colin Stealy – Marshall

Matthew Waito – Marshall

Jeremiah West – Colon

Jackson Wirtz – Lakeview

Memphis Wirtz – Lakeview

Maddox Wyman – Climax-Scotts

Contact Bill Broderick at bbroderi@battlecreekenquirer.com. Follow him on X/Twitter @billbroderick

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