Southlake Carroll quarterback Hudson Tomcheck (3) skips through the end zone after scoring a third quarter touchdown against Jenks (OKLA) in their season opener at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, August 27, 2026. Carroll came back to win the Stateline Showdown, 34-33.
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Here are 10 players to watch during Week 4 of the Texas high school football season.
Tyler Albert, Prosper, QB
Allen at Prosper, 7 p.m. Thursday at Children’s Health Stadium
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Albert is the leading passer among Dallas-area Class 6A quarterbacks, having thrown for 977 yards and 17 touchdowns, with no interceptions. He is averaging 325.7 yards per game for a 3-0 team. He threw for 359 yards and six touchdowns and also ran for 88 yards and a score in Friday’s 49-40 win over four-time state champion Austin Westlake, the state’s 15th-ranked team. Albert will be facing an Allen defense that allows 100.7 passing yards per game.
Hudson Tomcheck, Southlake Carroll, QB
Southlake Carroll at Keller Central, 7 p.m. Thursday at Keller ISD Stadium
The three-star junior, rated the 51st-best quarterback in the nation in the Class of 2028, has thrown for 680 yards and six touchdowns and is Carroll’s leading rusher with 131 yards and three touchdowns. This could be the toughest district game of the season for eight-time state champion Carroll, as Keller Central is 3-0 with an offense that averages 42 points and 479 yards of total offense.
Coleman Reaugh, Lovejoy, WR
Lovejoy at Fort Worth All Saints, 7:30 p.m. Thursday
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The 6-3 junior holds offers from Texas Tech, Arizona and UT-San Antonio and leads area 5A players in receiving with 22 catches for 455 yards and four touchdowns for 3-0 Lovejoy. He is coming off a huge game Friday, as he had 11 catches for 258 yards and three touchdowns in a 51-24 win over Midlothian, and he is averaging 20.7 yards per catch on the season for an offense that averages 56.7 points per game.
Braylen Cunningham, North Crowley, DB
North Crowley at Duncanville, 7 p.m. Friday
The three-star sophomore, who lists 21 college offers, has been one of the top defensive backs in the state so far for a 3-0 North Crowley team that is ranked No. 22 in the nation. Cunningham had a 65-yard interception return for a touchdown in a season-opening 26-0 win over 12-time state champion Aledo, and then had two interceptions in a 40-10 rout of eight-time state champion Southlake Carroll.
Mansfield Lake Ridge quarterback Deshawn Edwards (5) gets past Lake Highlands linebacker Beckett Paul (10) on a touchdown run during the first half of a high school football game on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in Dallas.
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DeShawn Edwards, Mansfield Lake Ridge, QB
Mansfield Lake Ridge at Waxahachie, 7 p.m. Friday
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Edwards is the area’s leading rusher in Class 6A with 477 yards to go with seven touchdowns, and he has also thrown for 464 yards and four scores. He will be facing the state’s top-ranked 6A team, and Waxahachie comes in allowing 97.7 rushing yards per game.
SaRod Baker, DeSoto, RB/QB
DeSoto at Burleson Centennial, 7 p.m. Friday at Burleson ISD Stadium
The four-star Texas Tech pledge, rated the fifth-best running back in the nation in the Class of 2027, was used at quarterback on Saturday and ran for 122 yards and three touchdowns in a 21-20 win over three-time state champion Duncanville. Baker has run for 301 yards and four touchdowns in three games after rushing for 3,096 yards and 45 touchdowns as DeSoto won the Class 6A Division II state title last season.
Argyle wide receiver Julian Caldwell (5) catches a 17 yard touchdown pass over Walnut Grove defensive back Mikey Hauser (8) during the first half of a Class 5A Division II Region I semifinal high school football playoff game on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Arlington.
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Julian Caldwell, Argyle, WR
Highland Park at Argyle, 7 p.m. Friday
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The four-star Texas Tech pledge, rated the 21st-best wide receiver in the nation in the Class of 2027, made his season debut Friday. He had five catches for 182 yards and four touchdowns in a 70-21 win over Somerset (Nev.) and had scoring catches of 74, 49, 21 and 22 yards. Caldwell will be facing a Highland Park defense that has allowed nine touchdown passes in three games.
Juelz Carter, Anna, RB
Frisco Emerson at Anna, 7:30 p.m. Friday
The transfer from Cedar Hill has run for 447 yards and three touchdowns while averaging 9.7 yards per carry, and he is Anna’s leading receiver with 13 catches for 150 yards and four scores. Anna, 3-0 and ranked No. 3 in the state in 5A Division II, will be facing a 3-0 Emerson team that has outscored the opposition 130-36.
Coppell quarterback Carter Zingelmann (11) scrambles out of the pocket during the first half of a nondistrict high school football game against Waxahachie on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in Waxahachie.
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Carter Zingelmann, Coppell, QB
Coppell at Richardson Berkner, 7 p.m. Friday at Wildcat-Ram Stadium
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The four-star junior has thrown for 860 yards and nine touchdowns and also has a rushing score in the first three games for the state’s 12th-ranked 6A team. Zingelmann had a nearly perfect game in last week’s 68-7 win against Keller Timber Creek, completing 27 of 31 passes for 308 yards and five touchdowns.
Jayshon Gibson, Richland, RB
Colleyville Heritage at Richland, 7 p.m. Friday at Birdville Fine Arts Complex
The four-star UCLA pledge, rated the 30th-best running back in the nation, has run for 398 yards and eight touchdowns while averaging 8.8 yards per carry. This game could be a high-scoring shootout, as Richland averages 47.3 points and Colleyville Heritage averages 40 points.
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