Eisenhower High School’s Tyrique Matthews Named Houston TD Club Defensive Player of the Year Finalist

Past winners include the likes of future NFL stars such as Thurman Thomas, Vince Young and Andrew Luck.

Touchdown Club of Houston’s 2018 UIL High School Awards finalists were announced during the awards dinner on Dec. 13 in the Galleria. 

The Touchdown Club of Houston has been handing out its Player of the Year honors to the top high school players in the Houston area since 1980. Each year, both a senior offensive and defensive player from public schools in Greater Houston are given the award.

Eisenhower HS’ Tyrique Matthews was among the 20 finalists recognized. The linebacker is committed to play for Texas Tech University in fall 2019.

Houston  Touchdown Club Player of the Year Finalists

Offense

[ul class=”list list-search”] [li]RB Deondrick Glass, Katy[/li] [li]OT Kenyon Green, Atascocita (Texas A&M) [/li][/ul][ul class=”list list-search”] [li]WR Korey King, Fort Bend Marshall[/li] [li]QB/ATH Raymond Richardson, Jersey Village [/li][/ul][ul class=”list list-search”] [li]OL Layden Robinson, Manvel (Texas A&M)[/li] [li]RB D’Anthony Simms-Coleman, Klein [/li][/ul][ul class=”list list-search”] [li]WR Ainias Smith, Fort Bend Dulles[/li] [li]RB Isaiah Spiller, Klein Collins (Texas A&M) [/li][/ul][ul class=”list list-search”] [li]OL James Taylor, North Shore[/li] [li]TE Jalen Wydermyer, Dickinson (Texas A&M) [/li][/ul]

Defense

[ul class=”list list-search”] [li]DE Tony Bradford, North Shore (Texas Tech)[/li] [li]LB David Gbenda, Katy Cinco Ranch (Texas) [/li][/ul][ul class=”list list-search”] [li]S Myles Heard, Fort Bend Dulles[/li] [li] LDT Trevon Johnson, Houston Lamar [/li][/ul][ul class=”list list-search”] [li]DE Jevon Leon, Alief Hastings[/li] [li]LB Tyrique Matthews, Aldine Eisenhower (Texas Tech) [/li][/ul][ul class=”list list-search”] [li]S Jamal Morris, Fort Bend Bush (Oklahoma)[/li] [li]LB Tre’Von Mosley, Cy-Fair [/li][/ul][ul class=”list list-search”] [li]DE Braedon Mowry, Katy Taylor (Texas A&M)[/li] [li]LB Landon Roque, Dickinson [/li][/ul]

Congratulations!

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