Under Armour All-America Game
The Under Armour High School All-America Game is a high school football all-star game typically held in early January in the U.S. state of Florida created to spotlight the nation’s top high school seniors. The game was first played on January 5, 2008, and has been played annually at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida or at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The game is sponsored by Under Armour and enjoys a national audience thanks to broadcast partner ESPN (the first edition was broadcast on ABC opposite the U.S. Army All-American Bowl). The game is co-owned by Chicago-based sports marketing agency Intersport and ESPN.
Player selection
[edit]National recruiting analysts and talent evaluators from ESPN Scouts, Inc., will select players for both team rosters.[1] Eight of the top 10 ranked players in the ESPN 150 competed in the 2009 game. Because there are a number of All-America games concurrently, they are in competition for players. About 100 players are invited annually, with some having the opportunity to also participate in a televised skills competition and other ancillary events held at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in the days prior to the game.[2] In addition, ESPNU televises the team practices.
As of 2019, 180 alumni of the Under Armour All-America Game had been selected in the NFL Draft, including 47 first-round draft picks and 21 NFL Pro Bowlers. [3]
Notable alumni
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- A. J. Green (2008), All-Pro wide receiver
- Landon Collins (2012), All-Pro safety
- Jadeveon Clowney (2011), selected first overall in the 2014 NFL draft
- Jayden Daniels (2019), quarterback and 2023 Heisman Trophy winner[4]
- Myles Garrett (2014), All-Pro defensive end
- Julio Jones (2008), All-Pro wide receiver
- Kyler Murray (2015), quarterback and 2018 Heisman Trophy winner
- Jameis Winston (2012), quarterback and 2013 Heisman Trophy winner
Game results
[edit]| Year | Date | Site | Winning team | Losing team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | January 5 | Disney WWOS - Orlando, Florida | Silver | 17 | Red | 14 |
| 2009 | January 4 | Citrus Bowl - Orlando, Florida | White | 27 | Black | 16 |
| 2010 | January 2 | Tropicana Field - St. Petersburg, Florida | Black | 32 | White | 7 |
| 2011 | January 5 | Tropicana Field - St. Petersburg, Florida | Red | 24 | White | 22 |
| 2012 | January 5 | Tropicana Field - St. Petersburg, Florida | White | 49 | Black | 16 |
| 2013 | January 4 | Tropicana Field - St. Petersburg, Florida | Black | 16 | White | 3 |
| 2014 | January 2 | Tropicana Field - St. Petersburg, Florida | Highlight | 31 | Nitro | 21 |
| 2015 | January 2 | Tropicana Field - St. Petersburg, Florida | Highlight | 46 | Armour | 6 |
| 2016 | January 2 | Orlando Citrus Bowl - Orlando, Florida | Highlight | 27 | Armour | 0 |
| 2017 | January 1 | Camping World Stadium - Orlando, Florida | Armour | 24 | Highlight | 21 |
| 2018 | January 4 | Camping World Stadium - Orlando, Florida | Highlight | 23 | Spotlight | 21 |
| 2019 | January 3 | Camping World Stadium - Orlando, Florida | Ballaholics | 28 | Flash | 27 |
| 2020 | January 2 | Camping World Stadium - Orlando, Florida | Pressure | 30 | Savage | 24 |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| 2022 | January 2 | Camping World Stadium - Orlando, Florida | Icons | 23 | Legends | 17 |
| 2023 | January 7 | Camping World Stadium - Orlando, Florida | Phantom | 14 | Speed | 7 |
| 2024 | January 3 | Camping World Stadium - Orlando, Florida | Ice | 39 | Fire | 9 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Under Armour All-America High School Football Game to be Played Jan. 4, 2009 on ESPN". press release. ESPN. 2008-04-01. Archived from the original on 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
- ^ "Under Armour High School All-America Schedule of Events". ESPN. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- ^ "Under Armour All-America Game NFL Alumni". Retrieved 2019-01-09.
- ^ Murphy, John (21 May 2019). "Cajon's Daniels, Grand Terrace's Flores win Ken Hubbs awards". The San Bernardino Sun. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
