[Smashmouth 47]

Not only is this young man an exceptional football player he has the academic scores to compliment it. Several posters here have mentioned how undersized we were this year. True, we were. I have to give the credit to Jackson for being a team leader and inspiring, not bullying, his team mates. Granted we have a wonderful coaching staff but through his lead by example attitude, he made a bunch of smaller than most teams championship caliber. Whether it was on the field or in the weight room, others were watching him and knew that this kid was special. They did not want to let him down. The fact that he has set numerous records for this historic team is another indicator of how driven and dedicated he has been.

I think that a Mr. Football winner should not be a one dimensional player from a large school that gets a lot of media exposure. True football purist know what I am talking about and may have a better understanding of who is worthy of this award more than the decision makers.

A soft spoken, respectful, polite and humble person like Jonathan would represent this award the way it was originally intended.