The MaxPreps/USA Football Regional High School Football Players of the Week honors five top high school football performers each week throughout the United States.

Selected by USA Football, players are chosen based upon statistics that are submitted to MaxPreps.com. Each winner receives a certificate and a letterman patch to showcase the honor.

To nominate players, coaches or team administrators must enter the athlete's game stats by Monday evening of each week. High school coaches can obtain an access code for their teams by visiting: www.maxpreps.com/cl.

The top nominees for Player of the Week for August 15 - August 21, 2015 are:

Mid Atlantic
QB Sam Howell; Sun Valley (Monroe, N.C.)
RB Tay Moseley; Hobgood Academy (Hobgood, N.C.)
WR Jeremy Miller; Union Academy (Monroe, N.C.)

Southeast
QB La'andre Thomas; Wingfield (Jackson, Miss.)
RB Lyn-j Dixon; Taylor County (Butler, Ga.)
OLB Chris Stevenson; Austin-East (Knoxville, Tenn.)

Midwest
QB Collin Sutton; Winfield (Winfield, Mo.)
RB Kyler Mcgillis; St. John (St. John, N.D.)
OLB Breck Hancock; Paris (Paris, Mo.)

Great Lakes
QB Jordan Garrett; Pike (Indianapolis, Ind.)
      Tre'von Mccarter; Woodlan (Woodburn, Ind.)
RB Jordan Jusevitch; Lowell (Lowell, Ind.)

Southwest
QB Jack Miller; Scottsdale Christian Academy (Phoenix, Ariz.)
QB Drew Dixon; Sabino (Tucson, Ariz.)
DL Austin Jackson; North Canyon (Phoenix, Ariz.)

USA Football/MaxPreps Regional High School Football Players of the Week winners will be announced on Thursday, August 25.