The 50 best high school football players in Kentucky this year ... and a few more

In terms of the level of talent it yields from Paducah to Pikeville, Kentucky is a football state. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

The following is a preseason list of the Herald-Leader’s top 50 football players in the state, as selected by coaches and sportswriter Josh Moore and presented in alphabetical order.

(Click each player’s name for his Hudl highlights.)

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Five more from Lexington: Alex Bard, Paul Laurence Dunbar; Ramond Jackson, Henry Clay; Chris Jones, Bryan Station; Dameon Jones, Lexington Catholic; Cam Workman, Tates Creek.

Five more from Louisville area: Ricky Barber, Doss; Luke Bowman, Central; J.R. Lucas, Collins; Nick Olsofka, Christian Academy-Louisville; Rae’Von Vaden, Moore.

Five more from eastern Kentucky: Peyton Blackburn, Shelby Valley; Cameron Jones, Knott County Central; Braxton Ratliff, Ashland Blazer; Cameron Sizemore, Corbin; Noah West, Lawrence County.

Five more from central Kentucky: Glenn Covington, Scott County; Ethan Hahn, Madison Central; Titus Ransom, Bourbon County; Cooper Robb, Scott County; Carter Smith, Madison Southern.

Five more from northern Kentucky: Brayden Burch, Beechwood; Tad Fisher, Bracken County; Austin Hoeh, Campbell County; Dalton Kindt, Mason County; Mason Smith, Walton-Verona.

Five more from western Kentucky: Jackson Adams, Greenwood; Imonte Owsley, Owensboro; Heath Simmons, Ohio County; Will Warren, Owensboro Catholic; Von Williams, Owensboro Catholic.

Five more from everywhere else: Jay Becherer, Elizabethtown; Wiley Cain, Pulaski County; Patric Edwards, Southwestern; Mason Sullivan, Marion County; Preston Tucker, Casey County.

This story was originally published August 11, 2017 at 11:19 AM with the headline "The 50 best high school football players in Kentucky this year ... and a few more."