Welcome to the 2025 Anvil delivered by Hungry Howie's! Check out this weeks update!

We are thrilled to announce the winner of the prestigious STATE CHAMPS! Anvil Award, delivered by Hungry Howie’s! Congratulations to Bobby Kanka, who has earned this incredible honor with his outstanding performance during the 2024 football season. Thank you to all the nominees for an amazing season!

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We are thrilled to announce the final four nominees for the prestigious STATE CHAMPS! Anvil Award, delivered by Hungry Howie’s!
We’ll reveal the winner shortly after the conclusion of the 2025 Football State Finals
Stay tuned to see who will take home this incredible honor!  
 
 
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The battle for 2025’s STATE CHAMPS! Anvil Award is just as intense, and fan support remains a huge part of the process — but only until Monday, November 24 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern, when online voting officially closes and the Final Four will be set. The winner of the online vote will automatically be entered into the Anvil Award Final Four and receive a significant boost in the final selection process, so every click counts. Make sure to get your vote in here on the website and spread the word on social to support your favorite lineman.

The race for 2025’s STATE CHAMPS! Mr. Football and Anvil Award is heating up, and your vote still matters — but only until Monday, November 10 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern, when the Top 10 fields will freeze and the final candidates will be locked in. If you want to nominate someone for the award, do it now on the Contact Page here on the website, or send us a message on any of our social media platforms.

The 2025 High School Anvil Award process:
 

To vote, you will need to provide your EMAIL ADDRESS. Select the candidate that you believe is having the best year in High School Football and cast your vote!! If you want to vote more than once, please refresh your browser. Enter in your EMAIL ADDRESS again to cast another vote! Voting is limited to 1 votes every 24 hours. THE ONLINE VOTE WINNER IS AUTOMATICALLY IN THE FINAL 4 AND ACCOUNTS FOR 20% OF THE CRITERIA THAT WILL HELP DETERMINE THE 4 SEMI-FINALISTS!

By voting in the contest, you agree to allow State Champs! Network and its affiliates to update you via email about news, sports events and special offers.

The criteria that will be used to select the Anvil Award:

30% – Performance Throughout Season
20% – Level of Competition
20% – Online Vote
15% – Big Game Performance
10% – Team Success
5% – Highly Recruited Prospect

Throughout the season, we will be updating player statistics and adding new candidates into the contest as their actual play and performance merits, with a goal of keeping the ten best offensive and defensive lineman on the board. In late-November we will close online voting and select our final four candidates. The final award selection and presentation will take place after the Football Finals with all of our friends at Hungry Howie’s!
 

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Tristan Comer
(FREELAND, OL)
Committed to Michigan State.
Ben Eziuka
(Detroit CC, OL)
Committed to Penn State.
Khalief Canty
(Cass Tech, OL)
Committed to Missouri.
Ben Nichols
(DAVISON, OL)
Committed to Notre Dame.
Eli Bickel
(North Branch, OL)
Committed to Michigan State.
Khalief Canty
(Cass Tech, OL)
Committed to Missouri.
Tristan Comer
(FREELAND, OL)
Committed to Michigan State.
Ben Eziuka
(Detroit CC, OL)
Committed to Penn State.
Sullivan Garvin
(ALLEGAN, OL)
Committed to Notre Dame.
Jack Janda
(Detroit Catholic Central, DE)
Committed to Wisconsin
Isaiah Harris
(Saline, DE)
Committed to Miami of Ohio.
Hayden Flavin
(Clarkston, OT)
Committed to Northwestern.
Ben Nichols
(DAVISON, OL)
Committed to Notre Dame.
Greg Patrick
(Portage Northern, OT)
Committed to Notre Dame.
Owen Winder
(DEXTER, OL)
Committed to Iowa State.

VOTE NOW!

Please note: Votes shown on this page are not updated in real time. Displayed totals are refreshed periodically and may not reflect the most current tally.