Vote: Who is the midseason national high school football freshman of the year?

Andrew Nemec

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It is right around the midway point of the high school football season across America.

That makes for a perfect opportunity to take a look at the breakout stars of Friday night's lights.

At The Sporting News, we took a look at the nation's best freshman football players around the country.

But we'd like you to decide who should be named our "Midseason National High School Freshman of the Year."

Vote below:

Voting ends Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. PT: 

Here's a list of the nominees: 

QB Xavier Gammon (Kenton, OH) — 2,097 passing yards, 13 touchdowns, 8 interceptions, 325 rushing yards, 5 touchdowns

QB Weston Michalak (AC School, NC) — 1,818 passing yards, 17 touchdowns, 6 interceptions

QB Jaylan Garrett (Nacogdoches, TX) — 1,632 passing yards, 14 touchdowns, 1 interception

QB Charlie Baxter (Christian Heritage, GA) — 1,594 passing yards, 16 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, 107 rushing yards, 4 touchdowns

QB Thaddeus Breaux (Hamilton, CA) — 1,580 passing yards, 16 touchdowns, 3 interceptions, 237 rushing yards, 1 touchdown

QB Jordan Wiggins (Northeast, GA) — 1,510 passing yards, 20 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, 192 rushing yards, 1 touchdown

QB Lincoln Frazier (Willis, TX) — 1,452 passing yards, 19 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, 123 rushing yards, 3 touchdowns

QB Cordae Norling (Cascade Christian, WA) — 1,385 passing yards, 14 touchdowns, 3 interceptions

QB Marcus Washington (Cajon, CA) — 1,251 passing yards, 11 touchdowns, 10 interceptions, 373 rushing yards, 4 touchdowns

QB Jonah Tuaniga (Millikan, CA) — 1,259 passing yards, 16 touchdowns, 5 interceptions

QB CJ Cypher (Carrollton, GA) — 1,202 passing yards, 14 touchdowns, 1 interception

QB Malik Leonard (Chaminade-Madonna, FL) — 922 passing yards, 9 touchdowns, 1 interception

QB Ty Snell (Allen, TX) — 613 passing yards, 5 touchdowns, 56 rushing yards

RB Anthony Estrada (Madera, CA) — 1,226 rushing yards, 15 touchdowns, 9.2 yards per carry

RB Devon Chavez (Estanda, NM) — 1,037 yards, 8 touchdowns

RB JV Stintson (GCA, TN) — 967 rushing yards, 9 touchdowns

RB Edmund McAllister II (Pickerington Central, OH) — 708 rushing yards, 13 touchdowns

RB Kashus Clarvoe (Bloomfield, CO) — 889 rushing yards, 9 touchdowns

WR Sukora Cooper Jr. (Life Oak Hill, TX) — 34 receptions, 854 receiving yards, 11 touchdowns

WR Wyatt Swick (Minford, OH) — 24 receptions, 574 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns

WR Hayes Leach (Regents, MS) — 35 receptions, 542 receiving yards, 7 touchdowns

LB Levi Jacoby (Asbury, AL) — 95 total tackles

ATH Wyatt Garcia (Three Rivers, TX) — 207 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns, 66 total tackles, 10 tackles-for-loss, 4 sacks

ATH Makai Buchanan (Victor Valley, CA) — 154 rushing yards, 3 touchdowns, 6 receptions, 85 receiving yards

EDGE Lawrence Muldrow Jr. (Mt. Zion CA, NC) — 49 tackles, 17 tackles-for-loss, 12 sacks

OL Xavier Berry (Cascade Christian, WA) — 6-foot-6, 275-pound dominant OL

OL Landon Ghea (Milton, GA) — Starting left tackle for Georgia powerhouse

DL Kymani Nicholas (Bishop Verot, FL) —Starting nose guard who creates havoc inside

Andrew Nemec

Andrew Nemec has covered high school sports and the recruiting landscape for more than a decade, with an emphasis on the former and current Pac-12 footprint. Nemec, who hosts his own radio show on ESPN-affiliate 1080 The FAN in Portland, Oregon, is a graduate of the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communication.