Vote: Who should be the Florida Panhandle defensive player of the week (10/24/2023)?

We’ve selected nine candidates to choose from this past week’s games

High school football is back in the Sunshine State and so begins our Player of the Week polls for areas all around the state. Teams started off the regular season with some great individual performances in Week 9.

As such, we have nine athletes nominated this week for the SBLive’s Florida Panhandle Defensive Football Player of the Week award from October 19-20 and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected. Voting will conclude on Saturday, October 28th at 11:59 p.m. The winner will be announced in next week's poll. 

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Congratulations to last week's winner: Daniel Boatwright, LB, Walton.

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Here are this week's nominations:

Jabori Weeks, LB, Choctawhatchee: Weeks led the front seven for the Indians in a 49-7 win over Pensacola Booker T. Washington with six tackles, five for loss and two sacks. 

Colt Serpas, LB, Holmes County: The linebacker led the Blue Devils in a 41-0 win over Liberty County with 13 tackles, three tackles and a sack. 

Henry Johnson, DB, Lighthouse Private Christian Academy: Johnson led the Stingrays with a team-high 21 tackles in the loss to Jay. 

Trevor Oswald, LB, Bozeman: Oswald was the Bucks’ top defender in a Bozeman 25-24 win over Chipley. The linebacker notched 18 tackles for Bozeman. 

Shamane Walker, DE, Gulf Breeze: Walker led the Dolphins’ defense with 12 tackles and four going for a loss in the 27-20 win over Tate. 

Asher Peacock, LB, Port St. Joe: Peacock notched seven tackles and three went for a loss in a 40-0 victory over Franklin County. 

Wyatt Speers, DB, Cottondale: The defensive back notched a team-high 12 tackles in a victory over Patuala Charter Academy last week. 

Daniel Boatwright, LB, Walton: Boatwright notched a team-high 13 tackles in the Braves’ 43-42 win over Gadsden County. 

Zavier Hamilton, LB, Fort Walton Beach: Hamilton had a big night, totaling nine tackles and five going for a loss in the Vikings’ 35-0 win over Bay. 

-- Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @sblivefl