Clean sweep

Roman Voss adds Mr. Football to collection

JCC’s Roman Voss gets into the end zone on a fourth down play vs. Eden Valley-Watkins in the state Class 2A semifinals (upper photo) and then celebrates the score (lower photo). He scored TDs in the game. Voss was named Mr. Football Sunday. Photos by Lee Larson.

Jackson County Central senior Roman Voss made it a clean sweep of the state’s top football awards as he was named as the winner of the 2025 Mr. Football award.

The award is sponsored by the Minnesota Football Coaches Association and the Minnesota Vikings.

In the past few days Voss was also tabbed as the Gatorade Minnesota Football Player of the Year and the MaxPreps Minnesota High School Football Player of the Year. He also signed his letter of intent to play at the University of Minnesota, where he is projected to play tight end for the Gophers.

The 6-foot-4, 230-pound Voss played quarterback and safety for the Huskies, who compiled a 13-0 record for the second straight season and won their second consecutive Class 2A state championship.

He had 1,902 yards and 21 touchdowns passing and rushed for 1,893 yards and 30 TDs on offense. Voss was a four-time District Offensive Player of the Year.

Defensively he was credited with 18 tackles and one interception, returning it for a touchdown.

Voss is the first player from a Class 2A school to be named Mr. Football.

Camden Hungerholt of nine-player LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle-Pacelli won the award last year.

Other finalists

Here are the other Mr. Football finalists, listed in alphabetical order. Listed are name, position(s) and school.

• Micah Bush, WR-S, Hills-Beaver Creek

• James Engle, RB, Maple Grove

• Caleb Francois, RB-DB, Minnetonka

• Carson Heimer, RB-S, Byron

• Howie Johnson, DL, Forest Lake

• Izaak Johnson, QB, Cretin-Derham Hall

• Logan Lachermeier, QB, Minneapolis North

• Owen Linder, OT, Chanhassen

• Deron Russel, WR-DB, Waseca

Mr. Football

The list of Mr. Football award winners since the program began in 2004.

• 2025: Roman Voss, Jackson County Central (Class 2A)

• 2024: Camden Hungerholt, LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle-Pacelli (Class 9-player)

• 2023: Maxwell Woods, Chanhassen (Class 5A)

• 2022: Cade Osterman, Elk River (Class 5A)

• 2021: Emmett Johnson, Academy of Holy Angels (Class 4A)

• 2020: Jake Ratzlaff, Rosemount (Class 5A)

• 2019: Jalen Suggs, SMB Wolfpack (Class 4A)

• 2018: Jason Williamson, Owatonna (Class 5A)

• 2017: Antonio Montero, Eden Prairie (Class 6A)

• 2016: Wade Sullivan, Lakeville North (Class 6A)

• 2015: JD Spielman, Eden Prairie (Class 6A)

• 2014: Robbie Grimsley, Hutchinson (Class 4A)

• 2013: Jeffrey Jones, Minneapolis Washburn (Class 5A)

• 2012: Bridgeport Tusler, Osseo (Class 5A)

• 2011: Philip Nelson, Mankato West (Class 4A)

• 2010: Peter Westerhaus, Holy Family Catholic (Class 3A)

• 2009: Zach Vraa, Rosemount (Class 5A)

• 2008: Varmah Sonie, Apple Valley (Class 5A)

• 2007: Mike Floyd, Cretin-Derham Hall (Class 5A)

• 2006: Blake Sorensen, Eden Prairie (Class 5A)

• 2005: Matt Carufel, Cretin-Derham Hall (Class 5A)

• 2004: Nick Mertins, East Grand Forks (Class 3A)