See the high school football Preseason Fort Worth All-Area Team plus individual awards

The Texas high school football season starts on Thursday.

Before that first snap, it’s time to introduce the Star-Telegram’s 2024 Preseason Fort Worth All-Area team. These players are set up to have elite seasons.

Individual Awards

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Raycine Guillory Jr., Aledo

Aledo running back Ray Guillory, a junior with a 5-foot-10, 180 pound frame, has offers from the best programs in the nation including Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan, Oklahoma, Texas A&M and more.

Guillory tallied 1,411 total yards and 21 touchdowns last season prior to going down with an injury late in the Bearcats’ Class 5A D1 State Championship run. Guillory is back and is primed to have a great year with Aledo, the state championship favorites.

Guillory has the talent and the support to have a monster season with the Bearcats.

Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Jonathan Cunningham, North Crowley

Cunningham, a 6-foot-2, 195 pound linebacker, will be a force for North Crowley as an experienced senior. He made the District 3-6A First Team and helped power the Panthers to a Class 6A D1 State Semifinal.

“He is a very special player,” North Crowley head coach Ray Gates said. “Very talented. Lots of upside. We still haven’t seen the best football of his high school career. We’re really excited about him.”

Cunningham is committed to play college football with the Texas Longhorns.

Preseason All-Area Team

(Fort Worth-area players eligible)

Quarterbacks

Chris Jimerson Jr., Sr., North Crowley

Caleb Williams, Sr., Crowley

Running backs

Michael Turner, Sr., Richland

Davis Penn, Jr., Southlake Carroll

Riley Wormley, Sr., Southlake Carroll

Wide Receivers

Zion Robinson, Jr., Mansfield

Kaydon Finley, Jr., Aledo

Xavier Johnson, Sr., Richland

Brock Boyd, Southlake Carroll

Braden Blueitt, Colleyville Heritage

Offensive Lineman

John Turntine III, Jr., North Crowley

Henry Fenuku, Sr., North Crowley

Felix Ojo, Jr., Mansfield Lake Ridge

Kilian Registe, Sr., Keller

Ian Mayes, Sr., Arlington Bowie

Tight end

Jack Van Dorselaer, Sr., Southlake Carroll

Linebackers

Ben McElree, Sr., Aledo

Xander Walker, Sr., Mansfield Legacy

Jeremiah Brinson, Sr., Arlington Bowie

CJ Witten, Jr., Argyle Liberty Christian

Defensive backs

Draden Fullbright, Sr., North Crowley

Nathan Tilmon, Sr., Mansfield Timberview

Leo Almanza, Sr., Byron Nelson

Cooper Witten, Soph., Argyle Liberty Christian

Tamondre Bowie, Sr., Crowley

Brandon Ford, Jr., Crowley

Defensive line

Jesse Ford, Jr., Arlington Martin

Travis Buhake, Sr., Mansfield Summit

Dilan Battle, Sr.,, Mansfield Timberview

Raylon Carter, Sr., Fort Worth Southwest

Dalton Knapp, Sr., Fort Worth All Saints

Kicker

AJ Rosen, Sr., K, Hurst L.D. Bell