Candidates for Kentucky's 2017 Mr. Football award

NEITHER will be in the hunt.

 

- Robinson is a Junior, not a senior. He would have to have an absolutely enormous year and overcome the fact that Western Hills is from a smaller class, wasn't particularly elite last year (one and done) and does NOT play the most challenging schedule. Mr. Football is a media award (Mr. Basketball is voted on by the coaches) and Western Hills doesn't leave CKY during its schedule (for other voters to see him).

 

- Perdue has a similar problem. Small class and team wasn't good last year. Plus, he would need the Louisville area's media votes and they already have good candidates (notably Moore and Rice) much closer to home with much bigger college offers. Moore also plays for the state's top team.

 

Both are fabulous players who will have good seasons and will have a nice selection of colleges to choose from.

 

In order to be Mr. Football, though, you need more firepower. A junior and a player from a mediocre team on the outskirts of a metro area with other high-quality candidates is a LOT to overcome just to ENTER the conversation, let alone win.

Wandale Robinson from Western Hills is listed as a Senior.