Louisiana’s high school playoffs are underway, and many of the state’s college teams are playing critical games for their postseason hopes or opportunities.
And from the prep fields on Friday nights to those big college games throughout the weekend and even the primetime stages of the NFL, Louisiana natives and representatives of its high schools and colleges are putting on one show after another to help lead their teams to victory.
These nine athletes — representing all three phases at all three levels — topped the charts for Louisiana vs. All Y’all’s latest Players of the Week honors.
Congratulations to this week’s winners.
HIGH SCHOOL
Offense — Krew Collura (2029), Mandeville: The freshman quarterback threw for more than 300 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for another score to help lead his Skippers to a 48-27 road win in a closely matched 15-vs-18 opening-round game at Thibodaux. Collura and Mandeville more than tripled the amount of points the Tigers had allowed on average this season.
Defense — Deron Hervey (2026), Bonnabel EDGE: The senior edge rusher was a disruptive force with multiple stops behind the line of scrimmage for a Bruins’ unit that allowed just one offensive score in a 28-14 defeat of rival Riverdale, marking the program’s first playoff win since 1997. Bonnabel bottled up a typically strong Rebels rushing attack and consistently kept the passing game out of rhythm with Hervey a standout on the veteran front that led the charge.
Special Teams — Peyton Boyd (2026), Northside DB: Another senior who helped his team end a long playoff drought, Boyd intercepted two passes and blocked a punt to help lead his Vikings to a 27-20 road win at L.B. Landry for the program’s first postseason victory in 15 years.
COLLEGE
Offense — Jake Retzlaff, Tulane QB: The Green Wave quarterback earns LVAY’s College Offensive Player of the Week honors for the second straight time after another big role in another win to help the program keep pushing toward major postseason goals. Retzlaff completed 18 of his 27 passes (66.7%) for 241 yards, two touchdowns and an interception and rushed for another score in a 35-24 win against Florida Atlantic.
Defense — KK Reno, Southeastern Louisiana LB: The former Catholic-New Iberia star has been a flat-out tackle machine the entire season for the Lions and put up a new career-high 17 stops in a 10-7 slugfest defeat of Incarnate Word. Reno had a couple stops behind the line and a deflected pass to help further highlight his effort.
Special Teams — Damian Ramos, LSU K: The senior kicker continued his career as a Hog-Slayer with another perfect afternoon against Arkansas with three second-quarter field goals of 50, 42 and 42 yards to help provide some scoring for a sputtering offense and a pair of made extra-point opportunities in the 23-22 survival of the Razorbacks.
PROFESSIONAL
Offense — Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys QB: The former Haughton star completed 25 of his 33 passes (75.8%) for 268 yards and all four touchdowns in his Cowboys’ 33-16 defeat of the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday Night Football. Prescott has been among the league’s most prolific and efficient passers throughout the season
Defense — Derek Stingley Jr., Houston Texans DB: The former Dunham star was among the league’s top-graded defenders for the week, allowing just 12 yards on three catches and five targets and finished with four tackles and a pass breakup in a 16-13 road win at Tennessee.
Special Teams — KaVontae Turpin, Dallas Cowboys WR: The former Neville star racked up 111 kick-return yards on four opportunities — 19-, 22- and 31-yarders in the first half and a 39-yarder in the fourth quarter — and returned a punt 14 yards. Three of the five returns set up scoring drives in the Monday Night Football win.