The New Orleans area features a plethora of talented high school football players entering the 2025 season.

Predicting who the best player in New Orleans will be this season is no easy guess, so we’re giving area fans the opportunity to make their voice heard with The Times-Picayune Fans’ Choice Preseason Football Player of the Year Poll.

Players from parishes in the New Orleans metro area were considered. Voting begins on Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 7 a.m. and ends on Thursday, Aug. 28 at noon.

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NEW ORLEANS PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR CANDIDATES

Richard Anderson, Edna Karr, DL, Sr. (6-4, 340)

Nicknamed “Big Rich,” Anderson is a returning LSWA All-State selection who’s committed to LSU. The 6-foot-4, 340-pound defensive tackle recorded 10 sacks as a junior.

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