WATCH: High School Football Extra Kickoff Special

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — WSOC-TV’s High School Football Extra Kickoff Special highlights the Big 22 Players to Watch.

[WSOC-TV announces 2019 Big 22 players to watch]

Sports director Phil Orban and sports anchor Matt Harris show you the players' athletic strengths. They also take you into the players’ homes, follow them in the community and bring you to their practices.

[HSFE Special] Below are WSOC-TV's 2019 Big 22 Players to Watch:

• Porter Rooks
• Jacolbe Cowan
• Anthony Jackson
• Da'quon Stewart
• Cedric Gray
• Maleik Faust
• Quay Evans
• Elijah Burris
• Evan Pryor
• Malik McGowan
• Tyrese Blake
• Gavin Blackwell
• Power Echols
• Muhsin Muhammad III
• Drake Maye ​​​​​
• Quentin Williams
• Rayton Rose
• Storm Monroe
• Anthony Carter Jr.
• Will Shipley
• Kedrick Bingley-Jones
• Trenton Simpson

[ARTICLE: Past WSOC-TV Big 22 Winners]

[Photos: Past WSOC-TV Big 22 Winners]

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