Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League

 
The WPIAL’s most dominant athlete of the early 21st century, Terrelle Pryor was the top football recruit in the nation in 2008. He led Jeannette to WPIAL and PIAA titles in both football and basketball during his senior season and became the first Pennsylvania high school football player to respectively run and pass for over 4,000 career yards during the Jayhawks’ perfect 16-0 campaign in 2007. He was the MVP of the US Army Football game, recognized as the USA Today Player of the Year, Parade All-American Player of the Year, winner of the Maxwell Award, a two-time Pennsylvania Football Player of the Year and Post-Gazette and Tribune-Review Player of the Year in both football and basketball. A Parade All-American and one of the 20 hottest recruits in hoops in the country, he finished his basketball career as Jeannette’s all-time leading scorer with 2,285 points; 8th all-time in the WPIAL. He chose to play football in college and quarterbacked the Ohio State Buckeyes to the 2010 Rose Bowl game in which he was named MVP. Drafted by the Oakland Raiders, Pryor led the Cleveland Browns in receiving in 2016. This spring, Terrelle inked a free agent deal with the Washington Redskins.