By Sheldon Shealer, editor

UPDATE: Consensus All-State Team

The 17th installment of the Consensus All-State football team will be released later today, but there is no drama regarding the Offensive and defensive Players of the Year. In fact, in nearly unanimous voting, Dunbar senior Tavon Austin repeats as the Maryland's Offensive Player of the Year and Good Counsel senior Jelani Jenkins claims the Defensive Player of the Year honors in similar run-away fashion.

Here are the past All-State Players of the Year:

Offensive
2007 - Tavon Austin, Dunbar*
2006 - Joe Haden, Friendly
2005 - Ben Tate, Snow Hill
2004 - Ike Whitaker, Northwest
2003 - Derrick McPhearson, DeMatha
2002 - Ambrose Wooden, Gilman
2001 - Terry Caulley, Patuxent
2000 - Semaj Richardson, Gaithersburg
1999 - Chris Kelly, Seneca Valley
1998 - Chris Kelly, Seneca Valley*
1997 - Walter Cross, Oxon Hill
1996 - Tyree Foreman, Sherwood
1995 - Tyree Foreman, Sherwood*
1994 - Bobby Sabelhaus, McDonogh
1993 - Tori Willis, Cambridge-S.D.
1992 - John seymour, Linganore

Defensive
2007 - Kenny Tate, DeMatha
2006 - Ian Thomas, DeMatha
2005 - Akeem Hebron, Good Counsel
2004 - Navorro Bowman, Suitland*
2003 - Eric Lenz, Urbana
2002 - Victor Abiamiri, Gilman
2001 - Shawne Merriman, Douglass-PG
2000 - Seth Mitchell, Gwynn Park
1999 - Derek Wake, DeMatha
1998 - Darnell Dockett, Paint Branch
1997 - Loui Georgalas, Calvert Hall
1996 - Monte Graves, St. Mary's-AA
1995 - Tommy Polley, Dunbar
1994 - Tommy Polley, Dunbar*
1993 - Troy Fowlkes, North County
1992 - none selected

*-indcates junior