Five players will have a chance to repeat as winners at the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s Players of the Year Banquet in Montgomery next month.

A sixth will have a chance to win a second straight award but in a different classification.

Saraland wide receiver Ryan Williams, Elba running back Alvin Henderson, Oneonta running back Fluff Bothwell, B.B. Comer running back Kamore Harris and Charles Henderson defensive lineman Zion Grady are among 48 Back and Linemen of the Year finalists named by the ASWA on Wednesday.

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Williams (6A), Bothwell (4A), Harris (2A) and Henderson (1A) are all returning Backs of the Year. Grady was the 5A Lineman of the Year. Sterling Dixon was the 3A Lineman of the Year in 2022. He is a Class 6A Lineman of the Year finalist this year after playing his final season at Spanish Fort.

Williams, the 2022 Mr. Football winner as a sophomore, could become the first two-time winner in the 42-year history of the award if he were to win again. The Player of the Year banquet, sponsored by ALFA Insurance and the Alabama High School Athletic Directors and Coaches Association, will be held Jan. 16 at the Montgomery Renaissance.

Eight teams have two finalists this year. They are Class 7A champ Central-Phenix City, Class 6A finalists Saraland and Clay-Chalkville, Class 4A finalist Cherokee County, Class 3A finalist Madison Academy, Class 2A champ Fyffe and Class 1A champ Leroy along with Chambers Academy in the AISA.

The finalists were voted on by the ASWA’s prep committee after the naming of Saturday’s All-State football team.

Here are the 2023 finalists:

Class 7A Backs

Cam Coleman, Central-Phenix City

Anquon Fegans, Thompson

Perry Thompson, Foley

Class 7A Linemen

Isiai Faga, Central-Phenix City

Jordan Ross, Vestavia Hills

Bradley Shaw, Hoover

Class 6A Backs

KJ Lacey, Saraland

Jaylen Mbakwe, Clay-Chalkville

Ryan Williams, Saraland

Class 6A Linemen

DJ Barber, Clay-Chalkville

Malik Blocton, Pike Road

Sterling Dixon, Spanish Fort

Class 5A Backs

Cam Phinizee, Russellville

Ronnie Royal, Gulf Shores

Clarence Taylor, Pleasant Grove

Class 5A Linemen

Zion Grady, Charles Henderson

Brandon Purifoy, Vigor

QB Reese, Ramsay

Class 4A Backs

Fluff Bothwell, Oneonta

Jacob Cornejo, Cherokee County

Caleb McCreary, Montgomery Catholic

Class 4A Linemen

Tae Diamond, Cherokee County

Joseph Phillips, BTW-Tuskegee

Jon Welch, Sipsey Valley

Class 3A Backs

Ken Cherry, Madison Academy

KJ Jackson, St. James

Ethan Wilder, Gordo

Class 3A Linemen

Reese Baker, Madison Academy

Jaxon Colvin, Geraldine

Kentonio Kelly Jr., Mobile Christian

Class 2A Backs

Logan Anderson, Fyffe

Kamore Harris, B.B. Comer

Preston Lancaster, Tuscaloosa Academy

Class 2A Linemen

JJ Boatright, Locust Fork

JJ Faulk, Highland Home

Tucker Wilks, Fyffe

Class 1A Backs

Alvin Henderson, Elba

Brayden Huebner, Leroy

Cale Tittle, Lynn

Class 1A linemen

Clete O’Bryant, Coosa Christian

Tim Parnell, Leroy

Korbit Sommerville, Pickens County

AISA Backs

Dallas Crow, Glenwood

Clayton Hussey, Lowndes Academy

Luke Tarver, Chambers Academy

AISA linemen

Jon Nolan Lawrence, Fort Dale Academy

Jay Lindsey, Patrician

Ryan Smith, Chambers Academy