Who is Delaware's all-time best high school football player? VOTE now

Delaware has had no shortage of football players who excelled at the high school level, sparking their teams and earning fans’ admiration. The best of them went on to collegiate and pro success. With the United States nearing its 250th anniversary of gaining independence, USA TODAY Sports will celebrate the 250 greatest American sports figures of all time.

At the root of that are the high school athletes who became familiar names in their schools, communities and the state of Delaware while making headlines with their athletic exploits. The USA TODAY Network hopes to first spotlight those individuals. Here in Delaware, we’re compiling lists of the best players in several sports.

We begin with football, which has long garnered the most attention. These are our choices for Delaware’s 10 greatest football players, listed alphabetically: Jamie Duncan, Christiana Duncan was a central figure in Christiana’s rise to power. He was 1992 state Defensive Player of the Year after also being first-team All-State at linebacker as a junior in 1991.

He also starred as a tight end and running back. At Vanderbilt, he was a second-team All-American linebacker in 1997 and made 425 career tackles while earning SEC Defensive Player of the Year. Duncan then appeared in 96 NFL games with 56 starts over seven seasons.