Former Lake Stevens QB Eason wins Maxwell Player of Year award

Published 9:13 pm Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Former Lake Stevens High School quarterback Jacob Eason was selected as the 2015 Maxwell Football Club National High School Player of the Year on Tuesday.

In his senior season at Lake Stevens, Eason passed for 3,585 yards and 43 touchdowns with just six interceptions. Eason led Lake Stevens to the 4A state semifinals, where the Vikings lost to Skyline 37-34.

Eason signed with Georgia and enrolled at the school earlier this month.

The 6-foot-5, 220-pound Eason had previously been honored as the Gatorade National Football Player of the Year and the USA Today Player of the Year. He was also a participant in the U.S. Army All American Bowl earlier this month.