Only three remain.
As the Dragon Pride Era (2006 - 2026) Top 20 reaches its final stages, we're down to two players who made their names in very different ways. One was the heartbeat of a championship defense. The other was the dynamic quarterback at the center of another Carroll title run.
Both were leaders. Both were winners. And both belong among the very best to ever play for the Dragons.
There are plenty of great linebackers in Carroll history. Will Davis is at the very top.
A tackling machine in the middle of Carroll’s defense, Davis saved his best for his senior season in 2011, when he helped lead the Dragons to an undefeated season and the Class 5A Division I state championship. He finished the season with 176 tackles, including 115 solo stops, along with 7.5 sacks, 10 quarterback pressures, six knockdowns, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery. He was named the Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year.
Davis was more than a stat sheet, though. He was a team captain and the Dragons’ defensive MVP, and he also earned defensive MVP honors in the state championship game.
Over his final two varsity seasons, Davis totaled 308 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, and 14 sacks. During his three varsity seasons, Carroll went 37-6.
He went on to Kansas State, where he became a starting linebacker and a three-time first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection. But his Carroll legacy was already secure. Davis was the kind of linebacker every championship team needs — physical, productive, and relentless.
Kenny Hill didn’t wait long to make his mark at Carroll. By the time his high school career was over, he had rewritten the record book, won a state championship, and established himself as one of the most dynamic quarterbacks the Dragons had ever produced.
Hill was a sophomore when he made his first varsity start in October 2010, and he immediately began living up to the expectations that came with playing quarterback at Carroll. That season, the underclassman threw for 1,761 yards and 15 touchdowns while rushing for 435 yards and seven scores.
As a junior in 2011, Hill exploded. He threw for 3,014 yards and 25 touchdowns and rushed for 1,400 yards and 24 touchdowns, leading Carroll to a perfect 16-0 season and its eighth state championship. He earned District 7-5A Offensive MVP, Dallas Morning News DFW All-Area Offensive Player of the Year, and first-team All-State honors from the Texas Sports Writers Association.
Then came an even bigger senior season. Hill accounted for 4,790 total yards and 60 touchdowns — 3,369 passing yards and 27 touchdowns, plus 1,421 rushing yards and 33 scores. He was named Texas Gatorade Player of the Year and Texas Associated Press Sports Editors Player of the Year.
Hill eventually became a star at Texas A&M and TCU, but his place in Dragon history was established long before that. He wasn't simply the quarterback of a great Carroll team. For three seasons, he was the electric quarterback everyone expected to deliver — and, more often than not, he did.