Peyton Manning, J.J. Watt, Todd Gurley, Joe Burrow, Michael Thomas, and George Kittle were among the NFL stars, past and present, who honored Marietta, Georgia, tight end Arik Gilbert with the Gatorade Male High School Athlete of the Year award via video on Friday.
"Welcome to the Gatorade Family,'' Manning said to Gilbert in the minute-long clip.
Gilbert, who is bound for LSU, is the first tight end to win in the 18-year history of the award. UConn-bound basketball star Paige Bueckers was named Gatorade's Female High School Athlete of the Year.