1996 NSCAA/Umbro Boys HS State Players of the Year
- by Soccer America , Dec 23, 1996
| State | Name | Pos. | Year | School | City |
| Alaska | Bryan Fanning | MF | Sr. | Robert Service | Anchorage |
| Arizona | Don Gallardo | D | Sr. | Cactus | Glendale |
| California | Nicholas Rimando | GK | Sr. | Montclair | Montclair |
| Colorado | Brian Mullan | F | Sr. | Regis Jesuit | Aurora |
| Connecticut | Max Zieky | MF | Sr. | Glastonbury | Glastonbury |
| Delaware | Colin Carew | D | Sr. | Newark | Newark |
| Florida | Christopher Meert | GK | Sr. | Oviedo | Oviedo |
| Georgia | David Prescod | MF | Sr. | Lassiter | Marietta |
| Hawaii | Nathan Adams | GK | Sr. | Iolani | Honolulu |
| Idaho | Andoni Artlach | F | Sr. | Bishop Kelly | Boise |
| Illinois | Nino DaSilva | F | Sr. | St. Violator | Arlington Heights |
| Indiana | Matt Fundenberger | MF | Sr. | North Central | Indianapolis |
| Iowa | Nick Olivencia | F | Sr. | W. Des Moines Valley | W. Des Moines |
| Kansas | Shawn McCullough | F | Sr. | St. Thomas Aquinas | Shawnee |
| Kentucky | Brian O'Leary | GK | Sr. | Paul Laurence Dunbar | Lexington |
| Louisiana | Ryan Guillory | MF | Sr. | Hahnville | Boutte |
| Maine | Jeff Haywood | GK | Sr. | Cape Elizabeth | Cape Elizabeth |
| Maryland | Matthew Laycock | MF | Sr. | Centennial | Ellicott City |
| Massachusetts | Chris Beston | F | Sr. | Weymouth | Weymouth |
| Michigan | Corey Worfolk | F | Sr. | Ann Arbor Pioneer | Ann Arbor |
| Minnesota | Marshall Morehead | F | Sr. | Stillwater Area | Stillwater |
| Missouri | Taylor Twellman | F | Jr. | St. Louis Univ. | St. Louis |
| New Hampshire | Justin lewis | MF | Sr. | West | Manchester |
| New Jersey | Edwin Fox | MF | Sr. | Christian Bros. | Lincroft |
| New Mexico | Justin Goodson | MF | Sr. | La Cueva | Albuquerque |
| New York | Josh Reynolds | MF | Sr. | Fayetteville-Manlius | Manlius |
| North Carolina | Caleb Norkus | F | Sr. | Jesse O. Sanderson | Raleigh |
| Ohio | Doug Deken | MF | Senior | Strongsville | Strongsville |
| Oklahoma | James Hagemann | GK | Sr. | Westmoore | Oklahoma City |
| Oregon | Eric Skipper | MF | Fr. | Glencoe | Hillsboro |
| Pennsylvania | Andre Spanger | F | Sr. | Strath Haven | Wallingford |
| Rhode Island | Scott Powers | MF | Sr. | Barrington | Barrington |
| South Carolina | Michael Rivera | MF | Sr. | T.L. Hanna | Anderson |
| Tennessee | Philip Stack | D | Jr. | Father Ryan | Nashville |
| Texas | Chris Peirce | D | Sr. | Klein | Spring |
| Texas | Joel Reddington | MF | Sr. | Allen | Allen |
| Utah | David Huber | F | Sr. | Brighton | Salt Lake City |
| Vermont | A.J. Ferriter | MF | Sr. | Thetford Academy | Thetford |
| Virginia | Grover Gibson III | MF | Sr. | C.D. Hylton | Woodbridge |
| Washington | Sean Standley | MF | Sr. | O'Dea | Seattle |
| West Virginia | Ryan Cross | MF | Sr. | Parkersburg | Parkersburg |
| Wisconsin | Michael Sullivan | D | Sr. | Brookfield Central | Brookfield |
