Five Local Players Named Semifinalists For State’s Mr Football Awards
(tssaa.org) The Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards will be presented to the top football players in nine classifications of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. The top kicker in the state will be recognized with a Mr. Football Award, regardless of classification.
Five semifinalists are announced in this release for each classification and the Kicker of the Year category. There are six classifications in Division I and three in Division II. The three finalists for each award will be unveiled by Mike Keith and Titans head coach Mike Vrabel at 8pm ET/7pm CT on Tuesday, November 21. The announcement will be streamed on the Tennessee Titans website and the Titans social/digital channels. The three finalists for each award will be the ones invited to attend the awards luncheon at Nissan Stadium, where the winner of each award will be announced.
A committee of statewide sports writers selected winners based on performance in the 2023 regular season. Academics and character were also taken into consideration. High school head coaches and members of the media nominated the finalists.
“We are very excited and appreciative about being involved with the Tennessee Titans for the 17th consecutive year,” stated Mark Reeves, Executive Director of the TSSAA. “They have helped make the recognition of these 50 student-athletes, their families, and schools possible. The sponsorship of the Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards and numerous contributions to high schools across the state since the team moved to Tennessee have meant a great deal to the member schools of the TSSAA.”
This is the 39th year that the Mr. Football Awards have been presented to Tennessee’s best high school football players. A Mr. Football trophy will be presented to the winners of each category. A Mr. Football plaque will be presented to the other two finalists in each category. The remaining semi-finalists will each receive a certificate.
Mike Keith, play-by-play voice of the Tennessee Titans, will emcee the awards presentation. A live videostream of the awards will be provided on the Titans website.
2023 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football SemifinalistsDIVISION I, CLASS 1AJa’Marion Farrior, South PittsburgBen Franklin, CornersvilleCameron Schlicht, DresdenKamden Wellington, South PittsburgDawson White, Moore County
DIVISION I, CLASS 2AGray Eubanks, HuntingdonCole Gregory, Trousdale CountyIsaiah Groves, East RobertsonDarien Meza, Mt. PleasantStone Wallace, Riverside
DIVISION I, CLASS 3AKalen Edwards, DyersburgRadarious Jackson, SheffieldSkylan Smith, CovingtonWhittman Whaley, Gatlinburg-PittmanBrandon Winton, Jr., Alcoa
DIVISION I, CLASS 4AGabe Borders, Macon CountyZeion-LaFrederick Simpson, Pearl CohnNick Moog, Anderson CountyCarter Smith, Hardin CountyKeshawn S. Tarkleton, Pearl Cohn
DIVISION I, CLASS 5AEric Hazzard, PageCaden Marshall, Henry CountyKelvin Perkins, SouthwindDominic Reed, CentennialSteven Soles, Jr., Powell
DIVISION I, CLASS 6ABoo Carter, Bradley CentralBraden Graham, RiverdaleGeron Johnson, BartlettDaune Morris, OaklandCordero Walker, Germantown
DIVISION II, CLASS ARoe’Montae Baldwin, Columbia AcademyJay’Len Mosley, Jackson ChristianBrian Shields, FACSEli Wilson, MTCSTyson Wolcott, Friendship Christian
DIVISION II, CLASS AAMarkeis Barrett, Knoxville WebbCooper Cameron, Knoxville WebbTy Clark, FRACrews Law, CPAKnox Roberts, Davidson Academy
DIVISION II, CLASS AAAKaleb Beasley, Lipscomb AcademyCarson Gentle, McCallieAmari Jefferson, BaylorGeorge MacIntyre, Brentwood AcademyHudson Shoaf, MUS
KICKER OF THE YEARGrant Chadwick, TullahomaDaniel Echeverria, Mt. JulietLogan Lewis, LexingtonRoman Mathis, Davidson AcademyOwen Taylor, Knoxville Halls
