#TNHSFB Playoff Primer: Class 4A-6A

As we move on in our look at the upcoming Tennessee high school football playoffs, here we breakdown the big boys, the power programs and future stars on the college gridiron. 

The 4A through 6A classifications are loaded full of high quality programs that have some horses to lead them to a state title. There are also several under the radar teams that might have faltered a bit this year but have the talent to make a run! 

Class 4A Brackets/Matchups 

R1 – #1 Greeneville (10-0)  (Home)

R2 – #4 South Doyle (6’4)

R2 – #2 Fulton (7-3)  (Home)

R1 – #3 Volunteer (6-4)

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R2 – #3 Carter (6-3)

R1 – #2 Elizabethton (8-1)  (Home)

R1 – #4 Seymour (6-4)

R2 – #1 Anderson Co. (5-5)  (Home)

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R3 – #1 Red Bank (7-3)  (Home)

R4 – #4 Stone Memorial (6-4)

R4 – #2 Macon Co. (7-3)  (Home)

R3 – #3 Chatt. Central (6-2) 

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R4 – #3 DeKalb Co. (6-4)

R3 – #2 East Hamilton (7-2)  (Home)

R3 – #4 Soddy Daisy (4-6)

R4 – #1 Upperman (9-1)  (Home)

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R5 – #1 Tullahoma (10-0)  (Home)

R6 – #4 Chester Co. (5-5)

R6 – #2 Jackson South-Side (5-5)  (Home)

R5 – #3 Montgomery Central (8-2)

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R6 – #3 Lexington (5-5)

R5 – #2 Pearl Cohn (9-1)  (Home)

R5 – #4 Marshall Co. (7-3)

R6 – #1 Hardin Co. (9-0)  (Home)

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R7 – #1 Haywood (10-0)  (Home)

R8 – #4 Wooddale (5-3)

R8 – #2 Melrose (5-5)  (Home)

R7 – #3 Milan (4-5)

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R8 – #3 Ridgeway (5-5)

R7 – #2 South Gibson (7-3)

R7 – #4 Jackson North-Side (5-5)

R8 – #1 Kirby (7-3)  (Home)

Top Title Contenders: Greeneville, Elizabethton, Tullahoma, Pearl Cohn, Haywood

Sleeper Teams: Carter, East Hamilton, Upperman, South Gibson, Kirby 

Players to Know: (Ath) Jaden Stevenson Jaden Stevenson 6'1" | 165 lbs | WR Greeneville | 2022 State TN (GV), (RB) Mason Gudger Mason Gudger 5'8" | 180 lbs | RB Greeneville | 2022 State TN (GV), (RB) Shawn Gary Shawn Gary 5'11" | 185 lbs | RB South Doyle | 2022 State TN (SD), ‘23 (WR) Marcellus Jackson Marcellus Jackson 5'9" | 155 lbs | WR Fulton | 2023 State TN (FUL), ‘24 (S) Brody Blankenship Brody Blankenship 6'2" | 200 lbs | DB Alcoa | 2024 State TN (CAR), (QB) Bryson Rollins Bryson Rollins 6'0" | 190 lbs | QB Elizabethton | 2022 State TN (LIZ), (WR) Jake Roberts Jake Roberts 6'0" | 185 lbs | WR Elizabethton | 2022 State TN (LIZ), (OG/C) Sully Sexton Sully Sexton 6'3" | 280 lbs | OL Anderson County | 2022 State TN (AC), (TE/LB) Zach Shannon Zach Shannon 6'2" | 215 lbs | ATH Anderson County | 2022 State TN (AC), (RB/S) Reco Trimble Reco Trimble 6'1" | 180 lbs | DB Red Bank | 2022 State TN (RB), (Ath) Cameron Houston Cameron Houston 5'11" | 180 lbs | ATH Macon Co. | 2022 State TN (MC), (WR) Jeremiah Flemmons Jeremiah Flemmons 6'4" | 195 lbs | WR East Hamilton | 2022 State TN (EH), (DL) Jyron McClellan Jyron McClellan 6'4" | 240 lbs | DL Upperman | 2022 State TN (UPP)

(OL) Ian Poe Ian Poe 6'4" | 295 lbs | OL Tullahoma | 2022 State TN (TUL), (QB) Ryan Scott Ryan Scott 6'2" | 180 lbs | QB Tullahoma | 2022 TN (TUL), ‘23 (RB) Isiah McClaine Isiah McClaine 5'8" | 200 lbs | RB Lexington | 2023 TN (LEX), (WR) Barion Brown Barion Brown 6'1" | 165 lbs | WR Pearl-Cohn | 2022 State TN (PC), (DB) LaMarion Pierce LaMarion Pierce 5'11" | 180 lbs | DB Marshall Co. | 2022 State TN (MC), (WR) Kaydin Pope Kaydin Pope 6'0" | 180 lbs | WR Hardin County | 2022 State TN (HC), (DB) Jaylen Lewis Jaylen Lewis 6'1" | 175 lbs | DB Haywood | 2022 State TN (HAY), (DT) Camron Douglas Camron Douglas 6'3" | 300 lbs | DL Haywood | 2022 State TN (HAY), (LB) Anthony Brewer Anthony Brewer 6'0" | 205 lbs | LB Haywood | 2022 State TN (HAY), (S) Anthony Brown Anthony Brown 6'2" | 195 lbs | DB Milan | 2022 State TN (MIL), (WR) Brannon Brown Brannon Brown 6'1" | 170 lbs | WR South Gibson | 2022 State TN (SG), (LB) Khaden Walker Khaden Walker 6'2" | 225 lbs | LB Jackson North Side | 2022 State TN (JNS), (OT) Izaiah Reed Izaiah Reed 6'6" | 275 lbs | OL Jackson North-Side | 2022 State TN (JNS)

Best 1st Rd Games: Carter (6-3) at Elizabethton (8-1), Marshall Co. (7-3) at Hardin Co. (9-0)

Final Four: Greeneville vs. Red Bank, Tullahoma vs. Haywood 

Title Game: Greeneville vs. Haywood 

Champion: Haywood Tomcats 

Class 5A Brackets/Matchups 

R1 – #1 Daniel Boone (4-5)  (Home)

R2 – #4 Knox. Halls (5-5)

R2 – #2 Knox. Central (6-3)  (Home)

R1 – #3 Tenn. High (3-6)

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R2 – #3 Sevier Co. (7-3)

R1 – #2 David Crockett (6-4)  (Home)

R1 – #4 Morristown-West (5-5)

R2 – #1 Knox. West (8-2)  (Home)

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R3 – #1 Powell (8-2)  (Home)

R4 – #4 Ooltewah (2-8)

R4 – #2 McMinn Co. (7-3)  (Home)

R3 – #3 Oak Ridge (3-7)

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R4 – #3 Walker Valley (5-5)

R3 – #2 Karns (6-4)  (Home)

R3 – #4 Campbell Co. (6-4)

R4 – #1 Rhea Co. (8-2)  (Home)

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R5 – #1 Green Hill (9-1)  (Home)

R6 – #4 Franklin Co. (5-5)

R6 – #2 Columbia (6-4)  (Home)

R5 – #3 Mt. Juliet (6-4)

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R6 – #3 Nolensville (4-6)

R5 – #2 Station Camp (8-2)  (Home)

R5 – #4 Wilson Central (6-4)

R6 – #1 Page (9-1)  (Home)

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R7 – #1 Springfield (8-2)  (Home)

R8 – #4 Brighton (6-4)

R8 – #2 Memp. Central (8-2)  (Home)

R7 – #3 Kenwood (5-5)

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R8 – #3 Dyer Co. (6-3)

R7 – #2 Henry Co. (5-5)  (Home)

R7 – #4 Portland (4-6)

R8 – #1 Munford (8-2)  (Home)

Top Title Contenders: Knox. West, Powell, Green Hill, Page, Springfield

Sleeper Teams: Sevier Co., Rhea Co., Mt. Juliet, Memp. Central, Munford

Players to Know: (DE) Will Hamlin Will Hamlin 6'3" | 235 lbs | DL Daniel Boone | 2022 State TN (DB), (QB) Collin Shannon Collin Shannon 6'1" | 190 lbs | QB Sevier Co. | 2022 State TN (SC), (DB) Isaiah Lang Isaiah Lang 6'2" | 175 lbs | DB David Crockett | 2022 State TN (DC), (Ath) Shannon Blair Shannon Blair 6'0" | 175 lbs | ATH Knox. West | 2022 State TN (KW), (DT) Walter Nolen Walter Nolen 6'4" | 300 lbs | DL Powell | 2022 State TN (POW), ‘23 (QB) Jordyn Potts Jordyn Potts 6'0" | 190 lbs | QB Powell | 2023 State TN (POW), ‘23 (WR) Adarius Redmond Adarius Redmond 6'2" | 185 lbs | WR/TE Powell | 2023 State TN (POW), ‘23 (WR) Ayden Greene Ayden Greene 6'3" | 185 lbs | WR Powell | 2023 State TN (POW), ‘23 (QB/S) Jayden Miller Jayden Miller 6'1" | 200 lbs | ATH McMinn Co. | 2023 State TN (McM), (RB) Kendall Jackson Kendall Jackson 6'0" | 200 lbs | RB Oak Ridge | 2022 State TN (OR), ‘23 (Ath) Elijah Rogers Elijah Rogers 6'1" | 190 lbs | DB Oak Ridge | 2023 State TN (OR), ‘23 (LB) Eli Denton Eli Denton 6'0" | 210 lbs | LB Walker Valley | 2023 State TN (WV), ‘23 (RB) DeSean Bishop DeSean Bishop 5'11" | 190 lbs | RB Karns | 2023 State TN (KAR), (RB) C.J. Allen C.J. Allen 5'10" | 190 lbs | RB Campbell County | 2022 State TN (CC)

‘23 (WR) Kaleb Carver Kaleb Carver 5'9" | 165 lbs | WR Green Hill | 2023 State TN (GH), ‘23 (LB) Ethan Crisp Ethan Crisp 6'3" | 205 lbs | LB Mt. Juliet | 2023 State TN (MJ), ‘23 (OT/G) Ayden Bussell Ayden Bussell 6'5" | 290 lbs | OL Mt. Juliet | 2023 State TN (MJ), (QB) Jake McNamara Jake McNamara 6'0" | 180 lbs | QB Page | 2022 State TN (Page), (RB) Jamarious Brooks Jamarious Brooks 5'9" | 185 lbs | RB Memp. Central | 2022 State TN (MC), (Ath) Adarrius Liggon Adarrius Liggon 6'0" | 165 lbs | ATH Dyer Co. | 2022 State TN (DC), ‘23 (QB) Ryan Damron Ryan Damron 6'0" | 185 lbs | QB Henry Co. | 2023 State TN (HC), ‘23 (RB) Zamaryion Kendall Zamaryion Kendall 6'0" | 195 lbs | RB Lausanne | 2023 State TN (HC), ‘23 (OT/G) Luke Brown Luke Brown 6'6" | 305 lbs | OL Henry Co. | 2023 State TN (HC), (OL) Garrett Smith Garrett Smith 6'3" | 290 lbs | OL Portland | 2022 TN (POR), (RB) Auvic White Auvic White 5'11" | 195 lbs | RB Munford | 2022 TN (MUN)

Best 1st Rd Game: Mt. Juliet (6-4) at Columbia (6-4)

Final Four: Knox. West vs. Powell, Page vs. Memp. Central 

Title Game: Powell vs. Memp. Central 

Champion: Powell Panthers 

Class 6A Brackets/Matchups 

R1 – #1 Science Hill (7-3)  (Home)

R2 – #4 Farragut (4-6)

R2 – #2 Bradley Central (8-2)  (Home)

R1 – #3 Jefferson Co. (6-4)

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R2 – #3 Cleveland (6-4)

R1 – #2 West Ridge (8-2)  (Home)

R1 – #4 Dobyns-Bennett (7-3)

R2 – #1 Maryville (10-0)  (Home)

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R3 – #1 Lebanon (9-1)  (Home)

R4 – #4 Stewarts Creek (5-3)

R4 – #2 Riverdale (9-1)  (Home)

R3 – #3 Coffee Co. (5-5)

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R4 – #3 Rockvale (7-3)

R3 – #2 Shelbyville (4-6)  (Home)

R3 – #4 Warren Co. (1-7)

R4 – #1 Oakland (10-0)

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R5 – #1 Hendersonville (7-3)  (Home)

R6 – #4 McGavock (5-5) 

R6 – #2 Smyrna (7-2)  (Home)

R5 – #3 Gallatin (4-5)

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R6 – #3 Overton (6-4)

R5 – #2 Beech (7-3)  (Home)

R5 – #4 Clarksville (6-4)

R6 – #1 Cane Ridge (7-3)

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R7 – #1 Summit (10-0)  (Home)

R8 – #4 Houston (6-4)

R8 – #2 Germantown (8-2)  (Home)

R7 – #3 Brentwood (6-4)

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R8 – #3 Whitehaven (7-3)

R7 – #2 Ravenwood (8-2)

R7 – #4 Independence (4-6)

R8 – #1 Collierville (10-0)  (Home)

Top Title Contenders: Maryville Oakland, Riverdale, Summit, Collierville

Sleeper Teams: Bradley Central, Lebanon, Hendersonville, Beech, Germantown, Ravenwood 

Players to Know: (WR) Trace Corum Trace Corum 6'1" | 180 lbs | WR Farragut | 2022 State TN (FARR), (RB) Tetoe Boyd, Jr Tetoe Boyd, Jr 5'9" | 200 lbs | RB Cleveland | 2022 State TN (CLE), (WR) Destun Thomas Destun Thomas 6'2" | 195 lbs | WR Cleveland | 2022 State TN (CLE), (QB) Carson Jones Carson Jones 6'2" | 210 lbs | QB Maryville | 2022 State TN (MARY), (WR) Markel Fortenberry Markel Fortenberry 6'4" | 190 lbs | WR Maryville | 2022 State TN (MARY), ‘23 (C/G) Cal Grubbs Cal Grubbs 6'4" | 290 lbs | OL Maryville | 2023 State TN (MARY), ‘23 (WR) Anthony Crowell (LEB), ‘23 (QB) Jaylen Abston Jaylen Abston 6'2" | 180 lbs | QB Lebanon | 2023 State TN (LEB), ‘23 (OL) Eli Freeman Eli Freeman 6'5" | 285 lbs | OL Lebanon | 2023 State TN (LEB), ‘23 (DL) Demonte Cook Demonte Cook 6'2" | 240 lbs | DL Lebanon | 2023 State TN (LEB), (RB) Gabriel Walker Gabriel Walker 5'10" | 190 lbs | RB Stewarts Creek | 2022 State TN (SC), (LB) Alex Mitchell Alex Mitchell 6'1" | 215 lbs | LB Riverdale | 2022 State TN (RIV), (LB) Elijah Herring Elijah Herring 6'2" | 225 lbs | LB Riverdale | 2022 State TN (RIV), ‘23 (LB) Caleb Herring Caleb Herring 6'6" | 215 lbs | LB Riverdale | 2023 State TN (RIV), (QB/S) Kade Cunningham Kade Cunningham 6'1" | 200 lbs | ATH Shelbyville | 2022 TN (SHEL), (RB) Antonio Patterson Antonio Patterson 5'11" | 190 lbs | ATH Oakland | 2022 State TN (OAK), (WR) Isaiah Horton Isaiah Horton 6'3" | 190 lbs | WR/TE Oakland | 2022 State TN (OAK), (DE) Ethan McLaurin Ethan McLaurin 6'2" | 230 lbs | DL Oakland | 2022 State TN (OAK)

(TE) Jack Busey Jack Busey 6'3" | 225 lbs | TE Hendersonville | 2022 State TN (HEN), (DB) Ellis Ellis, Jr Ellis Ellis, Jr 5'11" | 180 lbs | DB Hendersonville | 2022 State TN (HEN), (DE) Jeremiah Bailey Jeremiah Bailey 6'3" | 240 lbs | DL Smyrna | 2022 State TN , Jr (SMY), (DE) Austyn Keen Austyn Keen 6'4" | 215 lbs | DL Beech | 2022 State TN (BEE), (TE) Jackson Long Jackson Long 6'5" | 220 lbs | TE Beech | 2022 State TN (BEE), (TE) Andrew Paige Andrew Paige 6'4" | 210 lbs | TE Beech | 2022 State TN (BEE), ‘23 (LB) Bronco Hanks Bronco Hanks 6'1" | 215 lbs | LB Beech | 2023 State TN (BEE), (QB) Destin Wade Destin Wade 6'3" | 205 lbs | QB Summit | 2022 State TN (SUM), (LB) Keaten Wade Keaten Wade 6'4" | 215 lbs | LB Summit | 2022 State TN (SUM), (S) Brady Pierce Brady Pierce 6'0" | 180 lbs | DB Summit | 2022 State TN (SUM), (LB) D.J. Grayson D.J. Grayson 6'0" | 215 lbs | LB Houston | 2022 State TN (HOU), ‘23 (OT/G) Luke Needham Luke Needham 6'5" | 300 lbs | OL Houston | 2023 State TN (HOU), (WR) R.J. Garrison (GER), (OL) Marcus James Marcus James 6'5" | 320 lbs | OL Germantown | 2022 State TN (GER), (DB) Kody Jones Kody Jones 5'11" | 175 lbs | DB Germantown | 2022 State TN (GER), (TE) Aaron Walton Aaron Walton 6'3" | 220 lbs | TE Brentwood | 2022 State TN (BW), (DE/LB) Javante Mackey Javante Mackey 6'3" | 230 lbs | LB Whitehaven | 2022 State TN (WH), (DB) JaQuez Bradley JaQuez Bradley 6'2" | 180 lbs | DB Whitehaven | 2022 State TN (WH), (DB) Cam Robertson Cam Robertson 6'1" | 185 lbs | DB Whitehaven | 2022 State TN (WH), (OL) Carter Miller Carter Miller 6'4" | 295 lbs | OL Ravenwood | 2022 State TN (RV), (WR) Lee Molette Lee Molette 6'3" | 185 lbs | WR Ravenwood | 2022 State TN (RV), ‘23 (QB) Chris Parson Chris Parson 6'0" | 190 lbs | QB Ravenwood | 2023 State TN (RV), (QB) Joseph Cummings Joseph Cummings 6'3" | 210 lbs | QB Independence | 2022 State TN (INDY), (WR) Jack Rummell Jack Rummell 5'10" | 175 lbs | WR Independence | 2022 State TN (INDY), ‘23 (TE) Ty Lockwood Ty Lockwood 6'5" | 225 lbs | TE Independence | 2023 State TN (INDY), (RB) Troy Martin Troy Martin 5'11" | 185 lbs | RB Collierville | 2022 State TN (COL), (LB) Brayden Hendricks Brayden Hendricks 6'1" | 220 lbs | LB Collierville | 2022 State TN (COL), (DB) Marcus Lee Marcus Lee 6'1" | 175 lbs | DB Collierville | 2022 State TN (COL)

Best 1st Rd Games: Cleveland (6-4) at West Ridge (8-2), Overton (6-4) at Beech (7-3), Whitehaven (7-3) at Ravenwood (8-2)

Final Four: Maryville vs. Oakland, Summit vs. Hendersonville  

TItle Game: Maryville vs. Summit

Champion: Summit Spartans