#PRZTN: Mid-Season Mr. Football/MVP’s
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We have made it to the mid-way point of the 2023 high school football season here in Tennessee, so who have been the best players up to this point? Find out below w/ our Mid-Season Mr. Football selections! Class 1A…
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Continue ReadingWe have made it to the mid-way point of the 2023 high school football season here in Tennessee, so who have been the best players up to this point? Find out below w/ our Mid-Season Mr. Football selections!
Class 1A
Going into the 2023 season, White was viewed as a prime contender to contend for Mr. Football and thus far, the Raiders senior back has lived up to the hype. At this moment, White leads the Class 1A ranks in total offensive yards while producing 20 touchdowns total, both through the air passing and on the ground. The Raiders senior offensive playmaker has been difficult to stop this year due to his speed, vision and overall football smarts that allows him to handle the quarterback role for his Moore Co. team. Others are certainly in contention along with White but I don’t see anybody bypassing him for top honors this year as I foresee this Mid-TN talent continuing to run around and over teams, putting up monster numbers.
Highlights
Other Candidates: Luke Treece – Coalfield, Ben Franklin – Cornersville, Kamden Wellington Kamden Wellington 5'11" | 185 lbs | ATH South Pittsburg | 2024 State TN – South Pitt, Bennett McDougal Bennett McDougal 6'2" | 190 lbs | DB Whitwell | 2025 State TN – Whitwell, Jayden Milton Jayden Milton 5'10" | 190 lbs | RB West Carroll | 2025 TN – West Carroll, Kumaro Brown Kumaro Brown 6'2" | 180 lbs | ATH M.A.H.S. | 2024 State TN – M.A.S.E., Cameron Schlicht – Dresden
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Class 2A
We are in the middle of a breakout season for this junior running back as Groves currently leads the Class 2A ranks in rushing while also taking his college stock to another level. The Indians junior playmaker has been a man among boys on the field thus far, running around defenders, using his speed and natural athletic abilities to find the end zone on a consistent basis. Groves has already ran for over 1,000 yards and 12 touchdowns and I wouldn’t be surprised to see him finish with over 2,000 for the year. He will maintain this kind of play the entire year to come out with Mr. Football but he is certainly on pace to achieve top honors by season’s end.
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Other Candidates: Brycen McDonald Brycen McDonald 6'4" | 190 lbs | QB Lewis Co. | 2025 State TN – Lewis Co., Lamarious Liggins Lamarious Liggins 6'0" | 175 lbs | ATH Mitchell | 2025 TN – Mitchell, Carter Daniel Carter Daniel 5'10" | RB Chatt. Central | 2024 TN – Loretto, Nick Brown Nick Brown 6'1" | 180 lbs | QB Mt. Pleasant | 2024 State TN – Mt. Pleasant, Nathan Adler – Hickman Co., Desmond Thomas Desmond Thomas 6'0" | 225 lbs | LB Riverside | 2024 TN – Riverside, Tadarius Canada Tadarius Canada 5'10" | 180 lbs | DB Mitchell | 2024 State TN – Mitchell, Sam Pickett Sam Pickett 6'0" | 180 lbs | ATH Marion Co. | 2025 State TN – Marion Co., Carmelo Jones – Milan, Malik Mason Malik Mason 5'10" | 185 lbs | ATH Fairley | 2024 State TN – Fairley
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Class 3A
When it comes to choosing Mr. Football, usually winning teams have players in the mix for top honors and the Alcoa Tornadoes could have several finalists, including Cannon. This two-way talent has been a key performer in the Tornadoes undefeated start thus far and someone that will continue to be leaned upon moving forward as the team’s lead running back. Cannon is not only producing on offense but doing so as well on defense as one of the team’s top tacklers. The competition for 3A Mr. Football will remain tough going forward but I believe in the end, this Alcoa senior should stand tall as the winner.
Highlights
Other Candidates: Cody Pagach Cody Pagach 6'3" | 190 lbs | QB Alcoa | 2024 State TN – Alcoa, Brady Hammonds Brady Hammonds 6'2" | 200 lbs | QB Gatlinburg-Pittman | 2024 State TN – G-Pittman, Tegan Avera Tegan Avera 5'10" | 175 lbs | RB Sevier Co. | 2025 State TN – G-Pittman, Carson Howell Carson Howell 5'9" | 175 lbs | QB Bolivar Central | 2024 TN – Bolivar Cent., Kamauri Turner Kamauri Turner 5'9" | 165 lbs | ATH Giles Co. | 2024 State TN – Giles Co., Zori Randolph Zori Randolph 5'8" | 185 lbs | RB Giles Co. | 2024 TN – Giles Co., Malik Bolling Malik Bolling 6'2" | 255 lbs | DL East Nashville | 2024 State TN – East Nashville, Keith Johnson Keith Johnson 5'10" | 180 lbs | RB East Nashville | 2026 TN – East Nashville, Ethan Meadows – Meigs Co., Camarius Quinn – Dyersburg
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Class 4A
The leader of the current #PRZTN #2 team in the state, Tarleton is playing his best football yet throughout his high school career and this gunslinging senior could not only leave this season as the Mr. Football winner but possibly lead his Firebirds team to a Class 4A state championship as well. Pearl Cohn is playing some big time football right now, beating quality opponents and looking good while doing so. Tarleton is the leader of this Firebirds machine and while he may not put up big numbers on a weekly basis, he doesn’t turn the ball over and he leads his team to victories. He will continue to receive stiff competition but I believe in the end, Tarleton will be your 4A Mr. Football winner.
Highlights
Other Candidates: Drake Fisher Drake Fisher 6'2" | 190 lbs | QB Sullivan East | 2024 State TN – Sullivan-East, Carter Smith Carter Smith 6'3" | 210 lbs | QB Hardin Co. | 2024 State TN – Hardin Co., Nick Osmun Nick Osmun 6'2" | 180 lbs | QB Stone Memorial | 2024 TN – Stone Memorial, Javion Kinnard Javion Kinnard 5'8" | 175 lbs | WR Pearl Cohn | 2025 State TN – Pearl Cohn, Jacob Saunders Jacob Saunders 5'11" | 175 lbs | RB Hardin Co. | 2025 TN – Hardin Co., Jody Scruggs – Carter, Tripp Pinion Tripp Pinion 5'11" | 180 lbs | ATH White Co. | 2025 TN – White Co., Camarion Miller Camarion Miller 5'8" | 170 lbs | RB Haywood | 2025 State TN – Haywood, Deuce Greenhill Deuce Greenhill 6'0" | 170 lbs | DB Crockett Co. | 2025 TN – Crockett Co., Ethan Palk Ethan Palk 5'10" | 200 lbs | RB Upperman | 2025 TN – Upperman, Clayton Harris Clayton Harris 6'2" | 235 lbs | DL Upperman | 2024 State TN – Upperman, Mason Ball Mason Ball 6'5" | 260 lbs | DL Elizabethton | 2024 State TN – Elizabethton, Tyler Cross Tyler Cross 6'1" | 180 lbs | DB Sullivan-East | 2024 TN – Sullivan-East, Gabe Borders – Macon Co., Kamron Haymon Kamron Haymon 5'10" | 170 lbs | ATH Hardin Co. | 2024 State TN – Hardin Co.
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Class 5A
Other Candidates: Mason Baker Mason Baker 6'2" | 190 lbs | QB Hendersonville | 2024 State TN – Hendersonville, Trey Crawford – East Hamilton, Amari Lethgo Amari Lethgo 6'1" | 185 lbs | QB Knox. Halls | 2026 TN – Knox. Halls, Evan Schwarzl Evan Schwarzl 6'0" | 185 lbs | QB Walker Valley | 2024 TN – Walker Valley, Nathan Delaughter Nathan Delaughter 6'0" | 190 lbs | QB Shelbyville | 2024 TN – Shelbyville, Jordan Bell Jordan Bell 6'2" | 190 lbs | ATH Munford | 2024 State TN – Munford, Trey Wilhite Trey Wilhite 5'11" | 175 lbs | ATH Lenoir City | 2024 State TN – Lenoir City, Marshaun Bowers Marshaun Bowers 5'9" | 185 lbs | RB Knox. West | 2024 State TN – Knox. West, Ethan Cunningham Ethan Cunningham 5'9" | 180 lbs | RB Page | 2024 TN – Page, Kameron Bates – Knox. Halls, Connor Wheeler Connor Wheeler 5'9" | 175 lbs | RB Powell | 2025 TN – Powell, De’Jauvis Dozier De’Jauvis Dozier 5'10" | 200 lbs | RB Oak Ridge | 2024 State TN – Oak Ridge, Zion Tamaska Zion Tamaska 5'8" | 175 lbs | RB Nolensville | 2024 TN – Nolensville, Vanzale Hinton Vanzale Hinton 5'11" | 175 lbs | DB East Hamilton | 2025 KY – East Hamilton, Dominic Reed Dominic Reed 6'0" | 195 lbs | ATH Centennial | 2024 State TN – Centennial, Eric Hazzard Eric Hazzard 6'3" | 255 lbs | DL Page | 2025 State TN – Page, Brenden Anes Brenden Anes 6'2" | 220 lbs | LB Page | 2025 State TN – Page, Landon Feggins Landon Feggins 6'1" | 215 lbs | LB McMinn Co. | 2024 State TN – McMinn Co.
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Class 6A
Making the transition from Haywood to 6A football has been seamless for Walker as the 6’0 dual threat quarterback has led his Red Devils team to a 5-0 start while also displaying that dynamic skill set that has him on the college radar. Walker is dangerous with the ball in his hands as he can make that easy pass but also use his speed to run past defenders and that’s exactly what he’s done thus far. Germantown is a well balanced team with several high performing prospects, so the overall numbers may not be there right now but they are good enough and Walker has the capabilities of leading this team to a possible 6A state title. He will need to continue playing at a high level to earn Mr. Football by season’s end but for the Mid-Season, he is our 6A MVP.
Highlights
Other Candidates: Aidan Glover Aidan Glover 6'3" | 195 lbs | QB Collierville | 2024 State TN – Collierville, Baylor Hayes Baylor Hayes 6'1" | 175 lbs | QB Brentwood | 2024 State TN – Brentwood, Thomas Santel Thomas Santel 6'0" | 185 lbs | QB Siegel | 2024 TN – Siegel, Brett Cortez Brett Cortez 6'2" | 200 lbs | QB William Blount | 2024 TN – William Blount, Jamarion Morrow Jamarion Morrow 5'10" | 185 lbs | RB Germantown | 2025 State TN – Germantown, Ashton Jones Ashton Jones 5'10" | 205 lbs | RB Oakland | 2024 State TN – Oakland, Daune Morris Daune Morris 5'10" | 180 lbs | RB Oakland | 2025 State TN – Oakland, Jonmikael Crudup Jonmikael Crudup 5'11" | 195 lbs | RB Mt. Juliet | 2025 State TN – Mt. Juliet, Damon Sisa Damon Sisa 5'8" | 165 lbs | RB Houston | 2024 State TN – Houston, Geron Johnson Geron Johnson 6'0" | 185 lbs | RB Bartlett | 2025 TN – Bartlett, Keshawn Williams Keshawn Williams 6'1" | 185 lbs | DB Riverdale | 2024 State TN – Riverdale, Kaleb Martin Kaleb Martin 6'2" | 180 lbs | DB Rhea Co. | 2024 State TN – Bradley Cent., Lucas Szymborski Lucas Szymborski 6'2" | 200 lbs | LB Crown Point | 2025 IN – Cleveland, Devin Rutherford Devin Rutherford 5'11" | 175 lbs | DB Bartlett | 2024 State TN – Bartlett
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D2-Class A
Other Candidates: Austin Kelley Austin Kelley 6'3" | 170 lbs | QB Jackson Christian | 2025 TN – Jackson Chrst., Yates Geren – MTCS, Tyson Wolcott – FCS, Eli Wilson Eli Wilson 5'10" | 185 lbs | RB MTCS | 2024 State TN – MTCS, Montae Baldwin Montae Baldwin 5'8" | 185 lbs | RB Columbia Academy | 2025 TN – Columbia Acad., Brian Shields Brian Shields 5'10" | 165 lbs | ATH First Assembly | 2024 TN – FACS, Jaylen Mosley Jaylen Mosley 6'0" | 190 lbs | ATH Jackson Christian | 2025 State TN – Jackson Chrst., Brayden Waller Brayden Waller 6'3" | 180 lbs | WR TCA | 2025 State TN – TCA, Jesse Perry Jesse Perry 6'7" | 285 lbs | OL MTCS | 2024 State TN – MTCS
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D2-Class AA
Davidson Academy has come out on fire for the 2023 season, starting at 5-0 with Roberts being the main catalyst towards the great start and I think if he and the Bears continue to play like they are, this senior quarterback could walk away as the winner for D2-Class AA Mr. Football this year. So far through five games, Roberts has been on a different level, playing the best football yet during his high school career, showing improved arm strength and pocket awareness. If Roberts can continue this play moving forward, the Bears will not only contend for the region title but become a sleeper team to march through the playoffs and find themselves in Chattanooga as well as earn Mr. Football honors.
Highlights
Other Candidates: Knox Roberts Knox Roberts 6'2" | 200 lbs | QB Davidson Acad. | 2024 State TN – Davidson Acad., Weston Edmondson Weston Edmondson 6'5" | 205 lbs | QB GCA | 2025 State TN – GCA, Jack Patterson Jack Patterson 6'2" | 195 lbs | QB Northpoint Christian | 2024 State TN – Northpoint Chrst., Braden Streeter Braden Streeter 6'2" | 190 lbs | QB CPA | 2024 State TN – CPA, Houston Hicks Houston Hicks 6'1" | 195 lbs | QB Boyd Buchanan | 2025 State TN – Boyd Buchanan, Elijah Robb Elijah Robb 5'9" | 200 lbs | RB Pope Prep | 2024 State TN – Pope Prep, E.J. Carter E.J. Carter 5'9" | 175 lbs | RB Notre Dame | 2025 TN – Notre Dame, Ty Clark III Ty Clark III 6'1" | 200 lbs | RB FRA | 2024 State TN – FRA, Caden Stroud Caden Stroud 5'11" | 205 lbs | LB Davidson Academy | 2026 TN – Davidson Acad., Ondre Evans Ondre Evans 6'1" | 185 lbs | DB CPA | 2024 State TN – CPA, Arnett Hayes, Jr Arnett Hayes, Jr 6'2" | 170 lbs | WR BGA | 2025 TN – BGA, T.J. Peaks – Davidson Acad., Xavier Hickman Xavier Hickman 6'4" | 240 lbs | DL Knox. Webb | 2024 State TN – Knox. Webb, Cooper Cameron Cooper Cameron 6'1" | 215 lbs | LB Knox. Webb | 2024 State TN – Knox. Webb
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D2-Class AAA
This was a tough selection to make at this time as I think several prospects are in top contention right now for Mr. Football but I think in the end, Muschamp will come away as the winner. He is as steady as they come at quarterback in this state and so far on the season, the future Vanderbilt Commodore has played efficient football, leading his Red Raiders team to a 4-1 start. Muschamp has a bevy of weapons to throw to, so I expect his numbers to inflate further as the year goes along as well as place his team in the mix for back to back D2-Class AAA state titles. Much can change over the coming weeks but as of Mid-September, Muschamp looks to be your MVP and future Mr. Football winner.
Highlights
Other Candidates: Whit Muschamp Whit Muschamp 6'1" | 185 lbs | QB Baylor | 2024 State TN – Baylor, Jayden Neal Jayden Neal 5'11" | 195 lbs | QB Knox. Catholic | 2025 TN – Knox. Catholic, Brady Hughes Brady Hughes 6'2" | 195 lbs | QB MUS | 2025 TN – MUS, Max Holtzclaw Max Holtzclaw 6'1" | 170 lbs | QB Ensworth | 2024 TN – Ensworth, JoJo Crump JoJo Crump 6'1" | 195 lbs | QB Father Ryan | 2024 State TN – Father Ryan, Javon McMahan Javon McMahan 5'10" | 190 lbs | RB McCallie | 2024 State TN – McCallie, Keeyshawn Schneider Keeyshawn Schneider 6'0" | 170 lbs | ATH McCallie | 2026 TN – McCallie, Mason Bryant Mason Bryant 5'8" | 175 lbs | DB Father Ryan | 2025 State TN – Father Ryan, Amari Jefferson Amari Jefferson 6'2" | 195 lbs | ATH Baylor | 2024 State TN – Baylor, Makhi Shaw Makhi Shaw 6'0" | 190 lbs | ATH MUS | 2024 State TN – MUS, Brandon Nicholson Brandon Nicholson 6'0" | 175 lbs | DB MUS | 2024 State TN – MUS, Tyreek King Tyreek King 6'0" | 170 lbs | WR Knox. Catholic | 2026 State TN – Knox. Catholic, Braylon Harmon Braylon Harmon 5'10" | 175 lbs | ATH Knox. Catholic | 2024 State TN – Knox. Catholic