2026 Film Study: TN Athletes
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Today we continue to take a dive into the 2026 class in Tennessee. There is plenty of talent in the 2026 athletes’ class that showed some excellent film this past season. It will be exciting to see how this group…
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Continue ReadingToday we continue to take a dive into the 2026 class in Tennessee. There is plenty of talent in the 2026 athletes’ class that showed some excellent film this past season. It will be exciting to see how this group performs next season.
Gregory Tate Gregory Tate 5’9″ | 160 lbs | ATH Knox. Webb | 2026 TN is a super dynamic that plays both wide receiver and defensive back. He is great with the ball in his hands and shows off fluid hips and feel for space. Good downfield tracking maintaining his speed through the catch point. Good body control, Tate makes some excellent catches and shows nice contact balance to break tackles.
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Nate Shropshire Jr excels with the ball in his hands and shows really good quick twitch in coverage. He shows nice vision, explosiveness, and toughness to create big plays. In coverage, he showcases really good feet to transition downhill with good processing of route concepts. Shropshire maintains good leverage and displays nice ball skills at the catch point.
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Jawell Rodgers Jawell Rodgers 6’0″ | 170 lbs | ATH Lausanne | 2026 TN is a great athlete with amazing burst and great closing speed. He makes an impact at receiver, corner and a special team’s impact. He plays with good toughness to break and also make tackles. Good instincts in coverage, Rodgers displays very good transitions and anticipatory skills to read routes.
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Kaden Powell Kaden Powell 6’4″ | 240 lbs | ATH Beech | 2026 TN is a big and athletic playmaker that played quarterback for Beech High School last season. He is really good off script with nice arm talent to make throws off platform. Powell breaks tackles and runs hard to punish defenders while also showing some nice athletic ability for his size. He throws with good timing and touch at all three levels.