Prep Redzone TN Freshman All-State

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Who were the top freshmen performers from the 2024 football season? #PRZTN has you covered with our 1st annual All-State teams!
All-State First Team
Offense
QB:
Graham Simpson
Graham
Simpson
6'2" | 175 lbs | QB
Westview | 2028
State
TN
- Westview
RB:
Tay Starks
Tay
Starks
5'10" | 185 lbs | RB
Munford | 2028
State
TN
- Munford
RB:
Alie Bangura
Alie
Bangura
5'8" | 170 lbs | RB/ATH
MTCS | 2028
TN
- MTCS
WR: Ashton Fuller Ashton Fuller 6'0" | 160 lbs | ATH Unaka | 2028 TN - Unaka
WR: Tyland Richmond - Humboldt
WR:
Maximus Curry
Maximus
Curry
5'11" | 175 lbs | WR/ATH
Battle Ground Academy | 2028
State
TN
- BGA
OL:
Koehn Dial
Koehn
Dial
6'8" | 295 lbs | OL
BGA | 2028
State
TN
- BGA
OL:
Zamari Davis
Zamari
Davis
6'2" | 270 lbs | OL
East Nashville | 2028
TN
- East Nashville
OL:
Cheyenne Harris
Cheyenne
Harris
6'2" | 275 lbs | DL/OL
Pearl-Cohn | 2028
State
TN
- Pearl Cohn
OL: Caden Gang - CAK
OL:
Makhi Rodriguez
Makhi
Rodriguez
6'5" | 300 lbs | OL
Blackman | 2028
State
TN
- Blackman

Defense
DL: Keagan Covington - Morristown-West
DL:
Drake Hickman
Drake
Hickman
6'2" | 240 lbs | DL
Westview | 2028
State
TN
- Westview
DL:
Kenneth Benn
Kenneth
Benn
6'1" | 225 lbs | DL
McCallie | 2028
TN
- McCallie
LB: Hayes Eubanks Hayes Eubanks 6'1" | 215 lbs | LB Huntingdon | 2028 TN - Huntingdon
LB: Brooks McIntyre - Sequatchie Co.
LB:
Clyce Tetleton
Clyce
Tetleton
6'1" | 220 lbs | LB/EDGE
Halls | 2028
TN
- Halls
DB:
Destin Jones
Destin
Jones
5'11" | 155 lbs | DB
Northeast | 2028
State
TN
- Northeast
DB: Antonio Edwards Antonio Edwards 6'0" | 170 lbs | DB/WR Tyner Academy | 2028 State TN - Tyner Academy
DB:
Carter Charapata
Carter
Charapata
6'1" | 185 lbs | DB/WR
Chatt. Christian | 2028
State
TN
- Chatt. Christian
DB: Hayden Goodman - Franklin-Grace
DB: Dominic Davis - DCA

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All-State Second Team
Offense
QB:
Seaton Moffett
Seaton
Moffett
6'1" | 155 lbs | QB
Christian Academy Of Knoxville | 2028
TN
- CAK
RB:
Quincy Mitchell
Quincy
Mitchell
5'6" | 165 lbs | RB/DB
Forrest | 2028
TN
- Forrest
RB: Isaac Otey Isaac Otey 5'11" | 185 lbs | RB Page | 2028 State TN - Page
WR: Dikye'is Towns - Austin-East
WR: Rondell North Rondell North 5'11" | 155 lbs | WR South Doyle | 2028 TN - South Doyle
TE: John Waters-Gentry - Chatt. Christian
OL:
Grant Vinson
Grant
Vinson
6'4" | 280 lbs | OL
Cookeville | 2028
TN
- Cookeville
OL:
Caleb Langley
Caleb
Langley
6'2" | 265 lbs | OL
Lipscomb Academy | 2028
State
TN
- Lipscomb Academy
OL: Dalton Goode - Green Hill
OL: Eric Abaye, Jr Eric Abaye, Jr 6'0" | 280 lbs | OL/DL Fulton | 2028 TN - Fulton
OL:
Ashton Coles
Ashton
Coles
6'5" | 305 lbs | OL
Ensworth | 2028
State
TN
- Ensworth
Defense
DL: Devin Phillips Devin Phillips 6'4" | 310 lbs | DL/OL East Nashville | 2028 State TN - East Nashville
DL: Damien Gonzalez - Northview Academy
DL:
Ayden Woodruff
Ayden
Woodruff
6'5" | 285 lbs | DL/OL
BGA | 2028
State
TN
- BGA
DL:
Jiles Bryant
Jiles
Bryant
6'3" | 230 lbs | ATH
Houston | 2028
State
TN
- Houston
LB:
Ethan Shaver
Ethan
Shaver
6'2" | 175 lbs | RB/LB
Meigs County | 2028
TN
- Meigs Co.
LB:
Cooper Jones
Cooper
Jones
5'11" | 180 lbs | LB
Middle Tennessee Christian | 2028
TN
- MTCS
LB: Braiden Bourne - Forrest
DB:
Xavier Bowman
Xavier
Bowman
5'11" | 160 lbs | DB
Knoxville Catholic | 2028
State
TN
- Knox. Catholic
DB:
Jermaine Cobbins
Jermaine
Cobbins
6'0" | 175 lbs | DB
Springfield | 2028
State
TN
- Springfield
DB:
Kaiden Brewster
Kaiden
Brewster
6'1" | 165 lbs | ATH
Meigs Co. | 2028
TN
- McMinn Co.
DB:
Jayden Sanders
Jayden
Sanders
6'2" | 175 lbs | DB
Blackman | 2028
State
TN
- MTCS

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Honorable Mention ……
(QB) Kobe Butler - Memp. East, Deon Barnes Deon Barnes 6'0" | 165 lbs | QB Whites Creek | 2028 TN - Whites Creek, Brady Coleman - Green Hill
(RB)
Matthew Rogers
Matthew
Rogers
5'9" | 180 lbs | RB
Knoxville Catholic | 2028
State
TN
- Knox. Catholic, Jaqunn Welch - Sheffield, Turner Bucher - Gordonsville,
Nathan Patterson
Nathan
Patterson
5'10" | 180 lbs | RB
Sevier Co. | 2028
TN
- Sevier Co.,
Mason Taylor
Mason
Taylor
5'10" | 200 lbs | RB/LB
West Carroll | 2028
TN
- West Carroll, T.K. Brown - Grundy Co.
(FB) Hunter Nolan - Fairview
(WR) Damien Elder - East Nashville, Aiden Luepke - DCA, Jeramy Laster, Jr Jeramy Laster, Jr 6'0" | 165 lbs | ATH Beech | 2028 TN - Beech
(TE) A.J. Pero - Polk Co.
(Ath) Kale Sellars - Cannon Co., Zach Banks - Sevier Co., (Ath) Kendrick Lewis
(DL) Roman Spon - Summit, Phillip Johnson - Pope Prep,
Cason White
Cason
White
LB
Trinity Christian Academy | 2028
TN
- TCA, Kobe Bradley - Tellico Plains, John Thompson - NCS,
Maddox Shiell
Maddox
Shiell
6'0" | 200 lbs | DL
McKenzie | 2028
TN
- McKenzie,
Makai Ward
Makai
Ward
6'1" | 215 lbs | DL
Halls Jr. High | 2028
TN
- Halls, Tyler Fleming - East Nashville, A.J. Green - Haywood
(LB)
Gavin Uhlir
Gavin
Uhlir
6'2" | 280 lbs | OL
Green Hill | 2026
TN
- Green Hill,
Graham Kesner
Graham
Kesner
6'1" | 215 lbs | LB
Briarcrest Christian | 2028
State
TN
- Briarcrest, Demerius Brown - Whitehaven, Jaron Jackson, Jr - FACS,
Derrick Dragoo
Derrick
Dragoo
6'1" | 185 lbs | ATH/TE
Blackman | 2028
TN
- Blackman
(DB) Dawson Pittman - Polk Co., Jaylen Mays - East Nashville, Duncan Pipkin - Wilson Cent.,
Ke’Lontay Gardner
Ke’Lontay
Gardner
5'10" | 150 lbs | DB/WR
Springfield | 2028
TN
- Springfield,
Reece Reynolds
Reece
Reynolds
6'1" | 175 lbs | ATH/DB
Pope Saint John Paul II | 2028
TN
- Pope Prep, Davonte Scruggs - Carter, Deandre Emerson, Jr - Humboldt, Si Dale - Memp. East, Desmond Brodger - Sheffield
