Prep Redzone TN Class 4A All-State

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Macon Co. came away as our 4A state champs last Fall but did they land the most guys inside our All-State selections? Find out below w/ our 1st, 2nd & 3rd teams!
1st Team
Offense
QB:
Tyler Thompson
Tyler
Thompson
6'2" | 175 lbs | QB
Marshall Co. | 2026
State
TN
- Marshall Co. ‘26
RB: Carson Quillen - Greeneville
RB:
Waylon LaRue
Waylon
LaRue
5'8" | 170 lbs | RB/WR
Anderson Co. | 2025
State
TN
- Anderson Co.
Ath:
Gabe Borders
Gabe
Borders
6'0" | 165 lbs | ATH
Macon Co. | 2025
State
TN
- Macon Co.
WR:
Aja Jones
Aja
Jones
5'11" | 160 lbs | WR
Marshall Co. | 2025
State
TN
- Marshall Co.
WR:
Javonte Smith
Javonte
Smith
6'1" | 180 lbs | ATH
Jackson North-Side | 2026
State
TN
- Jackson North-Side ‘26
OL: Ethan West Ethan West 6'2" | 265 lbs | OL Trousdale Co. | 2025 TN - Macon Co.
OL: Brandon Iezzi Brandon Iezzi 6'2" | 300 lbs | OL Greeneville | 2025 State TN - Greeneville
OL: Kaiden Harris Kaiden Harris 6'1" | 275 lbs | DL Melrose | 2025 TN - Melrose
OL:
Judd Taylor
Judd
Taylor
6'4" | 275 lbs | OL
Carter | 2025
State
TN
- Carter
OL:
Eli Dorton
Eli
Dorton
6'6" | 290 lbs | OL
Anderson Co. | 2025
State
TN
- Anderson Co.

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Defense
DL:
Taylor Davis
Taylor
Davis
6'0" | 230 lbs | LB
Anderson County | 2025
TN
- Anderson Co.
DL:
Jake Coffey
Jake
Coffey
6'2" | 260 lbs | DL/OL
Carter | 2026
State
TN
- Carter ‘26
DL:
Kyler Garcia
Kyler
Garcia
6'5" | 285 lbs | DL
Pearl Cohn | 2025
State
TN
- Pearl Cohn
Edge: Brandon Gates Brandon Gates 6'3" | 190 lbs | EDGE/LB Fayette-Ware | 2025 State TN - Fayette-Ware
LB:
Cody Miller
Cody
Miller
6'0" | 200 lbs | LB
Anderson Co. | 2025
State
TN
- Anderson Co.
LB:
Drew Armbrister
Drew
Armbrister
6'0" | 210 lbs | LB
Greeneville | 2025
State
TN
- Greeneville
LB: Darius Brooks - Haywood ‘26
DB:
Markee Crutcher
Markee
Crutcher
5'10" | 175 lbs | DB
Red Bank | 2025
State
TN
- Red Bank
DB:
Carmine Phillips
Carmine
Phillips
5'10" | 180 lbs | ATH
Upperman | 2026
State
TN
- Upperman ‘26
DB:
Bryson Underwood
Bryson
Underwood
6'2" | 170 lbs | ATH
Obion Co. | 2026
TN
- Obion Co. ‘26
DB: Jamahl Gentry Jamahl Gentry 5'10" | 165 lbs | ATH/WR Marshall Co. | 2025 State TN - Marshall Co.

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2nd Team
Offense
QB:
Landen Hensley
Landen
Hensley
6'0" | 185 lbs | QB
Anderson Co. | 2025
State
TN
- Anderson Co.
RB: Zach Borders - Macon Co.
RB: Albert Johnson Albert Johnson 5'10" | 170 lbs | RB Fulton | 2025 State TN - Fulton
Ath:
Tripp Pinion
Tripp
Pinion
5'11" | 180 lbs | ATH
White Co. | 2025
State
TN
- White Co.
WR: Derrick Smith - Fulton
WR: Ryan Lyons - DeKalb Co. ‘27
OL: Mason Horner - Dyer Co.
OL: Lane Patterson - Gibbs
OL:
Lake Renfro
Lake
Renfro
6'0"
Soddy Daisy | 2025
TN
- Soddy Daisy
OL:
Ty Murphy
Ty
Murphy
6'3" | 285 lbs | OL
Anderson Co. | 2025
State
TN
- Anderson Co.
OL:
Jackson Ford
Jackson
Ford
6'3" | 290 lbs | DL/OL
Millington Central | 2025
State
TN
- Millington
Defense
DL:
Isaiah Thomas
Isaiah
Thomas
6'3" | 225 lbs | EDGE/DL
Pearl Cohn | 2025
State
TN
- Pearl Cohn
DL:
Yahya Gaad
Yahya
Gaad
6'5" | 260 lbs | DL
South Gibson | 2026
State
TN
- South Gibson ‘26
DL: Lex Winfree Lex Winfree 6'2" | 270 lbs | DL White Co. | 2027 TN - White Co. ‘27
DL:
Karmelo League
Karmelo
League
6'1" | 220 lbs | EDGE/LB
Pearl Cohn | 2026
State
TN
- Pearl Cohn ‘26
LB: Gage Stephenson - White Co.
LB: Lonnie Tate - Melrose
LB: Jaden Keys - Marshall Co.
DB:
Connor Fason
Connor
Fason
6'0" | 175 lbs | DB
Haywood | 2025
State
TN
- Haywood
DB: Donovan Higgins Donovan Higgins 5'11" | 175 lbs | WR Pearl Cohn | 2025 State TN - Pearl Cohn
DB: Demarrian Pickens - Crockett Co. ‘26
DB: Drey Scott - South Gibson ‘28

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3rd Team
Offense
QB:
Bronzden Chaffin
Bronzden
Chaffin
6'4" | 230 lbs | QB
Upperman | 2026
State
TN
- Upperman ‘26
RB:
Rhyan Brown
Rhyan
Brown
5'10" | 180 lbs | RB
Melrose | 2025
State
TN
- Melrose
RB:
Ethan Palk
Ethan
Palk
5'10" | 200 lbs | RB
Upperman | 2025
State
TN
- Upperman
WR: Trent Strickland Trent Strickland 5'11" | 170 lbs | WR Anderson Co. | 2025 State TN - Anderson Co.
WR: Gabriel Dennis - Carter
WR:
Zaydyn Anderson
Zaydyn
Anderson
6'0" | 170 lbs | WR
Greeneville | 2026
State
TN
- Greeneville ‘26
OL:
Kalvin Meadows
Kalvin
Meadows
6'5" | 295 lbs | OL
Chester Co. | 2025
State
TN
- Chester Co.
OL:
J.T. Williams
J.T.
Williams
6'2" | 270 lbs | OL
Haywood | 2025
State
TN
- Haywood
OL:
Zackary Maynard
Zackary
Maynard
6'0" | 270 lbs | OL
Upperman | 2025
TN
- Upperman
OL: Brody Frye - Macon Co.
OL: Elijah Haney - Northview Academy

Defense
DL: Archer Laney - Northview Academy
DL: Kyron Smalls - Elizabethton
DL: Gavin Lynn - Dyer Co.
DL: Hunter Griggs - Macon Co.
Edge:
Kelton Crisp
Kelton
Crisp
6'3" | 230 lbs | EDGE/LB
Station Camp | 2025
State
TN
- Station Camp
LB: Lawson Wyrick - Fayette-Ware
LB: Jake Knox - Crockett Co.
DB: Joe Moore - Fulton
DB: Antonio Purvis - White Co.
DB: Amarion Hobson - Crockett Co. ‘26
DB:
Caden Harris
Caden
Harris
6'0" | 170 lbs | DB
Haywood | 2026
State
TN
- Haywood ‘26
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Honorable Mention …….
QB:
Brody Sparks
Brody
Sparks
6'2" | 205 lbs | QB
Carter | 2027
TN
- Carter,
L.J. Funk
L.J.
Funk
6'3" | 190 lbs | QB
Pearl Cohn | 2027
State
TN
- Pearl Cohn,
Mason Phillips
Mason
Phillips
6'2" | 180 lbs | QB
Northview Academy | 2025
State
TN
- Northview Acad., Caden Baugh - Greeneville,
Bronson Scrivner
Bronson
Scrivner
6'0" | 180 lbs | QB
Loudon | 2025
TN
- Loudon,
Colton Overbey
Colton
Overbey
5'11" | 185 lbs | QB
Station Camp | 2027
TN
- Station Camp, Henry Schiebout - Jackson North-Side
RB: Ryan Gibson Ryan Gibson 5'11" | 210 lbs | RB Christian academy | 2026 TN - Seymour, Maddox Oquendo - Stone Memorial, Omarion Starnes Omarion Starnes 5'8" | 170 lbs | RB Pearl Cohn | 2026 TN - Pearl Cohn, Ja'bari Livingston - Dyer Co., Marques Sharp - Gibbs, Tucker Moore - Obion Co., D.K. Woods D.K. Woods 5'10" | 220 lbs | RB Crockett Co. | 2027 TN - Crockett Co., Rory Rush Rory Rush 5'8" | 195 lbs | RB Millington | 2025 State TN - Millington, Kemonte Williams Kemonte Williams 5'9" | 205 lbs | RB Haywood | 2025 State TN - Haywood
WR:
Caden Harris
Caden
Harris
6'0" | 170 lbs | DB
Haywood | 2026
State
TN
- Haywood, Layquan Armour - Fayette-Ware,
Marcus O’Neal
Marcus
O’Neal
5'10" | 150 lbs | WR
Marshall County | 2025
TN
- Marshall Co.,
Kadyn Page
Kadyn
Page
6'0" | 165 lbs | ATH
Stone Memorial | 2027
TN
- Stone Memorial, DeModest Henderson - Creek Wood
OL:
Theo Tucker
Theo
Tucker
TN
- Kirby,
Hayden Warwick
Hayden
Warwick
6'3" | 280 lbs | OL
Carter | 2025
State
TN
- Carter,
Bishop Merriweather
Bishop
Merriweather
6'4" | 325 lbs | OL
Greeneville | 2026
TN
- Greeneville,
Parker Cox
Parker
Cox
6'4" | 260 lbs | OL/DL
Upperman | 2027
State
TN
- Upperman, Brayden Rainwater - Elizabethton, Jeremy Hall - Anderson Co., Jonathan Davis - Soddy Daisy, Damarquis Hampton - Loudon,
Bryson Arnold
Bryson
Arnold
6'1" | 275 lbs | OL
DeKalb Co. | 2026
TN
- DeKalb Co.,
Brayden Rosenbarker
Brayden
Rosenbarker
6'3" | 280 lbs | OL
White House | 2025
State
TN
- White House
DL: A.J. Hunt - White Co., Gannon Montgomery - Soddy Daisy,
Blaine Yother
Blaine
Yother
6'3" | 235 lbs | DL
Soddy Daisy | 2026
TN
- Soddy Daisy, C.J. Reyes - Greeneville, Bowen Poarch - Marshall Co.,
Reid Mitchell
Reid
Mitchell
6'3" | 240 lbs | DL
Marshall | 2025
State
TN
- Marshall Co.,
Morgan Carpenter
Morgan
Carpenter
6'1" | 230 lbs | EDGE/DL
Obion Co. | 2026
TN
- Obion Co.,
Jarvis Glenn
Jarvis
Glenn
6'2" | 215 lbs | EDGE/DL
Kirby | 2026
State
TN
- Kirby, Micah Hardaway - Red Bank, Blake Thompson - Chester Co.,
LB: Charles Thomas - Loudon, Isaac McClard - Macon Co., Cody Parker - Stone Memorial, Hayden Simmons - Carter, Georgie Starr - Jackson NS, Jaylen Parker - Pearl Cohn, Brandon Evans - Haywood, Owen Fleenor - Volunteer,
Cade Beaver
Cade
Beaver
6'0" | 205 lbs | RB
South Gibson | 2026
TN
- South Gibson,
Jayden Williams
Jayden
Williams
6'4" | 195 lbs | LB/EDGE
Chester Co. | 2026
State
TN
- Chester Co., Mathew Wheeley - Macon Co.,
Jude Fitzpatrick
Jude
Fitzpatrick
5'9" | 190 lbs | LB
Upperman | 2027
TN
- Upperman, Derek Argo - Obion Co., Chris Reed - Jackson NS, Brayden Murray - Soddy Daisy,
Ryland Keefe
Ryland
Keefe
6'4" | 240 lbs | EDGE/DL
Station Camp | 2026
State
TN
- Station Camp
DB: Darvon Richmond - White Co., Braylon Flowers - Macon Co.,
Ryan Burney
Ryan
Burney
6'0" | 180 lbs | DB
Hixson | 2026
TN
- Hixson, Marshall Sizemore - Northview Acad.,
Ke’Anthony Barbee
Ke’Anthony
Barbee
5'10" | 163 lbs | DB
Dyer Co. | 2027
TN
- Dyer Co., Konner Melton - Stone Memorial, Zach Wallin - Elizabethton, Ty Young - Macon Co.,
Thomas Lollar
Thomas
Lollar
6'1" | 175 lbs | DB/WR
Greeneville Highschool | 2025
TN
- Greeneville,
Jaden Butler
Jaden
Butler
6'2" | 175 lbs | DB/WR
Haywood | 2027
State
TN
- Haywood, Carter Keberdle - Soddy Daisy, Everett Kuykendoll - Dyer Co.
