Class 2A Preseason All-State/Awards

<!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Talking season continues here w/ our preseason 2A All-State teams and top honors. Several teams across this classification landed several players on our preseason teams w/ East Nashville claiming the most selections. </h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2A Pre-season Top Honors</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mr. Football: </strong>(RB) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='971296' first='Keith' last='Johnson'] </strong>- East Nashville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Off. MVP: </strong>(QB) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1422904' first='Kason' last='Young'] </strong>- East Robertson ‘27&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Def. MVP: </strong>(Edge) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1693459' first='Jayland' last='Eckford'] </strong>- Jackson Cent. Merry ‘27&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lineman of the Year: </strong>(DT) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1527497' first='Jamarkus' last='Pittman'] </strong>- MASE ‘27&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Coach of the Year: Damien Harris </strong>- East Nashville&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1394922,"width":"280px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/08/kjohnson.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-1394922" style="width:280px;height:auto" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>- - - - -&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 2A All-State</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1st Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Offense</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>QB: [player_tooltip player_id='1422904' first='Kason' last='Young'] </strong>- East Robertson ‘27</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RB: [player_tooltip player_id='1562203' first='Jaydon' last='Peete'] </strong>- Milan&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RB: [player_tooltip player_id='971296' first='Keith' last='Johnson'] </strong>- East Nashville&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WR: Michael Massey </strong>- Jackson Cent. Merry</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WR: [player_tooltip player_id='1597876' first='Kinnie' last='Fuller, Jr'] </strong>- East Nashville&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ath: [player_tooltip player_id='1630972' first='Cade' last='Brooks'] </strong>- East Robertson&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: [player_tooltip player_id='1738226' first='Bryson' last='Shreeve'] </strong>- East Robertson&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: [player_tooltip player_id='933025' first='Jon' last='Parker Graves'] </strong>- Riverside&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: Corey Markham </strong>- MASE&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: Kaleb Guinn </strong>- MASE&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: [player_tooltip player_id='1571426' first='Gonni' last='Martin'] </strong>- East Nashville ‘27&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Defense</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='1738241' first='Deyton' last='Buckley'] </strong>- Union City&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='1634136' first='Martavion' last='Pratcher'] </strong>- Mitchell&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='1527497' first='Jamarkus' last='Pittman'] </strong>- MASE ‘27&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Edge: [player_tooltip player_id='820950' first='Zach' last='Groves'] </strong>- East Robertson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: Ashton Martin </strong>- Marion Co.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1103499' first='Drew' last='Ray'] </strong>- Lewis Co.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Edge: [player_tooltip player_id='1693459' first='Jayland' last='Eckford'] </strong>- Jackson Cent. Merry ‘27&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1648058' first='Khadon' last='Piphus'] </strong>- Halls&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1554199' first='Payton' last='Niehaus'] </strong>- Mt. Pleasant&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1660959' first='Terrence' last='Moses'] </strong>- Milan&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1704476' first='Andre' last='Small'] - Union City</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1704353,"width":"252px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/07/tmoses2.jpg?w=700" alt="" class="wp-image-1704353" style="width:252px;height:auto" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>- - - - -&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2nd Team&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Offense</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>QB: [player_tooltip player_id='1705735' first='Terrell' last='Williams'] </strong>- Jackson Cent. Merry&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RB: [player_tooltip player_id='905235' first='Khamoni' last='Williams'] </strong>- Memp. Biz. Academy ‘27</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RB: [player_tooltip player_id='1282609' first='Mason' last='Mays'] </strong>- Marion Co.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WR: [player_tooltip player_id='1576548' first='Cody' last='Brasher'] </strong>- Riverside&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WR: Mike Parker </strong>- Fairley&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ath: [player_tooltip player_id='1565670' first='Marcus' last='Person'] </strong>- Memp. Biz. Academy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: [player_tooltip player_id='1103010' first='Brady' last='Burke'] </strong>- Oneida&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: Bryson Haliburton </strong>- Smith Co.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: [player_tooltip player_id='906125' first='Zamari' last='Davis'] </strong>- East Nashville ‘28</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: [player_tooltip player_id='1570542' first='Hunter' last='Green'] </strong>- Halls&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: [player_tooltip player_id='1704480' first='Zachari' last='Davis'] </strong>- Fairley ‘27&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Defense</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: Jordyn Williams </strong>- Jackson Cent. Merry</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='1614937' first='De'Angelo' last='Franklin'] </strong>- Sheffield&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='1571430' first='Jeremiah' last='Harris'] </strong>- Halls&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Edge: [player_tooltip player_id='1591156' first='Zeke' last='Walkup'] </strong>- Cannon Co. ‘27&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1666967' first='Akeem' last='Hunt'] </strong>- MASE ‘27&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: Broox Bennett </strong>- Huntingdon&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1657186' first='Zarius' last='Brown'] </strong>- Jackson Cent. Merry&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1658485' first='Cordarius' last='Johnson'] </strong>- Milan&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1158912' first='Kadience' last='Nelson'] </strong>- MASE ‘27&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1738236' first='Angel' last='Blair'] - </strong>East Robertson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1646196' first='Jayden' last='Frazier'] </strong>- Marion Co.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>- - - - -&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3rd Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Offense</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>QB: Andrew Johnson </strong>- Fairley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RB: [player_tooltip player_id='1662631' first='Micah' last='Godfrey'] </strong>- East Hickman&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RB: [player_tooltip player_id='1600253' first='Preston' last='Mitchell'] </strong>- Houston Co.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RB: Blake Voiles </strong>- York Institute&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WR: Dillon Thompson </strong>- Loretto&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ath: Zaiden Humphrey </strong>- Marion Co. ‘27&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: [player_tooltip player_id='1597029' first='Heath' last='Norton'] </strong>- South Greene&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: Colby Brown </strong>- Loretto&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: Zachary Bledsoe </strong>- South Greene&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: [player_tooltip player_id='1664157' first='Colston' last='Anderson'] </strong>- Mt. Pleasant ‘27&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: [player_tooltip player_id='1263300' first='Austin' last='Pilkerton'] </strong>- East Robertson ‘27&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1695009,"width":"274px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/06/hnorton.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-1695009" style="width:274px;height:auto" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Defense</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='491438' first='Kade' last='Carroll'] </strong>- Lewis Co.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: Devon Phillips </strong>- East Nashville ‘28&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: Tyson Click </strong>- Eagleton Acad.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Edge: [player_tooltip player_id='1584096' first='Colby' last='Cates'] </strong>- Lewis Co. ‘27&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: Braylon Bean </strong>- Lewis Co.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1103033' first='Jayden' last='Jennings'] </strong>- Peabody&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: De'Anthony Gales </strong>- Mitchell ‘27&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1648079' first='Tyreke' last='Hutch'] </strong>- Huntingdon&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1403891' first='Jbrein' last='Crawford'] </strong>- East Nashville </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: Dettrell Kinney </strong>- Jackson Cent. Merry&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1738231' first='Adrian' last='Crawford'] </strong>- Union City&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>- - - - - </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Honorable Mention …….</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>QB: [player_tooltip player_id='819521' first='Eli' last='Garrett'] </strong>- Cannon Co., <strong>J Foster </strong>- Gordonsville, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1103037' first='Riley' last='Martin'] </strong>- Smith Co., <strong>Mason Tidwell </strong>- Loretto, <strong>Kale Scott </strong>- Mt. Pleasant, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1668630' first='Dallas' last='Covington'] </strong>- East Nashville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RB: Nash Rader </strong>- South Greene, <strong>Connor Cox </strong>- Eagleton, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1668505' first='Vince' last='Bryant'] </strong>- Grundy Co., <strong>Jemario Williams </strong>- Gordonsville, <strong>Edward Agnew </strong>- Peabody, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1597256' first='Lorenz' last='Wright'] </strong>- MBA&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WR: [player_tooltip player_id='1611591' first='Lane' last='Cope'] </strong>- Eagleton, <strong>Jaxsen Miles </strong>- Cannon Co., <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1676949' first='Gage' last='Gibbs'] </strong>- Smith Co.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: Nic Primeau </strong>- Happy Valley, <strong>Braden LaRue </strong>- York Institute, <strong>Eric Shaw </strong>- Smith Co., <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='932828' first='Brayden' last='Jones'] </strong>- Adamsville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ath: Zane Walker </strong>- Bledsoe Co.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: Ethan White </strong>- West Greene, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1582359' first='Ian' last='Grizzell'] </strong>- Grundy Co., <strong>Bobby Cripps </strong>- Gordonsville, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1068717' first='Lucas' last='Cornwell'] </strong>- Smith Co., <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1664612' first='Easton' last='Plunkett'] </strong>- Mt. Pleasant, <strong>Aiden Morgan </strong>- Riverside, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1704958' first='Jevon' last='Carter'] </strong>- East Nashville, <strong>Kanye Prince </strong>- East Robertson, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1597021' first='Braxton' last='Miller'] </strong>- Houston Co., <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1720050' first='Micah' last='Gant'] </strong>- J.C. Merry, <strong>Elijah Simpson </strong>- Union City, <strong>Hurrie Gillam Jr. </strong>- MASE</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Edge: Bryson Collette - </strong>Tellico Plains, <strong>Trenton Alexander </strong>- Fairley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: Mason Norman </strong>- Happy Valley, <strong>Ben Gilbert </strong>- Oneida, <strong>Kegan Kilgore </strong>- Grundy Co., <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1570553' first='Jayden' last='Shannon'] </strong>- Cannon Co., <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='932830' first='Asah' last='Story'] </strong>- Adamsville, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='611995' first='Jayden' last='McClure'] </strong>- Mt. Pleasant, <strong>Austin Reed </strong>- Summertown, <strong>Ethan Beasley </strong>- Halls, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1588871' first='Marcellus' last='Miller'] </strong>- MASE, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='861518' first='Artez' last='Grayer'] </strong>- Sheffield</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: Brett Webb </strong>- Marion Co., <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1691522' first='Quincy' last='Mills'] </strong>- Marion Co., <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='480892' first='Jalen' last='Smith'] </strong>- Mt. Pleasant, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1610501' first='Jaylen' last='Easterling'] </strong>- Mt. Pleasant, <strong>Max Dillard </strong>- Summertown, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1194077' first='Demontez' last='Anderson'] </strong>- East Nashville, <strong>Malachi Harris </strong>- East Nashville, <strong>Jamarcus Moses </strong>- Halls, <strong>Mihkel Wilkes </strong>- Peabody, <strong>Jamarcus Haynes </strong>- Peabody, <strong>Corey Armstrong </strong>- Fairley, <strong>Derreon Martin </strong>- MBA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1698749,"width":"453px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/06/mmays2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-1698749" style="width:453px;height:auto" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image -->