Midseason Power Scores: X Factors, Brentwood Academy Eagles

<p>The <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/10/five-breakout-teams-in-dii-aaa-classification/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">Brentwood Academy football program has taken a significant step forward</a> in year two of the Paul Wade tenure, jumping out to a 8-0 start this season with a plethora of playmakers at their disposal.</p>   <p>The Eagles lost starting quarterback George MacIntrye to Tennessee, but have not taken a step back with junior signal caller [player_tooltip player_id='834810' first='Crews' last='Jenkins'] effectively distributing the ball out to a variety of weapons that surround him.</p>   <p>While the Eagles can match anyone on the perimeter, the true challenge will be how the trenches hold up consistently against the top teams in the DII-AAA class as they attempt to make a deep postseason push and compete for a spot in the state championship.</p>   <p>Brentwood Academy is ranked as the number-five team in the <a href="https://x.com/CSmithScout/status/1982954009867718770/photo/1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">Prep Redzone Tennessee Big School Power Poll</a>.</p>   <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" />   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Brentwood Academy 2027 Quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='834810' first='Crews' last='Jenkins']</h2>   <p>Junior quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='834810' first='Crews' last='Jenkins'] has been a reliable option as a quarterback and is very good at distributing the ball out to a receiver room consisting of Division One level recruits in [player_tooltip player_id='378855' first='Kesean' last='Bowman'], <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/09/scouting-2027-receiver-class-stars-sleepers-and-secrets/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">[player_tooltip player_id='1410131' first='Lexton' last='Baskin']</a>, and [player_tooltip player_id='1118087' first='Eli' last='Ferguson'].</p>   <p>Despite his limited size, he is very accurate over the middle of the field and downfield, which allows for his playmakers to haul in the pass and immediately turn into a ball carrier and create yards after the catch.</p>   <p>He will have to continue his impressive play if the Eagles want to take home the state championship this season.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/ESBN_BA/status/1974273145608589421 </div></figure>   <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" />   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Brentwood Academy 2027 Linebacker [player_tooltip player_id='1318538' first='Roman' last='Jennings']</h2>   <p>Brentwood Academy front seven was a major question mark entering the season, but after finally <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/10/scouting-2027-linebacker-class-stars-sleepers-and-secrets/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">moving to middle linebacker</a>, junior [player_tooltip player_id='1318538' first='Roman' last='Jennings'] has been able to ease some of the concerns with his highly productive play from the second level while being a leader of the defense.</p>   <p>He has become someone that offensive coordinators have to gameplan around as his ability to get downhill and hunt down ball carriers helps the Eagles defense stay in favorable positions and force offenses into obvious passing downs, where BA can respond with their lighter pass rush packages that can cause havoc.</p>   <p>Jennings might be the most important player on this roster and his leadership will be essential for their potential deep postseason run.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/ESBN_BA/status/1976811183211790594 </div></figure>   <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" />   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Brentwood Academy 2027 OLB/EDGE [player_tooltip player_id='1585726' first='Kenneth' last='Simon'] II</h2>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1585726' first='Kenneth' last='Simon'] II <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/10/scouting-2027-linebacker-class-stars-sleepers-and-secrets/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">move to outside linebacker</a> has been a huge boost for this defensive front with his ability to generate instant pressure and havoc behind the line of scrimmage, leading to several tackles for loss and sacks for the team.</p>   <p>He has been massive off the edge and his athleticism is too much to handle for offensive tackles lined up across from him, but he also has the ability to cover the flat and quick hitting passes.</p>   <p>He has received interest from all the top college football programs in the country as a safety/linebacker hybrid and with his solid size, good athleticism, and versatility, it is easy to see why. He is a natural playmaker and Brentwood Academy has used that to their advantage to shutting down the edge and generating immediate pressure in the backfield.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/ESBN_BA/status/1969205260678840385 </div></figure>   <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" />   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Brentwood Academy 2027 Running Back [player_tooltip player_id='723428' first='Larry' last='Sanders II']</h2>   <p>While Brentwood Academy has the passing game to make explosive plays happen against anyone, the offensive line will have to hold their own for several weeks against productive defensive fronts from the top programs in DII-AAA and junior tailback [player_tooltip player_id='723428' first='Larry' last='Sanders II'] will be tasked with taking a lot of the burden off their shoulders both as a rusher and extra pass protector.</p>   <p>He has a compact build and has been effective at working his way through the traffic in the middle of the field and finding lanes to cut to, producing great stat lines each week for the team.</p>   <p>He will be counted on heavily as they face the toughest opponents in the DII-AAA playoff bracket.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/drew_toennies/status/1971742214067015853 </div></figure>   <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" />   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Brentwood Academy 2027 Receiver [player_tooltip player_id='378855' first='Kesean' last='Bowman']</h2>   <p>Brentwood Academy will have to rely on some explosive plays to beat the best teams in the class and there is arguably no player better suited to do just that than <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/09/scouting-2027-receiver-class-stars-sleepers-and-secrets/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">dynamic receiver [player_tooltip player_id='378855' first='Kesean' last='Bowman']</a>.</p>   <p>Bowman has good long speed and is one of the best in recent memory at the catch point, just having a dawg in him that results in him and only him getting the ball. That combination, paired with more nuanced footwork this season, make him an impossible cover and he can produce massive plays downfield against any corner in the state.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/ESBN_BA/status/1969191788117213225 </div></figure>

The Brentwood Academy football program has taken a significant step forward in year two of the Paul Wade tenure, jumping out to a 8-0 start this season with a plethora of playmakers at their disposal.