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BY JESSE SMITHEY
NASHVILLE — Winners for the 2023 Tennessee Titans TSSAA Mr. Football awards were announced Tuesday during a ceremony at Nissan Stadium.
See the entire list of statewide winners below in nine classifications and also in one category for Mr. Football Kicker.
Halls kicker Owen Taylor (photo by Charles Pulliam)
Halls kicker Owen Taylor was named Mr. Football Kicker for the entire state.
Taylor joined Ian O’Connor (2002) as the only Mr. Football Kicker winners in Halls’ program history.
In the regular season, Taylor punted 27 times for a 45.1-yard average while sending 29 kickoffs for touchbacks and making 8 of 8 field-goal attempts — with a long of 49 yards. He had 6 of 9 onside kick attempts recovered by his team, and he logged 65 total kicking points.
High school football coaches and media around the state nominated players, and a select committee of statewide media members picked the semifinalists, finalists and winners based on: performance, ability, academics and character. Semifinalists were named on Nov. 2. Finalists were named Nov. 21.
How a player performed in the postseason had NO bearing on the outcome of the Mr. Football Awards, which are based solely off regular-season accomplishments.
2023 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football WINNERS
DIVISION I, CLASS 1A
WINNER: Dawson White, Moore County High School
FINALIST: Ben Franklin, Cornersville High School
FINALIST: Cameron Schlicht, Dresden High School
DIVISION I, CLASS 2A
WINNER: Isaiah Groves, East Robertson High School
FINALIST: Darien Meza, Mt. Pleasant High School
FINALIST: Stone Wallace, Riverside High School
DIVISION I, CLASS 3A
WINNER: Radarious Jackson, Sheffield High School
FINALIST: Skylan Smith, Covington High School
FINALIST: Brandon Winton, Jr., Alcoa High School
DIVISION I, CLASS 4A
WINNER: KeShawn S. Tarleton, Pearl-Cohn High School
FINALIST: Gabe Borders, Macon County High School
FINALIST: Zeion-LaFrederick Simpson, Pearl-Cohn High School
DIVISION I, CLASS 5A
WINNER: Kelvin Perkins, Southwind High School
FINALIST: Eric Hazzard, Page High School
FINALIST: Dominic Reed, Centennial High School
DIVISION I, CLASS 6A
WINNER: Boo Carter, Bradley Central High School
FINALIST: Braden Graham, Riverdale High School
FINALIST: Daune Morris, Oakland High School
DIVISION II, CLASS A
WINNER: Jay’Len Mosley, Jackson Christian School
FINALIST: Brian Shields, First Assembly Christian School
FINALIST: Tyson Wolcott, Friendship Christian School
DIVISION II, CLASS AA
WINNER: Crews Law, Christ Presbyterian Academy
FINALIST: Markeis Barrett, Webb School of Knoxville
FINALIST: Ty Clark, Franklin Road Academy
DIVISION II, CLASS AAA
WINNER: Amari Jefferson, Baylor School
FINALIST: Kaleb Beasley, Lipscomb Academy
FINALIST: Carson Gentle, McCallie School
KICKER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Owen Taylor, Knoxville Halls High School
FINALIST: Grant Chadwick, Tullahoma High School
FINALIST: Daniel Echeverria, Mt. Juliet High School