The 2019 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Award winners pose in a locker room at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
By JESSE SMITHEY
The TSSAA announced the semifinalists Thursday for the 2020 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards, and 13 area players made the list.
Coaches and media from around the state nominated players based on regular-season performance. A committee of statewide media members selected the winners based off regular-season performances, academics and character.
What a player does in the postseason will not affect the results for Mr. Football.
The final voting concluded earlier this week.
There were five semifinalists named on Thursday in the nine classifications (Classes 1-6A, Division II-A, AA, AAA), as well as five semifinalists for Mr. Football Kicker.
Up for Mr. Football from our coverage area are: Nakelin McAfee (The King’s Academy, Division II-A), J.D. Dunn (CAK, Division II-AA), Jackson Bradley (Webb, Division II-AA), Kolby Morgan (Oneida, Class 2A), Will Meadows (Meigs County, Class 2A), Isiah Cox (Alcoa, Class 3A), Grey Carroll (Alcoa, Class 3A), Bryson Rollins (Elizabethton, Class 4A), Parker Hughes (Elizabethton, Class 4A), Kalib Fortner (Central, Class 5A), Jordyn Potts (Powell, Class 5A) and Jalen Hunt (McMinn County, Class 6A).
Gatlinburg-Pittman kicker Bryson Flynn is a semifinalist for Mr. Football Kicker.
Three finalists for each category will be announced by Mike Keith, the Voice of the Tennessee Titans, via the Titans’ website at www.titansonline.com on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at noon Eastern.
The three finalists for each award will be invited to attend the awards luncheon at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, where the winner of each award will be announced the week following the BlueCross Bowls.
Here are all the semifinalists for the awards.
DIVISION I, CLASS 1A
Hunter Frame, South Pittsburg
Kyler Parker, Moore County
Kolbi Stewart, Huntland
Jared Stone, South Pittsburg
Kaden White, Moore County
DIVISION I, CLASS 2A
Blake Carroll, Lewis County
Khalik Ganaway, Peabody
Will Meadows, Meigs County
Kolby Morgan, Oneida
Luke Myers, South Greene
DIVISION I, CLASS 3A
Anthony Brown, Milan
Grey Carroll, Alcoa
Isaiah Cox, Alcoa
Martino Owens, Pearl Cohn
Ty Simpson, Westview
DIVISION I, CLASS 4A
Axel Aldino, DeKalb County
Troy Parker Hughes, Elizabethton
Rivers Hunt, Hardin County
Bryson Rollins, Elizabethton
Jakobe Thomas, Tullahoma
DIVISION I, CLASS 5A
Kalib Fortner, Knoxville Central
Jermarcus Johnson, Henry County
Prince Kollie, David Crockett
Jordyn Potts, Powell
Destin Wade, Summit
DIVISION I, CLASS 6A
Raymond Banner, LaVergne
Jake Briningstool, Ravenwood
Jaxson Campbell, Independence
Jalen Hunt, McMinn County
C.J. Taylor, Warren County
DIVISION II, CLASS A
Jon Lewis, DCA
Na’Kelin McAfee, King’s Academy
A.J. Quinn, Davidson Academy
Aaron Smith, Jackson Christian
Griffin Swinea, Davidson Academy
DIVISION II, CLASS AA
Jackson Bradley, Knoxville Webb
Alex Broome, Lipscomb Academy
J.D. Dunn, CAK
Langston Patterson, CPA
Dietrick Pennington, ECS
DIVISION II, CLASS AAA
Michael Dallas, Briarcrest
B.J. Harris, McCallie
Dallan Hayden, CBHS
Elijah Howard, Baylor
D.C. Tabscott, Father Ryan
KICKER OF THE YEAR
Upton Bellenfant, Stewarts Creek
Bryson Flynn, Gatlinburg-Pittman
Teagen Lenderink, Brentwood Academy
Trey Turk, Oakland
Connor Wood, Lexington