THE TENNESSEE TITANS MR. FOOTBALL AWARDS
To Be Presented Monday, November 28, 2016 Nissan Stadium, Nashville 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Nashville, Tennessee, November 4, 2016 – The Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards will be presented to the top 16 backs and linemen in eight classifications of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association on Monday, November 28, 2016, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. For the 15th consecutive year, the top kicker in the state will be recognized with a Mr. Football Award, regardless of classification. Four semifinalists are announced in this release for each category and each classification. There are six classifications in Division I and two in Division II. With “Back of the Year” and “Lineman of the Year” for each classification, as well as the “Kicker of the Year” award, that makes for a total of 17 award categories. Two finalists for each category will be announced by Mike Keith on the Titans website at www.titansonline.com on Tuesday, November 15 at 11:00 a.m. CST / 12:00 p.m. EST. The two finalists for each award will be the ones invited to attend the awards luncheon at Nissan Stadium, where the winner of each award will be announced. A committee of statewide sports writers selected winners based on performance in the 2016 regular season. Academics and character were also taken into consideration. High school head coaches and members of the media nominated the finalists. "We are very excited and appreciative about being involved with the Tennessee Titans for the 10th consecutive year,” stated Bernard Childress, Executive Director of the TSSAA. “They have helped make the recognition of these 68 student-athletes, their families, and schools possible. The sponsorship of the Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards and numerous contributions to high schools across the state since the team moved to Tennessee have meant a great deal to the member schools of the TSSAA.” This is the 32nd year that the Mr. Football Awards have been presented to Tennessee’s best high school football players. A Mr. Football trophy will be presented to the winners of each category. A Mr. Football plaque will be presented to the runner-up in each category. The other semi-finalists will each receive a certificate. More than 400 people, including the 34 finalists, their families, coaches, school administrators and members of the media from all parts of the state, are expected to attend the 2016 luncheon. Mike Keith, play-by-play voice of the Tennessee Titans, will emcee the awards presentation. A live videostream of the awards will be provided at www.titansonline.com.2016 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Semifinalists
| Division I Class 1A Lineman | Division I Class 1A Back |
| Michael Butner South Pittsburg High School Brant Lawless Nashville Christian School Spencer Norrod Monterey High School Josh Silvey Greenback High School | Preston Rice Wayne County High School Kayne Roberts Greenback High School D.J. Taylor Huntland High School Dresser Winn Dresden High School |
| Division I Class 2A Lineman | Division I Class 2A Back |
| Alex Kirkendoll Marion County High School Hunter McClain Marion County High School Donald Staats Watertown High School Slayton Wild Forrest High School | Darius Harper Austin-East High School Caleb Johnson Memphis Academy of Health Sciences Seth Price Watertown High School Cordarrian Richardson Trezevant High School |
| Division I Class 3A Lineman | Division I Class 3A Back |
| Hunter Davenport Sequatchie County High School Jacob Phillips East Nashville Magnet School Jacob Rimmer Milan High School Jack Warwick Alcoa High School | Terrell Carter Stratford High School Hunter Davenport Sequatchie County High School Tykee Kellogg Alcoa High School Cole Smith Christian Academy of Knoxville |
| Division I Class 4A Lineman | Division I Class 4A Back |
| Latrell Bumphus Hardin County High School Cade Mays Knoxville Catholic High School Cain McWilliams Marshall County High School Rutger Reitmaier Lipscomb Academy | Antwuan Branch Kenwood High School Chase Kuerschen Knoxville Catholic High School Amari Rodgers Knoxville Catholic High School Timothy Taylor Memphis East High School |
| Division I Class 5A Lineman | Division I Class 5A Back |
| Maleik Gray LaVergne High School Trevis Hooper Memphis Central High School Eli Katina Centennial High School Mike Rhoades Campbell County High School | Caden Harbin Knoxville Halls High School Tee Higgins Oak Ridge High School Jordan Mason Gallatin High School Jacob Murprhee Dickson County High School |
| Division I Class 6A Lineman | Division I Class 6A Back |
| T.D. Blackmon Maryville High School D.J. Delfendahl Mt. Juliet High School Aubrey Miller Whitehaven High School Max Wray Franklin High School | Cole Copeland Bradley Central High School Dylan Hopkins Maryville High School JaCoby Stevens Oakland High School Kylan Watkins Whitehaven High School |
| Division II Class A Lineman | Division II Class A Back |
| Morgan Ernst Webb School of Knoxville Will Lawrence Harding Academy Cole Lusby The King's Academy Trey Smith University School of Jackson | Calvin Austin III Harding Academy Eric Gray Lausanne Collegiate School Chase Hayden St. George's Independent School Elijah Howard Webb School of Knoxville |
| Division II Class AA Lineman | Division II Class AA Back |
| Tanner Antonutti Ensworth High School Griffin Hawkins Briarcrest Christian School Giovanni Hightower-Reviere McCallie School Dorian Hopkins Memphis University School | Ben Brooks Pope John Paul II High School Ty Chandler Montgomery Bell Academy Jeremiah Oatsvall Brentwood Academy Robert Riddle McCallie School |
| Kicker of the Year | |
| Joe Doyle Farragut High School Jake McClure East Hamilton High School Jacob Smith Siegel High School Adam Williams Wilson Central High School |
