 Ladies and gentlemen, if you haven't finished your meal, please continue. We're waiting. The live stream goes on at noon and we're going to wait until noon to start our program. Thanks. Welcome to the Tennessee Titans, Mr. Football Awards, honoring Tennessee's best high school football players this year. We want to extend a very special welcome to those watching and listening to the awards presentation on the Internet. This is the 37th year that the Mr. Football Awards have been presented in Tennessee. Originally, it was a very small event in downtown Nashville. There was one winner in each of the Tito's L.A.'s three classifications. Members of their immediate family attended along with their head coaches and a couple of officials, about 40 people in all. As the number of Tito's L.A. classifications grew, the program also grew, and in 2002, we began honoring the top kicker with a Mr. Football Award. On Thursday, November the 4th, five semifinalists in each category were announced. The list of semifinalists were narrowed down on November the 23rd to the three finalists in each category that are here with us today. Here at Nissan Stadium today, we have over 400 people in attendance, and we are very delighted that you could come. We'd especially like to recognize the coaches and the family members of the 30th finalists with us today. Today, we name our 2021 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Award winners, and this is a very distinctive honor. The list of former winners include players who have gone on to outstanding collegiate careers and some who have made notable careers in the professional ranks. The names of all previous winners are on the banner. As you look up, you can see these banners are primarily displayed here at Nissan Stadium today and are a permanent part of this awards event. To be selected as a finalist for this award is a distinction each nominee can be proud of for the rest of his life. The Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Award is an individual honor. It is a performance award based on the 2021 regular season, and it recognizes the best players in our state. Finalists are nominated in a statewide poll of high school coaches and members of the media conducted by T-L-O-S-T-L-A. A committee of statewide sports writers selects the finalists as well as the winners. As in previous years, we ask that it be verified that each finalist is making satisfactory academic progress and that nominee exemplifies the kind of personal character that makes him a good representative of his school. As usual, the difference between the ultimate winner and the other finalists was extremely close in every classification. So every young man recognized today can take justifiable pride in their achievements which earned him this exceptional honor. Before we recognize the finalists for the Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards for 2021, we would like to take a moment to express appreciation on behalf of our schools, our administrators, coaches, and these 30 student athletes being honored today and their families to the people who are made this day and these awards possible. The T-L-O-S-T-L-A would like to show our appreciation to the Tennessee Titans for their contributions to high school athletics in the state of Tennessee. The partnership that was formed between the two organizations started well over a decade ago and has been very special for T-L-O-S-T-L-A. We would like to thank the Titans ownership and communication community relations staff. We would especially like to thank Josh Corry who has put a lot of work into making this event extremely special. Ladies and gentlemen would you please join me in expressing our appreciation for what the Tennessee Titans are doing for high school athletics in the state of Tennessee. Thank you and now please welcome to the podium our MC for today's event the voice of the Titans was the Mike Keith. Thank you Bernard. I want to welcome you to the Wesley Mortgage Club at Nissan Stadium. Our organization is very proud to host you here at our home for this very special event. I also want to recognize our table right here very proud that our president and CEO Burke Nyhill and members of his leadership team have taken the time to be with us today. Thank you for being here let's give them a big hand. This is a great day for everybody who loves football in Tennessee. It's only fitting that I now have the opportunity to welcome our presenter for this year's Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards a native of Union City who loves this game like few others. He also happens to be one of the best general managers in the National Football League. On the day that he took over football operations of the Titans nearly six years ago he promised that the team would become something that all Tennesseans would be proud of and since that day the Tennessee Titans have never had a losing season have been to the playoffs three of the last four years and won the AFC South last year for the first time in 12 years and through 12 games in 2021 the Titans stand eight and four and are in first place in the AFC South again. He's an important figure to the Tennessee Titans but he's an even more important figure for football in our state. Ladies and gentlemen please welcome John Robinson. Thank you Mike welcome to Nissan Stadium home of of our Tennessee Titans. It's so good to be back live and in person. I look forward to this event every single year Mike told you how important it is to me being a native of this state and having played my high school football over in Union City such a special day just to spend with you guys and these finalists. Bernard thank you to the TSSAA and your staff and the commitment that you that you give to communities, high school sports and the impact that it makes and I think we've got some some Blue Cross, Bowl state champions in the house. Let's give a round of applause to the state champions this year. Mike you okay? You got nervous? You nervous? All right so so I set this morning thinking you know how could I take three or four minutes and and try to try to impact besides handing out a trophy a really cool looking trophy by the way. But all of you finalists some of you guys are back behind the curtain all of you finalists are here because somebody helped you along the way could be a coach could be a parent could be a teammate church member you're where you're at because somebody helped you get to where you are. So what I'd like to do is ask that all the finalists and the finalists only we're going to see how coachable we are here coaches just the finalists please stand for me just the finalists for the awards don't be shy and I want the finalists only to clap for the people at your table because they're here supporting you and you've got a lot to be thankful for that they're here go ahead pretty coach why sit down guys you're done so everyone in this room loves football right we talk about it with our within our football team there's two things that we don't love about football one is losing and the second is injuries lord knows we've had our share of injuries this year but those are really the only two things winning we love it and there's so much that the game of football teaches us right being part of a team hard work being accountable being dependable we call it the strain the strain of working hard going through tough times being uncomfortable and knowing that a coach a teammate somebody's going through it with you and there's so much that football gives us and i think if i want to challenge the finalists to take all the things that football has given you and try to have an impact on life because there's a lot of negative things going on in the world right now but football is a positive it's a bright light it's a beacon for a lot of us to have a positive mindset and try to impact others so that's what i would challenge you moving forward in your career is to try to have an impact life-wise like you have in on the football field so thank you guys for being here tighten up and mike keith are we ready to get this thing started let's go all right thank you john we appreciate your willingness to stay and be our presenter today for the 2021 tennessee titans mr football awards we have 10 groups to present today in the interest of time i will introduce all three finalists in each classification i will ask you to hold your applause until all three finalists are on the stage and then we will salute the group we will then name the tennessee titans mr football award winner we will have a brief pause between each classification in order to take pictures with john each tennessee titans mr football award winner will be asked to remain in the seating area to my left the other two finalists may return to their tables so ladies and gentlemen with those instructions out of the way let us begin in division one with class a calate ganaway peabody high school 59 175 pound running back defensive back senior two-year starter for peabody high school in 2021 ganaway rushed for 1 283 yards 21 touchdowns average 9.9 yards per carry and 150 yards per game also five receptions for 72 yards in a touchdown on defense he recorded 20 solo tackles seven assists one interception and two pass breakups he returned two kickoffs for touchdowns calique was named to the all state team last year as a junior and was an all region selection as both a junior and a senior he was the winner of the class to a tennessee titans mr football award in 2020 head coach chain jacob's deandre kelly south pittsburgh high school 5 10 190 pound running back defensive back senior three-year starter for south pittsburgh high school in 2021 he had 96 carries for 906 yards and 12 touchdowns and a season where his team only played eight games he had 10 catches for 200 yards and two touchdowns on defense he recorded 21 tackles and one interception he also had one kickoff return for a touchdown deandre was an all region selection this season he was also chosen as the 2019 region 3 won a newcomer of the year and was named to the 2021 chattanooga times free press dynamite dozen head coach west stone marquez taylor mckinsey high school 5 10 175 pound running back cornerback junior three-year starter for mckinsey in the 2021 regular season taylor had 125 carries for 1275 yards and 22 touchdowns averaging nearly 11 yards per carry he also had 12 receptions for 213 yards and two touchdowns on defense he recorded 15 tackles one pass breakup and had one interception return for a touchdown marquez was an all region selection last year as a sophomore his head coach wade comber ladies and gentlemen these are your tennessee titans mr football finalist in division one class a the 2021 tennessee titans mr football for class a goes to khalil ganaway peabody ladies and gentlemen your finalist for mr football in class a and now the 2021 tennessee titans mr football finalist in division one class 2a cameron huckabee megs county high school 61 185 pound wide receiver defensive back senior three-year starter for megs county this season huckabee had 418 receiving yards and five touchdowns on defense 35 tackles five interceptions five pass breakups he also completed a touchdown pass cameron averaged 35 yards per kickoff return returning one for a touchdown he was named to the all region and all state teams his senior year and was named region 3 2a's player of the year for 2021 head coach jason Fitzgerald cameron miller memphis academy of health sciences 62 196 pound wide receiver cornerback senior four-year starter for memphis academy of health sciences in 2021 he carried the ball 41 times for 493 yards an average of 12 yards per carry with eight touchdowns he also had 14 receptions for 258 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns on defense he recorded 33 tackles two interceptions two forced fumbles and returned one fumbled 95 yards for a touchdown cameron returned three punts and one kickoff for a touchdown this past season he was an all region and all state selection his senior year head coach cedric miller tie simpson westview high school 62 200 pound quarterback defensive back senior four-year starter for westview in 2021 simpson completed 144 of 224 passes for 2130 yards and 28 touchdowns 72 rushes for 554 yards and eight touchdowns tie has been named to the all region team in each year of his high school career and he was an all-state selection last year as a junior he was a semifinalist for the tennessee titans class 3a mr football award in 2020 his head coach jared kneel ladies and gentlemen these are your tennessee titans mr football finalist in division one class 2a and now the 2021 tennessee titans mr football for 2a tie simpson westview high school ladies and gentlemen your finalists in 2a the 2021 tennessee titans mr football finalist division one class 3a caden buckles alcoa high school 62 250 pound quarterback senior his first year as a starter for alcoa this year he completed 89 of 120 pass attempts for 1243 yards and 16 touchdowns in an eight game regular season for the tornadoes 54 carries for 241 yards and seven touchdowns caden was named as the most valuable player of the class 3a blue crossbowl in 2020 head coach gary rancid jacob duly waverly central high school 62 195 pound quarterback safety senior two-year starter for waverly central in 2021 duly completed 80 of 138 passes for 1385 yards and 22 touchdowns he had 93 rushing attempts for 703 yards and 16 touchdowns jacob was named to the all region team this year he was region mvp in 2020 as well as an all-state selection he was named the region offensive player of the year for 2021 head coach randall bolden keaton herrick loudon high school 511 180 pound quarterback safety senior four-year starter for loudon in the 2021 regular season herrick threw for 2564 yards and 37 touchdowns he had 876 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns as a safety he recorded 28 tackles and two interceptions keaton is a two-time region 3 3a offensive player of the year his head coach jeff herrick ladies and gentlemen these are your tennessee titans mr football finalists in division one class 3a the 2021 tennessee titans mr football for 3a kaden buckles alcoa ladies and gentlemen your finalists in 3a at this time we'd like to ask the finalists for division one classes four five and six a to make their way behind the stage where you will line up in the order of the classifications to be presented all of the finalists will go backstage behind the curtain to my right and will be lined up accordingly as our next group of finalists come backstage we want to take a moment to recognize our tennessee titan semi finalists from division one please hold your applause until i announce all 12 class a seth birchfield cloudland high school thomas wills mcqueen high school class 2a adan hutcherson huntington high school luke mires south green high school 3a reynan blackburn white house high school jamarian dowell covington high school class 4a shawn gary south Doyle high school jaylin lewis haywood high school class 5a malachi dowell white county high school jake macnamara page high school class 6a carson jones marival high school alex michel riverdale high school let's have a round of applause for all of our semi finalists and now the 2021 tennessee titans mr football finalist in division one class 4a barion brown pearl cone high school 62177 pound wide receiver cornerback running back defensive back senior three-year starter for pearl cone in 2021 brown had 59 carries for 817 yards and 10 touchdowns averaging over 11 yards per carry he had 22 receptions for 303 yards and three touchdowns on defense he had 24 tackles and two tackles for loss barion was an all region and all state selection this past season he is also a state champion in track and field having won both the 100 and 200 meter dash events head coach tony brunetti mason gudger greenville high school 59 175 pound running back defensive back senior three-year starter for greenville in 2021 gudger had 126 carries for 1286 yards and 26 touchdowns he had six receptions for 155 yards and two touchdowns mason was an all region selection this year he was the 2020 region one 4a offensive player of the year he has been selected for the taca tennessee east west all-star classic his head coach eddie spreadlet caden pope harden county high school six foot 170 pound wide receiver defensive back senior four-year starter for harden county in 2021 pope had 39 receptions for 1133 yards and 18 touchdowns he also had nine carries for 101 yards and three touchdowns on defense 18 solo tackles four interceptions seven pass breakups caden was both an all region and all state selection this year he is harden county's all-time leading receiver in both yards and touchdowns his head coach matthew smith ladies and gentlemen these are your tennessee titans mr football finalist division one class 4a the 2021 tennessee titans mr football for class 4a barion brown pearl cone high school ladies and gentlemen your finalists in 4a the 2021 tennessee titans mr football finalist division one class 5a dashawn bishop cards high school six foot 195 pound running back junior three-year starter for cards in 2021 bishop rushed for 2708 yards on 364 carries for an average of 7.4 yards per carry and 27 touchdowns he had 12 receptions for 119 yards and two touchdowns dashawn was named the wbir player of the week and five-star prep player of the week multiple times this season he was both an all region and all state selection last year as a sophomore head coach brad taylor jamarius brooks memphis central high school 59 185 pound running back safety senior first year starter for memphis central high school in 2021 brooks had 160 carries for 2005 yards and 39 total touchdowns which is a new shelby metro regular season record jamarius was named to the all region team for 2021 his head coach major right walter nolan the third pal high school 64 325 pound tight end defensive lineman senior four-year starter in 2021 nolan recorded 60 tackles 51 of them solo 17 tackles for loss and 10 sacks he had 27 quarterback pressures and forced three fumbles walter was a preseason all state selection for 2021 head coach matt low ladies and gentlemen these are your tennessee titans mr football finalists in division one class 5a the 2021 tennessee titans mr football winner for 5a is deshawn bishop cards high school our finalists in 5a the 2021 tennessee titans mr football finalists division one 6a jordan james oakland high school 510 200 pound running back senior four year starter for oakland during the 2021 regular season james had 118 carries for 1030 yards and 17 touchdowns he also had six receptions for 75 yards and one touchdown jordan was named to the all region and all state teams both as a junior and as a senior head coach kevin creasy destin wade summit high school 65 215 pound quarterback defensive back senior four year starter for summit in 2021 wade completed 49 of 75 pass attempts for 926 yards and 12 touchdowns he had 101 carries for 1463 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns destin was an all region selection his senior year and has been named the region mvp both as a junior and a senior he was a finalist for the 2020 tennessee titans mr football award head coach brian colman keaton wade summit high school 65 230 pound running back linebacker senior four year starter for summit in 2021 wade had 23 carries for 196 yards and five touchdowns that's an average of 8.5 yards per carry on defense he recorded 24 solo tackles 39 assists 16 tackles for loss five sacks three forced fumbles four fumble recoveries two interceptions and three defensive touchdowns keaton was named the 2019 region 5 5a offensive mvp and the 2021 region 7 6a defensive mvp his head coach brian colman ladies and gentlemen these are your tennessee titans mr football finalist in division 1 class 6a and now the 2021 tennessee titans mr football for 6a is destin wade summit high school your finalists in 6a at this time we'd like to ask the division two finalists and the kicker of the year finalists to make their way behind the stage where you will line up in order of the classifications to be presented and that will conclude with our kicker of the year award all finalists will go backstage behind the curtain to my right and will be lined up accordingly as our remaining finalists come backstage we'd like to take this opportunity to recognize our tennessee titans mr football semi finalists from division two and for kicker of the year please hold your applause until i introduce all eight division two class a cameron boyd jackson christian school nakellan mackafee the king's academy division two class double a craig cunningham losan collegiate school shawn williams battleground academy division two class 3a levi more endsworth high school marcel reid mutgumrie bell academy kicker of the year andrew southart pope john paul the second preparatory school josh terbyville noxville catholic high school ladies and gentlemen let's recognize all of our tennessee titans mr football semi finalists with a round of applause and now for the presentation of the 2021 tennessee titans mr football finalists in division two starting with class a bradford gains donelson christian academy 511 170 pound quarterback senior two year starter for donelson christian in 2021 gains completed 86 of 130 passes for 1799 yards and 25 touchdowns bradford was named to the all region team as both a junior and a senior for his career he has passed for more than 3000 yards and 45 touchdowns head coach paul wade steel hains university school of jackson 510 175 pound running back senior two year starter for university school of jackson in 2021 hains had 132 carries for 1476 yards and 27 touchdowns in just eight games he averaged 24 yards per return on kickoffs returning one for a touchdown steel was an all region and all state selection as both a junior and a senior he was named the 2021 division 2a west region player of the year head coach michael strew joshua strickland jr nashville christian school 510 200 pound running back linebacker senior four year starter for nashville christian in 2021 strickland had 106 carries for 1200 yards and 23 touchdowns averaging 11.3 per carry he also had 11 receptions for 125 yards and three receiving touchdowns on defense he recorded 37 tackles four tackles for loss one interception and four pass breakups joshua was an all region selection this year as a senior head coach jeff brothers ladies and gentlemen these are your tennessee titans mr football finalist division 2 class a the 2021 tennessee titans mr football for division 2 class a is steel hains university school of jackson these are your finalists in division 2 class a we move now to the presentation of the 2021 tennessee titans mr football finalist division 2 class double a alexander broom lipscomb academy 58 185 pound running back senior two year starter for lipscomb in 2021 broom had 109 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns averaging eight yards per carry he also had 694 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns alex was both an all region and all state selection last year as a junior head coach trendilford langston paterson christ presbyterian academy 62 225 pound running back linebacker senior three year starter for cpa in 2021 paterson had 452 rushing yards on 74 carries and seven touchdowns on defense 88 tackles 10 for loss and three sacks langston has been an all region selection for three consecutive years and was named to the all state team both as a sophomore and junior he was the 2020 and 2021 region defensive player of the year and was a finalist for the 2020 tennessee titans mr football award head coach engel martin luther richison lipscomb academy luther unfortunately is ill and could not be with us today but we go ahead and tell you his great line for this past season 63 215 pound quarterback senior three year starter for lipscomb during the 2021 regular season richison completed over 75 percent of his passes for nearly 2,500 yards he also had 146 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns luther was an all region selection both as a sophomore and a junior his head coach trendilford ladies and gentlemen these are your tennessee titans mr football finalist division 2 class double a the 2021 tennessee titans mr football for division 2 class double a alexander broome lipscomb academy our finalist in division 2 class double a we move now to the presentation of the 2021 tennessee titans mr football finalist division 2 class 3a dalin hayden christian brothers high school six foot 195 pound running back senior four year starter for christian brothers in 2021 hayden had 195 carries for 1,465 yards and 23 touchdowns he had 15 receptions for 215 yards and four touchdowns dalin was an all state selection both as a junior and a senior he was the winner of the 2020 tennessee titans mr football award last year head coach thomas mcdaniel kenny menchy pope john paul the second preparatory school 63 209 pound quarterback junior two-year starter for pope john paul the second in 2021 menchy completed 63 percent of his passes for 2,684 yards and 27 touchdowns he also had 105 yards rushing and three touchdowns kenny was named the tennessee titans player of the week in september and was the pre-season county player of the year he was an all region selection last year as a sophomore his head coach justin geisinger william riddle mccally school 62 177 pound quarterback senior two-year starter from mccally in 2021 riddle completed 147 of 218 passes for 2,489 yards and 34 touchdowns he also had one rushing touchdown in 2021 he led mccally to their first tennedo regular season since 2001 william is the chattanooga area leader in passing yards and touchdown passes he was an all region selection last year as a junior his head coach ralph potter ladies and gentlemen your finalist in division two class 3a the 2021 tennessee titans mr football for division two class 3a is dalin hayden christian brothers these are our finalists in division two class 3a our final category is tennessee titans mr football kicker of the year upton bellen font stewards creek high school six foot 165 pound kicker punter senior three-year starter for stewards creek in 2021 bellen font was two of four on field goal attempts his only two misses were from 50 yards or more 29 of his 30 kickoffs went for touchbacks and he was successful on 24 of 26 pat's he also averaged 41.2 per punt placing nine inside the 20 yard line upton was an all region selection as a junior and senior and was named to the all state team in 2020 he was a semi-finalist for the 2020 tennessee titans mr football award last year he holds all stewards creek kicking records his head coach ben coddle justice chadwick telehoma high school six foot 185 pound kicker punter senior four-year starter for telehoma in 2021 he was 42 of 43 on pat's he was successful on five of six field goal attempts with a long of 46 45 of his 54 kickoffs went for a touchback he averaged 37 yards per punt justice was an all region selection as a junior and senior he was named the 2020 region four for a kicker of the year head coach john olive george laster brentwood academy six foot 175 pound kicker junior first year starter for brentwood academy in 2021 last year made 12 of 17 field goal attempts with three from over 44 yards with a long of 46 he connected on 19 of 20 extra points and 36 of his 42 kickoffs went for touchbacks george was an all region selection for 2021 head coach cody white ladies and gentlemen these are your finalists for tennessee titans mr football kicker of the year the 2021 tennessee titans mr football kicker of the year is justice chadwick telehoma high school ladies and gentlemen our kicker of the year finalists before concluding today's program want to share one more great note that we're very excited about with the tennessee titans something that we're doing for the first time our 10 tennessee titans mr football award winners well we'd like to invite you back back to nissan stadium this sunday to serve as our 12th titan as we host the jacksonville jaguars some specific instructions we'd like for everyone to please listen carefully all 10 of our tennessee titans mr football award winners we'd like to ask you to follow josh cory to the elevators in the back see where josh is right now right there he's got him all right so he's taking the back as our mr football winners exit we'd like to ask everyone else remain in their seats and let's give one more big round of applause for our winners and our finalists today as we conclude the program families and coaches of tennessee titans mr football award winners and media who are covering them as we dismiss please meet susanna adams from the tennessee titans community impact staff by the stairs in the back of the room and she will guide you downstairs so that you can meet up there's susanna waving right now if there are players and coaches who wish to remain here in the club lounge please do that we welcome you hanging out up here with us that concludes today's 2021 tennessee titans mr football awards luncheon thank you so much to the tlsa and their outstanding staff for making this event possible thank you to all who make high school football great in our state and tighten up everybody