Five Local Semifinalists for Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards

Nov 05, 2015 at 11:22 am by bryan


Five local prep football players are semifinalists for the Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards.

Oakland's Ty Nix has been nominated as one of four Class 6A Linemen of the Year semifinalists. Two of the four semifinalists for Class 6A Back of the Year are from Rutherford County. Oakland's Jacoby Stevens and Blackman's Taeler Dowdy were nominated for 6A Lineman of the Year. La Vergne's Maleik Gray is a semifinalist for 5A Lineman of the year.In addition, Siegel kicker Jacob Smith is nominated for Kicker of the Year in all classifications.

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The Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards will be presented to the top 16 backs and linemen in eight classifications of the TSSAA on Monday, November 30th at Nissan Stadium in Nashville.

Two finalists for each category will be announced by Mike Keith on the Titans website titansonline.com on Monday, November 16th at 1:00 p.m. 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 2015 regular season. Academics and character were also taken into consideration. High school head coaches and members of the media nominated the finalists.

This is the 31st 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.

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