KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Several East Tennessee high school football players are in the running for this year's Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards.

The annual awards ceremony honoring Tennessee's top players will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. The TSSAA announced the list of semifinalists on Thursday, which included athletes from Knox, Sevier, Blount, Anderson, Morgan and Greene counties:

2025 TENNESSEE TITANS MR. FOOTBALL SEMIFINALISTS FROM EAST TN:

Jaiden Bunch, Coalfield (D1, 1A)

Brayden Maples, Gatlinburg-Pittman (D1, 3A)

Zaydyn Anderson, Greeneville (D1, 4A)

Caden Baugh, Greeneville (D1, 4A)

Thomas Manu, Alcoa (D1, 4A)

Kaden Long, Knoxville Central (D1, 5A)

Cooper Newman, Sevier County (D1, 5A)

Will Jones, Maryville (D1, 6A)

Jace Ballard, Knoxvil

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