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Our sixth-annual All-615 Preps teams have been determined by our staff. This year’s Medium Class teams are made up of players from teams in Class 5A, 4A and Division II-Class AA.
This is the second group of postseason honors, and will be followed by the Large Class teams on Wednesday. The Small Class teams were released on Monday.
This year’s postseason awards are presented by Gallatin Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram.
Team of the Year: Page Patriots
At long last, the Patriots finally finished the season raising a gold ball and they did so in fairly dominant fashion as a whole.
Losing key starters from last year, many expected a fall off but that wasn’t not meant to be as Page went 14-0 winning by an average 26.7 points. In that 14-game winning streak, their 21-14 Class 5A championship win over Sevier County was their only game decided by single digits.
Player of the Year: Kaedyn Marable, BGA, Sr.
Columbia got a steal in Marable and his play during arguably the best season of any player in the state this year proves just that.
Leading BGA to the Division II-AA championship, Marable threw for more touchdown passes than he did incomplete passes. He finished the year with 3,929 yards and 57 touchdowns through the air to go along with 636 yards and 15 touchdowns on the ground.
In his final high school game, the DII-AA Mr. Football winner was 24-of-31 passing for 384 yards and four touchdowns while also rushing for three more.
Offensive Player of the Year: Maddox Porter, BGA, Fr.
Marable may be going but the Wildcats offense shouldn’t fall of much thanks to Porter’s emergence as arguably the state’s top receiver as a freshman.
There’s a reason several of the nation’s top programs are already recruiting Porter as heavily as they are. He finished this first season of high school football with 79 receptions for 1,556 yards and 26 touchdowns.
Defensive Player of the Year: DK Williams, Beech, Jr.
No team really found and answer to slow down Williams as he set the tone with his play from the opening week.
He led the Buccaneers defense with 145 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, six quarterback hurries, four sacks and four forced fumbles. He was also a factor on offense as well rushing for 616 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Athlete of the Year: Omarii Sanders, FRA, Jr.
Sanders was named the Division II-AA Middle Region MVP following a standout junior season where he shined on both sides of the ball.
The 2027 four-star Vanderbilt pledge led the Panthers offense with a team-high 1,164 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns. On defense he racked up 73 tackles, two interceptions, a sack and a forced fumble.
Lineman of the Year: Keilan Neal, FRA, Jr.
In an area full of special linemen, Neal found a way to stand out with his play on both sides of the ball.
On offense he was the anchor of an offensive line that helped the Panthers average 36.4 points and score 35 or more points in eight of their 13 games.
Neal was arguably at his best on defense though. There he totaled 65 tackles, 14 tackles for loss and eight sacks.
Special Teams Player of the Year: Landan Left, Pearl-Cohn, Jr.
Teams continually made the choice to kick to Left in 2025. Time and time again he made them pay for it.
The All-Region Special Teams Player of the Year and an All-Metro selection, Left returned five punts back for touchdowns and also had a kick returned for six.
He finished the year with 1,348 all-purpose yards, 13 touchdowns and also had 48 tackles and three interceptions on defense.
Coach of the Year: Charles Rathbone, Page
After five long years, Charles Rathbone’s Page Patriots finally climbed the mountain top beating Sevier County by seven for their first football championship in school history.
This season was the fifth consecutive 12-plus win season for the Patriots and the seventh time in the last eight years that they’ve won 10 or more games.
First Team
Offense
Quarterback: Mitchell Grandjean, Centennial, Sr.
Running Back: Isaac Otey, Page, So; Caden Stroud, Goodpasture, Sr.
Wide Receiver: Cayden Aukerman, Page, Sr.; Max Curry, BGA, So.; Malachi Steele, Centennial, Sr.
Offensive Line: Jordan Curll, Page, Sr.; Koehn Dial, BGA, So.; Jack Fuchs, Beech, Sr.; Logan Murray, Davidson Academy, Jr.; Jacob Rathbone, Page, Sr.
Athlete: Jermaine Cobbins, Springfield, So.; Kaden Powell, Beech, Sr.
Kicker: Jonathan Baba, Page, Sr.
Defense
Defensive Line: Nate Fleming, BGA, Sr.; Cohen Grissom, Page, Sr.; Avery Hughes, Portland, Sr.; Justice Pittman, BGA, Jr.
Linebacker: Noah Anliker, GCA, Jr.; Elijah Fernandez, BGA, Sr.; Karmelo League, Pearl-Cohn, Sr.; Barrett Reynolds, Springfield, Jr.
Defensive Back: Josh Hicks, Nolensville, Sr.; Gavin Johnson, Centennial, Jr.; Evan Kellum, BGA, So.; Greyson McKown, GCA, Jr.
Athlete: Mike Hassell, FRA, Sr.; Knight Wilson, Page, Sr.
Punter: Wells Stanley, Centennial, Sr.
Second Team
Offense
Quarterback: Cameron Kruse, Page, Jr.
Running Back: James Pierre, Page, Sr.; Chelton Swafford, Beech, Sr.
Wide Receiver: Oliver Bender, Nolensville, Sr.; Sam Bowers, Pope John Paul II, Sr.; Slim Leavell, Goodpasture, Jr.
Offensive Line: Sloan Bass, Page, Sr; Brayden Dolan, Station Camp; So.; Teagan Parizek, Hendersonville, Jr.; London Park, Beech, Jr.; Cooper Rawls, Springfield, Sr.
Athlete: Kwadir Fletcher, FRA, Jr.; Tristen Lithmexay, Nolensville, Sr.
Kicker: Jack Walton, Davidson Academy, Sr.
Defense
Defensive Line: Isaiah Anthony, Pearl-Cohn, Sr.; Gunner Conner, GCA, Jr.; Jake Sentell, Nolensville, Jr.; Tony Suong, Lawson, Jr.
Linebacker: Jacob Gilles, GCA, Sr.; Brayden Hightower, Hillsboro, Sr.; Kingston Rios, Liberty Creek, Sr.; Franklin Wright, Lawson, Sr.
Defensive Back: Luke Carr, Hendersonville, Sr.; Ryder Casillas, Page, Jr.; Duran Head, Lawson, Jr.; Mekhi Jackson, Lawson, Jr.
Athlete: Lamarious Dowlen, Springfield, Sr.; Jayden Rush, FRA, Sr.
Punter: Gavin Hastings, Station Camp, Jr.
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