Dobyns-Bennett linemen Zach Ferguson and Jackson Martin were chosen to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Class 6A all-state football team.
Ferguson, a 6-foot-2, 260-pound senior, made the team as an offensive lineman. Martin, a 6-1, 200-pound senior, made it on the defensive side of the ball. He starred as a defensive end and outside linebacker.
The pair helped the Indians to a 9-3 season and a championship in Region 1-6A. They made the third round of the TSSAA playoffs before falling 35-28 to state power Maryville.
David Crockett’s Prince Kollie made the Class 5A team after a stellar season that led to him being chosen as the Times News/Johnson City Press Northeast Tennessee Player of the Year, Tennessee’s Class 5A Mr. Football and the Butkus Award winner as the nation’s top high school linebacker.
Kollie, listed on the all-state team as a defensive back, will continue his career next year at Notre Dame.
2020 TSWA All-State Football Teams
CLASS 6A
QB—Cade Granzow, Brentwood, Sr.
QB—Jaxson Campbell, Independence, Sr.
RB—Jalen Hunt, McMinn County, Sr.
RB—Jordan James, Oakland, Jr.
RB—Robert Giaimo, Bartlett, Sr.
WR—Walker Merrill, Brentwood, Sr.
WR—Isaiah Horton, Oakland, Jr.
WR—Jake Briningstool, Ravenwood, Sr.
OL—Bryce Goodner, McMinn County, Sr.
OL—Graham Keating, Oakland, Sr.
OL—Fisher Anderson, Franklin, Jr.
OL—Harrison Wilkes, Houston, Sr.
OL—Zach Ferguson, Dobyns-Bennett, Sr.
ATH—Ray Banner, LaVergne, Sr.
K—Upton Bellenfant, Stewarts Creek, Jr.
DL—Lou Burchfield, Maryville, Sr.
DL—Javon Nelson, Riverdale, Sr.
DL—Ethan Hassler, Collierville, Sr.
D—Jackson Martin, Dobyns-Bennett, Sr.
LB—Brent Rowe, Hendersonville, Sr.
LB—Spencer Rich, Brentwood, Sr.
LB—Junior Colson, Ravenwood, Sr.
LB—Justin Jefferson, Bartlett, Sr.
DB—John Howse IV, Brentwood, Sr.
DB—D.J. Burks, Maryville, Jr.
DB—Javon Burke, Bradley Central, Sr.
DB—Ellis Ellis, Hendersonville, Sr.
ATH—CJ Taylor, Warren County, Sr.
P—Trey Turk, Oakland, Sr.
CLASS 5A
QB—Destin Wade, Summit, Jr.
QB—Tucker Pope, Walker Valley, Sr.
RB—Jermarcus Johnson, Henry County, Sr.
RB—De’Sean Bishop, Karns, So.
RB—Shawn Gary, South-Doyle, Jr.
WR—Liam Fortner, Knox Central, Sr.
WR—Micah Simpson, Morristown East, Jr.
WR—Brody Swafford, Walker Valley, Sr.
OL—David Hull, South-Doyle, Sr.
OL—Brady Cash, Knox Central, Jr.
OL—Brycen Hodges, Powell, Sr.
OL—Cooper Koch, Summit, Jr.
OL—Carter Szydlowski, Columbia Central, Sr.
ATH—Jason Foust, Powell, So.
K—Ewan Johnson, South-Doyle, Sr.
DL—Rhett Stottlemire, Soddy Daisy, Sr.
DL—Levi Herald, South-Doyle, Sr.
DL—Jaxon Adams, Oak Ridge, Sr.
DL—Andrew Gilbert, Knox West, Sr.
LB—Kalib Fortner, Knox Central, Sr.
LB—Drew Fisher, Rhea County, Sr.
LB—Eli Denton, Walker Valley, Sr.
LB—Ethan Scott, Knox West, Sr.
DB—Prince Kollie, David Crockett, Sr.
DB—Preston Sisler, South-Doyle, Sr.
DB—Preston Turner, Oak Ridge, Sr.
DB—Jawan Odoms, Henry County, Sr.
ATH—Shannon Blair, Knox West, Jr.
P—Ryan Bolton, Knox Central, Jr.
