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2017 Nashville-area high school football commitments

Michael Murphy
USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee

Here's a list of rising senior high school football players in Middle Tennessee who have made their college commitments.

Oakland's Kaleb Oliver

All ratings according to 247Sports Composite scores.


TE Christian LaBreche

High school: Brentwood
Ht: 6-6 Wt: 225
Rating: 2 stars
Committed to: UT Martin

Brentwood Academy's Evan Beddoe has committed to Air Force.

S Evan Beddoe

High school: Brentwood Academy
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 190
Rating: NR
Committed to: Air Force

LB Nick Screnock

High school: Wilson Central
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 210
Rating: NR
Committed to: Austin Peay

LB Kody Crider

High school: Goodpasture
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 230
Rating: NR
Committed to: Navy

WR Jay Howard

High school: Marshall County
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 180
Rating: 2 stars
Committed to: The Citadel

RET Jermaine Mason, Goodpasture

ATH Jermaine Mason

High school: Austin Peay
Ht: 5-8 Wt: 170
Rating: NR
Committed to: Austin Peay

S Kaleb Oliver

High school: Oakland
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 205
Rating: 3 stars
Committed to: Georgia Tech

CB Alan Watson

High school: Independence
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 190
Rating: NR
Committed to: Dayton

LB Nick Bell

High school: Centennial
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 210
Rating: NR
Committed to: Dayton

DL Ben Hutch

High school: Hillsboro
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 305
Rating: 3 stars
Committed to: Cincinnati

Hillsboro lineman Ben Hutch flips commitment to Cincinnati

RB Tyler Bowes

High school: Wilson Central
Ht: 5-9 Wt: 185
Rating: 2 stars
Committed to: Morehead State

LB Jacob Phillips, East Nashville

LB Jacob Phillips

High school: East Nashville
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 228
Rating: 4 stars
Committed to: Oklahoma

East Nashville's Jacob Phillips flips commitment to LSU

DB Ray Coggins

High school: Wilson Central
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 185
Rating: 3 stars
Committed to: TSU

Wilson Central's Ray Coggins commits to TSU

OL Rusty Staats 

High school: Watertown
Ht: 6-5 Wt: 265
Rating: NR
Committed to: Navy

DB Slater Howard

High school: Nashville Christian
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 200
Rating: 2 stars
Committed to: Tennessee Tech

DL Jack Doherty

High school: FRA
Ht: 6-5 Wt: 280
Rating: NR
Committed to: Richmond

Gallatin High senior Jordan Mason committed to Georgia Tech on Monday.

RB Jordan Mason

High school: Gallatin
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 205
Rating: 3 stars
Committed to: Georgia Tech

Gallatin running back commits to Georgia Tech

DB Wanya Moton

High school: Oakland
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 185
Rating: NR
Committed to: UT Martin

Oakland's Wanya Moton commits to UT Martin

DB Deven Sims

High school: Smyrna
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 195
Rating: NR
Committed to: UT Martin

OL Caden Williams

High school: Franklin
Ht: 6-5 Wt: 270
Rating: 2 stars
Committed to: Army

OL Gannon Starnes

High school: Wilson Central
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 280
Rating: NR
Committed to: Morehead State

WR Colton Dowell

High school: Wilson Central
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 190
Rating: 2 stars
Committed to: UT Martin

LB John Ford

High school: Overton
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 220
Rating: NR
Committed to: UT Martin

K Tucker Day

High school: Brentwood
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 195
Rating: 2 stars
Committed to: Mississippi State

Brentwood punter commits to Mississippi State

QB D.J. Thorpe

High school: Cane Ridge
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 190
Rating: NR
Committed to: Western Carolina

Cane Ridge's D.J. Thorpe commits to Western Carolina

Wayne County quarterback Preston Rice (5) passes against Nashville Christian in the second half of an 1A quarterfinal playoff football game at Nashville Christian High School on Friday, Nov. 20, 2015 in Nashville, Tenn. Nashville Christian won 34-21.

QB Preston Rice

High school: Wayne County
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 215
Rating: NR
Committed to: Murray State

Wayne Co.'s Preston Rice commits to Murray St.

RB Casey Perkins

High school: Smyrna
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 205
Rating: 3 stars
Committed to: Old Dominion

Smyrna’s Casey Perkins commits to Old Dominion

OL Justin Satterfield

High school: Mt. Juliet 
Ht: 6-6 Wt: 310
Rating: NR
Committed to: Austin Peay

LB Deylon Williams

High school: Smyrna
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 220
Rating: 2 stars
Committed to: UT Martin

Smyrna's Deylon Williams commits to UT-Martin

Kenwood High senior Antwuan Branch (3) pushes past Northwest High senior Divante McEachern (9) during their game at Kenwood on Friday night. Northwest defeated Kenwood 34-27.

RB Antwuan Branch

High school: Kenwood
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 200
Rating: 3 stars
Committed to: North Carolina

Kenwood's Antwuan Branch commits to North Carolina

LB Brevon Johnson

High school: Clarksville
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 215
Rating: NR
Committed to: Austin Peay

Clarksville's Brevon Johnson commits to Austin Peay

ATH Slayton Wild

High school: Forrest
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 220
Rating: 2 stars
Committed to: Wofford

TE Trey Pruitt

High school: Mt. Juliet
Ht: 6-4 Wt: 205
Rating: NR
Committed to: Austin Peay

Mt. Juliet's Trey Pruitt commits to Austin Peay

LB Cain McWilliams

High school: Marshall County
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 225
Rating: 3 stars
Committed to: MTSU

Marshall County's Cain McWilliams commits to MTSU

ATH JaCoby Stevens

High school: Oakland
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 200
Rating: 5 stars
Committed to: LSU

JaCoby Stevens remains committed to LSU

DB Coreon Jackson

High school: Kenwood
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 185
Rating: NR
Committed to: Austin Peay

Kenwood's Coreon Jackson commits to APSU

DB Matthew Jackson

High school: Hillsboro
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 180
Rating: NR
Committed to: Eastern Kentucky

Hillsboro's Matthew Jackson commits to Eastern Kentucky

DE Antowon Malone

High school: Pearl-Cohn
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 225
Rating: NR
Committed to: TSU

Stratford senior and Memphis commitment T.J. Carter is one of several Mr. Football finalists from Middle Tennessee.

DB T.J. Carter

High school: Stratford
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 185
Rating: 3 stars
Committed to: Memphis

Stratford's T.J. Carter commits to Memphis

DB Demarquez Trotter

High school: East Nashville
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 173
Rating: 2 stars
Committed to: Indiana State

East Nashville's Ezell, Trotter make college commitments

OL Elijah Dobbins

High school: Oakland
Ht: 6-4 Wt: 270
Rating: 2 stars
Committed to: MTSU

Oakland's Elijah Dobbins commits to MTSU

OL D.J. Delfendahl

High school: Mt. Juliet 
Ht: 6-5 Wt: 270 
Rating: 3 stars
Committed to: MTSU

East Nashville's Ezell, Trotter make college commitments

DL Dondre Ezell

High school: East Nashville
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 285
Rating: 2 stars
Committed to: Tennessee Tech

DB Gentry Bonds

High school: Riverdale
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 192
Rating: 3 stars
Committed to: Georgia Tech

Riverdale's Gentry Bonds commits to Georgia Tech

Montgomery Bell Academy senior running back Ty Chandler committed to Tennessee on Monday.

RB Ty Chandler

High school: Montgomery Bell Academy
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 195
Rating: 4 stars
Committed to: Tennessee

MBA's Ty Chandler commits to Tennessee

OL Obinna Eze

High school: Davidson Academy
Ht: 6-8 Wt: 280
Rating: 4 stars
Committed to: Memphis

Davidson Academy's Obinna Eze commits to Memphis

QB Jeremiah Oatsvall

High school: Brentwood Academy
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 190
Rating: 3 stars
Committed to: Austin Peay

Jeremiah Oatsvall commits to Austin Peay

DT Brandon Dove

High school: Hendersonville
Ht: 6-5 Wt: 260
Rating: NR
Committed to: Austin Peay

Independence, Hendersonville players commit to Austin Peay

WR Owen Murphy

High school: Independence
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 195
Rating: NR
Committed to: Austin Peay

Independence, Hendersonville players commit to Austin Peay

LB Hunter Scholato

High school: Station Camp
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 205
Rating: NR
Committed to: Austin Peay

Station Camp's Scholato commits to join brother at APSU

ATH Devon High

High school: Wilson Central
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 180
Rating: NR
Committed to: Navy

Wilson Central’s Devon High chooses Navy

LB Jack McDonald

High school: Brentwood Academy
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 200
Rating: NR
Committed to: Austin Peay

Brentwood Academy's Jack McDonald commits to APSU

Dickson County cornerback Caleb Rozar locks down Rossview's Nicholas Moore. Friday, Sept. 23, 2016 at Dickson County.

CB Caleb Rozar

High school: Dickson County
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 195
Rating: 3 stars
Committed to: North Carolina

Dickson County's Rozar commits to North Carolina

S Theo Jackson

High school: Overton
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 175
Rating: 3 stars
Committed to: Tennessee

Vols get 8 commitments in one day, including 3 from Midstate

WR Princeton Fant

High school: La Vergne
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 208
Rating: 3 stars
Committed to: Tennessee

Vols get 8 commitments in one day, including 3 from Midstate

LB D.J. Taylor

High school: Huntland
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 215
Rating: 3 stars
Committed to: Wake Forrest

Huntland's D.J. Taylor commits to Wake Forest

Smyrna quarterback John Turner has committed to MTSU

QB John Turner

High school: Smyrna
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 197
Rating: NR
Committed to: MTSU

Smyrna quarterback John Turner commits to MTSU

S Maleik Gray

High school: La Vergne
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 186
Rating: 4 stars
Committed to:Tennessee

La Vergne safety Maleik Gray commits to Tennessee

OL Patrick Leitten

High school: Ravenwood
Ht: 6-8 Wt: 250
Rating: 3 stars
Committed to: Duke

DL Rutger Reitmaier, Lipscomb

DL Rutger Reitmaier

High school: Lipscomb
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 270
Rating: 3 stars
Committed to: Oregon

Lipscomb lineman Rutger Reitmaier commits to Oregon

CB Landon Guidry

High school: Independence
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 185
Rating: 3 stars
Committed to: Mississippi State

K Brent Cimaglia

High school: Page
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 215
Rating: 3 stars
Committed to:Tennessee

Ensworth's Rodney Owens, 2, tackles MBA's Micah Battle, 5, on Friday, Nov 18, 2016 in Nashville.

S Rodney Owens

High school: Ensworth
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 180
Rating: 3 stars
Committed to: Louisville (June 2)

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