Rebel Cole Brown is Mr. Football Finalist
From the Dec 2, 2025 e-Edition
NASHVILLE (November 25) — Finalists for the 2025 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards were announced Tuesday, and for the fourth time in five years, a McKenzie High School player is among the three Class 1A finalists.
Junior Cole Brown follows in the footsteps of recent finalists Tate Surber, Jackson Cassidy and Marquez Taylor. Surber and Cassidy were named Mr. Football in 2024 and 2022, respectively, and Taylor was a finalist in 2021.
Brown is a three-way player for the Rebels who took over at quarterback this year. He led the team to a 9-1 regular season record and a region championship with 2,784 total yards of offense and 44 touchdowns.
He passed for 2,125 yards and 26 touchdowns with a 74.5 percent completion rate. Brown has rushed for 659 yards and 18 touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, he has 52 tackles, including eight for a loss and two sacks.
As the team's punter, he has averaged 45.6 yards per punt.
Other finalists in Class 1A include Coalfield's Jaiden Bunch and South Pittsburg's DaYon Cooper.
Other area finalists include Milan's Jaydon Peete in 2A and Westview's Graham Simpson in 3A.
The Mr. Football awards will be presented on Tuesday, December 9 at Nissan Stadium.
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