As teams get set for scrimmages, it is as good a time to examine the best players at each position.
Here’s a look at the top kickers and punters to watch in the Knoxville area entering the 2024 TSSAA football season.
Quinton Brandon
Greeneville, Sr.
Brandon was the Region 1-4A Specialist of the Year. He went 4-of-6 on field goals, including a long of 48 yards. He also averaged 39.2 yards on 24 punts and had a long of 50 yards.
Nathan Holbrook
Hardin Valley Academy, Sr.
Holbrook was the Region 2-6A Kicker of the Year. He punted 45.6 yards per game and had a long of 64 yards.
Daniel Kinney
Bearden, Sr.
Kinney was 7-of-13 on field goals, including a school-record 50-yard kick, and went 40-of-41 on PATs. He is the No. 34 kicker nationally, according to Kohl’s Kicking.
Ryan McCue
Farragut, Jr.
McCue was 7-for-9 on field goals and converted all of his PATs. He made the All-Region 2-6A team.
Gavin Menard
Knoxville Catholic, Sr.
Menard is the No. 55 kicker nationally, according to Kohl’s Kicking. He made the Division II-AAA East team after going 5-of-6 field goals and 45-of-46 on PATs.
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Eli Pearson
Oak Ridge, Jr.
Pearson was the Region 3-5A Punter/Kicker of the Year. He averaged 35.2 yards on punts, was 5-of-8 on field goals and 49-of-50 on PATs.
William Pendergrass
Bearden, Sr.
William Pendergrass is rated a 4.5-star punter on Kohl’s Kicking. He averaged 37 yards per punt.
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Dylan Stooksbury
Powell, Sr.
For his career, Stooksbury has 15 field goals, 168 PATs, 31 touchbacks and will be a four-year starter.
Jackson Treece
Coalfield, So.
Treece was 1-of-2 on field goals and 49-of-52 on PATs. He averaged 45.7 yards on kickoffs and had five touchbacks.
Toyloy Brown III is a Knox News sports reporter. Email toyloy.brown@knoxnews.com. On X, formerly Twitter, @TJ3rd_.
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