With the football season now upon us, we take a look at the local players who have earned Preseason All-State honors. For each team, we list the biggest snub for a glaring omission.
CLASS 5A
Habersham Central – NONE
Biggest Snub – Zeke Whittington (SR WR)
CLASS 3A
Dawson County – NONE
Biggest Snub – Owen Wooten (JR LB)
Jefferson – Kelan Butler (SR DL), Taylor McCall (JR K)
Biggest Snubs – Rett Hemphill (SR S/LB), Ty Oglesby (SR OL), Jayden Yang (SR LB)
Lumpkin County – Cal Faulkner (SR QB) Named best overall player in Class 3A
Biggest Snub – Gerald Walker, Jr (SR DE)
White County – Jon Scott (SR LB)
Biggest Snub – Tripp Nix (SR QB), Alex Johnson (SR LB), Jason Rewis (SR DB)
CLASS 2A
Stephens County – Javin Gordon (SR RB)
Biggest Snubs – Davon Swinton (JR DB/WR), Jakob Lunsford (SR DL), Brock Tankersley (SR TE/LB)
Union County – NONE
Biggest Snub – Ethan Lester (SR LB)
CLASS 1A DI
Banks County – NONE
Biggest Snub – Aucy Jacobs (SR RB), Cam Cooper (SR LB)
Commerce – Jaiden Daniels (SR RB), Michael Duncan (SR OL), Jermiah Mintz (SR DL)
Biggest Snubs – Tysean Wiggins (SR RB), Mac Mullis (SR S)
Rabun County – Alex Yearwood (SR OL)
Biggest Snubs – Ty Truelove (JR QB), Reid Giles (JR RB), Noah English (JR LB)
CLASS 1A DII
Towns County – NONE
Biggest Snub – Dustin Barrett (JR RB)
