Early Dandy Dozen 2.0: Looking at Nashville area’s top college football prospects from 2026 class

Players from the Tennessean’s 2024 Dandy Dozen are done with their TSSAA football careers and ready for their college assignments.

Now, the Tennessean is taking a look at next fall’s potential athletes from the 2026 class for its 2025 Dandy Dozen, a hand-picked group of the area’s top senior class recruits.

From Jared Curtis to Joel Wyatt, here is a way-too-early look at the Nashville area football players who could be among the 12 chosen for the 2025 Tennessee high school football season. Players are listed alphabetically.

Oliver Bender

Nolensville | 6-4, 180 | WR

Why chosen: Bender, an all-region receiver, has offers from Syracuse, Pitt, Eastern Kentucky, Austin Peay and Miami (Ohio).

Cam Blivens

Lipscomb Academy | 6-2, 175 | WR

Why chosen: Blivens, who’s also a basketball star, caught 55 passes for 835 yards and 10 TDs last season. He could build on his offer list of Pitt, Arkansas State, Georgia State, UAB, Western Kentucky and Miami (Ohio).

Owen Cabell

Christ Presbyterian Academy | 6-3, 195 | WR

Why chosen: Cabell’s offers include Tennessee, Georgia, Vanderbilt, West Virginia and Wisconsin. He caught 43 passes for 973 yards and 13 touchdowns last season for the DII-AA state champion Lions. He’s a three-star prospect ranked as the No. 18 player from the 2026 class in Tennessee, according to the 247Sports Composite.

More: When is National Signing Day for Nashville area TSSAA football athletes?

Jared Curtis

Nashville Christian | 6-4, 225 | QB 

Why chosen: The five-star prospect is the No. 1 Class of 2026 player in Tennessee and No. 2 quarterback nationally, according to the 247Sports Composite. The former Georgia commitment has a final list of Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Ohio State, South Carolina, and Oregon. He was named DII-A Mr. Football and the Gatorade Tennessee state player of the year after finishing 179-of-255…


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Author : The Tennessean

Publish date : 2025-01-28 11:06:00

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