On Wednesday Chuckey-Doak linebacker Rio Little has been selected to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association' Class 3A All-State Football Team.
Little flew all over the field this season as he helped Chuckey-Doak to its best ever record at 10-2, that included its first playoff win since 2011. Little's defense got the Knights' 10-game win streak started with a momentum shifting punt block against Happy Valley. The play fired up the Knights as they cruised to the first win of the season, and from that point onward Chuckey-Doak never looked back. He finished the year with a team-high 98 tackles with 6.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and two interceptions. Little was named the Region 1-3A Co-Defensive Player of the Year. And was named the Grassroots Media Defensive Player of the Year.
Little also emerged a weapon on offense for Chuckey-Doak's this season. He caught 13 passes for 313 yards with five touchdowns while running nine times for 105 yards and three more touchdowns.
Tennessee Sports Writers Association
All-State Football Teams
CLASS 1A
QB - Jackson Cassidy, McKenzie, Sr.
QB - Sam Driggers, Peabody, Sr.
QB - Kamden Wellington, South Pittsburg, Jr.
RB - Marquez Taylor, McKenzie, Sr.
RB - Gage McKinney, Cloudland, Sr.
RB - Kumaro Brown, MASE, Jr.
RB - Joseph Marcom, Clay County, Sr.
WR - Alex Young, Fayetteville, Jr.
WR - Racash Kelly, South Pittsburg, Jr.
OL - Isaac DeHaan, Peabody, Sr.
OL - Misan Sisk, MASE, Sr.
OL - Jacob Street, Cloudland, Sr.
OL - Levi Garrett, Clay County, Sr.
OL - Bradyn Burgess, Coalfield, Sr.
ATH - Dawson White, Moore County, Jr.
K - Zach Aird, McKenzie, Sr.
DL - Jacob Winchester, Lookout Valley, Sr.
DL - Braxton Wilson, Fayetteville, Sr.
DL - Mason Smith, Coalfield, So.
DL - Andre Allen, Fayetteville, Sr.
DL - Bryson Greer, Gordonsville, Sr.
LB - Jamarion Farrior, South Pittsburg, Jr.
LB - Isaiah Thomison, Fayetteville, Sr.
LB - Lance Taylor, MASE, Jr.
LB - Rashad McCreary, McKenzie, Sr.
LB - Will Dudney, Gordonsville, Sr.
DB - Kevarion Whitaker, Fayetteville, Jr.
DB - Alec Kerr, Clay County, Sr.
DB - Landon Ramsey, Unaka, Sr.
DB - Jayden Mount, South Pittsburg, Sr.
ATH - Tatum Oliver, Dresden, Sr.
P - David Pardo, Whitwell, Sr.
CLASS 2A
QB - Joshua Jackson, Tyner, Sr.
QB - E.J. Gilliam, Freedom Prep, Jr.
QB - Brycen McDonald, Lewis County, So.
RB - Zech Prince, East Robertson, Sr.
RB - Desmond Thomas, Riverside, Jr.
RB - Markel McKinley, Tyner, Sr.
WR - Dyer Barnes, Lewis County, Sr.
WR - Clint Seymore, Loretto, Jr.
WR - Greg Martin, Oakhaven, Sr.
OL - Jonah Chapman, Tyner, Sr.
OL - Tanner Cheatam, East Robertson, Sr.
OL - Derek Burgess, Polk County, Sr.
OL - Marshall Booker, Westmoreland, Sr.
OL - Nehemiah Storey, Rockwood, Sr.
ATH - Gray Eubanks, Huntingdon, So.
K - Patton Simbeck, Loretto, Jr.
DL - Jamarion Varnell, Tyner, Sr.
DL - Gavin Alderson, Mt. Pleasant, Sr.
DL - Dalton Purgason, Meigs County, Sr.
DL - Casen Goostree, East Robertson, So.
LB - Gage Smith, Union City, Sr.
LB - Hayden Smith, Westview, Sr.
LB - Jersey Chubb, Tyner, Sr.
LB - Hunter Clark, Bledsoe County, Sr.
LB - Trae Ruffin, Tyner, Sr.
DB - Jacquan Davis, Fairley, Jr.
DB - Quincy Hamilton, Westview, Sr.
DB - Parker Wilks, Riverside, Jr.
DB - Rayshaun Hinton, Tyner, Sr.
DB - Jayden Pryor, Richland, So.
ATH - Tadarius Canada, Mitchell, Jr.
P - Ethan Ray, Lewis County, Jr.
CLASS 3A
QB - Zach Lunsford, Alcoa, Sr.
QB - Brady Hammonds, Gatlinburg-Pittman, Jr.
QB - Zacc Beard, East Nashville, Sr.
RB - Jordan Harris, Alcoa, Sr.
RB - Easton Elliott, Waverly, Sr.
RB - Tre'Quan Waters, East Nashville, Sr.
WR - Frank Gordon, East Nashville, Sr.
WR - Whittman Whaley, Gatlinburg-Pittman, Jr.
WR - Carlos Orr, Gatlinburg-Pittman, Jr.
OL - Lance Williams, Alcoa, Sr.
OL - Tyler Jeffries, Alcoa, Sr.
OL - DeMarco Ellis, East Nashville, Sr.
OL - Jimmy Enoch, Smith County, Sr.
OL - Stuart Flores, Waverly, Jr.
ATH - Jamarion Dowell, Covington, Sr.
K - Chase Cardin, Giles County, Jr.
DL - Jamison Keeley, Smith County, Sr.
DL - Joe McCord, Alcoa, Jr.
DL - Ian Robinson, Covington, Sr.
DL - Eli Owens, Alcoa, So.
LB - Ripley Hutcherson, Signal Mountain, Sr.
LB - LaDon Pointer, East Nashville, Sr.
LB - Aaron Davis, Alcoa, Sr.
LB - Brayden Cornett, Alcoa, Jr.
LB - Rio Little, Chuckey-Doak, Sr.
DB - Martels Carter, Jr., Brainerd, So.
DB - Mark Joseph, Sheffield, Sr.
DB - Eli Graf, Alcoa, So.
DB - A.C. Mason-Young, Covington, Sr.
DB - Rolando Braxton, East Nashville, Sr.
ATH - Elijah Cannon, Alcoa, Jr.
P - Esteban Mendoza, Unicoi County, Sr.
