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Fresh off winning a second straight state high school championship, Vanderbilt signee Jared Curtis has been named the 2025-26 Gatorade Tennessee football player of the year.

It’s the second consecutive time earning the award for Curtis, who is ranked the No. 1 pocket passer prospect in the nation — and No. 5 overall recruit at any position in the 2026 class — by ESPN.