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Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Girls Soccer - Tennessee

Gatorade Player of the year

Jayla Blue

Forward
BEARDEN HS
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

33

Goals

17

Assists

135

Career Goals

62

Career Assists
“Jayla was fantastic. She is truly a game-changer on the field. We played them three times and every time she was the difference-maker.”
Roberto Castro
Head Coach - Knoxville West High

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8 senior forward led the Bulldogs to a 20-2-1 record and the Class AAA state championship this past season. Blue scored 33 goals and passed for 17 assists. A three-time state champion, she’s a four-time All-State selection and the 2025 United Soccer Coaches State Player of the Year. Ranked as the No. 73 recruit in her class by TopDrawerSoccer.com, she concluded her prep soccer career with a school-record 135 goals along with 62 assists.

Academic Achievement

Blue maintained a weighted 3.44 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play soccer at the University of Tennessee this fall.

Exemplary Character

Through personal donations and support, Blue has sponsored a girl in Peru, who is now herself doing mission work in Guatemala. A member of her school’s chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, she has volunteered in the kitchen at Bradley’s Gift and Home, a local sweets shop. She has also donated her time to multiple community service initiatives through her church.