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1. Grayson (Loganville)
2016 record: 14-1
Head coach: Christian Hunnicutt

Grayson won its first state title since 2011 last year and finished the season as the No. 4 team in the final Xcellent 25. Christian Hunnicutt takes over at head coach and has to replace a lot of talented players. The Rams have one of the best defensive players in the country regardless of class in 5-star linebacker Owen Pappoe. A trio of Florida State commits in Ronald Thompkins Jr., Wanya Morris, Tru Thompson, and one of the top players in the Class of 2019, Kevin G. Harris II, will help make Hunnicutt's job a lot easier in 2017.

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2. Cartersville
2016 record: 15-0
Head coach: Joey King

Cartersville hasn't lost a game since Dec. 5, 2014, the 4A state championship game. The Hurricanes have won 30 in a row, including back-to-back 4A state titles. It helps when you have Trevor Lawrence, the No. 1 overall recruit from the 247Sports Composite Rankings. The 2018 Clemson commit has gone 42-2 during his career as the starting quarterback and is less than 2,500 yards away from breaking Deshaun Watson's Georgia state passing record for most career passing yards (13,077). See the MaxPreps Georgia football stat leaders

3. Colquitt County (Moultrie)
2016 record: 8-5
Head coach: Rush Propst

One thing Propst knows how to do is win high school football games. He enters his 29th season as head coach with 288 career wins and there's a chance he gets to 300 in 2017. He helped lead Alabama power Hoover to five state titles from 1999-2007 and has led Colquitt County to a couple of state titles since taking over in 2008. He will have a young team but the squad is loaded with talent, led by 4-star linebacker JJ Peterson and 2020 running back prospect Daijun Edwards.

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4. Roswell
2016 record:
Head coach: Matt Kemper

Roswell was so close to winning its first state title since 2006, but lost in overtime to Grayson in one of the best games of 2016. Kemper takes over for John Ford as head coach and one of his best players will be starting quarterback Cordel Littlejohn.

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5. Tucker
2016 record: 13-2
Head coach: Bryan Lamar

When it comes to talented teams from Georgia, Tucker is right there. The Tigers have one of the best trios in the country led by 4-star wide receiver Josh Vann, 4-star offensive lineman Dylan Wonnum and 2018 Auburn commit Michael Harris.