FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
DL Korey Foreman
School: Centennial (Corona, Calif.) Ht./wt.: 6-4/265. Class: 2021. College: Uncommitted Noteworthy: California’s top-ranked recruit says he’ll forgo his senior season in high school with the state moving the football season to the spring. Originally a Clemson commit, Foreman reopened his recruitment and is considering Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Howard, LSU, Oregon and Southern California.
DL J.T. Tuimoloau
School: Eastside Catholic (Sammamish, Wash.)
Ht./wt.: 6-4/277. Class: 2021. College: Uncommitted Noteworthy: Tuimoloau, the nation’s No. 2 overall-ranked prospect, also has a basketball offer from hometown Washington, though Ohio State, Alabama and Oregon are also heavily involved.
DL Landon Jackson
School: Pleasant Grove (Texarkana, Texas)
Ht./wt.: 6-6/240. Class: 2021. College: LSU
Noteworthy: Small-school product and LSU pledge, Jackson is arguably the best edge rusher in the state. He racked up 104 tackles, including 16 sacks, to lead Pleasant Grove to the state semifinals.
DL Jack Sawyer
School: Pickerington North (Ohio) Ht./wt.: 6-5/248. Class: 2021. College: Ohio State Noteworthy: Sawyer is the top-ranked recruit in Ohio and the No. 3 strongside defensive end in his class. Sawyer tallied 32 tackles, 14 tackles for loss and 16.5 sacks. He is also a threat on offense, with 15 total touchdowns.
DL Brandon Buckner
School: Chandler (Ariz.) Ht./wt.: 6-1/234. Class: 2021. College: Oregon Noteworthy: Buckner had nine tackles, 1.5 sacks and returned an interception for a touchdown in Chandler’s Open Division state championship win last season. In the nine games he played last season, he had 53 tackles, 24 for losses and 16 sacks.
LB Reid Carrico
School: Ironton (Ohio)
Ht./wt.: 6-3/225. Class: 2021. College: Ohio State Noteworthy: Carrico had 168 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, three sacks, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and an interception. He also had two defensive touchdowns. On offense, Carrico had 1,634 rushing yards and 28 touchdowns.
LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
School: St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia) Ht./wt.: 6-0/210. Class: 2021. College: Clemson Noteworthy: The No. 1-ranked inside linebacker in the country gets his instincts naturally from his father, Jeremiah Trotter Sr., who was a four-time NFL Pro Bowler.
LB Terrence Lewis
School: Northwestern (Miami) Ht./wt.: 6-1/200. Class: 2021. College: Tennessee Noteworthy: The top-ranked outside linebacker in the class by 247sports, Lewis had 105 tackles, nine sacks and three interceptions last season for perennial power Northwestern.
LB Junior Colson
School: Ravenwood (Brentwood, Tenn.) Ht./wt.: 6-2/228. Class: 2021. College: Michigan Noteworthy: Colson recorded 123 total tackles in 2019 with 19.5 for loss, 11.5 sacks, two interceptions and forced two fumbles in his first season as a starter, helping Ravenwood reach the Class 6A state championship game.
LB Dallas Turner
School: St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Ht./wt.: 6-4/235. Class: 2021. College: Alabama Noteworthy: Turner had 74 tackles, 15 sacks, 18 tackles for loss for American Heritage last season.
LB Power Echols
School: Zebulon B. Vance (Charlotte, N.C.)
Ht./wt.: 6-1/206. Class: 2021. College: North Carolina Noteworthy: Echols is coming off a monster junior season with 156 tackles, 22 tackles for loss and 14 sacks. He was named MVP of the state’s 4A title game and won North Carolina’s Associated Press defensive player of the year for a second straight season. He was the only unanimous selection on last year’s 31-player all-state squad.
DB James Williams
School: American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
Ht./wt.: 6-5/218. Class: 2021. College: Miami (Fla.) Noteworthy: The top-ranked player in talent-rich Florida, Williams has produced 126 tackles and 10 interceptions over the past two seasons. He is back at American Heritage after playing at Western last season.
DB Jakailin Johnson
School: DeSmet (St. Louis) Ht./wt.: 6-1/175. Class: 2021. College: Ohio State Noteworthy: A first-team all-state selection, Johnson had two interceptions in last year’s Class 6 Missouri state title game as De Smet finished the season unbeaten. He’s ranked the No. 3 cornerback in the 2021 class by 247sports.
DB Hunter Wohler
School: Mukesgo (Wis.)
Ht./wt.: 6-1/190. Class: 2021. College: Wisconsin Noteworthy: Wohler, The Associated Press Wisconsin player of the year, helped Muskego to consecutive undefeated seasons and Division 1 state championships. He has made 277 tackles and has seven interceptions over the past two seasons.
DB Latrell McCutchin
School: Austin LBJ (Texas) Ht./wt.: 6-1/176. Class: 2021. College: Oklahoma Noteworthy: Former Alabama pledge now committed to Oklahoma, he’s a prototypical cornerback in one of the state’s most talented secondaries.
ATH Ja’Tavion Sanders
School: Ryan (Denton, Texas) Ht./wt.: 6-3/225. Class: 2021. College: Texas Noteworthy: Texas recruit excels as an edge rusher and at tight end for a team with title hopes.
P Tommy Doman
School: St. Mary’s (West Bloomfield, Mich.)
Ht./wt.: 6-3/170. Class: 2021. College: Michigan Noteworthy: Doman averaged 43 yards per punt and hit 9 of 15 field goal attempts. Doman is ranked as the No. 3 kicker and No. 4 punter by Kohl’s Kicking and will have a chance to do both at Michigan.