8A Pre-Season All-State Team: Defense

<span style="font-size: 14pt"><strong>Overview</strong></span> The following All-State Team was based off of last year’s enrollment numbers. The number of positions may vary for honorable mention. &nbsp; <em><span style="font-size: 24pt">1^st Team</span></em> <strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id="20306" first="Tommy" last="Matheson"], 6’4, 260, Warren, SR</strong> <strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id="20909" first="Nasim" last="Cairo"], 6’3, 280, Edwardsville, JR</strong> <strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id="20309" first="Brad" last="Walker Jr."], 6’1, 240, Huntley, SR</strong> <strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id="20301" first="Zach" last="Myers"], 6’4, 245, Evanston, SR</strong> <strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id="20918" first="Sebastian" last="Cheeks"], 6’2, 210, Evanston, JR</strong> <strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id="20318" first="Malachi" last="McNeal"], 6’, 220, Warren, SR</strong> <strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id="20204" first="Tyler" last="McLaurin"], 6’2, 210, Bolingbrook, SR</strong> <strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id="20198" first="Justin" last="Walters"], 6’1, 180, Bolingbrook, SR</strong> <strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id="20335" first="Matt" last="Kordas"], 6’, 205, Lincoln Way East, SR</strong> <strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id="20353" first="Jaden" last="McGill"], 6’2, 200, Oak Park River Forest, SR</strong> <strong>DB: Justin Gniedziejko, 6’1, 190, Taft, SR</strong> <em><span style="font-size: 24pt">2nd Team</span></em> <strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id="20910" first="Jared" last="Badie"], 6’4, 210, Oswego East, JR</strong> <strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id="20359" first="Connor" last="Corrigan"], 6’3, 220, Naperville North, SR</strong> <strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id="20305" first="Liam" last="Conaghan"], 6’3, 240, Loyola, SR</strong> <strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id="20313" first="Ison" last="Robinson"], 6’, 265, Bolingbrook, SR</strong> <strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id="20926" first="Malyk" last="Jones"], 5’10, 205, Homewood Flossmoor, JR</strong> <strong>LB: Zach Wingerter, 6’2, 230, Minooka, SR</strong> <strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id="20321" first="Naahlyee" last="Bryant"], 6’2, 200, Oak Park-River Forest, SR</strong> <strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id="20259" first="Latrell" last="Bonner"], 6’3, 185, O’Fallon, SR</strong> <strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id="20340" first="Jalen" last="Bates"], 6’, 180, Oak Park-River Forest, SR</strong> <strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id="20349" first="Jaden" last="Mojica"], 5’10, 180, Stevenson, SR</strong> <strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id="20336" first="Malik" last="Rainey"], 5’10, 180, Bolingbrook, SR</strong> <em><span style="font-size: 24pt"><strong>Honorable Mention</strong></span></em> <strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id="20307" first="Brandon" last="Svets"], Loyola, SR</strong> <strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id="20310" first="Anthony" last="Cikauskas"], Oswego, SR</strong> <strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id="20846" first="Anthony" last="Cunningham Jr."], Belleville East, SO</strong> <strong>DL: Darryl Obasuyi, Glenbard West, SR</strong> <strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id="20925" first="Bryan" last="McCoy"], Joliet West, JR</strong> <strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id="20328" first="Myles" last="Jones"], 6’, 220, Brother Rice, SR </strong> <strong>DB: Danny Nuccio, Plainfield North, SR</strong> <strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id="20339" first="Jovan" last="Marsh"], Marist, SR</strong> &nbsp;