State Contender Profile: Fordson Tractors

<b>Head Coach: </b>Fouad Zaban <strong>Division: </strong>1 <strong>Conference:</strong> Kensington Lakes Activities Association – East <strong>2019 Overall Record:</strong> 9-2 <strong>Returning Key Players:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id="30132" first="Antonio" last="Gates Jr."] | WR | 2022 Ka'Marii Landers | OL | 2022 [player_tooltip player_id="30161" first="Mohammed" last="Hazime"] | TE | 2022 [player_tooltip player_id="30197" first="Fayez" last="Al-Ziyadi"] | OL | 2022 [player_tooltip player_id="29756" first="Travis" last="Boston Jr."] | RB | 2021 [player_tooltip player_id="29951" first="Jeton" last="Metasani"] | OL | 2021 Hussein Bazzi | DL | 2022 Mohammed Bazzi | DL | 2022 [player_tooltip player_id="30108" first="Kiem" last="Moore"] | RB | 2021 Mohamad Aboutaam | LB | 2021 <b>Analysis:</b> The Tractors ended their 2019 season with a loss to Cass Tech in the district finals, but they return a team with the talent to make an even deeper run in 2020. Star quarterback Ali Beydoun announced that he would no longer be playing football, which leaves the inexperienced junior Alex Osman as the starter under center. Fordson has plenty of star power on offense to make up for the lack of experience at quarterback and it all starts with junior receiver [player_tooltip player_id="30132" first="Antonio" last="Gates Jr."] He is an elite prospect and arguably the top 2022 player in the entire state. The backfield received a major boost in Oak Park transfer [player_tooltip player_id="29756" first="Travis" last="Boston Jr."], who will join [player_tooltip player_id="30108" first="Kiem" last="Moore"] to form a two-headed monster on the ground. The team has a talented offensive line that features players like Ka'Marii Landers, [player_tooltip player_id="30197" first="Fayez" last="Al-Ziyadi"] and [player_tooltip player_id="29951" first="Jeton" last="Metasani"]. Junior tight end [player_tooltip player_id="30161" first="Mohammed" last="Hazime"] is another player to keep an eye on as he may be the best at his position in the entire state. On defense, the Tractors are led by the underrated sibling duo of Hussein and Mohammed Bazzi. Both guys are rising players on the defensive line. Senior linebacker Mohamad Aboutaam and sophomore defensive back Darrell Jones are other player that could make an impact this season. Despite the loss at quarterback, Fordson should once again make a run in the post season and potentially reach the championship game.