Preseason All-State Team: 3A/3AA

The NCHSAA season is nearly upon us (finally!) The last thing to do before we kick off our in season coverage is to release our preseason all-state teams. A few notes: While we do take into account college potential, these teams are based on our projections for this season. We expect the players on this list to have big years, due to both past production and future potential. We also included more than 11 players on each side of the ball to account for multiple schemes and alignments (For example, our “hybrid” on defense is for players that are somewhere between a linebacker and a defensive back) So, without any further fanfare, here are our 3A/3AA first and second All-State teams. FIRST TEAM OFFENSE: QB (Pro Style): Will Lenard Will Lenard 6'1" | 195 lbs | QB Northeast Guilford | 2021 State NC , Northern Guilford QB (Dual Threat): Skyler Locklear, Cleveland RB: Omarion Hampton Omarion Hampton 6'0" | 215 lbs | RB Cleveland | 2022 State NC , Cleveland WR: Jasaiah Gathings Jasaiah Gathings 6'1" | 180 lbs | WR Statesville | 2021 State NC , Statesville WR: Rodney McDay Jr., TC Roberson WR: Shaleak Knotts Shaleak Knotts 6'2" | 175 lbs | WR Monroe | 2022 State NC , Monroe TE: Aaron Hall Aaron Hall 6'4" | 220 lbs | DL Northern Durham | 2021 State NC , Southern Durham OL: Colby Smith Colby Smith 6'7" | 285 lbs | OL Rockingham County | 2021 State NC , Rockingham OL: Alex McLaughlin Alex McLaughlin 5'11" | 230 lbs | LS Weddington | 2021 State NC , Weddington OL: Bryson Boyette, New Hanover OL: Nathan Linkous Nathan Linkous 6'5" | 295 lbs | OL Stuart Cramer | 2021 State NC , Stuart Cramer OL: Andrew McCormick Andrew McCormick 6'2" | 290 lbs | OL Union Pines | 2021 State NC , Union Pines ATH: Kamarro Edmonds Kamarro Edmonds 5'11" | 190 lbs | ATH Havelock | 2021 State NC , Havelock K: Aiden Bonde Aiden Bonde 5'6" | 130 lbs | K Northeast Guilford | 2023 State NC , Southeast Guilford SECOND TEAM OFFENSE: QB (Pro Style): Sully McDermott Sully McDermott 6'4" | 210 lbs | QB Marvin Ridge | 2021 State NC , Marvin Ridge QB (Dual Threat): Kamell Smith, Eastern Guilford RB: Jerry Garcia Jerry Garcia 5'10" | 165 lbs | RB Gray's Creek | 2021 State NC , Gray’s Creek WR: Tyric McKendall Tyric McKendall 6'1" | 195 lbs | WR/TE Lee County | 2022 State NC , Lee County WR: Darius Kane Darius Kane 6'2" | 170 lbs | WR High Point Christian Academy | 2022 State NC , Eastern Alamance WR: Mehki Wall Mehki Wall 5'10" | 160 lbs | WR/TE Dudley | 2022 State NC , Dudley TE: Hunter Robinson, Aycock OL: Austin Pronk Austin Pronk 6'5" | 285 lbs | OL Weddington | 2021 State NC , Weddington OL: Christian Deaver, Sanford OL: Tama McDonough Tama McDonough 6'5" | 245 lbs | OL Asheville | 2021 State NC , Asheville OL: Kadin Lynch, Asheville OL: Blake Davis, Kings Mountain ATH: Michael Allen Michael Allen 5'9" | 165 lbs | ATH Rose | 2022 State NC , J.H. Rose K: Liam Boyd, Asheville FIRST TEAM DEFENSE Edge- Donovan Spellman Donovan Spellman 6'4" | 215 lbs | DL Clayton | 2022 State NC , Clayton DL: Ryheem Craig Ryheem Craig 6'3" | 215 lbs | DL Alexander Central | 2021 State NC , Alexander Central DL: Eli Hall Eli Hall 6'4" | 250 lbs | DL Crest | 2022 State NC , Crest Edge: Rico Walker Rico Walker 6'4" | 215 lbs | LB/TE Hickory | 2023 State NC , Hickory LB: Milan Summers Milan Summers 5'10" | 200 lbs | LB Dudley | 2021 State NC , Dudley LB: Delmaz Jennings, Lee County Hybrid: Torren Wright Torren Wright 6'3" | 210 lbs | LB A.L. Brown | 2022 State NC , A.L. Brown DB: Bryson Parker Bryson Parker 5'10" | 180 lbs | DB Weddington | 2021 State NC , Weddington DB: Shawn Chappell Shawn Chappell 6'2" | 185 lbs | DB Northern Durham | 2021 State NC , Southern Durham DB: Cameron Williams Cameron Williams 5'9" | 175 lbs | DB Northeast Guilford | 2023 State NC , Southeast Guilford DB: Amaah Achina Amaah Achina 6'1" | 190 lbs | DB Northeast Guilford | 2021 State NC , Northern Guilford P: Caden Noonkester, Marvin Ridge SECOND TEAM DEFENSE Edge: Joe Zovistoski Joe Zovistoski 6'1" | 190 lbs | DL Weddington | 2021 State NC , Weddington DL: Zeek Biggers Zeek Biggers 6'5" | 320 lbs | OL East Rowan | 2021 State NC , West Rowan DL: Preston Carr, Person Edge: Quinton Hill Quinton Hill 6'6" | 190 lbs | DL Havelock | 2021 State NC , Havelock LB: Austin Burns Austin Burns 6'2" | 210 lbs | LB Parkwood | 2021 State NC , Parkwood LB: Joey Teixeira, Eastern Alamance Hybrid: Marcus Gatling Marcus Gatling 5'11" | 200 lbs | LB Havelock | 2021 State NC , Havelock DB: Jalen Newman Jalen Newman 5'11" | 175 lbs | DB Weddington | 2021 State NC , Weddington DB: Kerry Parker, Rocky Mount DB: Evan Powell Evan Powell 5'10" | 180 lbs | DB Eastern Alamance | 2021 State NC , Eastern Alamance DB: Darius Channer, Southern Nash P: Stephen Glenn, Lee County Disagree with our teams? Let us know on Twitter, @PrepRedzoneNC

Preseason All-State Team: 3A/3AA

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