Southern California Top Defensive Performances: Week 4

Here were the <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2021/04/southern-california-top-passing-performances-week-4/">top passing performances</a> from week four. Here were the <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2021/04/southern-california-top-rushing-performances-week-4/">top rushing performances</a> from week four. Here were the <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2021/04/southern-california-top-receiving-performances-week-4/">top receiving performances</a> from week four. Below are the players who had the best defensive performances last week. [player_tooltip player_id="25234" first="David" last="Bailey"], Mater Dei, 2022 Bailey is arguably the best pass rusher in California’s 2022 class and he showed that in his season debut against Servite. The highly-touted junior had 10 tackles, five for a loss with four sacks and a forced fumble. Bailey is 6-foot-3, 220 pounds and too fast for any high school tackle to keep out of the backfield. He has 10 offers including Alabama, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma and USC. https://twitter.com/Scott_Schrader/status/1378535737700745223?s=20 <hr /> Jaylen Braddock, Chaminade, 2021 Braddock caused all sorts of havoc in the backfield in Chaminade’s win over Bishop Amat last week. The senior had nine tackles, two for a loss with a sack and a forced fumble for the Eagles. He has been dominant this season posting four sacks through three games with three forced fumbles. He is 6-foot-4, a hair over 200 pounds and transferred to Chaminade from Alemany. He has no offers but he would be a steal for a Division 3 program looking for a late addition to the roster. https://twitter.com/JaylenBraddock/status/1379156668622143490?s=20 <hr /> Erik Hehl, Newport Harbor, 2021 Newport Harbor surprisingly hung tight with crosstown rival Corona del Mar in the Battle of the Bay game last week and it was because of Newport Harbor’s defense. Hehl led the Sailors’ defense with 14 tackles and two sacks in the 10-7 loss. He is just over 6 feet tall and 240 pounds and can be a defensive end or outside linebacker depending on the defensive scheme. He has very good strength just like a prototypical Newport Harbor guy and has a high football IQ. https://twitter.com/ErikHehl/status/1260731788990668800?s=20 <hr /> Wyatt Mosier, Yorba Linda, 2023 Mosier is very built for a sophomore and is developing into a very good football player. He had a career-high 14 tackles, including two tackles for a loss and caused a safety in a 16-6 win over Crestview League rival Foothill. Mosier has had double-digit tackles twice this season and has 36 on the young season. He will be an intriguing prospect to watch for the next few seasons. https://twitter.com/ylhsfootball/status/1379814960511873027?s=20 <hr /> Lukas Saavedra, Dana Hills, 2021 The Dana Hills defense likes to turn up the head on its opponents and blitzes on over 50 percent of its snaps. Saavedra is an outside linebacker who benefits from the Dolphins’ aggressiveness. He had five tackles with six hurries and a forced fumble in a close win against league rival Laguna Hills. He has 11 hurries and is constantly in the backfield. https://twitter.com/DH_Football/status/1378881369921609729?s=20 <hr /> Kanious Vaughn, San Clemente, 2021 San Clemente head coach Jaime Ortiz was very high on Vaughn in the offseason and the senior defensive end is living up to the hype. He is 6-foot-2 and bulked up this offseason to 220 pounds. He had 11 tackles, four for a loss with 3.5 sacks in San Clemente’s dominant win over San Juan Hills. He was always a speedy edge rusher but with his added size and strength he is a much-improved run defender. He is undervalued and would be a solid late addition to a lot of college programs. https://twitter.com/Tritonfootball/status/1378432411151654912?s=20 <hr /> Other top performers: Aiden Agnor, Quartz Hill Jeremy Alcorn, Edison [player_tooltip player_id="25146" first="Zeus" last="Alefosio"], Villa Park Joseph Alvarez, Whittier Henry Amposta, Tesoro Jaden Beisel, Aliso Niguel [player_tooltip player_id="115437" first="Gage" last="Burnett"], Servite Carter Byrd, Capistrano Valley Cayden Carlson, El Dorado Eli Carranzo, San Ysidro Micah Carreon, Mission Viejo Payton Casillas, Thousand Oaks Tanner Chaffee, Serrano Noah Concepcion, Otay Ranch Michael da Rosa, Ocean View [player_tooltip player_id="25026" first="Raesjon" last="Davis"], Mater Dei GJ Delatorre, Norco Ben Florentine, Servite Alex Gilliam, Rancho Verde Jeremy Gutierrez, Los Alamitos Justin Harris, Orange Carson Irons, Sunny Hills [player_tooltip player_id="25223" first="Domani" last="Jackson"], Mater Dei Blaize McKinnins, Orange Andre Quiroz, Portola Jordan Ross, Pacifica Lukas Saavedra, Dana Hills Charles Sawyer, Santa Fe Christian Cameron Sidney, Mater Dei DJ Stack, La Habra Michael Wein, Corona del Mar