Missouri 2024 Rankings Update: Defensive Linemen

We unveiled our updated Class of 2024 rankings recently, which includes 100 ranked prospects and more than 185 total prospects including the Watch List. <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://prepredzone.com/missouri/rankings/2024-rankings/"><em><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Click here to view the updated 2024 Rankings!</strong></span></em></a></p> There are 13 defensive linemen in the Top 100 and 25 defensive linemen overall for the Class of 2024 in Missouri in the Prep Redzone database, which continues to grow every day. Today we are taking a closer look at the top prospects at the position. (Click on the player names to check out their prospect pages on PRZ, including links to their HUDL highlights.) <strong>1. [player_tooltip player_id="177069" first="Jayshawn" last="Ross"], St. Pius X (KC)</strong> Ross, a 6-foot-4, 220-pounder, is the No. 1 defensive line prospect and No. 3 overall prospect in Missouri in the Class of 2024, but could end up on the offensive side of the ball in college as a wide receiver or tight end. We like Ross as a fast pass-rushing edge player in the mold but his sophomore highlights how him making plenty of big plays as a wideout as well. He performed well on both sides of the ball as a sophomore as St. Pius X advanced to the Class 3 championship game but lost to a talented St. Mary's squad. Ross caught 42 passes for 775 yards and eight touchdowns and recorded 34.5 tackles, 14 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks. As a freshman, Ross totaled 60 tackles, six sacks, five tackles for loss and four forced fumbles. Ross has certainly been a hot prospect. In the last few weeks of January he added scholarship offers from Oregon, Penn State and Nebraska. He previously received offers from Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas. <strong>2. [player_tooltip player_id="185397" first="Williams" last="Nwaneri"], Lee’s Summit North</strong> A 6-5, 240-pounder, Nwaneri emerged as a big-time prospect at defensive end during this sophomore season while playing on a Lee's Summit North team loaded with college prospects. He is now the No. 5 overall prospect in Missouri in the sophomore class. 43 tackles, 11 hurries and five sacks during his sophomore season for Lee’s Summit North, which went 11-2 and advanced to the Missouri Class 6 semifinals. Since the beginning of his sophomore season, Nwaneri has received scholarship offers from Iowa, Kansas, Iowa State, Missouri, Arkansas, Minnesota, Illinois, Vanderbilt, Oregon, Miami-Ohio and Nebraska. <strong>3. [player_tooltip player_id="172169" first="Demetrius" last="Jones"], Lutheran North</strong> Jones, a 6-2, 265-pounder, was previously ranked as an offensive lineman, but we've moved him to our defensive line rankings after a breakout sophomore season. He is the top defensive tackle prospect in Missouri in the Class of 2024 and the No. 11 prospect overall. Jones earned first-team Class 3 all-state honors as a defensive lineman after recording 69 tackles, 23 TFLs and 13 sacks -- all team highs -- for a talented Lutheran North defense. <strong>4. [player_tooltip player_id="126238" first="Kellen" last="Lindstrom"], Glendale</strong> Lindstrom, a 6-5, 220-pound defensive end, is also a potential Division I prospect in baseball as a big left-handed pitcher with projectability. He has already had two productive varsity seasons as a member of Glendale's defense. He checks in as the No. 19 overall prospect in Missouri in the sophomore class. As a freshman, in 2020, Lindstrom started every game and recorded 68 tackles. This past season, as a sophomore, he recorded<span style="font-size: 1rem;"> 90 tackles and two sacks.</span> <strong>5. [player_tooltip player_id="126242" first="Isaiah" last="Rubio"], Lutheran-St. Charles</strong> A 6-2, 220-pounder, Rubio is the No. 20 overall prospect in Missouri in the Class of 2024 and capped off his sophomore season with Lutheran's first state championship. Rubio, whose older brother Gabriel is a defensive lineman at Notre Dame, had a breakout sophomore season for the Cougars during their championship run. He recorded 84 tackles (third on team), 16 tackles for loss, a team-high seven sacks, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles. He recorded 27 tackles in four games as a freshman. <strong>Up next: </strong> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="130187" first="Darius" last="Pahmahmie"], Liberty North</strong> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="172578" first="Anthony" last="Thompson"], Parkway North</strong> <strong>Zyulen Saddler, Winnetonka</strong> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="130172" first="Archie" last="Carruthers"], St. Louis University High</strong> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="126224" first="Michael" last="Phillips"], De Smet</strong> &nbsp; <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Prep Redzone Missouri 2024 Rankings Positional Breakdown</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2022/01/missouri-2024-rankings-update-quarterbacks/">Quarterbacks</a> | <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2022/01/missouri-2024-rankings-update-running-backs/">Running Backs</a> | <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2022/01/missouri-2024-rankings-update-wide-receivers/">Wide Receivers</a> | <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2022/02/missouri-2024-rankings-update-tight-ends/">Tight Ends</a> | <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2022/02/missouri-2024-rankings-update-offensive-linemen/">Offensive Linemen</a> | <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2022/02/missouri-2024-rankings-update-defensive-linemen/">Defensive Linemen</a> | <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2022/02/missouri-2024-rankings-update-linebackers/">Linebackers</a> | <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2022/02/missouri-2024-rankings-update-defensive-backs/">Defensive Backs</a> | <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2022/02/missouri-2024-rankings-update-athletes/">Athletes</a></strong></p> &nbsp;