2021 All-Freshman Team: Defense

In the second part of our All-Freshmen Team series, we flipped over to the defensive side of the ball. Again, each prospect featured hails from the Hoosier state and was a standout that we identified on tape. The vast majority of the players on our All-Freshmen team participated at the varsity level, while a few others were stars at the lower levels. This group, too, is quite under-recruited, as only one prospect holds a single FBS offer (Mark Zackery). However, It is very early in the process, and I'd look for that to change in what could be as soon as this summer. There's most certainly a strong core of division one talent on this list, and in my eyes, college coaches will soon see the same. With that being said, here's my 2021 Indiana All-Freshmen Team on the defensive side of the ball. <hr /> <em><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id="196674" first="John" last="Ranes"], 6'3", 230, Delta</strong></em> <em><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id="196670" first="Michael" last="Thacker"], 6'2", 250, New Palestine</strong></em> <em><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id="205876" first="Ifeoluwa" last="Adeoba"] II, 6'1", 215, Pike</strong></em> <em><strong>DL: Nic Ley, 6'3", 220, DeKalb</strong></em> <em><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1188948' first='Jaxon' last='Ott'], 6'4", 210, Mississinewa</strong></em> <em><strong>LB: Andy Warren, 5'11", 195, Perry Meridian</strong></em> <em><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id="272857" first="Noah" last="Knigga"], 6'2", 190, Lawrenceburg</strong></em> <em><strong>DB: Mark Zackery, 6'1", 155, Ben Davis</strong></em> <img class="" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FJu6C_bXIAAWTiI?format=jpg&amp;name=large" alt="Image" width="170" height="227" /> <em><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id="189080" first="Caden" last="Vanderbush"], 6'4", 185, Plainfield</strong></em> <b><i>DB: Nathan Williams, 5'8", 150, Carmel</i></b> <em><strong>DB: Freddy Brown, 5'11", 180, Morton</strong></em> <hr /> <span style="font-size: 24pt"><strong>Honorable Mention</strong></span> <strong><em>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='1039863' first='Uchenyo' last='Ojata'], 6'4", 200, Carmel</em></strong> <em><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='553138' first='Zeke' last='Trueblood'], 6', 190, Bloomington North</strong></em> <em><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id="196673" first="Khaled" last="Alzeer"], 6", 210, Boone Grove</strong></em> <b><i>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1115549' first='Nikos' last='Evans'], 5'11", 150, Hammond Central</i></b>