Week 0 Top Performers – Defense

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These defenders put on a clinic in Week 0. Check out which players were the top performers from last Friday's action.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stats pulled from Maxpreps unless indicated otherwise from official team Twitter or a player's Hudl clip. I was unable to find defensive statistics for North Platte, North Platte St. Pat's, and Riverside.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator {"className":"is-style-wide"} --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='397809' first='Titus' last='Richardson'] (2023 - Wayne State Commit) | Fremont | 6'1" 270 lbs</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/13269349/Titus-Richardson" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hudl</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/titusrichardso8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Stats:</em></strong> 12 tackles and a sack</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"id":"block_6306bf32adaba","name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/13269349/63006b88c124470a60edff20' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"align":"","mode":"preview"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='226966' first='J'Dyn' last='Bullion'] (2023) | Bellevue West | 6'0" 240 lbs</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/12782852/Jdyn-Bullion" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hudl</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/BullionJdyn" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Stats: </em></strong>13 tackles</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"id":"block_6306bf4fadabb","name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/12782852/630137e9478d9e0a885d7c19' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"align":"","mode":"preview"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='305156' first='Trace' last='Marco'] (2023) | Papillion - La Vista South | 5'10" 200 lbs</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/12845140/Trace-Marco" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hudl</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/TraceMarco" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Stats: </em></strong>6 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and a sack.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"id":"block_6306bf6eadabc","name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/12845140/6300f4bcbed805067c8f96d5' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"align":"","mode":"preview"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='330252' first='Donnovan' last='Whitfield'] (2023) | Bellevue West | 6'3" 185 lbs</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/12992576/Donnovan-Whitfield" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hudl</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/Donnovan_Whit16" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Stats: </em></strong>8 tackles and a fumble recovery</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"id":"block_6306bf89adabd","name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/12992576/630137e9478d9e0a885d7c18' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"align":"","mode":"preview"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='250686' first='Asher' last='Jenkins'] (2024) | Bellevue West | 6'1" 185 lbs</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/14562175/Asher-Jenkins" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hudl</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/asher_jenkins" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Stats:</em></strong> 10 tackles and a pass defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"id":"block_6306bfc0adabe","name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/14562175/630168b6ff0c690b74479882' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"align":"","mode":"preview"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Nathan Jones (2024) | Fremont | 5'9" 165 lbs</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/14647465/Nathan-Jones" target="_blank">Hudl</a> </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Stats:</em></strong> 10 tackles and a pass defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Ryan Kermmoade (2023) | Alma | 6'0" 185 lbs</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/9800724/Ryan-Kermmoade" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong><em>Hudl</em></strong></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Stats:</em></strong> 17 total tackles</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Tucker Biskup (2026) | Alma | 6'0" 160 lbs</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15043358/Tucker-Biskup" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hudl</a> </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Stats:</em></strong> 8 tackles, tackles for loss, and an interception.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Collin Hulbert (2023) | Creighton Prep | 5'10" 200 lbs</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/13206335/Collin-Hulbert" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hudl</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/collinhulbert2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Stats:</em></strong> 4 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and a sack.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl 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