Five Defensive Standouts From the Class of 2025

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Enter Bey25 in the coupon code area for 25% off your subscription. There is a large amount of talented defensive players from the class of 2025 in the Prep Redzone rankings. Here are five very talented players from the defensive side of the ball to keep an eye on this fall!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["284925"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"In 2022, Maddox helped the Elder Panthers to a 10-win season, advance to the 3rd round of the playoffs and held opposing offenses to 16.8 points per game. He plays as a MLB and OLB. 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