2023 Preseason 5A: 1st Team Defense

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>High school football players all across Utah are gearing up for the 2023 high school football season. So it's time to unveil our preseason teams; here is the Prep RedZone Utah 5A first-team defenses.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br><strong>Defensive Linemen: </strong>These four defensive lineman dominated offensive linemen across the state. They can clog up rushing lanes and consistently put pressure on quarterbacks.<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='406957' first='Dallin' last='Johnson'] || DL || 6'4 || 275 || Springville High School || 2024<br>[player_tooltip player_id='532701' first='Falanisi' last='Vaka'] || DL || 6'0 || 350 || Stasnburry High School || 2024<br>[player_tooltip player_id='875506' first='Devoux' last='Tuatga'] || DL || 6'6 || 225 || Cedar Vally High School || 2024<br>[player_tooltip player_id='532685' first='Papa' last='Matelau'] || DL || 6'0 || 245 || East High School || 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><br>Linebackers:</strong> These four linebackers can do it all. They can bring down quarterbacks and wreck gamelans in impressive fashion.<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='406962' first='Easton' last='Baker'] || LB || 6'0 || 205 || Stansbury High School || 2024<br>[player_tooltip player_id='406968' first='Peizge' last='Mailei'] || LB || 6'0 || 210 || Highland High School || 2024</strong><br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='406959' first='Adney' last='Reid'] || LB || 6'3 || 185 || Spanish Fork High School || 2024</strong><br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='532683' first='Brigham' last='Morrison'] || 6'0 || 180 || Bountiful High School || 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br><strong>Defensive Backs: </strong>These five defensive backs have excellent hips and make exceptional plays on balls in the air. They can stick to receivers like glue or lock down the backend of the field.<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='532694' first='Faletau' last='Satuala'] || DB || 6'3 || 195 || Bountiful High School || 2024<br>[player_tooltip player_id='406972' first='Nash' last='Taylor'] || DB || 6'2 || 205 || Olympus High School || 2024<br>[player_tooltip player_id='681220' first='Haven' last='Halliday'] || DB || 6'0 || 160 || Timpview High School || 2024<br>[player_tooltip player_id='406979' first='Dimitri' last='Lovio'] || DB || 6'0 || 170 || West Jordan High School || 2024<br>[player_tooltip player_id='698329' first='Taaniela' last='Makasini'] || DB || 6'2 || 170 || Timpview High School || 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br><strong>Kicker:</strong> Southam has a powerful leg that allows him to make field goal after a field goal from any distance.<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='681227' first='Ashton' last='Southam'] || K || 5'10 || 175 || Wasatch High School || 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->