2023 Preseason 5A: 1st Team Defense
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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. Defensive Linemen: These four defensive lineman…
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Continue ReadingHigh 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.
Defensive Linemen: These four defensive lineman dominated offensive linemen across the state. They can clog up rushing lanes and consistently put pressure on quarterbacks.
Dallin Johnson
Dallin
Johnson
6'4" | 275 lbs | DL
Springville | 2024
State
UT
|| DL || 6’4 || 275 || Springville High School || 2024
Falanisi Vaka
Falanisi
Vaka
6'0" | 350 lbs | DL
Stansbury | 2024
State
UT
|| DL || 6’0 || 350 || Stasnburry High School || 2024
Devoux Tuatga
Devoux
Tuatga
6'6" | 225 lbs | DL
Cedar Valley | 2024
State
UT
|| DL || 6’6 || 225 || Cedar Vally High School || 2024
Papa Matelau
Papa
Matelau
6'0" | 245 lbs | DL
East | 2024
State
UT
|| DL || 6’0 || 245 || East High School || 2024
Linebackers: These four linebackers can do it all. They can bring down quarterbacks and wreck gamelans in impressive fashion.
Easton Baker
Easton
Baker
6'0" | 205 lbs | LB
Stansbury | 2024
State
UT
|| LB || 6’0 || 205 || Stansbury High School || 2024
Peizge Mailei
Peizge
Mailei
6'0" | 210 lbs | LB
Highland | 2024
State
UT
|| LB || 6’0 || 210 || Highland High School || 2024
Adney Reid
Adney
Reid
6'3" | 185 lbs | LB
Spanish Fork | 2024
State
UT
|| LB || 6’3 || 185 || Spanish Fork High School || 2024
Brigham Morrison
Brigham
Morrison
6'0" | 180 lbs | LB
Bountiful | 2024
State
UT
|| 6’0 || 180 || Bountiful High School || 2024
Defensive Backs: 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.
Faletau Satuala
Faletau
Satuala
6'3" | 195 lbs | DB
Bountiful | 2024
State
UT
|| DB || 6’3 || 195 || Bountiful High School || 2024
Nash Taylor
Nash
Taylor
6'2" | 205 lbs | DB
Olympus | 2024
State
UT
|| DB || 6’2 || 205 || Olympus High School || 2024
Haven Halliday
Haven
Halliday
6'0" | 160 lbs | DB
Timpview | 2024
State
UT
|| DB || 6’0 || 160 || Timpview High School || 2024
Dimitri Lovio
Dimitri
Lovio
6'0" | 170 lbs | DB
West Jordan | 2024
State
UT
|| DB || 6’0 || 170 || West Jordan High School || 2024
Taaniela Makasini
Taaniela
Makasini
6'2" | 170 lbs | DB
Timpview | 2025
State
UT
|| DB || 6’2 || 170 || Timpview High School || 2025
Kicker: Southam has a powerful leg that allows him to make field goal after a field goal from any distance.
Ashton Southam
Ashton
Southam
5'10" | 175 lbs | K
Wasatch | 2024
State
UT
|| K || 5’10 || 175 || Wasatch High School || 2024