2023 Preseason 5A: 3rd Team Defense
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The first game of the high school football season is less than 15 days away. So, it’s time to unveil our 2023 Preseason 5A third-team defense. Defensive Linemen: These four defensive linemen are stout run defenders and pass rushers. They all…
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Continue ReadingThe first game of the high school football season is less than 15 days away. So, it’s time to unveil our 2023 Preseason 5A third-team defense.
Defensive Linemen: These four defensive linemen are stout run defenders and pass rushers. They all possess great motors and can make plays on critical downs.
Sam Kinikini
Sam
Kinikini
5'7" | 210 lbs | DL
Salem Hills | 2024
State
UT
|| DL || 5’7 || 210 || Salem Hills High School || 2024
Okusitino Sa
Okusitino
Sa
6'3" | 190 lbs | DL
Woods Corss | 2025
State
UT
|| DL || 6’3 || 190 || Woods Cross High School || 2025
Gabe Johnson
Gabe
Johnson
6'1" | 200 lbs | DL
Olympus | 2024
State
UT
|| DL || 6’1 || 200 || Olympus High School || 2024
Berith Isaako Sopoaga
Berith
Isaako Sopoaga
6'1" | 275 lbs | DL
Copper Hills | 2024
State
UT
|| DL || 6’1 || 275 || Copper Hills High School || 2024
Linebackers: These four linebackers do a great job sifting through the chaos that occurs each play to bring down ball carriers. They fearlessly fill holes and possess elite sideline-to-sideline speed.
Cash Henderson
Cash
Henderson
6'1" | 205 lbs | LB
Woods Cross | 2024
State
UT
|| LB || 6’1 || 205 || Woods Cross High School || 2024
Kalvin Liavaa || LB || 6’0 || 205 || Alta High School || 2025
Ikani Maka
Ikani
Maka
5'8" | 190 lbs | LB
West Jordan | 2025
State
UT
|| LB || 5’8 || 190 || West Jordan High School || 2025
Zeryan Talo
Zeryan
Talo
5'11" | 195 lbs | LB
Kearns | 2024
State
UT
|| LB || 5’11 || 195 || Kearns High School || 2024
Defensive Backs: These defensive backs possess great hips and can mirror receivers movements. They play the ball well in the air and do a good job avoiding penalties.
Tyson Redfern
Tyson
Redfern
5'10" | 155 lbs | DB
Alta | 2025
State
UT
|| DB || 5’10 || 155 || Alta High School || 2025
Kellen Wood
Kellen
Wood
5'11" | 190 lbs | LB
Viewmount | 2026
State
UT
|| DB || 5’11 || 190 || Viewmount High School || 2025
Tyson Higgs
Tyson
Higgs
6'0" | 160 lbs | DB
Weber | 2025
State
UT
|| DB || 6’0 || 160 || West High School || 2025
Hugh Matsumori
Hugh
Matsumori
5'9" | 160 lbs | DB
Olympus | 2026
State
UT
|| DB || 5’8 || 155 || Olympus High School || 2026
Noah Syphus
Noah
Syphus
6'1" | 180 lbs | DB
Stansburry | 2026
State
UT
|| DB || 6’1 || 180 || Stansburry High School || 2026