2023 Preseason 6A: 2nd Team Defense & Special Teams

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We are just a few weeks away from the start of the 2023 high school football season. So it's that time of year were we unveil our 2023 Prep RedZone Utah preseason 6A second-team defenses.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br><strong>Defensive Line:</strong> These four defensive linemen live in the backfield. They can bring down quarterbacks and excel at shutting down opposing rushing attacks.<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='681347' first='Jordan' last='Taula'] || DL || 6'1 || 235 || Davis High School || 2024<br>[player_tooltip player_id='698239' first='Iakopo' last='Malufau'] || DL || 5'10 || 235 || Skyridge High School || 2025<br>[player_tooltip player_id='717882' first='Ami' last='Moala'] || DL || 6'3 || 310 || Davis High School || 2026</strong><br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='698243' first='Jaice' last='Tupea'] || DL || 6'2 || 225 || Bingham High School || 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br><strong>Linebackers: </strong>These five linebackers have a nose for the ball. Their sideline-to-sideline speed allows them to make big-time stops for their teams.<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='698242' first='Brant' last='Koford'] || LB || 6'0 || 215 || Fremont High School || 2025<br>[player_tooltip player_id='681352' first='Maximos' last='Edwards'] || LB || 6'0 || 190 || American Fork High School || 2024<br>[player_tooltip player_id='698247' first='Jacob' last='Faerber'] || LB || 5'11 || 200 || Davis High School || 2025<br>[player_tooltip player_id='698544' first='Paul' last='Latu'] || LB || 6'0 || 200 || Lehi High School || 2025</strong><br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='681353' first='Tyson' last='Eggett'] || LB || 6'3 || 225 || American Fork High School || 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br><strong>Defensive Backs: </strong>These five defensive backs are the definition of ball hawks. They excel in coverage and do a great job watching quarterbacks' eyes.<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='681229' first='Matthias' last='Nawahine'] || DB || 6'0 || 150 || Lone Peak High School || 2024<br>[player_tooltip player_id='681738' first='Triston' last='Hoggan'] || DB || 6'2 || 190 || Copper Hills High School || 2024<br>[player_tooltip player_id='681355' first='Caleb' last='Peterson'] || DB || 6'1 || 190 || American Fork High School || 2024<br>[player_tooltip player_id='681356' first='Nick' last='Johnson'] || DB || 6'1 || 170 || Davis High School || 2024</strong><br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='698547' first='Brock' last='White'] || DB || 5'10 || Corner Canyon High School || 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br><strong>Kickers:</strong> Thompson consistently puts the ball through the uprights and can boom balls into the end zone on kickoffs.<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='681234' first='Rhett' last='Thompson'] || K || 5'8 || 150 || Syracuse High School || 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->