2023 Preseason 6A: 2nd Team Defense & Special Teams
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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. Defensive Line: These four defensive…
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Continue ReadingWe 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.
Defensive Line: These four defensive linemen live in the backfield. They can bring down quarterbacks and excel at shutting down opposing rushing attacks.
Jordan Taula
Jordan
Taula
6'1" | 235 lbs | DL
Davis | 2024
State
UT
|| DL || 6’1 || 235 || Davis High School || 2024
Iakopo Malufau
Iakopo
Malufau
5'10" | 235 lbs | DL
Skyridge | 2025
State
UT
|| DL || 5’10 || 235 || Skyridge High School || 2025
Ami Moala
Ami
Moala
6'3" | 310 lbs | DL
Davis | 2026
State
UT
|| DL || 6’3 || 310 || Davis High School || 2026
Jaice Tupea
Jaice
Tupea
6'2" | 225 lbs | DL
Bingham | 2025
State
UT
|| DL || 6’2 || 225 || Bingham High School || 2024
Linebackers: These five linebackers have a nose for the ball. Their sideline-to-sideline speed allows them to make big-time stops for their teams.
Brant Koford
Brant
Koford
6'0" | 215 lbs | LB
Fremont | 2025
State
UT
|| LB || 6’0 || 215 || Fremont High School || 2025
Maximos Edwards
Maximos
Edwards
6'0" | 190 lbs | LB
American Fork | 2024
State
UT
|| LB || 6’0 || 190 || American Fork High School || 2024
Jacob Faerber
Jacob
Faerber
5'11" | 200 lbs | LB
Davis | 2025
State
UT
|| LB || 5’11 || 200 || Davis High School || 2025
Paul Latu
Paul
Latu
6'0" | 200 lbs | LB
Lehi | 2025
State
UT
|| LB || 6’0 || 200 || Lehi High School || 2025
Tyson Eggett
Tyson
Eggett
6'3" | 225 lbs | LB
American Fork | 2024
State
UT
|| LB || 6’3 || 225 || American Fork High School || 2024
Defensive Backs: These five defensive backs are the definition of ball hawks. They excel in coverage and do a great job watching quarterbacks’ eyes.
Matthias Nawahine
Matthias
Nawahine
6'0" | 150 lbs | DB
Lone Peak | 2024
State
UT
|| DB || 6’0 || 150 || Lone Peak High School || 2024
Triston Hoggan
Triston
Hoggan
6'2" | 200 lbs | DB
Copper Hills | 2024
State
UT
|| DB || 6’2 || 190 || Copper Hills High School || 2024
Caleb Peterson
Caleb
Peterson
6'1" | 190 lbs | DB
American Fork | 2024
State
UT
|| DB || 6’1 || 190 || American Fork High School || 2024
Nick Johnson
Nick
Johnson
6'1" | 170 lbs | DB
Davis | 2024
State
UT
|| DB || 6’1 || 170 || Davis High School || 2024
Brock White
Brock
White
5'10" | 160 lbs | DB
Corner Canyon | 2025
State
UT
|| DB || 5’10 || Corner Canyon High School || 2025
Kickers: Thompson consistently puts the ball through the uprights and can boom balls into the end zone on kickoffs.
Rhett Thompson
Rhett
Thompson
5'8" | 150 lbs | K
Syracuse | 2024
State
UT
|| K || 5’8 || 150 || Syracuse High School || 2024