2023 Preseason 6A: 3rd Team Defense


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High school season is nearly upon us. So it's time for us to unveil our 2023 Prep RedZone Utah preseason 6A third-team defense.
Defensive Linemen: These four defensive linemen are game wreckers. They can make plays on all three downs and don't wear down.
Jacob Speredon
Jacob
Speredon
6'6" | 220 lbs | DL
Farmington | 2024
State
UT
|| DL || 6'6 || 220 || Farmington High School || 2024
Drew Dickey
Drew
Dickey
6'2" | 205 lbs | DL
American Fork | 2024
State
UT
|| DL || 6'2 || 205 || American Fork High School || 2024
Meke Faasootauloa
Meke
Faasootauloa
6'2" | 245 lbs | DL
Copper Hills | 2025
State
UT
|| DL || 6'2 || 230 || Copper Hills High School || 2025
Veni Tokelau
Veni
Tokelau
6'0" | 255 lbs | DL
Skyridge | 2025
State
UT
|| DL || 6'0 || 255 || Skyridge High School || 2025
Linebackers: These four linebackers are phenomenal. They take great angles when closing in on ball carriers and excel in coverage too.
Rylan Quintana
Rylan
Quintana
5'11" | 200 lbs | LB
Corner Canyon | 2024
State
UT
|| LB || 5'11 || 200 || Corner Canyon High School || 2024
Jacob Nelson
Jacob
Nelson
6'0" | 210 lbs | LB
American Fork | 2025
State
UT
|| LB || 5'11 || 185 || American Fork High School || 2025
Conner Whitehead
Conner
Whitehead
5'11" | 190 lbs | LB
Murray | 2025
State
UT
|| LB || 5'11 || 200 || Bingham High School || 2025
Connor Holbrook
Connor
Holbrook
5'10" | 216 lbs | LB
Copper Hills | 2025
State
UT
|| LB || 5'10 || 195 || Copper Hills High School || 2025
Defensive Backs: These defensive backs can shut down receivers on the outside. They provide elite coverage and prevent explosive plays.
Bransen Thatcher || DB || 6'1 || 175 || Copper Hills High School || 2024
Trevin Shaw
Trevin
Shaw
5'9" | 170 lbs | DB
Syracuse | 2024
State
UT
|| DB || 5'9 || 175 || Syracuse High School || 2024
Justin Bourgeois
Justin
Bourgeois
5'10" | 160 lbs | DB
American Fork | 2025
State
UT
|| DB || 5'10 || 160 || American Fork High School || 2025
Bracken Dockery
Bracken
Dockery
5'10" | 175 lbs | DB
Syracuse | 2025
State
UT
|| DB || 5'10 || 165 || Syracuse High School || 2025
Parks Benson
Parks
Benson
5'11" | 160 lbs | DB
Fremont | 2025
State
UT
|| DB || 5'11 || 160 || Fremont High School || 2025
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