Preseason All-State Team: Defense And Special Teams

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The biggest hitters.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The quarterback wreckers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The interception machines.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The field flippers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The biggest legs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These are what we found while spending just about every day researching all the talent South Carolina has to offer. We've taken the most recent information - all the data and conversations with coaches and athletes and the scenarios for the next three months - and used it compile another ultra-selective list comprised of players from all five SCHSL classifications.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We begin with the 35 specialists and defensive players to make the cut for the 2023 Prep Red Zone South Carolina Preseason All-State Team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>Punters</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='340392' first='Sam' last='Crocker'] Philip Simmons</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='91354' first='Coleman' last='Franzone'] James Island</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>Kickers</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='340391' first='Cavan' last='Craig'] Bishop England</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='605521' first='Gray' last='Dangerfield'] James Island&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>Defensive Linemen</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='139299' first='Jordan' last='Boyd'] Silver Bluff</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='139300' first='Ben' last='Britton'] Oceanside Collegiate</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='139304' first='Chris' last='Dixon'] South Pointe</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='272709' first='Malachi' last='Jefferson'] James Island</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='996857' first='Travis' last='Wilson']</strong> Johnsonville </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='267453' first='Andre' last='McFadden-Pressley'] Lake City</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='771091' first='Edward' last='Robinson'] Blythewood</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='209617' first='Jayden' last='Wilson-Abrams'] Greenville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='448980' first='Shaikh' last='Thompson'] Hilton Head</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>Linebackers</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='208337' first='Jeremiah' last='Curry'] Bluffton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1142485' first='Jamie' last='Downing']</strong> Bamberg-Ehrhardt</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='340387' first='Camden' last='Durant'] McCormick</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='443495' first='Franklin' last='Emerson'] West Florence</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='91351' first='Jayden' last='Fuller'] Silver Bluff</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='208366' first='Terry' last='Grant'] West Ashley&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='771063' first='Timir' last='Hickman-Collins'] Indian Land</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='208334' first='Kelvin' last='Hunter'] West Florence</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='448977' first='Seneca' last='Moore'] Crestwood</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='624354' first='Cam'Rich' last='Smith'] Spartanburg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='589012' first='Jamaris' last='Stevens'] Strom Thurmond</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='771217' first='Terrance' last='Wells'] Dutch Fork</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>Defensive Backs</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='390438' first='Ramani' last='Bruton'] Greenville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='996905' first='Keith' last='Chisholm']</strong> Whale Branch</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='771040' first='Jamauri' last='Davis'] Carolina Forest</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='996915' first='Dirrick' last='Goodman']</strong> South Florence</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='771037' first='Zay' last='Johnson'], Clinton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='492672' first='Tyler' last='Jones'] Dutch Fork</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='208353' first='Quincy' last='Rhodes'], South Florence</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='589016' first='Zantwan' last='Nelson'] South Pointe</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='340394' first='Troy' last='Stevenson'] Philip Simmons</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='267457' first='Michael' last='Woodfield'] Summerville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->