Show-Me State Stat Monsters Week 4: Defense

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a look at some of the top state monsters on the defensive side of the ball in the state of Missouri week four. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='861177' first='Thomas' last='Coppinger'] 2024 6'3" 225 LB Rockhurst</strong> -15 total tackles 2 interceptions and a sack</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='181558' first='Jacobi' last='Oliphant'] 2024 6'4" 200 S SLUH</strong> - 5 total tackles - 2 interceptions - 1 sack</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Gus McCullough 2025 5'11" 190 LB Maryville</strong> - 18 total tackles - 1 sack </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1251422' first='Justin' last='Lehn'] 2025 6'1" 210 LN Festus St. Pius X </strong>- 15 total tackles - 1 sack</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OTHERS WHO STOOD OUT </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='126221' first='Aidan' last='Crews'] 2024 S Eureka </strong>- 12 total tackles - 1 interception</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> <strong>Lucus Allgeyer 2025 DT MICDS</strong> -7 total tackles - 2 sacks </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='130183' first='Mason' last='Burke'] 2024 DL Holt </strong>- 5 total tackles -2 sacks </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Josh Pachedo 2024 S McDonald County</strong> - 16 total tackles - 2 tackles for loss</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='130198' first='Carter' last='Enyard'] 2024 LB MICDS</strong> - 6 total tackles - 2 sacks </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brandon Phillips 2025 LB Harrisonville</strong> - 15 total tackles </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1125426' first='Cayden' last='Duncan'] 2026 LB Francis Howell</strong> - 12 tackles - 1 sack</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1118556' first='Mikell' last='Burden'] 2025 DB Lift For Life</strong> - 5 total tackles - 2 interceptions </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1253105' first='Eli' last='Bertz'] 2025 LB Blue Springs</strong> - 11 total tackles </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nate Knaff DL Pacific</strong> - 11 total tackles </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1125463' first='Xavier' last='Jackson'] 2026 DE Ft. Zumwalt Nort</strong>h - 11 total tackles </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='392813' first='Keenan' last='Harris'] 2026 LB/S SLUH</strong> - 9 total tackles </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>James Smith 2024 S St. Pius X</strong> - 12 total tackles </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Joseph Reed 2024 LB Cardinal Ritter </strong>- 7 total tackles - 1 sack</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Darius Graham 2024 DB Poplar Bluff</strong> - 10 total tackles </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->