PRZ Preseason All-State Team: Defense & Special Teams

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep RedZone South Carolina is pleased to announce our 2024 Preseason All-State Team.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Of the 10,000 or so expected varsity football players in the state of South Carolina this fall, we've whittled the number down to our top 75. It was no easy task.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Over the course of the last month, we've looked at every bit of data we can get our hands on:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><em>Positional metrics, 2023 game film, 2023 statistics, 2024 season potential and each player's value to his team</em></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It led us to this.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We begin with our selections on defense and special teams. These 37 players have proved time and again just how good they can be.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We expect that to continue this fall.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Over the course of the next few days, we'll break down all of these selections and show you just how good they are.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SPECIALISTS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1158026' first='Tripp' last='Bryant'] K, River Bluff</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='605521' first='Gray' last='Dangerfield'] K, James Island&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='464892' first='Justin' last='Welch'] K, Dutch Fork</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1350457' first='Mac' last='Winburn']</strong> LS, St. Joseph's</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1253927' first='Jacob' last='Adams'] P, West Ashley&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1395070' first='Keith' last='McCune']</strong> P, Ashley Ridge</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DEFENSIVE LINE&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='809742' first='Amare' last='Adams'] South Florence&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='595702' first='Anthony' last='Addison'] Sumter</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1012698' first='Hendrix' last='Beran'] James Island&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='272703' first='James' last='Herbert'] Trinity Collegiate&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='272709' first='Malachi' last='Jefferson'] James Island&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1157986' first='Javaris' last='Logan'] Bamberg-Ehrhardt</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1359146' first='Isaiah' last='McCoy']</strong> Greer</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='816734' first='Terry' last='Radford'] Chester</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1012579' first='Sterling' last='Sanders'] Blythewood&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1012706' first='Josh' last='Smith'] Dutch Fork</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1158005' first='Mycheal' last='Wallace'] Kingstree</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1267206' first='Dontrell' last='Wilson'] Camden</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LINEBACKER</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1165099' first='Darriyarn' last='Baxley'] Chester&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='473010' first='Michael' last='Boulware'] Gray Collegiate</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='816736' first='Terry' last='Gordon'] South Florence</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='272716' first='Andon' last='Hawkins'] Midland Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1165076' first='Marcus' last='Henderson'] Berkeley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='809745' first='Max' last='Moorman'] Oceanside Collegiate</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='867240' first='Silas' last='Parish'] Walhalla</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='1267200' first='Tamarion' last='Watkins'] Northwestern</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DEFENSIVE BACK</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='390438' first='Ramani' last='Bruton'] JL Mann</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='272699' first='Da'Marion' last='Coe'] Hartsville&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1157893' first='Jordan' last='Crim'] Camden</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1012621' first='Devin' last='Geronomi'] White Knoll</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1249778' first='Jordan' last='Joe'] North Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1249733' first='Onis' last='Konanbanny'] Heathwood Hall</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1249802' first='Damarcus' last='Leach'] Abbeville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1249747' first='Zach' last='Rogers'] Lewisville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1012606' first='Elgin' last='Sessions'] Dutch Fork</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='779428' first='Tajeh' last='Watson-Martin'] Belton-Honea Path</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->