2024 PRZLA Preseason All-State Teams | Class 3A Defense

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Louisiana's 2024 high school football season kicks off this week with a long list of standout players to watch in every corner and at every level.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As part of Prep Redzone Louisiana's continued preview content ramping up to the action, we will pick preseason all-state teams for each classification, 1A through 5A.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Each team will feature 43 players: 20 on offense (13 first-team and seven honorable mentions) and 23 on defense and special teams (13 first-team defenders, three specialists and seven honorable mentions).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Check out the Class 3A Defense below, and click here for the <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2024/09/2024-przla-preseason-all-state-class-3a-offense/">Class 3A Offense</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed 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wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL:</strong> LeDerrien Burns, Port Allen (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1131367' first='Davien' last='Edwards'], Jennings (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1596783' first='Jaiden' last='Elly'], De La Salle (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LINEBACKERS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: </strong>Jacob Belcher, Jena (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1237769' first='Zion' last='Lee'], Bunkie (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='144905' first='Keylan' last='Moses'], University Lab (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1598246' first='Davon' last='Thibodeaux'], Northwest (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DEFENSIVE BACKS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1251697' first='Joseph' last='Davis'], Abbeville (2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='291084' first='Kyle' last='Johnson'], Bunkie (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='914220' first='Elidrick' last='Murray'], Marksville (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1220962' first='Jarrell' last='Williams'], St. James (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>FLEX/ATHLETE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>FLEX:&nbsp;</strong>[player_tooltip player_id='716839' first='Kyreon' last='Prier'], Marksville (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>KICKER</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>K: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1596779' first='Zachry' last='Sugandi-Truitt'], St. Louis Catholic (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PUNTER</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>P: </strong>Aidan Parker, Sterlington (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RETURNER</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RET: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='401966' first='Jakias' last='Villanueva'], St. James (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Honorable Mention</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='934578' first='Jye' last='Blain'], St. James (2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tre Burch, Sterlington (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='291157' first='Jayden' last='Gloston'], University Lab (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='144902' first='Alec' last='Haynes'], University Lab (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dyron Jackson, Bogalusa (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Franklin Morgan Jr., Amite (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1125180' first='Montez' last='Randall'], De La Salle (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->