2024 PRZLA Preseason All-State Teams | Class 5A 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 5A Defense below, and click here for the <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2024/09/2024-przla-preseason-all-state-class-5a-offense/">Class 5A Offense</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed 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wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='710991' first='Richard' last='Anderson'], Edna Karr (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1214125' first='Joshua' last='Lewis'], Dutchtown (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='710074' first='Brody' last='Whatley'], Neville (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LINEBACKERS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB:</strong> Cale Daigle, St. Paul's (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: </strong>Nick DeGerolamo, Holy Cross (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='710285' first='Hayden' last='Delatte'], John Curtis (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='710083' first='Zheric' last='Hill'], Ruston (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DEFENSIVE BACKS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='914207' first='Aidan' last='Anding'], Ruston (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='710081' first='Jacob' last='Bradford'], Catholic (Baton Rouge) (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='401932' first='Aiden' last='Hall'], Edna Karr (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='710272' first='Jhase' last='Thomas'], Destrehan (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='401737' first='Blaine' last='Bradford'], Catholic (Baton Rouge) (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>KICKER</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>K: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1598123' first='Drew' last='Talley'], St. Paul's (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PUNTER</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>P: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1601808' first='Andrew' last='Bordelon'], Jesuit (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RETURNER</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RET: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='426961' first='Russell' last='Babineaux'], Acadiana (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Honorable Mention</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='710086' first='Nehemiah' last='Barrett'], Huntington (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='144898' first='Tre' last='Fuller'], Captain Shreve (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Robert Graves, Neville (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DeReyon Jenkins, Salmen (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='914090' first='D.K.' last='Mays'], Central (Baton Rouge) (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='426963' first='Warren' last='Roberts'], St. Augustine (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='913922' first='Keeman' last='Thibodeaux'], Acadiana (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->