Week Two Big Men of the Week

The trenches are often overlooked and underappreciated at all levels of football but the big boys need their fair share of praise too! Here are our Big Men of the Week who looked good on film this week.   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">OFFENSIVE LINE</h2>    2025 Hedgesville OL [player_tooltip player_id='908150' first='Levi' last='Faircloth'] showed why he's our #1 offensive lineman in the class in the Eagles' win over Keyser in week two. Faircloth appears to have moved inside to guard this season which feels like a natural position for him with the added weight since last season. The 6'4 305 big man was a mismatch for the smaller Keyser defensive line and that showed up on film with a couple of handfuls of pancakes on the night. Faircloth plays with an edge and knows how much bigger and stronger he is than most opposing defenders he matches up with.      2025 Hurricane OL/DL [player_tooltip player_id='908621' first='Ethan' last='Chill'] had a strong night in a big win over Spring Valley in week two. Ranked as a defensive lineman, Chill looked the part at offensive tackle in the game and is a talented two-way lineman for the Redskins. He's a stout athlete with a guard body type but has tackle athleticism, which is a great combination for an offensive lineman. Chill may move to OL in our final 2025 rankings update after the season depending on what he puts on film this season and has a high ceiling on that side of the ball. He's also a D1 throwing prospect for track & field and an all-around very good jumbo athlete.      The Ripley Vikings got a PRZ WV Class AAA Offensive Player of the Week pick in RB [player_tooltip player_id='1014121' first='Noah' last='Casto'] for his monster performance against Ravenswood in week two but that couldn't have been accomplished without the efforts of 2025 OL [player_tooltip player_id='1293983' first='Timothy' last='Hall'] and the rest of the Ripley offensive line. Hall is an under-the-radar prospect right now but could see his stock rise during his senior season with a good start to the year. The 6'3 255 big man was impressive on film at left tackle and looks much improved from his junior tape. Hall overpowered an outmatched Ravenswood defense and showcased an edge and willingness to sustain and finish blocks resulting in numerous pancakes. He also showed he can block down to the second level of the defense and get a hat on a linebacker as well for a complete week two performance that has him firmly on our radar now.      2026 Roane County OL [player_tooltip player_id='894970' first='Hogan' last='Greathouse'] has had a strong start to his senior season and has had 5 pancake blocks in back-to-back games. The Beavers want to set the tone on offense with their power rushing attack and Greathouse and Co. have done a great job of that thus far in two games. Greathouse is up 20 pounds to 6'0 260 since the last measurements we had for him and that's translating to more success on film since his sophomore year. He was playing some bully ball against Lincoln County in week two opening up some big holes on the right side of the line which has led to two very impressive rushing totals through the first two weeks of the season.      2026 Wahama OL [player_tooltip player_id='894991' first='Teagan' last='Scott'] has been on our radar for a while now and is one of the more underrated offensive linemen in the class coming from a small school. Scott performed well in a big Class A matchup with Doddridge County in week two against a smaller but quicker defensive line. He played both left and right tackle in the game with the White Falcons' rushing attack often running to his side of the field with a loaded box where rushing yards were earned on every snap. Scott is very much still a raw prospect but has clear potential as a prospect given his size and power.     <h2 class="wp-block-heading">DEFENSIVE LINE</h2>    2026 Spring Mills DL [player_tooltip player_id='1138543' first='Abelardo' last='Meza'] is our Class AAAA Big Man of the Week after a shortened but strong performance against Wheeling Park that was called early due to inclement weather. Meza is playing nose guard this season for the Cardinals and was very impressive at his new spot in week two with a strong start to his junior season. He's explosive off the ball with violent hands and a tough 1-on-1 block for a high school center. Meza pursues the ball quickly and intently and is very athletic for his size which paired with his power makes him a dangerous matchup for opposing offensive linemen.      2026 Princeton DL [player_tooltip player_id='894897' first='Kalum' last='Kiser'] is off to a hot start to his junior season for the Tigers and continuing the momentum he built as a sophomore last year. Kiser totaled 7 tackles and 4 TFLs in their blowout win over Bluefield and has already amassed 6 TFLs in the first two games of the season. He's one of the most explosive defenders in the state and in his class which you get great evidence of in his week two film. Kiser crashed the edge hard and hardly gave the Bluefield offensive tackles a chance to get their hands on him to slow him down. He's a high-level havoc creator for the Tigers and will live in opposing teams' backfields this season.      2025 Lewis County DL [player_tooltip player_id='908978' first='Maddox' last='Gillespie'] was another strong Class AAA defensive line performer in their narrow 3-0 win over Braxton County. If he were just a bit bigger he'd have a slew of offers to his name at this point and could very well earn some by the end of his senior season with the way he plays the game and position. Gillespie is explosive off the ball and plays with tremendous effort in pursuit of the ball. Braxton County simply couldn't block him as he created several TFLs in the game and harassed the quarterback while forcing an interception in the game on a QB hit. Gillespie is a very athletic defensive lineman with good speed and quickness who could possibly play Edge at the next level in the right system.      [player_tooltip player_id='1138542' first='Rob' last='Ball'] had a good week two performance for the Logan Wildcats in their win over Sissonville on both sides of the line. The 2026 big man is ranked as the #7 DL in the class but can do some good things on the offensive as well which you can see on his week two film. Ball is a big and powerful athlete who can also move well for his size and is a handful for opposing offensive linemen along the interior. He got great push on both sides of the line all game and caused several TFLs on defense to be placed among this week's top big men.      Our small school defensive lineman of the week to know for week two is River View's [player_tooltip player_id='908164' first='Travis' last='Bailey']. The 2025 two-way big man had a very good performance on the defensive side of the ball in the Raiders' win over East Ridge (KY) totaling 12 tackles and 2 TFLs. He's up 20 pounds since our previous measurements for him and is in that 6'0 270 range for his senior year. The small college prospect swallowed up the middle of the East Ridge offensive line helping hold his opponent to just 6 points on the night. Bailey was just too big and strong for them to push off the line and he did a great job holding his ground and taking up blockers to stuff their inside run success.

The trenches are often overlooked and underappreciated at all levels of football but the big boys need their fair share of praise too! Here are our Big Men of the Week who looked good on film this week.