2025 All-Delaware 8th Grade Bowl: '29 Line/Edges Already Selected

Since 2018 the All-Delaware Bowl has provided athletes in the 4th/5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade and 8th grade an opportunity and a platform to line up against some of the very best The First State has to offer in their specific grade. The date of the 2025 All-Delaware 8th Grade Bowl has recently been announced for April 25th and the roster selections are starting to be announced. Here's a look as at the class of 2029 prospects selected as of January 20th.    Two-way lineman that impressed on both sides of the ball as a tweener Defensive Tackle/Edge and as a Center on the Offensive Line. Played a lot of football during the 2024 fall season, suiting up for both Millsboro Middle School and the Sussex Elite Legends. Alo helped the Knights to an unblemished 7-0 record on the season, highlighted by four shutouts. Additionally he helped the Legends reach the Delmarva AYF Championship Game, despite coming up short.     Returning for the second year in a row is Offensive and Defensive Lineman, Michael White. White was one of the top Offensive Linemen in last year's seventh-grade game, tying the record for most pancake blocks in the All-Delaware 7th Grade Bowl Game. White started at Right Guard last year and has been a stalwart on both sides of the line for both the Delaware Wildcats and W.T. Chipman Middle School during his pre-high school career. With White and others leading the way, Chipman finished 5-1 this season, with three of the wings coming via a shut out.     Another two-way lineman that really impressed throughout his youth career, but specifically this year with the Delaware Wildcats. Grant Jr. is no stranger to the bright lights of the All-Delaware Bowl, as he has been selected to this game in each of the the last three seasons--completing the middle school three-peat. Look for him to play both Offensive Tackle and Defensive Tackle in the game.     Out of every athlete participating in 2025 All-Delaware 8th Grade Bowl, Alleyne likely brings the most experience, as this year will be his fourth trip to the coveted contest. Having been selected as an Athlete the last three years, he has been selected as a Running Back/Edge for his final appearance in the game. Alleyne is a thick, rumbling power Running Back that uses his strong frame and unassuming speed to pick up yards. Perfect for 3rd and short or goal line situations. That said, as of January 2025, I think I like him a bit more as an Edge. Tough enough to stop the run, yet athletic enough to get after the Quarterback.     After not playing in the game last year, Smyrna Middle School's Cole Oakley is back for 2025 and will end his pre-high school career in the All-Delaware 8th Grade Bowl. Selected as an Offensive Lineman back in 2023, he'll be playing Edge this year. Also a wrestler, Oakley has some decent thickness to him and lined up both with his hand in the dirt and standing up, flashing some versatility. Oakley was part of a Smyrna Middle School team that went through their season like a knife through warm butter. The Eagles finished the 2024 season with a 6-0 record, including a pair of shutouts, while outscoring their opponents 218-42.     I don't know too much about Navarrro and I'm looking forward to getting chance to check him out in person in April 2025. From the little I've seen, he appears to have good height and a frame that appears ready to put on a ton of weight. On the film of some of his teammates from the Delaware Ducks, it's clear that he can move pretty well and get down field to throw additional blocks. The Delaware Ducks have traditionally been one of the better programs in the state in recent history and Navarro will be playing in his first All-Delaware Bowl. We'll see in a few short months.     Another prospect set to make their debut in the 2025 All-Delaware 8th Grade Bowl, Raykhel Lee is a kid I'm excited to see up close. On film I love the way he plays on the Defensive line. There's a good amount of film of him lined up inside as a Defensive Tackle, where he just wreaks havoc by bullying his way into the backfield. It's that quickness and explosion off the snap that makes him so dangerous and consequently a perfect fit at Edge. On top of what the eye in the sky tells me, he physically is starting to look the part, with an ever-growing muscular build.

Since 2018 the All-Delaware Bowl has provided athletes in the 4th/5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade and 8th grade an opportunity and a platform to line up against some of the very best The First State has to offer in their specific grade. The date of the 2025 All-Delaware 8th Grade Bowl has recently been announced for April 25th and the roster selections are starting to be announced. Here's a look as at the class of 2029 prospects selected as of January 20th.