Southern Section C/O 2026 Returning Tackle Leaders (Part 2)

<!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["401234"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67d12075018ce"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Jeffes had 142 tackles with 5.5 sacks, a forced fumble and an interception for Loyola last season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He does a good job breaking down before the tackle and controlling his body so he doesn't get juked out. Jeffes has better lateral quickness than some of the guys who had better stats last season and always maintains gap integrity.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tonight's the showdown this where diamonds are found not made <a href="https://twitter.com/CIFSS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CIFSS</a> Semifinals 7pm <a href="https://twitter.com/adamgorney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@adamgorney</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Tracy_McDannald?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Tracy_McDannald</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GregBiggins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GregBiggins</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BrandonHuffman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BrandonHuffman</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BlairAngulo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BlairAngulo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ChadSimmons_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChadSimmons_</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/On3Recruits?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@On3Recruits</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/latsondheimer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@latsondheimer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Tracy_McDannald?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Tracy_McDannald</a> _ <a href="https://twitter.com/DeShaunFoster26?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DeShaunFoster26</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/COACHSTACE_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@COACHSTACE_</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MalloeMalloe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MalloeMalloe</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachWhiteEra?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachWhiteEra</a>… <a href="https://t.co/MtJhpfYbsN">pic.twitter.com/MtJhpfYbsN</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='401234' first='Daequan' last='Jeffes'] (@DaequanJeffes) <a href="https://twitter.com/DaequanJeffes/status/1859973470064717956?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Jordan Njoku","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'3u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"230","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2496","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Culver City","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67d12075019bb"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Njoku had 141 tackles last season in just 10 games and added two fumble recoveries and an interception.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He is long and drives his feet through the tackle to drive ball carriers backwards. Njoku is one of the better pass defenders on this list and gets to his zone quickly.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jordan Njoku<br>Culver City High School <br>🎓 Class: 2026<br>POS: MLB/TE<br>Ht: 6'4”<br>Wt: 225lbs<br>Week 10 game stats: <br> 22 tackles (15 solo &amp; 7asst) <a href="https://t.co/z9fAHbUNuC">pic.twitter.com/z9fAHbUNuC</a></p>&mdash; Jordan Njoku (@JordanNjoku) <a href="https://twitter.com/JordanNjoku/status/1853608415731573050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Brody Herrera","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'10u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"170","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2496","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Yucca Valley","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67d1207501a73"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Herrera had 130 tackles for Yucca Valley with three forced fumbles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["270853"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67d1207501adc"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Smith is a two-way star for Great Oak who had 133 tackles, 9.5 sacks and ran for 1,487 yards last season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He is a beast in the middle who closes to the ball quickly and gets in the backfield frequently. Smith makes quick reads and gets to the line of scrimmage before most offensive linemen have time to bounce off their double teams to him.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">⭐️ALL STATE Cali LB JUNIOR YEAR⭐️<br><br>133 tackles - 1,487 rushing - 16 TDs - 9.5 sacks - 22 TFL - 8.2 avg<br><br>6'1 220 4.2 GPA<a href="https://twitter.com/GOHS_WolfpackFB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GOHS_WolfpackFB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepRedzone?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepRedzone</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepRedzoneCA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepRedzoneCA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Rivals?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Rivals</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/247Sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@247Sports</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GregBiggins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GregBiggins</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BrandonHuffman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BrandonHuffman</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/mikehuntley63?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mikehuntley63</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/adamgorney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@adamgorney</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/One11Recruiting?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@One11Recruiting</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AGTG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AGTG</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UnderRated?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UnderRated</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chip?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chip</a>… <a href="https://t.co/WS5WatE2mW">pic.twitter.com/WS5WatE2mW</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='270853' first='Ryder' last='Smith'] (@RyderSmith2026) <a href="https://twitter.com/RyderSmith2026/status/1861646314284687853?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->