Preseason All-Northeast Team Selections, 3rd-Team Defense

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Defensive Line / Edge</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='934888' first='Jackson' last='Samuels Ford'] </strong><br>Malvern Prep | Pennsylvania | 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Committed to Penn State</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1311466' first='Chris' last='Whitehead'] <br></strong>L.C. Bird | Virginia | 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Joseph Buchannan III <br></strong>McDonogh | Maryland | 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='828128' first='Abraham' last='Sesay'] <br></strong>Downington East | Pennsylvania | 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mekai Brown <br></strong>Greenwich Country Day | Connecticut | 2027 </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Aidan O'Neal <br></strong>Don Bosco | New Jersey | 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Linebacker</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='306928' first='Reston' last='Lehman'] <br></strong>Peters Township | Pennsylvania | 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Committed to Pitt</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1542891' first='Zayden' last='Smith']<br></strong>Cumberland Valley | Pennsylvania | 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1623522' first='Jayden' last='Jones'] <br></strong>Millville | New Jersey | 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Committed to Connecticut</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brandon Lockley<br></strong>St. Joseph's Prep | Pennsylvania | 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Aiden Ezeiruaku<br></strong>Williamstown | New Jersey | 2028</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Defensive Back</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sean Johnson<br></strong>Archbishop Spalding | Maryland | 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Committed to Florida State</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Raylaun Henry<br></strong>St. Frances | Maryland | 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Gabe Jenkins<br></strong>Imani Christian Academy | Pennsylvania | 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Darrell Carey<br></strong>DeMatha | Maryland | 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Committed to Penn State</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Chris Tangelo<br></strong>Bullis School | Maryland | 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Committed to Vanderbilt </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->