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Returning Interception Leaders

Returning Interception Leaders
Photo: Payton Cook
Bryan Ault
Bryan Ault August 2, 2025 @ 02:09 PM
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Reece Walby
Reece Walby 5'10" | 170 lbs | DB/QB | 2027
OH
Trent Taylor
Trent Taylor 6'5" | 230 lbs | TE | 2026
OH
Payton Cook
Payton Cook 6'1" | 170 lbs | WR | 2026
OH
<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Today we spotlight four prospects in the Buckeye State who are returning this season and among those who registered the most interceptions in 2024, looking for even bigger years in 2025. Here they are:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["212413"],"_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-688e627e5f3d4"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Cook dominated last season. Some players are great, but others are just on a different level, and the latter is certainly true for Cook. The four-star recruit and Louisville commit snagged 13 interceptions for powerhouse Akron Archbishop Hoban, leading all interception-snatchers by four. He also plays on offense as a receiver, and along with his outstanding ball skills, loves to thump from his perch at safety.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- 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":"[player_tooltip player_id='1756961' first='Reece' last='Walby']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2027","_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":"2495","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Gibsonburg","_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-688e627e5f4a9"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Walby had nine interceptions last season, and was the only underclassman to achieve that number, making him the second-leading returning ballhawk. For as strong as Walby is on defense, he is also very good on offense where he is a constant threat to go the distance with the ball in his hands.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- 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":"James Tisino","_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":"5'8u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"157","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2410","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Euclid","_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-688e627e5f553"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Tisino is an electrifying playmaker on offense for Euclid. As a slot receiver, he is a crafty route runner who can quickly get open and scamper for touchdowns in a hurry. But for all the value the adds on offense, he is also a strong defensive player and as a cornerback he finished with six interceptions last year. Tisino is a solid two-way player who should be looked at by college coaches.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1163320"],"_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-688e627e5f5a7"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Taylor is heading to Bowling Green and the Falcons are getting a keeper. Along with his outstanding sack numbers (14) and 44 tackles, he also snagged seven interceptions last season for Perry. The three-star prospect is likely to develop into a strong MAC player and it is hardly out of the question that he could finish his college career at a bigger school.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->

Today we spotlight four prospects in the Buckeye State who are returning this season and among those who registered the most interceptions in 2024, looking for even bigger years in 2025. Here they are:

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Payton Cook

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WEIGHT 170
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Returning Interception Leaders
Cook dominated last season. Some players are great, but others are just on a different level, and the...
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Louisville
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Reece Walby Reece Walby 5'10" | 170 lbs | DB/QB Gibsonburg | 2027 OH

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