2025 PRZLA Preseason All-State Teams | Class 4A Defense

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Louisiana's 2025 high school football season kicks off this week with a long list of standout players to watch in every corner and at every level.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As part of Prep Redzone Louisiana's continued preview content ramping up to the action, we will pick preseason all-state teams for each classification, 1A through 5A.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Each team will feature 43 players: 20 on offense (13 first-team and seven honorable mentions) and 23 on defense and special teams (13 first-team defenders, three specialists and seven honorable mentions).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Check out the Class 4A Defense below, and <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/09/2025-przla-preseason-all-state-class-4a-offense/">click here for the Class 4A Offense</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Class 5A lists were the first released — click here to check out the <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/09/2025-przla-preseason-all-state-class-5a-defense/">Defense</a> or <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/09/2025-przla-preseason-all-state-class-5a-offense/">Offense</a> — and the remaining classifications will be released throughout the week. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PREP REDZONE LOUISIANA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PRESEASON ALL-STATE TEAM</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS 4A DEFENSE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DEFENSIVE LINEMEN</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='740982' first='Chris' last='Addison'], Franklin Parish (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1646395' first='Savion' last='Barthelemy'], Belle Chasse (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1602194' first='Tavon' last='Bell'], Franklin Parish (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1601814' first='Caden' last='Parquette'], Lutcher (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LINEBACKERS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='920617' first='J'Quan' last='Carter'], Archbishop Shaw (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1555355' first='Charlie' last='Diedrich'], E.D. White (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB:</strong> Brooks Monica, St. Charles Catholic (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DEFENSIVE BACKS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1238188' first='Roderick' last='Bingham'], Plaquemine (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='934561' first='Rontrae' last='Carter'], Archbishop Shaw (2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='940554' first='Trenajh' last='Smith'], South Terrebonne (2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1741290' first='Jackson' last='Williams'], Archbishop Shaw (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>FLEX/ATHLETE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>FLEX:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1237773' first='Trandin' last='Benjamin'], Westgate (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>FLEX:</strong> Landen Ortte, St. Thomas More (2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>KICKER</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>K: </strong>Tyler Dillis, St. Thomas More (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PUNTER</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>P: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1348536' first='Christian' last='Breaux'], St. Thomas More (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RETURNER</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RET: </strong>Ashton Stark, Lutcher (2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Honorable Mention</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jaxon Broussard, Teurlings Catholic (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Logan Himel, Vandebilt Catholic (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1602090' first='Hayden' last='Horton'], Loyola Prep (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1603204' first='Lenord' last='Howard'], Westgate (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1237789' first='Braylon' last='Jones'], Cecilia (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1237616' first='Justin' last='Ross'], McDonogh 35 (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1237641' first='Justin' last='Thomas'], Northwood-Shreveport (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->