Defenders That Racked Up Impressive Stats in Week 4

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What prospects on the defensive side of the ball were Stat Monsters in Week 4 throughout the state of Illinois?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL Tommy Jackson (Woodstock – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The defensive lineman goes 6'4” and 240 pounds.&nbsp; He racked up 6 total tackles including 3 TFLs against Marango in week 4.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL Dujuan Hester (Neuqua Valley – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This 6'1” 265 pound defensive tackle had a pair of sacks along with 1 TFL against Naperville Central.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL Desmond Winfrey (Tolono Unity – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The defensive end had 1 sack and 5 tackles in their 40-10 win against St. Joseph Ogden.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB Alex Wojtulewicz (Niles Notre Dame – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The linebacker had an insane 20 total tackles Friday night vs Providence Catholic!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB [player_tooltip player_id='1868002' first='Bobby' last='Kus'] (Waubonsie Valley – 2028)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kus is a 6'1” 220 pound sophomore that had 7 tackles, a force fumble, and one TFL in their game on Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB [player_tooltip player_id='801716' first='Santino' last='Whitehead'] (Willowbrook – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The rangy 6'3” linebacker had 15 tackles in their game against Downers Grove South.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB Triston Manrique (O'Fallon – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Panthers linebacker had 9 tackles, 3 TFLs, and 2 QB pressure on Friday against Belleville East.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB Chrishawn Johnson-Cutler (Belleville West – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Really liked this DB when we saw him early in the season.&nbsp; He had a strong game against Edwardsville with 9 tackles, 1 pass break up, and 0 receptions allowed.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB [player_tooltip player_id='613744' first='Chase' last='Bradley'] (Cahokia – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 5'10” defensive back sealed the win with a game saving interception vs Carbondale for his Cahokia squad.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB Arnell Wilson (Champaign Centennial – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The defensive back goes 5'11” and 180 pounds.&nbsp; He had 4 tackles along with 1 interception.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1358093' first='Mariano' last='Velasco'] (Oswego – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Velasco had a big pick 6 along with 4 tackles including 2 TFL.&nbsp; Also had 66 yards receiving and 1 score on that side.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1565289' first='Tyler' last='VanderLaan'] (Neuqua Valley – 2028)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The sophomore slot corner recorded his first career interception Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB J'Mari Jackson (Hoffman Estates – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In a 24-7 win Jackson had 6 tackles, 2 deflected passes, and 1 interception.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='801892' first='Kyan' last='Short'] (Sesser-Valier – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kid just stuffs the stat sheet as defensively he had a pair of interceptions against Fairfield.&nbsp; The senior had 3 catches for 89 yards and 2 scores.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->