What Defenders Were Stat Monsters in Week 3?

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What players across the state were Stat Monsters on the defensive side during Week 3?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL Mysonne Amir-O'kuesa (St. Patrick – 2028)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 6'6” EDGE has great size and strength.&nbsp; Can line up standing up or with hand in ground.&nbsp; In week 3 vs Leo he had 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 QB pressure.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL Solan Strom-Corso (Amundsen – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 6'2” defensive end had a nice game vs King as he had 5 tackles, 3 TFL, and a pair of QB pressures.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL Desmond Winfrey (Tolono Unity – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Tolono Unity defensive end had a big game on Friday with 11 tackles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1590152' first='Alex' last='Henry'] (Marion – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Henry is a well built 6'2” 240 pound defensive end that is physical and has some explosion getting to the QB.&nbsp; Through three games he has 12 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 pass break ups, and 1 fumble recovery.&nbsp; Also as a tight end he has reeled in 3 catches for 76 yards and a score.</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 Willowbrook linebacker had 10 total tackles in their game Friday night including a big one on a kickoff coverage unit.</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>The sophomore had 8 tackles on Friday including a big stop on 4^th and 1 in the redzone.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB Ethan Alberson (Huntley – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Strong bodied linebacker that sheds blockers well getting to the ball.&nbsp; Runs sideline to sideline.&nbsp; Physical tackler that lays the hammer!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>EDGE Wynn Philippi (St. Viator – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The strong and athletic EDGE player was a permanent member of the backfield in week 3 vs Marmion recording 10 tackles, 3 TFLs, and 4 QB pressures.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB/DB [player_tooltip player_id='1883066' first='Vance' last='Holmes'] (DePaul Prep – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Holmes had 7 tackles along with a punt return for a TD in their week 3 game vs Marian Catholic.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1570728' first='Alex' last='Ossian'] (Moline – 2028)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Moline defensive back has 30 tackles through their first three games along with contributing on offense as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1107589' first='Will' last='Fidler'] (Prospect – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fidler is a defensive back that impressed in Prospect's blowout win with 4 pass breakups in the first half alone.</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>Big week 3 for Velasco as the defensive back had 2 interceptions on the defensive side along with no catches allowed.&nbsp; Recorded 3 tackles.&nbsp; Offensively he had a pair of catches for 78 yards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->