2027 Defenders That Produced at High Level in Regular Season

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As we look back on the regular season here are some of the top junior defenders in the state from a production standpoint.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Racking Up Tackles</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CJ Ely (Southwestern Piasa)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>119 tackles – 11 TFL – 5 sacks</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1345210' first='Mason' last='Bucon'] (Plainfield South)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>116 tackles – 13 TFL – 3 sacks</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1334149' first='Drake' last='May'] (Macomb)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>112 tackles – 4 TFL</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lincoln Kirk (Athens)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>110 tackles – 3 TFL</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Zachary Wilson (Pleasant Plains)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>107 tackles – 6 TFL – 2 sacks</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1743262' first='Kobe' last='Lewis'] (Ridgewood)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>102 tackles – 6 TFL</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Anson Butcher (Routt Catholic)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>101 tackles</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1178871' first='Logan' last='Oros'] (Wheaton Academy)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>101 tackles</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Getting After Passer</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noah Crandall (Harlem)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10 sacks</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jeremiah Lee (Richards)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8 sacks</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jacob Duncan (Dupo)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8 sacks</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kalvin Becker (Mt. Zion)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7.5 sacks</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kanye Williams (Lane Tech)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7 sacks</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kamarion Fagairo (Schurz)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6 sacks</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tommy Roth (Hardin)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6 sacks</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1570788' first='Micah' last='Welch'] (Johnsburg)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5.5 sacks</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Andrew Felstead (Normal U-High)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5.5 sacks</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Back End Defenders Making Plays</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1676937' first='Cooper' last='Childers'] (Bloomington)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7 interceptions</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Caleb Patterson (Romeoville)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6 interceptions</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1334152' first='Donald' last='Collier'] (Cahokia)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5 interceptions</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Darrell Mattison (Morgan Park)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5 interceptions</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Grayson Schmueck (Walter Payton)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5 interceptions</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->