Midseason Louisiana 'eye-catchers' team | Large Schools Defense

We're still almost a month from the playoffs in Louisiana and two months from state championships and all-state teams.   Trying to gather a complete picture and comprehensive, up-to-date statistics from 300-some-odd teams in the thick of district play presents its timing and availability challenges to potentially compiling a true midseason all-state team without overlooking anyone.   But I've had a chance to see about two dozen teams already through the first six weeks of the regular season — with several standout performances along the way — and thought we could compile those into sort of a midseason progress report in an all-state style of format.   A Small Schools Team representing Class 1A, Class 2A and Class 3A levels and a Large Schools Team representing the Class 4A and Class 5A levels will each feature 40 players: 20 on offense (13 first-team and seven honorable mentions) and 23 on defense and special teams (13 first-team defense, three special teams and seven honorable mentions).   Note: These are strictly eye-catchers from my personal in-person stops during the first half of this football season.   Check out the Large Schools Defense below, and <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/10/midseason-louisiana-eye-catchers-team-large-schools-offense-2025/">click here for the Large Schools Offense</a>.   Also, note: some players are two-way athletes who were placed on one side of the ball or the other with prioritization of where they stood out more during the in-person visits and to incorporate more players where possible — not necessarily where they will fit best in college.     PREP REDZONE LOUISIANA   2025 MIDSEASON EYE-CATCHERS TEAM   LARGE SCHOOLS DEFENSE   DEFENSIVE LINEMEN   DL: [player_tooltip player_id='710991' first='Richard' last='Anderson'] — 6-3, 320 DL — Edna Karr (2026) — LSU commitment   DL: [player_tooltip player_id='1011625' first='Romeo' last='Brown'] — 6-3, 230 EDGE/DL — Edna Karr (2026) — Alabama A&M commitment   DL: Dylan Davis — 5-11, 290 DL — St. Augustine (2027)   DL: Ra'Keem Potts — 5-10, 225 DL — Ruston (2026)   LINEBACKERS   LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1618856' first='Darren' last='Coates Jr.'] — 6-0, 205 EDGE/LB — St. Augustine (2028)   LB: [player_tooltip player_id='920684' first='Jeffrey' last='Curtis'] — 5-9, 200 LB — John Curtis (2026)   LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1601790' first='Kevin' last='Martin Jr.'] — 6-0, 190 LB — Edna Karr (2026) — Alcorn State commitment   LB: Walker Pugh — LB — St. Thomas More (2028)   DEFENSIVE BACKS   DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1356159' first='Jayden' last='Anding'] — 6-0, 170 DB — Ruston (2027)   DB: [player_tooltip player_id='710967' first='Chantz' last='Babineaux'] — 6-0, 185 ATH — Carencro (2026) — Nicholls State   DB: [player_tooltip player_id='401737' first='Blaine' last='Bradford'] — 6-2, 205 DB — Catholic (Baton Rouge) (2026) — Ohio State   DB: [player_tooltip player_id='401932' first='Aiden' last='Hall'] — 6-2, 185 DB — Edna Karr (2026) — LSU commitment   FLEX/ATHLETE   FLEX: [player_tooltip player_id='1356113' first='Marvin' last='Joseph'] Jr. — 6-0, 170 DB/ATH — Central (Baton Rouge) (2027)   KICKER   K: Brayan Castellon — 5-foot-4, 145 K/P — Edna Karr   PUNTER   P: [player_tooltip player_id='1237787' first='Lane' last='LeCron'] — 6-0, 195 LB — John Curtis (2026)   RETURNER   RET: [player_tooltip player_id='1602081' first='Jermaine' last='Davis'] — 5-8, 155 WR/ATH — Cecilia (2026)   Honorable Mention   [player_tooltip player_id='920694' first='Julian' last='Burns'] — 6-2, 190 DB — Neville (2026) — North Carolina commitment   [player_tooltip player_id='469441' first='Keilan' last='Davis'] — 6-0, 200 LB/DB — Ruston (2027)   [player_tooltip player_id='1601952' first='Syre' last='Gilmore'] — 5-10, 175 DB — St. Augustine (2026)   [player_tooltip player_id='920690' first='Marcus' last='Jasmin'] — 6-2, 230 EDGE/DL — Warren Easton (2026)   Brooks Monica — LB — St. Charles Catholic (2026)   Landen Ortte — 6-2, 185 DB — St Thomas More (2027)   [player_tooltip player_id='1602024' first='Torrence' last='Sanders'] — 6-1, 180 DB — Edna Karr (2026) — South Alabama

We're still almost a month from the playoffs in Louisiana and two months from state championships and all-state teams.