Midseason Louisiana 'eye-catchers' team | Small 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 Small Schools Defense below, and <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/10/midseason-louisiana-eye-catchers-team-small-schools-offense-2025/">click here for the Small 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   SMALL SCHOOLS DEFENSE   DEFENSIVE LINEMEN   DL: Jayden Arceneaux — 5-11, 210 EDGE/LB — Lafayette Christian (2026)   DL: Charlie Myers — 6-0, 200 EDGE/TE — Dunham (2027)   DL: [player_tooltip player_id='1594309' first='Maison' last='Smith'] — DL — University Lab (2027)   DL: [player_tooltip player_id='1601992' first='Eliot' last='Trahan'] — 5-9, 190 DL — Dunham (2026)   LINEBACKERS   LB: Joseph Adams — 6-1, 215 EDGE — Lafayette Christian (2028)   LB: James Johnson — LB — Dunham (2027)   LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1603238' first='Lane' last='Mixon'] — 6-0, 195 LB — University Lab (2026)   LB: Josh Wilson — 6-4, 190 EDGE — Lafayette Christian (2027)   DEFENSIVE BACKS   DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1348446' first='Draylon' last='August'] — 6-2, 165 WR/DB — Lafayette Christian (2026)   DB: Davion Batiste — 5-8, 150 DB — Lafayette Christian (2027)   DB: [player_tooltip player_id='920623' first='Darius' last='Coleman Jr.'] — 5-11, 190 DB/ATH — University Lab (2026)   DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1345269' first='Luke' last='Green'] — 6-1, 180 DB — Lafayette Christian (2026) — Ragin' Cajuns commitment   FLEX/ATHLETE   FLEX: [player_tooltip player_id='1537169' first='Jaimason' last='Marzell'] — 6-2, 205 LB/EDGE — Lafayette Christian (2026)   KICKER   K: Mason Melancon — 5-10, 160 K/P — University Lab (2026)   PUNTER   P: Wyatt Whitney — 6-4, 195 QB/WR/P — Lafayette Christian (2028)   RETURNER   RET: Jaydon Polk — 5-7, 150 RB — Lafayette Renaissance Charter (2026)   Honorable Mention   Richard Bonneval — LB — Dunham (2027)   Dalen Clark — 5-7, 140 DB — Madison Prep (2028)   [player_tooltip player_id='1603228' first='Victor' last='Hollins'] — 6-1, 280 DL — Madison Prep (2026)   Joshua Lazard — 5-10, 180 DB — Dunham (2026)   [player_tooltip player_id='485983' first='Emmanuel' last='Moses'] — 5-11, 180 DB — University Lab (2027)   [player_tooltip player_id='1603236' first='Cannon' last='Walker'] — 6-1, 210 EDGE/LB — Madison Prep (2026)   Ashton Williams — 6-2, 210 EDGE — Lafayette Renaissance Charter (2028)

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