What Defenders Posted Impressive Numbers in Week 6?

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There were some epic performances in week 6 around the state!&nbsp; Here we dive into some of them in Week 6 Defensive Stat Monsters!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL Alijah Martin (Moline – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 6'3” defensive lineman had 4 tackles including 3 TFLS and a pair of pressures in week 6.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL Jaxson Hutton (Providence Catholic – 2029)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hutton had an impressive game for a freshman racking up 8 tackles, 2 TFLs, and forced a fumble against Marist.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL Wynn Philippi (St. Viator – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior defender is an edge player that racked up 7 tackles, 2 TFLs, and 3 QB pressures vs DePaul Prep.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL Wiktor Rzepski (Lake Park – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Made a huge fourth down stop on a fake punt along with racking up three other tackles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB David Khamoo (Niles West – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior linebacker had 11 tackles along with 5 TFLs on Friday evening.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB [player_tooltip player_id='1907926' first='Roderick' last='Johnson Jr'] (Phillips – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Johnson racked up 10 tackles along with 3 pass break ups in week 6.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB [player_tooltip player_id='1178871' first='Logan' last='Oros'] (Wheaton Academy – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The middle linebacker racked up 13 tackles in their game Friday evening.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB/DB Drew Phelps (Moline – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Phelps racked up 6 tackles including 3 TFL and 1 sack.&nbsp; He also had 2 PBUs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB/DB [player_tooltip player_id='1690245' first='Michael' last='Duncan'] (Phillips – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2026 defender had 10 tackles, 1 interception, and 1 TFL against Whitney Young.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB Blake Winters (Marion – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Marion defender had 13 tackles Friday night along with a pair of pass deflections.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB Keaton Chalder (Moline – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Moline defensive back had 5 tackles, 1 defensive touchdown and 1 punt block.</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>The defensive back had one interception which he took to the house on a 59 yard return.&nbsp; Lso had 3.5 tackles including a TFL.&nbsp; On offense he caught a 29 yard TD.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB Rah'shard Jordan (Phillips – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 5'9” defensive back had an interception along with another PBU against Whitney Young.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB Malachi Pelmore (Champaign Centennial – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pelmore had a pair of interceptions in their week 6 contest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB Jamari Evans (Mt. Carmel – 2028)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The sophomore had a pair of picks in the JV game vs Brother Rice.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->