PRZ WV Class AAA All-State Team: Defense
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<p>16 weeks of West Virginia high school football have come and gone in the blink of an eye, but who were the best players of the 2025 season? PRZ WV has been following along all season, attending games, watching film, tracking stats, and writing about standout performers. Without further ado, here is the PRZ WV Class AAA Defense All-State team!</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>AAA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR</strong></h2>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='866256' first='Xavier' last='Patterson'] - 2026 Nitro DL</strong></p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>CLASS AAA FIRST TEAM ALL-STATE DEFENSE</strong></h2>
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<p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='866256' first='Xavier' last='Patterson'] - Nitro</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='1723705' first='Cohen' last='Lusher'] - Nitro</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='1137045' first='Carter' last='Neal'] - Ripley</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='1683404' first='Zeke' last='Lewis'] - Spring Valley</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='894897' first='Kalum' last='Kiser'] - Princeton</strong></p>
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<p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1475994' first='Landon' last='Crane'] - Princeton</strong></p>
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<p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1139399' first='Devin' last='Nash'] - Nicholas County</strong></p>
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<p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='894666' first='Wyatt' last='Sowards'] - Nitro</strong></p>
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<p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1139377' first='Preston' last='Kovach'] - Chapmanville</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1155316' first='David' last='Robinson Jr'] - Capital</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1138994' first='Tarran' last='Boda'] - Fairmont Senior</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DB:</strong> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1138997' first='Damian' last='Johnson'] - Capital</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1155315' first='Kno'sean' last='Hampton'] - Herbert Hoover</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1324991' first='Malcolm' last='Brown'] - South Charleston</strong></p>
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<p><strong>P: [player_tooltip player_id='1605246' first='Tommy' last='Nash'] - Keyser</strong></p>
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<p><strong>ATH: [player_tooltip player_id='1139378' first='Grayson' last='Lambka'] - Keyser</strong></p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>CLASS AAA SECOND TEAM ALL-STATE DEFENSE</strong></h2>
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<p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='1326531' first='Devin' last='Hulver'] - Elkins</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='2004256' first='Bryson' last='Lowther'] - Bridgeport</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='2076788' first='Josh' last='Porter'] - Chapmanville</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='1139359' first='Jakori' last='Clark'] - Capital</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='1184532' first='Jaxon' last='Topping'] - Chapmanville</strong></p>
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<p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='894636' first='Camdyn' last='Harris'] - Capital</strong></p>
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<p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1605767' first='Beau' last='Christopher'] - Spring Valley</strong></p>
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<p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1087022' first='Parker' last='Bigelow'] - Fairmont Senior</strong></p>
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<p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1050583' first='Christian' last='Robinson'] - Capital</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1603949' first='Malik' last='Brown'] - Nitro</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1793789' first='Jason' last='Walker'] - Fairmont Senior</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1326535' first='Rudy' last='Carrillo'] - Fairmont Senior</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1139000' first='Jamal' last='Dotson'] - Capital</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1116951' first='Gabe' last='Kubasky'] - Fairmont Senior</strong></p>
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<p><strong>K/P: [player_tooltip player_id='1625334' first='Ashton' last='McClanahan'] - Chapmanville</strong></p>
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<p><strong>ATH: [player_tooltip player_id='894625' first='Toby' last='Michael'] - North Marion</strong></p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>CLASS AAA HONORABLE MENTION ALL-STATE DEFENSE</strong></h2>
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<p><strong>DL: Jaevin <a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/jaevin-papalii/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Papal'i'i</a> - Fairmont Senior</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='1311031' first='David' last='Browning'] - Chapmanville</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='882762' first='Trevor' last='Dean'] - Robert C. Byrd</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='1138208' first='Logan' last='Gump'] - North Marion</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='1127296' first='Shamar' last='Smith'] - Nitro</strong></p>
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<p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='2076787' first='Clayton' last='Cramer'] - Winfield</strong></p>
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<p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1992109' first='John' last='Knight'] - Bridgeport</strong></p>
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<p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1139390' first='Mason' last='Markonich'] - John Marshall</strong></p>
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<p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='894978' first='Camrin' last='Perdue'] - Spring Valley</strong></p>
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<p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1343744' first='Antonio' last='Lerose'] - Nitro</strong></p>
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<p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1994240' first='Gage' last='Devault'] - Point Pleasant</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1155325' first='Aiden' last='Tate'] - Winfield</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='2076798' first='Landen' last='Snyder'] - John Marshall</strong></p>
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<p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1137688' first='Austin' last='Adkins'] - Chapmanville</strong></p>
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<p><strong>K/P: [player_tooltip player_id='2077977' first='Karson' last='Church'] - East Fairmont</strong></p>
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<p><strong>ATH: [player_tooltip player_id='862731' first='Jake' last='Belcher'] - Princeton</strong></p>
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