Midseason Louisiana ‘eye-catchers’ team | Large Schools Offense
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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…
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Continue ReadingWe’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 three 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).
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2023 LOUISIANA MIDSEASON EYE-CATCHERS TEAM
LARGE SCHOOLS OFFENSE
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN
OL: Joey Edmonds | 6-3, 270 OL | Southside (2024)
OL: Darion Gabriel | 5-8, 235 OL | Carencro (2024)
OL: Kenneson Jefferson Kenneson Jefferson 6'2" | 275 lbs | OL Warren Easton | 2025 State LA | 6-2, 275 OL | Warren Easton (2026)
OL: Khayree Lee Jr. Khayree Lee Jr. 6'6" | 310 lbs | OL John Ehret | 2024 State LA | 6-6, 310 OL | John Ehret (2024)
OL: Sam Nations Sam Nations 6'2" | 260 lbs | OL Ruston | 2025 State LA | 6-2, 260 OL | Ruston (2025)
RECEIVERS
TE/WR: Derrick Johnson | 6-4, 205 TE | Holy Cross (2025)
WR: Trae Grogan Trae Grogan 6'1" | 180 lbs | WR Lafayette Christian | 2024 State LA | 6-1, 180 WR | Lafayette Christian (2024)
WR: Koby Young Koby Young 6'1" | 180 lbs | WR Holy Cross | 2024 State LA | 6-1, 175 WR/ATH | Holy Cross (2024)
RUNNING BACKS
RB: Cashmire Batiste Cashmire Batiste 5'9" | 175 lbs | RB Carencro | 2024 State LA | 5-8, 165 RB | Carencro (2024)
RB: Tavias Gordon Tavias Gordon 5'10" | 185 lbs | RB Westgate | 2025 State LA | 5-10, 185 RB | Westgate (2025)
RB: Fred Robertson Fred Robertson 5'9" | 180 lbs | RB Warren Easton | 2024 State LA | 5-9, 180 RB | Warren Easton (2024)
QUARTERBACK
QB: Ju’Juan Johnson Ju’Juan Johnson 6'0" | 195 lbs | ATH Lafayette Christian | 2024 State LA | 5-11, 180 QB/ATH | Lafayette Christian (2024)
FLEX/ATHLETE
FLEX: Chantz Babineaux Chantz Babineaux 6'0" | 185 lbs | ATH Carencro | 2026 State LA | 6-0, 185 ATH | Carencro (2026)
Honorable Mentions
Kayden Andoh Kayden Andoh 5'10" | 180 lbs | RB Holy Cross | 2025 State LA | 5-10, 180 RB | Holy Cross (2025)
Cole Canatella Cole Canatella 5'11" | 180 lbs | QB Holy Cross | 2024 LA | 5-11, 175 QB | Holy Cross (2024)
Rahji Dennis Rahji Dennis 6'0" | 170 lbs | WR Edna Karr | 2024 State LA | 6-0, 160 WR | Edna Karr (2024)
Darnell O’Quinn Darnell O’Quinn 5'11" | 150 lbs | WR John Ehret | 2024 State LA | 5-11, 150 QB/WR/ATH | John Ehret (2024)
Ke’Rynn Smith Ke’Rynn Smith 5'9" | 175 lbs | RB Holy Cross | 2026 State LA | 5-9, 180 RB | Holy Cross (2026)
Hutch Swilley Hutch Swilley 5'11" | 200 lbs | RB St. Thomas More | 2024 State LA | 5-11, 200 RB | St. Thomas More (2024)
Michael Turner Michael Turner 6'1" | 145 lbs | ATH John Curtis | 2024 State LA Jr. | 6-1, 165 WR/DB | John Curtis (2024)