Wrapping up our final top five defensive linemen in the class of 2023 is Great Crossing’s Oryend Fisher Oryend Fisher 6'6" | 210 lbs | DL Great Crossing | 2023 State KY . Fisher continued to show his dominance in his final season of high school football, finishing the year with 76.5 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 13.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries. He is a long, athletic defensive end that uses his speed and quickness off the edge to blow by opposing offensive tackles. Once he gets into the pocket, he does a great job of exploding through contact to finish the sack. Against the run, he is able to use his speed to burst into the backfield before the offensive line can react and to run down ball carriers all over the field. Fisher is committed to West Virginia where I see him developing into a key piece of their defense.

Another senior defensive end that stood out to me this season is Great Crossing’s Oryend Fisher Oryend Fisher 6'6" | 210 lbs | DL Great Crossing | 2023 State KY . Fisher had a very impressive final season, finishing with 76.5 total tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 13.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries. He is a long, athletic pass rusher that uses his speed to blow by opposing offensive tackles off the edge. Fisher does a great job of continuing to work to run down the quarterback when they escape the pocket and finishing once he gets there. Against the run, Fisher uses his speed to make plays all over the field and finishes tackles with a ton of physicality in the open field. Oryend is committed to West Virginia where I see him becoming a key pieced of their defensive front.

Oryend Fisher Oryend Fisher 6'6" | 210 lbs | DL Great Crossing | 2023 State KY is a talented defensive end that has made quite the name for himself the past couple seasons. He continued to impress in his final regular season, finishing with 71.5 total tackles, 12 tackles for loss, and 13.5 sacks. Fisher is a long, athletic defensive end that is very dangerous as a pass rusher. He has very impressive speed off the edge, using it to run right by opposing offensive tackles on his way to the quarterback. Fisher also plays with a high motor and takes great angles to the ball when the play is away from him, showing the ability to run all over the field to make tackles. Once he gets to the ball, Fisher is a very physical tackler that makes sure his presence is felt with every hit. Oryend is committed to West Virginia where I see him developing into a key piece of their defense.

Another pass rusher that has impressed so far this season is senior Oryend Fisher Oryend Fisher 6'6" | 210 lbs | DL Great Crossing | 2023 State KY from Great Crossings. Fisher is currently fifth in the state with 12.5 sacks through nine games and also has 61.5 total tackles and 10.5 tackles for loss on the season. He is a long, athletic defensive end that uses his speed to run right by anyone who tries to block him off the edge. Fisher also uses that speed to run down plays from the opposite side of the field. Once he gets to the football, Fisher finishes with a ton of physicality, making sure his presence is felt on every tackle. Oryend is committed to West Virginia and should develop into a key piece of their defense once he gets there.