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4A Season Awards: Top 5 Tacklers

4A Season Awards: Top 5 Tacklers
Shiloh Lanphear
Shiloh Lanphear
December 4, 2022 @ 01:29 PM
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Bryson Walters
Bryson Walters 6'2" | 220 lbs | LB | 2025
MS
Malik Ellis
Malik Ellis 6'4" | 235 lbs | OL | 2023
MS
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Christopher is a leader for his team who is known to finish plays and never give up. This season alone Willis made 184 tackles which averages around 20 tackles per game. This guy is well built, does a great job reading his keys and an overall sound football player. He has the potential to be an impact player at both JUCO and colligate levels. Willis had a similar season last year as well proving his consistency as well as potential to play elite football. 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This season Malik averaged over 15 tackles per game. He is a solid side line to side line backer who can make impact plays on a consistent basis. With 156 tackles to his name [player_tooltip player_id='106163' first='Malik' last='Ellis'] certainly showed that he can play at a high level and that he has what it takes to compete. His skill set would be perfect for many JUCO programs looking to bolster their linebaker room. Due to his performances on the field this year Malik has earned himself the distinction of 4A's Top 5 Tacklers.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-638cf2e239d42"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Davin Chung","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'10u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2496","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Mendenhall High School","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Tigers","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"David Chung is one of the most efficient tacklers on his team and one of the main reasons as to why they had a ticket to compete in the State Championships this year. He was excellent at reading his keys, defeating blocks and getting to the ball carrier. This season he racked up over 140 tackles with 85 of those being recorded as solo tackles. His performance is quite notable as a junior therefore it would be interesting to see if Lane Kiffin and other coaches present were interested in this notable play maker. There is no doubt that Chung will be able to repeat if not beat this year's tackling performance. Because of this he has been considered one of 4A's top 5 Tacklers.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-638cf2e239e2f"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Jordan Gowdy","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2023","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'11u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2496","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"West Lauderdale High School","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Knights","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Gowdy was an excellent centerpiece for the Knights this season. He was able to be impactful in both the run and the pass game as is seen by both his film and performances. This year Jordan collected 132 tackles with 19 of those going for losses while 83 of his tackles were solo tackles. This young stud is a tackling machine who can get into the opponent's backfield and cause havoc. He's got a great build to be an excellent fit to many collegiate programs. Because of his efforts on the field this season Jordan Gowdy is awarded with one of 4A's Top 5 Tacklers.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-638cf2e239f0c"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["379881"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='379881' first='Bryson' last='Walters'] has shown that he can be impactful in all aspects of the game as a sophomore. He is able to read opponents guards efficiently and scrape over the top of blocks to make key tackles. 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*Based on total tackles*

Christopher Willis

Christopher Willis

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POS LB
CLASS 2023

Christopher Willis

School: Lainer High School
Club: Bulldogs
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School: Lanier High School
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Davin Chung

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School: Mendenhall High School
Club: Tigers
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School: West Lauderdale High School
Club: Knights
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Walters LB
Class
2025
Height
6'2"
Weight
220
HS
Itawamba Agricultural
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MS
4A Season Awards: Top 5 Tacklers
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