Top Texas high school football returning stat leaders: Defense

By Greg Bates Aug 29, 2016, 2:17pm

Two players with over 200 tackles last season are back for more in 2016.

Video: Roger Adame III's highlights
See the star junior in action last season.

Teams around Texas kicked off their season this past weekend. Below is the top returning Texas football stat leaders on defense, not factoring in games that occurred this season.

Top Texas football returning defensive stat leaders

Tackles

Stefon Sandoval, Sr., Mineral Wells 216



Anthony Hines III, Sr., Plano East (Plano) 205

Holton Hufstedler, Sr., Canadian 196

Trey Sterling, Sr., Sunnyvale 192

Eddie Luna, Sr., Cameron Yoe (Cameron) 181

Kyle Scheffe, Jr., Windthorst 176

Mason J. Montoya, Sr., Coronado (Lubbock) 172



Dustin Lundy, Sr., Tolar 166

Dj Williams, Sr., Elkhart 165

Tanner Young, Jr., Leonard 164

Cooper Haigood, Sr., Lorena 164

Aidan Estrada, Sr., Lake Travis (Austin) 162

Dylan Brunson, Sr., Cisco 161



Michael Pruitt, Jr., Bremond 161

Sacks

Roger Adame iii, Jr., Mercedes 27

Jesse Sites, Sr., Hawley 15.5

Tyler Mitchell, Sr., Fossil Ridge (Keller) 14

Tyriq Burnett, Sr., Wills Point 13



Dylan Riley, Sr., Trinity Christian (Cedar Hills) 12.5

Grayson Diepenbrock, Sr., Plano East (Plano) 12

Weston Bauer, Sr., Brady 12

Mike Munoz, Sr., Americas (El Paso) 12

Alfred Bryant, Sr., Manvel 12

Edward Mcdonald, Sr., Pflugerville Connally (Austin) 11



Jack Hays, Sr., Graham 11

Robert Belk, Sr., Cisco 11

Jonathon Sylvester, Sr., A&M Consolidated (College Station) 11

Bryson Jackson, Sr., Lake Ridge (Mansfield) 11

Interceptions
Kollin Hurt, Gilmer
Kollin Hurt, Gilmer
Photo by Bruce Crockett
Kollin Hurt, Sr., Gilmer 11

Keyondrick Rollison, Sr., Grandview 10



Kevin Jones, Sr., West Rusk (New London) 10

Dallas Anderson, Sr., Meridian 8

Diante Wilson, Sr., La Pryor 8

Kamron English, Jr., Grandview 8

Brandon Knight, Sr., Atascocita (Humble) 7

Michael Green, Sr., Sweetwater 7



Christian Hodshire, Jr., Rio Vista 7

Antwain Bates jr, Sr., Alvarado 7

Taydren Esprit, Sr., Legacy Christian Academy (Beaumont) 7

Timarcus Davis, Sr., College Station 7

Dyllon Joiner, Sr., Liberty Hill 7

Austin Hiller, Sr., Lake Travis (Austin) 7