Iose Epenesa, Trey McNutt, Damien Shanklin and Mark Zackery IV headline the All-Great Lakes defensive football teams.
Red Grange, Jim Brown,
Dick Butkus, Dan Marino, Joe Montana and Charles Woodson. The Great
Lakes region has cultivated a bumper crop of prep talent that's gone on
to rank among the greatest players in football history. Here's a look at
the next batch – the 2024 Preseason MaxPreps All-Great Lakes Region
Football Team.
The all-star squad is made up of players from
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota, New York and
Wisconsin.
@EFRANTZMP'S ALL-GREAT LAKES REGION FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL:
Iosa Epenesa,
Edwardsville (Ill.), 6-3.5, 230, sr.
DL:
Damien Shanklin,
Warren Central (Indianapolis, Ind.), 6-4, 230, sr. (LSU)
LB:
Cameron Smith, St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.), 6-0, 200, sr. (Penn State)
LB:
Anthony Sacca, St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.), 6-3, 225, sr. (Notre Dame)
P:
Erick Schmidt,
Marquette University (Milwaukee, Wis.), 6-2, 200, sr. (Wisconsin)
@EFRANTZMP'S ALL-GREAT LAKES REGION SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL:
Cedric Works,
Northmont (Clayton, Ohio), 6-4, 220, sr. (Kentucky)
DL:
Zahir Mathis,
Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.), 6-6, 225, sr. (Ohio State)
DL:
Mariyon Dye,
Elkhart (Ind.), 6-5, 255, sr. (Tennessee)
LB:
Mickey Vaccarello,
Peters Township (McMurray, Pa.), 6-4, 210, sr. (Stanford)
LB:
Dante McClellan,
McKinley (Canton, Ohio), 6-0.5, 210, sr. (Missouri)
LB:
Cooper Catalano,
Germantown (Wis.), 6-2, 200, sr. (Wisconsin)
LB:
Eli Lee,
Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 6-3, 215, sr. (Ohio State)
LB:
Di'Mari Malone,
Dakota (Macomb, Mich.), 6-0, 200, sr. (Michigan State)
DB:
Elbert Hill, Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 5-10, 170, jr.
DB:
Matt Sieg,
Fort Cherry (McDonald, Pa.), 5-11.5, 180, jr.
DB:
Kyshawn Robinson,
Westinghouse (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 5-9, 160, jr.
P:
Nikola Dugandzic,
New Trier (Winnetka, Ill.), 6-5, 215, sr. (Northwestern)
@EFRANTZMP'S ALL-GREAT LAKES REGION THIRD TEAM DEFENSE DL:
Joseph Reiff,
York (Elmhurst, Ill.), 6-5, 245, sr. (Notre Dame)
DL:
Bobby Kanka,
Howell (Mich.), 6-4, 255, sr. (Michigan)
DL:
Braeden Jones,
Chicago Mt. Carmel (Chicago, Ill.), 6-4, 235, jr.
LB:
Emmanuel Karmo,
Robbinsdale Cooper (New Hope, Minn.), 6-2.5, 222, sr. (Minnesota)
LB:
Charles (DJ) White,
St. Mary's Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.), 6-3, 190, sr. (Michigan State)
LB:
Cincere Johnson,
Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio), 6-3, 225, jr.
LB:
Donovan Robinson,
Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.), 6-3, 210, sr. (Washington)
LB:
Carson Cooney,
Oswego (Ill.), 6-3, 215, sr. (Iowa)
DB:
Jovan Clark,
Morgan Park (Chicago, Ill.), 6-0, 195, sr. (Wyoming)
DB:
Mason Alexander,
Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers, Ind.), 6-0, 180, sr. (Pitt)
DB:
Kaden Gebhardt,
Olentangy (Lewis Center, Ohio), 6-1, 195, jr.
P:
Kolten Bartels,
Richmond (Richmond, Mich.), 5-10, 180, sr. (Ohio)
@EFRANTZMP'S ALL-GREAT LAKES REGION HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE
