High School Football: 2024 Great Lakes Region Top LBs

By Eric Frantz Jul 31, 2024, 10:00am

Who are the top high school football players heading into the 2024 season? This is the latest article in a series cataloging the top prep players in the Great Lakes Region this upcoming season.

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Who are the top high school football players heading into the 2024 season? This is the latest article in a series cataloging the top prep players in the Great Lakes Region. Athletes from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are eligible for recognition. All players mentioned are also eligible to make @EFrantMP’s Annual Preseason All-Great Lakes Football Teams, which will be released in August.

Here's a look at last year’s 2023 All-Great Lakes squads: offense/defense.

2024 Great Lakes Region Names to Know: Linebackers

* Maddox Arnold, Elder (Cincinnati, Ohio), 6-2, 225, sr. (Toledo)

* Grant Beerman, Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio), 6-4, 220, sr. (Purdue)

* Reed Blake-Thomas, Brighton (Mich.), 6-1.5, 227, sr.

* Chase Brixius, Benilde-St. Margaret's (St. Louis Park, Minn.), 6-2, 215, sr.

* Freddy Brown, Hammond Morton (Ind.), 6-0, 208, sr.

* Dayshaun Burnett, Imani Christian Academy (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 6-2.5, 215, sr. (Penn State)

* Gavin Burt, Marmion (Aurora, Ill.), 6-1, 225, sr.

* Cooper Catalano, Germantown (Wis.), 6-2, 200, sr. (Wisconsin)

* Charlie Christopher, Lake (Uniontown, Ohio), 6-1, 220, sr. (Ohio)

* Ja'Kobe Clapper, St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio), 6-2, 196, jr.

* Nathan Cleveland, Hoffman Estates (Ill.), 6-3, 215, sr. (Minnesota)

* Denim Cook, Bishop Hartley (Columbus, Ohio), 6-4, 223, sr. (Pitt)

* Carson Cooney, Oswego (Ill.), 6-3, 215, sr. (Iowa)

* Damian Devine, Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield, Minn.), 6-3, 210, sr.

* Dalton Drogosh, De La Salle Collegiate (Warren, Mich.), 6-0, 200, sr.

* Chris Fileppo, La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.), 6-3, 210, sr. (West Virginia)

* Colsen Gatten, Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 6-1, 215, jr.

* Nathan Gersh, Dexter (Mich.), 6-2, 225, jr.

* Bradley Gompers, Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 6-5, 215, sr. (Duke)

* Nate Gregory, St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 6-0, 225, sr. (Coastal Carolina)

* Dylan Hudgens, Minnetonka (Minn.), 6-1, 215, sr. (South Dakota)

* Dominik Hulak, IC Catholic Prep (Elmhurst, Ill.), 6-3, 225, sr. (Notre Dame)

* Cincere Johnson, Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio), 6-3, 225, jr.

* Emmanuel Karmo, Robbinsdale Cooper (New Hope, Minn.), 6-2.5, 222, sr. (Minnesota)

* Noah Knigga, Lawrenceburg (Ind.), 6-2, 208, sr. (Eastern Michigan)

* Gavin Leach, Castle (Newburgh, Ind.), 6-2, 200, sr. (Toledo)

* Eli Lee, Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 6-3, 215, sr. (Ohio State)

* Shiren Mabry, KIPP Columbus (Columbus, Ohio), 6-3, 185, sr.

* Di'Mari Malone, Dakota (Macomb, Mich.), 6-0, 200, sr. (Michigan State)

* Dante McClellan, McKinley (Canton, Ohio), 6-0.5, 210, sr. (Missouri)

* Vito McConnell, Washington (Massillon, Ohio), 6-4, 215., sr. (Miami, OH)

* Diesel McFadden, Taft (Chicago, Ill.), 6-0, 200, jr.

* Storm Miller, Strongsville (Ohio), 6-3, 220, jr.

* Mekhi Mixon, East St. Louis (Ill.), 5-11, 190, sr.

* Jack Paris, Fenwick (Oak Park, Ill.), 6-3, 210, sr.

* Paul Nelson, Princeton (Cincinnati, Ohio), 6-2, 205, sr. (Cincinnati)

* Christian Pierce, Brother Rice (Chicago, Ill.), 6-0, 210, sr.

* Donovan Robinson, Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.) 6-3, 210, sr. (Washington)

* Trey Rubinstein, Napoleon (Ohio), 6-3, 195, sr. (Kent State)

* Anthony Sacca, St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.), 6-3, 225, sr. (Notre Dame)

* Blake Schlitz, Pine Island (Minn.), 6-2, 220, sr. (North Dakota State)

* Cameron Smith, St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.), 6-0, 200, sr. (Duke)

* Ethan Stendel, Caledonia (Minn.), 6-2, 205, sr. (Minnesota)

* Lucas Szymborski, Crown Point (Ind.), 6-2, 200, sr. (Ball State)

* Alex Tatsch, Greater Latrobe (Latrobe, Pa.), 6-2, 213, sr. (Penn State)

* Rafael Terrero, Emmaus (Pa.), 6-3, 205, sr. (Kent State)

* Andre Thomas, Belleville (Mich.), 6-1, 205, sr.

* Cam Thomas, Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio), 6-2, 217, jr.

* Mickey Vaccarello, Peters Township (McMurray, Pa.), 6-4, 210, sr. (Stanford)

* Josh Veldman, Lincoln-Way West (New Lenox, Ill.), 6-2, 205, sr. (Northwestern)

* Charles (DJ) White, St. Mary's Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.), 6-3, 190, sr. (Michigan State)

* Lennox Williams, Westfield (Ind.), 5-11, 200, sr.

* Jacob Wrbanek, Maple Grove (Minn.), 6-3, 210, sr. (North Dakota State)

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