Who are the top high
school football players heading into the 2025 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 2024 All-Great Lakes squads:
offense/
defense.
2025 Great Lakes Region Names to Know: Athletes
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Carter Bonner,
Penn Hills (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 6-2, 190, jr.
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James Brewer III,
Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), 6-2, 170, sr. (Ohio)
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Ace Brown,
Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 6-2, 215, sr. (Colorado State)
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Anthony Brown,
Penn Wood (Lansdowne, Pa.), 6-1, 145, sr.
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Mykul Campbell,
Decatur Central (Indianapolis, Ind.), 6-2, 195, sr.
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Dante Carr,
Minersville (Pa.), 6-3, 200, sr. (UCF)
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Joe Caudill,
Lexington (Ohio), 6-5, 215, sr. (Michigan State)
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Wydeek Collier,
Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, Pa.), 6-7, 215, sr. (Rutgers)
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David Davis,
Imani Christian Academy (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 5-10, 180, sr. (Penn State)
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Michael Farr,
Racine Case (Wis.), 6-0, 190, sr.
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Brayton Feister, Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 6-3, 230, jr.
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Jett Goldsberry,
Heritage Hills (Lincoln City, Ind.), 6-0, 195, sr.
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Matthew Gregory,
Owen J. Roberts (Pottstown, Pa.), 6-1, 170, jr.
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Allen Hill,
Chaney (Youngstown, Ohio), 6-5, 190, sr.
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Charlie Jilek,
Portage Central (Mich.), 6-5, 240, sr. (UCF)
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Jamarcus Jones,
Harvest Prep (Canal Winchester, Ohio), 6-0, 165, sr. (Buffalo)
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Tom McGlinchey,
William Penn Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.), 6-6, 230, sr.
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Maalik Moore,
Fort Wayne North Side (Ind.), 6-3, 185, jr.
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Amir Morelan,
Port Huron Northern (Mich.), 6-2, 175, sr. (Miami, Ohio)
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Henry Ohlinger,
Grandview Heights (Columbus, Ohio), 6-1, 210, sr. (Indiana)
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Pierce Petersohn,
Triton (Dodge Center, Minn.), 6-4, 182, sr.
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CJ Sadler, Cass Tech (Detroit, Mich.), 5-9.5, 185, sr.
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Malachi Taylor,
Pickerington North (Ohio), 6-0, 185, sr.
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Donovan Triplett,
Walled Lake Western (Mich.), 5-8, 165, sr. (Western Michigan)
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Marcello Vitti,
Divine Child (Dearborn, Mich.), 6-0, 180, sr. (Iowa)
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Daniel Vollmer,
St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio), 6-2, 210, sr. (Vanderbilt)
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Roman Voss,
Jackson County Central (Jackson, Minn.), 6-4, 220, sr.
