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.
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Tayshon Bardo,
Penn (Mishawaka, Ind.), 6-0, 185, sr. (Wisconsin)
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Charles Britton III,
Belleville (Mich.), 5-10.5, 165, jr.
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Jamier Brown,
Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio), 5-11, 170, jr. (Ohio State)
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Quentin Burrell,
Chicago Mt. Carmel (Chicago, Ill.), 6-3, 175, jr.
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Jacob Butler,
Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.), 5-9, 160, sr. (Stanford)
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Angelo Chapman,
St. Mary's Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.), 6-0, 160, sr.
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Elias Coke,
Harrisburg (Pa.), 6-2, 195, sr. (Rutgers)
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Payton Cook,
Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 6-2, 170, sr. (Louisville)
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Shawn Fishwick,
Xenia (Ohio) 6-2, 185, sr. (Eastern Michigan)
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Samson Gash,
Catholic Central (Novi, Mich.), 6-0, 180, sr.
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Davon Grant,
DeKalb (Ill.), 6-4, 200, sr. (Illinois)
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Dakota Guerrant,
Harper Woods (Mich.), 6-1, 185, jr.
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Jerquaden Guilford,
Fort Wayne Northrop (Ind.), 6-2, 190, sr. (Ohio State)
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Messiah Hampton,
Monroe (Rochester, N.Y.), 6-1, 180, sr. (Oregon)
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Braylon Hill-Lomax,
Edwardsville (Ill.), 6-4, 180, sr.
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Harper Hughes,
Arrowhead (Hartland, Wis.), 5-10, 180, sr. (Western Michigan)
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Zikhere Leaks,
Susquehanna Township (Harrisburg, Pa.), 6-2, 190, sr. (Syracuse)
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Milan Parris,
Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), 6-5, 200, sr. (Iowa State)
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Nasir Rankin,
Morgan Park (Chicago, Ill.), 5-11.5, 180, sr. (Illinois)
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Keaton Reinke,
St. Charles North (St. Charles, Ill.), 6-3, 205, sr. (Northwestern)
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Jaeden Ricketts,
Watkins Memorial (Pataskala, Ohio), 6-0, 187, sr. (Ohio State)
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Ash Roberts,
Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.), 5-8, 170, sr.
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Javien Robinson,
McKeesport (Pa.), 6-2, 189, jr.
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Kortez Rupert,
East St. Louis (Ill.), 5-11, 155, sr. (Indiana)
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Monshun Sales,
Lawrence North (Indianapolis, Ind.), 6-5, 195, jr.
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Brody Schaffer,
Winneconne (Wis.), 6-1, 184, sr. (Iowa)
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Devonte Taylor,
Ursuline (Youngstown, Ohio), 6-2, 185, sr.
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Khalil Taylor,
Seton LaSalle (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 5-11, 180, jr. (Penn State)
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Trenton Walker,
Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, Ill.), 6-2, 170, sr.
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Zach Washington,
St. Francis (Wheaton, Ill.), 6-2, 183, sr. (Michigan State)
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Chad Willis, St. Mary’s Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.), 6-2, 185, jr.
