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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Favour Akih,
Hayes (Delaware, Ohio), 6-0, 190, sr. (Ohio State)
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Shahn Alston,
Harvey (Painesville, Ohio), 5-9, 205, sr. (USC)
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Kory Amachree,
Haslett (Mich.), 6-0, 195, sr. (Kansas)
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Shavane Anderson Jr.,
William Penn (York, Pa.), 6-1, 195, sr.
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Xavier Bala,
St. Anthony's (Melville, N.Y.), 5-11, 202, jr.
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Zeke Bates,
Malvern Prep (Malvern, Pa.), 5-11, 210, sr. (Minnesota)
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Jonathan Brown,
St. Francis DeSales (Columbus, Ohio), 6-1, 200, sr. (Michigan)
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Syeer Coleman,
Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.), 6-0, 200, sr.
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Crew Davis,
Iona Prep (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 6-0, 205, sr. (North Carolina)
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Michael Dukes,
King (Detroit, Mich.), 6-1, 195, sr. (Rutgers)
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Caleb Francois,
Minnetonka (Minn.), 6-0, 190, sr. (Iowa State)
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Armand Hill,
West Mifflin (Pa.), 5-8, 170, jr. (West Virginia)
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Ryder Hooks,
Lakota East (Liberty Township, Ohio), 5-8, 172, sr.
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Braydon Johnson,
Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio), 5-11, 200, sr.
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Nazir Jones-Davis,
Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pa.), 5-11, 190, sr. (Eastern Michigan)
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Elijah Kimble,
Canisius (Buffalo, N.Y.), 5-10, 180, jr.
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Robert Lathon,
Bishop Hartley (Columbus, Ohio), 5-11, 180, sr.
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Messiah Mickens,
Harrisburg (Pa.), 5-10, 200, sr. (Penn State)
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Ameir Morrow,
Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn, N.Y.), 6-0, 203, sr.
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Desmond Ortiz,
La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.), 5-8, 190, sr.
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Jayden Terry,
Grandville (Mich.), 5-10, 185, sr.
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D'Antae Sheffey,
State College (Pa.), 5-11, 180, sr. (Syracuse)
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Kemon Spell,
McKeesport (Pa.), 5-9, 205, jr. (Penn State)
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Tomarion Steward,
Mona Shores (Norton Shores, Mich.), 5-11, 210, sr. (Miami, Ohio)
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Jeremiah Stonewall,
Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights, Ill.), 6-1, 185, jr.
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Maxwell Warner,
Whitney Young (Chicago, Ill.), 5-10, 185, sr. (Missouri)
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Marquez Wimberly,
Nazareth Area (Pa.), 5-9, 190, sr. (Sacramento State)
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Izaiah Wright,
Carlson (Gibraltar, Mich.), 5-10, 207, sr. (Purdue)
