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 2025 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 OFFENSE
QB:
Peyton Falzone,
Nazareth Area (Pa.), 6-4.5, 200, sr. (Penn State)
QB:
Jonas Williams,
Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, Ill.), 6-1.5, 215, sr. (USC)
QB:
Matt Ponatoski,
Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), 6-1, 195, sr. (Kentucky)
RB:
Shahn Alston,
Harvey (Painesville, Ohio), 5-9, 205, sr. (USC)
RB:
Messiah Mickens,
Harrisburg (Pa.), 5-10, 200, sr. (Penn State)
RB:
Kemon Spell,
McKeesport (Pa.), 5-9, 205, jr. (Penn State)
WR:
Jamier Brown,
Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio), 5-11, 170, jr. (Ohio State)
WR:
Messiah Hampton,
Monroe (Rochester, N.Y.), 6-1, 180, sr. (Oregon)
WR:
Nasir Rankin,
Morgan Park (Chicago, Ill.), 5-11.5, 180, sr. (Illinois)
TE:
Mack Sutter,
Dunlap (Ill.), 6-5, 230, sr. (Alabama)
AP:
CJ Sadler, Cass Tech (Detroit, Mich.), 5-9.5, 185, sr.
OL:
Maxwell Riley,
Avon Lake (Ohio), 6-5, 280, sr. (Ohio State)
OL:
Kevin Brown,
Harrisburg (Pa.), 6-5, 270, sr. (Penn State)
OL:
Samuel Greer,
Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 6-8, 315, sr. (Ohio State)
OL:
Gregory Patrick,
Portage Northern (Portage, Mich.), 6-5, 275, sr. (Notre Dame)
OL:
Maxwell Hiller,
Coatesville (Pa.), 6-5, 300, jr.
OL:
Tyler Merrill,
Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg, Pa.), 6-5, 338, sr. (Notre Dame)
K:
Harran Zureikat,
Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 6-0, 180, sr. (Georgia)
@EFRANTZMP'S ALL-GREAT LAKES REGION SECOND TEAM OFFENSE QB:
Israel Abrams,
Montini Catholic (Lombard, Ill.), 6-4, 180, jr.
QB:
Trae Taylor,
Carmel (Mundelein, Ill.), 6-3, 186, jr. (Nebraska)
QB:
Gavin Sidwar,
La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.), 6-3, 190, sr. (Missouri)
RB:
Elijah Kimble,
Canisius (Buffalo, N.Y.), 5-10, 180, jr.
RB:
Armand Hill,
West Mifflin (Pa.), 5-8, 170, jr. (West Virginia)
RB:
Favour Akih,
Hayes (Delaware, Ohio), 6-0, 190, sr. (Ohio State)
WR:
Quentin Burrell,
Chicago Mt. Carmel (Chicago, Ill.), 6-3, 175, jr.
WR:
Monshun Sales,
Lawrence North (Indianapolis, Ind.), 6-5, 195, jr.
WR:
Jaeden Ricketts,
Watkins Memorial (Pataskala, Ohio), 6-0, 187, sr. (Ohio State)
TE:
JC Anderson,
Mt. Zion (Ill.), 6-6, 230, sr.
AP:
Roman Voss,
Jackson County Central (Jackson, Minn.), 6-4, 220, sr.
OL:
Claude Mpouma,
Mt. Carmel (Ill.), 6-7, 308, sr.
OL:
Andrew Trout,
Rocori (Cold Spring, Minn.), 6-6, 295, sr. (Minnesota)
OL:
Ben Congdon,
Tuscarawas Valley (Zoarville, Ohio), 6-7, 285, sr. (Miami, Fla.)
OL:
Terrance Smith,
Lansdale Catholic (Lansdale, Pa.), 6-6, 260, jr.
OL:
Jimmy Kalis,
Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 6-6, 280, jr.
OL:
Cole Reiter,
Germantown (Wis.), 6-7, 295, jr.
K:
Noah Sur,
Fenwick (Oak Park, Ill.), 6-0, 185, sr. (Northwestern)
@EFRANTZMP'S ALL-GREAT LAKES REGION THIRD TEAM OFFENSE QB:
Tommy Carr,
Saline (Mich.), 6-3, 185, sr. (Miami, Ohio)
QB:
Nathan Bernhard,
Ashland (Ohio), 6-5, 227, sr. (Appalachian State)
QB:
Kayd Coffman,
East Kentwood (Kentwood, Mich.), 6-2, 185, sr. (Michigan State)
RB:
Kory Amachree,
Haslett (Mich.), 6-0, 195, sr. (Kansas)
RB:
Jonathan Brown,
St. Francis DeSales (Columbus, Ohio), 6-1, 200, sr. (Michigan)
RB:
Izaiah Wright,
Carlson (Gibraltar, Mich.), 5-10, 207, sr. (Purdue)
WR:
Dakota Guerrant,
Harper Woods (Mich.), 6-1, 185, jr.
WR:
Khalil Taylor,
Seton LaSalle (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 5-11, 180, jr. (Penn State)
WR:
Javien Robinson,
McKeesport (Pa.), 6-2, 189, jr.
TE:
Brayden Fogle,
Lexington (Ohio), 6-3, 225, sr.
AP:
Matthew Gregory,
Owen J. Roberts (Pottstown, Pa.), 6-1, 170, jr.
OL:
Dewey Young,
Kalamazoo Central (Mich.), 6-5, 285, jr.
OL:
Cameron Wagner,
St. Joseph-Ogden (Ill.), 6-6, 300, jr.
OL:
Ben Nichols,
Davison (Mich.), 6-5, 315, sr. (Notre Dame)
OL:
Kalel Johnson,
Taft (Cincinnati, Ohio), 6-7, 281, jr.
OL:
Adam Guthrie,
Miami Trace (Washington Court House, Ohio), 6-7, 285, sr. (Clemson)
OL:
Grayson McKeogh,
La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.), 6-7, 275, sr. (Notre Dame)
@EFRANTZMP'S ALL-GREAT LAKES REGION HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE
