MaxPreps 2014 Football Junior All-American Teams

Second Team Offense


WR – Dekaylin "DK" Metcalf, 6-3, 190, Oxford (Miss.)
For 13-2 Oxcord, Metcalf made 79 catches for 1,229 yards and 19 scores in addition to snagging two interceptions as a defensive back.

WR – Jason Pirtle, 6-3, 195, Locust Grove (Okla.)
Pirtle had a huge year, hauling in 99 catches for 2,906 yards and 29 touchdowns.

WR – Tyler Vaughns, 6-1, 170, Bishop Amat (La Puente, Calif.)
A Los Angeles Times all-area selection, Vaughns caught 83 passes for 1,183 yards and 12 touchdowns.

TE – Octavious Cooley, 6-3, 215, Laurel (Miss.)
For state champion Laurel, Cooley came up big, catching 41 passes for 994 yards and nine touchdowns.

OL – Liam Eichenberg, 6-6, 280, St. Ignatius (Cleveland)
Eichenberg was a first team all-area selection by Cleveland.com and a third team all-state pick by JJHuddle.

OL – John Raridon, 6-4, 260, Valley (West Des Moines, Iowa), Nebraska
Raridon was an all-state pick and looks like the next great offensive lineman from the state of Iowa.

OL – Parker Boudreaux, 6-5, 280, Bishop Moore (Orlando, Fla.)
Bishop Moore finished 13-1 and Boudreaux, a first team all-area pick by the Orlando Sentinel, was a big reason why.

OL – Erik Swenson, 6-7, 285, Downers Grove South (Ill.), Michigan
Swenson continues to prove he is one of the area's top linemen. He earned all-state honors in his junior year.

OL – Drake Jackson, 6-2, 290, Woodford County (Versailles, Ky.)
Johnson, one of the nation's top interior linemen, took home all-state honors.

QB – Tyrrell Pigrome, 5-10, 180, Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, Ala.)
Clay-Chalkville enjoyed a magical season and Pigrome is a big reason why. In his first season at quarterback, the Birmingham News All-Metro Player of the Year threw for 2,692 yards and 36 touchdowns and rushed for 1,254 yards and 24 scores.

QB – D'Eriq King, 5-11, 170, Manvel (Texas)
King registered 3,193 yards and 47 touchdowns on 204 of 310 passing. He rushed for 780 yards and 12 scores for one of Texas' top teams.

RB – Kareem Walker, 6-0, 210, DePaul (Wayne, N.J.)
An all-state pick, Walker averaged over 8 yards per carry, rushing 199 times for 1,607 yards and 26 touchdowns in 12 games for state champion DePaul.

RB – Devin White, 6-0, 250, North Webster (Springhill, La.)
White punished opposing defenses to the tune of 2,213 yards and 34 touchdowns, earning first team all-state honors in Louisiana's Class 3A.

RB – Tavien Feaster, 6-0, 190, Spartanburg (S.C.)
The Go-Upstate All-Area Co-Offensive Player of the Year, Feaster ran 133 times for 1,153 yards and 17 scores while catching 45 passes for 1,016 yards and 11 touchdowns.

ATH - Jordan Kitna, 6-1, 195, Lincoln (Tacoma, Wash.)
Kitna enjoyed a huge year for 11-1 Lincoln, completing 227 of 342 passes for 55 touchdowns. He rushed for six scores as well.

Second Team Defense


DL – Boss Tagaloa, 6-5, 300, De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
An all-EBAL pick two years in a row, Tagaloa helped lead De La Salle's smothering defense.

DL – Shane Simmons, 6-4, 220, DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), Penn State
Simmons was a first team All-Met pick after registering 14 sacks and leading DeMatha to a WCAC crown.

DL – Edwin Oliver, 6-2, 270, Westfield (Houston)
As a junior, Oliver notched 84 tackles and seven sacks to earn all-area honors by the Houston Chronicle.

DL – Julian Rochester, 6-4, 290, McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.)
Rochester was the region's Defensive Player of the Year after leading McEachern to the semifinals.

DL – Shavar Manuel, DL, 6-3, 250, Blake (Tampa, Fla.)
Manuel was an all-area pick by the Tampa Bay Times after registering 61 tackles and 20 sacks.

LB – Keandre Jones, 6-3, 200, Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Md.), Maryland
Jones compiled 59 tackles, nine sacks and two forced fumbles, earning All-Met honors in the process.

LB – Devin Bush jr., 6-0, 215, Flanagan (Pembroke Pines, Fla.)
Bush led Flanagan to an unbeaten regular season before breaking his wrist in the playoffs. An all-area pick by the Sun-Sentinel, he posted 67 tackles and five sacks.

LB – Brendan Ferns, 6-3, 220, St. Clairsville (Ohio)
Ferns, a first team all-state selection, accumulated 114 tackles and rushed for over 1,100 yards on offense.

LB – Shaquille Quarterman, 6-1, 225, Oakleaf (Orange Park, Fla.), Miami
An all-First Coast pick by the Times Union, Quarterman had 137 total tackles and 3.5 sacks.

LB – Carlo Kemp, 6-3, 250, Fairview (Boulder, Colo.)
A first team all-state selection at defensive end, Kemp can do it all. He had eight sacks and 19 tackles for loss, and also played both offensive lineman and fullback.

DB – Levonta Taylor, 5-11, 180, Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, Va.)
For state champion Ocean Lakes, Taylor was phenomenal. He forced eight turnovers, scored on three kick returns and three interceptions, earning all-Tidewater honors.

DB – Kristian Fulton, 6-1, 170, Archbishop Rummel (Metairie, La.)
Fulton was the Times-Picayune Large School Defensive Player of the Year after intercepting 11 passes.

DB – Khalil Ladler, 5-11, 170, Stephenson (Stone Mountain, Ga.)
Ladler was the only junior defensive back to take home first team all-state honors in Georgia's Class AAAAA.

DB – Nigel Warrior, 6-2, 190, Westlake (Atlanta)
With 71 tackles and five interceptions, Warrior was an all-state pick in Georgia's largest classification.