The high school football season in Texas kicks off next week and MaxPreps has your look at the state's top teams. Defending Class 6A Division 2 state champion
DeSoto owns the No. 1 spot in the Preseason MaxPreps Top 25.
DeSoto has won 22 in a row going back to 2022 and won by an average margin of 35 points per game last fall en route to the state title. That included a 74-14 blowout of
Summer Creek (Houston) in the championship game.
Seniors
Keylan Abrams (6-0, 200, EDGE, committed to TCU),
Deondrae Riden (5-10, 195, RB, Texas A&M),
Daylon Singelton (5-10, 170, WR, SMU) and
Byron Washington (6-7, 380, OL, Syracuse) along with sophomore
Ethan Feaster (6-2, 185, WR) lead the charge for DeSoto.
is home to arguably the best player in the state in
Devin Sanchez, who is committed to Ohio State. Sanchez is rated as the top cornerback in the nation according to
247Sports.
In addition to DeSoto, defending state champions include
Duncanville in 6A-I,
Port Neches-Groves (Port Neches) in 5A-II,
Aledo in 5A-I,
Gilmer in 4A-II,
Anna in 4A-I,
Gunter in 3A-II,
Malakoff in 3A-I,
Albany in 2A-II and
Timpson in 2A-I.
The Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 is a composite of the Preseason Top 100 and computer rankings factoring in past results and adjustments such as returners and statistical data when available.
Texas Preseason MaxPreps 251.
DeSoto, 15-0, record in 2023
2.
Duncanville, 14-1
3.
North Shore (Houston), 15-1
4.
Westlake (Austin), 14-1
5.
Southlake Carroll (Southlake), 13-2
6.
North Crowley (Fort Worth), 14-1
7.
Aledo, 16-0
8.
Summer Creek (Houston), 14-2
9.
Atascocita (Humble), 11-3
10.
Lake Travis (Austin), 11-3
11.
Katy, 10-2
12.
Steele (Cibolo), 13-2
13.
Ryan (Denton), 8-3
14.
Port Neches-Groves (Port Neches), 15-1
15.
South Oak Cliff (Dallas), 13-3
16.
Cedar Hill, 8-6
17.
Coppell, 12-1
18.
Liberty Christian (Argyle), 14-0
19.
Forney, 13-2
20.
Longview, 11-2
21.
Prosper, 11-2
22.
Anna, 15-1
23.
Byron Nelson (Trophy Club), 13-1
24.
Guyer (Denton), 7-4
25.
Carthage, 13-1
