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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Cole Albers,
Minster (Ohio), 6-7, 220, sr.
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JC Anderson,
Mt. Zion (Ill.), 6-6, 230, sr.
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Dominick Barry,
Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 6-4, 225, sr.
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Anthony Cartwright,
Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills, Mich.), 6-4, 198, jr.
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Kade Bush,
Chanhassen (Minn.), 6-4, 220, sr. (Arkansas)
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Parker Elmore,
Columbus North (Ind.), 6-5, 225, sr. (Indiana)
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Brayden Fogle,
Lexington (Ohio), 6-3, 225, sr.
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Liam Fuller,
Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pa.), 6-6, 230, sr. (Connecticut)
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Preston Fryzel,
Central Catholic (Toledo, Ohio), 6-4, 220, sr.
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Adam Gehm,
Seneca Valley (Harmony, Pa.), 6-6, 235, sr. (Vanderbilt)
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Sam Hamilton,
Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), 6-4, 230, sr. (West Virginia)
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Jack Janda,
Catholic Central (Novi, Mich.), 6-6, 245, sr. (Wisconsin)
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Jordan Karhoff,
St. Francis DeSales (Columbus, Ohio), 6-4, 215, jr.
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Lincoln Keyes,
Saline (Mich.), 6-6, 230, sr. (Georgia)
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Tyler Klaner,
Boonville (Ind.), 6-4, 230, sr. (Northern Illinois)
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Nick Lauter,
Lebanon (Ohio), 6-5, 230, sr. (Louisville)
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Korz Loken,
Iola-Scandinavia (Iola, Wis.), 6-5, 220, jr.
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PJ MacFarlane,
Lakota East (Liberty Township, Ohio), 6-5, 205, sr. (Indiana)
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Cooper McCutcheon, Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), 6-4, 220, sr. (North Carolina)
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Landen Miree,
Princeton (Cincinnati, Ohio), 6-4, 215, sr. (Arizona State)6
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Gavin Mueller,
South Elgin (Ill.), 6-5, 255, sr. (Colorado)
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Holden Niemi,
Dexter (Mich.), 6-5, 210, jr.
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John-Patrick Oates,
La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.), 6-3, 223, sr. (Temple)
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Owen Pollock,
Big Walnut (Sunbury, Ohio), 6-4, 225, sr. (Florida Atlantic)
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Ryan Rocheleau,
Lake Orion (Mich.), 6-5, 220, sr.
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George Rohl,
Ellsworth (Wis.), 6-7, 240, sr. (North Dakota)
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Tyler Ruxer,
Heritage Hills (Lincoln City, Ind.), 6-4, 220, sr.
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Brady Shelton,
Brighton (Mich.), 6-5, 240, sr. (Eastern Michigan)
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Mack Sutter,
Dunlap (Ill.), 6-5, 230, sr. (Alabama)
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Trent Taylor,
Perry (Ohio), 6-5, 230, sr. (Bowling Green)
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Will Vala,
Downers Grove North (Ill.), 6-3, 225, sr. (Illinois)
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Lincoln Watkins,
Port Huron Northern (Mich.), 6-4, 233, sr.
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DAngelo White,
Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland, Ohio), 6-5, 235, jr.
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Brock Williams,
Libertyville (Ill.), 6-5, 210, jr.
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Jalen Williams,
Bloomington South (Ind.), 6-5, 215, sr. (South Florida)
