All-Basketball Football Team: Defense
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Today is National Signing Day for college football. On this day every year we release our All-Basketball Football Team. To be considered for this the player must be a ranked basketball prospect, but would make an outstanding football player. Here…
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Continue ReadingToday is National Signing Day for college football. On this day every year we release our All-Basketball Football Team. To be considered for this the player must be a ranked basketball prospect, but would make an outstanding football player. Here is our Defense!
Defensive End
Amar Augillard Amar Augillard 6'5" | SF Zion Benton | 2021 FL (Zion Benton)
Augillard is a physical, athletic, and tough combo forward that is built like a college defensive end. Quick twitched, powerful, and has a relentless motor!
Defensive End
Christian Meeks Christian Meeks 6'6" | SF Homewood Flossmoor | 2022 State IL (Homewood Flossmoor)
Meeks is another high end motor player on the hardwood with physicality. That translates perfect to the defensive end position. Has speed to get to the QB and chase down running backs.
Defensive Tackle
Julian Campbell Julian Campbell 6'6" | C Palatine | 2021 State IL (Palatine)
Campbell is a run stuffing defensive tackle that can take up blockers which allows his linebackers can clean up. Light on his feet and has good hands which translates to football as well.
Defensive Tackle
Daine Hanson Daine Hanson 6'7" | C Nazareth | 2021 State IL (Nazareth)
Hanson will play football in college at the power five level. The defensive lineman has been a post player that we have been fond of for a while as an underrated hoop player.
Outside Linebacker
Macaleab Rich Macaleab Rich 6'5" | SF East St. Louis | 2023 State #261 Nation IL (East St. Louis)
Rich is from a football powerhouse East St. Louis. This 2023 will play basketball in college, but it is easy to picture what he could do on the gridiron. Strong and athletic build with the speed to chase down running backs and cover.
Middle Linebacker
Tevin Smith Tevin Smith 6'4" | SF Danville | 2021 State IL (Danville)
Smith moves inside from last year’s squad to be the QB of our defense. He is a downhill thumper that will diagnose plays in the running game.
Outside Linebacker
Ahamad Bynum Ahamad Bynum 6'2" | SG Simeon | 2021 State #94 Nation IL (Simeon)
Bynum is a high-major hoops recruit that is a quick twitched athlete with enough strength to be effective as a run stuffing outside linebacker that can cover tight ends in pass coverage.
Cornerback
Zeke Williams Zeke Williams 6'3" | SG Naperville North | 2022 State IL (Naperville North)
Williams is a rangy and athletic guard that is also a football prospect. You can see how his agility and fluidity would translate on the gridiron in the secondary.
Cornerback
Jaylen Drane Jaylen Drane 6'2" | PG Simeon | 2022 State IL (Simeon)
Long and athletic corners are the rage in college football and that is exactly what we have in this top 10 junior hoops recruit.
Strong Safety
Jamauri Winfrey Jamauri Winfrey 6'3" | SG Peoria Richwood | 2022 State IL (Peoria Richwoods)
Winfrey brings physicality on the hoops side which will translate well to the strong safety position at the college level being able to cover, help in the run game, and scare opponents from going over the middle.
Free Safety
Darrin Ames Darrin Ames 6'1" | PG Kenwood | 2023 State #99 Nation IL (Kenwood)
Ames is the next great Mac Irvin Fire guard. A lot of those guards had the same qualities that fit the free safety position with their ability to cover ground and be playmakers.