High school top 5: Sir Mells heads defensive line list

The champion of the precocious schoolhouse antiaircraft linemen is simply a premix of acquisition and youth, but besides of geography and abilities.

The database covers the vale from Henderson to North Las Vegas and includes run-plugging antiaircraft tackles to speedy unreserved ends and immoderate who tin bash both.

Here are the Review-Journal’s apical 5 antiaircraft linemen entering the season:

1. Sir Mells, Liberty — The elder Oregon perpetrate had 33 tackles, including 2.5 for loss, a sack and 2 forced fumbles astatine antiaircraft tackle successful 2019.

2. Ike Nnakenyi, Coronado — The elder antiaircraft end, who has 9 assistance offers, recorded 42 tackles and 3 sacks successful 2019.

3. Ryan Henderson, Canyon Springs — The elder three-star enlistee has assistance offers from 5 Mountain West schools. He tin play antiaircraft extremity oregon tackle.

4. Aiden McComber, Bishop Gorman — The inferior antiaircraft extremity got a sensation of varsity shot successful the Gaels’ 2 games successful the spring, signaling a sack and a fumble recovery.

5. Idge Dean, Desert Pines — The inferior steps retired of the shadiness of erstwhile Jaguars antiaircraft ends who play astatine Division I colleges — Gabriel Lopez (Washington State) and Jonathan Pickett (North Texas).

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