In the run-up to the 2025 season, MassLive is taking a position-by-position look at some of the top high school football players in Massachusetts.
We recently highlighted the top defensive linemen in the state.
Now, we want to hear from you: Which high school defensive lineman in Massachusetts will be the best of the best in 2025?
Read the write-ups on every defensive lineman here, and then vote in the poll at the bottom of this page.
The voting will conclude Sunday, Sept. 21, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. Later, we will publish the “fans’ all-star team” based on the vote of the readers.
Note: MassLive’s polls are intended to be fun. You can vote as many times as you want, but we discourage the use of script, macro or other automated means. MassLive reserves the right to adjust the voting based on irregularities. Email jhumburg@advancelocal.com with concerns.
THE CANDIDATES
(Candidates were selected based on information provided by coaches. Some coaches declined to respond to our requests for information about their team. Read more about each of these players here.)
Yassin Abdelsalam, jr., Westborough
Ademola Abujade, so., Attleboro
Julian Adams, sr., Frontier Regional
James Agostino, sr., Waltham
Marcus Almada, sr., Tabor Academy
Nicholas Askjaer, jr., Cohasset
Daniel Baker, sr., Cohasset
Jamison Brier, sr., Clinton
Brayden Bross, sr., Waltham
William Brunner, jr., West Boylston
Vittorio Busillo, sr., Bishop Feehan
Jaden Caballero, sr., Smith Voc.
Will Cassidy, jr., Needham
Aidan Chen, sr., Westborough
Jonathan Chase, sr., Natick
Trenton Clark, jr., Smith Voc.
Xavier Colon, so., Springfield International Charter
Connor Cox, sr., Clinton
Justin De Alba, jr., Amherst-Pelham
Rafael DeAlcantara, sr., Weymouth
Tim Derivolkov, sr., Greenfield
Brock Deveaux, sr., Waltham
Ramari Fernandez, sr., Mansfield
Mac Fitzgerald, sr., Catholic Memorial
Hank Frazier, jr., Duxbury
Dominic Funke, sr., Xaverian Brothers
Carter Gooden, sr., Tabor Academy
John-Owen Gray, sr., Whitman-Hanson
Adam Hertel, jr., Bishop Feehan
Brandon Hill, sr., Needham
Seth Hopkins, jr., Lee
Max Hunter, jr., Frontier Regional
Cole Kennedy, sr., Monument Mountain Regional
Jackson Killeen, sr., Greenfield
Cassian Kowalik, so., Pathfinder Tech
Camilo “CJ” Lopes, sr., Bridgewater-Raynham
Lucas Magnifico, sr., Masconomet Regional
Kane Mankins, sr., Bishop Feehan
Jacoby McCarthy, jr., Bellingham
Terrell “TJ” Messam, sr., Westborough
Cole Mirka, sr., Norton
Michael Montalvo, sr., Westborough
Alin Norisca, sr., Randolph
Colin O’Brien, sr., Waltham
Tye O’Neil, sr., Taconic
Nate Pailler, sr., Mansfield
Thomas Pettinato, sr., Taconic
Miguel Puello, sr., Putnam Voc/Tech
Jensy Ramos, so., Dexter Southfield
Kenny Rondeau, sr., West Boylston
Ikenna St. Marc, sr., Needham
Ethan Tedesco, sr., Burlington
Kaelen Thomas, sr., Taconic
Domenic Tourigny, sr., Agawam
Colin Tran, jr., Bellingham
Mike Whalen, sr., Natick
Logan Wild, sr., Attleboro
Noah Williams, sr., Attleboro
Liam Worgess, sr., Amherst-Pelham
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