The top 50 high school football players in the Chicago area this season
The top 50 players in the area, in alphabetical order, with school, year, position, height and weight.
- Logan Abrams. Cary-Grove, Jr., FB, 6-3, 230
- McHale Blade, Simeon, Jr., DL, 6-4, 230
- Cameron Brooks, Homewood-Flossmoor, Sr., DL, 6-3, 270
- Christopher Burgess Jr., Simeon, Sr., DL, 6-4, 240
- Jovan Clark, Morgan Park, Sr., DB, 6-0, 195
- Nathan Cleveland, Hoffman Estates, Sr., QB, 6-1, 215
- Martin Cohen, Antioch, Sr., RB, 6-0, 175
- Constantine Coines, Maine South, Sr., QB, 5-11, 180
- Carson Cooney, Oswego, LB, 6-3, 215
- Niki Dugandzic, New Trier, Sr., K/P, 6-5, 205
- Mason Ellens, Glenbard West, Sr., DB/WR, 6-0, 175
- Jack Elliott, Mount Carmel, Sr., QB, 5-11, 195
- Ryan Fitzgerald, Loyola, Sr., QB, 6-3, 205
- Brad Fitzgibbon, Marist, Sr., DL, 6-4, 280
- Burke Gautcher, Sycamore, QB, 6-3, 200
- Colton Gumino, Hersey, Sr., QB, 6-2, 190
- Dominik Hulak, IC Catholic, LB, 6-3, 225
- Gabe Kaminski, Nazareth, Sr., DL, 6-3, 215
- Owen Lansu, Downers Grove North, Jr., QB, 6-1, 185
- Andre Lovett, Eisenhower, Sr., DB, 5-11, 175
- Drew MacPherson, Loyola, Sr., RB, 6-1, 190
- Logan Malachuk, Nazareth, Sr., QB, 5-11, 180
- Matt Marek, Sandburg, Sr., OL, 6-4, 285
- Nate Marshall, Fenwick, DL, 6-4, 265
- John McAuliffe, Marist, Sr., RB, 6-0, 195
- Michael McDonough, Andrew, Sr., OL, 6-3, 275
- Diesel McFadden, Taft, Jr., DE/LB, 6-2, 240
- Matthew Mucha, Mount Carmel, Sr., LB, 5-11, 215
- Gavin Mueller, St. Francis, Jr., TE, 6-5, 230
- Michael O'Connell, Glenbard West, OL, 6-7, 270
- Caden O'Rourke, Lincoln-Way East, Sr., DL, 6-5, 220
- Samuel Paich, Glenbrook North, Sr., OL, 6-6, 290
- Nick Peipert, Barrington, Sr., QB, 6-2, 180
- Christian Pierce, Brother Rice, LB, 6-6, 210
- Nasir Rankin, Morgan Park, Jr., WR, 6-1, 177
- Garrett Reese, Nazareth, Sr., DB, 6-1, 164
- Joseph Reiff, York, Sr., DL, 6-5, 245
- Donovan Robinson, Loyola, Sr., LB, 6-3, 210
- Malachi Smith, Batavia, Sr., DL, 6-0, 270
- Terrence Smith, West Aurora, WR, 6-3, 185
- Zak Stoilov, Maine South, Sr., OL, 6-4, 265
- Aaron Stewart, Warren, Jr., RB, 5-7, 170
- Talyn Taylor, Geneva, Sr., WR, 6-1, 173
- Trae Taylor, Carmel, So., QB, 6-2, 175
- Josh Veldman, Lincoln-Way West, Sr., LB, 6-3, 210
- Jack Wanzung, St. Ignatius, Sr., QB, 6-1, 190
- Jahmere Washington, Morgan Park, Sr., DB, 6-2, 170
- DeMaje Williams, Kenwood, Sr., DB, 6-0, 175
- Jalen Williams, Palatine, DL, 6-6, 265
- Jonas Williams, Lincoln-Way East, Jr., QB, 6-3, 205
Sun-Times' Top 10 Football teams
It is no surprise that the Ramblers begin the season as the No. 1 team in the preseason Super 25.
This might be the most talented team coach Rob Zvonar has had with the Griffins.
Elliott recently committed to Vanderbilt. He passed for more than 3,000 yards and 34 touchdowns last season and rushed for 847 yards and seven TDs.
The Roadrunners started 0-4 last year and barely squeaked into the playoffs. They were 2-5 to begin the 2022 season.
Coines had a spectacular junior season, finishing with more than 2,500 passing yards, nearly 1,000 rushing yards and 37 total TDs.
Last season, Downers North was on everyone’s radar as a quality team, but it turned out young quarterback Owen Lansu and little-known running back Noah Battle were better than most observers realized.
Wolf is the starting quarterback, one of 19 players who started multiple games last season returning for Warren coach Bryan McNulty. He’s also a key member of the basketball and baseball teams.
Longtime coach Brad Seaburg has six returning starters on offense, including his son, third-year starting quarterback Peyton Seaburg.
The Huskies open this season with a road game at Warren, then host Barrington and Maine South.
The preseason countdown of the top 10 teams in the Super 25 begins with a look at No. 10 Joliet Catholic.