All Basketball Football Team: Defense

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Today is National Signing Day for college football.&nbsp; On this day every year we release our <strong>All-Basketball Football Team</strong>.&nbsp; To be considered for this the player must be a ranked basketball prospect/under consideration to be ranked in hoops, but would make an outstanding football player.&nbsp; Quite a few of these guys will make their money at the next level on the gridiron.&nbsp; Here is our Defense!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DE &nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='2724288' first='Nathaniel' last='Marshall'] (Fenwick)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mashall is one of the best pass rushers in the class.&nbsp; The Fenwick defensive end is headed to Michigan for Football.&nbsp; What many don't know is he is a really solid hooper as well as a junk yard dog big man for the Friars.&nbsp; His elite speed and twitch will be best utilized in the Big 10 in football.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DE &nbsp;Iose Epenesa (Edwardsville)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Epenesa is another one of the top players in the senior class for football and is headed to Iowa.&nbsp; The nationally ranked five star prospect is a force as a run stopper with great use of his hands along with burst getting to the QB.&nbsp; We saw him last year for Edwardsville as their big man getting on the glass.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DT&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1766478' first='Achillies' last='Anderson'] (Marist)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Anderson suffered a serious injury during the football season that might cost him his hoops season.&nbsp; Unfortunate because we enjoy watching him play.&nbsp; Junk yard dog four man that will play along the defensive line for Harvard football in college.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DT  Keshaun Thomas (Quincy)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thomas is a brute force as a power forward with broad shoulders and great strength.  He fits well in our defensive scheme as an up field pass rusher.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OLB&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1766506' first='Leshawn' last='Stowers'] (Peoria)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stowers is committed to Miami (OH) as a top 5 senior basketball recruit.&nbsp; His physicality and athleticism would make him a nice fit as an outside linebacker pursuing sideline to sideline.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>MLB&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2321397' first='TJ' last='Seals'] (Kenwood)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seals is built like a Mack truck!&nbsp; He would be a perfect fit in the heart of our defense stuffing the run while being able to cover the middle vs the pass.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OLB&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1766462' first='Zerrick' last='Johnson'] (St. Laurence)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Johnson is a strong and physical two guard that we feel has a lot of tools that translate to a big time outside linebacker.&nbsp; Can really run and would be a knockout tackler.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CB&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1285486' first='Tristian' last='Ford'] (Chi-Prep)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ford is a long and rangy point guard headed to Murray State, but we could see in another life him as a power 4 corner with his speed and great hands getting deflections.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CB &nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='2125612' first='Devin' last='Cleveland'] (Kenwood)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cleveland is a sophomore that projects as an elite corner if he wasn't the #1 hooper in the state.&nbsp; Length for days, smooth athleticism, and would bring a lockdown corner to this team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SS &nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='2323571' first='Jaxson' last='Davis'] (Warren)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The third of the Big 3 sophomores for hoops makes our team at strong safety.&nbsp; He is such a heady player we want him on the back end making decisions while using his strength and physicality in the run game as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>FS &nbsp;Luke Melendez (Ridgewood)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Melendez had a game last year where we saw him go for nearly 40 points.&nbsp; He also had a four interception game as a safety this season.&nbsp; Easy call here for the underrated dual sport standout.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->