Vote: Who should be SBLive’s South Georgia high school football defensive player of the week (10/23/2023)?

We've selected five candidates to choose from this past week's games
Vote: Who should be SBLive’s South Georgia high school football defensive player of the week (10/23/2023)?
Vote: Who should be SBLive’s South Georgia high school football defensive player of the week (10/23/2023)? /

The 10th week of the Georgia high school football season is in the books.

Now it’s time to voice your opinion on which player should be named SBLive’s South Georgia high school football defensive player of the week.

Read up on this week's five candidates below and let us know your pick. Voting will conclude on Saturday, October 28th at 11:59 p.m. The winner will be announced in next week’s poll.

Editor’s Note: Our Player of the Week feature and corresponding poll are intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. However, we do not allow votes that are generated by script, macro or other automated means. Athletes who receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.


South Georgia Defensive Player of the Week

Congratulations to last week's winner: Jontavios McGriff of Valdosta.


Here are this week's nominations:

Aki Brown, Bacon County: Raiders linebacker Aki Brown racked up a season-high 18 tackles last Friday night against Pelham, 12 of which were solo. Brown’s 18 tackles were also a game-high.

Eric Brantley, Valdosta: Wildcats senior defensive end turned in another monster performance on defense last Friday night at Camden County, accounting for a team-high 15 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in a 24-21 win.

Kendarius Reddick, Thomas County Central: Yellow Jackets junior safety Kendarius Reddick was dominant last Friday night. He finished with 10 tackles and an interception in a big win over Houston County.

Coleman Lewis, Lowndes: Vikings linebacker Coleman Lewis turned in another big night on defense against a nationally-ranked Colquitt County squad, recording a team-high 14 tackles including two for a loss.

Jaylen Jones, Wayne County: Sophomore safety Jayen Jones led Wayne County on defense with 12 tackles against Benedictine last Friday night. Eight of his 12 tackles were solo, both of which are new season-highs.


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Colin Hubbard
COLIN HUBBARD

Colin Hubbard is a skilled sports media professional as both a writer and a photographer. He served for more than two years as the sports editor of the Rockdale/Newton Citizen in Atlanta and as the Georgia Tech beat writer for Greater Atlanta. Colin is an expert in the coverage of prep sports, having served as a freelancer with the Gwinnett Daily Post and The Paper of Baselton. He has been covering Georgia high school sports for SBLive Sports Georgia since 2022.