Vote: Who is the Maryland High School Football Defensive Player of the Week? - Nov. 17, 2025

We’ve selected 11 nominees for your voting consideration

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Here are the candidates for our 11th honoree of 2025 for Maryland High School Football Defensive Player of the Week.

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Congratulations to last week's winner: Elijah Jones of Carver-Vo Tech.

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Voting ends Nov. 23 at 11:59 p.m. PT. The winner will be announced in next week's poll.

Ridge Harris, Green Street Academy

Harris, a 5-foot-9, 200-pound sophomore defensive end,  had nine tackles and a sack in Green Street’s 38-0 victory over Reginald Lewis in the second round of the Maryland Class 1A South Region playoffs.

Emir Green, Patuxent

Green, a 5-10, 235-pound defensive linemen, had seven tackles in Patuxent’s 48-0 win over Washington in the second round of the Maryland Class 1A East Region playoffs. 

Logan Jaski, C. Milton Wright

Jaski, a sophomore linebacker, had 10 tackles in C. Milton Wright’s 17-14 victory over George Washington Carver Vocational-Technical in the second round of the Maryland Class 2A North Region playoffs.

Matthew Keane, Glenelg

Keane, a 6-foot, 200-pound senior defensive end, had 13 tackles - all solo - in Glenelg’s 15-7 victory over Oakland Mills in the second round of the Maryland Class 2A West Region playoffs.

Mason Knapp, Glenelg

Knapp, a 6-5, 245-pound defensive end, finished with 11 tackles (10 solo) in Glenelg’s win over Oakland Mills in the second round of the Maryland Class 2A West Region playoffs.

Stanley Matthews, Green Street Academy

Matthews, a 6-foot, 165-pound senior linebacker had 10 tackles (five solo) in Green Street’s win in the second round of the Maryland Class 1A South Region playoffs. 

Nolan McHugh, Winston Churchill

McHugh, a 6-1, 205-pound senior linebacker, finished with eight tackles in Churchill’s 35-17 victory over Richard Montgomery in the second round of the Maryland Class 4A West Region playoffs.

Da’Rell Mercer, Milford Mill Academy

Mercer, a 6-foot, 260-pound junior defensive linemen, had six tackles and two sacks in Milford Mill’s 35-0 victory over New Town in the second round of the Maryland Class 3A North Region playoffs.

Cameron Stepp, C. Milton Wright

Stepp, a 6-3, 240-pound senior defensive linemen, finished with nine tackles and five sacks in C. Milton Wright’s win over George Washington Carver Vocational-Technical in the second round of the Maryland Class 2A North Region playoffs. 

Jabari Torbit, Paul Laurence Dunbar

Torbit, a 6-foot, 215-pound senior linebacker, had three sacks (four tackles) in Dunbar’s 68-0 win over Chesapeake-Baltimore County in the second round of the Maryland Class 2A/1A South Region playoffs.

Wade Walters, Guilford Park

Walters, a 5-9, 165-pound linebacker, finished with nine tackles (eight solo) and a sack in Guilford Park’s 28-14 victory over Stephen Decatur in the second round of the Maryland Class 3A North Region playoffs.

About Our Athlete of the Week Voting
High School on SI voting polls are meant to be a fun, lighthearted way for fans to show support for their favorite athletes and teams. Our goal is to celebrate all of the players featured, regardless of the vote totals.Sometimes one athlete will receive a very large number of votes — even thousands — and that’s okay! The polls are open to everyone and are simply a way to build excitement and community around high school sports.Unless we specifically announce otherwise, there are no prizes or official awards for winning. The real purpose is to highlight the great performances of every athlete included in the poll.