2023 Fall All-Met: Football defense first team, second team, honorable mention

Dylan Stewart, DL, Sr., Friendship Collegiate

Stewart entered the season with big expectations and exceeded the hype. The five-star South Carolina commit routinely broke through opposing offensive lines and delivered 76 tackles, 12 sacks and 24 tackles for loss on the Knights’ journey to a second straight D.C. State Athletic Association Class AA championship. His explosiveness off the line and penchant for forcing opponents to make mistakes — such as a fumble in the title game that he recovered for a touchdown — helped him build a reputation as one of the region’s most dominant defensive powerhouses.

Cameron Binkowski, DL, Jr., Battlefield

Binkowski racked up 22 sacks on a vaunted Bobcats defense that pitched six shutouts and contributed to an undefeated regular season.

Aaron Chiles, LB, Sr., Good Counsel

The physical and emotional leader of the Falcons’ title-winning defense, the Florida signee tallied 88 tackles and 15 sacks.

Kameron Courtney, DB, Sr., Freedom (Woodbridge)

The senior recorded 52 tackles and three interceptions as a key cog on the Eagles’ talented defense, all while playing both sides of the ball for the Class 6 champs.

Faheem Delane, DB, Jr., Good Counsel

The country’s top-ranked junior safety was electric for the Falcons, with 69 tackles and 18 pass breakups — including one in the end zone that secured the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship.

Xavier Gilliam, DL, Sr., Quince Orchard

The Penn State commit transferred from Wilde Lake to Quince Orchard this past offseason and quickly proved his skills could translate just about anywhere. He led the Cougars with six sacks and 17 tackles for loss.

DD Holmes, DL, Sr., Gonzaga

The bruising 6-foot-6 edge had six sacks and 14 tackles for loss on a stout Gonzaga defensive line. He will play at Florida State.

Emmett Laws, DL, Sr., DeMatha

A force in the WCAC this fall, Laws totaled 17 sacks, 67 tackles, four forced fumbles, two touchdowns and a blocked punt. He is committed to Virginia Tech.

Braydon Lee, DB, Sr., C.H. Flowers

The senior cornerback was a force in the Jaguars’ backfield, using speed and prescient positioning to create opportunities in surprising places, nabbing interceptions — including a pick-six — and finding ways to flip the field on punt returns.

Kamari Loving, LB, Sr., North Point

The heart of one of the best defenses in the area, Loving totaled 129 tackles (17 for loss) and five sacks as the Eagles posted nine shutouts en route a Maryland Class 4A/3A championship game appearance.

Myles Turpin, DB, Sr., Stone Bridge

The Wake Forest commit impressed in his senior season, emerging as one of the premier defenders in the area as his Bulldogs overcame an 0-4 start to advance to the Class 5 state final.

DeCarlos Young, LB, Jr., Wise

Young’s 91 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and two sacks were instrumental in securing the Pumas’ eight shutouts on their way to the Class 4A title. It’s impossible to reduce his contribution to just one side of the ball; he also accumulated 1,395 yards and 25 touchdowns as the team’s top running back.

Andy Stefanelli, Good Counsel

Since Stefanelli took over for Bob Milloy, Maryland’s all-time winningest high school football coach, in 2017, his football acumen and culture-driving ingenuity have kept the team in the top half of the area’s toughest prep league. This year, the Falcons reached their zenith: They were unblemished in the WCAC behind one of the country’s most talented senior classes — recruited by the coach years ago — and possessed the requisite emotional and physical fortitude to capture their first conference championship since 2019 in a blustery 7-0 win over DeMatha.

Xavier Dillard, DB, Jr., Lightridge

Keyshawn Flowers, LB, Sr., Archbishop Spalding

Jalen Gant, DL, Sr., Anacostia

Jaylen Harvey, DL, Sr., Quince Orchard

Luke Jarvis, LB, Sr., Madison

Judah Jenkins, DB, Sr., Good Counsel

Roger Jones, DB, Sr., Huntingtown

Darien Mayo, DL, Sr., Good Counsel

Xavier Rivers, DL, Sr., Northwest

Montay Weedon, LB, Sr., St. John’s

Cody Williams, DB, Sr., DeMatha

Julian Amankwah, LB/DE, Sr., Flint Hill

Teddy Androus, LB, Sr., St. Mary’s (Annapolis)

Daniel Atsou, LB, Sr., Suitland

Nate Bedell, DL, Sr., North County

Jerrium Berry, LB, Sr., Archbishop Carroll

Asaad Brown Jr., DB, Sr., Mt. Zion Prep

Lee Bruner, DB/LB, Sr., Georgetown Prep

Kam’ron Bryant, DL, Sr., Patuxent

Raymond Chapman, DL, Sr., Arundel

Kendric Council, LB, Sr., C.H. Flowers

Kyvon Cutchin, DL, Sr., Dunbar

Daniel Darmon, DL, Jr., Damascus

Isaiah Dawkins, LB, Jr., Eastern

Rome Divers, DB, Sr., Potomac (Md.)

Diezel Duckett, LB, Sr., Churchill

Lugard Edokpayi, DL, Sr., Bishop McNamara

Chris Forbes, DL, Sr., Bullis

Tylil Frazier, LB, Jr., Friendship Collegiate

Isaiah Hall, LB, Jr., Ballou

Joshua Hancock, DL, Sr., Bell

Cortez Harris, DL, Jr., Riverdale Baptist

Jewel Harris, DL, Sr., Freedom (Woodbridge)

Ronald Hull, DL, Sr., Wise

Christian Idoma, LB, Sr., Northwest

Cornell Johnson, DL, Sr., Calvert

Kire Keys, DB, Sr., South County

Cole Kielhorn, DB, Sr., Loudoun Valley

Jacob Kyger, LB, Sr., South Lakes

Lucas Love, LB, Jr., Tuscarora

Hunter Malecki, DL, Jr., South County

Dylan Minnick, LB, Sr., Walter Johnson

Obinna Onwuka, Sr., C.H. Flowers

Robert Payton Jr., LB, Sr., Eleanor Roosevelt

Joe Poinelli, LB, Sr., South County

Devin Reeves, LB, Jr., Freedom (Woodbridge)

John Rogers, LB, Sr., Episcopal

Marcus Ross, DB, WR, Sr., Bladensburg

Denis Tebo, DL, Sr., Blake

Jayden Thompson, DB, Sr., Long Reach

Jackson Thorne, LB, Jr., Independence

Keegan Thorne, DB, Sr., Calvert

Ethan Walker, LB, Sr., Theodore Roosevelt

Elisha West, DB, Sr., Quince Orchard

Darian Whitaker, LB, Sr., Patriot

Langston White, LB, Sr., Brentsville District

Gabriel Williams, LB, Sr., Pallotti

Malachi Williams, DB, Sr., Coolidge

Luke Wingfield, LB, Sr., Heritage

Kainoa Winston, DB, Jr., Gonzaga