Spence and Co's 2025 DL Ratings

 The DL is deep this year. At the top there's a couple of all timers, some very good veterans, and even some super young talent. Let's look at some highlights from this year's group.

Legacy Players:

Kaleb Walker is a 3x Member of the list, capping off his career at number 9. Walker has superb athleticism for his size. He shoots the gaps as well as anybody. He plays with his hands and dismisses OL. Walker was dominant from day 1 and heads to Houston with all potential.

Cameron Christian has been dominant since his freshman season on varsity. In 2025, he put up a peculiar stat line, catching 3 ints and blocking 3 kicks. He's best at stopping the run. He's stoned opponents for the last 4 years and now he's headed to Texas State.

Incredible Years:

Tyler Hagler has been a dominant player for 3 years in Gilmer. As a sophomore and junior, Hagler graded out as a 90 overall. This past season, Hagler graded out as a 96. He's a stump in the middle of that DL that won't move. He had his hand 3 kicks in 2025, while sacking the qb 6 times.

Bogany got to the QB 8times and had 16 tackles for loss for Lufkin in 2025. He was a dominant presence on the field and did a great job of playing in space and keeping offenses contained.

Emmanuel Harris was explosive in 2025. Harris got to the quarterback 9 times, but it was his 31 tackles for loss that was the most impressive. A special athlete, Harris made plays on offense as well, catching 8 touchdowns. 

On the Rise:

Caden Bruton led East Texas in sacks in 2025 with 11.5. His size and quickness don't go together. It makes no sense to see him move as fast as he does and as powerful. Just a sophomore, Bruton will likely top the list before his time in Nac is done.

Luke Baysinger was absolutely physically dominant in his sophomore season. He looked like a senior on tape. He had 16 tackles for loss, but what stood out on film more than anything were his 5 forced fumbles. This kid hits like a ton of bricks.

Youngsters:

Andrick Kindle is a young ass kicker from Carthage, Texas. He can shoot through gaps or put his hands on offensive lineman and control the game. He was one of the toughest to handle in East Texas and came in on the list at number 90 as a sophomore.

Kedrid Smith had a dominant sophomore season at Pleasant Grove. He graded out as a 93, and he looks like the next big things out of PG. He's athletic, long and is willing to be physical. Look out for this one.

Javon Moore graded out as a 91 as a freshman. He looks like the next big thing at DE at Texas High. They've had more than a few over the past 6 years, and Moore has the physical look of a big time prospect over the next couple of years. 

Lindale	Kaleb Walker	Senior	DE	96.5
Gilmer	Tyler Hagler	Senior	DL	96
Kilgore	Cameron Christian	Senior	DT	96
Mount Pleasant	Emmanuel Harris	Senior	DE/TE	96
Lufkin	Davion Bogany	Senior	DL	96
Nacogdoches	Caden Bruton	Sophomore	DT	95
Mount Pleasant	Nehemiah Savage	Senior	DL	94.5
Chapel Hill	Kae’den Franklin	Junior	DE	94
Kilgore	Bi’Syn Williams	Senior	DE	94
Henderson	Jordan Ervin	Senior	DE	94
Gladewater	Amarion Minter	Junior	DL	94
Liberty Eylau	Tank Haire	Senior	DL	94
Pine Tree	David Lively	Senior	DT	94
Liberty Eylau	Luke Baysinger	Sophomore	DL	93.5
Marshall	Da'Vaughn Tucker	Senior	DE	93
Carthage	Andric Kindle	Sophomore	DE	93
Pleasant Grove	Javion Butler	Junior	Def	93
Arp	Zyon Washington	Senior	DL	93
Pleasant Grove	Kedrid Smith	Sophomore	DL	93
Longview	Tyson Johnson	Junior	DT	93
Lindale	Cam Beason	Junior	DT	93
Marshall	Breon Williams	Junior	DT	93
Henderson	Varian Williams	Senior	DE	92
New Boston	Jackson Murphy	Sophomore	DE	92
Liberty Eylau	Bryston Cornelious	Freshman	Def	92
New Boston	Evan Stuppard	Senior	DL	92
Texas High	Aaron Kelly	Junior	DT	92
Mount Pleasant	Ayden Johnson	Senior	DT	92
Sulphur Springs	Truth Holmes	Senior	DT	92
Texas High	Javon Moore	Freshman	DE	91
Pleasant Grove	Zion Lewis	Senior	DL	91
Chapel Hill	Isaiah Collins	Senior	DT	91
Marshall	Brandon Richardson	Senior	DT	91
Malakoff	Payton Welk	Senior	DE	89
West Rusk	Isaih Vazquez	Senior	DE	89
Athens	Charles Livingston	Senior	DE	88
Texas High	LD Richardson	Senior	DE	88
Overton	Gunnar Whitfield	Junior	DL	88
Sulphur Springs	Tre Pannell	Senior	DE	87
Commerce	Jordan Walker	Junior	DL	87
Lufkin	Ja'Ryen Whitaker	Junior	DL	87
New Diana	Jamarion Johnson	Senior	DL	87
West Rusk	Adrian Vargas	Senior	DL	87
Hooks	Trenton Hanes	Sophomore	DE	86
Spring Hill	Brock Norris	Junior	DL	86
Westwood	Landen Russell	Junior	DL	86
Athens	Jayden Davis	Senior	DT	86
Jefferson	Aaron Bellard	Senior	DL	85
Malakoff	Hunter Rush	Junior	DL	84
Commerce	Jacori Hearn	Senior	DL	84
Elysian Fields	Jamarion Johnson	Senior	DL	83
Westwood	Preston Lacy	Senior	DT	80
Cushing	Jacob Conway	Senior	DE	N/A
Edgewood	Noah Sustaita	Sophomore	DE	N/A
Edgewood	Lawson Goode	Sophomore	DE	N/A
Grand Saline	Gavin Rodriguez	Senior	DE	N/A
Harmony	Coy Watkins	Junior	DE	N/A
Nacogdoches	Idarius Whitaker	Senior	DE	N/A
Hooks	Camron Fields	Sophomore	DE	N/A
Mount Enterprise	Lucas Burkhardt	Senior	DE	N/A
Alto	Aiden Holmes	Senior	DE/TE	N/A
Atlanta	Ean Rojas	Sophomore	DL	N/A
Beckville	Brantley Grandgeorge	Junior	DL	N/A
Beckville	Tommy Heard	Senior	DL	N/A
Big Sandy	Brennon Ference	Senior	DL	N/A
Daingerfield	Ian Thigpen	Senior	DL	N/A
Garrison	Alex Rambin	Senior	DL	N/A
Gilmer	Jet Bates	Senior	DL	N/A
Gladewater	Jakobe Crosby	Senior	DL	N/A
Gladewater	Markiest Rutherford	Junior	DL	N/A
Harleton	Preston Parker	Senior	DL	N/A
Mount Vernon	Nathan Worthen	Senior	DL	N/A
Pittsburg	Ty'rell Wilson	Senior	DL	N/A
Tenaha	Jabari Calloway	Senior	DL	N/A
Tenaha	Julius Waynes	Junior	DL	N/A
Troup	Caden Starkey	Senior	DL	N/A
Troup	Billy Borja	Senior	DL	N/A
Union Grove	Reilly Holt	Senior	DL	N/A
Van	Ti'ler Williams	Junior	DL	N/A
Waskom	Landen Nolan	Senior	DL	N/A
Waskom	Aayden Corbett	Junior	DL	N/A
Waskom	JD Stephens	Junior	DL	N/A
Winona	Ja'Dayveon Weaver	Senior	DL	N/A
Atlanta	Kameron Williams	Junior	DL	N/A
Carthage	Caleb Smith	Junior	DL	N/A
Center	Jace Radney	Junior	DL	N/A
Carthage	Zay Owens	Senior	DT	N/A
Edgewood	Brian Paniagua	Senior	DT	N/A
Longview	Krystin Williams	Senior	DT	N/A
Quitman	Rafael Samaniego	Junior	DT	N/A
Texas High	Duncan Mcghee	Senior	DT	N/A
Hooks	Tyler Connell	Senior	DT	N/A