Meet SBLive's Arkansas all-state football teams: Fayetteville's Drake Lindsey Player of the Year
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Drake Lindsey - Fayetteville
Photo of Fayetteville's Drake Lindsey by Ted McClenning
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jalen Dupree - Malvern
Photo of Malvern's Jalen Dupree by Tommy Land
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Cash Archer - Greenwood
Photo of Greenwood's Cash Archer by George Mitchell
COACH OF THE YEAR
Casey Dick - Fayetteville
Photo of Fayetteville's Casey Dick by Jimmy Jones
UNDERCLASSMAN OF THE YEAR
Kane Archer - Greenwood
Photo of Greenwood''s Kane Archer by Tommy Land
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
QB - Drake Lindsey, 6-5, 220, SR, Fayetteville
273/392, 3,916 yds, 52 td, 4 int
RB - Jalen Dupree, 6-0, 225, SR, Malvern
241 car, 2,370 yds, 34 td, 4 rec, 63 yds
RB - Dax Goff, 6-1, 215, SR, Booneville
266 car, 2,691 yds, 39 td, 6 rec, 161 yds, 2 td, 2-3 passing, 40 yds, 7 td, 2 kor, 104 yds, td, 3 pr, 71 yds, 1 td
75 tkl, 55 solo, 2 sck, 1 int
WR - CJ Brown, 6-0, 185, SR, Bentonville
61 rec, 1,371 yds, 16 td, 10 car, 106 yds, 2 td, 3 kor td
WR - Jaison DeLamar, 5-11, 210, JR, Fayetteville
89 rec, 1,438 yds, 17 td
WR - Monterrio Elston, 5-9, 170, JR, Parkview
1,854 all-purpose yds (847 rushing, 887 receiving, 120 return, 22 td
OL - Kobe Branham, 6-6, 335, SR, Fort Smith Southside
Three-year starter, 97% grade, 50 pancakes, 0 sck
OL - Cooper Anderson, 6-6, 310, SR, Fort Smith Southside
92% grade, 38 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
OL - Lane Jeffcoat, 6-9, 300, SR, Bentonville West
Three-year starter 88% grade, 2 sacks given up, 68 knockdowns
OL - Trason Hunt, 6-5, 270, SR, Bentonville
87% grade, 57 knockdowns
OL - Jonas Nantze, 6-5, 275, SR, Shiloh Christian
141 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
DEFENSE
DL - Cash Archer, 6-2, 220, JR, Greenwood
78 tkl, 29 tfl, 20 sck, 38 qb hur, 4 pd, 2 ff, 1 blk punt, 1 blk fg
DL - Charleston "Charlie" Collins, 6-5, 270, SR, Mills
115 tkl, 31 tfl, 12 sck, 4 pd, 1 fr, 3 ff, 1 blk punt
DL - Zaccheus Harris, 6-2, 220, SO, Nashville
62 tkl, 10 tfl, 23 sck, 13 qb hurries, 5 ff
DL - Kaden Spencer, 6-3, 230, SR, Fayetteville
92 tkl, 39 tfl, 10 sck, 30 qb hurries
LB - Carter Alexander, 6-1, 205, SR, Bigelow
161 tkl, 18.5 tfl, 3 sck, 4 ff, 1 fr, 2 pbu, 2 int
1,249 total yds (1,081 rushing, 123 receiving), 14 td
LB - Andrew Plummer, 6-0, 200, SR, Southside (Batesville)
196 tkl, 63 solo, 15 tfl, 1 sck, 2 qb hurries, 2 int, 1 pbu, 1 fr
LB - Rivers Wiseman, 6-4, 200, SR, Bentonville
96 tkl, 4 tfl, 4 ff, 4 pbu, 1 fr
DB - Dyelon Caradine, 6-1, 170, SR, Malvern
69 rec, 1,418 yds, 15 td
13 tkl, 12 solo, 5 int, 8 pbu
DB - Drake Fowler, 6-1, 175, SR, Bryant
45 tkl, 32 solo, 1 tfl, Bryant's all-time interception leader
DB - Elijah Newell, 6-0, 180, SR, Maumelle
1,617 all-purpose yds (300 rushing, 617 receiving, 700 return), 12 td
60 tkl, 9 tfl, 2 sck, 9 int, 2 ff, 1 fr, 3 td
DB - Brady Mackey, 5-11, 175, SR, Greenwood
82 tkl, 5 tfl, 2 fr, 8 pbu, 7 int
Specialist - Sam Dubwig, 6-4, 205, SR, Cabot
43.5 yards per punt, long 80, 21 punts inside 20-yd line
Athlete - Omarion Robinson, 6-1, 190, JR, Parkview
1,200 all-purpose yds (47 passing, 119 rushing, 465 receiving, 569 returning), 11 TD
42 tkl, 2 int, 2 fr, 10 pbu
SECOND TEAM
QB - Kane Archer, 6-1, 210, SO, Greenwood
195/266, 2,399 yds, 33 td, 103 car, 659 yds, 16 td
RB - Koby Turner, 5-11, 205, SR, Rivercrest
197 car, 1,865 yds, 27 td, 13 rec, 138 yds, 2 td
77 tkl, 7 tfl, int, 2 pbu, fr, ff
RB - Bo Williams, 5-10, 205, SR, Shiloh Christian
288 car, 1,934 yds, 38 td, 24 rec, 235 yds, 3 td
WR - Cris O'Neal, 6-0, 180, SR, Conway
83 rec, 1,374 yds, 20 td, 1 car, 8 yds, 1 td
WR - Taylin Paskel, 6-0, 170, SR, Crossett
1,514 all-purpose yds (1,302 receiving, 156 kick return, 53 punt return), 19 td
19 tkl, 2 tfl, 3 int, 4 pbu, ff, blk fg
WR - Courtney Crutchfield, 6-2, 180, SR, Pine Bluff
42 rec, 930 yds, 13 td, 7 car, 30 yds, 1 td
OL - Cole Abernathy, 6-2, 260, SR, Jonesboro
three-year stater, 92% grade, 16 knockdowns
OL - Parker Brown, 6-4, 300, SR, Greene County Tech
three-year starter, 85% grade, 51 pancakes, 26 knockdowns
OL - Cairo Terry, 6-3, 240, JR, Bryant
87% grade
OL - Matt O'Bar, 6-1, 260, SR, Booneville
three-year starter, 79 pancakes, 92% grade, blocked for offense that compiled over 6,300 yards
OL - Q Whitehead, 6-3, 330, SR, Conway
84% grade, 56 knockdowns, 2 sacks allowed
DEFENSE
DL - Jamarion Burton, 6-3, 225, SR, Prescott
107 tkl, 25 tfl, 18 sck, 3 ff
DL - Marquaze Parker, 6-3, 265, SR, West Memphis
58 tkl, 30 tfl, 8.5 sck, 4 ff, 1 td
DL - Wyatt Lancaster, 5-10, 180, SR, Rivercrest
153 tkl, 30 tfl, 11.5 sck, 15 qb hur, 3 pbu, 3 fr, 3 ff, 1 blk fg
DL - Robert Dover, 6-3, 230, SR, Mountain Home
82 tkl, 30 tfl, 10 sck, 1 pbu, 1 ff, 1 blk fg
LB - Dennis Gaines, 5-10, 180, SR, East Poinsett County
95 tkl, 2 FF
277 car, 1,895 yds, 30 td, 5 rec, 50 yds, td
LB - Delkarai Davis, 5-10, 190, SR, North Little Rock
114 tkl, 16 tfl, 7 qb hurries, 2 pbu, int
LB - Talan Smith, 6-1, 200, SR, Prescott
177 tkl, 82 solo, 17 tfl, 4 sck, int, ff
DB - Connor Frith, 6-0, 170, JR, Perryville
47 tkl, 16 solo, 12 int, fr, ff
DB - Dovonte Grimes, 6-0, 170, SR, Junction City
40 tkl, 28 solo, 6 pbu, 3 fr, 2 ff, 9 int, 3 fr td
23 car, 258 yds, 3 td, 20 rec, 428 yds, 7 td
DB - Braden Skaggs, 5-10, 170, SR, Greenwood
66 tkl, 1 tfl, 7 int, 11 pbu, 2 fr, 1 ff
DB - Jake Field, 5-10, 160, SR, Little Rock Christian
51 tkl, 1 tfl, 7 int, 6 pbu, 3 ff
3 rec, 137 yds, 1 td
Specialist - Griffin Thomas, 6-3, 185, SR, Harding Academy
82-87 xp, 9-12 fg, lng 48/ 58.1 yards per kickoff, lng 75, 87 touchbacks/ 41.5 yards per punt, lng 56
Athlete - Trent Haygood, 5-10, 160, JR, Camden Fairview
2,354 all-purpose yds, 1,124 rushing, 847 receiving, 383 kor, 18 td
THIRD TEAM
QB - Owen Miller, 6-1, 180, JR, Harding Academy
226/296, 3,841 yds, 49 td, 1 INT, 117 car, 815 yds, 12 td
RB - Braden Long, 6-1, 200, SR, Harrison
269 car, 2,224 yds, 32 td, 4 rec, 67 yds, td
RB - Da'Shawn Chairs, 5-8, 185, SR, Elkins
176 car, 1,704 yds, 35 td, 19 rec, 227 yds, 4 td
WR - Trenton Cooley, 5-10, 160, JR, Van Buren
86 rec, 1,222 yds, 311 kickoff return yds, 13 td
WR - Akyell Madison, 6-3, 175, SR, Mills
70 rec, 1,290 yds, 11 td, 14 car, 120 yds, 12-15 passing, 315 yds, 3 td
WR - Kyler Wolf, 6-0, 210, SR, Hot Springs Lakeside
59 rec, 1,160 yds, 9 td, 13 car, 77 yds, 5 td
OL - Alex Martin, 6-3, 300, SR, Parkview
82% grade, 54 knockdowns
27 tkl, 4 sck
OL - Cody Taylor, 6-3, 290, SO, Greenwood
55 pancakes, 78% grade, 11 good efforts, 2 sacks allowed
OL - Ryan Nolan, 6-7, 325, JR, Joe T. Robinson
40 knockdown blocks, 0 sacks allowed
OL - Josh Luallen, 6-3, 270, JR, Harding Academy
Started since freshman year, helped Harding Academy win fourth state title in past five years while compiling over 5,000 yards on offense
OL - Colin Jones, 6-3, 255, SR, Rogers
80% grade, blocked for offense that compiled over 5,000 yards
DEFENSE
DL - Peyton Adams, 5-9, 270, JR, Pulaski Academy
79 tkl, 48 solo, 13 tfl, 13, sck, 1 fr, 1 blk fg
DL - Kaynan Harris, 6-3, 255, JR, Harding Academy
43 tkl, 16 tfl, 2 sck, 1 int
DL - Trey Lisle, 6-6, 230, SR, Fayetteville
63 tkl, 24 tfl, 6 sck, 20 qb hurries, 1 ff, 1 fr, 2 pbu
DL - Kendall Williams, 6-2, 220, SR, Hot Springs
103 tkl, 22 tfl, 10 sck, 2 ff, 1 blk fg
LB - Walter Hicks, 6-0, 220, JR, Benton
104 tkl, 9 tfl, 11 sck, 2 qb hurries, 1 ff, 4 fr, 2 td
LB - Brian Huff, 6-3, 220, SR, Valley View
98 tkl, 7 tfl, 1 sck, 2 pbu, 1 fr, 1 ff
LB - Wyatt Simmons, 6-3, 215, SR, Harding Academy
90 tkl, 12 tfl, 4 sck, 1 fr, 1 int
DB - Jacob Henry, 5-10, 170, SO, Central Arkansas Christian
186 tkl, 3 tfl, 10 pbu, 1 ff, 1 fr, 2 int
524 total return yards, 3 td
DB - Jabauree Lockhart, 6-2, 180, SR, Camden Fairview
109 tkl, 63 solo, 7 tfl, 4 int, 11 pbu, fr, 4 ff, 1 blk fg
DB - Gunner Poe, 5-8, 170, SR, Cabot
48 tkl, 4 tfl, 5 int, 8 pbu, 1 fr
DB - Patton Whicker, 6-3, 185, SR, Pulaski Academy
99 tkl, 58 solo, 2 tfl, 3 int, 5 pbu
Specialist - JT Miller, 6-0, 160, SR, Rogers
6-8 fg, 62-66 xp, 57 yards per kickoff, 35.5 yards per punt
Athlete - Brandon Vaughan, 5-8, 155, JR, Greenland
1,633 total offensive yards (345 passing, 469 rushing, 471 receiving), 348 special teams return yards, 17 TD
46 tkl, 26 solo, 5 int, 1 fr td
Cover photo of Fayetteville's Drake Lindsey by Jimmy Jones
– Kyle Sutherland | @k_sutherlandAR
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