CeeJay Embry is a big defensive tackle with an even bigger goal during his senior season.
Pahokee’s two-way juggernaut, a three-star Western Kentucky commit, is gunning to break a Pahokee legend’s record.
DeeJay Holmes Jr. owns the single-season sack record (32.5) for the Blue Devils, an accomplishment set in 2022 — but Embry wants to make sure it doesn’t last.
“I’ve got one particular goal,” he said. “To break the sack record that DeeJay Holmes posted. I just want to go out there and beat that.”
Pahokee’s senior has not been known as a sack specialist thus far in his high-school career, having tallied three sacks last year as a run-stopping force. But it sounds like the lineman is looking to change his game.
“It’s possible,” Embry asserts.
While coach Carlos Lammons Sr. acknowledges it would be an “Aaron-Donald” type of accomplishment for a defensive tackle to record that many sacks, Embry would be the guy to challenge it.
“CeeJay is a force to be reckoned with, man,” Lammons Sr. said. “What makes him a force is his athletic abilities, his size and strength, but he’s also a student of the game. Behind our quarterback, he’s our highest IQ guy on the team. He sniffs out a lot of plays before they even get started. Very smart, intelligent football player, so I believe in him. I would never tell him it’s impossible.”
Whether he reaches that mark, Embry is set to once again be a leader of a defense that allowed fewer than 12 points per game during a 7-4 season.
A three-star defensive lineman and a two-way player last season on both lines, Embry was sought after by a number of schools during his recruiting process.
After committing to Western Kentucky in April, he took an official visit to Florida Atlantic University in June during the offseason.
Alex Peterman covers high school sports for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at apeterman@gannett.com.
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