It’s Game Week, which means it’s time to kick out our last couple of Top Player Lists, continuing with our top offensive and defensive linemen today.
The IHSA football season kicks off on Friday, Aug. 21, all across Illinois, including for 20 Rockford-area teams (and three more on Saturday). And just about all of them will be leaning on the big boys up front to guide them through the early portions of the season.
With that in mind, here is a list of 20 of the top offensive and defensive linemen from the Rockford area to watch for this season:
Top Offensive, Defensive linemen
Jay Taft is a Rockford Register Star sports reporter. Email him at jtaft@rrstar.com and sign up for the Rockford High School Sports Newsletter here at rrstar.com. Jay has covered a variety of sports, from the Chicago Bears and Blackhawks to local youth sports, since the turn of the century at the Register Star.
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