Video: 2015 Preseason All-Americans - DefenseSee which players are the best in the land heading into the football season.Two Alabama commits — Kendell Jones and Jaquan Yulee — highlight the defense headline the defensive side of the MaxPreps 2015 Preseason
All-American Team.
Jones, who is aptly nicknamed "Hulk," is a 6-foot-4, 315-pound monster from Texas. Yulee is the No. 9 linebacker in the country.
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DefenseDL – Rashan Gary, 6-4, 290, Paramus Catholic (N.J.), UncommittedThe
Star-Ledger Defensive Player of the Year, Gary registered 55 tackles
and 10 sacks to lead Paramus Catholic to the Non-Public Group IV title
game. He'll lead the Paladins against a rigorous schedule.
DL – Kendell Jones, 6-4, 315, Shoemaker (Killeen, Texas), Alabama"Hulk" took home Defensive Player of the Year honors from the Killeen Daily Herald.
DL – Dexter Lawrence, 6-5, 310, Wake Forest (N.C.), UncommittedAn all-area pick, Lawrence posted 55 tackles and 10 sacks. He's the No. 3 recruit in the 247Sports Composite.
DL – Nick Bosa, 6-3, 260, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Ohio StateBosa enters his fourth year as a varsity starter. He compiled 56 tackles and 29.5 tackles for loss, as well as five sacks.
LB – Tuf Borland, 6-2, 225, Bolingbrook (Ill.), Ohio StateAn all-area pick by the Chicago Sun-Times, Borland registered 110 tackles and four sacks for one of the state's top programs.
LB – Lyndell "Mack" Wilson, 6-3, 220, Carver (Montgomery, Ala.), UncommittedWilson was a Class 6A first team all-state pick and is the No. 1 player at his position, according to 247Sports.
LB – Caleb Kelly, 6-3, 215, Clovis West (Fresno, Calif.), UncommittedKelly was all over the field for Clovis West as a junior. He notched a 20-tackle game and was a valuable weapon as a receiver.
LB – Jaquan Yulee, 6-2, 240, Indian River (Chesapeake, Va.), AlabamaYulee
was an All-Tidewater pick after amassing 120 tackles and nine sacks.
He'll lead an Indiana River program that is on the rise.
LB – Keion Joyner, 6-4, 205, Havelock (N.C.), UncommittedFor 14-2 Havelock, Joyner menaced opposing offenses. He made 86 tackles, had five sacks and blocked a punt.
DB – Levonta Taylor, 5-11, 180, Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, Va.), Florida StateFor
preseason-ranked Ocean Lakes, Taylor was phenomenal. He forced eight
turnovers, scored on three kick returns and three interceptions, earning
all-Tidewater honors.
DB – Saivion Smith, 6-2, 180, IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), LSUSmith
did it all for IMG. He made 67 tackles, five interceptions and blocked
three punts. He scored six touchdowns on defense and special teams.
DB – Trayvon Mullen, 6-2, 170, Coconut Creek (Fla.), UncommittedCoconut
Creek could have a breakout season, and Mullen is a huge reason why. He
had 28 tackles, 11 pass break-ups, and six special teams scores last
season.
DB – Brandon Jones, 6-0, 180, Nacogdoches (Texas), UncommittedAn injury claimed his junior season, but Jones, now healthy, is poised for a monster senior campaign.
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