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All-American Bowl Announces Five Finalists For The Defensive Player of the Year Award

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The country’s top five players on the defensive side of the ball tapped for the award

All-American Bowl

The All-American Bowl Selection Committee announced the finalists for the Defensive Player of the Year Award, given annually to the top defensive player in the country.

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The All-American Bowl’s Defensive Player of the Year winner will be named during the 2024 All-American Bowl Awards Show on Friday, January 5th in San Antonio, Texas.

Past winners of the award include Jaelan Phillips, Micah Parsons, and Bryan Bresee.

This year’s finalists are:

NAME

POSITION

SCHOOL

CITY

STATE

KJ Bolden

DB

Buford High School

Buford

GA

Sammy Brown

LB

Jefferson High School

Jefferson

GA

LJ McCray

DL

Mainland High School

Daytona Beach

FL

Xadavien Sims

DL

Durant High School

Durant

OK

Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa

LB

St. John Bosco High School

Bellflower

CA

About the All-American Bowl

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