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Dave Campbell’s Texas Football predicts Class 5A Defensive MVPs in Dallas-Fort Worth

Division I

District 3-5A

Mykol Clark, LB, Crowley

Notable: 3-stars, first team all district

College: 7 offers

District 4-5A

Del’shun Neal, DE, Denton Ryan

2017 season: 57 tackles, 9 sacks

District 5-5A

Adam White, LB, Frisco Wakeland

College: 2 offers (Air Force, A&M Commerce)

District 6-5A

Jalen Catalon, DB, Mansfield Legacy

Notable: 297 tackles, 10 TFL, 10 PBU, 7 FF, 5 FR, 12 INTs the past two years

Notable: 5A Defensive MVP in three different categories in 2016.

College: 23 offers

Mansfield Legacy’s Jalen Catalon (5) eludes Frisco Lone Star’s Jaylan Ford (45) during a Class 5A state quarterfinal playoff game at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Dec. 9, 2017.
Mansfield Legacy’s Jalen Catalon (5) eludes Frisco Lone Star’s Jaylan Ford (45) during a Class 5A state quarterfinal playoff game at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Dec. 9, 2017. Max Faulkner mfaulkner@star-telegram.com

District 7-5A

Dorian Morris, DB, Mesquite Poteet

College: 8 offers

Division II

District 4-5A

Treylon Caddell, LB, FW Southwest

2017 season: 113 tackles, 13 sacks

District 5-5A

Colt Ellison, DE, Aledo

Notable: 186 tackles, 34 TFL, 23.5 sacks, 9 PBU, 3 FF, 6 FR the past two years

College: TCU

District 6-5A

Derrion Clark, LB, Dallas South Oak Cliff

2017 season: 111 tackles, 19 sacks

College: Arizona

Dallas South Oak Cliff 3-star LB Derrion Clark
Dallas South Oak Cliff 3-star LB Derrion Clark 247Sports

District 7-5A

Nate Maulsby, Denison

2017 season: 106 tackles, 12 TFL, 3 sacks

District 8-5A

Melvin Martin, DL/LB, Corsicana

2017 season: 14 sacks

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