We have the top recruits in the trenches this week both on the defensive side of the ball to cap off our 2025 rankings. Below are some of Texas High Schools’ best up-in-coming junior class of defensive linemen that we have ranked in order. See how some of the top defensive linemen in the class of 2025 stack up against one another here.
#10. Ranked 25′ DL (TX) Titus Roberson (25′) | 6-2/260 | DL | Coppell
#9. Ranked 25′ DL (TX) Travis Buhake (25′) | 6-2/245 | DL | Mansfield Summit
#8. Ranked 25′ DL (TX) Carmello Brooks (25′) | 6-3/250 | DL | Paetow
#7. Ranked 25′ DL (TX) Malcolm Simpson (25′) | 6-4/240 | DL | Ball
#6. Ranked 25′ DL (TX) Zion Williams (25′) | 6-3/295 | DL | Lufkin
#5. Ranked 25′ DL (TX) Dilan Battle (25′) | 6-2/315| DL | Mansfield Timberview
#4. Ranked 25′ DL (TX) Xavier Ukponu (25′) | 6-2/275 | DL | Guyer
#3. Ranked 25′ DL (TX) Michael Riles (25′) | 6-3/290 | DL | Port Arthur Memorial
#2. Ranked 25′ DL (TX) DJ Sanders (25′) | 6-3/235| DL | Bellville
#1. Ranked 25′ DL (TX) Lance Jackson (25′) | 6-5/245 | DL, TE | Pleasant Grove
Honorable Mentions
Evan Naeata (25′) | 6-2/280 | DL | Colleyville Heritage
Quandre Coates (25′) | 6-4/230 | DL | Anahuac
Josiah Pratt (25′) | 6/305| DL | Summer Creek
Braden Bays (25′) | 6-3/250 | DL | Boerne
Jordan Covington (25′) | 6-1/245 | DL | McKinney
Corey Walls (25′) | 6-2/240 | DL | Sachse
