As we head into the 2024 high school football season in Southern California, SBLive is winding down its preseason coverage of the LA City Section.
SBLive has already revealed the top players to watch, taken a look at the best matchups week by week, and released the preseason top 10 rankings.
Here is SBLive’s preseason All-City Section high school football team.
QB – Jaden O’Neal, Narbonne, Jr. (Oklahoma)
The most touted prospect in the City area, O’Neal came from Newport Harbor and is immediately eligible to begin his junior season. O’Neal will have plenty of weapons at his disposal.
QB – Eduardo Cuevas, Franklin, Sr.
As a junior, one of the section’s best quarterbacks threw for 1,939 yards and 19 touchdowns.
RB – Kameryn Hurst, Carson, Sr.
Hurst shared the running with Jerry Misaalefua as a tailback last year, and the backfield is now all Hurst’s. He ran for 945 yards and 10 TDs on 103 carries in 2023. Hurst is expected to run well over 1,000 yards in 2024.
RB – Dredon Fowles, Birmingham, Sr.
The speedster. Fowles ran for 565 yards and eight touchdowns on just 74 carries last season, splitting those runs with Ronnell Hewitt, who is now at Westlake High.
OL – Tep Tuaau, Carson, Sr.
Returning selection to the All-City Second Team.
OL – Evan Epenesa, Narbonne, Jr.
Returning selection to the All-City Second Team.
OL – Frankie Rivera, San Pedro, Sr.
One of San Pedro’s best linemen in a run-heavy offense.
OL – Cole Ward, Palisades, Sr.
Ward will lead an inexperienced Dolphins offensive line. Coach Dylen Smith named Ward as a key player who will return in 2024.
OL – Noah Hernandez, Garfield, Sr.
Returning All-League lineman for coach Lorenzo Hernandez.
WR – Jonas Leal-Paz, Eagle Rock, Sr.
Leal-Paz had 834 yards and 12 touchdowns last season, earning All-City honors as a junior.
WR – Allen Blaylock, Narbonne, Jr.
Blaylock was the team’s leading receiver in 2023 with 717 yards on 59 passes caught and seven touchdowns.
WR – Steve Perez, Banning, Sr.
Perez, an All-City player in 2023, is one of the best wideouts in the section after rushing for 907 yards on 50 receptions and five TDs. He also ran for five scores and rushed for 335 yards on 58 carries.
WR – Xavier Owens, Narbonne, Jr.
Owens had more than 500 rushing yards and five touchdowns on just 35 pass catches in 2023.
TE – Dylan Rubio, San Pedro, Sr.
All-City returning tight end in the Open Division.
ATH – David Sandy, LA Jordan, Sr.
Sandy did a little bit of everything in 2023. He threw for 343 yards and three touchdowns, but also ran for 2,904 yards and 39 touchdowns. He also recorded 65 tackles and had two INTs.
K – Pedro Colin, Angelou, Sr.
Returning All-City kicker.
DE – Chinedu Onyeagoro, King/Drew, Sr. (SMU)
Onyeagoro recorded 21 sacks and had 95 total tackles last year. He has a goal of recording 35 sacks in 2024. One of the best edge rushers on the West Coast. Returning All-City Defensive MVP in Division I.
DL – Andy Bailon, Birmingham, Sr.
Returning All-City defensive lineman for the defending City Section Open Division champions.
DL – James Montes, Kennedy, Jr.
Montes recorded seven sacks in 2023 and made 29 tackles for the Cougars.
DE – Kody Galloway, Banning, Sun.
As a freshman, Galloway recorded 131 tackles, including 17 for loss, including 6.5 sacks.
LB – Mark Iheanachor, Narbonne, Sr. (SMU)
Iheanachor recorded 93 tackles as a junior, including 12 tackles for loss. One of the best linebackers on the West Coast.
LB – Jake Treibatch, Palisades, Sr.
Treibatch had 60 tackles in 2023, including nine for loss. He also had 2.5 sacks. Selection for the 2023 All-City Open Division.
LB – Mark Edwards, Narbonne, Sr.
The transfer from Palmdale is a Division I supporter.
LB – Eddie Plaza, Birmingham, Sr.
The two-time All-City linebacker will solidify coach Jim Rose’s defense. Plaza recorded 103 tackles in 2023.
LB – Pedro Ibanez, Banning, Sr.
As a junior, Ibanez recorded an impressive 132 tackles.
DB – Ernest Nunley, Narbonne, Jr.
Nunley recorded 28 tackles and had three interceptions as a sophomore.
DB – Daveion McCarthy, Angelou, Sr.
McCarthy had five interceptions and 44 tackles as a junior.
DB – Christopher González, Bell, Sr.
Gonzalez was the city’s best player as a junior with nine interceptions and 70 tackles.
DB – Troy Taulua, Carson, So.
One of the few rookies selected to the All-City Team (2nd Team) in 2023.
DB – Anthony Estrada, San Pedro, Sr.
Returning All-City selection in the secondary. Also plays wide receiver.
ATH – Jayden Garcia, Garfield, Jr.
Returning All-City selection. Plays offense and defense.
P – Justin Casteneda-Pop, Hawkins, Sr.
Returning all-city punter.
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