All-Big Central Conference football defensive teams

The Big Central All-Conference teams, honoring the league’s best defensive players for the 2024 season:

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

ZAHMIR EVANS

Old Bridge

Senior

Defensive line

Piscataway’s Zahmir Evans

The explosive defensive end bolted to the ball and came up with 75 tackles (39 solo, 23 TFL) with 5½ sacks. The 6-foot, 195-pounder had four games with double-digit tackles and added two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery as the Knights won six games and allowed a touchdown or less four times.

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DARREN IKINNAGBON

Hillside

Senior

Defensive line

The University of Georgia commit finished up his stellar varsity career by helping the Comets hold opponents to two touchdowns or fewer in six of their final seven games. Ikinnagbon notched 53 tackles, including seven for a loss, a sack, four forced fumbles and a fumble recovery for a touchdown.

DAVID SILVA

Bernards

Senior

Defensive line

Bernards’ David Silva

While the Mountaineers’ offense certainly did plenty of damage, averaging four touchdowns a game, the defense was even more impressive, holding opponents to just 12 points per contest, fifth-best in the conference. Silva, who will play at The College of New Jersey, led the effort on the D-line, logging 64 tackles.

ALA-MEEN WATKINS

Plainfield

Senior

Defensive line

Plainfield two-way threat Ala-Meen Watkins

The veteran had a big hand in Cardinals’ offensive success, throwing, running and catching the ball, but his work on the front line had, perhaps, a bigger impact on Plainfield’s second straight winning campaign and playoff berth. Watkins, who notched eight offensive touchdowns, recorded 46 tackles, including five for losses, 4½ sacks, a forced fumble and two blocked kicks.

ANDREW AVENT

Rahway

Junior

Linebacker

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Publish date : 2024-12-12 07:48:00

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