Vicksburg High linebacker Demarion Robinson is the 2021 Vicksburg Post football Defensive Player of the Year. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

CALEB BRYANT, DL Jr., Vicksburg MHSAA All-Region 2-5A selection tied for the team lead with 10 sacks ... had 67 tackles and 13 tackles for loss

LAYTON BURKE, DL Sr., Warren Central Team leader with five sacks ... finished with 47 tackles and 10 tackles for loss

DEMARCUS JOHNSON, DL So., Vicksburg Good young defensive tackle tied for the team lead with 10 sacks and had 71 tackles ... had 15 tackles for loss and three forced fumbles

JAX OGLESBY, DL Jr., St. Aloysius Two-way starter on the offensive and defensive lines totaled 45 tackles ... had eight tackles for loss and three sacks

ROY QUALLS, DL Jr., Warren Central Totaled 43 tackles and 12 tackles for loss ... had two sacks

WALLYEKE CURRY, LB Jr., Vicksburg Part of an outstanding Gators’ defense had 80 total tackles, nine tackles for loss, and three sacks

FLOYD DAVENPORT, LB Sr., Warren Central First-team MHSAA All-Region 3-6A selection led Warren Central with 117 total tackles ... had nine tackles for loss

JASHUN SIMON, LB Sr., Warren Central Three-year starter and first-team MHSAA All-Region 3-6A selection ranked second on WC with 80 tackles ... had nine tackles for loss and two interceptions

CHASE TUCKER, LB Sr., St. Aloysius St. Al’s leading tackler was the Co-Defensive MVP in MAIS District 3-4A ... finished with 97 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, and three sacks ... also caught 29 passes for 400 yards and six TDs on offense

JALEEL FLEMING, DB Jr., Vicksburg Led Mississippi with 10 interceptions and had seven pass breakups ... totaled 35 tackles ... first-team Class 5A All-State selection

KEARRIS GILLIAM, DB Jr., Vicksburg All-Region 2-5A selection had 34 tackles, two interceptions and six pass breakups

JASE JUNG, DB Fr., Porter’s Chapel Led PCA with four interceptions and was fourth on the team with 59 tackles ... scored four touchdowns on the offensive side of the ball

JAEVIAN MIMS, DB Sr., Warren Central Led the Vikings with five interceptions ... totaled 43 tackles ... blocked a half-dozen punts and field goals on special teams

ERIC WESLEY, DB Sr., Vicksburg Playmaking safety racked up 75 tackles and six tackles for loss ... had one interception, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries

JASON WILLIAMS, DB Sr., Warren Central Three-year starter in the secondary totaled 68 tackles and two interceptions