The 2025 Michigan Sports Writers All-State team Division 1-2, selected by a statewide panel of 13 sports writers:
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Corey Sadler, Detroit Cass Tech
COACH OF THE YEAR
Phil Jacobs, Dexter
QB – Cooper Arnedt, Dexter
QB – Tommy Carr, Saline
QB – Kayd Coffman, East Kentwood
RB – Izaiah Wright, Gibraltar Carlson
RB – Camden Noe, Portage Central
RB – Donovan Triplett, Walled Lake Western
RB – Mahti Gwilly, Utica
R - Corey Sadler, Detroit Cass Tech
R – Cole Novara, Dexter
R – Charles Britton, Belleville
R – Samson Gash, Detroit Catholic Central
R – Lincoln Keyes, Saline
OL – Dewey Young, Kalamazoo Central
OL – Gregory Patrick, Portage Northern
OL – Benny Eziuka, Detroit Catholic Central
OL – Khalief Canty, Detroit Cass Tech
OL – Ben Nichols, Davison
DL – Maximus Jansenvanvuren, Waterford Mott
DL – Jack Janda, Detroit Catholic Central
DL – Recarder Kitchen, Muskegon
DL – Ryan Harrington, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s
LB – Drew Esper, Traverse City West
LB – Bryce Barbarino, Saline
LB – Charlie Jilek, Portage Central
LB – Marcus Jennings, Detroit Cass Tech
DB – Ben Coleman, Portage Central
DB – Luke Ahern, Rockford
DB – Gideon Gash, Detroit Catholic Central
DB – Ronnie Hill, Sterling Heights Stevenson
DB – Camari Patterson, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s
ATH – Geno Seets, Waterford Mott
ATH – Lorenzo Barber, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s
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K – Aidan O’Neill, Clarkston
P – Ryder Ferguson, Davison
Coach: Phil Jacobs, Dexter
SECOND TEAM ALL-STATE
QB – Jake Morrow, Grand Blanc
QB – Duke Banta, Detroit Catholic Central
RB – Dom Nauss, Brighton
RB – Jeremiah Whitley, Birmingham Groves
RB – Dean Hammoud, Dearborn Fordson
R – Ben Marinik, Midland Dow
R – Lincoln Watkins, Port Huron Northern
OL – Jakari Lipsey, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix
OL – Owen Winder, Dexter
OL – Hayden Flavin, Clarkston
OL – Brady Hansen, Hudsonville
OL – Vincent Pizzo, St. Clair Shores Lakeview
DL – Isaiah Harris, Saline
DL – Aiden VanDam, Byron Center
DL – Miles Sharp, Roseville
DL – Jayden Bell, Birmingham Brother Rice
LB – Carter Czapski, Utica
LB – Will Lewis, Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice
LB – Ryan Aukeman, Hudsonville
DB – Elijah Goins, Macomb Dakota
DB – Kameran Hayward, Warren Cousino
DB – Charles Chatman, Muskegon
Coach: Justin Cessante, Detroit Catholic Central
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-STATE
QB – Wynn Diegel, Midland Dow; Donald Tabron, Detroit Cass Tech; Brady VanLaecke, Hudsonville; Brick Sandridge, Warren Cousino; Jabin Gonzales, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s.
RB – Eduardo Casares, Ann Arbor Pioneer; Brody Schuiteman, Jenison; Owen Haarsma, Hudsonville; Javari Funches; Tomarion Steward, Muskegon Mona Shores.
R – Holden Niemi, Dexter; Mason Darke, Muskegon Reeths-Puffer.
OL – Zander Halliwill, Midland Dow; Noah Klein, Portage Central; Eli Macauley, Forest Hills Northern; Ernesto Botello, Muskegon
DL – Allen Frank, Grand Blanch; Myles Smith, Farmington; Dominik Kosznicki, Clinton Township Chippewa Valley; John Klein, St. Clair Shores Lakeview; Jeremiah Benson, West Bloomfield.
LB – Cam Kalbfleisch, Gibraltar Carlson; Nathan Gersh, Dexter; Tanner Collett, Monroe
DB – Daylin Taylor, Grand Blanc; Amir Morelan, Port Huron Northern
K – Joseph Celaj, Romeo; Ben Savage, Grosse Pointe North; Dean Manthei, Gibraltar Carlson.
Coach: Jason Gendron, Gibraltar Carlson.
Voting panel: Tom Green, Huron Daily Tribune; Hugh Bernreuter, Saginaw MLive; Matthew Ehler, MLive, Kalamazoo; Josh VanDyke, MLive, Muskegon; Brandon Watson, Sturgis Journal; Daniel D’Addona, Holland Sentinel; Jon Szczepaniak, Flint MLive; Jordan Ramsey, Detroit Free Press; Daniel Stickradt, Oakland-Macomb; Bryan Everson, Oakland-Macomb; Matthew Mowery, Media News Group; Keith Dunlap, Detroit News; Doug Donnelly, Blissfield Advance.

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