Meet the 2025 Cook County All-Area football team

Player School Position Year

Tony Balanganayi, Palatine, OL/DL, Sr.

Torey Baskin, Hoffman Estates, WR/DB, Sr.

Marquan Brewster, Fremd, WR/DB, Sr.

Joe Brigham, Rolling Meadows, QB, Sr.

Jackson Cacini, Prospect, QB, Jr.

Nathan Cichy, Prospect, WR, Sr.

Austin Coles, Barrington, WR, Sr.

Owen Cook, Barrington, WR, Sr.

Matthew Donnelly, Prospect, RB, Jr.

Evan Downer, Palatine, OL/DL, Sr.

Kole Fager, Palatine, RB/WR/DB, Sr.

Quan Fields, Hoffman Estates, DE/RB, Sr.

Owen Fors, Barrington, OL/DL, Sr.

Dominic Ganir, Leyden, FB/LB, Sr.

Vince Heydecker, Schaumburg, RB/DB, Jr.

Owen Jakubczak, Fremd, OL/DL, Sr.

Brandon Jenkins, Hersey, RB, Sr.

Matthew Kaput, Buffalo Grove, RB/LB, Jr.

Sean Kerr, Rolling Meadows, TE/DE, Sr.

Niko Kokosioulis, Maine South, RB/DB, Sr.

Nathan Kutella, Conant, RB/LB, Sr.

Jaylen Maiden, Palatine, OL/DL, Sr.

Lucas Masek, Maine West, OL/DL, Sr.

Jake Nawrot, Hersey, QB, Jr.

Jack Nolan, Hersey, OL, Sr.

* Johnny O’Brien, Fremd, QB, Sr.

Tom O’Brien, Fremd, LB, Jr.

Lamar Osterhues, Barrington, RB, So.

Troy Pepe, Fremd, LB, Sr.

Jake Pepsnik, Prospect, LB, Sr.

David Piotrowski, Maine South, OL/DL, Sr.

Charlie Ploder, Barrington, DT, Sr.

Jameson Purcell, Maine South, QB, Jr.

Jack Rappa, Rolling Meadows, OL/LB, Sr.

Josh Rappa, Rolling Meadows, TE/LB, Sr.

Josh Riggs, Hersey, WR/DB, Sr.

Matthew Schlenhardt, Maine South, OLB, Jr.

Gavin Smith, Maine South, MLB, Sr.

Luke Tepas, Barrington, QB, Sr.

Tyler Wentink, Hersey, WR/DB, Sr.

* Cook County All-Area captain

Honorable mention

Nathan Abede, Maine West, WR, Sr.; Jack Anderson, Rolling Meadows, WR/S, Sr.; Louis Avalos, Maine West, RB, Sr.; Santino Bernabei, Maine South, WR/CB, Sr.; Ray Black, Schaumburg, QB/DB, Sr.; Christian Campos, Wheeling, QB/DB, Sr.; Drew Carrison, Buffalo Grove, OL/DL, Jr.; Matt Carver, Schaumburg, OL/LB, Jr.; Anthony D’Ambrosio, Fremd, DE, Sr.; Owen Erickson, Buffalo Grove, OL/DL, Jr.; Jayden Evans, Palatine, WR/DB, Jr.; Jayden Faulkner, Fremd, RB, Jr.; Will Fidler, Prospect, DB, Sr.; Jacob Ganatos, Rolling Meadows, TE/LB, Sr.; Cheydon Georgacakis, RB/LB, Hersey, Sr.; Kile Gough, Schaumburg, WR/LB, Sr.; Nick Hachigian, Maine South, SS, Sr.; Jason Hardy, Fremd, RB/LB, Sr.; Finn Haugh, Maine South, WR, Sr.; Brooks Howard, Barrington, DB, Sr.; Jeff Kohanzo, Barrington, LB, Sr.; Michael Krakowski, Wheeling, TE/LB, Sr.; Peter LaFleur, St. Viator, OL, Sr.; Austin, Lesniak, Hoffman Estates, QB, Sr.; Charlie Letzig, Prospect, LB, Sr.; Carter MacDonald, Fremd, WR, Sr.; Tyler Marchese, Conant, QB/DB. Jr.; Joe Morales, Prospect, OL, Sr.; Odisho Odisho, Elk Grove, OL, Sr.; Oluwadunmininu Oginni, Hoffman Estates, WR/LB, Sr.; Ethan Otano, Elk Grove, DL, Sr.; Wynn Philippi, St. Viator, DE, Sr.; Ben Riddle, Fremd, WR/DB, Jr.; Will Santiago, Palatine, QB, Sr.; Abhimanyu Sarma, Conant, RB/DB, Sr.; Jackson Spizzirri, Conant, RB/LB, Sr.; Alex Wisely, Hoffman Estates, LB, Sr.; John Wormley, Barrington, K, Sr.; Ben Zebron, Hersey, OL, Jr.; Esad Zev, Maine East, OL, Sr.