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    KHSAA football is approaching. Meet 10 top offensive linemen in Louisville area for 2024

    By Jason Frakes, Louisville Courier Journal,

    2024-08-07

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    As kickoff of the 2024 high school football season approaches, the Louisville area features several offensive linemen with big-time college offers.

    A trio of seniors — Male’s Spike Sowells (North Carolina State), North Oldham’s Gradey Anthony (Louisville) and Christian Academy’s Ben Stotts (Austin Peay) — already have made their college choices. Manual’s David Pellman is one of the state’s top prospects in the Class of 2026 and has several scholarship offers.

    Here’s a look at 10 of the top offensive linemen in the Louisville area for the 2024 season, listed alphabetically:

    Gradey Anthony, North Oldham

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    Year: Senior

    Height/weight: 6-5/280

    What to know: Earned first-team all-district honors. Committed to University of Louisville.

    Aidan Brooks, DeSales

    Year: Senior

    Height/weight: 6-7/310

    What to know: Earned first-team all-district and honorable-mention All-Louisville honors. Also posted eight solo tackles and two sacks on defense.

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    Xavier Crawley, Kentucky Country Day

    Year: Senior

    Height/weight: 6-4/310

    What to know: Helped the Bearcats reach the Class A state semifinals. Expected to play a bigger role on defense this season.

    George Luckett, Manual

    Year: Junior

    Height/weight: 6-3/290

    What to know: Joins David Pellman on a formidable Crimsons line. Has an offer from Eastern Kentucky.

    David Pellman, Manual

    Year: Junior

    Height/weight: 6-3/305

    What to know: He’s the No. 2-ranked prospect in Kentucky’s Class of 2026 , according to 247Sports.com. Earned first-team all-district and second-team All-Louisville honors as a sophomore. Has offers from East Carolina, Eastern Kentucky, Florida, Kent State, Kentucky, Louisville, Marshall, Miami (Fla.), Ole Miss and West Virginia.

    Logan Russell, Ballard

    Year: Senior

    Height/weight: 6-4/250

    What to know: Earned honorable-mention All-State honors and first-team All-Louisville honors. Missed part of last season with a shoulder injury. Has an offer from Eastern Kentucky.

    Spike Sowells, Male

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    Year: Senior

    Height/weight: 6-2/292

    What to know: He’s the No. 5-ranked prospect in Kentucky’s Class of 2025 , according to 247Sports.com. Earned first-team All-State honors from The Courier Journal and first-team All-Louisville recognition. Committed to North Carolina State.

    Ben Stotts, Christian Academy

    Year: Senior

    Height/weight: 6-5/310

    What to know: Earned first-team all-district and second-team All-Louisville honors . Committed to Austin Peay.

    Matthew Wells, South Oldham

    Year: Senior

    Height/weight: 6-8/375

    What to know: Mammoth tackle earned honorable-mention All-State honors from The Courier Journal. Has offers from Missouri State (preferred walk-on) and Mount St. Joseph.

    Grant Whitmire, St. Xavier

    Year: Senior

    Height/weight: 6-2/275

    What to know: Expected to be the anchor of St. X’s line this season. Moving from guard to tackle.

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    Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; Follow on X @kyhighs.

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