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Top DIAA Players of the Fall: Lock

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Top DIAA Players of the Fall: Lock

Matt Laudien wins a lineout for West Chester.

And we're almost done with our lists of top DIAA players from the fall.

This time it's the locks, and second row is often a tough one to populate partly because you can be a great lock and not get seen (no matter how big you are) because you do a lot of in-tight work—hitting rucks, making tackles around the breakdown, pushing in the scrum.

So with that in mind it's very possible we missed some players. At the same time, those we named are all very good indeed.


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GRR Top 200 DIAA FALL 2022—LOCK
Player Name College Team
Douglas Barnes Boise State
Jake Calbeck Kansas State
Johnny Carmichael Belmont Abbey
Mike Callahan Kansas
Andrew Dunlop Clemson
Chris Ferrigno  Rhode Island
Dan Geinosky North Carolina
Leo Henkels Boston College
Sam Hooper Bowling Green
Christopher Jensvold Louisville
Matthew Laudien West Chester
Max Lofgren Nebraska
Will Meckauskas Kentucky
Ted Melchiorre Delaware
Christian Moolman Tennessee
Max Muhm Iowa State
John Reddy Cincinnati
George Speres Boston College
Zach Szepiela Bowling Green
Justin Tucker Texas State