The seventh annual International Bowl will begin Jan. 31 and run until Feb. 5 in Arlington, Texas.
Led by head coach Tom Bainter of Bothel (Wash.) High School, the U.S. Under-16 National Team will take the field 1 p.m. CT Friday, Feb. 5, at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, against the Alberta Under-16 team that will represent Canada.
Each day this week, we will focus on a few of the position groups, including highlight films.
SEE ALSO: Learn more about the 2016 International Bowl at the official event website
SEE ALSO: Check out the entire Under-16 National Team roster and coaching staff
SEE ALSO: Wide receivers, tight ends and kicker
SEE ALSO: Offensive and defensive linemen
SEE ALSO: Quarerbacks and running backs
Here’s a look at linebackers and defensive backs.
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Linebackers
Jake Galli
5-foot-11, 185 pounds
Gonzaga College High School
Washington, D.C.
Grant Hutchinson
5-foot-10, 175 pounds
Versailles High School
Versailles, Mo.
Edward Maxwell III
5-foot-11, 165 pounds
Centreville High School
Centreville, Va.
Lucas Openlander
5-foot-11, 163 pounds
Sullivan High School
Sullivan, Mo.
Gregory Rodgers II
6-foot, 200 pounds
Grovetown High School
Grovetown, Ga.
Mason Russell
6-foot-1, 195 pounds
Windemere Prepatory School
Windermere, Fla.
Diego Sanchez
6-foot, 185 pounds
Los Lunas High School
Los Lunas, N.M.
No video available.
Aaron Soto
5-foot-8, 170 pounds
Saint Francis Central Coast Catholic
Watsonville, Calif.
Victor Vega III
5-foot-11, 210 pounds
Lake Nona High School
Orlando, Fla.
Jake Wooldridge
5-foot-10, 165 pounds
Glenwood High School
Chatham, Ill.
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Defensive backs
Jared Ables
6-foot, 190 pounds
Foothill High School
Henderson, Nev.
TaShumbrae Brown
5-foot-4, 125 pounds
San Marcos High School
San Marcos, Texas
No video available.
Joshua Edwards
5-foot-8, 163 pounds
Milton High School
Alpharetta, Ga.
Joel Girtman, Jr.
5-foot-8, 160 pounds
Westlake High School
College Park, Ga.
Garrett Graves
5-foot-8, 130 pounds
Nevada Union High School
Grass Valley, Calif.
Matt Greenwald
6-foot-1, 160 pounds
Fairview High School
Boulder, Colo.
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Ethan T. Negron
5-foot-5, 122 pounds
Sayreville War Memorial High School
Sayreville, N.J.
Thomas Romig
5-foot-7. 145 pounds
Honoeye Falls Lima
Honeoye Falls, N.Y.
Trey Wilson
5-foot-7, 140 pounds
Montclair Kimberley Academy
Upper Montclair, N.J.