Editor’s Note: This is the fifth in a six-part series which will focus on the top players to watch for each Elmore County football team leading up to the season.

Defense has always been the focus of the Stanhope Elmore football team and the squad’s success starts with the defensive line. The Mustangs lost an all-state defensive end from last year’s team but they are still stacked with talent that will anchor the team and be key to the success again in 2019.

Caleb Turrentine is a sports writer for Tallapoosa Publishers Inc.