As the season reaches the the halfway point or close to it around the nation, USA TODAY High School Sports is assembling our midseason report with installments throughout the week, where we will break down the candidates by region.
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Offense: East | Southwest | West | Southeast | Midwest
Defense: East | Southwest | West | Southeast | Midwest
Here we’re taking a look at the midseason candidates for the 2019 ALL-USA Defensive Player of the Year in the Southwest Region.
The national Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year award will be presented in December.
NOTE: Poll results are not used in selection of the player of the year.