State Contender Profile: Fordson Tractors
Head Coach: Fouad Zaban Division: 1 Conference: Kensington Lakes Activities Association – East 2019 Overall Record: 9-2 Returning Key Players: Antonio Gates Jr Antonio Gates Jr 6'3" | 185 lbs | WR Fordson | 2022 State MI | WR | 2022 Ka’Marii…
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Continue ReadingHead Coach: Fouad Zaban
Division: 1
Conference: Kensington Lakes Activities Association – East
2019 Overall Record: 9-2
Returning Key Players:
Antonio Gates Jr Antonio Gates Jr 6'3" | 185 lbs | WR Fordson | 2022 State MI | WR | 2022
Ka’Marii Landers | OL | 2022
Mohammed Hazime Mohammed Hazime 6'5" | 225 lbs | TE Fordson | 2022 State MI | TE | 2022
Fayez Al-Ziyadi Fayez Al-Ziyadi 6'0" | 280 lbs | OL Fordson | 2022 MI | OL | 2022
Travis Boston Jr. Travis Boston Jr. 5'10" | 200 lbs | RB Fordson | 2021 State MI | RB | 2021
Jeton Metasani Jeton Metasani 6'2" | 280 lbs | OL Fordson | 2021 MI | OL | 2021
Hussein Bazzi | DL | 2022
Mohammed Bazzi | DL | 2022
Kiem Moore Kiem Moore 5'11" | 190 lbs | LB Fordson | 2021 MI | RB | 2021
Mohamad Aboutaam | LB | 2021
Analysis: The Tractors ended their 2019 season with a loss to Cass Tech in the district finals, but they return a team with the talent to make an even deeper run in 2020. Star quarterback Ali Beydoun announced that he would no longer be playing football, which leaves the inexperienced junior Alex Osman as the starter under center. Fordson has plenty of star power on offense to make up for the lack of experience at quarterback and it all starts with junior receiver Antonio Gates Jr Antonio Gates Jr 6'3" | 185 lbs | WR Fordson | 2022 State MI He is an elite prospect and arguably the top 2022 player in the entire state. The backfield received a major boost in Oak Park transfer Travis Boston Jr. Travis Boston Jr. 5'10" | 200 lbs | RB Fordson | 2021 State MI , who will join Kiem Moore Kiem Moore 5'11" | 190 lbs | LB Fordson | 2021 MI to form a two-headed monster on the ground. The team has a talented offensive line that features players like Ka’Marii Landers, Fayez Al-Ziyadi Fayez Al-Ziyadi 6'0" | 280 lbs | OL Fordson | 2022 MI and Jeton Metasani Jeton Metasani 6'2" | 280 lbs | OL Fordson | 2021 MI . Junior tight end Mohammed Hazime Mohammed Hazime 6'5" | 225 lbs | TE Fordson | 2022 State MI is another player to keep an eye on as he may be the best at his position in the entire state. On defense, the Tractors are led by the underrated sibling duo of Hussein and Mohammed Bazzi. Both guys are rising players on the defensive line. Senior linebacker Mohamad Aboutaam and sophomore defensive back Darrell Jones are other player that could make an impact this season. Despite the loss at quarterback, Fordson should once again make a run in the post season and potentially reach the championship game.