Jayden O'Farrill leads at 175, with Zack Aquila our pick to challenge

O'Farrill holds the top spot, Aquila leads the seniors, and Ohio and Illinois have the most names in this national high school top 10.

Jayden O'Farrill is on top at 175 pounds. The State College junior from Pennsylvania ranks No. 1, and our pick is O'Farrill to hold that position against a field split evenly between seniors and juniors.

Our pick to challenge him is No. 2 Zack Aquila. The Brecksville senior leads Ohio's pair of ranked wrestlers and sits closest to O'Farrill on this board.

The other seniors to know are No. 4 Maximus Dhabolt of Ankeny Centennial in Iowa, No. 6 Lucas Boe of Lake Highland Prep in Florida, No. 8 Bruno Cassioppi of Honenegah in Illinois and No. 9 Gabriel Logan of Delbarton in New Jersey. We like Dhabolt as another contender to watch near the top.

Among the younger names, No. 3 Tomm Heiser of Evansville in Wisconsin is our pick to push higher. Fellow junior Justus Heeg of Providence Catholic in Illinois holds No. 5. Both already occupy spots in the upper half of the top 10.

Juniors Isai Fernandez of St. John Bosco in California and Jakob Hoke of Graham Local in Ohio rank No. 7 and No. 10. We like both as names to watch for a climb, though their current positions alone do not establish upward movement.

Ohio and Illinois share the largest presence with two wrestlers each. Aquila and Hoke represent Ohio, while Heeg and Cassioppi represent Illinois. Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Iowa, Florida, California and New Jersey each have one.

Our vote stays with O'Farrill. Who gets yours at 175 pounds? Vote for your pick to finish on top, and tell us which junior you expect to climb.