Two athletes from Walsh Jesuit High School won the preseason voting for Akron-area high school football's best offensive and defensive players of 2025 .

Milan Parris, a senior wide receiver for the Warriors, received 32.53% of the votes cast to win the Best Offensive Player of the Year. Dario Jeras, a junior defensive end for the Warriors, received 51.24% of the votes cast to win the Best Defensive Player of the Year. A total of 16,444 votes were cast overall.

Look for more on each player below.

The Akron Area Best of the School Year voting continues on beaconjournal.com next Tuesday.

Akron-area football's top offensive player in 2025

Milan Parris, Walsh Jesuit, WR, senior

Parris was second-team All-Ohio in Division II last year after he caught 28 passes for 597 yards (21.3 a

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