Week 6 marks the halfway point of the 2025 North Carolina high school football season.

In Western North Carolina , there have been some surprising teams that have gotten off to strong starts. There also have been a handful of WNC defensive linemen who have stood out.

Here is the Citizen Times and Times-News re-ranking of the top 15 WNC defensive linemen at the 2025 NCHSAA and NCISAA midseason.

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