Top 250 Expo All-Star Team

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We have assembled an All-Star team comprised of athletes who showed up and impressed scouts and coaches at the Top 250 Expo. The depth of talent we saw at the showcase made this a challenging task. But we feel confident there is a good variety of athletes on this stacked team. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are our 21 picks for the 2023 Top 250 Expo All-Star Team!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"textAlign":"center","level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">DEFENSIVE SPECIALISTS</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["268716"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":483295,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cemu003eu003cstrongu003eMajor 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