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St. Michael’s Noah Moss runs for yardage during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

Mobile Christian quarterback Israel Benard is flushed out of the pocket during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Michael’s Brody Jones catches a pass for a touchdown during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

Mobile Christian quarterback Israel Benard throws a pass during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Michael’s Sam Crosby charges after the quarterback during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Michael’s Tucker Tomlinson fights for extra yardage after a catch during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

Mobile Christian’s Ladouglas Jones Jr. catches a pass during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Michael’s Noah Moss runs for a touchdown during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

Mobile Christian’s Jason Todd runs for a first down during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Michael’s Nygel Mitchell runs the ball during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Michael quarterback Gunner Rivers drops back to pass during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Michael’s Brody Jones is tackled by Mobile Christian’s Sema’j Law during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Michael quarterback Gunner Rivers hands the ball to Nygel Mitchell during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Michael quarterback Gunner Rivers rolls out to pass during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

Mobile Christian quarterback Israel Benard hands the ball to Jason Todd during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Michael’s Nygel Mitchell attempts to stay in bounds during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Michael’s Noah Moss runs for yardage during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Michael head coach Philip Rivers looks up at the scoreboard during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Michael’s Brody Jones catches a pass during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Michael’s Noah Moss runs for a first down during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

Mobile Christian’s Jason Todd runs for a first down during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Michael’s Noah Moss recovers his own fumble and picks up the first down during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Michael’s Nygel Mitchell runs over the defender during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Michael head coach Philip Rivers gets an injury report from the trainer during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

Mobile Christian’s Jason Todd pushes his way over the goal line for a touchdown during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

Mobile Christian’s Jason Todd pushes his way forward for a first down during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Michael’s Brody Jones reaches the ball over the goal line for a touchdown during a preps football game, Friday, October 10, 2025, in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fourth in a five-part series centering on AL.com’s anonymous Media Day player surveys.

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