With summer nearing its end and fall just around the corner, Dave Campbells Texas Football has analyzed and made preseason predictions for Class 5A Texas high school football teams across the Lone Star State.Next up in the 2026 Texas high school football preseason predictions is Class 5A Division II.In the Big Country and West Texas area, there is one 5A DII district that includes many of the most talented teams in the greater Abilene area District 2-5A DII.Before diving into DCTFs predictions for this West Texas district, the Amarillo Palo Duro Dons were the only District 2-5A DII squad to secure a spot in Dave Campbells preseason 5A DII statewide rankings at No. 18 following their trip to the area round of the 5A DII UIL football playoffs last year.Amarillo Palo Duro quarterback Julian Reese II and Abilene Wylie linebacker Bo Kates were recognized as DCTFs Preseason Offensive and Defensive MVPs, respectively, for District 2-5A DII.Here is what Dave Campbells analyzed and predicted for the Big Country, Abilene-areas Class 5A Division II district.More: Fan Vote | Who should be 2025-26 All-Big Country Boys High School Athlete of the Year?More: Fan Vote: Who should be the ARNs 2026 All-Big Country Softball MVP?More: Fan Vote | Who should be the ARN's 2026 All-Big Country Baseball MVP?District 2-5A DIIPreseason Offensive MVP QB Julian Reese II, Amarillo Palo DuroPreseason Defensive MVP LB Bo Kates, Abilene Wylie1. Amarillo Palo Duro DonsEnrollment 1,893Head Coach Chip DardenLettermen Returning 23, Leaving 42Starters returning Offense 6; Defense 52024 Season Results Area finalist, 8-4 overall; 2-4 district2. Abilene Wylie BulldogsEnrollment 1,517Head Coach Clay MartinLettermen Returning 33, Leaving 44Starters returning Offense 5; Defense 22024 Season Results Area finalist, 9-2 overall; 6-0 district3. Abilene Cooper CougarsEnrollment 1,695Head Coach Marc BindelLettermen Returning 25, Leaving 40Starters returning Offense 5; Defense 52024 Season Results Area finalist, 9-3 overall; 5-1 district4. Lubbock Cooper PiratesEnrollment 1,900Head Coach Eric Mims Sr.Lettermen Returning 25, Leaving 18Starters returning Offense 8; Defense 82024 Season Results 5-5 overall; 2-4 district5. Wichita Falls Memorial MavericksEnrollment 1,777.5Head Coach Aaron RoanLettermen Returning 24, Leaving 27Starters returning Offense 7; Defense 42024 Season Results Bi-district finalist; 4-7 overall; 3-3 districtMore: Coleman ISD taps longtime assistant as interim football coachMore: Dozens of Big Country softball stars receive TSWA All-State honorsMore: Who are ACU's new conference opponents in United Athletic Conference?6. Wichita Falls Legacy LeopardsEnrollment 1,436Head Coach Wyatt MartinezLettermen Returning 27, Leaving 21Starters returning Offense 9; Defense 42024 Season Results 3-7 overall; 1-5 district7. Lubbock Coronado MustangsEnrollment 1,868Head Coach Greg DavisLettermen Returning 28, Leaving 10Starters returning Offense 6; Defense 52024 Season Results 0-10 overall; 0-6 districtStatewide postseason picksClass 5A Division IIRegion I Argyle over Lucas LovejoyRegion II South Oak Cliff over BrenhamRegion III Port Neches-Groves over Fort Bend CrawfordRegion IV Boerne over Alamo HeightsState Champion South Oak CliffAndrew McCulloch covers Big Country area high school sports and Abilene Christian University sports for The Abilene Reporter-News. Reach him at sports@reporternews.com. Follow him on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, @ByAndyMcCulloch.This article originally appeared on Abilene Reporter-News: Dave Campbell's predictions for 5A DII Big Country high school football teams