2020-21 MN Recruiting Hotbeds: Totino-Grace

As we have moved on from the 2019 season - and recruiting has heated up in the winter - we have seen signing days pass and upcoming junior days began to be planned. With these commitments and visits being reported, Northstar Football News is going in-depth to reveal which of Minnesota’s high school program’s hold some of the deepest and most talented recruiting classes in the state. Over the coming weeks NFN will feature teams from all around the Land of 10,000 Lakes who showed themselves to be the hottest stops on the recruiting trail for either the 2020 recruiting cycle or the upcoming 2021 one. This second edition to the series will take us North of Minneapolis a short 20 minutes to Fridley, where 6A powerhouse the Totino-Grace Eagles call home. The 10x state champions opted to move up from Class AAAA to AAAAA in 2011, and won a big-school state championship in 2016 under legendary - and now retired - coach Jeff Ferguson, the 8th championship of his career. Although Ferguson is gone, the Eagles talent is still very much present, and in this “MN Recruiting Hotbed” report we will highlight and examine the wealth of prep talent in the c/o ‘21 recruiting class. Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy! Let’s first take a look at some of 2020 grads from the Totino-Grace football program.. [player_tooltip player_id="11054" first="Patrick" last="Doran"] LB 6’1, 195 lbs. Committed to St. John’s University <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2CH4U9">Senior Season Highlights</a> Samuel Quick WR/S 6’1, 180 lbs. Committed to the University of Sioux Falls <a href="http://www.hudl.com/video/3/8349264/5db6194b4ba8060d785681da">Senior Year</a> [player_tooltip player_id="11044" first="Isaac" last="Richards"] SS/LB 6’1, 195 lbs. Committed to the University of South Dakota <a href="http://www.hudl.com/video/3/8349279/5dc07f4a6e8b7907ac522704">Senior Season</a> [caption id="attachment_16949" align="alignnone" width="300"] Richard to USD.[/caption]   Isaiah Traufler FB/LB 6’1, 195 lbs. Committed to St. John’s University <a href="http://www.hudl.com/video/3/8349291/5dbefd7d2347950fc0644c62">Senior Year</a> Carson Wolla DE 6’2, 220 lbs. Committed to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/8349295/Carson-Wolla/videos">Hudl Profile</a> Isaac Rooker OL/DL 6’3, 240 lbs. Uncommitted. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2AttcU">Junior Year</a> Andrew Christopherson OLB 6’0, 185 lbs. Uncommitted. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/video/3/8349172/5da938346655961150824135">Senior Year</a> Wolfe Glaeser P/WR 6’4, 175 lbs. Uncommitted. North Suburban Special Teams MVP. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/video/3/8349191/5dacb69ec11a590fb00db407">Regular Season punts</a> Alexander Stephens FB 5’10, 200 lbs. Uncommitted. <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/8349286/Alexander-Stephens/videos">Hudl Profile</a> Patrick Finley CB/WR Uncommitted. <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/8349181/Patrick-Finley/videos">Pat’s Hudl Profile</a> Martin Ngaima TE 5’10, 185 lbs. Uncommitted. <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/8349225/5dc59242066bce0f78f85624">Senior Year</a> Matthew Pettijohn MLB 5’8, 200 lbs. Uncommitted. <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/8349250/5e3a16fc041f450abca784fb">2019-2020 highlights</a> Now let’s check out the ‘21 class, which is deep with college football talent for DI, DII, or DIII, and has the size, strength, and speed to satisfy coaches from all levels with whatever roster holes they’re looking to fill... [player_tooltip player_id="18031" first="Joe" last="Alt"] 6’7, 235 lbs. TE/OT/DL Offered by Northwestern University, Kansas State, Iowa, Iowa State, University of Minnesota <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/9945957/5d7e614e478d400f048376b6">First three games 2019-20</a> [player_tooltip player_id="18035" first="Kristoff" last="Kowalkowski"] 6’2, 205 lbs. QB Offered by Cornell, Central Michigan, Florida Atlantic University. Junior day invites from SDSU, Princeton, Dartmouth, Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Cornell, Columbia. Visited NDSU junior day. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/video/3/9406674/5dc97cf3f56a7a13546867fe">Junior Season</a> [player_tooltip player_id="18132" first="Deezwin" last="Cooper"] 5’9, 185 lbs. ATH <a href="http://www.hudl.com/video/3/11490808/5d8793c6dfd97108d04b5f6b">Junior Season Highlights</a> [player_tooltip player_id="18163" first="Manny" last="Thomas"] 6’0, 280 lbs. DT. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/video/3/9946293/5daa14f1664afc0c98d1ee8e">Junior Season</a> Luke Delzer 6’0, 195 lbs. RB. <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/9946274/Luke-Delzer/videos">Hudl Profile</a> [player_tooltip player_id="18080" first="Nick" last="Hand"] 6’3, 180 lbs. DB/WR. <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/9946308/5daa3ffc5b47220e34bbc97a">Junior Year</a> Michael Heurung 6’4, 285 lbs. OT. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2CH9n4">Junior Year</a> [player_tooltip player_id="18158" first="Luke" last="Rooker"] 6’3, 270 lbs. OG/DT All-District 2019. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/video/3/9946278/5dbf40c8b53e8906b85d9135">Junior Season</a> Andre Bradford 5’7, 160 lbs. CB. <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/11031535/Andre-Bradford/videos">Hudl Profile</a> Roman Passeretti DL/LB <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/9946312/Roman-Passeretti/videos">Hudl Profile Roman Passeretti</a> Patrick O’Donnell 6’2, 175 QB/FS <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/9946302/Patrick-ODonnell/videos">Hudl Profile</a> Noah Nickman 5’10, 216 lbs. OL/DL <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2CG3aK">Junior Year</a> Aidan Thomas 6’0, 165 lbs. LB/DB. <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/9946290/5d9b2b33f55f7c0fa0dcbbd9">8-yard sack vs. Anoka</a> <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2CHAH9">Interception vs. Forest Lake</a> Carter Weierke 6’3, 180 lbs. <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/9946285/carter-weierke/videos">Hudl Profile</a> Joe Hobbel 5’10, 160 lbs. <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/9946303/Joe-Hubbell/videos">Hudl Profile JH</a> Max Hofshulte-Beck 6’3, 205 FB/LB <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/9946313/5d7f7b68b3c8710d940b3c5e">11-yard TD catch vs. Blaine</a> Paul Wlazlo 5’8, 160 lbs. John Januschka 5’9, 240 lbs. OL/DL Jackson Deisting 6’2, 190 lbs. Grant Kayl 6’1, 200 lbs. WR Ethan Tureson, Garrett Glynn, Mark Thibault, Dane Morel, Sam Fretheim, Sean Collins, Connor Schusted Go Eagles!