2020-21 MN Recruiting Hotbeds: Anoka
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…
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Continue ReadingAs 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. This fifth edition to the series will take us about a half hour Northwest of Minneapolis to Anoka, MN. The town of around 17,000 is about to be well known for something else besides being the “Halloween Capital of the World”: it’s football team’s athletic & talented c/o 2021 recruiting class. Despite the school’s struggles the past few years, this years Tornadoes roster features a ton of athletic, strong kids who have a ton of varsity reps and a chip on their shoulder, and they are deservingly receiving collegiate interest from teams at the Division I, II, III, and NAIA level, and are poised to vastly improve upon their 1-8 2019 regular season record and tough section loss to Eden Prairie HS. While they did graduate some ballers, Anoka’s 2021 senior class is even better this next year, and Northstar Football News is happy to present this Anoka Tornado edition of “2020-21 MN Recruiting Hotbeds” where we will take a closer examination at the impressive ‘21 senior class. Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoy!
2020 Tornados…
Cody Lindenberg Cody Lindenberg LB Anoka | 2020 State MN (6’3, 225 lbs.) LB/WR Committed to the University of Minnesota. MN All-Star game selection, Minnesota Vikings All-State Team. @cody_lindenberg Highlights
Christopher Erntson (5’9, 170 lbs.) CB Uncommitted. Visits + offers from Augsburg, Bethel, St. John’s. Visited Upper Iowa. @chris_erntson Senior Year Highlights
Michael Ayeni (6’2, 275 lbs.) DT. Committed to Rochester Community & Technical College. @mikeswag52 Senior Season Final Ride
Lleyton Wicks (6’2, 210 lbs.) DL/TE. Uncommitted. @lleyton_wicks 2019-20 Senior Highlights
Kristian Richardson LB. vs. Roseville Committed to the College of St. Scholastica. @KrisKRichardson
Ben Roberts (6’1, 170 lbs.) OLB Senior Year Highlights
Nathaniel Blake Miller (6’2, 220 lbs.) DL Senior SZN Highlights
Ryant Freeman (5’11, 175 lbs.) DB/WR Senior Year
Rowan Jungling (6’0, 180 lbs.) LB. Sack vs. Eagan
Michael Gillespie (5’11, 160 lbs.) LB
Sam Petersen (6’2, 220 lbs.) Uncommitted. Senior Year
Bryce Fleisner (5’8, 205 lbs.) LB. Uncommitted. vs. Totino-Grace
Gabe Miller (5’8, 160 lbs.) DB/WR. Uncommitted. vs. STMA
Chris Weber (6’3, 175 lbs.) Uncommitted. vs. Eden Prairie HS
Abbejefar Abdurahman OL/DL. Uncommitted. vs. Eden Prairie High School
Sam Street OL. Uncommitted. Weeks 1-7 Highlights
Zach Zimmer LB/DB. Uncommitted. Highlights
2021 Tornadoes…
David Ayeni David Ayeni 6'2" | LB Anoka | 2021 State MN (6’2, 215 lbs.) LB. 3.61 GPA. @Davexd45 Offered by the University of Mary. Junior day invites from University of Minnesota, South Dakota State, North Dakota State, Concordia-St. Paul, Augustana, Southwest Minnesota State University, Northern State, Minnesota State-Mankato, Minnesota State University-Moorhead, Bemidji State, Winona State. Game day visit to North Dakota State. Junior Highlights
Ethan Kelley (5’8, 175 lbs.) RB. 3.0 GPA. @ejkelley_13 Junior day invites from University of Minnesota-Duluth, Bemidji State, Minot State, Southwest Minnesota State, Bethel, Minnesota State University-Moorhead. Junior Season Highlights
Adam Kiatamba Adam Kiatamba DB Anoka | 2021 State MN (5’9, 170 lbs.) DB. @Adamkiatamba Junior day invites from Bemidji State, Chadron State, Bethel, Minot State, Mayville State, Northern State, Southwest Minnesota State, UW-River Falls, St. John’s, UW-Eau Claire, Gustavus Adolphus College, Iowa Western Community College, Montana Tech, Concordia-St. Paul. Junior Highlights
Tyler Nebelung (6’5, 230 lbs.) OL/DL. State qualifier 220AAA wrestler with 36-10 record last season. @NebelungTyler Junior day invites from UW-Eau Claire, Augsburg University, Southwest Minnesota State, Augustana, Bethel, Minnesota State University-Moorhead Junior SZN Highlights
Brennan Brockel (5’10, 160 lbs.) FS. 3.81 GPA. @brxckel Junior day invites from Northern St, Concordia College-Moorhead, Iowa Western Community College, Augustana, Waldorf, UW-Eau Claire, Bemidji St, Valley City State University, Minnesota State-Mankato, Bethel, Minot St, Southwest Minnesota State, University of Jamestown, Mayville St Junior Season
Dakotah Dahlager (6’2, 180 lbs.) WR/DB. @DakotahDahlager Junior day invites from Northern State, Southwest Minnesota State. vs. Champlin Park HS 2019
Priestly Jibunor (6’1, 180 lbs.) WR/DB. @JibunorPriestly Junior day invite from Iowa Western Community College. Junior Season
Mekhi Cobb Mekhi Cobb LB Anoka | 2021 State MN (6’3, 220 lbs.) LB. @mekhicobb Junior day invite from Iowa Western Community College. Junior Highlights
Kyle Pehlke-Hanson (6’3, 240 lbs.) OL/DL. @kylehanson02 Junior day invite from Bethel University. Junior SZN Highlights
Brennen Wall (6’3, 190 lbs.) WR. @brennen_wall Junior Highlights
Troy Wahlberg (6’3, 180 lbs.) WR. @WahlbergTroy Also plays lacrosse. Junior Season Highlights
Dylan Schmidt (5’11, 190 lbs.) RB. Junior/Sophomore Highlights
Nevin Lancette (5’10, 200 lbs.) LB. @nevino03456707 vs. Osseo High School
Levi Yeebahn (5’11, 170 lbs.) DB. @yeebahn_levi “Pick City”
Chike Attama (6’3, 215 lbs.) LB. Junior Highlights
Grant Higgins (5’8, 145 lbs.) DB. vs. White Bear Lake
Jaron Aragon (5’10, 150 lbs.) DB/WR @JaronAragon
Hunter Flavion (6’0, 170 lbs.) LB/DB
Jeff Clough DT
Go Tornadoes!