2020-2021 MN Recruiting Hotbeds: Becker Bulldogs

<strong>BECKER-- </strong>When I started my career with Northstar Football News last season, I traveled 10 minutes up the road from my house to Becker to see what their football program was all about. Their head coach is a football legend in Dwight Lundeen who is the first and only coach of the Bulldogs when their program was formed 50 years ago. Standing 3rd all-time in victories he built this Becker program from the ground up to what it is today and has won three state championships in 2005 and the Bulldogs won "back to back" in 2014 and 2015 under Lundeen. Becker had an excellent season last year, finishing 8-2 on the season with wins over Delano and Rocori (state champions) during the regular season. Delano was able to beat Becker in the section playoffs, but don’t think for a second that the Bulldogs are back for in 2020 in Coach Lundeen’s 51st season coaching his beloved Bulldogs. Becker has had tons of scholarship level talent over the years and doesn’t change with this year’s team. The town of just over 4500 people located 20 minutes from St. Cloud and a little over an hour from the Twin Cities is my third edition from Northstar Football News, "MN Football Hotbeds" featuring the Becker Bulldogs! Enjoy. <em style="font-size: 1rem;"><strong>Unsigned 2020’s</strong></em> <strong>Carter Hietala, WR, 2020</strong> Hietala you may remember from his <a href="https://www.northstarfootballnews.com/2019/12/player-recruiting-profile-carter-hietala-becker-2020/">recruiting report</a> a while back. Had 45 receptions, 705 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns for the Bulldogs last season. Hietala is a tough build at a wide receiver at 6’1 200 pounds and is a tough tackle for any secondary. It can line up anywhere in your receiving pattern. Runs a 4.85 40 yard dash. Glue hands catch any ball that comes near him and is still unsigned. <strong>Josh Fobbe, QB, 2020</strong> Fobbe currently holds a Northern Sun offer from Southwest Minnesota State. Played in the Minnesota Football Showcase, which displays the top players in Minnesota. Threw for over 1800 yards and 21 touchdowns last season. Has a mobile presence, with no issues throwing on the run. Strong arm, can make just about any throw possible and is an unsigned talent that is a multi-sport athlete for the Bulldogs. <strong>Austin Berning, RB/S, 2020</strong> Holds two offers from NAIA Jamestown (North Dakota) and Dordt (Iowa). Multiple options at running back ran for almost 400 yards and over 200 yards receiving last season. Ballhawk type tackler at safety just clings to wherever the football is. Great speed, just gets faster when he turns upfield. <em><strong>The Future of the Becker Bulldogs</strong></em> One of the scariest linebacking cores in the state is the Becker Bulldogs led by defensive coordinator Hokan Bengston. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="18049" first="Brayden" last="Weber"], LB, 2021</strong> Watching the first few minutes of the film, it’s unbelievable how many linemen left Weber unblocked and he made their quarterback pay. 6’2 220 pound linebacker that just is so elusive in both pass rush and can stuff the run. Lots of interest from Minnesota, North Dakota State, South Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Western Illinois, Winona State, Sioux Falls, Minnesota-Duluth, and St. Thomas. Circling back, you can check out my earlier recruiting report on <a href="https://www.northstarfootballnews.com/2019/10/recruiting-player-profile-brayden-weber-becker-2020/">[player_tooltip player_id="18049" first="Brayden" last="Weber"]</a> <strong>Tommy Halvorson, LB, Class of 2021</strong> Both Halvorson brothers, Tommy and Teddy are heavy hitters. You can see how hard Tommy is to block and the hits he makes against their rival, Big Lake in the film below. He also has plenty of other tackles on film you’ll want to see. <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/11253530/5d86864bb53f640f7824be25">Watch the Tape</a> <strong><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Teddy Halvorson, LB, Class of 2021</span></strong> Week 1 last season against Monticello, Teddy was one of the top defensive players I got to watch. He’s very much an in on every play type of prospect which is what you want in a linebacker. He can drop back into coverage, stuff the run, and chase after the quarterback too as you’ll see on tape. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2CaGWz">Watch the Tape</a> <strong>Ethan Wilson, RB/CB, Class of 2021</strong> You can tell the athleticism Wilson has in his runs. Not much tape on him via Hudl, but another strong tailback the Bulldogs feature. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2CH6xd">Watch the Tape</a> <strong>Kyle Millard, CB, Class of 2021</strong> This was my favorite film I got to watch because of how well Millard was in coverage in a couple big snow games last season. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2CH2PK">Watch the Tape</a> <strong>Chase Murphy, DE, Class of 2021</strong> Murphy may only stand 5'8-5'9 but he is a bull at 195 pounds. Strong defensive end that can stop the run or get after the quarterback. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2C2ytZ">Watch the Tape</a> <strong>Alex Kotten, CB, Class of 2021</strong> Kotten shows off his awareness of this interception against Princeton last season. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2CH45R">Watch the Tape</a> <strong>Caden DeWall, RB/LB, Class of 2021</strong> Coming off the edge for the Bulldogs, we at Northstar Football News have [player_tooltip player_id="18125" first="Caden" last="Dewall"] as a top 100 prospect in the state. DeWall is an elusive player that has quick feet that’s extremely mobile defensively. Very strong tackler that eats up any play that comes near him. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2DXN0G">Watch the Tape</a> <strong>Hunter Klatt, FS, Class of 2021</strong> As a roaming free safety, Klatt uses his ability to read the quarterback’s eyes and get a pick 6 against St. Cloud Apollo. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2BkPU1">Watch the Tape</a> <strong>Luke Elgen, WR, Class of 2021</strong> Elgen is a well-versed wide receiver that is always aware of where the first down marker is. Had three touchdowns last season and certainly will get more this season with the departure of Carter Hietala. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2DgefZ">Watch the Tape</a> <strong>Brenny Schmidt, T, Class of 2021</strong> Schmidt is a strong yet quick tackle for the Bulldogs that definitely will open up plenty of holes for his running backs. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2CNWPA">Watch the Tape</a> <strong>Landon Goebel, CB/WR, Class of 2022</strong> Goebel is another player with limited film, however, he uses his instincts where the out of bounds line is to get a nice interception is Becker’s big win against the Big Lake Hornets last fall. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2BrFMY">Watch the Tape</a> <strong>Mitchell Louden, DE, Class of 2021</strong> Louden is another nice defensive end the Bulldogs have coming back this year. Check out his big loss sack against Rocori last fall. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2C1idi">Watch the Tape</a> <strong>Carter Callahan, FB, Class of 2022</strong> The Bulldogs fullbacks of <strong>Isaac Koop</strong> and Carter Callahan carried for over 600 yards last season. That has to be a Minnesota state record for the fullback yards in a season. And they say the fullback position is going away, certainly not the case for Becker. Watch Callahan rumble up the middle against state champion, Rocori for a 45 yard gain in Becker’s victory midseason. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2C1qU6">Watch the Tape</a> <strong>Kaden Pfingsten, WR, Class of 2021</strong> Pfingsten shows off good hands in the scrimmage the Bulldogs had in Edina last August. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2Bb5te">Watch the Tape</a> Go Bulldogs!