MN’s Top-40 2021s Not Named Preseason All-State: Class 4A

With a release of PrepRedzoneMN’s Preseason All-State Offensive and Defensive teams for class 4A and the follow-up 2022 article on the standout preps not named All-State, we’ve covered a ton of standout AAAA ballers. However, there are still some 2021s you need to know. Just because an athlete wasn’t named to a certain team or given a certain honor doesn’t mean they aren’t a stud, and all these athletes listed can make a significant impact for a college football program. Let’s get to know some of these rising seniors that are set to make some waves in MN’s 4A and check out the watchlist of some more 2021 recruits. Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoy!

Standouts (in no particular order) 

Sam Witham (Albert Lea) DE. 6’2, 210 lbs. @SamWitham14 Offered by UW-River Falls.

Drew Scheuer (Byron) QB/DB. 6’2, 190 lbs. @ScheuerDrew Offered by UW-River Falls, UW-Stout. Received recruiting graphics from University of Sioux Falls. Visited UWRF

Alex Gardner (Fairbault) ATH

Aaron Winkle (Kasson-Mantorville) K/P. @AaronWinkle_5 2019 District Special Teams Player of the Year

Jackson Kennedy (Kasson-Mantorville) 

Ian Hennen (Jordan) RB/DB. 5’10, 180 lbs. @IHennen Offered by Concordia College-Moorhead

Blake Fogelson (Marshall) OL/DL. 6’1, 230 lbs. @blake_fogelson

Johnny Miller (St. Peter) OL/DL. 6’, 225 lbs. Named a captain for the 2020 season.

Elliot Heinrichs (Hill-Murray) DL. 6’4, 230 lbs. @ElliotHeinrich2 2019 All-District pick

Max Yanz (Hill-Murray) QB. 6’2, 180 lbs.

Zach Soule (Simley) LB. 5’11, 180 lbs. @zachsoule1

Quinn Christoffersen (South St. Paul) RB. 5’10, 190 lbs.

Marquise Gleb (South St. Paul) WR. 6’ 190 lbs. @GlebMarquise

Emmanuel Hawkins (St. Paul Harding) RB

William Katchmark (Columbia Heights) LB. 5’11, 210 lbs. @WilliamKatchma1

Micah Niewald (Fridley) DB. 5’11, 170 lbs. @NiewaldMicah 2x All-District pick. Named senior captain. Visited UWRF. Offered by Mayville State, UWRF, Hamline.

Charles Rice (Fridley) LB. 6’3, 205 lbs. @CharlesRice23 Offered by Mayville State, St. John’s University, Hamline, Augsburg. Visited SMSU

Josh Franklin Josh Franklin 6'3" | DL Fridley | 2021 State MN  (Fridley) DL. 5’10, 220 lbs. @FranklinJosh53 2x All-District football pick. 3x State Placer in Wrestling. District D-L MVP. Offered by Mayville State, St. John’s University, Hamline. Visited SMSU. Received recruiting graphics from Upper Iowa, Wayne State. Received hand-written letter from Augsburg.

Michael Ude (Fridley) RB/LB. 6’, 190 lbs. @MichaelUde19

Terrell Davis Terrell Davis DB Fridley | 2021 State MN  (Fridley) DB/WR. 6’3, 180 lbs. Offered by UWRF, Mayville State, St. John’s University, Hamline, Southwest Minnesota State. Received recruiting graphics from USF, MSUM, SMSU. Received letters from Augsburg, Augustana (SD), UW-Eau Claire. Visited SMSU.

Hunter Parent (MPLS Edison) 5’9, 160 lbs. @hunterparent3

Jahrese Brandon (Como Park) 6’3, 180 lbs. @getpaidjay

Taquez Chatman (Holy Angels) DE/FB. @TChatman2021 Offered by Concordia College-Moorhead, Augsburg. Received graphics from Howard University, Augsburg, UW-Eau Claire. Camped at UMD, Bemidji State.

Rollin Rowe (Holy Angels) DL. 6’1, 250 lbs. @RollinRowe Offered by St. John’s University

Theo Doran (Holy Angels) QB. @theo_doran Committed to St. Olaf College

Jonah Gordon (Benilde-St. Margaret’s) OL/DL. 6’3, 275 lbs. @JonahEGordon1 Offered by Concordia College-Moorhead, Hamline University, St. Norbert College.

Trent Bowe (Mound Westonka) WR/DB. @trent_bowe

Toby Jacobson (SMB) DB. 5’10, 190 lbs. @tobiasjacobson1 Named a captain for 2020. Offered by St. Olaf College, Concordia College-Moorhead, Augsburg, Macalester. Visited Bethel, Augsburg, Macalester, St. Olaf

Caden Dewall Caden Dewall LB Becker | 2021 State MN  (Becker) LB. @CadenDewall

Jack Iverson (Big Lake) WR. 6’6, 200 lbs. @jackiverson10

Austin Rydberg (Big Lake) OL. 5’11, 220 lbs. @officialbigaus

Adam Brown (Delano) LB/RB. @adamtiger6 91 tackles, 2 ints, 331 rush yards, 162 receiving yards, 3 TDs.

Thomas Rush (Princeton) LB. 6’, 200 lbs. @ThomasR30438213 Offered by Hamline University. Virtually visited University of Jamestown. Received graphics from Valley City State

BJ Hoerr (Zimmerman) TE/WR. 6’3, 205 lbs.

Jackson Savre (Hermantown) 6’4, 250 lbs.

Gavyn Jensen-Schneider (North Branch) LB. 6’0, 200 lbs. @Gavyn_22 Offered by Macalester

Caden Hofstad Caden Hofstad RB Grand Rapids | 2021 State MN  (Grand Rapids) RB. 5’6, 160 lbs. @CadenHofstad

John Bonner (Grand Rapids) RB/LB. 6’, 200 lbs. @_johnbonner

Luke Kush (Little Falls) WR. 6’4, 180 lbs. @lukekush2

Drew Schneider (Rocori) LB. @Drew_schneids5 Offered by Bemidji State

Camdyn Bauer (Rocori) WR/FS. 6’ 185 lbs. @CamdynBauer

Watchlist 

Jake Braaten (Byron) LB

Easton Hulke (Byron) 

Antonio Finley (Kasson-Mantorville) 

Ethan Sundermeyer (Mankato-East) 

Isaiah Miller (New Ulm) 6’ 160 lbs.

Dylan Carreon (New Ulm) 6’2, 260 lbs.

AJ Toulouse (Marshall) 6’1, 160 lbs.

Dakota Matheson (St. Peter) 6’4, 275 lbs.

Andrew Bosin (Simley) DE. 6’ 205 lbs.

Justin Warrick (Simley) 

Cesar Caceres (Simley) 

Nageyo Adam (St. Paul Harding) OL. 6’3, 220 lbs.

Abdul Sesay (St. Paul Harding) RB/LB

Christian Jones (St. Paul Johnson) 

Jonathan Fields (St. Paul Johnson) 

Keelahni Cummings (St. Paul Johnson) 

Amil Clark (Columbia Heights) RB/LB. 5’10, 200 lbs.

Michael Hall Michael Hall 6'1" | 220 lbs | LB SMB | 2022 State MN  (MPLS Edison) LB.

Nate Lemay (St. Anthony Village) OL/DL. 6’2, 210 lbs.

Stone Frasl (Como Park) 

Demarquis Sailes (Como Park) RB. 5’10, 170 lbs.

Jonny Woodford Jonny Woodford WR Benilde-St. Margaret's | 2021 State MN  (Benilde-St. Margaret’s) WR. 6’1, 190 lbs.

Charlie Hansen (Benilde-St. Margaret’s) WR. 6’2, 170 lbs.

Demetrius Seay (MPLS South) 5’10, 200 lbs.

Tommy Halvorson (Becker) 

Ethan Wilson (Becker) 5’8, 160 lbs.

Kyle Millard (Becker) 

Reed Bottema (Big Lake) 

Brandon Stern (Big Lake) 

Ben Arseneau (Princeton) QB. 6’5, 220 lbs.

Cade Wille (Princeton) OL/DL. 6’0, 230 lbs.

AJ Koehler (Chisago Lakes) 6’4, 220 lbs.

Reese Kolodge (Cloquet) 

Mason Erickson (Cloquet) 

Damien Diver (Cloquet) 

Cody Tibbets (Cloquet) 

Kade Shea (Duluth Denfeld) 

Jacob Plunkett (Duluth Denfeld) 

Robbie Thorsten (Hermantown) 6’, 225 lbs.

Darby Gamradt (Hermantown) 

Kadence Tinsley (Hermantown) 6’3

Eric Nadeau (North Branch) 5’9, 160 lbs.

Derrick Witte (North Branch) RB

Jackson Marcussen (North Branch) OT

James Taylor (Detroit Lakes) TE/OLB. 6’4, 220 lbs.

Karter Olson (Grand Rapids) 6’1, 180 lbs.

Austin Udy (Little Falls) 6’1, 160 lbs.

Joshua Vanable (Rocori) 

Carter Thelen (Rocori) WR

Sam Gertken (Rocori) 6’ 180 lbs.

Will Hisken (Willmar) 

Dylan Kroes (Willmar) 

Jacob Rosendahl (Willmar) WR. 6’2, 180 lbs.

Mark Linbo Mark Linbo ATH Willmar | 2021 State MN  (Willmar) OL. 6’3, 210 lbs.