Prospect List: Western South Dakota’s Best
We at Prep Redzone Dakotas dive in on who are some promising prospects from Western South Dakota. Check out our list of 10 standouts! Kaden Phillips, ATH, Sturgis Brown (2021) Phillips is a prospect with a solid football IQ that…
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Continue ReadingWe at Prep Redzone Dakotas dive in on who are some promising prospects from Western South Dakota. Check out our list of 10 standouts!
Kaden Phillips, ATH, Sturgis Brown (2021)
Phillips is a prospect with a solid football IQ that just clings to wherever the football. He makes very alert plays in the secondary and a solid possession wide receiver and free safety. Phillips could be an excellent special teamer at the next level.
Matthew Marrs, DT, Spearfish (2022)
I learned very quickly about Marrs that he lays the wood with extra aggression, which is everything you want at the next level. A kid who won’t take no for an answer will stay on the field and stuff the run. You don’t see more ideal measurables at 6’4, 225 pounds in Marrs out in Western South Dakota. The way this kid hits could be a defensive end at the next level because he has decent speed too.
Daniel Sedlacek, LB, Custer (2021)
If you told me there was a faster linebacker in transition than Sedlacek of Custer (SD), I call your bluff and tell you you are lying. Sedlacek averaged over 11 tackles per game last season for Custer, which is an absolutely insane number. What shocks me? Sedlacek has zero offers! A prospect that had junior day after junior day lined up wasn’t able to have those and now is left with no offers here in early October. In a perfect world, this kid would be a stable fit at a mid-tier FCS program, but I see his stock in the Northern Sun, where I think he will soon get an offer.
Gage Tennyson, TE/LB, Custer (2022)
Tennyson has something you don’t see in a lot of tight ends: downhill speed. Tennyson’s versatility is also unique. He is also active in Custer’s run formations, where they use that downhill speed to get first downs. This 6’5 prospect fits the mold of a tight end at the next level in which he will need to put on a little more size and lock in on blocking more frequently.
Trevin Vasquez, QB, Bennett County (2022)
You find out very quickly why Vasquez had 13 rushing touchdowns last season, totaling 33 touchdowns on the year for Bennett County in Martin, South Dakota. A too elusive runner that has very raw potential in his throwing ability. Vasquez needs to work on his touch if he wants to play at the college level. Has an excellent deep ball, but needs to work hard on his short to medium ranged passes as he won’t be able to scramble around the entirety to field and launch a hail mary at the next level.
Alonzo Lamont, DB, Bennett County (2021)
Yes, the most interceptions in the 2019 season in South Dakota came from this man Alonzo Lamont of Bennett County. Lamont has excellent vision and a quick twitch when it comes to on-ball instincts. First Team All-Nations in 2019. I think this kid is a legitimate sleeper at the next level in the secondary. Lamont also has great measurables at 6’1 and could bring your program something special coming out of little Martin, South Dakota population just under 1100 people.
Brynn Thompson, QB, Hot Springs (2022)
Thompson is a 6’2 QB prospect that can make some plays with both his legs and his arm. This kid’s run ability reminds me when you play Madden, tell everyone to go deep, and then you slide a little 10-20 gain off everyone playing back. With Thompson, he’ll hurt you on a bootleg and get his yards. Thompson throws a good ball from a passing perspective from 20-25 yards with nice touch but needs more of it on his throws near the first down markers. A top 10 QB in our 2022 Class.
Marcus Harkless, RB, Hot Springs (2021)
Harkless runs like a bull, and it’s no wonder he leads the rushing attack for Hot Springs. Harkless has some solid quickness but is an uphill runner that uses momentum to bully down defenders in the secondary or linebacker. Harkless certainly knows the weaknesses in linebackers being that he plays one on the defensive side of the football. Has one WIAC program and one Northern State program follow him on Twitter, but still has no offers thus far.
Uriah Glynn, RB, Rapid City Stevens (2022)
Although it’s been a tough year for Stevens, Uriah Glynn is someone to keep your eye on out of Rapid City. Terrific reader in between the tackles and uses his turbo stick to carry the rock with downhill acceleration. This kid has to be the brightest spot to Stevens winless start on the year in 11AAA.
Kohl Meisman, QB, Rapid City Central (2021)
When I first got the tape of Meisman weeks ago, I saw a ton of potential in this kid, maybe not this year, but at the college level. He has an excellent touch on football. Because his program is one of two football programs in Rapid City without a win, it gets overlooked. Meisman has such a beautiful throwing motion as well. In the right college system, Meisman’s 6’6 frame could be a steal at the Division III level as his interest levels are sleeping out in Rapid City right now, ready to wake up!
Liam Porter, TE/LB, Rapid City Central (2021)
Porter is such a fantastic blocking tight end on the ball’s offensive side; it’s no wonder he is such a fierce tackler at linebacker too. Porter is a linebacker that just lines up where he wants and blows up ball carriers. He is not even a prospect that needs tons of momentum; he just lays the wood with little effort as a natural athlete. Porter is also a fantastic student with over a 4.0 GPA. I will be shocked if he does not have a Northern Sun offer by the end of the football season, as he had a strong summer of interest before the camps got shut down.