2020-21 Early National Signing Day Special: MN Made
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Ah, National Signing Day. The day of reckoning and a culmination of a lot of hard work for prep athletes around the nation has now began in the middle of December since the NCAA instituted a, “Early Signing Day” a…
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Continue ReadingAh, National Signing Day. The day of reckoning and a culmination of a lot of hard work for prep athletes around the nation has now began in the middle of December since the NCAA instituted a, “Early Signing Day” a couple of years back, leapfrogging the traditional signing day on the first Wednesday in February. Although it is a day mainly of celebration, sometimes the ESD and NSD are days filled with anxiety and stress, as D1 programs can and do drop scholarships at the last minute, preps back out last second and commit to another school, and high school coaches scramble to find homes for their talented athletes. It’s also noteworthy that nowadays a lot of the D1 prospects – particularly in this pandemic year – elect to enroll early in January to get a head start on Spring football, so this day really signifies a last hooray for a lot of these guys. Overall, there is a lot that goes down, but luckily this ESD in the state of Minnesota was relatively calm and remained a day of celebration. Although the signing days normally revolve around Division 1 prospects and programs, kids at all levels of football use the day and event to confirm football commitments of their own. For that reason it’s an excellent opportunity to find and review recruiting signings of Minnesota preps to programs around the nation, so PrepRedzoneMN wanted to give our subscribers a one-stop shop to check out which Minnesotans signed where, what college programs are the deepest with MN preps, and more. Thanks for reading, and congratulations to all of the standout athletes who made a life-changing decision today. Hard work pays off!
Minnesota
Deven Eastern Deven Eastern 6'5" | DL Shakopee | 2021 State MN (Shakopee) DL. 6’6, 280 lbs.
Eli Mau Eli Mau 6'2" | LB Chanhassen | 2021 State MN (Chanhassen) LB. 6’2, 225 lbs.
Logan Purcell Logan Purcell 6'7" | OL Annandale | 2021 State MN (Annandale) OT. 6’7, 240 lbs.
Wisconsin
Riley Mahlman Riley Mahlman 6'7" | OL Lakeville South | 2021 State MN (Lakeville South) OL. 6’8, 265 lbs.
Jake Ratzlaff Jake Ratzlaff 6'2" | LB Rosemount | 2021 State MN (Rosemount) LB. 6’2, 220 lbs.
North Dakota State
Bryce Lance Bryce Lance 6'2" | WR Marshall | 2021 State MN (Marshall) WR. 6’2, 165 lbs.
Eli Green (Farmington) WR. 5’11, 185 lbs.
Finn Diggins Finn Diggins TE Perham | 2021 State MN (Perham) TE. 6’5, 225 lbs.
Sam Henry (Eden Prairie) OT. 6’6, 255 lbs.
Brayden Weber Brayden Weber 6'2" | LB Becker | 2021 State MN (Becker) LB. 6’1, 225 lbs.
North Dakota
Trey Feeney Trey Feeney 6'2" | QB Moorhead | 2021 State MN (Moorhead) QB. 6’3, 195 lbs.
Jaden Norby Jaden Norby 6'4" | ATH West Central Area | 2021 State MN (West Central Area-Ashby) TE. 6’4, 230 lbs.
Edmund Ocansey (Champlin Park) DB. 6’1, 165 lbs.
Jake Richter (Detroit Lakes/Minnesota State University-Moorhead) WR. 6’4, 215 lbs.
Casey Schultz Casey Schultz DL Caledonia | 2021 State MN (Caledonia) DE. 6’4, 230 lbs.
Gaven Ziebarth Gaven Ziebarth 6'0" | RB Cambridge-Isanti | 2021 State MN (Cambridge-Isanti) RB. 6’, 215 lbs.
South Dakota
Gerrit Poncius Gerrit Poncius 6'7" | OL Buffalo | 2021 State MN (Buffalo) OT. 6’7, 275 lbs.
Nyle Dickel Nyle Dickel LB Minneapolis Washburn | 2021 State MN (MPLS Washburn) LB. 6’3, 225 lbs.
Iowa
Justice Sullivan Justice Sullivan 6'2" | LB Eden Prairie | 2021 State MN (Eden Prairie) DE. 6’2, 225 lbs.
Syracuse
Tyler Magnuson Tyler Magnuson OL Wayzata | 2021 State MN (Wayzata) OT. 6’7, 260 lbs.
Notre Dame
Joe Alt Joe Alt 6'7" | OL Totino-Grace | 2021 State MN (Totino-Grace) TE/OL. 6’7, 245 lbs.
University of St. Thomas
Owen Johnson Owen Johnson 6'0" | ATH Mankato West | 2021 State MN (Mankato West) S. 5’11, 200 lbs.
Nicholas Hand (Totino-Grace) DB. 6’3, 180 lbs.
Kristoff Kowalkowski Kristoff Kowalkowski 6'2" | QB Totino-Grace | 2021 State MN (Totino-Grace) QB. 6’2, 215 lbs.
Bryce Boyd (Holy Angels) WR. 6’5, 185 lbs.
Noah Friedt (Apple Valley) LB/DL. 6’3, 220 lbs.
Jason Laliberte Jason Laliberte OL Maple Grove | 2021 State MN (Maple Grove) OT. 6’7, 282 lbs.
John McBride John McBride 6'6" | TE White Bear Lake | 2021 State MN (White Bear Lake) TE. 6’6, 245 lbs.
Alec Rasmussen Alec Rasmussen 6'6" | OL Wayzata | 2021 State MN (Wayzata) OL. 6’6, 275 lbs.
Savion Robinson Savion Robinson 6'0" | WR SMB | 2021 State MN (SMB) CB. 6’, 170 lbs.
Shawn Shipman Shawn Shipman 5'11" | RB Champlin Park | 2021 State MN (Champlin Park) RB. 5’11, 200 lbs.
Nic Snuggerud Nic Snuggerud 5'10" | WR Chaska | 2021 State MN (Chaska) 5’10, 175 lbs.
Jordan Titus Jordan Titus 6'1" | DL Hutchinson | 2021 State MN (Hutchinson) DL. 6’1, 280 lbs.
Army West Point
Kenyatta Brannon Kenyatta Brannon 6'4" | TE Chanhassen | 2021 State MN (Chanhassen) TE/OL. 6’4, 240 lbs.
Cal-Berkeley
Bastian Swinney Bastian Swinney 6'6" | 285 lbs | OL Edina | 2021 State MN (Edina) OT. 6’7, 275 lbs.
North Carolina A&T
Zach Yeager Zach Yeager 6'2" | QB Minneapolis North | 2021 State MN (MPLS North) QB. 6’2, 220 lbs.
University of Northern Iowa
Terrance Kamara Terrance Kamara 5'9" | RB Minneapolis North | 2021 State MN (MPLS North) RB. 5’9, 180 lbs.
Michael Olowo Michael Olowo 6'2" | DB Rogers | 2021 State MN (Rogers) CB. 6’1, 190 lbs.
Benny Sapp (Eden Prairie/University of Minnesota) DB. 6’1, 205 lbs.
South Dakota State
Josh Buri Josh Buri 5'11" | RB Stewartville | 2021 MN (Stewartville/Brookings HS) RB. 5’11, 210 lbs.
Valparaiso
Ayden Davison (Robbinsdale Cooper) DL/LB. 6’, 210 lbs. *Committed today
Grand View (NAIA)
Trent Finney Trent Finney TE SMB | 2021 State MN (SMB) TE. 6’4, 240 lbs.
Dordt (NAIA)
Jake Cochnauer Jake Cochnauer 6'0" | DB Farmington | 2021 State MN (Farmington) DB. 6’, 205 lbs.
Brody Ash (Milaca) DL. 6’4, 230 lbs.
Nathan Warner (Glencoe-Silver Lake) OL/DL. 6’3, 280 lbs.
Committed Today
Luke Gunderson (Buffalo) WR. 6’3, 210 lbs. Committed to Northern State University
Cole Kuznia (St. Francis) OL. Committed to University of Jamestown
Quincy Mabin Quincy Mabin OL Farmington | 2021 State MN (Farmington) OL. 6’3, 270 lbs. Committed to Bemidji State
August Hanglseben (Monticello) OL. Committed to University of Jamestown.
Other News
Jermaine Johnson (Eden Prairie/Independence CC/Georgia) DE. Has entered the transfer portal
Nico Bolden (Woodbury/New Mexico) DB. Has entered transfer portal
Boye Mafe (Hopkins/University of Minnesota) Named All-B1G HM
Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman (Breck/Northerwestern) Named All-B1G HM