2021 PrepRedzoneMN Preseason All-State Team: Class 4A
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Hello and welcome back! We at PrepRedzoneMN are back with our fifth installment of the vaunted Preseason All-State series and have for our readers the highly talented 4A team in today’s feature. I was fortunate enough to watch film on the almost…
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Continue ReadingHello and welcome back! We at PrepRedzoneMN are back with our fifth installment of the vaunted Preseason All-State series and have for our readers the highly talented 4A team in today’s feature. I was fortunate enough to watch film on the almost 50 AAAA programs in the state – with teams ranging from the Iron Range to the Iowa border – and came away with a loaded offensive and defensive squad that is stacked with talent at every position on the gridiron. As a quick reminder, I base this team primarily on available film, so a couple of programs were unfortunately hampered by their lack of a Hudl subscription in 2020 and I must apologize for not being as inclusive as I’d like to be when evaluating as much talent as possible. However, this team is crammed with talent, so I hope you enjoy the selections of the 2021 PrepRedzoneMN Preseason All-State Team: Class 4A.
Preseason Player of the Year: Emmett Johnson Emmett Johnson 6'0" | 180 lbs | RB Holy Angels | 2022 State MN (Academy of Holy Angels)
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Lucas Heyer Lucas Heyer 6'5" | 295 lbs | OL Hill-Murray | 2022 State MN (Hill-Murray)
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Chase Carter Chase Carter 6'6" | 220 lbs | DL SMB | 2022 State MN (SMB)
Offense
Quarterback
First Team: Jacob Eggert Jacob Eggert 6'1" | 195 lbs | QB Mankato East | 2022 State MN (Mankato East) – Jacob Heftman Jacob Heftman 6'2" | 205 lbs | QB Winona | 2022 State MN (Winona) – Brandon Hoban Brandon Hoban 6'2" | 180 lbs | QB Delasalle | 2022 State MN (DeLaSalle)
Second Team: Noah Millhouse Noah Millhouse 5'11" | 170 lbs | QB Jordan | 2022 State MN (Jordan) – Mike Lau (Hermantown) – Cooper Drews Cooper Drews 6'4" | 205 lbs | QB Princeton | 2023 State MN (Princeton-2023)
Running Back
First Team: Sawyer Seidl Sawyer Seidl 5'10" | 165 lbs | RB Hill-Murray | 2023 State MN (Hill-Murray-2023) – Emmett Johnson Emmett Johnson 6'0" | 180 lbs | RB Holy Angels | 2022 State MN (Holy Angels) – Sanjay Redd Sanjay Redd 5'10" | 165 lbs | RB SMB | 2022 State MN (SMB)
Second Team: Mitchell Piehl Mitchell Piehl 6'0" | 170 lbs | RB Hutchinson | 2022 State MN (Hutchinson) – Diego Reyes Diego Reyes ATH Mankato-East | 2022 State MN (Mankato East) – Carter Callahan (Becker)
Fullback/HB
First Team: Reese Sheldon (Cloquet) – Marshall Hayes (Cloquet)
Wide Receiver
First Team: Sam Rensch Sam Rensch 6'6" | 205 lbs | DB Hutchinson | 2022 State MN (Hutchinson) – Rashad McKinley Rashad McKinley 6'1" | 175 lbs | WR Hill-Murray | 2022 State MN (Hill-Murray) – Alonzo Dodd Alonzo Dodd 6'2" | ATH South St. Paul | 2022 State MN (South St. Paul) – Puolrah Gong Puolrah Gong 6'6" | 170 lbs | WR Mankato East | 2022 State MN (Mankato East)
Second Team: Peyton Gremmels (Academy Force) – Chuck Gilbert Chuck Gilbert 6'2" | 170 lbs | WR Holy Angels | 2023 State MN (Holy Angels-2023) – Evan Schimming Evan Schimming 6'5" | 190 lbs | WR Princeton | 2022 State MN (Princeton) – Louis Sobiech (Little Falls)
Tight End
First Team: Colin Nagel Colin Nagel 6'3" | 230 lbs | TE Hutchinson | 2022 State MN (Hutchinson) – Spencer Alvarez Spencer Alvarez 6'7" | 245 lbs | TE Columbia Heights | 2022 State MN (Columbia Heights) – Haydn Stay Haydn Stay 6'4" | 220 lbs | ATH Princeton | 2022 State MN (Princeton)
Offensive Line
First Team: Devin Lockerby Devin Lockerby 6'5" | 295 lbs | OL Faribault | 2022 State MN (Faribault) – Deylin Hasert Deylin Hasert 6'5" | 290 lbs | OL Marshall | 2022 State MN (Marshall) – Lucas Heyer Lucas Heyer 6'5" | 295 lbs | OL Hill-Murray | 2022 State MN (Hill-Murray) – Raymond Bandy (Duluth Denfeld) – Peyton Nawrocki Peyton Nawrocki 6'2" | 260 lbs | OL Jordan | 2022 State MN (Jordan)
Second Team: Max Einck Max Einck 6'2" | 250 lbs | OL Hutchinson | 2022 MN (Hutchinson) – Patrick Lavin Patrick Lavin 6'2" | 285 lbs | OL St. Anthony Village | 2022 State MN (St. Anthony Village) – Daniel Porisch Daniel Porisch 6'2" | 275 lbs | OL Benilde-St. Margaret's | 2022 State MN (Benilde-St. Margaret’s) – Charlie Broveleit Charlie Broveleit 6'0" | 285 lbs | OL Holy Angels | 2022 State MN (Holy Angels) – Reese Turnbull Reese Turnbull 6'2" | 255 lbs | OL Cloquet | 2022 State MN (Cloquet) – Jackson Weston (Grand Rapids) – Ethan Schwab (Willmar) – Zach Schlicht Zach Schlicht 6'2" | 255 lbs | OL Jordan | 2022 State MN (Jordan)
Athlete
First Team: Matthew Donovan Matthew Donovan 5'10" | 175 lbs | WR Kasson-Mantorville | 2022 State MN (Kasson-Mantorville) – Anthony Moe-Tucker Anthony Moe-Tucker 5'11" | 215 lbs | ATH Kasson-Mantorville | 2022 State MN (Kasson-Mantorville) – Nathan Drumm (Mankato East) – Will Turnbull Will Turnbull 6'3" | 220 lbs | TE Cloquet | 2022 State MN (Cloquet)
Second Team: Bryan Cassellius Bryan Cassellius 6'1" | 180 lbs | LB Winona | 2023 State MN (Winona-2023) – Gus Gartzke Gus Gartzke 5'9" | 185 lbs | LB Mankato-East | 2022 State MN (Mankato East) – Alex Schramm (Willmar)
Defense
Defensive Line
First Team: Spencer Alvarez Spencer Alvarez 6'7" | 245 lbs | TE Columbia Heights | 2022 State MN (Columbia Heights) – Antonio Fondren Antonio Fondren 6'5" | 270 lbs | DL Osseo | 2023 State MN (Benilde-St. Margaret’s-2023) – Chase Carter Chase Carter 6'6" | 220 lbs | DL SMB | 2022 State MN (SMB) – Logan Hoppe Logan Hoppe 6'4" | 235 lbs | DL Hutchinson | 2023 State MN (Hutchinson-2023)
Second Team: Christian Connelly Christian Connelly 6'4" | 190 lbs | DL Byron | 2022 State MN (Byron) – Ali Hanshi (St. Paul Harding) – Joe Miller Joe Miller 6'5" | 240 lbs | DL Holy Angels | 2023 State MN (Holy Angels-2023) – Ty Williamson Ty Williamson 6'0" | 220 lbs | DL Big Lake | 2022 State MN (Big Lake)
Linebacker
First Team: Aaron Elliott Aaron Elliott 6'3" | 215 lbs | LB Hutchinson | 2022 State MN (Hutchinson) – Rieley Mullen Rieley Mullen 6'0" | 205 lbs | LB Big Lake | 2022 State MN (Big Lake) – Blayne Kildahl Blayne Kildahl 5'10" | 190 lbs | DB Big Lake | 2022 State MN (Becker) – Andy Thomsen Andy Thomsen 6'3" | 215 lbs | LB Grand Rapids | 2022 State MN (Grand Rapids)
Second Team: Abdul Sesay (St. Paul Harding) – Ryan Sever (Benilde-St. Margaret’s) – Kaden Olson Kaden Olson 6'2" | 205 lbs | LB Princeton | 2022 MN (Princeton) – Brady Blattner Brady Blattner 6'2" | 225 lbs | LB Rocori | 2022 State MN (Rocori)
Defensive Back
First Team: Josh Painter (Simley) – Dekedrick Johnson (Como Park) – Emmett Johnson Emmett Johnson 6'0" | 180 lbs | RB Holy Angels | 2022 State MN (Holy Angels) – Donovon Brown (Princeton) – Caeden Yliniemi Caeden Yliniemi 6'0" | 165 lbs | DB Detroit Lakes | 2022 State MN (Detroit Lakes)
Second Team: Devon Verhasselt Devon Verhasselt DB Marshall | 2022 MN (Hutchinson) – Alex Elliott (Hutchinson-2023) – Ashton Sivilay Ashton Sivilay 6'0" | 170 lbs | WR Jordan | 2022 State MN (Jordan) – Bradu Wine (Benilde-St. Margaret’s) – Landen Goebel (Becker) – Rylan Rivers Rylan Rivers 6'4" | 200 lbs | QB Zimmerman | 2022 MN (Zimmerman)
Specialists
First Team: Brennan Bondhus (Kasson-Mantorville) – Connor Motschke (Rocori) – William Frattalone (Benilde-St. Margaret’s) – JP Yocum (Hill-Murray) – Jacob Streed (Willmar-2023)