South Dakota Preseason All-State Team: 11AAA
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SOUTH DAKOTA– With practices in full swing starting this week in South Dakota we figured there is not a better time to take a look at our inaugural Preseason All-State Teams. We kick it off in South Dakota’s largest division, 11AAA.…
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Continue ReadingSOUTH DAKOTA– With practices in full swing starting this week in South Dakota we figured there is not a better time to take a look at our inaugural Preseason All-State Teams. We kick it off in South Dakota’s largest division, 11AAA. 11AAA may only have nine teams but holy moly this division is stacked from top to bottom. We identified 69 prospects in 11AAA that were rated as the “best of the best” in 11AAA.
How We Put it Together
All we watch is tape, no matter what. Those prospects that had a significant amount of varsity snaps in 2021 got an added bonus but we also made some fun projections with those prospects that are becoming varsity starters this upcoming season. We didn’t look at the offer sheets and with most, we shaded outside of looking at our rankings to instead find the best man available and found prospects that caught our eyes, even more, when we looked at the tape because why? The tape never lies. We had very few prospects that cracked more than one position on our Preseason All-State Team and if they did, they just proved how athletic they are at multiple positions.
Without further a due, I give the subscribers at Prep Redzone Dakotas our 2021 South Dakota Preseason 11AAA All-State Team, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did putting it together!
11AAA Player of the Year: Jacob Knuth Jacob Knuth 6'4" | 205 lbs | QB Harrisburg | 2022 State , QB, Harrisburg (2022)
Quarterback
First Team
Jacob Knuth Jacob Knuth 6'4" | 205 lbs | QB Harrisburg | 2022 State | Harrisburg | 2022
Bennett Dannenbring Bennett Dannenbring 6'2" | 195 lbs | QB SF O'Gorman | 2023 State | Sioux Falls O’Gorman | 2023
Taylen Ashley Taylen Ashley 6'0" | 175 lbs | QB Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2023 State | Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2023
Max Thomson Max Thomson 6'3" | 215 lbs | QB SF Washington | 2022 State | Sioux Falls Washington | 2022
Second Team
Lucas Slack Lucas Slack 6'1" | 190 lbs | QB Brandon Valley | 2023 State | Brandon Valley | 2023
Trenton Peterson Trenton Peterson 5'11" | 180 lbs | ATH Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2023 State | Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2023
Third Team
Jed Jenson Jed Jenson 6'0" | 170 lbs | QB Rapid City Stevens | 2023 State | Rapid City Stevens | 2023
Running Back
First Team
Gavin Ross Gavin Ross 5'11" | 205 lbs | RB Harrisburg | 2023 State | Harrisburg | 2023
Uriah Glynn Uriah Glynn 5'9" | 190 lbs | RB RC Stevens | 2022 State | Rapid City Stevens | 2022
Tyree Nave Tyree Nave 6'1" | 175 lbs | ATH SF Roosevelt | 2022 State | Sioux Falls Roosevelt | 2022
Second Team
Blessing Taniah Blessing Taniah 5'7" | 155 lbs | RB SF Washington | 2022 State | Sioux Falls Washington | 2022
Jordan Johnson Jordan Johnson 5'10" | 190 lbs | RB Brandon Valley | 2022 State | Brandon Valley | 2022
Angel Jurshge Angel Jurshge 5'8" | 175 lbs | RB SF Lincoln | 2022 State | Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2022
Wide Receiver
First Team
Griffin Wilde Griffin Wilde 6'2" | 175 lbs | WR Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2023 State | Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2023
Andrew Walter Andrew Walter 6'3" | 180 lbs | WR Harrisburg | 2022 State | Harrisburg | 2022
Josh Piper Josh Piper 6'0" | 190 lbs | WR SF Washington | 2022 State | Sioux Falls Washington | 2022
Second Team
-This second team was the most borderline second-team guys on all our preseason all-state teams and all could be first-teamers by season’s end.
Sam Scholten Sam Scholten 6'0" | 160 lbs | WR Brandon Valley | 2022 State | Brandon Valley | 2022
Carter Bahrenfuss Carter Bahrenfuss DB Harrisburg | 2022 State | Harrisburg | 2022
Robert Hutchinson | Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2023
Third Team
Kadin Nelson Kadin Nelson 6'4" | 200 lbs | WR RC Stevens | 2022 State | Rapid City Stevens | 2022
Noah Robertson | Sioux Falls Washington | 2022
Tight End
First Team
Peyton Carroll Peyton Carroll 6'4" | 195 lbs | TE Brandon Valley | 2022 State | Brandon Valley | 2022
David Alpers David Alpers 6'6" | 215 lbs | DL SF O'Gorman | 2022 State | Sioux Falls O’Gorman | 2022
Second Team
Sam Siegfried | Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2023
Offensive Line
First Team
Brady Koupal | Brandon Valley | 2022
Mason Jacobson Mason Jacobson 6'5" | 270 lbs | OL Harrisburg | 2022 State | Harrisburg | 2022
Jordan Larsen Jordan Larsen 6'5" | 290 lbs | OL Harrisburg | 2022 State | Harrisburg | 2022
Elliott Renville Elliott Renville 6'4" | 285 lbs | OL SF Lincoln | 2023 State | Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2023
Joseph Cotton Joseph Cotton 6'6" | 300 lbs | OL SF Roosevelt | 2022 State | Sioux Falls Roosevelt | 2022
Aiden Brink Aiden Brink OL SF Washington | 2022 State | Sioux Falls Washington | 2022
Josh Larsen Josh Larsen 6'5" | 290 lbs | OL Harrisburg | 2022 State | Harrisburg | 2022
Nick Bunkers Nick Bunkers 6'1" | 280 lbs | OL SF Roosevelt | 2022 State | Sioux Falls Roosevelt | 2022
Kael Miedema Kael Miedema 6'8" | 310 lbs | OL SF Washington | 2023 State | Sioux Falls Washington | 2023
Second Team
Navarro Schunke Navarro Schunke 6'6" | 290 lbs | OL Brandon Valley | 2024 State SD | Brandon Valley | 2024
Schunke has already had a decorated athletic career in Brandon with two state wrestling titles and a 2020 state football championship already under his belt as just an incoming sophomore. He is already receiving interest from a couple of Power 5 schools, as this is a young man you will want to watch closely on the Lynx offensive line in the 2021 season and beyond as he already has been a standout in the reps I watched last season in the state championship game vs. Harrisburg.
Once he gets his football film out there, there is not a doubt in my mind this young man will be a lock as a first-team prospect for several years to come as he is the youngest prospect on this list with such a high ceiling. You might want to peak our Class of 2024 rankings this week to see where inside the top 3 prospects in the Dakotas this young man ends up!
Dawson Miller | Rapid City Central | 2022
Sam Klein Sam Klein OL Brandon Valley | 2022 State | Brandon Valley | 2022
Trent Farren Trent Farren OL RC Central | 2022 State | Rapid City Central | 2022
Andrew Bunkers Andrew Bunkers OL Brandon Valley | 2023 State | Brandon Valley | 2022
Alex Haeffner | Sioux Falls Washington | 2022
Defensive Line
First Team
Kendis Ledbetter Kendis Ledbetter 6'3" | 245 lbs | DL SF Washington | 2022 State | Sioux Falls Washington | 2022
Cam Jones Cam Jones 6'3" | 200 lbs | DL SF Roosevelt | 2022 State | Sioux Falls Roosevelt | 2022
Jordan Larsen Jordan Larsen 6'5" | 290 lbs | OL Harrisburg | 2022 State | Harrisburg | 2022
Jackson Geerts Jackson Geerts 6'2" | 230 lbs | DL SF Lincoln | 2022 State | Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2022
Second Team
Lane Ferguson | Sioux Falls Roosevelt | 2022
Christian Heerde Christian Heerde 6'3" | 215 lbs | DL Harrisburg | 2022 State | Harrisburg | 2022
Dawson Miller | Rapid City Central | 2022
Linebacker
First Team
Ryan Doll Ryan Doll 6'0" | 200 lbs | DL Brandon Valley | 2022 State | Brandon Valley | 2022
Ayden Viox Ayden Viox 6'0" | 230 lbs | LB Harrisburg | 2022 State | Harrisburg | 2022
Gabe Gutierrez Gabe Gutierrez 6'2" | 225 lbs | LB Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2023 State | Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2023
Matthew Goehring | Sioux Falls Roosevelt | 2022
Cade Larson Cade Larson LB Harrisburg | 2022 State | Harrisburg | 2022
Richard Benenge Richard Benenge 6'2" | 220 lbs | LB Harrisburg | 2023 State | Sioux Falls Roosevelt | 2023
Second Team
Luke Chiolis Luke Chiolis 6'2" | 215 lbs | LB RC Stevens | 2022 State | Rapid City Stevens | 2022
Tayten Sanow Tayten Sanow 5'10" | 180 lbs | LB Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2023 State | Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2022
Tyman Long Tyman Long 6'1" | 190 lbs | LB Harrisburg | 2022 State | Harrisburg | 2022
Gavin Skinner Gavin Skinner 6'0" | 190 lbs | LB Rapid City Stevens | 2022 State | Rapid City Stevens | 2022
De’andre Joseph De’andre Joseph 6'0" | 200 lbs | LB SF Roosevelt | 2022 State | Sioux Falls Roosevelt | 2022
Gabe Frerichs Gabe Frerichs 6'0" | 210 lbs | LB SF Washington | 2022 State | Sioux Falls Washington | 2022
Defensive Back
First Team
Noah Thompson Noah Thompson 6'1" | 170 lbs | DB Brandon Valley | 2022 State | Brandon Valley | 2022
Eli Oxner Eli Oxner 6'0" | 175 lbs | DB RC Stevens | 2022 State | Rapid City Stevens | 2022
London Kolb | Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2023
Manny Struck | Sioux Falls O’Gorman | 2022
Beau Giblin Beau Giblin 6'0" | 185 lbs | DB Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2023 State | Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2023
Second Team
-These first two prospects were very high on my second team and have a lot of potentials to be first-teamers by the season’s end.
Garret Hoffman Garret Hoffman 5'10" | 165 lbs | DB SF Washington | 2022 State | Sioux Falls Washington | 2022
Hayden Gebhart Hayden Gebhart 6'1" | 175 lbs | DB Rapid City Stevens | 2023 State | Rapid City Stevens | 2023
Ashton Zych Ashton Zych DB SF Washington | 2022 State | Sioux Falls Washington | 2022
Kicker/Punter
First Team
Zach Brummels Zach Brummels K Brandon Valley | 2022 State | Brandon Valley | 2022
Second Team
Bryce Soli Bryce Soli K Harrisburg | 2022 State | Harrisburg | 2022
Andrew Nelson Andrew Nelson K SF O'Gorman | 2022 State | Sioux Falls O’Gorman | 2022