2022 PRzMN Preseason All-State Team: Class AAA Offense
PrepRedzoneMN is moving on from a fantastic Class AA squad into the AAA ranks and the best and baddest the class has to offer. With PRzMN ’21 Player of the Year Eli Gillman onto college and the defending champions Dassel-Cokato…
Access all of Prep Redzone
Continue reading this article and more.
Continue ReadingPrepRedzoneMN is moving on from a fantastic Class AA squad into the AAA ranks and the best and baddest the class has to offer. With PRzMN ’21 Player of the Year Eli Gillman onto college and the defending champions Dassel-Cokato seeing a lot of roster attrition, Class 3A is one of the most wide open in Minnesota this fall and return a ton of balanced rosters and versatile talent, particularly at the Athlete position. To prove we know this class better than anyone else in the world, and after watching film from the more than 50 AAA programs and hundreds of players making up 3A in Minnesota for 2022, PrepRedzoneMN has named the top offensive players at each and every position on the gridiron for this special Preseason All-State: Class AAA Offensive feature. Additionally, AAA is home to a plethora of 2025 prospects with bright futures and a ton of potential, so stay tuned for the upcoming All-Sophomore features as well. Congratulations to all of the selections on this vaunted award, and thank you for reading!
Preseason Player of the Year: Owen Leach (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton) Senior. QB/DB. Committed to UMD for basketball
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Francis O’Malley (Montevideo) Junior. RB. 6’1, 220 lbs.
AAA Preseason All-State Offensive Squad
Quarterback
First Team: Albert Rundell (Watertown-Mayer) Senior. 6’1, 200 lbs.
Second Team: Tanner Gangl (Spectrum) Senior. 5’11, 185 lbs.
Running Back
First Team: Francis O’Malley (Montevideo) Junior. 6’1, 220 lbs. – Monte Gillman (Dassel-Cokato) Junior. 5’7, 165 lbs.
Second Team: Jacari Swinea (Worthington) Sophomore. 6’1, 185 lbs. – Nolan Witt (Esko) Senior. 6′, 205 lbs.
Wide Receiver
First Team: Brycen Christensen (New London-Spicer) Senior. 6’3, 185 lbs. – Bryce Gapinski Bryce Gapinski 5'10" | 165 lbs | WR Foley | 2024 State MN (Foley) Junior. 5’10, 170 lbs. – Carter Zezulka (Esko) Senior. 6’2, 200 lbs.
Second Team: Riggs Magnuson (Pequot Lakes) Senior. 5’9, 165 lbs. – Emanuel Kutzera (St. Cloud Cathedral) Senior. 6’3, 165 lbs. – Devin Orbeck (Melrose Area) Senior. 6’2, 185 lbs.
Offensive Line
First Team: Ryan Retzer (Belle Plaine) Senior. 6’3, 280 lbs. – Sawyer Tordsen (Fairmont) Senior. 6’6, 290 lbs. – Trayten Johnson (Dassel-Cokato) Senior. 6’2, 260 lbs. – Joseph Meier (Watertown-Mayer) Senior. 6’4, 260 lbs. – Jaxson Klusmann (Pine Island) Senior. 6’2, 240 lbs.
Second Team: Caleb Zejdlik (East Grand Forks) Senior. 6’1, 240 lbs. – Ben Gallus (Holy Family Catholic) Senior. 6’3, 265 lbs. – Colbee Zens (Milaca) Senior. 6′, 220 lbs. – Corbin Schroeder (Cannon Falls) Junior. 6’3, 275 lbs. – Nate Dierberger (Providence Academy) Senior. 6’1, 250 lbs.
Tight End
First Team: – Kellen Kinzer (St. Cloud Cathedral) Senior. 6’4, 225 lbs. – Zach Bentler (Two Harbors) Junior. 6’4, 220 lbs.
Second Team: Cullen Kratochvil (Pequot Lakes) Senior. 6’3, 205 lbs. – Conner Connell (Luverne) Junior. 6’4, 225 lbs.
Fullback
First Team: Hudson Hackel (Perham) Junior. 6′, 200 lbs.
Athlete
First Team: Koi Perich (Esko) Junior. 6’1, 180 lbs. – Owen Leach (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton) Senior. 6’6, 190 lbs.
Second Team: Jake Friedrich (Thief River Falls) Senior. 6′, 215 lbs. – Wyatt McCabe (Watertown-Mayer) Senior. 5’9, 170 lbs.