Nate's Big Dogs of the Week: South Dakota, Week 5

SOUTH DAKOTA-- The numbers have been tallied; the competition has been evaluated for our weekly Nate's Big Dogs of the Week from South Dakota in Week 5. This week it seems more than any week, we really had to dig deep to name our position group Player of the Week as we had so many solid numbers turned in along with great game tape across the board.   Find out who won South Dakota Player of the Week in Week 5 in their position group. Which as you know by now, each player is nominated by their Head Coach to be on this list, and in the end, we at Prep Redzone Dakotas decide who is the most elite prospect week by week, position by position!   Quarterbacks:   [player_tooltip player_id='101184' first='Ryan' last='Krog'], QB, Elkton-Lake Benton (2023)   Stat Line: 9/12 passing, 379 total yards, five total touchdowns against a very solid Canistota Pride team.   *Ryan gets my nod for South Dakota Week 5 Quarterback of the Week from Prep Redzone Dakotas.   Tommy Hoffman, QB, Sioux Falls Washington (2025)   Stat Line: 21/30 passing, 299 passing yards, four touchdowns   *Tommy gets my nod in the runner-up spot for South Dakota Week 5 Quarterback of the Week from Prep Redzone Dakotas.   Tate Snyder, QB, Sioux Falls Christian (2023)   Stat Line: 13 completions, 323 passing yards, and three touchdowns.   [player_tooltip player_id='101148' first='Justin' last='Zirpel'], QB, West Central (2023)   Stat Line: 237 total yards, 3 total touchdowns (2 pass, 1 rush)   Running Backs:   [player_tooltip player_id='56549' first='Brenden' last='Begeman'], RB, Herreid-Selby (2023)   Stat Line, 33 carries, 323 rushing yards, three touchdowns. Defense: 1 interception   *Brenden gets my nod for South Dakota Week 5 Running Back of the Week from Prep Redzone Dakotas.   [player_tooltip player_id='89279' first='Luke' last='Fraser'], RB, Hamlin (2024)   Stat Line: 12 carries, 127 total yards, two total touchdowns   *Luke gets my nod in the runner-up spot for South Dakota Week 5 Running Back of the Week from Prep Redzone Dakotas.   Wide Receivers:   [player_tooltip player_id='56568' first='Nate' last='Andresen'], WR, Brandon Valley (2023)Stat Line: 7 receptions, 207 receiving yards, three touchdowns.   *Nate gets my nod for South Dakota Week 5 Wide Receiver of the Week from Prep Redzone Dakotas.[player_tooltip player_id='294145' first='Tyan' last='Buus'], WR, Sturgis Brown (2024) Stat Line: 11 catches, 135 receiving yards, four touchdowns.*Tyan gets my nod in the runner-up spot for South Dakota Week 5 Wide Receiver of the Week from Prep Redzone Dakotas.   Jaxon Hennies, WR, Dakota Valley (2023)   Stat Line: 7 catches, 241 total yards (151 receiving, 90 pass), two total touchdowns   Tryg Auten, WR, Sioux Falls Washington (2023)Stat Line: 8 receptions, 165 receiving yards, four touchdowns.   [player_tooltip player_id='56552' first='Carter' last='Van Donge'], WR, Sioux Falls Christian (2023)   Stat Line: 8 receptions, 146 receiving yards, two touchdowns.   [player_tooltip player_id='80114' first='Matthew' last='Anderson'], WR, Canton (2024)   Stat Line: 9 receptions, 95 receiving yards, 1 touchdown (8 total points scored)   Defensive Line:   [player_tooltip player_id='273694' first='Caleb' last='Loehr'], DL, Brookings (2023)   Stat Line: 14 total tackles( 9 for a loss), seven sacks (not a typo)   *Caleb gets my nod for South Dakota Week 5 Defensive Line and Defensive Player of the Week from Prep Redzone Dakotas. Madden-type numbers from this Brookings Bobcats defensive end!   [player_tooltip player_id='161341' first='RJ' last='Perry'], DL/OL/K, Great Plains Lutheran (2023)   Stat Line: 6 Tackles (5 for a loss)   *RJ gets my nod in the runner-up spot for South Dakota Week 5 Defensive Linemen of the Week from Prep Redzone Dakotas.   Joseph Dahlberg, DL/OL, Great Plains Lutheran (2023)Stat Line: 5 tackles (4 for a loss)   Athletes:   [player_tooltip player_id='210630' first='Tanner' last='Stein'], ATH, Elkton-Lake Benton (2025)   Stat Line: 5 receptions, 244 receiving yards, three touchdowns. Defense: 9.5 tackles   *Tanner gets my nod for South Dakota Week 5 Athlete of the Week from Prep Redzone Dakotas. Impressive young sophomore making waves for the Elks!   Dawson Hoffman, ATH (QB/DB), Platte-Geddes (2023)   Stat Line: 12/19 passing, 202 passing yards, four touchdowns. Defense: three interceptions   *Dawson gets my nod for South Dakota Week 5 Athlete Runner Up of the Week from Prep Redzone Dakotas.   [player_tooltip player_id='160922' first='Preston' last='Iverson'], ATH, Hot Springs (2023)Stat Line: 188 total yards, four total touchdowns. Defense: 4 tackles, one interception   [player_tooltip player_id='161342' first='Landon' last='Iverson'], ATH, Hot Springs (2023)   Stat Line: 9 carries, 186 rushing yards, two touchdowns. Defense: 8 tackles   [player_tooltip player_id='160918' first='Owen' last='Quail'], ATH, Deuel (2023)   Stat Line: 108 rushing yards, two touchdowns. Defense: 5 tackles (1.5 for a loss)

SOUTH DAKOTA-- The numbers have been tallied; the competition has been evaluated for our weekly Nate's Big Dogs of the Week from South Dakota in Week 5. This week it seems more than any week, we really had to dig deep to name our position group Player of the Week as we had so many solid numbers turned in along with great game tape across the board.