2024 Recruiting Hotbed: Appleton North

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We continue our series of identifying the hotbed across Wisconsin with a stop at Appleton North High School. ANHS has been a must stop for years when it comes to recruiting, and the Class of 2024 is continuing the tradition. This is an impressive group of juniors that will lead the Lightning onto the field in 2023. There is FBS talent, and athletes who will have their choice of D2 and D3 programs when the time comes. Let's start at the top with one of the best in the state...</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["405591"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"The Wisconsin 2024 LB Class is an elite one compared to previous years. There several athletes in the group that will be playing D1 football on Saturdays. One of them that has a great opportunity to do that is the 6'3u0022 225 lbs [player_tooltip player_id='405591' first='Brock' last='Arndt']. Arndt is an impressive specimen to watch on the field. Where he separates himself from other big bodied LBs is with his range. 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