Minnesota’s 2023 9man Preseason All-State Team: Defense/ST
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Continue ReadingI am absolutely delighted to announce that it is once again Preseason All-State time. Arguably the most vaunted and acclaimed articles of the entire year, PrepRedzoneMN, in preparation for the upcoming fall season, watches and analyzes every available tape from every player on every program in the Great State of Minnesota from 9Man up to Class 6A. You heard that right: every player from every program in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. It’s no easy task, but you know that PrepRedzoneMN is up for the job, as we’re going into third year of the series and the hype and response to the articles has only grown since our first year of introduction. The Preseason All-State Team is chosen from and takes into account the film, stats & production, accolades, and college interest from the freshman up the rising seniors. To kick things off, we’re starting with 9Man. Find out who was selected to Minnesota 2023 9Man Preseason All-State Defensive and Special Teams squad below. Congratulations to the winners. Hard work pays off!
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Preseason 9man Player of the Year: Isaac Asuma (Cherry) 2024. ATH. 6’2, 180 lbs.
Preseason 9man Defensive Player of the Year: Brody Morrow (Border West) 2024. DT. 6’3, 250 lbs.
Defensive Line
First Team: Brody Morrow (Border West) 2024. DT. 6’3, 250 lbs. – Ben Blomberg (New Ulm Cathedral) 2024. 6’3, 245 lbs. – Andrew Staples Andrew Staples 6'2" | 230 lbs | TE Cherry | 2024 State MN (Cherry) 2024. 6’2, 220 lbs. – Ethan Crouch Ethan Crouch 6'4" | 240 lbs | DL Spring Grove | 2024 State MN (Spring Grove) 2024. 6’4, 215 lbs.
Second Team: Wyatt Meyeraan (Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda) 2024. 6’2, 250 lbs. – Chris King Chris King 6'3" | 255 lbs | DL Mt. Iron-Buhl | 2025 State MN (Mountain Iron-Buhl) 2025. 6’2, 255 lbs. – Ty Vig (Kittson County Central) 2025. 6’4, 190 lbs. – Destin Cloud (Kelliher–Northome) 2024. 6’5, 255 lbs.
Third Team: Calvin Battees (Cook County) 2024. 6′, 210 lbs. – Evan Anderson Evan Anderson 5'10" | 210 lbs | ATH Mt. Iron-Buhl | 2025 State MN (Mountain Iron-Buhl) 2025. 5’10, 215 lbs. – Jeremy Walton (Renville County West) 2025. 6’1, 190 lbs. – Noah Heppner Noah Heppner 6'1" | 190 lbs | DL Spring Grove | 2026 State MN (Spring Grove) 2026.
Linebacker
First Team: Eli Klimek Eli Klimek 6'1" | 210 lbs | LB Nevis | 2025 State MN (Nevis) 2025. 6’1, 210 lbs. – Logan Haburn (Ashby-Brandon-Evansville) 2024. 5’10, 190 lbs. – Cooper Freitag (Cedar Mountain) 2024. 6’2, 210 lbs.
Second Team: Derik Dahl (Mountain Iron-Buhl) 2025. 5’10, 180 lbs. – Alex Churness (Clearbrook-Gonvick) 2024. 5’10, 180 lbs. – Beau Wiersma Beau Wiersma 5'10" | 190 lbs | RB Kingsland | 2024 State MN (Kingsland) 2024. 5’9, 195 lbs.
Third Team: Austin Groth (Houston) 2024. 5’10, 180 lbs. – Mason Dalluge Mason Dalluge 6'2" | 195 lbs | WR Battle Lake Public School | 2024 MN (Ottertail Central) 2024. 6’3, 200 lbs. – Elijah Solum Elijah Solum 6'1" | 190 lbs | ATH Spring Grove | 2024 State MN (Spring Grove) 2024. 6’1, 190 lbs.
Defensive Back
First Team: Isaac Asuma (Cherry) 2024 – Conner Martens Conner Martens 6'2" | 165 lbs | WR Nicollet | 2024 State MN (Nicollet) 2024. 6’2, 170 lbs. – MiCaden Clines (Mountain Iron-Buhl) 2025. – Austin Ahrendt (Nevis) 2024.
Second Team: Justin Roelfs (Hills-Beaver Creek) 2024. 5’10, 160 lbs. – Kayden Loeschen (Granada–Huntley-EC-Truman) 2024. – Landon Kniefel (Mountain Iron-Buhl) 2024. 6’3, 185 lbs. – Carter Brudelie (Granada-Huntley-EC-Truman) 2024. 5’10, 155 lbs.
Third Team: Landon Chilman Landon Chilman 5'9" | 150 lbs | ATH Southland | 2025 MN (Southland) 2025. – Hunter Rex Hunter Rex 6'1" | 205 lbs | ATH Cook County | 2025 State MN (Cook County) 2025. 6’1, 195 lbs. – Rayce Gibson (Cook County) 2025. 5’9, 160 lbs. – Luke Ruen (Lanesboro) 2024. 5’11, 150 lbs.
Athlete
First Team: Jaxon Strinmoen Jaxon Strinmoen 6'5" | 170 lbs | WR Spring Grove | 2024 State MN (Spring Grove) 2024. 6’5, 185 lbs. – Kaaleem Reiland Kaaleem Reiland 5'9" | 180 lbs | RB Kingsland | 2026 State MN (Kingsland) 2026. 5’9, 180 lbs.
Second Team: Corbin Ludemann (Grand Meadow) 2024. 6’3, 200 lbs. – Royce Jax Royce Jax 5'9" | 170 lbs | LB Southland | 2026 State MN (Southland) 2026. 5’9, 160 lbs.
Third Team: Bryce Frenzel (Blackduck) 2024. 5’9, 160 lbs. – Jackson Madsen (Granada-Huntley-EC-Truman) 2025. 6′, 185 lbs. – Eric Anderson (Madelia) 2024. 5’7, 175 lbs.
Specialists
Kicker: Wyatt Meyeraan (Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda) 2024. 6’2, 250 lbs.
Punter: Jack Bruggeman (Southland) 2024.
Long Snapper: Aidan Olivanti (Mountain Iron-Buhl) 2024.
Returners: Isaiah Asuma (Cherry) 2027. – Isaiah Wright (Fertile-Beltrami) 2025.