PRZ Dakotas Big Dogs of the Week: North Dakota, Week 1

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>NORTH DAKOTA</strong>-- We dive into Week 1 of the North Dakota high school football season with nine notable nominees that shined out in Week 1 action. From 11A on down, there was plenty of star performances going on from Grand Forks, Mohall, Beulah and every place in between. Let's meet the crew and you will want to check the site, for our new this year, the weekly fan vote in which the player with the most votes, will get a player feature in the coming weeks!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Trace Beauchamp","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2409","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Beulah","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cstrongu003eStat Line: u003c/strongu003e4/5 passing, 248 total yards, five total touchdowns (4 rush, 1 pass)rnrnEven though I do not have Trace's game from Week 0 yet, if that stat line you see above is not the definition of a swiss-army knife from one position, I don't know what is as he was statistically and consistently dominant for the Beulah Miners playing up against 11A foe Turtle Mountain in a 50-8 win. u003ca href=u0022https://twitter.com/BeauchampTraceu0022u003eTwitteru003c/au003e","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_1_player_details_player_name":"Carter Knutson","_player_evaluations_1_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_1_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_1_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_1_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_player_evaluations_1_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_1_player_details_position":"2406","_player_evaluations_1_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_1_player_details_school":"Washburn","_player_evaluations_1_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_1_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_1_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_1_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_1_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"I liked the instinction Carter showed off within the inside box with his athletic ability to move side to side to quickly close the gap of their opponent's running game. He also showed developing strength with the power he showed off in 1v1 reps in which he showed off how versatile he is from either his left or right to angle his body for success to get to the ball. 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He also shows off that developing closing burst when the ball is approaching that I love out any defensive back out there as you can tell this kid has grown since watching him over the summer. I love watching how smooth Carter is coming out of his stance to ball track the ball within deeper routes, as he has some glue like instincts that also plays with poise, not trying to risk the pass break up for the home run interception. In my eyes, Carter is a DB prospect that plays way bigger than his frame and should be a stockriser when we re-evaluate the rankings. u003ca href=u0022https://twitter.com/carter_flomu0022u003eTwitteru003c/au003e","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["289678"],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"Jim showed off in Week 1 for Fargo North how well-balanced this kid's vision shows off at the linebacker position and is a outside linebacker that has clear-cut understanding of where to attack to the ball with his angles he shows off within his physicality as a tackler. Not to mention as one of North Dakota's best fullbacks, he has good levels of durability thru contact as he has that downhill presence either around the edges in high traffic areas or in the open field as a rumbler in the backfield. 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He also showed off a more lengthy motor than what I have seen over the recent year or so, as he shows that he can finish his pressure well no matter if he's making tackles in space or within the inside box. 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