Defensive Stat Leaders after Week 4!
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What another great week! Sitting back on Wednesday looking forward, the talent the MN is boasting on defense is crazy. As usual, I’ll include the top 5 leaders in every defensive statistic recorded by MNFootballHub. If there is a tie,…
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Continue ReadingWhat another great week! Sitting back on Wednesday looking forward, the talent the MN is boasting on defense is crazy. As usual, I’ll include the top 5 leaders in every defensive statistic recorded by MNFootballHub. If there is a tie, I will list all those included. Halfway done with the season and there are a lot of unoffered dogs still out there!
Tackles:
1: Owen Olsem Owen Olsem 5'11" | 175 lbs | DB Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda | 2026 MN 5’11” 175 lbs Heron Lake 2026 (62)
Full Stats: 5 GP, 62 TTck, 6 TFLs
Offers: N/A
2: Dylan Hageman 6’4″ 195 lbs Roseville 2025 (55)
Full Stats: 4 GP, 55 TTck, 1 FF, 1 PBU
Offers: N/A
T3: Brett Salmonson Brett Salmonson 5'10" | 190 lbs | DB Park of Cottage Grove | 2024 State MN 5’10” 185 lbs Park 2024 (54)
Full Stats: 4 GP, 54 TTck, 1 TFL
Offers: Concordia St. Paul, St. Olaf, UW River Falls
T3: Kaleb Weikel Kaleb Weikel 6'2" | 220 lbs | LB Andover | 2025 State MN 6’1″ 215 lbs Andover 2025 (54)
Full Stats: 4 GP, 54 TTck, 2 TFLs, 1 Sack, 1 FR
Offers: N/A
5: Sam Vail 6′ 150 lbs Roseville 2025 (51)
Full Stats: 4 GP, 51 TTck
Offers: N/A
Sacks:
1: Teddy Knapp Teddy Knapp 6'4" | 225 lbs | DL St. Thomas Academy | 2024 State MN 6’4″ 220 lbs St. Thomas Academy 2024 (6.0)
Full Stats: 4 GP, 21 TTck, 6 TFLs, 6.0 Sacks
Offers: St. Thomas, Minnesota State Moorhead
2: Parker Johnson Parker Johnson 6'2" | 200 lbs | TE Kingsland | 2025 State MN 6’1″ 185 lbs Kingsland 2025 (5.5)
Full Stats: 4 GP, 27 TTck, 9 TFLs, 5.5 Sacks, 1 Fum
Offers: N/A
T3: Howie Johnson Howie Johnson 6'4" | 250 lbs | DL Forest Lake | 2026 State MN 6’4″ 240 lbs Forest Lake 2026 (5)
Full Stats: 4 GP, 27 TTck, 15 TFLs, 5.0 Sacks, 1 BK
Offers: N/A
T3: Cooper Brinkman 6’1″ 165 lbs Albany 2025 (5)
Full Stats: 3 GP, 22 TTck, 5.0 Sacks, 1 Fum, 1 FF
Offers: N/A
T5: Chase King 6’4″ 255 lbs MIB 2025 (4)
Full Stats: 4 GP, 28 TTck, 9 TFLs, 4.0 Sacks, 1 PBU
Offers: N/A
T5: Marcus Whiting Marcus Whiting 6'0" | 215 lbs | DL Centennial | 2024 State MN 6’1″ 220 lbs Centennial 2024 (4)
Full Stats: 4 GP, 33 TTck, 5 TFLs, 4.0 Sacks
Offers: N/A
T5: Melvin Wallace 6’1″ 200 lbs Centennial 2024 (4)
Full Stats: 4 GP, 33 TTck, 4 TFLs, 4.0 Sacks, 1 PBU
Offers: N/A
T5: Casey Kramer Casey Kramer 6'3" | 240 lbs | OL Rochester Mayo | 2025 MN 6’3″ 240 lbs Mayo 2025 (4)
Full Stats: 4 GP, 19 TTck, 4.0 Sacks
Offers: N/A
T5: Kaleb Ngwendson 6’3″ 220 lbs Eastview 2025 (4)
Full Stats: 4 GP, 20 TTck, 4.0 Sacks
Offers: N/A
T5: Devon Schaefer 6’3″ 175 lbs Albany 2024 (4)
Full Stats: 4 GP, 21 TTck, 4.0 Sacks, 1 Int, 1 Safety
Offers: N/A
T5: Micah Fenney Micah Fenney 6'5" | 210 lbs | DL Norwood Young America (NYA) | 2026 State MN 6’5″ 205 lbs Norwood Young America 2026 (4)
Full Stats: 4 GP, 19 TTck, 12 TFLs, 4.0 Sacks, 1 Fum, 1 FF, 1 TD, 1 PBU
Offers: N/A
T5: Keenan Paschall Keenan Paschall 6'2" | 245 lbs | DL Delasalle | 2024 State MN 6’2″ 255 lbs DeLasalle 2024 (4)
Full Stats: 4 GP, 29 TTck, 3 TFLs, 4.0 Sacks, 1 Fum, 1 FF
Offers: Bemidji State
T5: Dylan Sloan 6’3″ 205 lbs Mound Westonka 2025 (4)
Full Stats: 4 GP, 16 TTck, 2 TFLs, 4.0 Sacks
Offers: N/A
T5: RJ Wyatt 5’10” 175 lbs Patrick Henry 2024 (4)
Full Stats: 4 GP, 31 TTck, 11 TFLs, 4.0 Sacks, 3 Fum, 5 FF, 1 TD, 1 Safety, 2 PBUs
Offers: N/A
Interceptions:
1: Dan Plamann 5’11” 160 lbs St. Agnes 2025 (7)
Full Stats: 4 GP, 11 TTck, 1 Fum, 7 Ints
Offers: N/A
T2: Colton Gallus 5’11” 165 lbs MIB 2024 (5)
Full Stats: 4 GP, 9 TTck, 1 Fum, 5 Ints, 1 TD, 2 PBUs
Offers: N/A
T2: Cormac Redford 6’2″ 190 lbs Bloomington Jefferson 2024 (5)
Full Stats: 4 GP, 18 TTck, 5 Ints
Offers: N/A
T4: Malachi Boadi Malachi Boadi 6'1" | 195 lbs | DB Minnetonka | 2025 State MN -Aboagye 6’1″ 200 lbs Minnetonka 2025 (4)
Full Stats: 3 GP, 17 TTck, 4 Ints, 1 TD, 1 PBU
Offers: N/A
T4: NaKiye Mercado 5’7″ 170 lbs St. Peter 2024 (4)
Full Stats: 4 GP, 12 TTck, 4 Ints, 2 TDs
Offers: UW-Eau Claire