Minnesota’s Biggest Senior Stock Risers so far this fall…

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Somehow, someway, the 2023 high school football regular season has come and gone and playoffs are already underway. It's been a heckuva ride so far, and playoffs are shaping up to be a doozy, but before things become more team-focused and oriented, <em>PrepRedzoneMN </em>wanted to take a brief moment to slow things down and highlight the biggest stock risers and individual winners in Minnesota's senior class so far this fall. Being in-season has a lot of positives, but the big one in my mind is how an off-season and occasional lifetime of hard work can lead to life-changing opportunities for prep football players in our Great State of Minnesota. We're seeing that happen to some talented, hard-working, and high-character 2024s in the Land of 10,000 Lakes this fall, and <em>PrepRedzoneMN </em>is here to give you the most comprehensive, detailed, and engaging report about the season's Biggest Senior Stock Risers so far this fall. Congrats to these studs, you all have been a pleasure to watch. Big things coming! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>P.S. Stay tuned for the upcoming feature highlighting the 2025 and 2026 stock risers from this fall as well! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>--</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":"Donovan Torgerson ","_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":"6'4u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2407","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Blaine ","_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":"Personally, I've been very happy with the competitiveness in the NE part of Hennepin County u0026amp; Anoka/Ramsey in 2023, and the u003cemu003eBlaine Bengalsu003c/emu003e were a victim of a few nail-biting finishes that could have flipped their season from their current 3-5 to a 6-2 regular season finish. 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