Week 5 Defensive Stat Leaders!
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What a week it’s been! We’re now at the point in the season where we get to see the cream of the defensive prospects rise to the top. As usual, I’m taking the top 5 in each category below, and…
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Continue ReadingWhat a week it’s been! We’re now at the point in the season where we get to see the cream of the defensive prospects rise to the top. As usual, I’m taking the top 5 in each category below, and all stats are courtesy of MNFootballHub and must have been entered by 1 PM on 10/4/23. Talent galore below!
Tackles:
T1: Owen Olsem Owen Olsem 5'11" | 175 lbs | DB Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda | 2026 MN 5’11” 175 lbs Heron Lake 2026 (77)
Full Stats: 6 GP, 77 TTck, 6 TFLs, 1 FF
Offers: N/A
T1: Andres Ramos Andres Ramos 5'10" | 195 lbs | RB Minneapolis Southwest | 2024 MN 5’9″ 195 lbs Minneapolis Southwest 2024 (77)
Full Stats: 5 GP, 77 TTck, 8 TFLs
Offers: N/A
T3: Dylan Hageman 6’4″ 195 lbs Roseville 2025 (69)
Full Stats: 5 GP, 69 TTck, 1 FF, 2 Ints, 1 PBU
Offers: N/A
T3: Kaleb Weikel Kaleb Weikel 6'2" | 220 lbs | LB Andover | 2025 State MN 6’1″ 215 lbs Andover 2025 (69)
Full Stats: 5 GP, 69 TTck, 4 TFLs, 1.0 Sack, 2 Fum
Offers: N/A
5: Sam Vail 6′ 140 lbs Roseville 2025 (66)
Full Stats: 5 GP, 66 TTck, 1 Fum, 1 FF
Offers: N/A
Sacks:
1: Howie Johnson Howie Johnson 6'4" | 250 lbs | DL Forest Lake | 2026 State MN 6’4″ 240 lbs Forest Lake 2026 (7.0)
Full Stats: 5 GP, 34 TTck, 17 TFLs, 7.0 Sacks, 1 Blocked Kick
Offers: N/A
2: Parker Johnson Parker Johnson 6'2" | 200 lbs | TE Kingsland | 2025 State MN 6’1″ 185 lbs Kingsland 2025 (6.5)
Full Stats: 5 GP, 32 TTck, 11 TFLs, 6.5 Sacks, 2 Fum, 1 FF
Offers: N/A
T3: Melvin Wallace 6’1″ 200 lbs Centennial 2024 (6.0)
Full Stats: 5 GP, 42 TTck, 6 TFLs, 6.0 Sacks, 1 PBU
Offers: N/A
T3: 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: 5 GP, 26 TTck, 6 TFLs, 6.0 Sacks
Offers: St. Thomas, Minnesota State Moorhead
T3: Keenan Paschall Keenan Paschall 6'2" | 245 lbs | DL Delasalle | 2024 State MN 6’2″ 255 lbs DeLaSalle 2024 (6.0)
Full Stats: 5 GP, 32 TTck, 4 TFLs, 6.0 Sacks, 1 Fum, 1 FF
Offers: Bemidji State
Interceptions:
T1: Colton Gallus 5’11” 165 lbs MIB 2024 (7)
Full Stats: 5 GP, 12 TTck, 1 Fum, 7 Ints, 1 TD, 2 PBUs
Offers: N/A
T1: Austin McCraven 6′ 175 lbs Ada-Borup 2025 (7)
Full Stats: 5 GP, 32 TTck, 1 TFL, 7 Ints
Offers: N/A
T1: Dan Plamann 5’11” 160 lbs St. Agnes 2025 (7)
Full Stats: 5 GP, 15 TTck, 1 Fum, 7 Ints
Offers: N/A
4: Cormac Redford 6’2″ 190 lbs Bloomington Jefferson 2024 (6)
Full Stats: 5 GP, 24 TTck, 6 Ints
Offers: N/A
T5: Khijohnn Cummings-Coleman 6′ 165 lbs Coon Rapids 2024 (4)
Full Stats: 5 GP, 15 TTck, 4 Ints
Top 2: Iowa State, Western Michigan
T5: Malachi Boadi Malachi Boadi 6'1" | 195 lbs | DB Minnetonka | 2025 State MN -Aboagye 6’1″ 200 lbs Minnetonka 2025 (4)
Full Stats: 4 GP, 21 TTck, 4 Ints, 1 TD, 1 PBU
Offers: N/A
T5: NaKiye Mercado 5’7″ 170 lbs St. Peter 2024 (4)
Full Stats: 4 GP, 12 TTck, 4 Ints, 2 TDs
Offers: UW Eau Claire