Minnesota’s Top-20 2025 Regular SZN Stock Risers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's playoff time here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, and if you read my previously posted feature highlighting the state's top senior stock risers from the 2023 regular season, you already know that we're taking a brief couple of days to spotlight some of the top individual performers from the regular season before we get locked in on the team-oriented playoffs, which is how it should be I may add. Now that we've covered the top 2024 ballers at both the midseason and regular season points of the season, it's time to check out some juniors and sophomores, and boy have some of these dudes been bumping their stock up this fall. Get to know the regular seasons' biggest 2025 stock risers below, where I'll highlight their play, how their recruiting status and stock have surged upwards, what they bring to the table as football players, and more. Thanks for reading! Playoffs have already been a heckuva ride. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2023 Midseason Winners and Stock Risers: <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2023/09/minnesotas-midseason-winners-and-stock-risers/">https://prepredzone.com/2023/09/minnesotas-midseason-winners-and-stock-risers/</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Minnesota's Biggest Senior Stock Risers so far this fall: <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2023/10/minnesotas-biggest-senior-stock-risers-so-far-this-fall/">https://prepredzone.com/2023/10/minnesotas-biggest-senior-stock-risers-so-far-this-fall/</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>--</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size">2025s</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":"Samuel Shaughnessy ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'1u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2411","_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":"u003cemu003ePRzMNu003c/emu003e couldn't have ignored the hype and game of u003cemu003eBlaine'su003c/emu003e 6'1, 180 lber. u003cstrongu003eSamuel Shaughnessyu003c/strongu003e even if we tried. 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He finished with 261 carries for 1,577 yards and 27 TDs in 9 games of action, with only one game finishing with him under 100 yards and four over 200. That's over 175 yards a game and over 6 a carry, and he did so in style as well, with a fluid, gliding gait and run form, the use of subtle movements, fake steps/cuts, and feigned angles to make defenders miss, force them to over pursue, and generally get out of position, and a ton of elusiveness in 1-on-1 settings. u003cstrongu003eBeiningenu003c/strongu003e also is shifty, possesses great vision, and has a strong lower body to power through arm tackles and weaker tackle attempts at his lower body. He can drop the pads and lower the boom or make defenders miss with lateral agility and quickness and shows off an effective jump cut and the strength to push the pile when bodies start to mash together as well. 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Plus, he added 84 tackles, 3 TFLs, 3 INTs, 2 PBUs, and a FF, so I think it's safe to say that he had one of the best individual showings of any high school football player in the state this fall, regardless of class or position. u003cstrongu003eHungerholtu003c/strongu003e posted multiple 8, 7, and 6 TD games, three 300+ yard rushing games, three 200+ yard passing showings, and more than 300 yards of total offense a game this past fall, and no team could figure out how to corral the 6'1, 180 lber., win or lose. There's reps of him breaking almost every defender's tackle on the opposition, and as a ball carrier he possesses an impressive amount of balance, good speed, and elusive footwork and a knack for making the most out of the space he's given. 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I saw u003cstrongu003eBegalleu003c/strongu003e against u003cemu003eMankato Westu003c/emu003e in their Week 2 matchup of the regular season, where he put on a heckuva show against a talented DB corps and a Gopher commit, and he continued the impressive performances throughout the entire fall. u003cstrongu003eBegalleu003c/strongu003e has clocked an 11.02 100M dash time last spring, as well as a 37u0022 vertical, and he knows how to make the most of it on the gridiron as well, as his junior campaign has put him firmly on the radar of the Golden Gophers and a ton of other major collegiate programs that didn't know of the u003cemu003eAndoveru003c/emu003e 2025er going into the fall. u003cstrongu003eBegalleu003c/strongu003e posted 44 receptions for 762 yards and 8 TDs (17.3 YPC) during the regular season and showed off an eye-popping skillset that is one of the more exciting I've seen in a MN-bred receiver in a while. The speed is where it begins, as u003cstrongu003eBegalleu003c/strongu003e can take the top off the defense at a moment's notice or burn by pursuers after the catch, which helps him burn DBs deep or turn routine screens and 3step routes into long and exciting TD runs after the catch. The 180 lber. can run by tackle attempts, easily juke or cut by them, or simply run you over after the catch, and the notable change of direction ability, which shows up impressively after the catch and in his releases around the LOS, helps him as a route runner as well. u003cstrongu003eBegalle u003c/strongu003ecan run a variety of routes with success, torches man and zone coverage alike, breaks his routes off cleanly and doesn't waste steps, and is sudden and shifty at the top of the route. 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I'm also impressed by his clean pass set, as he is technically sound, can handle both speed and power while staying square, can combo and work laterally effectively, uses his hands well, and uses opponents momentum against them. Strong kid, good feet and balance, productive against high-quality MN competition, and has one of the better pass sets I've seen from the 2025 OL class so far. 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Nebraska, Minnesota, NDSU, and SDSU have been the most constant in terms of recruiting contact, and for good reason too, as u003cstrongu003eDobbsu003c/strongu003e is a massive LT with dominant reps in both run and pass settings against large and talented 6A defensive linemen. A mauler at the point of attack who runs his feet and overwhelms defenders when he's engaged, u003cstrongu003eDobbsu003c/strongu003e starts/stops and changes direction well for his size, works laterally smoothly, and displays a strong anchor in pass pro that doesn't relinquish much ground, even against bigger defenders. With good balance for his size and age, the 265 lber. keeps his feet active and stays square when adjusting to opponents rushing him with space to work with, and is cool, calm, and collected as the blindside blocker who plays with patience and poise until he's in the right position to unleash his aggression and toss aside defenders like they're a sack of potatoes. Must-know name in the budding 2025 MN OL class.","_player_evaluations_18_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_19_player":["831981"],"_player_evaluations_19_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_19_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_19_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_19_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_19_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_19_evaluation":"A 6'7u0022, 220 lber. with an accomplished MN high school basketball background? That will never not peak big-time college programs interest. Meet 6'7, 220 lb. u003cemu003eByron Bearu003c/emu003e lineman u003cstrongu003eColin Hansenu003c/strongu003e, who just attended the Minnesota Gophers home game last weekend and has seen his stock rise since the season got underway all the way back in August. There's simply a higher ceiling (no pun intended) and higher potential in prospects built like u003cstrongu003eHansenu003c/strongu003e, and the basketball and/or multi-sport background is an exciting indicator of a big boy's athleticism and body control, which translates very well to the gridiron. Hansen has good things going for him on both sides of the ball. As an OT, his absurd length and strong initial punch that knocks opponents off their feet noticeably overwhelms defenders and allows him to easily and violently finish them into the turf. He shows a ton of fight each and every rep, a nonstop motor, and balance that helps him stay engaged with DL and LBs throughout a rep. 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