PRZNE State Championship Top Performers | Defense

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Get 30% off your first billing cycle with code OscarGalindo30 in the coupon code area.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These defensive thumpers put it all on the line one last time this season. Check out the top defensive performances from the championship round of the playoffs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='250053' first='Caleb' last='Benning'] | 2024 | DB/ATH | Omaha Westside | <a href="https://twitter.com/CalebBenning1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Stats: </em></strong>3 tackles, an interception, 82 receiving yards, and a receiving touchdown.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='319575' first='Kyler' last='Lauridsen'] | 2025 | LB | Bennington | <a href="https://twitter.com/kyler_lauridsen" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Stats: </em></strong>10 tackles, a TFL, and a sack.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='773252' first='Mason' last='Weidner'] | 2024 | LB | Norfolk Catholic | <a href="https://twitter.com/MWeidner527" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Stats: </em></strong>11 tackles, a TFL, and an interception.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/14440910/655e07f1b022950480af2f9d' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-655eae1243de5"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='546019' first='Layne' last='Boever'] | 2025 | LB | Bennington | <a href="https://twitter.com/LayneBoever" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Stats: </em></strong>10 tackles, a TFL, and a sack.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='841224' first='Mitchell' last='Hupp'] | 2024 | LB/TE | Stanton | <a href="https://twitter.com/mhupp123" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Stats: </em></strong>15 tackles, 79 receiving yards, and 2 receiving touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='844891' first='Rhett' last='McFadden'] | 2024 | LB | Sandhills/Thedford | <a href="https://twitter.com/rhett_mcfadden" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Stats: </em></strong>11 tackles, a TFL, and a PBU.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Cohen Rohde | 2025 | LB | SEM | <a href="https://twitter.com/cohenrohde" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Stats: </em></strong>15 tackles, a sack, an interception, a PBU, 80 receiving yards, and a receiving touchdown.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Carson Wieseler | 2025 | ATH | Wynot | Twitter</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Stats: </em></strong>16 tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, 8 receptions, 77 receiving yards, and a receiving touchdown.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='250624' first='Hank' last='Hudson'] | 2024 | LB | Boone Central | <a href="https://twitter.com/HankHudson11" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Stats: </em></strong>9 tackles and 2.5 TFLs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='414922' first='Becker' last='Pohlman'] | 2025 | ATH | Stanton | <a href="https://twitter.com/becker_pohlman1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Stats: </em></strong>13 tackles and a forced fumble.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Garrett Hansen | 2024 | DL | Stanton | Twitter</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Stats: </em></strong>10 tackles, a TFL, and 2 forced/recovered fumbles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Michael Jiron | 2024 | DL/OL | Skutt Catholic | Twitter</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Stats: </em></strong>6 tackles and 3.5 TFLs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='305111' first='Christian' last='Jones'] | 2025 | LB | Omaha Westside | <a href="https://twitter.com/CJones428" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Stats: </em></strong>2 tackles and a pick-six.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Andrew Nielsen | 2024 | DL | Omaha Westside | <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewNEWHS34" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Stats: </em></strong>2 fumble recoveries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='855045' first='Ty' last='Nielsen'] | 2024 | S | Elkhorn South | <a href="https://twitter.com/_tynielsen" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Stats: </em></strong>9 tackles and an interception.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Make sure to follow @PrepRedzoneNE on Twitter and Instagram to stay up to date with all your Nebraska prep recruiting news.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->