2023-24 PrepRedzoneWI Underclassmen All-State Team: Defense

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Yin and yang, peanut butter &amp; jelly, seashore &amp; a sunset, offense and defense. All of these are perfect pairings, and in the vain of a <em>PrepRedzoneWI </em>All-State Team, we have a star-studded defensive squad to follow up the recently publish offensive feature. If you missed the 2023-24 <em>PRzWI </em>Underclassmen All-State Offensive squad, make sure you check out the homepage of the site, as the days of research and grinding the tape helped put together the best, most comprehensive, current, and accurate underclassmen top-performer matchup anywhere on paper or the never-ending internet. Now, we're onto the defensive side of the ball, as well as special teams, and boy are there some studs on this list. Taking into account age, production, competition level, versatility, and occasionally film, these are the undisputed best freshmen and sophomore defensive linemen, linebackers, defensive backs, athletes, and specialists the Great State of Wisconsin has to offer, and I think it's safe to say the future of Wisconsin's gridiron exploits and recruiting prowess is in good hands. If you think we missed any sophomore or freshmen worthy and deserving of an All-State defensive nod, please don't hesitate to respectfully email me at: oliver@prepredzone.com ! Dig in! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-- </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">2023 Wisconsin Underclassmen Defensive Player of the Year: [player_tooltip player_id='700212' first='Max' last='Matthias'] (<em>Two Rivers</em>) Sophomore. Defensive Line/Athlete. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size">Defense </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size">Defensive Line</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">First Team: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1220652' first='Ryan' last='Westrich']</strong> (<em>Bonduel</em>) Sophomore. 6'6, 235 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='212467' first='Mason' last='Black'] (<em>Waukesha West</em>) Sophomore. 6'5, 210 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='533193' first='Quinn' last='Koepnick'] (<em>Union Grove</em>) Sophomore. 6'1, 230 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1134858' first='Adam' last='Anderson'] (<em>Lake Country Lutheran</em>) Sophomore. 6'4, 200 lbs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Second Team:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1220747' first='Bryce' last='Vanraalte'] </strong>(<em>Black Hawk</em>) Sophomore. 6'5, 220 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='700166' first='Hawk' last='Denor'] (<em>Kettle Moraine</em>) Sophomore. 6'2, 225 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1361644' first='Ashton' last='Fickell'] </strong>(<em>Edgewood</em>) Sophomore. 6'3, 220 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1220749' first='McCoy' last='Smith']</strong> (<em>Waunakee</em>) Sophomore. 5'9, 205 lbs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Third Team: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Garett Kawczynski</strong> (<em>Port Washington</em>) Sophomore. 5'10, 220 lbs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1220681' first='Vadim' last='Misiura']</strong> (<em>Cedar Grove-Belgium</em>) Sophomore. 6'2, 290 lbs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1220754' first='Eric' last='Herzberg']</strong> (<em>Melrose-Mindoro</em>) Sophomore. 6', 270 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='948143' first='Cody' last='Slater'] (<em>Parker</em>) Sophomore. 6'3, 205 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Coltynn Muenchow</strong> (<em>Wausau East</em>) Sophomore. 5'10, 200 lbs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size">Linebacker</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">First Team: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='937973' first='Ben' last='Wenzel'] (<em>Appleton North</em>) Sophomore. 6'3, 205 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1102123' first='Tyler' last='Heinle'] (<em>Grafton</em>) Sophomore. 6'2, 190 lbs. - 92 tackles, 14 TFLs, 1 sack, 4 FF</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='986675' first='Jack' last='Murray'] (<em>Brookfield East</em>) Sophomore. 6'2, 200 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='700149' first='Brendan' last='Foley']</strong> (<em>Arrowhead</em>) Sophomore. 6', 205 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Second Team:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1184251' first='Finley' last='Nelson']</strong> (<em>Northwestern</em>) Sophomore. 6', 200 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='719863' first='Erik' last='Ynnocencio'] (<em>Racine Lutheran</em>) Freshman. 5'10, 190 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Chris Spencer</strong> (<em>Turner</em>) Sophomore. 6', 200 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jaxon Walenga</strong> (<em>Turner</em>) Sophomore. 6'1, 175 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Third Team: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cam McTaggart</strong> (<em>Sparta</em>) Sophomore. 5'7, 185 lbs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kaydon Kennell</strong> <em>(Lac Courte Oreilles)</em> Sophomore. 5'10, 175 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Max Behnke</strong> (<em>Lourdes Academy</em>) Freshman. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1226904' first='Adam' last='Brieske']</strong> (<em>Tomah</em>) Freshman.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Owen Rydel </strong>(<em>Boyceville</em>) Sophomore. 6', 165 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tye Popp</strong> <em>(Cochrane-Fountain City</em>) Sophomore. 6', 160 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Josh Duba</strong> (<em>Kettle Moraine Lutheran</em>) Sophomore. 5'10, 190 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1189531' first='Aaron' last='Sturm']</strong> (<em>Stanley-Boyd)</em> Sophomore. 5'7, 150 </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size">Defensive Back</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">First Team: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='700179' first='Carson' last='Hodowanic'] (<em>Stanley-Boyd</em>) Sophomore. 5'10, 170 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1188748' first='Dominick' last='Walters'] </strong>(<em>Franklin</em>) Sophomore. 6', 185 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='948125' first='Oliver' last='Wenning'] (<em>Middleton</em>) Sophomore. 5'10, 185 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='533161' first='Brock' last='Gauthier'] (<em>Bay Port</em>) Sophomore. 6'2, 195 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Second Team:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Carson Roemhild</strong> (<em>Boyceville</em>) Sophomore. 5'10, 160 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Colton Struckman</strong> (<em>Port Washington</em>) Sophomore. 5'10, 165 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Joseph Shimek</strong> (<em>Brillion</em>) Sophomore. 6', 165 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='706155' first='Tucker' last='Streit'] (<em>Edgar</em>) Sophomore. 6', 165 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Third Team: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Eli Horak</strong> (<em>Necedah</em>) Freshman. 5'7, 155 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Reece Joten</strong> (<em>Little Chute</em>) Freshman. 5'9, 160 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Colton Waterman</strong> (<em>Amery</em>) Freshman.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Anthony Nolden</strong> (<em>Brown Deer</em>) Freshman. 6', 180 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1801631' first='Kayden' last='Schultz']</strong> (<em>Plymouth</em>) Sophomore. 6'2, 165 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Derek Klinkner</strong> (<em>Two Rivers</em>) Sophomore. 5'10, 160 lbs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Porter Leach</strong> (<em>Milwaukee Ronald Reagan</em>) Sophomore. 5'10, 175 lbs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Max Jacobson</strong> (<em>Marinette</em>) Sophomore. 6'3, 170 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Emmitt Bourman</strong> (<em>Westfield Area</em>) Sophomore. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size">Athlete</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">First Team: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Gannon Schwartz</strong> (<em>Winnebago Lutheran</em>) Sophomore. 5'10, 145 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='700212' first='Max' last='Matthias'] (<em>Two Rivers</em>) Sophomore. 5'9, 195 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1220660' first='Zach' last='Hellendrung']</strong> (<em>Boyceville</em>) Sophomore. 6'3, 225 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Second Team:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kolton Peters</strong> (<em>Coleman</em>) Freshman.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='402807' first='Brandon' last='Walton'] (<em>Kenosha Bradford</em>) Sophomore. 6'2, 155 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Third Team: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1335699' first='Ely' last='Kohlman']</strong> (<em>New Holstein</em>) Freshman.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Carter Birdyshaw</strong> (<em>Weyauwega-Fremont</em>) Freshman.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size">Specialist</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">First Team: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1259265' first='Liam' last='Fingerson']</strong> (<em>Richland Center)</em> Sophomore. Punter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='948094' first='Tommy' last='Novotny'] (<em>Marquette University</em>) Sophomore. 5'9, 170 lbs. Returner.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1220696' first='Kobe' last='Hendricks'] </strong>(<em>Slinger</em>) Sophomore. 5'9, 165 lbs. Returner.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Chris Pohl</strong> (<em>Marshfield</em>) Sophomore. 6'6, 205 lbs. Punter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ethan Van Beek</strong> (<em>Laconia</em>) Sophomore. Kicker.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Second Team:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Vidal Spivey</strong> (<em>Eisenhower</em>) Sophomore. 5'7, 165 lbs. - Kick Returner.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Chase Beahm</strong> (<em>Waupun</em>) Sophomore. 6'1, 215 lbs. Punter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='713179' first='Beau' last='Veit'] (<em>Waterford</em>) Sophomore. 6', 150 lbs. Kicker.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Third Team: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1220733' first='Andres' last='Gamez']</strong> (<em>Kenosha St. Joseph</em>) Sophomore. 5'9, 150 lbs. - 63 for 65 PATs</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='700022' first='Matthew' last='O'Grady'] (<em>Lake Geneva</em>) Sophomore. 5'11, 155 lbs. Kicker/Punter</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cooper Lomas </strong>(<em>Seneca-Wauzeka/Steuben</em>) Sophomore. 6'2, 200 lbs. Punter. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='707826' first='Luke' last='Schaning'] (<em>Hale</em>) Sophomore. Kick Returner.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Steven Kielpikowski</strong> (<em>Denmark</em>) Sophomore. Kick Returner.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->