Prep Redzone Spring Combine: Top LBs Part 1

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The crop of LBs that we had at our spring combine was nuts. 22 total kids were competing as linebackers, and a vast majority of them had the potential to play college football. The athletes were plenty and I'm pumped to present the first part of my continuing coverage of the best LBs I saw!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='641225' first='Casey' last='Macziewski'] 5'11" 195 lbs DGF 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Starting us off we have Casey <strong>Macziewski</strong>, a thick three-sport athlete who racked up over 95 tackles during his junior season with DGF. The state-entrant wrestler was able to close distances quickly when pursuing ball carriers and showed off some impressive explosiveness with a 9'4" broad jump and a 4.5 shuttle time. Early on <strong>Macziewski</strong> looks like a high-level outstate prospect. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jax Breitenfield 6' 195 lbs Rochester Mayo 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Breitenfield </strong>is a tank hailing from southern Minnesota. He ran a 5.1 40-yard dash and showed off some great hip-tracking ability when working on drills against the runningbacks. Three of the four starting linebackers from Mayo graduated last season, and we could see <strong>Breitenfield </strong>take on an extended role during his senior year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>William Raymond 5'11" 185 lbs Maple Grove 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Raymond</strong> has the misfortune of being on a loaded Maple Grove team, so while he hasn't seen any varsity time yet, he still looks like he will evolve into a fine 6A starting linebacker. <strong>Raymond </strong>ran a 5.0 40, with a 4.5 shuttle, and a 9' broad jump. All of which is very impressive, especially for a sophomore. I expect him to see some varsity time during his junior year before potentially breaking out during his senior season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='362306' first='Caleb' last='Johnson'] 6'1" 210 lbs DGF 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Very few athletes excite me for their senior year like DGF's QB/LB Caleb <strong>Johnson</strong>. His athletic accomplishments speak for themselves, he's a four-sport athlete, a 215AA wrestling state runner-up, and earned All-District + All-Section awards during his junior season. His testing numbers were great too. Two times he ran a 5.0 40s, two times he ran a 4.3 shuttle, and managed to snag a 9'6.5" broad jump. I think <strong>Johnson's </strong>recruiting is going to pick up drastically this summer. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hunter Hanegraaf 5'11" 190 lbs Forest Lake 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Forest Lake prospect caught my attention early on with a pair of 4.9 40s before immediately following it up with a 4.5 shuttle. The 2025 captain saw solid time last year amassing 18 tackles with 2.0 sacks, and looks like he's going to build on that well for his senior season. <strong>Hanegraaf</strong> has impressive closing speed and also showed off solid recovery and pursuit pass coverage. <strong>Hanegraaf</strong> is on track for a big senior year with a potent Rangers defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='665266' first='Mason' last='Davis'] 6'1" 205 lbs Chaska 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Davis</strong> didn't see much time for Chaska as a sophomore, but you'd be hard-pressed to find a sophomore that's as physically impressive as him. Two 5.0 40s set the tone for the evening, and he would follow that up with a 4.4 shuttle drill performance. <strong>Davis</strong> also jumped a great 9'6". If he can put together some comprehensive junior tape, I could see <strong>Davis</strong> shooting up recruiting boards. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->