Prep Redzone Dakotas Combine: Top Defensive Backs, Part II

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SIOUX FALLS--</strong> We finalize our scouting reports of the top defensive backs from the Prep Redzone Dakotas Combine. As one of the deepest groups we have ever had, and from my eyes, a group loaded with upside, growth, and athleticism and more, we laid out all out from Saturday in the secondary. You will meet the highest upside 2027 cornerback from our combine, high football IQs, and prospects that I could see moving up a few spots by next update.</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":1277491,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='1253667' first='Aidan' last='Kemnitz']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2027","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'11u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"150","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2495","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Sioux Falls Lincoln","_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":"Aiden was one of the first 2027s I got my first look at our Prep Redzone Dakotas Combine on Saturday.  The freshmen from Sioux Falls Lincoln showed off a fluid lower-body explosiveness in the early testing and carried it on in drills as Aiden was one that passed the ole eye test as a DB with growing upside coming his way. Aiden also has good athleticism to grow on as this young man showed off reps where his vision and and change of direction came thru faster on game-speed than his testing numbers would show.rnrnu003ca href=u0022https://twitter.com/aidan_kemnu0022u003eTwitteru003c/au003e","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["1235852"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_player_featured_image":1277470,"_player_evaluations_1_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"Another prospect I made a prediction on was that Wall 2026 defensive back [player_tooltip player_id='1235852' first='Younger' last='Amiotte'] would be one of our top defensive backs in the group which before I got to the lineup of who our top performers were, I was already alerted that he was in contention. The change of direction lived up to the hype I saw on tape as Younger has been one that has been impressed me with his COD getting downhill to the ball quickly. Younger comes from a great family pedigree of Wall Eagles that are playing at the next-level and his top performer 1v1 rep showed off great precision as you can tell Younger is one that one of his strengths is attention to detail. South Dakota's DB3 will certainly be another Wall Eagle you likely will see at the next-level as one that I could see as a overall stockriser by next rankings update.rnrnu003ca href=u0022https://twitter.com/younger_amiotteu0022u003eTwitteru003c/au003e","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_player_details_selected_featured_image":1277494,"_player_evaluations_2_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_2_player_details_player_name":"Jakob Guthmiller","_player_evaluations_2_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_2_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_2_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_2_player_details_height":"5'11u0022","_player_evaluations_2_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_2_player_details_weight":"165","_player_evaluations_2_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_2_player_details_position":"2495","_player_evaluations_2_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_2_player_details_school":"Sioux Valley","_player_evaluations_2_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_2_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_2_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_2_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_2_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"One defensive back that I thought was right there as one of our top performing defensive backs was Sioux Valley 2026 Jakob Guthmiller. Jakob was one that I thought was amongst top of the pack amongst defensive backs for his football IQ as he seemed to being positionally sound in the reps I watched on Saturday at Augustana. You can gauge that Jakob has that pre-snap vision that just clings downhill to the ball. He showed off a safety that can play from sideline to sidleine and chomps at the bit to show off his use of technique. Sioux Valley seems to always be one that reloads fluidly every year we have been in the Dakotas, as Jakob amongst others seem like the next batch Cossacks that have a great shot at the next-level.rnrnu003ca href=u0022https://twitter.com/JakobGuthmilleru0022u003eTwitteru003c/au003e","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["1264213"],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_player_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"A 2027 I got a first look on tape from a few weeks ago while peaking at our upcoming 2027 rankings was Sioux Falls Washington's [player_tooltip player_id='1264213' first='Kaden' last='Carroll']. 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A 2027 prospect that left with good marks on his first live-eval and is one that I hope grows out his frame, skillsets, athleticism over the next coming years.rnrnu003ca href=u0022https://twitter.com/kadencarroll4Lu0022u003eTwitteru003c/au003e","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_4_player_details_selected_featured_image":1277499,"_player_evaluations_4_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_4_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='1277505' first='DK' last='Gora']","_player_evaluations_4_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_4_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_4_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_4_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_player_evaluations_4_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_4_player_details_weight":"160","_player_evaluations_4_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_4_player_details_position":"2495","_player_evaluations_4_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_4_player_details_school":"Stillwater","_player_evaluations_4_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_4_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_4_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_4_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_4_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='1277505' first='DK' last='Gora'] made the most of his 4.5 hour drive from Stillwater, Minnesota to come into our Dakotas Combine as our Defensive Back MVP. 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