5A Preseason All-State Teams, Watch Lists, Award Winners

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We will have high school football this month! If you're a fan of Class 5A, you can find your team's preview by clicking its group below:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2024/07/season-preview-class-5a-district-1-players-to-watch/">GROUP 1</a>/<a href="https://prepredzone.com/2024/07/season-preview-class-5a-group-2-players-to-watch/">GROUP 2</a>/<a href="https://prepredzone.com/2024/07/season-preview-class-5a-group-3-players-to-watch/">GROUP 3</a>/<a href="https://prepredzone.com/2024/07/season-preview-class-5a-group-4-players-to-watch/">GROUP 4</a>/<a href="https://prepredzone.com/2024/07/season-preview-class-5a-group-5-players-to-watch/">GROUP 5</a>/<a href="https://prepredzone.com/2024/07/season-preview-class-5a-group-6-players-to-watch/">GROUP 6</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Now we unveil our preseason all-state team, watch lists and award winners. Let's start with the PRZIA Class 5A Preseason All-State Team:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OFFENSE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>QB</strong> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1205114' first='Bobby' last='Bacon'], SR, Iowa City High </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Really good group returns at this vital position. Right now, it's Bacon by a snout.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Postseason All-State Watch List: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='847811' first='Vincenzo' last='Gianforte'], Cedar Rapids Kennedy; [player_tooltip player_id='245608' first='Jack' last='Wallace'], Iowa City West; [player_tooltip player_id='1278361' first='Kaz' last='Rebarcak'], Davenport North; [player_tooltip player_id='1280955' first='Luke' last='Anderson'], Ankeny; [player_tooltip player_id='252226' first='William' last='Nuss'], Johnston; [player_tooltip player_id='401870' first='Drake' last='DeGroote'], WDM Valley; [player_tooltip player_id='1238521' first='Cal' last='Jepsen'], Sioux City East. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RB [player_tooltip player_id='847998' first='Rashawd' last='Davis'], SR, WDM Dowling Catholic</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RB [player_tooltip player_id='1123309' first='Javon' last='Sanders'], SR, Des Moines Lincoln</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Davis and Sanders are proven lead backs capable of breaking a long run or gaining tough inside yardage. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Postseason All-State Watch List:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='988861' first='Sutton' last='Koller'], Iowa City Liberty; [player_tooltip player_id='1278885' first='Caden' last='Henkes'], Ankeny; [player_tooltip player_id='847993' first='Darius' last='Mason'], WDM Valley; [player_tooltip player_id='332995' first='Jacob' last='Doyle'], Cedar Rapids Kennedy; [player_tooltip player_id='1280497' first='Braeden' last='Jackson'], Ankeny Centennial; [player_tooltip player_id='252336' first='Cameron' last='Manary'], Ottumwa; Jaylon Brooks, Urbandale; [player_tooltip player_id='1279995' first='Grant' last='Gammell']; Waukee; [player_tooltip player_id='401669' first='Daniel' last='Larmie'], Ankeny; [player_tooltip player_id='1278364' first='Jordan' last='Tate'], Davenport West; [player_tooltip player_id='1178591' first='Quinn' last='Breitbach'], Dubuque Hempstead.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL [player_tooltip player_id='847892' first='Nick' last='Brooks'], SR, Cedar Rapids Kennedy</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL [player_tooltip player_id='847962' first='Will' last='Tompkins'], SR, Cedar Falls</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL [player_tooltip player_id='252328' first='Joey' last='VanWetzinga'], SR, Pleasant Valley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1209595' first='Marcus' last='McGregor'], SR, WDM Valley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1221926' first='Carson' last='Nielsen'], JR, Waterloo West </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A lot of colleges wish they had commitments from this quintet. VanWetzinga and Nielsen are Iowa pledges, and Tompkins is an Iowa State commit. McGregor is headed to Wyoming, and Brooks is one of the country's top uncommitted players at the position. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Postseason All-State Watch List:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1277264' first='Nick' last='Darling'], Johnston; [player_tooltip player_id='1183033' first='Connor' last='Best'], Cedar Falls; [player_tooltip player_id='1279124' first='Tyler' last='Rindels'], City High; [player_tooltip player_id='342733' first='Braylon' last='Edwards'], Cedar Rapids Kennedy; [player_tooltip player_id='1277245' first='Lathan' last='McDaniel'], Indianola; [player_tooltip player_id='1273296' first='Derek' last='Ellens'], WDM Valley; [player_tooltip player_id='1241376' first='Colton' last='McClish'], Johnston; [player_tooltip player_id='1240558' first='Andrew' last='Hine'], Waukee. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WR [player_tooltip player_id='847795' first='Xzavion' last='Robinson'], SR, WDM Valley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WR [player_tooltip player_id='1278273' first='Sam' last='Zelenovich'], SR, Southeast Polk</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Robinson is one of the better in-state receiver prospects in recent memory. Zelenovich is technically sound with underrated quickness. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Postseason All-State Watch List:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1129677' first='Dallas' last='Miller'], Iowa City Liberty; [player_tooltip player_id='1280894' first='Maverick' last='Inman'], Waukee Northwest; [player_tooltip player_id='1280082' first='Evan' last='Irlmeier'], Ankeny; [player_tooltip player_id='1241492' first='Jeffrey' last='Roberts'], Ames; [player_tooltip player_id='1234328' first='Lloydson' last='Nyenow Jr'].; Cedar Rapids Jefferson; [player_tooltip player_id='1101671' first='Pierce' last='McCrary'], SO, Cedar Rapids Kennedy; [player_tooltip player_id='283945' first='Jayden' last='Brown'], WDM Valley. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='283946' first='Jayden' last='McGregory'], JR, WDM Valley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>McGregory needs to be somewhere on the preseason all-state team. Put him wherever. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TE [player_tooltip player_id='1221928' first='Evan' last='Jacobson'], JR, Waukee </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jacobson gets a slight nod in a good group as the offseason's big riser on the recruiting trail.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Postseason All-State Watch List:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1280007' first='Amari' last='Washington'], Bettendorf; [player_tooltip player_id='1096164' first='Kailer' last='Smith'], Cedar Falls; [player_tooltip player_id='983337' first='Parker' last='Sutherland'], City High; Zach Shemper, WDM Valley; [player_tooltip player_id='1105161' first='Hayden' last='Moser'], Urbandale; [player_tooltip player_id='1272825' first='Tommy' last='Bloome'], Bettendorf. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>K [player_tooltip player_id='1286612' first='Caden' last='Buhr'], SR, Bettendorf</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DEFENSE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1206077' first='Axel' last='Ramazani'], SR, Urbandale</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1238174' first='Colin' last='Whitters'], JR, Iowa City West</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL [player_tooltip player_id='640854' first='Cooper' last='Martinson'], SR, Southeast Polk</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1278822' first='Max' last='Schmeltzer'], SR, Pleasant Valley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The D-Line is another deep positon in the '25 recruiting class, and the three guys listed above are established forces up front. Whitters reports offensive line scholarship offers from Iowa and Iowa State, but he fits best here for now. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Postseason All-State Watch List:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1279701' first='Micah' last='Cook'], Johnston; DL [player_tooltip player_id='1277268' first='Isaiah' last='Bassett'], SR, Ankeny Centennial; [player_tooltip player_id='1581860' first='Quinton' last='Alexander'], Cedar Rapids Prairie; [player_tooltip player_id='1279082' first='Jalyn' last='Ford'], City High; [player_tooltip player_id='1279956' first='Ian' last='Samples'], Waukee; Daniel Sakyiamah, Des Moines Lincoln; [player_tooltip player_id='1466784' first='Anthony' last='Snodey III'], Cedar Rapids Jefferson. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB [player_tooltip player_id='1278782' first='Dylan' last='Manning'], SR, WDM Dowling</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB [player_tooltip player_id='1198817' first='Carlos' last='Blount Jr']., SO, Ankeny Centennial</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB [player_tooltip player_id='245544' first='Malachi' last='Curvey'], SR, Ankeny Centennial</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We begin this season with linebacker being wide open in terms of how many guys could end up among the top three after the season. Curvey is committed to Kansas and Blount Jr. boasts one of the higher ceilings in the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Postseason All-State Watch List:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1295017' first='Sam' last='Beecher'], Bettendorf; [player_tooltip player_id='1279727' first='Reed' last='Anderson'], Ankeny Centennial; [player_tooltip player_id='1466778' first='LJ' last='Elophe'], Cedar Rapids Jefferson; [player_tooltip player_id='847923' first='Marvin' last='Neely'] IV, Davenport West; [player_tooltip player_id='1361723' first='Andrew' last='Eastman'], Waukee Northwest; Parker Peterson Sioux City North; Carson Luense, Linn-Mar; [player_tooltip player_id='1188409' first='Landen' last='Pillard'], Davenport West; [player_tooltip player_id='773219' first='Jacob' last='Breyfogle'], Sioux City East; [player_tooltip player_id='1080239' first='Jarrett' last='Kies'], SR, Cedar Falls. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1277230' first='Jackson' last='Laver'], SR, Bettendorf </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1277283' first='Elijah' last='Hoyt'], SR, Urbandale</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB [player_tooltip player_id='847948' first='Mason' last='Woods'], SR, Iowa City West</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1238512' first='Julian' last='Manson'], JR, Iowa City West</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1280032' first='Cam' last='Cribari'], SR, WDM Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Woods is committed to Iowa as a tight end, but he could play defense on the Power 4 level, too. Manson enjoyed a great offseason in landing P4 offers, and Hoyt committed to UNI. Cribari was left off he first edition of this article, but the South Dakota State pledge deserves to be preseason all-state. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Postseason All-State Watch List:</strong> LeMarious Clark, Cedar Rapids Prairie; [player_tooltip player_id='1589904' first='Andrew' last='Price'], WDM Valley; Trenton Tallman, Council Bluffs Lincoln; [player_tooltip player_id='1278914' first='Dominic' last='Salibi'], City High; [player_tooltip player_id='1417561' first='Parker' last='Taylor'], Davenport North; [player_tooltip player_id='1279607' first='Emmanuel' last='Gaye'], Southeast Polk; Kinnick Vos, Ankeny; [player_tooltip player_id='1277154' first='Carter' last='Johnson'], Waukee; [player_tooltip player_id='1286629' first='Chase' last='Kluver'], Ankeny Centennial; [player_tooltip player_id='1280079' first='Sam' last='Sandvig'], Ankeny.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>P Jacob Borrall, SR, Sioux City East</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5A PRESEASON AWARDS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>All-State Team Captain</strong>/<strong>Preseason Player of Year</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='847795' first='Xzavion' last='Robinson'], SR, WR, WDM Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Offensive Player of the Year</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='847795' first='Xzavion' last='Robinson'], SR, WR, WDM Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Defensive Player of the Year</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1278782' first='Dylan' last='Manning'], SR, LB, WDM Dowling Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL of the Year</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='847892' first='Nick' last='Brooks'], SR, Cedar Rapids Kennedy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL of the Year</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='640854' first='Cooper' last='Martinson'], SR, Southeast Polk</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->