PrepRedzoneMN 2024 Preseason All-State Team: Class A Defense

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Can't stop, won't stop. <em>PrepRedzoneMN </em>is pumped to continue the vaunted Preseason All-State series into 2024, and after publishing the 9Man Preseason All-State teams earlier this week, it's time for Class A! After <em>Minneota </em>won the 2023 Class A state title last fall, their second consecutive and ninth overall, which came in a rematch of the 2022 Class A state championship against <em>Springfield</em>, the classification seems much more open in 2024, with a diverse list of schools and graduating classes represented in the Preseason All-State Defensive Team. As always, <em>PrepRedzoneMN </em>left no stone unturned in naming this star-studded list, watching tape on <em>every</em> school and every player available in the 57 high school football teams that make up Class A. Unfortunately, not every high school program had film and/or stats available, but the best of the best were still sought out and identified through every resource possible and public. Get to know the best of the best that Class A's defensive sides have to offer below, and only on <em>PrepRedzoneMN</em>. Congrats to the selections, it's going to be a great fall! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>--</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Class A Preseason Player of the Year: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='234900' first='Brady' last='Kittelson'] </strong>(<em>Blooming Prairie)</em> 2025. 6'2, 185 lbs. QB/ATH. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Class A Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1582482' first='Mason' last='Larson']</strong> (<em>Ada-Borup</em>) 2025. 6'3, 225 lbs. DL. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size">Defensive Line </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>First Team: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1582482' first='Mason' last='Larson'] </strong><em>(Ada-Borup)</em> 2025. 6'3, 225 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1288305' first='Aiden' last='Moriarty']</strong> (<em>Springfield</em>) 2027. 6'3, 225 lbs. - <strong>Josh Leko </strong>(<em>Walker-Hackensack-Akeley)</em> 2026. 6'5, 210 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1583266' first='Gavin' last='Oelschlager'] </strong>(<em>Walker-Hackensack-Akeley</em>) 2025. 6'5, 210 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Second Team:<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1255142' first='Jake' last='Cassens']</strong> (<em>United South Central</em>) 2026. 6'3, 300 lbs. - <strong>Barrett Scholl</strong> (<em>Martin County West</em>) 2025. 6', 250 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='945942' first='Dominic' last='Krumwiede']</strong> <em>(Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop</em>) 2025. 6'5, 210 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1602672' first='Kyson' last='Arndt'] </strong>(<em>Minneota</em>) 2026. 6'5, 205 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Third Team: <strong>Jayden Russell</strong> (<em>Adrian-Ellsworth</em>) 2025. 6'1, 225 lbs. - <strong>Jack Storlien</strong> (<em>Benson</em>) 2025. 6'1, 220 lbs. - <strong>Carson Serbus</strong> (<em>BOLD</em>) 2025. 6', 225 lbs. - <strong>Payden Yeats</strong> (<em>Mahnomen/Waubun</em>) 2025. 6', 220 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Honorable Mention: <strong>Adam Woslager </strong>(<em>Hayfield</em>) 2025. 5'10, 190 lbs. - <strong>Wyatt Arndt</strong> (<em>Hayfield</em>) 2026. 6'1, 275 lbs. -<strong> Joe Nachreiner </strong>(<em>Springfield</em>) 2025. 6', 235 lbs. -<strong> Owen Flann </strong>(<em>BOLD</em>) 2025. 5'10, 205 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size">Linebacker </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>First Team: <strong>Lex Mcdougall</strong> <em>(Mahnomen/Waubun</em>) 2025. 6'2, 210 lbs. - <strong>Jacob Wilmes </strong>(<em>Martin County West</em>) 2025. 6'3, 200 lbs. -<strong> Brody Lhotka</strong> (<em>Mahnomen/Waubun</em>) 2026. 6'2, 220 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Second Team: <strong>Easton Taylor</strong> (<em>Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop</em>) 2025. 6'2, 195 lbs. -<strong> Nolan Curtis Hoese</strong> (<em>Mayer Lutheran)</em> 2025. 6'3, 180 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1582808' first='Gavin' last='Vanderwerf'] </strong>(<em>Springfield</em>) 2025. 6', 200 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Third Team: <strong>Atlee Hershberger</strong> (<em>Fillmore Central)</em> 2025. 5'10, 200 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='234776' first='Jonah' last='Bunke']</strong> (<em>Rushford-Peterson</em>) 2025. 5'8, 170 lbs. - <strong>Destin Fier</strong> (<em>Minneota</em>) 2025. 5'8, 175 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Honorable Mention: <strong>Lucas Milbrath </strong>(<em>Springfield</em>) 2025. 6'3, 175 lbs. - <strong>Carter Holman</strong> <em>(Long Prairie-Grey Eagle</em>) 2025. 5'8, 180 lbs. - <strong>Samuel Drietz</strong> (<em>Canby</em>) 2025. 6', 180 lbs. - <strong>Sawyer Verhelst</strong> (<em>Canby</em>) 2025. 5'11, 200 lbs. - <strong>Parker Bradley</strong> (<em>Minneota</em>) 2025. 5'9, 190 lbs. - <strong>Haiden Crow</strong> (<em>Lake Park</em>-<em>Audubon</em>) 2025. 5'11, 200 lbs. - <strong>Mason Boesl</strong> (<em>Parkers Prairie</em>) 2025. 5'8, 185 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size">Defensive Back </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>First Team:<strong> Brayden Sturm</strong> (<em>Springfield</em>) 2025. 6', 170 lbs. - <strong>Brett DeRoo</strong> (<em>Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa</em>) 2025. 6'1, 165 lbs. -<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='945927' first='Brayson' last='Boike'] </strong>(<em>Dawson-Boyd</em>) 2025. 6'7, 200 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='481531' first='Nathan' last='Hansen'] </strong>(<em>Dawson-Boyd</em>) 2026. 6', 170 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Second Team: <strong>Chavous Wendt </strong>(<em>Parkers Prairie)</em> 2025. 6'3, 170 lbs. - <strong>Justin Messner</strong> (<em>Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop)</em> 2025. - <strong>Kayden Kessler</strong> (<em>Lac qui Parle</em> <em>Valley</em>) 2025. 6', 175 lbs. - <strong>Caiden Schjenken </strong>(<em>Deer River</em>) 2025. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Third Team: <strong>Mechack Ndikubuntu</strong> (<em>Adrian-Ellsworth</em>) 2025. 6'1, 165 lbs. - <strong>Jack Primus</strong> (<em>Upsala/Swanville Area</em>) 2025. 6'2, 170 lbs. - <strong>Sam Jopp</strong> (<em>Mayer Lutheran</em>) 2025. 6'2, 160 lbs. - <strong>Sean Griesse</strong> (<em>Russell-Tyler-Ruthton</em>) 2025. 6'2, 160 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Honorable Mention: <strong>Bear Kosbab</strong> (<em>Martin County West</em>) 2025. - <strong>Russell Beers </strong>(<em>Springfield</em>) 2025. 6', 170 lbs. - <strong>David Schuh</strong> (<em>Tracy-Milroy-Balaton</em>) 2026. 5'10, 160 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size">Athlete </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>First Team: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='234900' first='Brady' last='Kittelson']</strong> (<em>Blooming Prairie</em>) 2025. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1255896' first='Tanner' last='Stech']</strong> (<em>Mahnomen/Waubun</em>) 2026. 6', 185 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Second Team: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='419655' first='Owen' last='Chervestad']</strong> (<em>Red Lake County)</em> 2025. 6'1, 170 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='235229' first='Cole' last='Scheel']</strong> (<em>Wabasha-Kellogg</em>) 2025. 6'1, 170 lbs. - <strong>Aiden Tweet</strong> (<em>Adrian</em>-<em>Ellsworth</em>) 2025. 5'9, 160 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size">Specialists </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>First Team: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1255896' first='Tanner' last='Stech']</strong> (<em>Mahnomen/Waubun</em>) 2026. 6', 185 lbs. Returner. - <strong>Aiden Tweet</strong> (<em>Adrian-Ellsworth</em>) 2025. 5'9, 160 lbs. Returner. - <strong>Karch Frazier </strong>(<em>Walker-Hackensack-Akeley)</em> 2026. 5'11, 180 lbs. Returner. - <strong>Caiden Schjenken</strong> (<em>Deer River</em>) 2025. Punter. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->