PrepRedzoneMN 2024 Preseason All-State Team: Class AAA Defense

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and football is back. The buzz is palpable, every class of competition is looking stacked, and we at <em>PrepRedzoneMN </em>couldn't be more excited about the 2024 prep football season in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. In preparation for the season, we're working hard to finish up the vaunted Preseason All-State series and have Class AAA medium rare and ready for service for the <em>PRzMN </em>site. Next up: defense. Check out the best DL, LB, DBs, Athletes, and Specialists that Minnesota's Class AAA has to offer. Only the best of the best made the list. Congrats to the selections!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>--</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">2024 Class AAA Preseason Player of the Year: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='641132' first='Damarius' last='Russell']</strong> (<em>Waseca</em>) Senior. Wide Receiver and Defensive Back. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">2024 Class AAA Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='234882' first='Graysen' last='Schneider']</strong> (<em>Stewartville</em>) Senior. Defensive Line. </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='234882' first='Graysen' last='Schneider']</strong> (<em>Stewartville</em>) 2025. 6'2, 260 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1120579' first='Spencer' last='Lewis']</strong> (<em>Richfield</em>) 2025. 6'3, 245 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='641138' first='Gavin' last='Wang'] </strong>(<em>Annandale</em>) 2025. 6'7, 265 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1202006' first='Troy' last='Hansen']</strong> (<em>Sauk Centre</em>) 2025. 6'6, 230 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1191520' first='Aidan' last='Adamski']</strong> (<em>Two Harbors</em>) 2025. 6'3, 240 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Second Team: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1201991' first='Anaise' last='Dotson']</strong> (<em>Minneapolis North)</em> 2025. 5'11, 225 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1582877' first='Noah' last='Quiggle']</strong> (<em>Concordia Academy</em>) 2025. 6'4, 220 lbs. - <strong>D'ontai Brocks</strong> (<em>La Crescent-Hokah</em>) 2025. 6'3, 230 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1204375' first='Jacob' last='Lane']</strong> <em>(Pequot Lakes</em>) 2025. 6'5, 250 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='234899' first='Dallas' last='Hanson']</strong> (<em>Lake City</em>) 2025. 6'2, 265 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Third Team: - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='551314' first='Brock' last='Montminy']</strong> (<em>Esko</em>) 2025. 6'2, 310 lbs. - <strong>Nolan Caskey</strong> (<em>New London-Spicer</em>) 2026. 6'2, 210 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1581581' first='Jack' last='Ratz']</strong> (<em>Fergus Falls</em>) 2025. 6'3, 240 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='234759' first='Hank' last='Artz']</strong> (<em>Fairmont</em>) 2025. 6', 240 lbs. - <strong>Messi Kalenda</strong> (<em>East Grand Forks</em>) 2025. 6'2, 250 lbs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Honorable Mention: <strong>Octavius Winston</strong> (<em>Dassel-Cokato</em>) 2025. 5'10, 220 lbs. - <strong>Brandon Kohls</strong> (<em>Watertown-Mayer</em>) 2025. 6'3, 250 lbs. - <strong>Matthew Ryan Martin </strong>(<em>Fairmont</em>) 2026. 6', 270 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1395236' first='Jaylen' last='Gebeck'] </strong>(<em>Breck</em>) 2025. 6', 240 lbs. - <strong>Connor Schreier</strong> (<em>Holy Family Catholic)</em> 2025. 6'3, 230 lbs. - <strong>Carson Ash </strong>(<em>Milaca</em>) 2025. 6'3, 210 lbs. - <strong>Logan Theis</strong> (<em>Jordan</em>) 2025. 6'5, 305 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size">Linebacker</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>First Team: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='641136' first='Blake' last='Schiltz'] </strong>(<em>Pine Island</em>) 2025. 6'3, 220 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='422176' first='Tristan' last='Holbrook']</strong> (<em>Belle Plaine</em>) 2025. 6'1, 210 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1581618' first='Elijah' last='Woodley']</strong> (<em>Luverne</em>) 2025. 6'5, 240 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Second Team: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='592312' first='Mikky' last='Heydt']</strong> (<em>Stewartville</em>) 2026. 5'11, 190 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='234905' first='Tauston' last='Rupe']</strong> (<em>Waseca</em>) 2025. 5'11, 200 lbs. -<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='641225' first='Casey' last='Macziewski']</strong> (<em>Dilworth-Glyndon</em>-<em>Felton</em>) 2025. 5'10, 180 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Third Team: <strong>Justice Deno</strong> (<em>Stewartville</em>) 2025. 6', 185 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1016990' first='Hunter' last='Johnson'] </strong>(<em>Fairmont</em>) 2025. 6'2, 205 lbs. - <strong>Cole Schmiedeberg</strong> (<em>East Grand Forks</em>) 2026. 5'9, 190 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Honorable Mention: <strong>Easton Stivarius</strong> (<em>La Crescent-Hokah</em>) 2025. 5'10, 175 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1371504' first='Ryan' last='Dorcey'] </strong>(<em>Worthington</em>) 2025. 6', 180 lbs. - <strong>Nick Olson</strong> (<em>Annandale</em>) 2025. 5'7, 180 lbs. - <strong>Braden Long</strong> (<em>New London-Spicer</em>) 2025. 6', 205 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>[player_tooltip player_id='924232' first='Riley' last='Asmus'] </strong>(<em>Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta)</em> 2026. 6'3, 180 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='641132' first='Damarius' last='Russell']</strong> (<em>Waseca</em>) 2025. 5'11, 175 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='592119' first='Deron' last='Russell'] </strong>(<em>Waseca</em>) 2026. 6', 160 lbs. - <strong>Henry Bethel</strong> (<em>Fergus Falls</em>) 2025. 5'11, 170 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Second Team: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1204094' first='Isaac' last='Larson'] </strong>(<em>Stewartville</em>) 2025. 6'1, 150 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1204481' first='Will' last='Luckett'] </strong>(<em>Rockford</em>) 2025. 6'4, 205 lbs - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1113064' first='Kade' last='Swenson']</strong> (<em>Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton</em>) 2025. 5'11, 170 lbs. - <strong>Logan Schurke</strong> (<em>Zumbrota-Mazeppa</em>) 2026. 5'10, 170 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Third Team: <strong>Griffin Murray</strong> <em>(Holy Family Catholic</em>) 2025. 6', 180 lbs. - <strong>Jordan Nowacki</strong> (<em>East Grand Forks)</em> 2025. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='282093' first='Keegan' last='Knutson']</strong> (<em>Red Wing</em>) 2025. 5'10, 170 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1216975' first='Will' last='Otto']</strong> (<em>Watertown-Mayer</em>) 2025. 6', 180 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Honorable Mention: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1120515' first='Anthony' last='Briseno']</strong> <em>(Dassel-Cokato</em>) 2025. 5'7, 150 lbs. - <strong>Tosten Christenson </strong>(<em>Montevideo</em>) 2026. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1248627' first='Deontae' last='Thomas'] Jr. </strong>(<em>Brooklyn Center</em>) 2025. 5'11, 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='234907' first='Jacion' last='Owens']</strong> (<em>Esko</em>) 2025. 5'10, 175 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='369905' first='Tate' last='Nelson']</strong> (<em>Two Harbors</em>) 2025. 5'11, 170 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='362306' first='Caleb' last='Johnson']</strong> (<em>Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton</em>) 2025. 6'1, 215 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='551303' first='Alex' last='Hinrichs'] </strong>(<em>Plainview-Elgin-Millville</em>) 2025. 6'3, 180 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Second Team: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1257442' first='Isaiah' last='Turner'] </strong>(<em>Annandale</em>) 2026. 5'11, 180 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1248642' first='Kobee' last='Thielen']</strong> <em>(Dassel-Cokato</em>) 2025. 6', 180 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1159089' first='Tanner' last='Davis']</strong> <em>(Holy Family Catholic</em>) 2025. 6'1, 210 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Third Team: <strong>Jordan Johnston</strong> (<em>Waseca</em>) 2026. 5'10, 160 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1248655' first='Seveyon' last='Gibbs']</strong> (<em>Brooklyn Center</em>) 2025. 5'8, 150 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Honorable Mention: <strong>Jack Patnode</strong> (<em>Milaca</em>) 2025. 6', 175 lbs. - <strong>Landon Olson</strong> (<em>Montevideo</em>) 2025. 6', 190 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size">Specialists </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>First Team: <strong>Hayden Hauf</strong> (<em>Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton</em>) 2025. 6', 170 lbs. Kicker and Punter. - <strong>Tristan Brockoff</strong> (<em>Dassel-Cokato</em>) 2025. 6'1, 180 lbs. Kicker. - <strong>Anthony Hoagland</strong> (<em>St. Cloud Apollo</em>) 2025. 6'2, 175 lbs. Punter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Second Team: <strong>Aiden Rund</strong> (<em>Rockford</em>) 2025. 5'8, 155 lbs. Kicker. - <strong>Vittor Kucharski</strong> (<em>St. Croix Lutheran</em>) 2026. 5'8, 160 lbs. Kicker. -<strong>Drew Mildebrandt</strong> (<em>St</em>. <em>Croix Lutheran</em>) 2025. 6'3, 180 lbs. Long Snapper.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->