Prep Redzone Minnesota Showcase: Nate’s Top WRs/TEs, Part III

BROOKLYN PARK--After the holiday, we keep our foot on the gas from our Prep Redzone Minnesota Showcase to take one final look at some of my favorite wide receivers that I watched at the Park Center Dome a couple Sundays ago already. Plenty of talent upcoming from the North Shore, the Metro, and Southern Minnesota, and our WR MVP from just over the border in Wisconsin too. We untap all of our live evals we could find from the wide receiver group.   [player_tooltip player_id='1408040' first='Camar' last='Blades'], WR, Park Center 2026 <a href="https://x.com/camarblades3">Twitter</a>   <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/12/11-Camar-Blades.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-1585833" style="width:312px;height:auto" /></figure>   Although he was one of the smallest wide receivers from what I watched at our Prep Redzone Minnesota Showcase, the 2026 wide receiver from Park Center showed off some reps that surely caught my attention. He was one of the more springy route-runner I got to watch during 1v1s and I was impressed with how sound his agility was with his routes getting that quick seperation to win the rep by a mile that I got to watch. Camar also ran a 4.4 in the pro agility, however he indicated quickly in 1v1s that he might have another gear with that speed and change of direction he showed off in a gametime setting from what my eyes could see.   MaCoy Fairbanks, WR, Cook County 2027 <a href="https://x.com/MaCoyFairbanks7">Twitter</a>   <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/12/21-MaCoy-Fairbanks-crop-4800x3152-1735258321.jpg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-1588720" style="width:306px;height:auto" /></figure>   MaCoy was another 2027 wide receiver that caught my attention mid-way thru camp as a North Shore athlete I had circled pre-showcase to watch, and I left Brooklyn Park intrigued with what I saw out of his skillsets. What caught my attention in every route I watched out of MaCoy, was the fluidity he possessed for his size with his route tree showed off sound balance in and out of his breaks that I got to watch. You could also gauge the instincts this young man plays with his every rep I got to watch with his football IQ as a wide receiver to me appeared coachable in what I saw in his interactions with the college coaches we had in attention along with his great character. He put up some intriguing testing numbers in the pro agility too as another prospect from Cook County I like the next-level chances he'll have in the future.   [player_tooltip player_id='1581385' first='Matthew' last='Hennen'], WR, Farmington 2027 <a href="https://x.com/matthew_hennen0">Twitter</a>   <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/12/61-Matthew-Hennen-crop-4800x3152-1735258287.jpg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-1588719" style="width:320px;height:auto" /></figure>   Matthew was a 2027 wide receiver at our Prep Redzone Minnesota that was a new name to my radar out of Farmington. He showed off from what my eyes as a wide receiver that excels with his route-running as one that checked the boxes for his versatility he showed off with the routes I got to watch last Sunday, showing off a creative sense with his breaks and one that flashed bigger by what he did with his routes versus his testing numbers might show you. The testing numbers show off the athleticism that is there for the taking for Matthew, as he showed off explosive traits with a 9'5 broad jump and that change of direction on his routes, checked the box with a 4.44 pro agility and 7.44 L-drill. He is another Tigers wide receiver I clearly will need to be tracking from Farmington over the coming years.   [player_tooltip player_id='1103786' first='Kingston' last='Lew'], WR, Duluth East 2026 <a href="https://x.com/kingston_lew">Twitter</a>   <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/12/10-Kingston-Lew-crop-4800x3152-1735258244.jpg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-1588715" style="width:311px;height:auto" /></figure>   Kingston stood out as a wide receiver that although undersized, he showed off smooth footwork with his breaks with his route-running that I got to watch last Sunday in Brooklyn Park. He also was a wide receiver that appeared sudden with his burst out with his acceleration he showed off to me on Sunday as one that it even shows off on tape as a prospect that has a good and growing football IQ built for the open field. He is one that also looked good in testing as another wide receiver that I feel has growing upside to continue to build this off-season as he put together a sound outing in the reps I watched at our Prep Redzone Minnesota Showcase.   [player_tooltip player_id='551354' first='Hayden' last='Tischler'], WR, Mankato East 2026 <a href="https://x.com/tischler4058">Twitter</a>   <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/12/112-Hayden-Tischler-crop-4800x3152-1735258213.jpg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-1588713" style="width:312px;height:auto" /></figure>   Hayden was a 2026 wide receiver target that from my first live eval of him, he showed off his intriguing skillsets at our Prep Redzone Minnesota Showcase. During 1v1s, I was super impressed with how long this 5'11 175 pounder appeared to be with his catch radius for his size as he showed off one of those jaw-dropping reps that you don't always see during 1v1s. Hayden also during that same route, showed off a wide receiver that appears to have good contact balance with the rep I got to watch as he carried a smooth base that flashed out with his route-running. He is one that I wish I could have watched more WR reps on during our showcase, as the senior to-be at Mankato East, shows off plenty of good flashes of his athleticism on tape going into his senior season along with a great upside this offseason to keep growing his agile movement.   [player_tooltip player_id='1581359' first='Graham' last='Hartlieb'], WR, Esko 2026 <a href="https://x.com/Graham697965970">Twitter</a>   <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/12/123-Graham-Hartlieb-crop-4800x3152-1735258174.jpg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-1588711" style="width:306px;height:auto" /></figure>   The third wide receiver from the North Shore that stood out onto my radar was Esko 2026 wide receiver [player_tooltip player_id='1581359' first='Graham' last='Hartlieb']. Graham showed off in the reps I got from his live eval as a prospect that showed off powerful strength in his hands from what I gauged from Indy drills and brought that matching skillsets into what I saw later in 1v1s. He showed off as a wide receiver that has upside to grow as a route-runner but where he shined was how he made his catching in tight-windows from what my eyes could tell. I also see intriguing upside in the near future for Graham as a pass-blocker with that pure strength he showed off with his physical hands, heading into his senior season at Esko. Another small school target that impressed me from the North Shore.   [player_tooltip player_id='1120566' first='Miles' last='Tesch'], WR, Rochester Century 2026 <a href="https://x.com/miles_tesch">Twitter</a>   <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/12/55-Miles-Tesch-crop-4800x3152-1735258138.jpg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-1588709" style="width:311px;height:auto" /></figure>   Miles was a wide receiver I recall from one of our last Minnesota showcases, as one that has continued his growing skillsets from that last live eval I got out of him. The 2026 WR from Rochester Century showed off noticable length out of his breaks with his catch radius as despite not being the biggest wide receiver in the WR room at our Prep Redzone Minnesota Showcase, Miles shows off the instinctive football IQ with his stretching hands you want out of your slot receiver. Miles is one that appears in my eyes as a wide receiver I would like to see get opportunities to play on Saturdays due to catching my eyes not at one showcase, but multiple as he continued to crush his live eval.   Ty Beck, WR, Farmington 2027 <a href="https://x.com/TyBeck2027">Twitter</a>   <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/12/IMG_2281-rotated-crop-481x316-1735258502.jpg?w=480" alt="" class="wp-image-1588726" style="width:305px;height:auto" /></figure>   It should be no accident that there were back to back 2027 wide receivers from Farmington that caught my eyes at our Prep Redzone Minnesota Showcase, as Ty Beck was a walkup that was one of our top impressers in the 2027 class of wide receivers from Sunday. At 6'0 185 pounds, Ty was extremely rangey when watching his length he showed off in his catch radius from the reps that I got to watch at the Park Center Dome as a wide receiver that made in the end, our top performers amongst the wide receiver group. He showed off the upside too that intrigued me with his route-running as I feel there is a high bar for Ty in the coming years to keep growing. Ty was also surely one of the best overall amongst the top testers, with a 4.69 40 yard dash, 4.13 pro agility, 9'7.5 broad jump, and I am sure one of the only L-drills that ran inside 7 seconds with 6.97. From the live eval and watching him in testing, I love the odds this kid has playing scholarship football at the next level.   [player_tooltip player_id='1228794' first='Mason' last='Novak'], WR, River Falls 2026 <a href="https://x.com/Masonenovak">Twitter</a>   <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/12/68-Mason-Novak-crop-4800x3152-1735258078.jpg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-1588704" style="width:325px;height:auto" /></figure>   I could tell early from the wide receiver group I watched that [player_tooltip player_id='1228794' first='Mason' last='Novak']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/mason-novak/"></a><a></a> was one of the most technically sound route-runners I got to witness on Sunday as this young man checked a ton of boxes I look for at the WR position. His change of direction with every route I watched on his route tree was absurd to see in the live-eval as he looked like a man amongst boys in some of the reps I watched and had great route creativity too in the reps I watched out of Mason. At 6'0 175 pounds, I also was very impressed with Mason's vertical and catch radius as just a junior as he also intrigued me with how crisp he was with his suddenness he had with his speed and change of direction. Mason went from a name I didn't have on my radar to one that honestly was one of my favorite athletes overall at our Prep Redzone Minnesota Showcase on Sunday. I surely will be tracking the QB and WR connection of [player_tooltip player_id='700211' first='Tino' last='Massa']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/tino-massa/"></a><a></a> and [player_tooltip player_id='1228794' first='Mason' last='Novak']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/mason-novak/"></a><a></a> for the Wildcats next year for sure as I feel Mason could become a name to know on the recruiting trail this summer.

BROOKLYN PARK--After the holiday, we keep our foot on the gas from our Prep Redzone Minnesota Showcase to take one final look at some of my favorite wide receivers that I watched at the Park Center Dome a couple Sundays ago already. Plenty of talent upcoming from the North Shore, the Metro, and Southern Minnesota, and our WR MVP from just over the border in Wisconsin too. We untap all of our live evals we could find from the wide receiver group.