Nate’s Dakotas Dream Team: Defense

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Same scenario as yesterday:</strong> Prep Redzone Dakotas is taking a team of the best of the best prospects in the Dakotas on the road to compete against the best of the best in the other 48 states. After hours of evaluating tape regardless of class (just 2026s and 2027s in both Dakotas), we dive into which players out of several hundreds we would take on the road to compete to win one for the Dakotas. We don't factor rankings in this scenario, as their are prospects that right now are under the radar and rising up our rankings board and college recruiting boards. I'll be honest, I love this defensive unit too, especially the stacked group of defensive linemen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Defensive Linemen:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>1st Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='394729' first='Hudson' last='Parliament'], Brandon Valley, SD 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1319906' first='Ben' last='Hynek'], Stanley 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1406689' first='Chase' last='DeBoer'], Tea Area, SD 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1407882' first='Trey' last='McPartland'], Valley City, ND 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1027991' first='Luke' last='Starcevic'], Kindred 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1113076' first='Ethan' last='Howey'], Minot North 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>2nd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1152874' first='Rocky' last='Clark'], Mitchell, SD 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1113077' first='Ian' last='Schweigert'], Bismarck Century, ND 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1103576' first='Karter' last='Moody'], Groton Area, SD 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1328151' first='Anthony' last='McArthur-Morin'], Bismarck Legacy, ND 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1422665' first='Jason' last='Hunter'], Fargo Davies, ND 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Felipe Gonzalez, Aberdeen Central 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>3rd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1321001' first='Alexander' last='Lindeman'], Dell Rapids St. Mary, SD 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='402520' first='Noah' last='Duran'], Sioux Falls Jefferson, SD 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='675358' first='Evan' last='Wiersma'], Central Cass, ND 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1617596' first='Austin' last='Dowd'], Brandon Valley, SD 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='674709' first='Alex' last='Meece'], Fargo Davies, ND 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='674796' first='Layton' last='Giggee'], Mandan 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>Honorable Mention</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brennen Gable, West Fargo Sheyenne, ND 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1113091' first='Jack' last='Bertsch'], Aberdeen Central, SD 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1422289' first='Rip' last='Siemonsma'], Sioux Falls O'Gorman, SD 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='929924' first='Brennon' last='Bickett'], Oldham-Ramona-Rutland, SD 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1235835' first='Edly' last='Amaro'], Yankton, SD 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1592358' first='Grady' last='Gran'], WWSSC, SD 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Linebackers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>1st Team</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1236460' first='Bergan' last='Tetzlaff'], Brookings, SD 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1226685' first='Wilmot' last='Matadi'], Fargo Davies, ND 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1590961' first='Carson' last='Quam'], Shiloh Christian, ND 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='929802' first='Luke' last='LeBrun'], Mitchell, SD 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>2nd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1037663' first='Luke' last='Selzler'], Velva-Drake Anamoose-Garrison, ND 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1226689' first='Henry' last='Agray'], Fargo South, ND 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1279012' first='Jensen' last='Pixler'], Sioux Falls Christian, SD 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1592136' first='Josh' last='Elder'], Rapid City St. Thomas More, SD 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='848938' first='Weiland' last='Benbo'], Rapid City Central, SD 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>3rd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1261686' first='Zach' last='Bense'], West Fargo Sheyenne, ND 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1422335' first='Gannon' last='Knebel'], Wagner, SD 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1152876' first='Miles' last='Fokken'], Brandon Valley, SD 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1222779' first='Tanon' last='Johnson'], Kindred, ND 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1275174' first='Jean' last='Anthony-Thomas'], Aberden Roncalli, SD 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>Honorable Mention</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1597888' first='Carson' last='Johnson'], Bridgwater-Emery, SD 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1309760' first='Brenan' last='Anderson'], Maple River, ND 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1320037' first='Gage' last='Jodozi'], Parkston, SD 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1153742' first='Caleb' last='Heuertz'], Elk Point-Jefferson, SD 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1236465' first='Laythan' last='Lucas'], Spearfish, SD 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Defensive Backs</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>1st Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1113072' first='Cash' last='Danner'], Thompson, ND 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='848853' first='Bradley' last='Esser'], Harrisburg, SD 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1285223' first='Anthony' last='Alexander'], Minot, ND 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='563997' first='Kamden' last='Schimmel'], Harrisburg, SD 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='533097' first='Israel' last='Bauer'], West Fargo Horace, ND 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>2nd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1239664' first='Nolan' last='Pudwill'], Brandon Valley, SD 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='825411' first='Henry' last='Telechan'], Rapid City Stevens, SD 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='929957' first='Xander' last='Hanson'], Bismarck Century, ND 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1591367' first='Zakariya' last='Ibrahim'], Sioux Falls Jefferson, SD 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cale Haselhorst, Yankton, SD 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Karsen Seyer, Spearfish, SD 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>3rd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1264213' first='Kaden' last='Carroll'], Sioux Falls Washington, SD 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='848931' first='Cael' last='Nofziger'], Sioux Falls Jefferson, SD 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1235852' first='Younger' last='Amiotte'], Wall, SD 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='852873' first='Cooper' last='Nielsen'], Sioux Falls Jefferson, SD 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='674790' first='Christopher' last='Kiepea'], Fargo Davies 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1592624' first='Nick' last='Schroeder'], Hill City, SD 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Honorable Mention</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1293122' first='Carter' last='Sundall'], Wall, SD 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Aidan Kemnitz, Sioux Falls Lincoln, SD 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='477496' first='Jaxon' last='Narum'], West Fargo Horace, ND 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1407865' first='Dylan' last='Glasser'], Dickinson, ND 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='674792' first='Kolten' last='Tesch'], Fargo Davies 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1556578' first='Sekou' last='Bility'], Grand Forks Red River, ND 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->