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TrainingHAUS Combine: Top Testers Off. Skill and SES MVPs

TrainingHAUS Combine: Top Testers Off. Skill and SES MVPs
Nate Wahl
Nate Wahl May 6, 2025 @ 05:21 PM
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<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the big things I always hear when I go to college camps every summer is the access to player data and how essential it is to players recruitment at the next-level and it surely is in our book at PRZ too with rankings, live evaluations, etc. With these next two pieces, we will focus on the best of the best of who stood out from a player data perspective at every position we saw at the TrainingHAUS Combine in Eagan last Saturday. We start it off with the offensive skill positions and who crushed it in testing and I dish out my SES (Size, Explosioness, Speed) MVPs for each position.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"24px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:24px"><strong>Quarterbacks</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Top Bench Press</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1565881' first='Andrew' last='Backhaus'], Minneapolis Washburn 2026</strong> <a href="https://x.com/andrew_back7">Twitter</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>13 reps at 185 pounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Top Vertical and Broad</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1612765' first='Logan' last='Lachermeier'], Minneapolis North 2026</strong> <a href="https://x.com/LoganLach4">Twitter</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vertical- 28 inches (2 feet, 4 inches)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Broad Jump- 101 inches (just over 8 feet, 4 inches)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Top Pro Agility</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1565881' first='Andrew' last='Backhaus'], Minneapolis Washburn 2026</strong> <a href="https://x.com/andrew_back7">Twitter</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4.59 going to his right</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Top L-Drill</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1565881' first='Andrew' last='Backhaus'], Minneapolis Washburn 2026</strong> <a href="https://x.com/andrew_back7">Twitter</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-7.50 on the L-drill for the Millers 2026 quarterback.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Top 10-Yard Split on the 40 yard Dash</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Logan Larchermeier, Minneapolis North 2026</strong> <a href="https://x.com/LoganLach4">Twitter</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-1.75 on 10-yard split on the lasers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Top 40 yard Dash</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1565881' first='Andrew' last='Backhaus'], Minneapolis Washburn 2026</strong> <a href="https://x.com/andrew_back7">Twitter</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5.02 40 yard dash on the lasers</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"24px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:24px"><strong>QB SES MVP:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>What does it mean to be a SES MVP?</strong> We calculate the numbers based on a prospect's size, explosiveness, and speed when we dive into the numbers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1565881' first='Andrew' last='Backhaus'], Minneapolis Washburn 2026</strong> <a href="https://x.com/andrew_back7">Twitter</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"24px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:24px"><strong>Running Backs</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Top Bench Press</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1581376' first='Levi' last='Sauer'], Foley 2027</strong> <a href="https://x.com/levi_sauer09">Twitter</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>'10 reps at 225 pounds. Verified frame that matches his social media at 5'10 180 pounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Top Vertical</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1581376' first='Levi' last='Sauer'], Foley 2027</strong> <a href="https://x.com/levi_sauer09">Twitter</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>32.5 inches on his vertical.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Top Broad Jump</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1694140' first='Gage' last='Halvorson'], Eagan 2027</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>109 inches (nearly 9'1 feet)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gage was one of my running back standouts from our <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/05/traininghaus-combine-nates-offensive-skill-standouts/">Offensive Skills report</a> the other day.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><em><strong>Top Pro Agility</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1654039' first='Simon' last='Emanuel'], Stewartville 2027</strong> <a href="https://x.com/SimonEmanuelRB">Twitter</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Simon went 4.44 on the pro agility at the TrainingHAUS Combine on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Top L-Drill</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1288417' first='Max' last='Elliott'], Rochester Century 2027</strong> <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/19820601/677b4d39ef39127a9ac07364">Tape</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Max ran a whopping 7.07 L-Drill as a sophomore.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Top 10-yard Split and Top 40-yard Dash</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Andrew Brown, Pillager 2027</strong> <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/18496892/67d36eab8f7770325ced3efa">Tape</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another stud to know from Pillager, Andrew ran a 1.6 10-yard split and a 4.73 40-yard dash at 6'0 170 pounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"24px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:24px"><strong>RB SES MVP:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>What does it mean to be a SES MVP?</strong> We calculate the numbers based on a prospect's size, explosiveness, and speed when we dive into the numbers</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1694140' first='Gage' last='Halvorson'], Eagan 2027</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"24px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:24px"><strong>Wide Receivers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Top Bench Press</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1665907' first='Wyatt' last='Buxton'], Anoka 2027</strong><a href="https://x.com/buxton72587"> Twitter</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>12 reps at 225 pounds for the verified 6'2 215 pound 2027 wide receiver out of Anoka.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Top Vertical Jump</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Nabil Alkademe, Coon Rapids 2026</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2026 wide receiver from Coon Rapids was on my standout reports for <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/05/traininghaus-combine-nates-offensive-skill-standouts/">offensive skill </a>the other day. Jumped 32.5 inches on his vertical (2 feet, 8.5 inches). No Twitter and not much tape as of yet, could be a senior bloomer in this 2026 class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Top Broad Jump</em>s</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Chris Peris, Shakopee 2026</strong> <a href="https://x.com/chrisperis_">Twitter</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Christian jumped 111 inches (9'25 feet) as an under the radar WR out of Shakopee with an elite track background.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1646034' first='Thomas' last='Niggeler'], Pillager 2027</strong> <a href="https://x.com/TNiggeler6">Twitter</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thomas jumped 110 inches (nearly 9'2 feet) as a wide receiver that has gotten on our radar now a couple times at camps this winter and spring. Did so at 6'0 163 pounds as a 2027 to know out of Pillager</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><em><strong>Top Pro Agility</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>J'Marion Sanders, Minneapolis North 2026</strong> <a href="https://x.com/JayJiggyyy">Twitter</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>J'Marion was a member of my Offensive Skills report the other day, and no doubt was the most twitchy wide receiver in attendance. He was the top dog in the pro agility at a 4.34.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Top L-Drill</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Chris Peris, Shakopee 2026</strong><a href="https://x.com/chrisperis_"> Twitter</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Christian cracks our WR list again for top testers, landing a 7.13 in the L-drill which was the best time in the wide receiver group.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1255913' first='Calen' last='Truckenbrod'], Spring Lake Park 2026</strong> <a href="https://x.com/calen_truck">Twitter</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In my eyes, the most impressive L-Drill time came from one of the biggest wide receivers amongst the WR group in Spring Lake Park stud WR [player_tooltip player_id='1255913' first='Calen' last='Truckenbrod']. The verified 6'4.5 205 pounder ran a 7.14 last weekend.Just picked up his first offer from WIAC powerhouse River Falls last week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Top 10-yard Split and Top 40-yard Dash</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1646034' first='Thomas' last='Niggeler'], Pillager 2027</strong> <a href="https://x.com/TNiggeler6">Twitter</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another category where Thomas crushed it at the TrainingHAUS Combine was having the top 10 yard split and the top 40 yard dash on the lasers. 1.64 on the 10-yard split and 4.80 on the 40 yard dash.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"24px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:24px"><strong>WR SES MVP</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>What does it mean to be a SES MVP?</strong> We calculate the numbers based on a prospect's size, explosiveness, and speed when we dive into the numbers</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1646034' first='Thomas' last='Niggeler'], Pillager 2027</strong> <a href="https://x.com/TNiggeler6">Twitter</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

One of the big things I always hear when I go to college camps every summer is the access to player data and how essential it is to players recruitment at the next-level and it surely is in our book at PRZ too with rankings, live evaluations, etc. With these next two pieces, we will focus on the best of the best of who stood out from a player data perspective at every position we saw at the TrainingHAUS Combine in Eagan last Saturday. We start it off with the offensive skill positions and who crushed it in testing and I dish out my SES (Size, Explosioness, Speed) MVPs for each position.

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