2025 Class 5A Preseason All-State Team

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Please check the site daily for a ton of content coming your way. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Next up is the 2025 Class 5A Preseason All-State Team: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>FIRST-TEAM</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>QB</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='401870' first='Drake' last='DeGroote'], SR, WDM Valley </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Northwest Missouri State commitment completed 66.7 percent of his passes for 1,816 yards with 24 touchdowns against nine interceptions and four rushing scores in helping the Tigers reach the 2024 state title game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RB</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='401669' first='Daniel' last='Larmie'], SR, Ankeny</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rushed for 1,208 yards (6.5 YPC) and 11 touchdowns with 11 receptions for a playoff team last season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='401673' first='Javaris' last='Morgan'], Sr, Centennial</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Injury was the only entity stopping Morgan last season, when he rushed for 318 yards (7.8 YPC) and three scores. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WR</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1241492' first='Jeffrey' last='Roberts'], SR, Dowling Catholic</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Iowa State pledge caught 38 passes for 989 yards (26.0 YPC) and 12 touchdowns at Ames last season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1238512' first='Julian' last='Manson'], SR, Iowa City West</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Projected to play linebacker at Iowa, Manson was one of the state's top wideouts in '24 with 52 catches for 867 yards and 13 touchdowns. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1221928' first='Evan' last='Jacobson'], SR, Waukee</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Texas A&amp;M commitment hauled in 20 balls for 198 yards and five touchdowns while blocking up a storm in the running game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1221926' first='Carson' last='Nielsen'], SR, Waterloo West </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nielsen is a mountain working hard on continuing to develop for his senior season and future at the University of Iowa.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1687055' first='Dalton' last='DeBoer'], SR, Waukee Northwest</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DeBoer arrives as a transfer from Minnesota for his final prep season before heading to Wake Forest. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1238174' first='Colin' last='Whitters'], SR, Iowa City West</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another Hawkeye commitment, Whitters' power impacts games on both sides of the ball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1583613' first='Carter' last='Barrett'], SO, Dowling Catholic</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the top sophomore linemen in the country started at left tackle as a ninth-grader for a state semifinalist. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1240558' first='Andrew' last='Hine'], SR, Waukee</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hine is off to West Point as a Army pledge but first wants to help the Warriors make a playoff run. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1361747' first='David' last='Fason'], SR, Cedar Rapids Prairie</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fason is worthy of being all-state as a tight end but his 40.5 tackles (29 solo, 14.5 TFL) and 4.5 sacks speak to his talent on the D-Line. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='856072' first='Ian' last='Middleton'], SR, Dowling Catholic</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A productive running back as well, Middleton is a bull in the middle of the Maroons' defensive front, producing 28.0 tackles (21 solo, 12.0 TFL) and 8.0 sacks as a junior</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1619389' first='Kenyon' last='Purnell'], SR, Davenport North</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A large human, Purnell disrupts whatever the offense is trying to do as evidenced by his 18.5 tackles for loss and 32 solo stops in 2024.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='401666' first='Armon' last='Williams'], SR, Bettendorf</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A key piece of a dominant Bulldog defense last fall, Williams posted 12.5 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks. He also registered 26 solo tackles. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1105160' first='Dawson' last='Whitinger'], LB, Ankeny</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The active Whitinger racked up 88.0 tackles last season with 11.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1583593' first='Marshall' last='Sheldon'], SO, City High</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sheldon recorded 69.0 stops (47 solo) as a freshman in one of 5A's better defenses in 2024. He had 6.5 tackles for loss and a couple of sacks, too. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1609271' first='Gavin' last='Stecker'], JR, Bettendorf</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Already with multiple Power 4 scholarship offers, came up with 58.0 tackles (36 solo, 7.5 TFL) as a sophomore a year ago. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1198829' first='Kason' last='Clayborne'], JR, Sioux City East</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the better all-around athletes in 5A, Clayborne is a dynamic defender for the Black Raiders. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='283943' first='Eli' last='Robbins'], SR, Norwalk</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Robbins, who has accepted a walk-on offer from Iowa, stands out on both sides of the ball for the Warriors. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1238635' first='Ethan' last='Headings'], SR, Iowa City West </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Headings is headed for the University of North Dakota, where the two-way prep standout projects on defense. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1240478' first='Joel' last='Sankoh'], SR, Dowling Catholic</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sankoh, a South Dakota State pledge, operates as a hybrid in the Maroon defense, where he had 42 solo tackles and 8.0 stops for loss last season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SECOND-TEAM</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>QB</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1552779' first='Reece' last='Rettig'], SR, Liberty</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RB</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='401671' first='Drew' last='Thompson'], SR, Southeast Polk</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1361313' first='Dawson' last='Kahl'], JR, Cedar Rapids Prairie</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WR</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1240429' first='Hayden' last='Morrison'], SR, Bettendorf</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1234328' first='Lloydson' last='Nyenow Jr']., SR, Cedar Rapids Jefferson </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1198816' first='Luke' last='Brewer'], JR, Norwalk</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1286887' first='Evan' last='Mitchell'], SO, Dowling Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1221954' first='Cael' last='Roberts'], SR, Southeast Polk</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='533048' first='Braylin' last='Dieken-Keahey'], Ankeny Centennial</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1240572' first='Colt' last='Schipper'], SR, Waukee</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1687041' first='Owen' last='Liechti'], SR, Ankeny</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1619297' first='Ryan' last='Bobo'], SR, Dowling Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='856405' first='Jack' last='Ohman'], SR, Sioux City East </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1240481' first='Jackson' last='Davis'], SR, Waukee Northwest</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://www.gobound.com/direct/teams/h202221753920795efa887e1441f999a/show">[player_tooltip player_id='1619326' first='Raphael' last='Etuma']</a>, SR, City High </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='513361' first='Carlos' last='Blount Jr']., JR, Centennial</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1584432' first='Brayden' last='Hanks'], JR, Cedar Falls</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1552812' first='Landon' last='Bell'], SR, Liberty </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1452144' first='Levi' last='Chulu'], JR, Urbandale</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1198833' first='Bryce' last='Beachem'], JR, Johnston </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1105157' first='Christopher' last='Ford'], JR, Sioux City East </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='401675' first='Lamarious' last='Clark'], SR, Ankeny</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->