Season Review: 2029s That Shined

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Get 30% off your first billing cycle with code:&nbsp;howe30&nbsp;in the coupon code area</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/12/season-review-iowa-guys-with-highest-ceilings/">Season Review: Iowa Guys with Highest Ceilings</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/12/season-review-sophomore-qbs-on-the-rise-in-25/">Season Review: Sophomore QBs on the Rise in '25</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/12/season-review-impactful-freshmen-of-2025/">Season Review: Impactful Freshmen of 2025</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As you can see from the links above this sentence, we've begun our postseason look-back at the 2025 campaign. It's kicking off a long offseason of content you can expect from me and the other great scouts here at Prep Redzone Iowa. Check out the site daily for the high school football fan in all of you. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Today, this space will be occupied by members of the same class as we wrote about yesterday. It's been fun digging into performances from the 2029s. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a closer look at freshmen that stood out in 2025: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1909576"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6933077b47588"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">There's not a lot to go on in terms of video highlights on <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/26737620/alex-vogt/highlights">Vogt's Hudl page</a>. He has clips of two plays from this past season. On the first one, he flashes a strong arm and accuracy on a long touchdown pass with plenty of air yards. The second one shows him throwing a quick out. Hopefully we'll get a season highlight video during the offseason. Vogt's production and the little bit we see on his current film is intriguing for a freshman on the varsity level. He paced the state's ninth-graders with 1,234 passing yards, completing 53.2 percent of his throws and tossing eight touchdowns. Turnovers are something he'll need to get under control, but there's upside for him as a quarterback and, perhaps, a path to development at another position if it doesn't work out there.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1909568"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-693309f994321"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">We could only find a couple of throws from Wilson's 2025 season on a <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2SbhZU">Monticello highlight video</a> posted on his Hudl page. What stands out first is that he's not going to scare anybody getting off of the bus at 5-5, 145. However, he is only a freshman and the clips show he can get the job done. Wilson drops a dime into the bucket on a 29-yard completion down the left sideline. He then zips a 16-yard touchdown pass down the seam. Hopefully, we get a season highlight video from Wilson down the road. He was among the state's top ninth-graders with 772 passing yards and six touchdowns. He completed 54.3 percent of his passes, and added 193 yards and a pair of scores on the ground. His 24.5 tackles (16 solo, 1.0 TFL) illustrate his toughness and athleticism, which leave open the door for a position other than quarterback on the next level, depending on development.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2075338"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-69330c81afc87"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Kaufman paced the state's freshmen with 593 yards (7.0 YPC) and five touchdowns on the ground in 2025. He also caught seven balls for 60 yards, and averaged 18.6 yards on five kick returns. Kaufman's <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/20563769/691501f11e1123ac2b9f8055">2025 highlight video</a> showcases how he earned all-district honorable mention as a ninth-grader. On the clips, Creston runs counter plays that allow him to find the holes and utilize his burst in getting through them. Kaufman does well in setting up those blocks and changes directions quickly when needed. He cuts back if he sees that's the best route and breaks tackles at a high rate, especially for his age. Kaufman's success comes from the type of athleticism that could be employed at other positions, giving him the versatility that college coaches covet.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2075385"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-693315dbb2e82"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">I got a chance to catch Curran in action during a game at Solon this season. He's physically advanced for a ninth-grader, which led to him collecting 17.0 tackles (11 solo, 6.0 TFL) and 4.0 sacks. Curran is in a program great at developing its players, which should help him build on the strong foundation he put down as a freshman in 2025. He already operates with sound technique, understands how to use his hands and he gets up under the pads of the opponent on a regular basis. There's also potential for Curran to develop on the offensive side of the ball, where he could succeed with leverage, strength and power. His agility and quick feet make him a prospect on each side of the trench.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2075533"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-693329374bae5"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Minor is a handful already with three years of high school football remaining. The Bedford freshman racked up 33.0 tackles (28 solo, 13.0 TFL) and 7.0 sacks. He also hauled in a 22-yard catch and added a pair of two-point conversions. We don't have a lot of video footage to go on outside of clips from several games on his <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/26940165/Lucas-Minor/highlights">Hudl page</a>. In a contest against Lenox, Minor breaks through the middle of the line, grabs the quarterback's jersey and creates a fumble returned by a teammate for a touchdown. Against Audubon, Minor again whoops his guy rushing inside for a quarterback sack. Against Fremont-Mills, we see him at left offensive tackle picking off a defender in space on a running play and setting up effectively in pass pro. Minor is one to watch moving forward for his advance physicality and strength at a young age.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2075559"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-69332bc783e6c"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Nelson kicked off his prep career with a memorable freshman campaign. He produced 29.5 tackles, 27 of which were solo stops. He also registered 6.5 tackles for loss. Taking a look at his <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/26970514/kaleb-nelson/highlights">Hudl page</a>, we see clips from individual games throughout the 2025 season. You can tell he's prepared on the second level of the defense with the way he identifies plays before the snap. It gives him a jump on the offense and puts him in position to make tackles. The Eagles move him around the formation with lateral speed and quickness aiding him in chasing down ball carriers. The physicality is advanced for a ninth-grader and the tackling form is sound. It will be interesting to track Nelson's progress moving forward following a great start.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->