Minnesota’s Biggest Underclassmen
Minnesota’s Biggest Underclassmen Final
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<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.65;color:#222222;margin:0 0 16px 0">Minnesota does not lack for size in its underclassmen ranks. Every available roster, all seven classes, and every junior, sophomore and freshman who stands 6’3” or taller, weighs 250 pounds or more, or lines up at running back or fullback at 220+ pounds. 994 players qualified. Below are the tallest, the heaviest, the biggest producers, the oversized ‘backs, and the freshmen already built like seniors.</p>
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<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.65;color:#222222;margin:0 0 16px 0">PrepRedzoneMN cataloged and scanned every available roster on MNFootballHub.com from the current season for 2028 juniors, 2029 sophomores, and 2030 freshmen whose coaches or program had uploaded stats and measurables for the 2026 season. Production was noted and emphasized amongst big boys, with the caveat that offensive linemen only will not have any stats available in a box score or recap. Here is the breakdown of big boys by class:</p>
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<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.65;color:#222222;margin:0 0 16px 0">It’s important to note that 94 programs didn’t upload heights or weights, including: Anoka, Blaine, Rosemount, SMB, St. Thomas Academy, Cretin-Derham Hall, Caledonia and Minneapolis North. Centennial uploads size, not stats. East Ridge’s roster was only accessible through MaxPreps. Also, “no stats posted” means that the team didn’t upload or post a stat line for that player; it does not mean he did not play.</p>
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<thead><tr><th colspan="4" style="background:linear-gradient(90deg, #111111 55%, #3d0a14 100%);color:#ffffff;text-align:left;padding:16px;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.6px">TALLEST UNDERCLASSMEN IN MINNESOTA — TOP 20 (2028–2030)</th></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#111111;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">1</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Deyclan Byrnes</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Cannon Falls (2A) • Class of 2029 • Pos. not listed</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'11"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">160 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#999999;font-style:italic">No stats posted</span></td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#111111;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">2</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Lucas Schuerman</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Lac qui Parle Valley (1A) • Class of 2030</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'9"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">280 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#999999;font-style:italic">No stats posted</span></td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#111111;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">3</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">William Jacobs</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Bloomington Jefferson (5A) • Class of 2029 • TE/DB</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'8"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">220 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#999999;font-style:italic">No stats posted</span></td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">4</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='2392178' first='Connor' last='Wilson']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Buffalo (5A) • Class of 2029 • TE/DL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'8"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">205 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#999999;font-style:italic">No stats posted</span></td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">5</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='2105693' first='Chase' last='Johnson']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Zimmerman (4A) • Class of 2029 • OL/DL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'7"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">310 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#999999;font-style:italic">No stats posted</span></td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">6</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Max Wiborg</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Westbrook-Walnut Grove (9-Man) • Class of 2028 • OL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'7"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">280 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#999999;font-style:italic">No stats posted</span></td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">7</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='2152723' first='Toby' last='Bryan']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Roseau (2A) • Class of 2028</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'7"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">278 lbs</span></td>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">8</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='2251346' first='Grady' last='Sworski']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Wadena-Deer Creek (2A) • Class of 2029 • OT</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'7"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">275 lbs</span></td>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">9</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">James Kastel</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Lake Park-Audubon (1A) • Class of 2029 • OL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'7"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">260 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">10 tackles, 2 TFL, 2.5 sacks (3 games)</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">10</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Cashton Menier-Broussard</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Roseville (6A) • Class of 2029 • OL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'7"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">239 lbs</span></td>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">11</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='2152720' first='Cooper' last='Schnichels']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Willmar (4A) • Class of 2028 • WR/LB</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'7"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">228 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">26 catches, 306 yards, 3 TD (10 games)</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">12</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Peyton Prom</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Sauk Rapids-Rice (5A) • Class of 2029 • OL/DL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'7"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">210 lbs</span></td>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">13</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Nathan Duininck</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Willmar (4A) • Class of 2029 • WR/LB</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'7"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">182 lbs</span></td>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">14</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Qwentyn Gritz</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Aitkin (2A) • Class of 2029 • OL/DL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'7"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">180 lbs</span></td>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">15</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Grayson Lawson</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Maple River (2A) • Class of 2028 • TE</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'7"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">170 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">—</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">16</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='2078978' first='Elijah' last='Jones']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Minneapolis Camden (3A) • Class of 2028 • OL/DL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'6"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">375 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">7 tackles (3 games)</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">17</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Alexander Meyer</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Sauk Rapids-Rice (5A) • Class of 2029 • OL/DL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'6"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">295 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">4 tackles (3 games)</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">18</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Ian Meester</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Sartell (5A) • Class of 2028 • OL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'6"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">292 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">—</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">19</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='2115374' first='Atlas' last='Hegg']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Breck (3A) • Class of 2028 • OL/DL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'6"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">260 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">4 tackles (1 game)</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">20</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Ethan Jaskulke</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">GHEC/Truman (9-Man) • Class of 2028 • OL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'6"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">255 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">7 tackles (2 games)</td></tr>
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<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.65;color:#222222;margin:0 0 16px 0">One honest note on No. 1: Deyclan Byrnes is the tallest player we found at any height — and at 160 pounds he is an outlier in the other direction. The tallest full-sized frame in Minnesota is the freshman at No. 2, Lucas Schuerman, 6-foot-9 and 280 pounds.</p>
<div style="background:#111111;border-left:6px solid #c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;padding:18px 20px;margin:26px 0;border-radius:0 10px 10px 0"><span style="font-size:34px;font-weight:800;color:#ffffff">410</span> <span style="font-size:16px;color:#f3c1c9">pounds — Grayson Braxton of Moorhead, a junior, is the heaviest underclassman in Minnesota. Nobody else in the state is within 35 pounds of him.</span></div>
<h2 style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;color:#111111;margin:32px 0 12px 0;padding-left:12px;border-left:5px solid #c8102e;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.5px">The Heaviest</h2>
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<thead><tr><th colspan="4" style="background:linear-gradient(90deg, #111111 55%, #3d0a14 100%);color:#ffffff;text-align:left;padding:16px;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.6px">HEAVIEST UNDERCLASSMEN IN MINNESOTA — TOP 20 (2028–2030)</th></tr>
<tr><th style="background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1px;width:52px">RK</th><th style="background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1px">PLAYER</th><th style="background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1px;width:104px">SIZE</th><th style="background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1px">2026 PRODUCTION</th></tr></thead><tbody>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#111111;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">1</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Grayson Braxton</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Moorhead (6A) • Class of 2028 • OL/DL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'5"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">410 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#999999;font-style:italic">No stats posted</span></td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#111111;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">2</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='2078978' first='Elijah' last='Jones']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Minneapolis Camden (3A) • Class of 2028 • OL/DL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'6"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">375 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">7 tackles (3 games)</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#111111;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">3</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='1707092' first='Nolan' last='Weisbrod']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Park of Cottage Grove (6A) • Class of 2029 • OL/DL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'4"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">370 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#999999;font-style:italic">No stats posted</span></td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">4</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Ben Honrud</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Pelican Rapids (2A) • Class of 2030 • OT</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'5"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">350 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#999999;font-style:italic">No stats posted</span></td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">5</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Kadence Ross</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Mountain Iron-Buhl (1A) • Class of 2029 • OG/DT</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'2"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">350 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">2 tackles, 1 TFL (3 games)</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">6</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Anthony Hernandez</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Belle Plaine (3A) • Class of 2029 • OL/DL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">5'9"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">350 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#999999;font-style:italic">No stats posted</span></td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">7</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Jayden Yackley</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Yellow Medicine East (1A) • Class of 2028 • OG/DT</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'4"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">345 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#999999;font-style:italic">No stats posted</span></td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">8</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">David Hillyard</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Ada-Borup-West (1A) • Class of 2029 • OL/DL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'3"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">340 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#999999;font-style:italic">No stats posted</span></td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">9</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Danny Duron</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (2A) • Class of 2028 • OG</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'0"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">340 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">—</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">10</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Corbin Heil</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Blooming Prairie/Hayfield (2A) • Class of 2028 • OL/DL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">Ht not listed</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">340 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">—</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">11</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Nathan Smith</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Becker (4A) • Class of 2028 • OT/NT</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'0"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">340 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">—</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">12</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Levi Cook</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Silver Bay (9-Man) • Class of 2028 • OL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">5'9"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">340 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">—</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">13</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Adil Shabazz-Bey</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Champlin Park (6A) • Class of 2028 • OL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">5'10"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">335 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">—</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">14</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Brayden Curry</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Braham (1A) • Class of 2030 • OL/DL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'2"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">335 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">—</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">15</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Quinten DuBois</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Buffalo (5A) • Class of 2029 • OL/DL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'5"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">325 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#999999;font-style:italic">No stats posted</span></td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">16</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Ryder Shaw</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Wadena-Deer Creek (2A) • Class of 2029 • OG</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">5'10"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">325 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">—</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">17</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Adam Gerulis</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Prior Lake (6A) • Class of 2028 • OL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'1"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">325 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">—</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">18</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Parker Nelson</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Pequot Lakes (3A) • Class of 2028 • OL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'2"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">320 lbs</span></td>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">19</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Frank Edeal</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">St. Croix Lutheran (3A) • Class of 2030 • OL/DL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'1"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">320 lbs</span></td>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">20</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Mickey Hanson</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">St. Francis (5A) • Class of 2029 • OL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'0"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">320 lbs</span></td>
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<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.65;color:#222222;margin:0 0 16px 0">Also at 320 pounds: Emmett Voca of Buffalo and Shawn Weltzin of Rogers. Two names on this board — Ben Honrud and Frank Edeal — are freshmen.</p>
<h2 style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;color:#111111;margin:32px 0 12px 0;padding-left:12px;border-left:5px solid #c8102e;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.5px">Big and Producing</h2>
<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.65;color:#222222;margin:0 0 16px 0">Size is common in this state. Size that produces is not. Most of the biggest linemen on the boards above have no posted stats at all — teams rarely post offensive-line stats and many post no defensive stats — so this board ranks the qualifiers who actually put up numbers in 2026.</p>
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<thead><tr><th colspan="4" style="background:linear-gradient(90deg, #111111 55%, #3d0a14 100%);color:#ffffff;text-align:left;padding:16px;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.6px">BIG AND PRODUCING — SIZE THAT PUT UP NUMBERS IN 2026</th></tr>
<tr><th style="background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1px;width:52px">RK</th><th style="background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1px">PLAYER</th><th style="background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1px;width:104px">SIZE</th><th style="background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1px">2026 PRODUCTION</th></tr></thead><tbody>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#111111;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">1</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='2152759' first='Ryan' last='Stone']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Two Harbors (3A) • Class of 2028 • TE/DL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'5"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">255 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">84 tackles, 13 TFL, 2 fum. rec.; 1 receiving TD (9 games)</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#111111;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">2</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='2445816' first='Nicholas' last='Van Heel']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Albany (3A) • Class of 2028 • DE/TE</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'4"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">220 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">56 tackles, 10 TFL, 6.0 sacks; 8 catches, 147 yards, 2 TD (10 games)</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#111111;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">3</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Jack Kirschbaum</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (9-Man) • Class of 2030 • TE/DE</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'6"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">245 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">44 tackles, 3 TFL, 1.0 sack; 2 catches, 29 yards (10 games)</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">4</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='2152720' first='Cooper' last='Schnichels']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Willmar (4A) • Class of 2028 • WR/LB</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'7"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">228 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">26 catches, 306 yards, 3 TD (10 games)</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">5</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='2474359' first='Brooks' last='Deziel']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">International Falls (3A) • Class of 2030 • FB/LB/P</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'2"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">225 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">57 tackles, 7 TFL; 185 rush yards; 35.2 punt avg.</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">6</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='1270305' first='Fua' last='Taumalolo']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Totino-Grace (4A) • Class of 2029 • RB</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">5'11"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">240 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">48.4 rush yds/game, 6 rush TD, 3 rec. TD (MaxPreps, 8 games)</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">7</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">James Kastel</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Lake Park-Audubon (1A) • Class of 2029 • OL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'7"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">260 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">10 tackles, 2 TFL, 2.5 sacks (3 games)</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">8</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='2078978' first='Elijah' last='Jones']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Minneapolis Camden (3A) • Class of 2028 • OL/DL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'6"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">375 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">7 tackles (3 games)</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">9</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Ethan Jaskulke</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">GHEC/Truman (9-Man) • Class of 2028 • OL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'6"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">255 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">7 tackles (2 games)</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">10</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='2115374' first='Atlas' last='Hegg']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Breck (3A) • Class of 2028 • OL/DL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'6"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">260 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">4 tackles (1 game)</td></tr>
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<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:1.55;color:#666666;margin:0 0 16px 0">Measurables are school-reported and vary by source for the same player. [player_tooltip player_id='2445816' first='Nicholas' last='Van Heel']’s size and class are per MaxPreps and Prep Redzone (6-foot-4, 220, class of 2028); Albany publishes no heights or weights on the Hub. [player_tooltip player_id='1270305' first='Fua' last='Taumalolo'] is listed at 240 on the Hub roster and 227 on MaxPreps. [player_tooltip player_id='2152759' first='Ryan' last='Stone'] is listed at 6-foot-5 on the Hub roster and 6-foot-4 by Prep Redzone. [player_tooltip player_id='2152720' first='Cooper' last='Schnichels'] is listed at 6-foot-7, 228 on the Hub roster; Prep Redzone lists him 6-foot-6.</p>
<h2 style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;color:#111111;margin:32px 0 12px 0;padding-left:12px;border-left:5px solid #c8102e;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.5px">Oversized Backs</h2>
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<thead><tr><th colspan="4" style="background:linear-gradient(90deg, #111111 55%, #3d0a14 100%);color:#ffffff;text-align:left;padding:16px;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.6px">OVERSIZED BACKS — RB/FB/HB AT 220+ POUNDS</th></tr>
<tr><th style="background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1px;width:52px">RK</th><th style="background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1px">PLAYER</th><th style="background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1px;width:104px">SIZE</th><th style="background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1px">2026 PRODUCTION</th></tr></thead><tbody>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#111111;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">1</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='2102745' first='Phil' last='Harris']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">St. Michael-Albertville (6A) • Class of 2029 • RB/DL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'0"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">240 lbs</span></td>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#111111;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">2</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='1270305' first='Fua' last='Taumalolo']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Totino-Grace (4A) • Class of 2029 • RB</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">5'11"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">240 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">48.4 rush yds/game, 6 rush TD, 3 rec. TD (MaxPreps, 8 games)</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#111111;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">3</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='2152721' first='Brody' last='Riess']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Marshall (4A) • Class of 2028 • FB/DE</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'2"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">230 lbs</span></td>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">4</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='2005361' first='Rylan' last='Horsch']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Annandale (3A) • Class of 2028 • RB</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'3"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">230 lbs</span></td>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">5</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='2474359' first='Brooks' last='Deziel']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">International Falls (3A) • Class of 2030 • FB/LB/P</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'2"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">225 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">57 tackles, 7 TFL; 185 rush yards; 35.2 punt avg.</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">6</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='2068785' first='Colton' last='Pishney']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Becker (4A) • Class of 2028 • HB/DT</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'2"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">225 lbs</span></td>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">7</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='1892167' first='Silas' last='Fournier']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Two Harbors (3A) • Class of 2028 • FB</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">5'7"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">225 lbs</span></td>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">8</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='2239234' first='Aaron' last='Dinukar']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Moorhead (6A) • Class of 2028 • HB/LB</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'2"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">220 lbs</span></td>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">9</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Tristan Moore</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Staples-Motley (2A) • Class of 2029 • RB/LB</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'1"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">220 lbs</span></td>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">10</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='2119299' first='Aaron' last='Becker']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Fairmont (3A) • Class of 2029 • FB</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'3"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">220 lbs</span></td>
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<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.65;color:#222222;margin:0 0 16px 0">Tall-back honorable mention, under 220 but 6-foot-3 or taller at running back: [player_tooltip player_id='2384788' first='Easton' last='Giles'] of Hills-Beaver Creek (6-foot-3, 206) and [player_tooltip player_id='1715742' first='Vince' last='Kratochvil'] of Pequot Lakes (6-foot-3, 210).</p>
<h2 style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;color:#111111;margin:32px 0 12px 0;padding-left:12px;border-left:5px solid #c8102e;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.5px">Youngest Giants — Class of 2030</h2>
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<thead><tr><th colspan="4" style="background:linear-gradient(90deg, #111111 55%, #3d0a14 100%);color:#ffffff;text-align:left;padding:16px;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.6px">YOUNGEST GIANTS — THE TOP FRESHMEN (2030)</th></tr>
<tr><th style="background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1px;width:52px">RK</th><th style="background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1px">PLAYER</th><th style="background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1px;width:104px">SIZE</th><th style="background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1px">NOTE / 2026 PRODUCTION</th></tr></thead><tbody>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#111111;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">1</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Lucas Schuerman</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Lac qui Parle Valley (1A)</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'9"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">280 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">No stats posted. Tallest full-sized frame in the state.</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#111111;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">2</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Ben Honrud</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Pelican Rapids (2A) • OT</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'5"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">350 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">No stats posted. No. 4 heaviest in the state, any class.</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#111111;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">3</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Jack Kirschbaum</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (9-Man) • TE/DE</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'6"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">245 lbs</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top">44 tackles, 3 TFL, 1.0 sack (10 games)</td></tr>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">4</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Brayden Curry</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Braham (1A) • OL/DL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'2"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">335 lbs</span></td>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">5</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Frank Edeal</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">St. Croix Lutheran (3A) • OL/DL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'1"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">320 lbs</span></td>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">6</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Tyson Schiltz</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Pine Island (3A) • OL/DL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'5"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">245 lbs</span></td>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">7</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='2474336' first='Landon' last='Kuefler']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (1A) • OL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'4"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">256 lbs</span></td>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">8</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">John Janssen</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Fillmore Central (1A) • OL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'6"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">wt not listed</span></td>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">9</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">Max Monhing</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Edina (6A) • P/TE</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'6"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">235 lbs</span></td>
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<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:32px;text-align:center;background:#c8102e;color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:999px">10</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><strong style="font-size:16px;color:#111111">[player_tooltip player_id='2426373' first='Jacob' last='Hood']</strong><br><span style="color:#666666;font-size:13px">Rogers (6A) • OL/DL</span></td>
<td style="padding:12px;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111111">6'3"</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#c8102e">270 lbs</span></td>
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