Moving up just over 25 spots in this 2027 North Dakota class is another prospect out of EEK, this time we are talking about linebacer/running back Benet Giesler Benet Giesler 5'11" | 200 lbs | LB/RB Ellendale/Edgeley/Kulm | 2027 State ND . Benet got extremely fluid on both ends of the ball in his junior season with the Thunder and what came with that is more power thru getting yards thru contact. If you look at what he was able to do as a linebacker in the 2025 season, you see a linebacker that knows how to penetrate and cause havoc at the point of attack, as Benet is a prospect that has surely peaked up as far as being more instinctive which is why he saw such a solid jump in our 2027 rankings.

We had options at what position we could have graded Benet at, but the projection I saee at the next-level at linebacker is evident. He has the fluid movement athletically and demonstrates the vision to get around hte edges showing off what could be a sideline to sideline linebacker as my projection on Benet. He really came alive with his football IQ in his junor season with EEK and could be an asset in a couple didfferent spots at the next-level and was a consistent Big Dog of the Week in North Dakota as a juinor.

Two rushing touchdowns, one being an 87-yard rushing touchdown

Another 2027 that has grown their stock a bunch in the 2025 season has been Benet Giesler Benet Giesler 5'11" | 200 lbs | LB/RB Ellendale/Edgeley/Kulm | 2027 State ND and it’s come from a different position than where I had him evaluated as. The light has been shined for Benet at fullback for Ellendale/Edgeley/Kulm as his 5’11 200 pound frame has bouldered yards after contact throughout the season and you see it quickly in his Week 5 tape. Benet in my eyes is also getting more fluid from start to finish which is a good sign and the instinctive vision seems to be another skillset that has grown since start of the season when watching his tape. He’s one I see up a good chunk of spots in this 2027 class.

A newer name to my 2027 radar at linebacker this week is Ellendale-Edgeley-Kulm’s Benet Giesler Benet Giesler 5'11" | 200 lbs | LB/RB Ellendale/Edgeley/Kulm | 2027 State ND . What popped out right away when I rolled Benet’s tape, was his short-area vison as this kid will get to the ball to stop the run early or slow down the pass-catcher around the edges. The now 5’11 200 pounder also gives off the thumper type of linebacker that you don’t want to meet in the middle of the A-gap due to the physicality you see on his tackles. This applies as well at fullback, as Benet gets ahead of his running back and laid a crack on his early game tape just in time for his RB to find the end zone. Yet another 2027 linebacker from EEK that I will continue to track in his junior season.

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