Dakotas Recruiting Tracker: 6/26/21-7/24/21
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DAKOTAS– We have tracked the recruiting across the Dakotas in the past month and have found nearly 50 prospects that have committed to play football, have gotten offers, or have attended, visited, received graphics, etc. from colleges all over the Midwest.…
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Continue ReadingDAKOTAS– We have tracked the recruiting across the Dakotas in the past month and have found nearly 50 prospects that have committed to play football, have gotten offers, or have attended, visited, received graphics, etc. from colleges all over the Midwest. We also break down the numbers from our Class of 2022 rankings as to how many commitments we have so far.
2022 RANKINGS BY THE NUMBERS
So far across the Dakotas, we have found 10 commits at the Division I level. (1 FBS, 9 FCS) Being that this is our first summer with the Prep Redzone Dakotas site we do not have a track if this number is more or less than in years past. I can tell you from our Class of 2021 rankings, we tracked two FBS offers in Kansas State commit Andrew Leingang Andrew Leingang 6'6" | 265 lbs | OL Bismarck Century | 2021 State and Stanford commit Emmet Kenney Emmet Kenney K Fargo Shanley | 2021 State so we are at 50% of our final count last year with Jacob Knuth Jacob Knuth 6'4" | 205 lbs | QB Harrisburg | 2022 State committing to Minnesota.
In total, we have logged 11 commitments of our 215 prospects which is just over 5% of our prospects. There are plenty of offers on the table, so expect this number to climb heavily in the next month or so as it’s very common for kids to want to know where they are headed in 2022 before the 2021 season starts.
if we miss any offers or commitments, please email Nate@PrepRedzone.com or DM us on our Twitter account, @PrepRedzoneDAK and we will update this list!
COMMITMENTS
Kendis Ledbetter Kendis Ledbetter 6'3" | 245 lbs | DL SF Washington | 2022 State (Sioux Falls Washington)
Committed to North Dakota.
Kelby Azure Kelby Azure 6'4" | 230 lbs | DL Northwood | 2022 State (Northwood)
Committed to North Dakota State
Mason Jacobson Mason Jacobson 6'5" | 270 lbs | OL Harrisburg | 2022 State (Harrisburg)
Committed to Minnesota State-Mankato.
Noah Thompson Noah Thompson 6'1" | 170 lbs | DB Brandon Valley | 2022 State (Brandon Valley)
Committed to South Dakota State.
Quinten Christensen Quinten Christensen 6'5" | 250 lbs | DL Wessington Springs | 2022 State (Woonsocket-Wessington Springs-Sanborn Central)
Committed to South Dakota State.
Joseph Cotton Joseph Cotton 6'6" | 300 lbs | OL SF Roosevelt | 2022 State (Sioux Falls Roosevelt)
Committed to South Dakota.
David Alpers David Alpers 6'6" | 215 lbs | DL SF O'Gorman | 2022 State (Sioux Falls O’Gorman)
Committed to South Dakota State.
Kaden Chadwick Kaden Chadwick OL Velva | 2022 State (Velva)
Committed to North Dakota State on a PWO.
OFFERS
Eli Oxner Eli Oxner 6'0" | 175 lbs | DB RC Stevens | 2022 State (Rapid City Stevens)
Picked up an offer from Presentation College.
Jordan Larsen Jordan Larsen 6'5" | 290 lbs | OL Harrisburg | 2022 State (Harrisburg)
Picked up an offer from Black Hills State.
Zach Brady Zach Brady 6'3" | 270 lbs | OL Vermillion | 2022 State (Vermillion)
Picked up offers from South Dakota and Minnesota-State Mankato.
Nick Bunkers Nick Bunkers 6'1" | 280 lbs | OL SF Roosevelt | 2022 State (Sioux Falls Roosevelt)
Picked up offers from Dakota Wesleyan and Valley City State.
Caleb Rist Caleb Rist 5'10" | 185 lbs | RB Des Lacs-Burlington | 2022 State (Des Lacs-Burlington)
Picked up an offer from Jamestown. Attended camps at Drake, Minnesota State-Mankato, and Minnesota State-Moorhead. Graphic from Drake.
Kellen Entz Kellen Entz 6'3" | 195 lbs | DB West Fargo-Sheyenne | 2022 State (West Fargo Sheyenne)
Picked up an offer from Northern State.
Paden Johnson Paden Johnson 6'7" | 315 lbs | OL Watertown | 2022 State (Watertown)
Picked up an offer from Northern State.
Brennan Sellheim Brennan Sellheim 6'3" | 285 lbs | OL West Fargo Sheyenne | 2022 State (West Fargo Sheyenne)
Picked up offers from Concordia-Moorhead and Dickinson State.
Cade Larson Cade Larson LB Harrisburg | 2022 State (Harrisburg)
Picked up offers from Southwest Minnesota State and Northern State.
Koby Kayser Koby Kayser 5'10" | 190 lbs | RB BEE | 2022 State (BEE)
Picked up an offer from Dakota Wesleyan.
Chase Kelly Chase Kelly 6'2" | 270 lbs | DL Florence/Henry | 2022 State (Florence-Henry)
Picked up an offer from Presentation College
Esgar Rios Esgar Rios 6'2" | 215 lbs | LB Grafton | 2022 State (Grafton)
Picked up an offer from Bemidji State.
Steven Christion Steven Christion 6'0" | 170 lbs | WR Lennox | 2022 State (Lennox)
Picked up offers from Dakota Wesleyan and Northern State.
Brady Koupal (Brandon Valley)
Picked up offers from South Dakota School of Mines and Northern State.
Stratton Eppard Stratton Eppard QB Chester Area | 2022 State (Chester Area)
Picked up an offer from Dakota Wesleyan.
Jackson Arlt Jackson Arlt WR Lennox | 2022 State (Lennox)
Picked up an offer from Dakota Wesleyan.
Hayden Gilbert Hayden Gilbert 6'2" | 185 lbs | DB Viborg-Hurley | 2022 State (Viborg-Hurley)
Picked up offers from Dakota Wesleyan and Northern State.
Marty Gohn Marty Gohn 5'9" | 170 lbs | RB Wosley-Wessington | 2022 State (Wosley-Wessington)
Picked up an offer from Dakota Wesleyan.
Sam Rohlfs Sam Rohlfs QB Aberdeen Central | 2022 State (Aberdeen Central)
Picked up offers from Minnesota State-Mankato and Northern State.
Andrew Walter Andrew Walter 6'3" | 180 lbs | WR Harrisburg | 2022 State (Harrisburg)
Picked up offers from Doane (NE) and Jamestown.
Sam Scholten Sam Scholten 6'0" | 160 lbs | WR Brandon Valley | 2022 State (Brandon Valley)
Picked up an offer from Jamestown.
Jacob Merxbauer (Aberdeen Central)
Picked up an offer from Northern State.
Mitchell Nelson Mitchell Nelson 6'3" | 245 lbs | OL SF Christian | 2022 State (Sioux Falls Christian)
Picked up an offer from Dakota Wesleyan.
Corbin Wirkus Corbin Wirkus 6'5" | 280 lbs | OL Baltic | 2022 State (Baltic)
Picked up offers from Wayne State and Bemidji State.
Tyree Nave Tyree Nave 6'1" | 175 lbs | ATH SF Roosevelt | 2022 State (Sioux Falls Roosevelt)
Picked up an offer from Southwest Minnesota State.
Aiden Brink Aiden Brink OL SF Washington | 2022 State (Sioux Falls Washington)
Picked up an offer from Augustana. Attended prospect camp at Minnesota State-Mankato.
Griffin Wilde Griffin Wilde 6'2" | 175 lbs | WR Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2023 State (Sioux Falls Jefferson) (2023)
Picked up offers from South Dakota State and South Dakota.
CAMPS/VISITS/GRAPHICS
Garret Hoffman Garret Hoffman 5'10" | 165 lbs | DB SF Washington | 2022 State (Sioux Falls Washington)
Picked up graphics from Sioux Falls, Concordia-Moorhead, Dakota Wesleyan, Augustana
Aidan Fredrickson Aidan Fredrickson 5'11" | 180 lbs | DB Britton-Hecla | 2022 State (Britton-Hecla)
Picked up graphics from Sioux Falls, Concordia-Moorhead, South Dakota School of Mines, Dakota Wesleyan
Lucas Slack Lucas Slack 6'1" | 190 lbs | QB Brandon Valley | 2023 State (Brandon Valley) (2023)
Attended prospect camp at Minnesota State-Moorhead.
Jason Maciejczak Jason Maciejczak 6'4" | 320 lbs | OL Pierre | 2023 State (Douglas) (2023)
Had an outstanding showing at the University of North Dakota prospect camp.
Peyton Carroll Peyton Carroll 6'4" | 195 lbs | TE Brandon Valley | 2022 State (Brandon Valley)
Took visits to Jamestown and Mount Marty.
Richard Benenge Richard Benenge 6'2" | 220 lbs | LB Harrisburg | 2023 State (Sioux Falls Roosevelt) (2023)
Attended The Show by NextGen and took an unofficial visit to the University of North Dakota.
Paine Parks Paine Parks 6'3" | 215 lbs | LB GF Red River | 2022 State (Grand Forks Red River)
Took a visit to the University of North Dakota.
Landon Docken Landon Docken K Fargo South | 2023 State (Fargo South) (2023)
Attended prospect camp at Minnesota State-Moorhead. Attended Kohl’s Kicking Camp in Wisconsin and was invited to their National Scholarship camp for his performance.
Christian Jepperson (Brandon Valley)
Took a visit to Augustana University.
Brodey Ballinger Brodey Ballinger 5'10" | 185 lbs | ATH Dakota Valley | 2022 State (Dakota Valley)
Picked up graphics from Valley City State, South Dakota School of Mines, Dakota Wesleyan. Also picked up an offer on 6/24 from Dakota Wesleyan
Bryce Soli Bryce Soli K Harrisburg | 2022 State (Harrisburg)
Picked up a graphic from Augustana and attended the University of Sioux Falls kicking camp.
Landon Ruesink Landon Ruesink ATH Dell Rapids | 2022 State (Dell Rapids)
Picked up a graphic from Sioux Falls.
Carson Hegerle Carson Hegerle 6'4" | 185 lbs | WR West Fargo | 2022 State (West Fargo)
Visited Nebraska, North Dakota State and North Dakota.
Gabe Frerichs Gabe Frerichs 6'0" | 210 lbs | LB SF Washington | 2022 State (Sioux Falls Washington)
Attended prospect camp at Augustana.
Carter Bahrenfuss Carter Bahrenfuss DB Harrisburg | 2022 State (Harrisburg)
Picked up a graphic from Augustana.
Robert Parsons III Robert Parsons III QB Grafton | 2022 State (Grafton)
Took a visit to Presentation College.