2025 PRZNE All-State Team | Defense

Oscar Galindo December 29, 2025 @ 11:10 PM

Get 30% off your first billing cycle with code: OscarGalindo30 in the coupon code area.   After a thoughtful review of the 2025 season, I am excited to announce the Prep Redzone 2025 All-State Team with a long list of honorable mentions. The 2025 season was one for the books as we crowned new champions in four of the seven classifications in Nebraska (B- Waverly, C2- Bishop Neumann, D2- Wynot, and D6- Garden County) and saw three teams accomplish back-to-back championships (A- Millard South, C1- Wahoo, and D1- Sandy Creek). This season also featured arguably the most decorated and highly recruited senior classes in state history. As always, this is not an easy task given the state's talent pool, and I consider several factors, not just statistics or recruitment status.   I am glad to announce the Prep Redzone Nebraska All-State First and Second Teams.   Below are the selections for the first- and second-team defense.   <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" />   First-Team:   Ends:   [player_tooltip player_id='1395767' first='Solomon' last='Baker'], 2026 - Millard South - Fresno State Signee - <a href="https://x.com/SolomonWBaker" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(@SolomonWBaker)</a>   [player_tooltip player_id='2044987' first='Brody' last='Anderson'], 2026 - Millard South - 6'1" 220 lbs - <a href="https://x.com/BrodyA79" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(@BrodyA79) </a>   Tackles:   [player_tooltip player_id='1590728' first='Micah' last='Santiago'], 2028 - Bellevue West - 6'3" 300 lbs - <a href="https://x.com/_santiago_micah" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(@_santiago_micah)</a>   [player_tooltip player_id='1310640' first='Tyson' last='Heine'], 2026 - Waverly - 6'5" 250 lbs - <a href="https://x.com/TysonHeine26" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(@TysonHeine26)</a>   Inside LBs:   [player_tooltip player_id='1114606' first='Barry' last='Fries'], 2026 - Elkhorn North - 6'3" 225 lbs - <a href="https://x.com/barry_fries51" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(@barry_fries51)</a>   [player_tooltip player_id='795472' first='Keian' last='Kaiser'], 2026 - Sidney - Penn State Commit - <a href="https://x.com/keiank09" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(@keiank09)</a>   Outside LBs:   [player_tooltip player_id='402165' first='Teagan' last='Urban'], 2026 - Millard South - 6'0" 190 lbs - <a href="https://x.com/TeaganU5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(@TeaganU5)</a>   [player_tooltip player_id='488116' first='Jase' last='Reynolds'], 2026 - Elkhorn North - Nebraska Signee - <a href="https://x.com/jasereynoldss" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(@jasereynoldss) </a>   Cornerbacks:   [player_tooltip player_id='488174' first='Darion' last='Jones'], 2026 - Omaha North - Iowa signee - <a href="https://x.com/dar11on" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(@dar11on) </a>   [player_tooltip player_id='487607' first='Dayton' last='Gaius-Anyaegbu'], 2026 - Millard South - Army commit - <a href="https://x.com/dayton_gaius" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(@dayton_gaius)</a>   Safeties:   [player_tooltip player_id='402141' first='Bryson' last='Williams'], 2026 - Omaha Westside - Penn State Commit - <a href="https://x.com/bwilliams_2828" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(@bwilliams_2828)</a>   [player_tooltip player_id='422820' first='Tory' last='Pittman III'], 2027 - Omaha Central - Nebraska Commit - <a href="https://x.com/ToryP_3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(@ToryP_3)</a>   Second-Team:   DL:   [player_tooltip player_id='586964' first='Christopher' last='Wash'], 2026 - Millard South - Pittsburgh State commit - <a href="https://x.com/ChristopherMJW2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(@ChristopherMJW2)</a>   [player_tooltip player_id='1114438' first='Jack' last='Ladd'], 2026 - Millard South - Nebraska-Kearney Commit - <a href="https://x.com/JackLadd9425" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(@JackLadd9425)</a>   [player_tooltip player_id='487753' first='Elijah' last='Gutz'], 2026 - Lincoln East - Colorado School of Mines commit - <a href="https://x.com/elijah_gutz" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(@elijah_gutz)</a>   [player_tooltip player_id='1085131' first='Jake' last='Brock'], 2027 - Creighton Prep - 6'1" 265 lbs - <a href="https://x.com/JakeBrock_" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(@JakeBrock_)</a>   LBs:   [player_tooltip player_id='487606' first='Daxton' last='Williams'], 2026 - Millard South - Minnesota State-Mankato Commit - <a href="https://x.com/DaxtonWilliams1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(@DaxtonWilliams1)</a>   [player_tooltip player_id='796582' first='Max' last='Clark'], 2026 - Omaha North - South Dakota signee - <a href="https://x.com/max_clark10" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(@max_clark10)</a>   Josh Thompson, 2026 - Papillion-La Vista South -   [player_tooltip player_id='1105183' first='Harrison' last='Krueger'], 2026 - Wahoo - Augustana Commit - <a href="https://x.com/Krueger_Harry26" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(@Krueger_Harry26)</a>   DBs:   [player_tooltip player_id='402156' first='Kaprice' last='Keith'], 2026 - Omaha Central - Kansas State Signee - <a href="https://x.com/KapriceKeith" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(@KapriceKeith) </a>   [player_tooltip player_id='487570' first='Araf' last='Evans Jr.'], 2026 - Millard North - South Dakota Signee - <a href="https://x.com/arafevansjr" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(@arafevansjr)</a>   [player_tooltip player_id='795605' first='Reid' last='McIntyre'], 2026 - Omaha Westside - Northwest Missouri State Commit - <a href="https://x.com/ReidMcIntyre28" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(@ReidMcIntyre28)</a>   [player_tooltip player_id='1192420' first='Gavin' last='McMillan'], 2027 - Waverly - 6'2" 190 lbs -<a href="https://x.com/GavinMcMillan20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> (@GavinMcMillan20)</a>   Honorable Mentions:   DL - [player_tooltip player_id='2067254' first='Easton' last='Villota'] ('26 - Millard South), [player_tooltip player_id='1868637' first='Bradley' last='Bationo'] ('26 - Elkhorn South), [player_tooltip player_id='795607' first='Cooper' last='Perrien'] ('26 - Elkhorn South), [player_tooltip player_id='487797' first='Jerry' last='Jackson Jr'] ('26 - Omaha Central), Liam North ('26 - Gretna East), [player_tooltip player_id='1296774' first='Gage' last='Burki'] ('27 - Papillion-La Vista South), [player_tooltip player_id='1476149' first='Jack' last='Deloske'] ('26 - Papillion-La Vista South), [player_tooltip player_id='488173' first='Nate' last='Marable'] ('26 - Millard North), [player_tooltip player_id='1114626' first='Marquise' last='McIntyre-Dailey'] ('26 - Omaha North), [player_tooltip player_id='1556214' first='Nolan' last='Menning'] ('26 - Fremont), [player_tooltip player_id='1114999' first='Connor' last='Heiderman'] ('26 - Battle Creek), [player_tooltip player_id='1085149' first='Ayron' last='Shaw'] ('27 - Creighton Prep), [player_tooltip player_id='1085159' first='Roberto' last='Macias-Sidzyik'] ('26 - Creighton Prep), [player_tooltip player_id='1217727' first='Elisee' last='Ahianti'] ('26 - Creighton Prep), [player_tooltip player_id='1868639' first='Jevon' last='Grier'] ('26 - Lincoln Northeast), [player_tooltip player_id='487758' first='Ethan' last='Amenyah'] ('26 - Millard West), [player_tooltip player_id='2064223' first='Easton' last='Loftin'] ('28 - Millard West), [player_tooltip player_id='1814895' first='Ashton' last='Wakeley'] ('26 - Hartington-Newcastle), [player_tooltip player_id='1895037' first='Brody' last='Sliva'] ('26 - Gretna), [player_tooltip player_id='1895040' first='Keagan' last='Burns'] ('26 - Gretna), [player_tooltip player_id='1573612' first='Cardin' last='Goracke'] ('26 - Seward), [player_tooltip player_id='1742869' first='Greyson' last='Scott'] ('26 - Scotus Central Catholic), [player_tooltip player_id='1113977' first='Zach' last='Wulf'] ('26 - Kearney), [player_tooltip player_id='1113980' first='Grant' last='Kuhlmann'] ('26 - Lincoln Lutheran), [player_tooltip player_id='487614' first='Logan' last='Holtmeyer'] ('26 - Papillion-La Vista), [player_tooltip player_id='795461' first='Dawson' last='Johnson'] ('26 - GI Northwest), [player_tooltip player_id='1699841' first='Hector' last='Hosey-Alvarez'] ('27 - Lincoln North Star), [player_tooltip player_id='1192532' first='Landon' last='Dean'] ('27 - Bridgeport), [player_tooltip player_id='1085165' first='Jake' last='Kinkaid'] ('27 - North Platte), [player_tooltip player_id='1086191' first='Beckham' last='Werner'] ('27 - Skutt Catholic), [player_tooltip player_id='1114446' first='Ty' last='Thomsen'] ('26 - Bennington), [player_tooltip player_id='1815615' first='Hunter' last='Holle'] ('26 - Syracuse), [player_tooltip player_id='1085906' first='Brock' last='Bailey'] ('26 - Dundy County-Stratton), [player_tooltip player_id='933251' first='Cole' last='Vorderstrasse'] ('26 - Shelby-Rising City), [player_tooltip player_id='1814896' first='Carter' last='Kelly'] ('26 - Hartington-Newcastle), [player_tooltip player_id='1625749' first='Kaden' last='Knaak'] ('26 - LDNE), Jed Nelson ('26 - Wynot), Carter Hans ('26 - Wynot), [player_tooltip player_id='1217734' first='Lane' last='Bybee'] ('26 - St. Mary's), [player_tooltip player_id='844832' first='Caden' last='Swanson'] ('26 - Loomis), [player_tooltip player_id='1588499' first='Caden' last='Straka'] ('27 - Central Valley), William Pokorny ('26 - Central Valley), and Camden Mironenko ('26 - Arthur County).   LB - [player_tooltip player_id='1085125' first='Urban' last='Kennedy'] ('27 - Millard South), [player_tooltip player_id='795731' first='Nate' last='Appleget'] ('26 - Lincoln Southeast), [player_tooltip player_id='402164' first='Quinton' last='Warren'] ('26 - Omaha Westside), John Paul Ryan ('26 - Omaha Westside), [player_tooltip player_id='487560' first='Burke' last='Brown'] ('26 - Omaha Westside), [player_tooltip player_id='487558' first='Drew' last='Kline'] ('26 - Omaha Westside), [player_tooltip player_id='1614951' first='Spencer' last='Stutheit'] ('26 - Omaha Westside), [player_tooltip player_id='1114607' first='Bo' last='Gable'] ('26 - Gering), [player_tooltip player_id='1625810' first='Isaac' last='Rabago'] ('26 - Lincoln North Star), [player_tooltip player_id='1114434' first='Marcus' last='Wynne'] ('26 - Lincoln North Star), [player_tooltip player_id='773255' first='Scott' last='Hoebelheinrich'] ('26 - Lincoln North Star), [player_tooltip player_id='1571968' first='Cole' last='Lempp'] ('26 - Papillion-La Vista South), Ben Myers ('26 - Papillion-La Vista South), [player_tooltip player_id='487760' first='Griffin' last='McDonald'] ('26 - Elkhorn South), [player_tooltip player_id='1270806' first='Cole' last='Miller'] ('26 - Bennington), Jacob Sanger ('26 - Bennington), [player_tooltip player_id='1114937' first='Ben' last='Monheiser'] ('26 - Sidney), [player_tooltip player_id='923428' first='Aaron' last='Kolala'] ('26 - Omaha Westview), [player_tooltip player_id='488176' first='Gavin' last='Rathbun'] ('26 - Lincoln Southwest), [player_tooltip player_id='1075678' first='Cade' last='Thompson'] ('26 - Gretna East), [player_tooltip player_id='1683843' first='Lucas' last='Haverty'] ('26 - Gretna East), [player_tooltip player_id='1310007' first='Gavin' last='Ruskamp'] ('26 - Waverly), [player_tooltip player_id='1217783' first='Rhodee' last='Hill'] ('26 - Hershey), [player_tooltip player_id='488226' first='Cauy' last='Meyer'] ('26 - Loomis), [player_tooltip player_id='1327922' first='Cody' last='Bates'] ('27 - Bridgeport), [player_tooltip player_id='1588236' first='Ian' last='Christo'] ('27 - Elkhorn North), [player_tooltip player_id='1699286' first='Grant' last='Sutko'] ('27 - Elkhorn North), [player_tooltip player_id='1085162' first='Will' last='Manning'] ('27 - Lincoln East), [player_tooltip player_id='2062081' first='Huxton' last='Katt'] ('27 - Lincoln East), [player_tooltip player_id='644078' first='Colton' last='Tucker'] ('27 - Lincoln East), [player_tooltip player_id='1644033' first='John' last='Florell'] ('26 - Kearney), [player_tooltip player_id='2071054' first='Cole' last='Larsen'] ('26 - Kearney), [player_tooltip player_id='1094443' first='LeAndrew' last='Lloyd'] ('27 - Omaha Bryan), [player_tooltip player_id='487611' first='Micah' last='Arellano'] ('26 - Papillion-La Vista), [player_tooltip player_id='1429557' first='Cohen' last='Skiff'] ('26 - Norfolk), Max Cooper ('26 - Fremont), [player_tooltip player_id='2071035' first='Tarell' last='Fields'] ('27 - Bellevue West), [player_tooltip player_id='1192414' first='Drew' last='Nelson'] ('27 - Millard North), [player_tooltip player_id='487759' first='Harper' last='Townsley'] ('26 - Millard South), [player_tooltip player_id='1573579' first='Cayson' last='Schlotfeld'] ('28 - Gretna), [player_tooltip player_id='1815939' first='Clay' last='Gathye'] ('26 - Gretna), [player_tooltip player_id='1114931' first='Gabe' last='Roberts'] ('26 - McCook), Brody Booth ('26 - York), [player_tooltip player_id='1591358' first='Max' last='Erickson'] ('27 - York), [player_tooltip player_id='2064214' first='Dylan' last='Propp'] ('27 - Scottsbluff), Trey Burke ('26 - North Platte), [player_tooltip player_id='2071053' first='Owen' last='Shea'] ('26 - North Platte), [player_tooltip player_id='1845148' first='Kolten' last='Green'] ('27 - Seward), [player_tooltip player_id='1811010' first='Carter' last='Hotz'] ('26 - Skutt Catholic), [player_tooltip player_id='487563' first='Griffin' last='Rosterman'] ('26 - Blair), [player_tooltip player_id='402138' first='Blaise' last='Baughman'] ('26 - Blair) [player_tooltip player_id='1309284' first='Cooper' last='Floyd'] ('27 - Lincoln Northwest), [player_tooltip player_id='1625806' first='Oliver' last='Corbett'] ('26 - McCook), [player_tooltip player_id='1114853' first='Collin' last='Stolpe'] ('26 - Aurora), [player_tooltip player_id='1815516' first='Grady' last='Welke'] ('26 - O'Neill), [player_tooltip player_id='1590682' first='Carter' last='Hiatt'] ('28 - Lincoln Christian), [player_tooltip player_id='1590706' first='Caysen' last='Robertson'] ('28 - Alliance), [player_tooltip player_id='1114632' first='Cole' last='Stoike'] ('26 - Alliance), Logan Kelly ('27 - Wahoo), [player_tooltip player_id='1970032' first='Jackson' last='Gangwish'] ('28 - GICC), Jack Alberts ('27 - GICC), [player_tooltip player_id='1652202' first='Owen' last='Price'] ('28 - GICC), [player_tooltip player_id='1868650' first='Zane' last='Slack'] ('26 - Kearney Catholic), [player_tooltip player_id='1581449' first='Dayne' last='Clark'] ('26 - Superior), Alston Clark ('26 - Sandy Creek), [player_tooltip player_id='2065260' first='Tyson' last='Jackson'] ('26 - Crofton), [player_tooltip player_id='1625792' first='Gatlin' last='Davidson'] ('26 - Stanton), [player_tooltip player_id='795469' first='Jacob' last='Huxoll'] ('26 - Sutton), [player_tooltip player_id='1815061' first='Josh' last='Arens'] ('26 - Stanton).   DB - [player_tooltip player_id='2071055' first='Trey' last='Norman'] ('26 - Kearney), [player_tooltip player_id='1085106' first='Josiah' last='Wardlow'] ('27 - Millard North), [player_tooltip player_id='1591349' first='Chase' last='Gable'] ('28 - Papillion-La Vista South), [player_tooltip player_id='487616' first='Ayuel' last='Geu'] ('26 - Papillion-La Vista South), [player_tooltip player_id='1600519' first='Javon' last='Quinn'] ('26 - Elkhorn South), Bennet Gillman ('26 - Elkhorn South), [player_tooltip player_id='1556216' first='Colton' last='Williams'] ('27 - Millard West), [player_tooltip player_id='1625496' first='Jack' last='Meeks'] ('26 - Millard West), [player_tooltip player_id='1617639' first='Isaiah' last='Wapelhorst'] ('26 - Norfolk), Nico Kocmich ('27 - Creighton Prep), [player_tooltip player_id='488119' first='Preston' last='Woodward'] ('26 - Creighton Prep), [player_tooltip player_id='1157382' first='Vincent' last='Sall'] ('26 - Creighton Prep), [player_tooltip player_id='547140' first='Re'Aire' last='Washington'] ('27 - Omaha North), [player_tooltip player_id='487729' first='Jayden' last='Cannon'] ('27 - Omaha North), [player_tooltip player_id='1192553' first='Kordai' last='Richard'] ('27 - Omaha North), [player_tooltip player_id='722336' first='Kobe' last='Allen'] ('27 - Lincoln North Star), Joshua Anderson ('27 - Lincoln North Star), Landon Steiger ('27 - Lincoln North Star), [player_tooltip player_id='488227' first='Adrian' last='Wilson'] ('26 - Bellevue West), [player_tooltip player_id='1774465' first='Kairi' last='Smith'] ('26 - Bellevue West), Xavien Lopez-Long ('28 - Columbus), [player_tooltip player_id='1370432' first='Jacob' last='Lasley'] ('26 - Omaha Westview), [player_tooltip player_id='1114617' first='Dayton' last='Snelling'] ('26 - Omaha Westview), [player_tooltip player_id='2071039' first='Alex' last='Dawes'] ('28 - Lincoln Southwest), [player_tooltip player_id='212372' first='DaShawn' last='Prince'] ('26 - Millard South), [player_tooltip player_id='1699842' first='Aidan' last='Marshall'] ('27 - Millard South), Asaiah Bollen ('28 - Lincoln Southeast), [player_tooltip player_id='1429566' first='Ty' last='Junker'] ('27 - McCook), [player_tooltip player_id='1640155' first='Dylan' last='Logue'] ('26 - Grand Island), [player_tooltip player_id='1573613' first='Sam' last='Sagehorn'] ('26 - Seward), [player_tooltip player_id='1818746' first='Talon' last='Daharsh'] ('27 - Gretna), [player_tooltip player_id='1271363' first='Zeke' last='Jasa'] ('27 - Gretna), Ciondre Dangerfield ('26 - Omaha Burke), [player_tooltip player_id='1845149' first='Colt' last='Eimermann'] ('27 - York), [player_tooltip player_id='501426' first='Brayden' last='Vandervort'] ('26 - Ralston), [player_tooltip player_id='402140' first='Brenden' last='Ruth'] ('26 - Skutt Catholic), [player_tooltip player_id='1086182' first='Wyatt' last='Liebentritt'] ('27 - Skutt Catholic), Nate Christensen ('26 - Skutt Catholic), Owen Vernon ('27 - Bennington), [player_tooltip player_id='1700292' first='Baylor' last='Uhing'] ('27 - Bennington), [player_tooltip player_id='1868620' first='Kyle' last='Jaggers'] ('27 - Sidney), [player_tooltip player_id='1588476' first='Quin' last='Schutt'] ('26 - Bishop Neumann), [player_tooltip player_id='1625854' first='Madden' last='Brabec'] ('26 - Wood River), Kaden Boyles ('26 - Superior), [player_tooltip player_id='1113987' first='Nathan' last='Timmerman'] ('26 - Norfolk Catholic), [player_tooltip player_id='795466' first='Carson' last='McDonald'] ('26 - McCool Juncton), and [player_tooltip player_id='1512466' first='Jayden' last='Cook'] ('27 - Boys Town).   <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" />   Make sure to follow @PRZ_OscarG for more news on Nebraska and Iowa HS recruiting.

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