By and large, this is the wide open OL race and class we’ve seen at our time with PRZ/NFN. Behind Lakeville South’s Joseph Hamer Joseph Hamer 6'7" | 345 lbs | OL Lakeville South | 2027 State MN , there is a ton of contenders for those remaining D1 scholarship spots that generally come out of Minnesota, though none of them are really verified or fully vetted by PRZMN as of yet. However, there are some fun top contenders, many of which made big debuts in the latest 2027 Rankings Update and a few we will cover in this feature here. One of the biggest potential stock risers and names in the conversation comes out of Big Lake, who have been putting out some lowkey exceptional prospects over the past few cycles despite that area being ripe poaching. The 2027 class for the Hornets have a monster on the OL in reported 6’6, 250 lber. Evan Blackman Evan Blackman 6'6" | 250 lbs | OL/DL Big Lake | 2027 State MN , a beast in the weight room with a 315 lb. bench, 225 lb. power clean, and 500 lb. squat that is only going up during this current offseason.

Blackman has good reps from both sides of the LOS. As a DL, he flashes a good get-off and flies into the backfield like a much smaller defensive lineman and is easily able to shed blocks and not get tangled up around the box from his DL position, in large part thanks to his get-off and length. As Big Lake’s LT, the reported 6’6er is smoothly able to reach DEs and OLBs from his LT spot and set the edge for his offense, and he demonstrates a strong base in pass protection and can easily handle power rushes from DL and LBs in the MN 4A ranks. Blackman crushes LBs when climbing to the second level, is a physical finisher and dominant run blocker, and displays fluid mobility and versatile as a blocker from an OT position. Huge name to watch this offseason out of Big Lake!

By and large, this is the wide open OL race and class we’ve seen at our time with PRZ/NFN. Behind Lakeville South’s Joseph Hamer Joseph Hamer 6'7" | 345 lbs | OL Lakeville South | 2027 State MN , there is a ton of contenders for those remaining D1 scholarship spots that generally come out of Minnesota, though none of them are really verified or fully vetted by PRZMN as of yet. However, there are some fun top contenders, many of which made big debuts in the latest 2027 Rankings Update and a few we will cover in this feature here. One of the biggest potential stock risers and names in the conversation comes out of Big Lake, who have been putting out some lowkey exceptional prospects over the past few cycles despite that area being ripe poaching. The 2027 class for the Hornets have a monster on the OL in reported 6’6, 250 lber. Evan Blackman Evan Blackman 6'6" | 250 lbs | OL/DL Big Lake | 2027 State MN , a beast in the weight room with a 315 lb. bench, 225 lb. power clean, and 500 lb. squat that is only going up during this current offseason.

Blackman has good reps from both sides of the LOS. As a DL, he flashes a good get-off and flies into the backfield like a much smaller defensive lineman and is easily able to shed blocks and not get tangled up around the box from his DL position, in large part thanks to his get-off and length. As Big Lake’s LT, the reported 6’6er is smoothly able to reach DEs and OLBs from his LT spot and set the edge for his offense, and he demonstrates a strong base in pass protection and can easily handle power rushes from DL and LBs in the MN 4A ranks. Blackman crushes LBs when climbing to the second level, is a physical finisher and dominant run blocker, and displays fluid mobility and versatile as a blocker from an OT position. Huge name to watch this offseason out of Big Lake!