PRZ Dakotas 2023 All-Oklahoma Drill Team

The Oklahoma drill is one of the most common and most popular drills for football coaches. It separates the men from the boys real quick and also shows who really wants to win on Friday Nights. The most common form of this drill is a ballcarrier and blocker squaring off against a Defensive Lineman and LB and may the best side win. It quietly tests an offenses and defenses technique, quickness, patience, and grit. This article has my picks for an All-Star Oklahoma drill of players who would be really fun to watch in the drill. Take out all other factors and trap some good athletes in a small space and have them duke it out between the cones, a football version of one-on-one. Check out my picks below! Offense: First Team OL- [player_tooltip player_id="89289" first="Elliott" last="Renville"], Sioux Falls Lincoln Renville’s versatility in the Offensive Line is what impressed me most. He moved between Guard and Tackle depending on the Patriot scheme that week. I liked his pad level and explosion off of the snap, mixing his technique in with those led to pancakes for days. <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/13343153/613c6e1e3863fb03c0be9f17">Junior Season</a> [player_tooltip player_id="101157" first="Kael" last="Miedema"], Sioux Falls Washington Miedema is a very large man, with really bad intentions for the opposing Defensive Line. He knows how to use his size and strength to bury any lineman who either doesn’t engage him properly, or doesn’t get away from him fast enough. Bodies will hit the ground if you cross him. <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/12951314/61846eab8cdee90368b51063">Junior Season</a> RB- [player_tooltip player_id="56546" first="Gavin" last="Ross"], Harrisburg Ross was the Tiger workhorse in the backfield this season. He made sure the opposing defenses respected the Harrisburg run game anywhere on the field, of they didn’t it was either a big gain or six points. Agility, vision, speed, power, the kid had it all and made it a nightmare for the defense, making sure they defended the whole field on each play. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/video/3/10342744/619523d3dfe298092c81f9ea">Junior Season</a> [player_tooltip player_id="56549" first="Brenden" last="Begeman"], Herreid/Selby Begeman has a huge motor that really stuck out this season. He made sure that the defense would finish the play on every play. Many times he would find his way out of the pile and rip off a big gain when the defense stopped before the whistle. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/video/3/13368947/619720f33df59608602315fa">Junior Season</a> Second Team OL- [player_tooltip player_id="223088" first="Joel" last="Edland"], Bismarck Century Edland looked like he was hunting defenders when he got off the ball. He fired off the snap and zeroed in on the biggest threat on that play and made sure he was on the ground before the play was over. He played fundamentally sound, with good hand placement and not drawing flags. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2GKxJM">Junior Season</a> [player_tooltip player_id="101180" first="Jarrett" last="Theisen"], Watertown Theisen wasn’t a flashy, overpowering lineman on every play, but he was going to get the job done on every single play. He didn’t need to take the defender to the ground on every play, just as long as he did his job and made his play. Another fundamentally sound blocker. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2GKWGn">Junior Season</a> RB- [player_tooltip player_id="56559" first="Hadley" last="Wallace"], Hanson Wallace is a home-run hitter on the offensive side of the ball. He’d get the ball, stretch it outside as far as he could to the perimeter, then hit the open gap and gash the defense for a big play on every play. He carried enough power to not go down on first contact as well. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/video/3/13038264/618d8fbd64df6a04f0c01a49">Junior Season </a> [player_tooltip player_id="277668" first="Trey" last="Heinrich"], Kindred Heinrich used his set of skills and put them in a different order of importance than most other RB’s. His patience stood out to me, he waited for the blocks to develop, but then threw the hammer down and exploded into the open field to really rip off a big play for the offense. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/video/3/13125815/619598ca0c5e15092c220568">Junior Season</a> Defense: First Team DL- [player_tooltip player_id="223084" first="Karter" last="Menz"], West Fargo Sheyenne Menz in the defender that every QB has nightmares about. Quick off the ball, good hand technique to shed blocks, and strong enough to run through his blockers. He also is very violent on contact when making a tackle, positions himself well and wraps up. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2GX1U0">Junior Season</a> [player_tooltip player_id="223087" first="Reis" last="Kirschenman"], Tea Area Kirschenman loves to disrupt an offenses flow. He is off the ball so fast and takes a great angle, where if it needs time to develop, it will not develop. He wraps up well and is also very violent on contact and attacks the football. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2GDtbR">Junior Season</a> LB- [player_tooltip player_id="56548" first="Richard" last="Benenge"], Harrisburg Benenge will be wherever the ball will be by the end of the play. He does a great job not falling for misdirection and finding the ball o make the tackle each and every play. He positions himself and controls his motor well enough to not overrun plays and breaks down to make tackles. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/video/3/13239519/617ec9e6041e480cacf371ad">Junior Season</a> [player_tooltip player_id="223092" first="Josh" last="Balstad"], West Fargo Balstad controls the middle of the field. Pass or run, the play ends with him making the play. He fills his gap quickly and always pops the ballcarrier backwards with a big hit. He wraps up well and finishes through the whistle. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2GiHYy">Junior Season</a> Second Team DL- [player_tooltip player_id="205259" first="Abraham" last="Myers"], Sioux Falls Washington Myers plays his position well on each play. He holds his contain and puts pressure on the QB on pass plays. He does a great job funneling the ball back to the middle of the field, and not overrunning plays. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2FrpbY">Junior Season</a> [player_tooltip player_id="287016" first="Ty" last="Naaktgeboren"], Sioux Falls Roosevelt Naaktgeboren has one of the best motors I’ve ever seen on the football field. He wants to make the play anywhere on the field whether the play is in his direction or not, he isn’t stopping until the play is made. He has tons of speed to run plays down from the backside and down the field. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2FrpbY">Junior Season</a> LB- [player_tooltip player_id="89287" first="Jaxton" last="Eck"], Brookings Eck plays on the perimeter really well, whether its containing run plays, rushing the QB or playing in coverage in the flats. He has the speed to contain the perimeter runs and either turning it back in, or making the tackle. Also shows speed when rushing the QB or running with receivers. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/video/3/12921658/61808f283df4d30ba81ad93d">Junior Season</a> [player_tooltip player_id="161243" first="Noah" last="Hutmacher"], Chamberlain Hutmacher was a play-seeker. He sat in the middle of the field, read his keys and the flow of the play. He took good angles and made the play. He used his size to his advantage to overpower both blockers and ballcarriers to make the play. <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/10697813/618310fc47982106281d7477">Dell Rapids</a> Hybrid (Both Offense and Defense): RB/LB- [player_tooltip player_id="56578" first="Gabe" last="Gutierrez"], Sioux Falls Lincoln Gutierrez showed strong highlights on both sides of the ball, that I had to make a hybrid section for the two way players. He has all the strong traits of a good RB and LB, making him a big asset to the Patriots’ strategy every week. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2GaWvp">Junior Season</a> OL/DL/FB- [player_tooltip player_id="101165" first="Jason" last="Maciejczak"], Douglas Maciejczak was used in many different positions on each play of a drive it seemed. He could literally could play every position in an Oklahoma drill and do well at each of them. His size is really impressive, then add his footwork and strength and it makes him scary. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/video/3/9598863/6178bdca02b218047cbf4ea1">Junior Season</a> OL/DL- [player_tooltip player_id="101173" first="Charlie" last="Prien"], Mount Vernon-Plankinton Prein really prides himself in the trenches and does well on both sides of the ball. He uses his low center-of-gravity to control both sides of the ball. He also has strong technique on both sides of the ball, making him a real problem for the opponent. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/video/3/8922783/6184055e4deaff08d0fa810a">Junior Season</a> Honorable Mentions: RB- [player_tooltip player_id="56567" first="Nelson" last="Wright"], Sioux Falls Roosevelt [player_tooltip player_id="56575" first="Carl" last="Henry"], Bismarck Legacy OL- [player_tooltip player_id="231745" first="Christian" last="Busch"], Pierre [player_tooltip player_id="276832" first="Jake" last="Vanhout"], McCook Central/Montrose DL- [player_tooltip player_id="223089" first="Brennan" last="Palmer"], Fargo Davies [player_tooltip player_id="235736" first="Patrick" last="Kastning"], Elk Point-Jefferson LB- [player_tooltip player_id="101158" first="Cole" last="Hebl"], Hillsboro/Central Valley [player_tooltip player_id="161244" first="KJ" last="Redd"], Sioux Falls Lincoln