Minnesota’s 2023 9man Preseason All-State Team: Defense/ST

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I am absolutely delighted to announce that it is once again Preseason All-State time. Arguably the most vaunted and acclaimed articles of the entire year, <em>PrepRedzoneMN</em>, in preparation for the upcoming fall season, watches and analyzes every available tape from every player on every program in the Great State of Minnesota from 9Man up to Class 6A. You heard that right: every player from every program in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. It's no easy task, but you know that <em>PrepRedzoneMN </em>is up for the job, as we're going into third year of the series and the hype and response to the articles has only grown since our first year of introduction. The Preseason All-State Team is chosen from and takes into account the film, stats &amp; production, accolades, and college interest from the freshman up the rising seniors. To kick things off, we're starting with 9Man. Find out who was selected to Minnesota 2023 9Man Preseason All-State Defensive and Special Teams squad below. Congratulations to the winners. Hard work pays off!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>--</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Preseason 9man Player of the Year:<strong> Isaac Asuma</strong> (<em>Cherry</em>) 2024. ATH. 6'2, 180 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Preseason 9man Defensive Player of the Year: <strong>Brody Morrow</strong> (<em>Border West</em>) 2024. DT. 6'3, 250 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size">Defensive Line</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">First Team: <strong>Brody Morrow</strong> (<em>Border West</em>) 2024. DT. 6'3, 250 lbs. - <strong>Ben Blomberg</strong> (<em>New Ulm Cathedral)</em> 2024. 6'3, 245 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='706025' first='Andrew' last='Staples']</strong> (<em>Cherry</em>) 2024. 6'2, 220 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='665229' first='Ethan' last='Crouch']</strong> (<em>Spring Grove</em>) 2024. 6'4, 215 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Second Team: <strong>Wyatt Meyeraan</strong> (<em>Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda</em>) 2024. 6'2, 250 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='945893' first='Chris' last='King']</strong> (<em>Mountain Iron-Buhl)</em> 2025. 6'2, 255 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1582869' first='Ty' last='Vig']</strong> (<em>Kittson County Central</em>) 2025. 6'4, 190 lbs. - <strong>Destin Cloud</strong> (<em>Kelliher</em>-<em>Northome</em>) 2024. 6'5, 255 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Third Team: <strong>Calvin Battees</strong> (<em>Cook County</em>) 2024. 6', 210 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='945900' first='Evan' last='Anderson']</strong> (<em>Mountain Iron-Buhl</em>) 2025. 5'10, 215 lbs. - <strong>Jeremy Walton</strong> (<em>Renville County West</em>) 2025. 6'1, 190 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='591731' first='Noah' last='Heppner']</strong> (<em>Spring Grove</em>) 2026. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size">Linebacker</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size" id="block-cdb216de-5553-4729-b57b-86dc80dda149">First Team: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='582149' first='Eli' last='Klimek']</strong> (<em>Nevis</em>) 2025. 6'1, 210 lbs. - <strong>Logan Haburn</strong> (<em>Ashby-Brandon-Evansville</em>) 2024. 5'10, 190 lbs. - <strong>Cooper Freitag</strong> (<em>Cedar Mountain)</em> 2024. 6'2, 210 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size" id="block-aeddd1aa-6d5f-453a-85a3-8c89f63294ee">Second Team: <strong>Derik Dahl</strong> (<em>Mountain Iron-Buhl</em>) 2025. 5'10, 180 lbs. - <strong>Alex Churness</strong> (<em>Clearbrook-Gonvick</em>) 2024. 5'10, 180 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='368534' first='Beau' last='Wiersma']</strong> (<em>Kingsland</em>) 2024. 5'9, 195 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size" id="block-c30d7c07-3695-4a8e-b002-cbdbd8888364">Third Team: <strong>Austin Groth </strong>(<em>Houston</em>) 2024. 5'10, 180 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1135422' first='Mason' last='Dalluge']</strong> <em>(Ottertail Central</em>) 2024. 6'3, 200 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='527762' first='Elijah' last='Solum']</strong> (<em>Spring Grove</em>) 2024. 6'1, 190 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size">Defensive Back </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size" id="block-cdb216de-5553-4729-b57b-86dc80dda149">First Team: <strong>Isaac Asuma</strong> (<em>Cherry</em>) 2024 - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='581105' first='Conner' last='Martens']</strong> (<em>Nicollet</em>) 2024. 6'2, 170 lbs. - <strong>MiCaden Clines</strong> (<em>Mountain Iron-Buhl</em>) 2025. - <strong>Austin Ahrendt</strong> (<em>Nevis</em>) 2024. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size" id="block-aeddd1aa-6d5f-453a-85a3-8c89f63294ee">Second Team: <strong>Justin Roelfs</strong> (<em>Hills-Beaver Creek</em>) 2024. 5'10, 160 lbs. - <strong>Kayden Loeschen</strong> (<em>Granada</em>-<em>Huntley-EC-Truman</em>) 2024. - <strong>Landon Kniefel</strong> (<em>Mountain Iron-Buhl)</em> 2024. 6'3, 185 lbs. - <strong>Carter Brudelie</strong> (<em>Granada-Huntley-EC-Truman</em>) 2024. 5'10, 155 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size" id="block-c30d7c07-3695-4a8e-b002-cbdbd8888364">Third Team: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='743278' first='Landon' last='Chilman']</strong> (<em>Southland</em>) 2025. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='945341' first='Hunter' last='Rex']</strong> (<em>Cook County)</em> 2025. 6'1, 195 lbs. - <strong>Rayce Gibson </strong>(<em>Cook County</em>) 2025. 5'9, 160 lbs. - <strong>Luke Ruen</strong> (<em>Lanesboro</em>) 2024. 5'11, 150 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size">Athlete</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size" id="block-cdb216de-5553-4729-b57b-86dc80dda149">First Team: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='242459' first='Jaxon' last='Strinmoen']</strong> (<em>Spring Grove</em>) 2024. 6'5, 185 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='402074' first='Kaaleem' last='Reiland']</strong> (<em>Kingsland</em>) 2026. 5'9, 180 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size" id="block-aeddd1aa-6d5f-453a-85a3-8c89f63294ee">Second Team: <strong>Corbin Ludemann</strong> (<em>Grand Meadow</em>) 2024. 6'3, 200 lbs. - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='592309' first='Royce' last='Jax']</strong> (<em>Southland</em>) 2026. 5'9, 160 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size" id="block-c30d7c07-3695-4a8e-b002-cbdbd8888364">Third Team: <strong>Bryce Frenzel</strong> (<em>Blackduck</em>) 2024. 5'9, 160 lbs. - <strong>Jackson Madsen</strong> (<em>Granada-Huntley-EC-Truman</em>) 2025. 6', 185 lbs. - <strong>Eric Anderson</strong> (<em>Madelia</em>) 2024. 5'7, 175 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size">Specialists</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Kicker: <strong>Wyatt Meyeraan</strong> (<em>Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda</em>) 2024. 6'2, 250 lbs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Punter: <strong>Jack Bruggeman</strong> (<em>Southland</em>) 2024. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Long Snapper: <strong>Aidan Olivanti</strong> (<em>Mountain Iron-Buhl</em>) 2024. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Returners: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1288411' first='Isaiah' last='Asuma']</strong> (<em>Cherry</em>) 2027. -<strong> Isaiah Wright</strong> (<em>Fertile-Beltrami)</em> 2025. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->