There’s a lot to like about Brooklyn Center’s roster going into the 2026 season. With star power at their skill positions, the Centaurs success is really rooted in their stingy, tough-as-nails, never-take-a-play-off, two-way linemen. One of their most key structural components is 2027 Anthony Benson Anthony Benson 6'0" | 285 lbs | DL Brooklyn Center | 2027 State MN , a multi-time PRZMN Showcase standout who is one of the more productive defensive linemen in the state, clocking 20 TFLs and 7 sacks in 2025 as a junior. He’s also a heckuva wrestler and is currently tearing up the Class 285AA ranks, coming in at 4th in the state in the latest The Guillotine update, and he is already a state qualifier from his sophomore campaign on the wrestling, bringing some much-needed experience to the X if he can come out of Section 5 unscathed.

Flexible and bendy, Benson has an excellent base and some incredibly heavy hands that helps him toss aside opposing OL when he’s shocking & shedding with scary ease. He explodes out of his stance, consistently wins the leverage battle, and owns a great get-off that can easily split doubles as well as work and tackle through contact. He also shows some twitch for a DT, smooth and fluid mover and operator who is comfortable and effective in 1v1 settings and at shedding and beating blocks in a variety of different ways. Plus, Benson absolutely flattened some rushers in pass pro as an OL, showing two-way physicality amongst a boatload of other positives. I’ll be very eagerly watching this 285AA crop of standouts come sections and state looming in the horizon.

There’s a lot to like about Brooklyn Center’s roster going into the 2026 season. With star power at their skill positions, the Centaurs success is really rooted in their stingy, tough-as-nails, never-take-a-play-off, two-way linemen. One of their most key structural components is 2027 Anthony Benson Anthony Benson 6'0" | 285 lbs | DL Brooklyn Center | 2027 State MN , a multi-time PRZMN Showcase standout who is one of the more productive defensive linemen in the state, clocking 20 TFLs and 7 sacks in 2025 as a junior. He’s also a heckuva wrestler and is currently tearing up the Class 285AA ranks, coming in at 4th in the state in the latest The Guillotine update, and he is already a state qualifier from his sophomore campaign on the wrestling, bringing some much-needed experience to the X if he can come out of Section 5 unscathed.

Flexible and bendy, Benson has an excellent base and some incredibly heavy hands that helps him toss aside opposing OL when he’s shocking & shedding with scary ease. He explodes out of his stance, consistently wins the leverage battle, and owns a great get-off that can easily split doubles as well as work and tackle through contact. He also shows some twitch for a DT, smooth and fluid mover and operator who is comfortable and effective in 1v1 settings and at shedding and beating blocks in a variety of different ways. Plus, Benson absolutely flattened some rushers in pass pro as an OL, showing two-way physicality amongst a boatload of other positives. I’ll be very eagerly watching this 285AA crop of standouts come sections and state looming in the horizon.