A fantastic two-way 2028 lineman from the 507 and Faribault High School, Bitan Gatwech Bitan Gatwech 6'5" | 280 lbs | OL/DL Faribault | 2028 State MN has retained his top-tier rankings hold in the latest PRZMN 2028 Update. With tape that absolutely pops, as well as a plethora of physically dominant highlights on both sides of the ball from the 2025 season, and to sweeten the pot, he’s showing some noteworthy success during this current outdoor track & field season. The Faribault Falcons‘ sophomore posted a 49’07” shot put May 5th at the Section 1AA Section True Team meet and earlier in the season threw a 129’6″ discus toss at the Faribault Big 9 Triangular 2 on April 21st. If he can cross that 50’ threshold as a sophomore he is really going to put college programs on notice, but schools are already well aware of the talented 2028, just check his followers on Twitter.

As an LT, Gatwech opens his OL tape with a Michael Oher/Blindside-esque run block where he runs his feet and bullies the DL so hard he end ups pancaking him five yards deep into his bench. And in thunderous fashion, I may add. Things get better from there, as he completely flattens defenders at any opportunity. Nasty finisher who makes sure you feel his full weight, and feel it violently, at any given opportunity. Plus, Gatwech is impressively balanced, fluid, and nimble on tape. Strong punch and doesn’t seem to give even an inch of ground in pass protection at the contact point, and he’s a real bully on the gridiron. Nothing dirty, but he asserts himself physically and really beats down opponents throughout four quarters of a ball game. His crushing strength can easily finish simple down blocks with noticeable force, and he flies into the second level like a bat out of hell and can easily corral LBs in space with frightening ease. Once he gets his hands on it’s game over, and there’s also noticeable body control throughout his tape. Gatwech is one of the most physical OL in Minnesota going into next season, regardless of class.

As a DL, which generally sees Gatwech align as a 5T, sometimes from a two-point stance and sometimes with his hand in the ground, the 280 lber. displays frightening closing speed for his size and can ragdoll ball carriers once he gets those giant paws on them. As standup EDGE and traditional 5T with his hands in the ground, the Falcons‘ mauler can get skinny and shows some noticeable and effective twitch, easily shocks and sheds OTs at first contact, and demonstrates a great get-off. Plus, Gatwech blocked nearly double-digit PATs in 2025. What a talent Faribault has on their hands in the 2028 class!

The second of the two major 2028 names I want our PRzMN readers to remember in terms of D1/P4 recruiting right now, the Faribault Falcons have themselves a monster DL in their 6’5, 280 lb. beast of a first year in Bitan Gatwech Bitan Gatwech 6'5" | 280 lbs | OL/DL Faribault | 2028 State MN . A three-sport standout representing the 507 more than well, Gatwech has put together some seriously impressive freshman tape and is moving, producing, and dominating like an upperclassman as compared to a first-year prep football player. It’s hard not to think about him playing P4 football one day – conditional on the in-person size, movement, and athletic ability hold up – but the game tape is about as important of a variable and there is, and Gatwech’s is looking great right now. Positionally versatile and can line up on the interior or out as a 5T DE, Gatwech possesses a powerful and sometimes dominant bull rush that can drive OL backward and on their heels into the backfield, where he can shed and make TFLs behind the LOS. He shows a good first step, processes and finds the ball quickly off the snap, can make tackles through contact and is a beast of a presence in run defense , and start/stops well for a kid of his size. Gatwech has a rep of him holding two Austin OL at bay before finding and eliminating the RB, which looked like an older brother holding some rowdy cousins off each other. The 280 lber also demonstrates noticeable, eye-catching, closing speed for a big guy once he gets into the backfield and can also run down RBs from the backside of the LOS. The future is VERY bright for this young man.