Brayden Kern Brayden Kern 6'1" | 205 lbs | QB/EDGE Wadena-Deer Creek | 2030 MN was one of the best finds from PRZMN’s two stop tour of Bemidji State War on the Shore team camps. A beast of a Wadena-Deer Creek freshman, and I’m not using the term “beast” lightly here, we were first introduced to the cowboy collar-rockin’ LB/QB/TE/ATH after he produced one of the most violent collisions we’ve seen in the past five years, coming at the conclusion of a big run up the middle before Kern lowered his pads and ran over a tackler so hard that the kid’s helmet popped off and flew 10 feet in the air. Live evaluation: check. Additionally, Kern is coming off a accomplished middle school campaign filled with stat-stuffing career production, USA national team honors, where he competed against high schoolers, and a ton of reps at a ton of different positions on the gridiron. Kern also had a good showing at one of the Minnesota Gophers’ prospect camps this summer, coming in at a verified 6’+, 195 lbs. as a mere 8th grader, not to mention the promising athletic numbers he posted during testing as well.

In his first high school game, coming in last week’s matchup against Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, Kern nearly took an interception to the house on a beautiful read and undercut out in the flats. Keep an eye on this Great MN small schooler!