​​Holthaus rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns in Monticello’s 34-18 win over Sauk Rapids, scoring twice in the second quarter to help the Magic build a halftime lead. The junior back carried the load behind a physical line and consistently punished defenders with his power running style. At 6’0, 210 pounds, Holthaus is a downhill runner who thrives through contact. He shows a strong one-cut burst, excellent contact balance, and the ability to carry defenders for extra yards. His leg drive and toughness make him difficult to bring down with arm tackles, and he finishes runs with authority. A year ago, Holthaus carried 187 times for 1,181 yards and 14 touchdowns as a sophomore, proving himself as one of the most productive young backs in Class 5A. Holthaus sets the tone for Monticello’s offense with his physicality. He can enforce his will over four quarters and has the strength, balance, and vision to be a workhorse.

I was fortunate enough to stumble upon Monticello’s gem of a sophomore RB Cale Holthaus Cale Holthaus 6'0" | 210 lbs | RB Monticello | 2027 State MN live and in person this past prep football season when the Magic visited the Spring Lake Park Panthers for a high-powered Class 5A showdown. Holthaus was built like a brick, with noticeable muscle definition and a thick, powerful 6′, 200 lb. build that was explosive and violent as a North-South power runner. He had a great game against the Panthers, both as a ball carrier and as a lead blocker, and I was pleasantly surprised when I found out that Holthaus was a sophomore enforcing his will against 5A defenses. The Monticello product is also a legit baseball prospect, so make sure you keep an eye out for a PRzMN multi-sport feature on the 2027 class sometime in the future. Holthaus posted 187 rushes for 1,181 yards and 14 TDs, and he now reports to be around 210 pounds, something that should frankly frighten Monticello’s opponents this upcoming season.

Holthaus is a bowling ball off contact who can stiff-arm, run through, and bounce off tackle attempts at his upper and lower body like it was JV players trying to bring him down. Opens his tape with a rumblin’, bumblin’ TD run against Park Center that saw him break nearly a half-dozen tackles en route to an explosive TD carry at TCO Stadium in Eagan. The 200+lber. is a powerful one-cut ball carrier who can carry dogpiles and defenders on his back for extra yardage and generally requires more than one tackler to get him to the turf. He easily bounces tacklers off his lower body or steps through tackle attempts like it’s drill work. His excellent contact balance combined with sudden cuts and footwork combine to make an explosive and thrilling ball carrier who breaks tackles like it’s his job, and he loves and excels through contact, has a nose and a will for the endzone, and is a beast of an underclassman tailback who enforces his will on a defense through four quarters of a ball game. Plus, Holthaus put a couple kids straight on their butts as a lead-blocking fullback and is easily one of the harder-hitting 2027s in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. I’d love to get some verified data on the kid this offseason, but it’s easy to see that he’s a must-know name in the class, not just amongst the RBs, and a beast of a ball carrier coming out of the 5A ranks.