A multi-time returner to the Prep Redzone Dakotas Showcase already as a 2028 athlete and the best tight end in the class right now, was Cole Kieffer Cole Kieffer 6'2" | 182 lbs | TE Lyman | 2028 State SD of Lyman. I love the growth Cole has made a a route-runner since the last time we saw him in Aberdeen as he is becoming more well-rounded with his skillsets at the tight end position. Off the eye test of watching Cole during 1v1s and Indy, I swear this young man got a longer catch radius since the last time at our Dakotas Showcase, which is encougaging to see for this All-State tight end as a sophomore for the Raiders. A lot of upside to fill out Cole’s frame should enligthen college coaches upcoming.

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Even though our TE group was a small number this time around, Cole surely took my nod for TE MVP. The 2028 target from Lyman, has plenty of growth to fill out his frame over the next several years but I could tell he took a step up with his athleticsm from our December Prep Redzone Dakotas Showcase. He showed off to be more explosive from my eval in the broad jump (8’10) and I felt his top 40 yard dash was based with more fluidity in which he ran a 4.9 in the rep I watched. Watching Cole with the WRs during Indy, I felt he was utilzing his long catch radius with more poise and confidence than his first ever showcase in Decmeber in Aberdeen. Huge upside incoming for this sophomore TE1 to be.