The top dual-sport athlete in Minnesota’s 2024 class made an incredibly strong push to keep his #1 ranking and will continue to vie for top dog status throughout the offseason and next fall. Bloomington Jefferson’s Daniel Freitag is the owner of my favorite junior film in the class and as a high-major prospect in both football and basketball, a trend that Minnesota has been producing at an insanely high rate lately, is the owner of some elite athleticism and an intriguing offer list in both spots. His football recruitment has again built some steam this offseason with Notre Dame and Wisconsin adding high-powered offers, and Kansas State joined the mix with Big12 offers in both football and basketball at the end of November. I usually have a decent sense of where a Minnesota kid is leaning in their recruitment, but I can’t lie, I don’t have much of a clue where Freitag is leaning or in what sport, so with the mystery surrounding his status I’m going to sit back and enjoy the ride of having such a stud athlete balling out in Bloomington. I promise you will not regret turning on his tape, where the electric wideout can cut on a dime and shows off outstanding shiftiness and vision when making defenders miss or creating separation as a route runner. He’s a natural at setting up and creating space in his releases and at the top of the route, and Freitag also has some strong film as a DB, where he’s sticky in coverage thanks to his quickness and speed and can high-point and contest catches like you’d a hooper of his caliber could produce. He’s just electric, and with the trend of MN top-tier dual-sporters finding success in college the future is extremely bright for the Bloomington-based prospect. Always has been!

Freitag was hands down the most athletic guy on the field. He looked like he was playing in a backyard game with the number of cuts he made and the number of guys he left grasping at air. He made two tacklers miss on the outside and picked up ten yards. Then, he read the option pass and threw a perfect pass down the sidelines for a touchdown. His best run started on the left, and he came across the field for a fifteen yard gain. He likely ran 50 yards to pick up fifteen. A 37 yard touchdown run was the best opportunity for him to show off his straight-line speed.

Jefferson has gotten out to a tough start to the season, but got their first win of the year this past week. That was mostly due to how they utilized Daniel differently in their offense. Listed as a wide receiver, he usually lines up in the slot or out wide, but took some direct snaps in a “wildcat” position. This paid off big time with Freitag running for 149 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 9 carries, adding a 9 nine yard catch to his statline as well. The Jaguars look to carry this momentum into the final two games of the regular season!