If there was one high school program that won the team MVP at our Prep Redzone Dakotas Showcase especially in the defensive line group, it would have been the Central Cass Squirrels and of course we had plenty of eyes on our #1 overall prospect in North Dakota’s 2026 class in Evan Wiersma Evan Wiersma 6'2" | 285 lbs | DL Central Cass | 2026 State ND . I have watched Evan’s tape a bunch, and what I saw in a live setting, he certainly showed off the workhorse demeanor I was hoping to see on every rep I got to watch in Jamestown. When I watched Evan in Indy drills, I was highly impressed at nearly 6’2 290 pound how fluid and balanced his footwork was in the trenches. He also brought that fluidity with his shedding ability and brought blue-collar like hands with his pad-level which was consistent for the bulk of the showcase. He has some development brewing as far as his speed and agility with his first step, but he certainly showed off why he is one of North Dakota’s top prospects in the 2026 class with a bright next-level future in my eyes.

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Time to meet the #1 overall prospect in this early 2026 North Dakota class in 6’2 280 pound offensive linemen Evan Wiersma Evan Wiersma 6'2" | 285 lbs | DL Central Cass | 2026 State ND . The vicious hands that Evan showed off to me on his freshmen tape with solid pad-level showed me early why with already well-built measurables for his age, that he is the top offensive linemen in the class. Evan shows off good depth getting into the second level and consistently shows off steady downhill leverage on every rep I have seen. I will be intrigued to watch Evan in his upcoming sophomore season as I would love to see how he can develop his footwork as a pulling guard. It might be early, but this kid looks like a prospect you will see playing on Saturdays. Twitter