You always want to lead things off with a headliner! Edina’s Gage Geyer Gage Geyer 6'4" | 245 lbs | DL Edina | 2027 State MN is an absolute monster on skates for the Hornets‘ esteemed prep hockey team, but he does his best work on the gridiron, and in the midst of only a single season of varsity football this fall Geyer has catapulted himself up to #10 in the state’s recent 2027 Ranking’s Update. PRZMN got an excellent look at Geyer this fall, having seen the Hornets three times plus a 7v7 appearance in the summer in what evolved into the school’s first state football championship in the Prep Bowl era, and Geyer was disruptive, with an exciting blend of size, twitch, and power, and he’s transitioned the success to the ice with Edina’s hockey team, playing in five games but recording some some penalty minutes, bringing some size and physicality to what has become yet another section championship for the Hornets last night versus Wayzata.

As mentioned however, Geyer is a football prospect first, and his 2025 junior tape displays a positionally versatile defensive lineman with heavy hands that win at the contact point and noticeably send OL backward off the snap once he gets his paws on an opponent. The 250ish-pounder is easily able to shed and make tackles behind the LOS as well as gain width laterally thanks to his quickness and bend, and his bend and flexibility allow him to win with leverage against smaller OGs and iOL. Plus, Geyer is a good 1v1 tackler and has a nose for the football, and ball carriers aren’t gaining any extra yardage once he puts his pads on them. His highlights really culminate with one particular rep that showcases exciting play speed that helped manufacture an exciting sack against STMA that involved 250 pounds chasing down a mobile Knights‘ QB rolling out field side from the back the LOS in an eye-catching display of speed for a DL of his size. I don’t think we have any athletic data on Geyer, so this summer camp szn is going to be a big one in terms of breaking into that P4 sphere of offers. Keep an eye on Edina this offseason, both in hockey and football!

Far from a surprising recruiting rise here, Edina’s Gage Geyer Gage Geyer 6'4" | 245 lbs | DL Edina | 2027 State MN was one of the best JV players in Minnesota last year, as well as one of the biggest. Now a hulking reported 6’5, 255 lbs., I saw Geyer live and in the flesh against Eden Prairie, as the junior was an obvious eye-catcher, even amongst some fellow giants on the two former Classic Lake competitors. Geyer, who also plays hockey for Edina’s vaunted prep team (JV in ’24-’25), and in this 2025 prep football regular season he’s posted 13 tackles, 3 TFLs, and 3 PBUs in five games of action.

Starting with a busy summer August on the recruiting front that included gameday invites from Washington State, Wyoming, North Dakota, Army, South Dakota State, and Northern Illinois, Geyer has stayed busy throughout September and October. Starting with his first offer from NSIC competitor UMary, Geyer has received gameday invites and has visited North Dakota State and Minnesota on unofficials, and he’s heard from Wyoming, North Dakota, Ohio, and Washington State as well.

The Edina product is positionally versatile and can play 3T or 5T, and I love how much depth and width he can get on his first step, as Geyer is able to get vertical and get into the face of RBs and QBs before a play can fully develop. He explodes out of his stance, does a great job of bringing his hips through contact, can translate heavy hands and sled work to moving mass and shocking OL at the LOS, as his heavy hands crumpled a couple opposing OL at first contact in his midseason tape. The 250+ pounder shows a strong base and can make tackles through contact, closes with pace, id good tackler who is able to make 1v1 tackles in space, and can pursue out to the sideline and shows some defensive range for a DL of his size. His length is useful in getting his hands up into passing lanes on quick game. The play speed, first step, length, and physicality really have me excited about Geyer’s upside. Plus the multi-sport background. Would like to see that production step up a notch, especially in the pass rush department, but this is his first year on varsity against big-time OL competition, so he could be more of a slow burn. Definite name to watch who I could see blowing up and earning those coveted D1 offers on the all-important junior year offseason and summer camp circuit.

I always like to prioritize varsity reps when it comes to scouting underclassmen, but there are always exceptions. One of which is going to one of the largest schools in Minnesota, as that means that school has one of the largest football rosters, which Edina without a doubt qualifies for. DL Gage Geyer Gage Geyer 6'4" | 245 lbs | DL Edina | 2027 State MN has rare and can’t-miss size as a 6’4 240+ DL, and to sweeten the pot, he’s a multi-sport athlete on Edina’s vaunted high school hockey team, playing in 7 varsity games for the Hornets‘ nationally-ranked 2024-25 squad that finished third in the Class AA tournament. Talk about an enticing athletic resume, and Geyer’s JV highlights from 2024 show a raw, albeit massive, defensive lineman with some can’t-miss physical tools on tape. He plays high, but is a overwhelmingly large DL who gets off the ball and into the backfield with noticeable pace who is too big for JV blockers to try and move. I saw him align as a 5T, 4i, 4T, and 3T in his sophomore tape, and he’s a long, strong kid with some thump as a tackler, solid play speed for his size, and a little bit of bend at the top of the arc. With Geyer’s top-tier size, multi-sport background, and functional athleticism, he has all the chances in the world to climb up the 2027 Big Board. Keep this kid name’s locked away in your Fort Knox for future use!