The 2029 class is filled with multi-sport talent and bloodlines, with athletic younger brothers headlining the top tiers of the Big Board, and the two factors converge in Mahtomedi with standout Grady Torgrude Grady Torgrude 6'0" | 180 lbs | RB/LB Mahtomedi | 2029 State MN . At 6′, 180 lbs, Torgrude was playing in the non-varsity ranks of Maht’s high-powered, state championship-winning baseball team from this past season, and he’s also the brother of Mahtomedi 2027 Luke Torgrude Luke Torgrude 6'0" | 195 lbs | DB/ATH Mahtomedi | 2027 State MN , one of the most explosive rising seniors in the state and arguably its best kickoff returner.

The younger Torgrude earned varsity minutes with the Zephyrs during their section run in the backend of the season, but the majority of his freshman campaign was spent in the non-varsity ranks, where he was flat-out dominant. Not to mention productive. Torgrude, on offense, totaled nine runs of over 50 yards, 15 TDs, 12 rushing, three of which came from kickoff returns. Torgrude owns game-breaking, home run speed can split a defense open at whim and helped him score multiple TDs in 2025 without even being touched, and he’s an obviously explosive kickoff returner (3 TDs) that can hit the hole and go, as well as make that first coverage defender miss and create a crease.

The freshman uses and manipulates space well, does a good job of bouncing the rock to the sideline and taking advantage of a defender’s poor pursuit leverage, and owns noticeable contact balance and bumped some defenders off his lower body as well. Defensively, Torgrude was a ball hawk from the secondary but also flashes range and play speed around the box. He lived in opponents’ backfields in 2025 and was a disruptive blitzer who diagnoses, reads, and triggers on the ball quickly and always with pace. This Mahtomedi product also played baseball all summer, and his stats from the 40 games include:

AVG-.423

OBP-.492

SLG-.558

OPS-1.050

SB-18/20

RUNS-27

RBI-25

2B-10, 3B-2, HR-1