Kellen Willaert | Mankato East
Kellen Willaert
- Class
- 2028
- Position
- QB/DB
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 165
- School
- Mankato East
About Kellen
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Expert Analysis
Oliver West | Prep Redzone Scout
The tides turn, the winds shift, and the pendulum swings, and in 2025, the Kato Jug belongs to Mankato East High School. After 19 years across town with Mankato West, the East High School Cougars thrashed their in-town counterparts 28-7 at Minnesota State-Mankato’s football stadium. The Cougars moved to 3-0 with the victory and look like a legitimate contender for a deep Class 5A playoff run and potentially a state title, and the lynchpin of the success is sophomore QB sensation
Kellen Willaert
Kellen
Willaert
6'2" | 165 lbs | QB/DB
Mankato East | 2028
MN
. A 6’1, 165 lb. PrepRedzoneMN Showcase veteran, Willaert has been balling out through three weeks of action, completing 34 passes for 51 yards (66.7%) for 530 yards and 7 TDs to 2 INTs and spearheading a Cougars passing attack that is throwing for nearly 200 yards a game and over 10 yards an attempt.
Displaying accuracy to all three levels of the field, good touch on his downfield throws, and the ability to read the field well and make fast, effective decisions with the football, Willaert has been efficient and secure with the rock while displaying a quick, compact release and a strong arm that can put the ball on a rope, even on more difficult passes on the route tree. Willaert opens his Mankato West highlights with a beautiful deep out route from the opposite hash that he put on a line, and he shows real poise in the pocket and will finish and deliver throws through big hits and oncoming rushers. The sophomore is playing and throwing well above what his age would suggest, and I think it’s safe to say that Willaert is one of the breakout stars of this developing 2025 season. Pay attention to Mankato East in the 2025 5A race, folks!
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Highlights
Event Results
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Combine Series: Minnesota
04/13/2025
- 40 Yard Dash #1
- 5.72
- 40 Yard Dash #2
- 5.75
- Shuttle #1
- 5.01
- Shuttle #2
- 5.16
- Broad Jump #1
- 7'4
- Broad Jump #2
- 7'5
- L Drill #1
- 8.12
- L Drill #2
- 7.93
- Vertical #1
- -
- Vertical #2
- -
- Wingspan
- 6'0.5
- Hand Size
- 9
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