Need a big, tough, physical, and strong front-seven defender? Head to Farmington High School! With one of the top S&C programs in Minnesota and a consistent and dedicated buy-in from the core group of football players, the Tigers put out some beasts in the weight room year to year, and with how many deep dives I’ve done on their roster and Hudl page, I’m surprised a Top Newcomer could even slip through the cracks and come onto the scene as a junior with as much juice as DE Max Speratos. At 6’4, 230 lbs., it’s hard to miss this kid in person, in the weight room, on the gridiron, or on the tape, and he makes for a heckuva addition to the already deep 2025 MN DL position group that is littered throughout the Top 10, 25, 50, and 75.

Speratos is a shining example of the Tigers S&C program, as he owns a 440 squat, 290 bench, 270 clean, and reported 4.88 40, and the kid sure knows how to use it on the gridiron. In 9 games, the 6’4 DE totaled 49 tackles, 8 TFLs, and 3 sacks, and as a traditional 5T, his blend of size, strength, effort, bend, twitch, and ability to flip his hips make me very excited about his future and potential D1 projection at the next level. Speratos is twitchy off the snap and can beat blockers to their inside shoulder, gets skinny through the gap and forces OL to try and block his back, as opposed to giving them his chest plate and a lot better angle for a block, and can bend around the edge and at the top of the arc. I love how he can flip his hips and beat OTs tight off their butts, can make tackles through contact, and doesn’t allow would-be blockers to reach him or cut him off when he’s the outside contain and shows a hair-on-fire playstyle & motor that doesn’t quit between the whistles. The 230 lber. can pursue out to the sideline, is a strong kid in the trenches, possesses closing speed, absorbs contact well, and sheds blocks rapidly and with urgency. In addition to his physical gifts, Speratos owns some of the best overall technique of any DL in the class, which is a lethal combination when mixed with his athletic tools. St. Thomas and Augustana got junior day visits so far – great moves by both those programs – and I want to get this kid to April’s PRzMN Showcase and get some verified data and in-person evals on the stud DE. I could see Missouri Valley ball in his future and he’s got a big chance to continue to rise up the 2025 Big Board.

Farmington Tiger DE Max Speratos debuts as the #65 ranked junior and #13 defensive lineman in MN’s 2025 class.