I still remember going down to New Prague for a tri-wrestling tournament as a junior in high school, and boy were our lowly Southwest Lakers outclassed that evening in the 507. The Trojans, with one of the more packed bleachers I saw all winter, turned off the lights and flipped on the mat light, really setting the stage for what was a legendary butt-whooping that us Lakers were very ready to get home from that evening. My long-winded point being that New Prague’s wrestling team is LEGIT, borderline frightening, so it’s hard not to be bullish on 2027 standout multi-sporter Owen Johnson Owen Johnson 5'11" | 210 lbs | LB/RB New Prague | 2027 State MN . A brick of a 5’11, 215 lb. ILB and RB for the Trojans football team, Johnson is also on a tear of a junior wrestling campaign, currently ranked 3rd at 215AA with his eyes firmly set on a state championship come March.

On the gridiron, Johnson posted 73 tackles, 13 TFLs, and a defensive TD in 2025 while displaying a ton of speed and power from the middle of the Trojans‘ defense. Johnson reads/reacts with pace and urgency and hammer at the contact point as a tackler who is a nightmare of a 1v1 assignment for would-be blockers around the box. Johnson is a strong kid who is able to make arm tackles through contact, takes good angles to the football, and owns sideline-to-sideline pursuit speed. He also easily slips through the LOS and lived in opposing backfields last fall thanks to his instincts and speed and is an effective open-field tackler if a RB happens to break through the LOS. Johnson is already in the midst of a stock-rising junior offseason that should really get some college programs excited.

I still remember going down to New Prague for a tri-wrestling tournament as a junior in high school, and boy were our lowly Southwest Lakers outclassed that evening in the 507. The Trojans, with one of the more packed bleachers I saw all winter, turned off the lights and flipped on the mat light, really setting the stage for what was a legendary butt-whooping that us Lakers were very ready to get home from that evening. My long-winded point being that New Prague’s wrestling team is LEGIT, borderline frightening, so it’s hard not to be bullish on 2027 standout multi-sporter Owen Johnson Owen Johnson 5'11" | 210 lbs | LB/RB New Prague | 2027 State MN . A brick of a 5’11, 215 lb. ILB and RB for the Trojans football team, Johnson is also on a tear of a junior wrestling campaign, currently ranked 3rd at 215AA with his eyes firmly set on a state championship come March.

On the gridiron, Johnson posted 73 tackles, 13 TFLs, and a defensive TD in 2025 while displaying a ton of speed and power from the middle of the Trojans‘ defense. Johnson reads/reacts with pace and urgency and hammer at the contact point as a tackler who is a nightmare of a 1v1 assignment for would-be blockers around the box. Johnson is a strong kid who is able to make arm tackles through contact, takes good angles to the football, and owns sideline-to-sideline pursuit speed. He also easily slips through the LOS and lived in opposing backfields last fall thanks to his instincts and speed and is an effective open-field tackler if a RB happens to break through the LOS. Johnson is already in the midst of a stock-rising junior offseason that should really get some college programs excited.