Stat Line: 150 total yards (140 rush 10 receiving), two touchdowns

It’s almost weekly that you could put Kindred 2026 Sawyer Hesse Sawyer Hesse 5'9" | 175 lbs | RB Kindred | 2026 State ND on our list, as the senior had a breakout game against Grand Forks Central. If you watch the first rep on tape from Sawyer, he throttled thru the defense like a wrecking ball that wasn’t going to go down showing the ability of durability the 5’10 180 pound team captain has. His elusiveness was also evident on tape as back to back plays he showed how effective he would be in a Oklahoma drill, only except this was in a real game. This three sport athlete has to be on more radars throughout the Dakotas as he’s going to move up a significant amount of spots by next update.

Sawyer’s offensive position flexibility continues to be a bright spot for the Kindred Vikings, as Sawyer logged two touchdowns in their 34-7 win over Bismarck St. Mary’s. You can tell Sawyer worked his tail off over the summer with his speed and agility as it’s clear as day that he’s more twitchy with his change of direction while still having balance to bounce in between the tacklers. Sawyer in my eyes is one of the hidden gems in this 2026 class that should be playing on Saturdays as he’s gotten better every week thus and is a positional mismatch.