The darkhorse prospect of the 2026 MN DB class, Spring Lake Park’s 6’1, 185 lb. cornerback Sawyer Thomsen Sawyer Thomsen 6'1" | 185 lbs | DB Spring Lake Park | 2026 State MN is long, athletic, and sticky, and he impressed in 2024 when PRzMN got to see Spring Lake Park host the Monticello Magic in some Class 5A regular season action. Thomsen had a good day against a Wisconsin Badger commit playing WR that day, and he picked off a pass on a great read and play on the ball that got the home crowd – as well as me – fired up and on their feet. With good size for the position, experience, a strong tradition of SLP-produced DBs behind him, and the skillset to possibly play CB at the next level, the only thing holding Thomsen back from making some serious noise on the PRzMN 2026 Big Board, as well as on the recruiting trail, are some verified athletic numbers and appearances on the camp circuit.

A multi-sport standout and point guard on the basketball team posted 55 tackles (40 solo), 7 TFLs, 7 PBUs, 3 INTs (one pick-six), and a 1 FF in 2024, and is an instinctive, physical, assertive, and pesky cornerback who brings a physical edge to the perimeter of the LOS and is a player who you are going to need to fight every inch for if you want to gameplan his way. He reads and reacts to the QB’s eyes and oncoming WR route combinations quickly and effectively and is a comfortable press corner who seems to be a natural ballhawk. Thomsen instinctively works in between route combinations and undercuts WRs when the ball is in the air, and he’s effective, light-footed, and quick in both man and zone and is a quick processer and smart player at the position. The 185 lber. snaps out of his breaks and has smooth and fluid hips and footwork, and the acceleration out of his breaks also helps him to act as a hammer at the catch point. Thomsen is strong at the catch point and opens his tape with him completely bodying an Irondale SB looping out on a little bubble screen and crumpling the Knight right at the catch point for a smooth pick-six. He has plenty of reps of him reading quick game and screens, beating the attempted block by the wideout, and making a clean tackle behind the LOS, and he does a good job of working under blocking attempts and using an effective rep before tackling in space at the perimeter and behind the LOS. I really hope we see this kid on the offseason camp circuit. Thomsen is a baller.