8-man freaks, big-time younger brothers, a 7x state champion wrestler, TEs showing Sunday potential, All-State picked sub-11-second 100M track speed, and more.
Check out these 17 freshmen phenoms earning their first D1 offers this spring⬇️
2024 Benedictine (GA) Military QB and Florida State commit
@LukeKromenhoek
goes 68 yards in the top gun long-ball challenge at the
@Jaguars
High School QB Skills Challenge! Dude is talented.
Some personal news: my lovely wife is on her second day/third night of labor and will hopefully give birth to our first child tonight, God willing.
Keep us in your thoughts and prayers, especially her. I’ll be taking a brief paternity leave the next couple weeks but will be…
Hey y’all,
Please say a quick prayer for my dog Reggie if you could. I’m taking him to UF’s emergency vet service for his heart. It’s been a rough couple of days. He’s the sweetest guy ever id really appreciate it.
Got engaged to the best person I will ever meet yesterday 💍 I apologize I can’t make it to the
@PrepRedzoneMN
Showcase but I won’t be missing any after this. Good luck to all the ballers heading to Brooklyn Park today!
RIP, Deshaun 😞💔
“This is not the story of a kid getting caught up in the streets…Deshaun is an honor roll student, what many have described as a “perfect” kid. He is the ❤️ of the North community, a representation of what could be, what should be.”
Some personal news:
Ill be moving to Florida☀️ at the end of August w my gf as she attends UF🐊 for grad school. Illinois will always be home to her but we’ll be back. In the meantime Im pumped to help contribute to
@PrepRedzoneFL
& grow our presence in North Florida. Much love
🚨🚨
@PrepRedzoneMN
2025 Rankings Update starts tomorrow🚨🚨
Please make sure to tag yourself, your teammates, and/or your buddies to make sure they get their name on the list!
Reply in the comments below👇🏻👀🎥
🚨I’m pumped to announce my exciting personal news🚨
Recently, my fiancé accepted a job in St. Paul and we’ll be moving back to MN this summer.
I’m incredibly excited to once again have my boots on the ground for
@PrepRedzoneMN
and going to as much live action as I can find.
🚨🚨 Minnesota Boys 🚨🚨
2024s are on the clock ⏰‼️
I’m starting the
@PrepRedzoneMN
2024 rankings update today! Please reply ⬇️ with your film or a teammates tape to make sure they don’t get missed ⬇️🙏🏻
Thank you so much to everyone for reaching out and for your well wishes.
I’m happy to announce my son came into the world Sunday, December 26th at 11:49 pm. Listen to this tho, he was 10 pounds, 12 ounces. We got a lineman on our hands!! My wife is a trooper, to say the least.…
Some personal news: my lovely wife is on her second day/third night of labor and will hopefully give birth to our first child tonight, God willing.
Keep us in your thoughts and prayers, especially her. I’ll be taking a brief paternity leave the next couple weeks but will be…
Who should be selected as Minnesota’s 5A Preseason Player of the Year? That’s up to YOU!
Vote for Class 5A’s Preseason POY in this FREE poll below⬇️
Every 5A school has a nominee, and you can vote as many times as you’d like until it closes.
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I am very excited to announce I’ll be publishing & heading the new
@PrepRedzoneIL
rankings for this latest update cycle! I’m pumped to be scouting the Land of Lincoln again.
Up first: 2026s‼️
Please drop the info on a ‘26 player(s) you think should be ranked below⬇️
With today’s news about the upcoming
@PrepRedzoneIL
Showcase, who in MN would be interested in attending a
@PrepRedzoneMN
Showcase that can make up for some of this lost exposure in the Fall? If y’all could RT/Like if interested I’d really appreciate it, fellas!
@NSICRecruiting
My rankings are far from perfect! I obviously miss players every update as there are thousands of kids playing football in MN. I am always happy to acknowledge my mistakes, so if you think I missed you on this latest ‘23 update email me at oliver
@prepredzone
.com
Don’t be rude.
Hey y’all,
Please say a quick prayer for my dog Reggie if you could. I’m taking him to UF’s emergency vet service for his heart. It’s been a rough couple of days. He’s the sweetest guy ever id really appreciate it.
🚨🚨 Illinois 2025s 🚨🚨
The ranking process begins today! If you think yourself, a teammate, or an opponent deserves to be ranked in the
@PrepRedzoneIL
upcoming rankings update, please drop the film/info in the replies ⬇️⬇️ I’ll watch every single prospect available 🎥
👇🏻👇🏻
Would love to do a
@PrepRedzone
special on wrestler/football players who had good showings at states this year.
Prospects: please tag yourself or a teammate in the replies that is showing out on the wrestling mat this year ⬇️🙏🏻
I’m tryin to watch as much spring season tape as I can from Wisconsin and Illinois today. Drop that tape and I may QT your film w/ what I liked 🙏🏻
@PrepRedzoneIL
@PrepRedzoneWI
Here we go! Big-time West Coast B1G offer for 6’3, 225 lb.
@cooperhawksFB
2025 stud LB Emmanuel Karmo as
@uscfb
gets active in the Twin Cities after visiting the state for recruiting purposes.
Congrats from
@PrepRedzoneMN
, Emmanuel!
Y’all gotta remember I’m a white guy operating and working in a space dominated by Black kids. I have no choice but to use my platform to enact any change I can. I’m not worried about what y’all think of me and my opinions I’m worried about Black kids dying.
🚨🚨 I am PUMPED to announce the
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🚨🚨 it’s official! 🚨🚨
I am excited to share that
@PrepRedzoneMN
will have an official Showcase this Fall to give MN athlete’s the exposure and attention they deserve! You won’t find a better, more competitive camp in the Midwest! Sign up below 👇🏻
🚨 Okay, folks. Here we go! 🚨 Starting today I’m about to get after these
@PrepRedzoneMN
rankings beginning with the 2021s. I’m going to hopefully try and get as many kids on the list as I can, so please DROP UR FILM below or your name/a teammates that is unranked rn. Thank you!
It’s never too late to talk unsigned seniors and
@JagsFB
6’2, 215 lber.
@MarcusLomanga
is a must-know for colleges still recruiting MN.
Lomanga had a dominant showing at today’s
@PrepRedzoneMN
Showcase, where he demonstrated deep threat ability, contested catch success, and…
On the way to the Wisconsin Dells for our inaugural
@PrepRedzoneWI
Showcase! Starting off with our lineman tonight, there’s a lot to look forward to. See y’all soon!
I have a massive 5000+ word feature as I name our official
@PrepRedzone
2021 Regular Season Top Midwest Performers. I chose 2 athletes from each state in America’s Heartland whose personal production & tape has caught our 👀 this fall 🏆 . Check it out⬇️
Mankato has another stud junior in
@KatoEastFB
6’5, 175 lber.
@puolrah
. He ran well for his size and can high point the football really well. Physical tools are all there if he can add weight. Good basketball player too.
@PrepRedzoneMN
Everybody and their mama has an All-State Team, but what about the underclassmen? How do we know what the future of MN 🏈 looks like? The answer is below!
Meet the
@PrepRedzoneMN
2023-24 Underclassmen All-State Offensive Team.
2023 MN Underclassmen OPOY:
@MasonWest2026
-…
Today’s the big day. Girlfriend and I are off to Florida in the accompaniment of my sister. Any well wishes or thoughts would be appreciated! I’ll be driving all day so tag me with any recruiting news you deem necessary!
Heckuva performance from sure-fire D1 ‘22 athlete
@eli_gillman
out of Dassel-Cokato. Ran his 40s in the 4.5s, was the quickest RB of the entire group, and is a well-built and explosive athlete out of the backfield. Also can play WR! Here’s that first D1 offer??
@PrepRedzoneMN
Jeez, the 2022 class for
@PrepRedzoneMN
is crazy talented. This Top-50 is fricken LOADED! I should have it done tomorrow, y’all. Thanks for your patience!
@PrepRedzone
Grateful and excited to expand my role with
@PrepRedzone
and
@PrepNetwork_
as a whole. From humble beginnings with Northstar Football News, I’m incredibly optimistic in the future of PRZ. Thanks for everyone’s support and special s/o to my
@PrepRedzoneMN
boys. Big things coming!
NEWS: Prep Network is thrilled to announce the hiring of Oliver West (
@OliverJamesWes1
) as
@PrepRedzone
's Midwest Scouting Director.
West will continue to produce regional coverage and rankings, plus social content throughout the network.
Full release ⤵️
The Land of Lincoln is stacked to the brim with sophomore and freshman talent, and
@PrepRedzoneIL
is here to give you the best of the best.
Meet the 2023-24
@PrepRedzoneIL
Underclassmen All-State Offensive Team 🤝⬇️
‘23 Underclassmen Co-OPOY:
@JonasWilliams_1
and
@DavonG2026
…
Sorry for the delay in
@PrepRedzoneIL
and
@PrepRedzoneMN
content. I got married on Saturday and fly off to my honeymoon tomorrow! Stay tuned, folks! I appreciate your understanding and am getting back on the grind in a couple of days. Much love
To my Illinois followers: this is my first year covering high school ball in the Land of Lincoln, which of your games are your biggest rivalries/potential for a great game this Spring? Would love any and all recommendations, fellas! Drop that game below 👇🏻
@PrepRedzoneIL
Here we go!
🚨The updated 2025
@PrepRedzoneMN
Rankings are here🚨
🏈 New
#1
overall
🏈 Top-40 to Top-105
🏈 Almost 300 total prospects including the watchlist
🏈 standout early depth at every position group on the gridiron
Dig in…
Hey boys,
I know this sucks. I know yall have a lot on the line and wanna play CFB. As
@thebrickwahl87
said, we at
@PrepRedzoneMN
r here to help with anything u may need recruiting wise. Let us know, we’re here for you. Let’s all wear our masks and make sure spring SZN happens.
🚨🚨 the time has come 🚨🚨
The
@PrepRedzoneIL
2024 rankings are underway! If you, a teammate, or an opponent deserves to be ranked, please drop the tape in the replies 👇🏻
It’s a loaded class, don’t miss your chance to be seen 👀
After an enormous amount of work: I am very, incredibly, super EXCITED to bring to our awesome
@PrepRedzoneMN
subscribers are updated 2022 rankings. We got 334 players ranked, a brand new Top-100 STACKED w/ talent, & much more. Check it out👇🏻
@PrepRedzone
On my favorite holiday of the year it’s going to be really hard for me to not think of George Floyd and the family that will be missing him this Thanksgiving. Justice needs to be brought to Derek Chauvin. No one should miss the Holiday’s due to the color of their skin.
#BLM
🚨
@PrepRedzoneMN
rankings updates are here 🚨
Class of 2026 up first! Drop your tape, a teammates, or a friends to make sure they get their spot on our inaugural rankings release. I’ll watch them all🎥👀
Almost 1k Land of Lincoln natives suited up on NCAA Division 1 rosters last fall, how many of these Illinois underclassmen will be joining them?
Meet the 2023-24
@PrepRedzoneIL
Underclassmen All-State Defensive Team ⬇️
‘23 Underclassmen DPOY:
@leonhoward_jr
-
@Football_Flyers
…
Here we go! More big-time PWO action out St. Thomas Academy as 2024 well-built DL Hunter Carver joins his brother
@JacksonCarver11
at
@CanesFootball
on a PWO. Congrats from
@PrepRedzoneMN
, Hunter 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Broken school and state records, 200+ yard receiving games, 300+ yard passing performances, and clutch showing in big games highlight Minnesota’s Top-25 Performances from Week 5, brought to you by
@PrepRedzoneMN
!
@PrepRedzone
The past two days I have been completely overhauling my organizational system for MN & WI recruits. I just got done adding over
‼️2000‼️ names of
@PrepRedzoneWI
22s and
@PrepRedzoneMN
21s, 22s, and 23s. Took me 8+ hours but v worth it. These upcoming rankings are crazy already!
Out of all the football players in the six states of the Upper Midwest, only 37 made my illustrious Class of 2023 All-Upper Midwest Defensive Dream Team.
The best of the best from DAK, IA, MI, MN, & WI are below ⬇️🔥
🚨🚨I’m very excited to announce the
@PrepRedzoneMN
Updated 2024 Rankings are live and published🚨🚨
Featured:
- new
#1
- completely refurbished Top 240
- 12 new additions to the Top-30
- especially loaded LB and DL groups
And more!
Take a 👀⬇️
2026 Riverview gunslinger &
@PrepRedzoneFL
Showcase alum
@AMillerQB_D1
was named a top QB at today’s
@Jaguars
High School QB Skills Challenge and goes 66 yards in the long-ball test to end today’s event! What a stud!
DL, LBs, DBs, ATHs, specialists, oh my!
The future of Wisconsin’s defensive gridiron and recruiting success is in good hands thanks to these talent-ridden sophomores and freshman feathered in the 2023-24
@PrepRedzoneWI
Underclassmen All-State Defensive Team 🚨🔥⬇️👀
‘23…
Who were MN's best QBs this past season? Find out in our inaugural post-season series for
@PrepRedzoneMN
naming Steve Walsh Award Semifinalists: MN’s QB of the Year in 2022. Congrats to the selections!
@PrepRedzone
I watched and evaluated 40 more midseason highlight tapes for
@PrepRedzoneMN
! Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors, and just about every position on the gridiron included! Lot of good stuff going on in MN in 2022.
@PrepRedzoneMN
@pj_bono
We have a can’t-miss new feature for
@PrepRedzoneMN
naming Minnesota’s Midseason Winners and Stock Risers👀
14 teams across the 7 classes of MN 🏈, 12 of the top individual stock risers & breakout stars, and honorable mentions for good measure! Dig in ⬇️
Get to know some of the future superstars of the Midwest 2026 class and recruiting scene in this
@PrepRedzone
Midwest Regular Season Recap: 27 2026s Raising their Stock. Tons of future P5 talent you can only read about below!
@JaydenTankTerry
Last season, Jimmy Rolder saw a nearly unprecedented senior rise.
@PrepRedzone
checked out some 2023 versions of Mr. Rolder in these 10 Emerging Midwest Senior Stock-Risers. 7 states represented from America's Heartland below.
@ryanmooney80
@hsfbscout
After 2 days of research & writing, Im proud to introduce this new
@PrepRedzone
multi-state special as we name...
The Midwest’s Top-20 Dual-Sporters: Wrestling Edition
Led by
@Benkueter1
, some of the toughest athletes in America's Heartland are below!
A kid I’ll stand on the table for in MN’s 2025 class was a standout performer at today’s
@PrepRedzoneMN
Showcase in
@DylanVokal
of
@Crimsonfootball
.
Size (6’2, 195), hand-timed 4.5 speed, COD ability and flashed his FBS-worthy athletic package during 1-on-1s with highlight reel…
Thank you SO MUCH for everyone’s participation in yesterday’s and today’s
@PrepRedzoneWI
inaugural Showcase! You guys killed it. Thank you to everyone who said what up after as well. It’s hard recognizing everyone in their masks so make sure you stay in touch!
Yes, we’re going back-to-back with the postseason Underclassmen All-State teams!
🚨 The best-of-the-best DL, LBs, DBs, ATHs, and specialists are below in this ultra-talented
@PrepRedzoneMN
2023-24 Underclassmen All-State Defensive Team 🚨
2023 MN Underclassmen DPOY:…
🚨 Check out my [FREE] Unsigned Stud Alert by
@NorthstarFN
: Bradley Buhl Jr. (Jackson County Central-2020) the 6’1, 225 lb. ‘19 MN All-Star game selection somehow doesn’t have a college program to call home next fall....
@thebradbuhl
@JCCHuskiesFBALL
One of the best 2022s in the state has shown up and shown out in Mankato West 6’5, 200 lb. WR/CB
@MekhiCollins2
. He’s incredibly versatile for his size and has some great ball skills. Offers should be coming soon!
@PrepRedzoneMN
Iron sharpened iron and top-ranked lineman clashed all morning long in Brooklyn Park last Sunday.
Check out the
@PrepRedzoneMN
Stock-Up Showcase OL/DL Standouts and Notes below. D1 talent was EVERYWHERE 🚨
1v1 film will be posted in this thread as well.
OL MVP:
@BabatzRyan
…
Maybe my favorite QB on the day came out of the uber-fertile Polk County & powerhouse Lakeland. 2023 6’, 180 lb. Zach Pleuss had an eye-opening amount of zip on his throws & was mobile and athletic inside or outside the pocket. Ton of swag too!
@ZacharyPleuss
@LHSDreadnaughts
PSA to recruits!!!!!!! Idc one single bit if the account is verified, has a ton of followers, or says they’re in touch with D1 coaches. You should NEVER EVER EVER pay for recruiting services. You guys are a joke
@ncsa
Now that another Friday has concluded I wanted to check out the Midwest Rushing Leaders through the midseasonish point of 2022. 11 states TD and yardage leaders for your enjoyment!
@PrepRedzone
As straight-up as it gets! Get to know 24 MN Scholarship-Level 2024 prospects with these
@PrepRedzoneMN
full SZN Highlight Evals. Next year is already looking exciting!
@PrepRedzone
@NSICRecruiting
I am psyched to bring to our
@PrepRedzoneMN
subscribers our Updated 2024 Minnesota Rankings! The update includes:
- Brand new top-3, top-25, top-50
- 130 ranked players raised to 199
- 179 total prospects increased to 289
Get the full look 👀 below ⬇️
@612Qs
is doing something special for Minnesota QBs. I was very impressed with both the talent of the players and the organization & coaching the from Quinn and his staff. Thanks for having me out!
Recap coming tomorrow on ➡️
@PrepRedzoneMN
!
Check out my new ($) National Scouting Sleeper Report brought to you by
@PrepRedzone
featuring c/o 2022, ’23, & ‘24 Fullbacks - we got some bruisers on the list, check them out below ⤵️
@NSICRecruiting
It's playoff szn in MN & through the exciting first week of action, we saw clutch performances, hard-fought yardage, & eye-popping stat lines on both sides of the ball. Check out
@PrepRedzoneMN
Top-25 Individual Performances from Playoff Week 1/2 here!
This one is as straightforward as it gets. I evaluated 42(!) Minnesota prep Midseason Highlight Film Evaluations for
@PrepRedzoneMN
. Check out what these boys do well below.
@PrepRedzone
I sincerely apologize for my lateness in posting the big-school teams.
However, check out MN’s better-late-than-never 2023 Class 5A Preseason All-State Team: Offense
Preseason 5A POY:
@wyattgilmore9
Preseason 5A OPOY:
@_mandell
Check out some of the Top-55 Individual Performances from last weekend's Midwest action:
- 32-44 for 532 and 4 TDs in IA
- 12 catch, 340 yard, 2 TDs in WI
- 17 tackle, 8 TFL, 2 sack, 2 FF, BP in OH
10 states of top performances below!
@PrepRedzone