PRZ Minnesota Showcase: The Battles, The Prospects, The Notes
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ROSEMOUNT–With the Prep Redzone Spring Showcase Series making its way to Rosemount this Sunday, I thought it would be important to look at some of the prospects making their way to Irish Country to show off what the Midwest has…
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Continue ReadingROSEMOUNT–With the Prep Redzone Spring Showcase Series making its way to Rosemount this Sunday, I thought it would be important to look at some of the prospects making their way to Irish Country to show off what the Midwest has to offer as far as talent goes.
I will break down some of the 1on1 matchups I look forward to watching, some ranking battles that will be decided on Sunday, and much more!
THE BATTLES
The 1on1 Hog Molly Battle
When I got a first look at the showcase roster this week my jaw hit close to the floor when I saw two of Minnesota’s tallest offensive linemen will both be in attendance at our Prep Redzone Minnesota Showcase. Standing both at 6’9, I really hope to see a 1on1 battle between Peyton Lange Peyton Lange 6'9" | 340 lbs | OL Minnehaha Academy/SMB | 2023 State MN (2023) of SMB vs. Ethan Fischer Ethan Fischer 6'9" | 265 lbs | OL Maple River | 2022 State MN (2022) of Maple River sometime on Saturday. Both are top 15 prospects in their respective classes and both in my eyes will become Divison I linemen in the near future. Besides the size alone, both are straight-up maulers and both have an extremely high ceiling as far as potential at the college level
The Battle of the #1 and #2 QB in the 2022 Class
The Outstate battles the Metro in the Class of 2022 for the #1 QB spot in Rosemount. Mankato East’s Jacob Eggert Jacob Eggert 6'1" | 195 lbs | QB Mankato East | 2022 State MN is the most poised passer I have seen in the state of Minnesota and has an excellent touch on the football which I got to witness at our last showcase. Robbinsdale Cooper’s Joseph Russell Joseph Russell 6'0" | 180 lbs | QB Cooper | 2022 State MN is another favorite of mine, as he too has a loaded arm and can make a lot of excellent plays with his legs too, and holds one Divison I offer from Northern Iowa at the moment. Our scouts and I have gone back and forth between these two for the 1-2 spot so it will be a heckuva lot of fun to see who wins the QB1 battle on Sunday in Rosemount.
2023 TE Battle
Going back to the rankings, we will have our #2 and #4 TE spot battling for position on Sunday in Rosemount with Brandon Riddle Brandon Riddle 6'3" | 225 lbs | TE MN of Spectrum (Elk River) vs. Wes Overton Wes Overton 6'3" | 215 lbs | LB Rockford | 2023 State MN of Rockford. Riddle is more of your traditional tight end with excellent next-level size, big hands, and a long reach. Overton has some excellent speed and a bully mentality when he has the football in his hands and plays much bigger than his 6’2 195-pound frame. Let’s just say I will have a close eye on these two on Sunday, to say the least.
Triple the Chargers
Making the just over three-hour trip across Highway 29 from Wittenberg-Birnamwood we have three prospects to watch from the Chargers program. David Gauderman David Gauderman 6'2" | 225 lbs | ATH Wittenberg-Birnamwood | 2023 State WI (#1 overall prospect in 2023 in Wisconsin), WR Kaden Schmidt Kaden Schmidt 5'10" | 175 lbs | WR Wittenberg- Birnamwood | 2022 State WI , and QB Ben Wesolowsk Ben Wesolowsk 6'2" | 185 lbs | ATH Wittenberg-Birnamwood | 2022 WI . I have evaluated each one of these young men either live and in person or on film and I believe all three are college prospects to watch at the Minnesota showcase. You can learn more about all three on my county prospect list I did for Shawano County last month.
Prospects to Watch
This is my prospect list to watch that I have seen some great glimpses of on film, but have not gotten a chance to watch in person as of yet which will change on Sunday.
Tanner Gangl Tanner Gangl 5'11" | 190 lbs | QB Spectrum | 2023 State MN , QB, Spectrum (Elk River) (2023)
Tysean Hughes Tysean Hughes 6'0" | 265 lbs | DL MPLS Patrick Henry | 2023 State MN , OL, Minneapolis Henry (2023)
Jacob Kelly Jacob Kelly 6'3" | 210 lbs | WR Bemidji | 2022 State MN , WR, Bemidji (2022)
Camden Ludeman, RB, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial (2022)
Jack Simon Jack Simon 6'3" | 225 lbs | TE Wayzata | 2024 State MN , QB, Wayzata (2024)
Carson Strosahl Carson Strosahl 6'2" | 190 lbs | LB Walker-Hackensack-Akeley | 2022 State MN , TE/LB, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (2022)
Hudson Artz Hudson Artz 6'0" | 185 lbs | DB Fairmont | 2022 State MN , DB/LB, Fairmont (2022)
Darius Givance Darius Givance 6'2" | 200 lbs | RB Champlin Park | 2022 State MN , RB/WR, Champlin Park (2022)