NEBHSFB.com Class D-1 All-State
(All Seniors Unless Noted)

Offensive Player of the Year
QB – Kam Sealey | Sandy Creek | 6’0/175 (Soph.)
– 2,439 passing yards, 36 TD’s; 1,781 rushing yards, 38 TD’s; 68 tackles, 2 INT’s
Defensive Player of the Year
DL – Coy Vrbka | Shelby-Rising City | 6’1/210
– Committed to Southwest Minnesota State; 106 tackles, 20.5 TFL, 6 sacks, 2 iNT’s

Coy Vrbka (Shelby-Rising City)

Also: Class D-2 All-State

Offense
QB – Austin Sudbeck | Hartington-Newcastle | 6’1/165 (Jr.)
– 1,541 passing yards, 17 TD’s; 908 rushing yards, 15 TD’s; 70 tackles, 8 INT’s
RB – Tyson Jackson | Crofton | 5’11/210 (Jr.)
– 2,468 rushing yards, 53 TD”s; 112 tackles, 12 TFL, 2 sacks
RB -Brock Jeannoutot | Bloomfield | 5’10/185
– 1,552 rushing yards, 18 TD’s; 70 tackles, 8 TFL; 44.0 yards per punt 
WR – Wes Bilttoft | Sandy Creek | 6’5/205 (Jr.)
– 35 receptions, 751 yards, 12 TD’s; 118 tackles, 10 TFL, INT
WR – Brody Koehler | Johnson-Brock | 6’4/190
– 39 receptions, 749 yards, 9 TD’s’ 53 tackles, 3 INT’s
ATH – Gage Walton | Plainview | 5’11/175
– 1,311 rushing yards, 30 TD’s; 26 receptions, 411 yards, 4 TD’s; 61 tackles, 7 TFL, 2 INT’
OL – Regan Raabe | Wisner-Pilger | 6’3/275
– Tape-verified; Committed to Sioux Falls; Gators rushed for 272.1 yards per game in 2025
OL – Christian Shaw | Sandy Creek | 6’1/240 (Jr.)
– Offense averaged 401.5 yards per game; 111 tackles, 8 TFL
OL – Hayven Stewart | Plainview | 5’11/25
– Pirates averaged 389.3 yards per game in 2025
OL – Cole Vorderstrasse | Thayer Central | 6’3/250
– North Dakota State track and field commit; Thayer Central rushed for 262.8 yards per game; 80 tackles, 14 TFL, 5 sacks
K – Kohen Lingenfelter | Plainview | 6’0/160 (Jr.)
– 2/6 FG (37 Long); 66/69 PAT’s; 35 receptions, 636 yards, 5 TD’s; 51 tackles, 3 INT’s

Defense
DL – Gatlin Davidson | Stanton | 5’11/240 
– 105 tackles, 3 TFL
DL – Landon Dean | Bridgeport | 6’3/215 (Jr.)
– 63 tackles, 14 sacks; 418 receiving yards, 10 TD’s
DL -Eli Fjell | Shelby-Rising City | 5’6/200
– 98 tackles, 22 TFL, 11 sacks
LB – Alston Clark | Sandy Creek | 6’1/185
– 137 tackles, 6 TFL
LB – Jacob Huxoll | Sutton | 6’2/220
– 88 tackles, 11 TFL, 2 INT’s
LB – Grant Jordan | Crofton | 6’0/190 (Jr.)
– 107 tackles
DB – Preston Foxhoven | Crofton | 6’0/165 (Soph.)
– 62 tackles, 6 INT’s; 1,937 total yards, 27 TD’s
DB – Ethan Latta | Dundy County-Stratton | 6’0/150
– 56 tackles, 6 INT’s; 1,120 rushing yards, 24 TD’s; 563 receiving yards, 7 TD’s
DB – Carson McDonald | McCool Junction | 6’0/175
– 60 tackles, 4 INT’s; 1,249 rushing yards, 20 TD’s; 904 passing yards, 12 TD’s
DB – Jett Vrbka | Shelby-Rising City | 6’2/185 (Jr.)
– 91 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 3 INT’s
P – Brennan Lindner | Pleasanton | 6’1/175
– 40.7 per punt; 1,499 passing yards, 20 TD’s; 586 rushing yards, 11 TD’s; 89 tackles, 5 TFL

Honorable Mention

Quarterbacks
Easton Buss | Freeman | 6’0/160
– 1,390 passing yards, 17 TD’s; 488 rushing yards, 6 TD’s
Wyatt Crosley | Clarkson/Leigh | 5’11/165
– 1,314 total yards, 22 TD’s
Isaac Guenther | West Point GACC | 5’10/165
– 1,083 passing yards, 8 TD’s; 1,028 rushing yards, 17 TD’s
Dante Horner | Dundy County-Stratton | 5’9
– 1,375 passing yards, 22 TD’s; 585 rushing yards, 15 TD’s
Wyatt Fulton | Johnson Brock | 5’9/170 (Jr.)
– 1,713 passing yards, 24 TD’s
Grant Kozisek | East Butler | 6’2/185 (Jr.)
– 1,024 rushing yards, 15 TD’s; 252 passing yards, 5 TD’s
Kobe Maertins | Plainview | 6’3/180 (Frosh.)
– 1,468 passing yards, 16 TD’s; 371 rushing yards, 10 TD’s
Mason Reed | Mead | 6’1/145
– 1,383 passing yards, 18 TD’s; 516 rushing yards, 10 TD’s
Jesse Reyes | Maxwell | 6’2/170
– 1,335 rushing yards, 28 TD’s; 722 passing yards, 10 TD’s
Callen Schnitzer | Lourdes Central Catholic | 5’11/170
– 1,396 rushing yards, 29 TD’s; 457 yards, 8 TD’s
Bodonn Sweeney | Madison | 6’0/180
– 1,120 rushing yards, 13 TD’s; 770 passing yards, 14 TD’s
Trenton Wedemeyer | Ravenna | 5’8/150 (Jr.)
– 1,073 rushing yards, 14 TD’s; 1,068 passing yards, 21 TD’s
Nikolas Weibert | Bridgeport | 5’9/150
– 1,176 passing yards, 29 TD’s; 705 rushing yards, 9 TD’s
Zander Welsh | Pender | 5’10/185 (Jr.)
– 1,418 passing yards, 26 TD’s; 300 rushing yards, 5 TD’s

Running Backs
Kobe Chamberlain | Ravenna | 5’6/155
– 1,264 rushing yards, 23 TD’s
Carter Eickmeier | Shelby-Rising City | 5’9/170 (Jr.)
– 1,357 rushing yards, 24 TD’s
Nevada Gloystein | Heartland (Jr.)
– 1,025 rushing yards, 13 TD’s
Hayden Gravatt | Johnson-Brock | 5’10/175
– 1,.515 rushing yards, 25 TD’s
Cash Hastreiter | Humphrey-Lindsay | 6’0/180 (Soph.)
– 1,111 rushing yards, 14 TD’s
Jason Heimes | Hartington-Newcastle | 5’7/135 (Jr.)
– 1,027 rushing yards, 17 TD’s; 311 receiving yards, 4 TD’s
Connor Hinrichs | Sutton | 5’11/175 (Jr.)
– 932 rushing yards, 9.4 yards per carry, 16 TD’s (5 games)
Barrett Koenig | Boyd County | 5’10/180
– 1,013 rushing yards, 12 TD’s
Jaxon Knoell | Wisner-Pilger (Jr.)
– 983 rushing yards, 16 TD’s; 502 passing yards, 7 TD’s
Tucker Matthies | Clarkson/Leigh | 6’3/175
– 1,041 rushing yards, 13 TD’s; 190 receiving yards, 2 TD’s
Ben Schmitz | Boyd County | 5’10/180 (Soph.)
– 1,034 rushing yards, 8 TD’s
Matthew Schindler | Wausa/Osmond (Jr.)
– 1.042 passing yards, 15 TD’s; 210 receiving yards, 5 TD’s
Alec Schnitzer | Lourdes Central Catholic | 5’9/155 (Soph.)
– 1,134 rushing yards, 16 TD’s
Trevor Trimble | Pender | 6’0/160
– 1,268 rushing yards, 15 TD’s

Wide Receivers/Tight Ends/Athletes
Trevor Allen | Crofton | 6’0/185 (Jr.)
– 28 receptions, 526 yards, 6 TD’s
Logan Black | Elkorn Valley | 6’2/155 (Jr.)
– 36 receptions, 511 yards, 7 TD’s
Brady Degenhardt | Thayer Central | 6’3/190
– 914 rushing yards, 20 TD’s; 186 receiving yards, 2 TD’s
Tony Engel | Mead | 6’1/145
– 34 receptions, 568 yards, 9 TD’s
Gavin Feddern | Lutheran High Northeast | 6’4/175
– 42 receptions, 647 yards, 8 TD’s
Reece Heineman | Pender | 6’0/160
– 37 receptions, 688 yards, 12 TD’s; 55 tackles, 7.5 TFL, 4 INT’s
True Jurgens | Freeman | 6’0/185
– 41 receptions, 602 yards, 7 TD’s; 224 rushing yards, 6 TD’s
Mason Krause | Hartington-Newcastle | 6’6/190
– 33 receptions, 601 yards, 6 TD’s
Jack Kucera | Ravenna | 5’11/165 (Soph.)
– 21 receptions, 514 yards, 12 TD’s
Mason Lamprecht | Wakefield | 6’0/175
– 32 receptions, 454 yards, 3 TD’s
Owen Naber | Centennial | 5’8 (Soph.)
– 37 receptions, 532 yards, 5 TD’s
Gage Nein | Bridgeport | 5’10/150
– 38 receptions, 578 yards, 12 TD’s
Jace Panning | Crofton | 6’0/180
– 26 receptions, 518 yards, 8 TD’s; 426 rushing yards, 5 TD’s
Braedyn Ramaekers | Twin River | 6’3/190 (Jr.)
– 36 receptions, 608 yards, 8 TD’s
Kaeden Schmidt | Sandy Creek | 5’11/170
– 47 receptions, 484 yards, 9 TD’s
Logan Tomky | Sandy Creek | 6’3/185 (Jr.)
– 31 receptions, 633 yards, 11 TD’s
Jack Waring | Johnson County Central
– 26 receptions, 481 yards, 9 TD’s
Korbin Werner | Elkhorn Valley | 6’4/225
– Committed to Wayne State; 31 receptions, 306 yards, 6 TD’s

Offensive Line
Brock Bailey | Dundy County-Stratton | 5’9/210 (Jr.)
James Bonar | Thayer Central | 6’0/290
Wyatt Case | Johnson County Central | 6’3/215
Carlos Diaz | Dundy County-Stratton | 5’11/265
Trey Downey | Arapahoe | 6’2/225 (Jr.)
Levi Gall | Clarkson-Leigh | 6’2/250
Elian Gloria | Madison
Lincoln Grutsch || Hartington/Newcastle | 6’1/250 (Jr.)
Kade Jones | Sutton | 6’3/275 (Jr.)
Owen Kuchar | Bloomfield | 6’3/290
Ryan Maly | Alma | 5’10/220
Blake Ransom | Humphrey-Lindsay | 6’2/300
Jordan Redden | Maxwell | 6’0/225
Logan Pospisil | Shelby-Rising City | 5’10/260 (Jr.)
Keegan White | Freeman | 6’8/300 (Committed to Mount Marty)

Defensive Line
Calvin Benham | Johnson-Brock | 6’2/240 (Jr.)
– 54 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks
Porter Bartles | Crofton | 6’0/190
– 60 tackles, 6 TFL
Paxton Bierman | South Loup
– 108 tackles, 11 TFL, 4 sacks
Colt Gosnell | Maxwell | 6’2/215
– 53 tackles, 11 TFL, 4 sacks
Oscar Krog | Lourdes Central Catholic
– 34 tackles, 13 TFL
Dane Lyons | Lourdes Central Catholic | 5’8/215
– 52 tackles, 6 TFL
Dylan Micek | Shelby-Rising City | 6’4/165 (Soph.)
– 70 tackles, 11.5 TFL, 7 sacks
Truman Milton | Exeter-Milligan-Friend | 6’3/190 (Jr.)
– 43 tackles, 11 TFL, 8 sacks
Alec Reese | Perkins County
– 55 tackles, 6 TFL
Kaddo Schrunk | Pender (Jr.)
– 64 tackles, 18 TFL, 11 sacks
Cal Seip | Nebraska Christian
– 60 tackles
Josh Spray | Sandy Creek | 5’11/215 (Jr.)
– 97 tackles, 12 TFL, 6 sacks
Carson Tomasek | Stanton | 5’10/180
– 49 tackles
Ashton Wakeley | Hartington/Newcastle | 6’4/240
– Committed to Wayne State; 73 tackles, 14 TFL, 5 sacks
Peyton Wickersham | Boyd County | 6’3/185
– 42 tackles, 7 sacks

Linebackers
Beau Ahlers | Summerland | 5’9/150 (Jr.)
– 82 tackles, 4 TFL, 4 INT’s
Josh Arens | Stanton | 6’3/195
– 75 tackles, 4 sacks
Cody Bates | Bridgeport | 6’5/210 (Jr.)
– 85 tackles, 8 TFL
Quentin Behrends | Johnson-Brock (Jr.)
– 98 tackles
Logan Black | Elkhorn Valley (Jr.)
– 90 tackles, 3 TFL
Greg Bingham | Kimball | 6’0/205 (Jr.)
– 99 tackles, 10 TFL
Max Bruce | Bloomfield (Jr.)
– 88 tackles, 5 TFL
Dillon Eaton | McCool Junction | 5’11/165
– 116 tackles, 4 TFL
Carson Goes | Southern | 6’2/200
– 64 tackles, 3 sacks
Gavin Groteluschen, | Humphrey-Lindsay | 6’3/210
– 65 tackles, 5 sacks
Rocco Hagerman | East Butler | 6’1/175
– 53 tackles, 3 INT’s
Banks Hammond | Alma (Soph.)
– 101 tackles, 3 TFL
Cotter Johnson | Sandhills Valley (Soph.)
– 87 tackles, 9 TFL
Lane Keogh | West Holt
– 114 tackles
Ethan Kester | Summerland
– 105 tackles, 26 TFL, 3 sacks
Colt Kromarek | Plainview
– 113 tackles, 17 TFL
Colton Kuhlmann | Thayer Central | 6’0/200
– 88 tackles, 8 TFL
Abe Lee | Mead | 6’3/180 (Jr.)
– 129 tackles, 10 TFL
Owen Lewandowski | Tri County | 6’2/155 (Jr.)
– 60 tackles
Logan Nelson | Wisner-Pilger | 5’9/195
– 103 tackles, 4 TFL, 3 INT’s
Hudson Obermiller | Arcadia-Loup City (Frosh.)
– 129 tackles, INT
Bryce Rasmussen | Ravenna | 5’10/165 (Soph.)
– 109 tackles, 5 sacks
Parker Schutz | Hi-Line
– 65 tackles, 4 TFL
Sam Smith | Pleasanton 
– 125 tackles, 7 TFL
August Shaw | Dundy County-Stratton
– 101 tackles, 13.5 TFL
Jameson Weiss | McCool Junction | 6’0/175 (Soph.)
– 128 tackles, 7 TFL
Cash Wickersham | Niobrora/Verdigre | 6’1/185
– 88 tackles, 6.5 TFL
Coy Wickersham | Niobrara/Verdigre | 6’1/185
– 78 tackles, 6.5 TFL

Defensive Backs
Ryden Anderson-Ray | West Point GACC | 5’9/140
– 37 tackles, 5 INT’s
Mac Carlson | Wausa/Osmond (Jr.)
– 89 tackles, 4 TFL, 3 sacks
Brady Degenhardt | Thayer Central | 6’3/190
– 94 tackles, 4 TFL
Cohen Denker | David City | 6’2/160
– 39 tackles, 4 INT’s
Joseph Ducker | Arcadia/Loup City | 5’7/125
– 103 tackles, 2 INT’s
Mason Giebler | North Platte St. Patrick’s | 5’10/165
– 4 INT’s
Carson Haas | Hemingford | 5’11/155 (Jr.)
– 57 tackles, 3 INT’s
Cash Kester | Summerland (Soph.)
– 42 tackles, 5 INT’s
Owen Larsen | Pender | 5’9/160 (Jr.)
– 42 tackles, 7 INT’s
Logan Lindsley | Shelby-Rising City | 5’10/150
– 85 tackles, 2 INT’s
Reed Modlin | Homer | 5’9/130 (Jr.)
– 113 tackles, 7 TFL
Carter Nickolite | David City | 5’10/170 (Soph.)
– 38 tackles, 5 INT’s, 3 TFL
Connor Paulsen | South Loup | 5’9/180
– 80 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 INT’s
Callen Schnitzer | Lourdes Central Catholic
– 106 tackles, 6 TFL
Wyatt Schorth | Plainview | 6’0/160 (Jr.)
– 75 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 4 INT’s