NEBHSFB.com: 2025 Class D-2 All-State Football Team

NEBHSFB.com Class D-2 All-State Team
(All Are Seniors Unless Noted)

Offensive Player of the Year
QB – Gage Hedstrom | St. Mary’s | 6’0/180
– 2,311 passing yards, 46 TD’s; 1,855 rushing yards, 38 TD’s; 125 tackles, 7 TFL, 6 INT’s, INT return for TD; 2 kickoff return TD’s, 2 punt return TD’s; 208 career TD’s
Defensive Player of the Year
LB – Eli Luther | Overton | 5’10/150
– 133 tackles, 4 INT’s, 2 TFL; 1,688 passing yards, 22 TD’s; 478 rushing yards, 8 TD’s

Also: Class D-1 All-State Team

Offense
QB – Devin Brummer | Wynot | 5’10/145
– 2,145 passing yards, 38 TD’s; 200 rushing yards, 2 TD’s
RB – Hunter Luther | Howells-Dodge | 6’2/195
– 1,864 rushing yards, 29 TD’s; 85 career rushing TD’s
RB – Luke Shoemaker | Central Valley | 6’0/175 (Jr.)
– 1,953 rushing yards, 25 TD’s; 95 tackles, 6 TFL
WR – Ben Barlow | St. Mary’s | 5’11/140
– 69 receptions, 1,152 yards, 22 TD’s
WR – Kotner Koch | Wynot | 6’0/165
– 72 receptions, 1,046 yards, 14 TD’s
TE – Thomas Donley | Wilcox-Hildreth | 6’3/200
– 41 receptions, 807 yards, 14 TD’s; 56 tackles, 2 sacks
OL – Briggs Ernst | Howells-Dodge | 6’3/245 (Jr.)
– Jaguars rushed for 279.3 yards per game in 2025
OL – Tate Kvanvig | Mullen | 6’4/230
– Broncos averaged 344.8 yards per game; 89 tackles, 28 TFL, 9 sacks, INT
OL – Carson Sieber | Deshler | 6’3/240
– Dragons rushed for 244.4 yards per game ; 98 tackles, 29 TFL, 3 sacks
OL – Caden Swanson | Loomis | 6’2/290
– Loomis averaged 337.2 yards per game on offense; 59 tackles, 10 TFL
K – Nicholas Gonzalez | Mullen | 5’7/145 (Jr.)
-4/5 FG (47 Long); 33/42 PAT’s

Defense
DL – Lane Bybee | St. Mary’s | 6’4/210
– 114 tackles, 9 TFL, 6.5 sacks; 29 receptions, 507 receiving yards, 8 TD”s
DL – Kaden Knaak | Lyons-Decatur Northeast | 6’3/225
– Tape-Verified; Committed to Wayne State; 51 tackles, 18 TFL, 7 sacks; 32 receptions, 480 yards, 8 TD’s
DL – William Pokorny | Central Valley | 5’8/185 (Soph.)
– 92 tackles, 22 TFL, 6 sacks
LB – Dane Duryea | Anselmo-Merna | 6’4/205 (Jr.)
– 84 tackles, 3 INT’s, 2 TFL; 1,969 rushing yards, 37 TD’s; 612 passing yards, 7 TD’s
LB – Wyatt Frey | Lawrence-Nelson | 6’5/220 (Jr.)
– Committed to Northwestern; Top 10 Nebraska prospect in the Class of 2027; 98 tackles, INT
1.591 rushing yards, 27 TD’s; 1,146 passing yards, 15 TD’s
LB – Lane Heimes | Wynot | 5’10/160 (Jr.)
– 119 tackles, 7.5 TFL, 3 sacks
DB – Maurice Robertson | Sandhills-Thedford | 6’1/195
– 68 tackles, 5 TFL, 4 INT’s; 1,846 rushing yards, 32 TD’s; 771 passing yards, 9 TD’s
DB – Clayton Wagner | Elmwood-Murdock | 5’9/150
– 48 tackles, 7 INT’s
DB – Braylon Wegner | Bancroft-Rosalie | 5’10/180
– 32 tackles, 3 INT’s; 39 receptions, 626 yards, 14 TD’s
P – Owen Grint | Twin Loup | 6’1/175 (Soph.)
– 40.4 yards per punt; 1,088 total yards, 14 TD’s; 152 tackles, 7 TFL, 4 sacks

Honorable Mention

Quarterback
Cooper Arehart | Neligh-Oakdale | 5’11/155 (Soph.)
– 1,619 passing yards, 16 TD’s; 898 rushing yards, 24 TD’s
Jack Baker | Hitchcock County | 5’11
– 1,129 passing yards, 17 TD’s; 646 rushing yards, 10 TD’s
Tucker Bickford | Weeping Water | 5’10/160
– 662 rushing yards, 12 TD’s; 617 passing yards, 9 TD’s
Calvin Carraher | Franklin | 5’11/155
– 1,102 rushing yards, 16 TD’s; 782 passing yards, 15 TD’s
Dashiell Coleman | Elmwood-Murdock | 6’0/160
– 1,005 rushing yards, 14 TD’s; 932 rushing yards, 12 TD’s
Cael Dubas | Fullerton | 5’9/170 (Soph.)
– 1,138 rushing yards, 19 TD’s; 746 passing yards, 9 TD’s
Dane Duryea | Anselmo-Merna | 6’4/200 (Jr.)
– 1,869 rushing yards, 37 TD’s; 612 rushing yards, 7 TD’s
Chris Fernandez | Ainsworth
– 1,155 passing yards, 11 TD’s; 633 rushing yards, 3 TD’s
Micah Gerlach | Cambridge | 6’0/175
– 1,207 passing yards, 15 TD’s; 868 rushing yards, 13 TD’s
Brady Hayes | Lyond-Decatur Northeast | 6’3/170
– 696 passing yards, 11 TD’s; 530 rushing yards, 7 TD’s
Graham Trompke | Loomis | 6’1/160 (Jr.)
– 971 passing yards, 13 TD’s; 419 rushing yards, 4 TD’s

Running Back
Drew Bawe | Burwell (Jr.)
– 1,375 rushing yards, 16 TD’s
Keston Beavers | Elm Creek | 6’0/165
– 1,003 rushing yards, 14 TD’s; 13 receptions, 253 yards, 3 TD’s
Adam Denkert | Kenesaw | 6’1/180
– 1,115 rushing yards, 18 TD’s; 14 receptions, 185 yards, 2 TD’s
Grady Drueke | Elgin/Pope John
– 821 rushing yards, 9 TD’s
Grady Erickson | Hitchcock County
– 965 rushing yards, 15 TD’s; 208 receiving yards, 3 TD’s
Gavin Geilenkirchen | Humphrey Archangels | 6’0/165 (Jr.)
– 1,394 rushing yards, 27 TD’s
Luke Harms | Weeping Water | 5’11/175
– 742 rushing yards, 13 TD’s; 235 receiving yards, 5 TD’s
Kwyntin Kampa | Lyons-Decatur | 6’1/200
– 1,230 rushing yards, 18 TD’s
Wyatt Kempf | Bruning-Davenport/Shickley | 5’7/145 (Jr.)
– 1,152 rushing yards, 15 TD’s; 151 receiving yards, TD
Brycen Kula | Osceola | 5’10/150 (Jr.)
– 928 rushing yards, 17 TD’s
Brody Marsh | Elmwood-Murdock | 6’2/185 (Jr.)
– 1,134 rushing yards, 12 TD’s
Quincey Orme | Deshler | 5’9/150 (Soph.)
– 1,021 rushing yards, 16 TD’s
Jace Schukar | Loomis | 5’10/160
– 1,351 rushing yards, 26 TD’s; 2 receiving TD’s
Alex Werner | Mullen | 5’11/165
– 975 rushing yards, 14 TD’s; 3 receiving TD’s
Jackson Williams | Lawrence-Nelson | 6’1/195 (Soph.)
– 845 rushing yards, 13 TD’s

Wide Receiver/Tight End/Athlete
Brady Ahlemeyer | Cambridge | 5’8/135
– 508 rushing yards, 11 TD’s; 24 receptions, 553 yards, 9 TD’s
Braxton Cady-Wheeler | Giltner | 6’1/145
– 44 receptions, 701 yards, 8 TD’s
Tucker Czarnick | Humphrey Archangels | 5’11/165
– 26 receptions, 436 yards, 12 TD’s
James Eby | St. Mary’s | 5’10/140 (Jr.)
– 23 receptions, 361 yards, 8 TD’s
Anderson Gaarder | Bayard | 6’3/175
– 22 receptions, 317 yards, 5 TD’s; 286 rushing yards, 3 TD’s
Aragorn Green | Franklin | 6’1/155
– 37 receptions, 486 yards, 8 TD’s
Carter Hall | Twin Loup | 6’2/170 (Jr.)
– 23 receptions, 513 yards, 7 TD’s; 355 rushing yards, 2 TD’s
Tyson Freeman | Loomis | 6’2/175
– 21 receptions, 468 yards, 7 TD’s
Cayden Hampton | Mullen | 6’0/145
– 20 receptions, 446 yards, 6 TD’s
Adam Kisker | Hitchcock County
– 21 receptions, 449 yards, 10 TD’s
Brock McCarter | Overton | 6’5/180 (Jr.)
– 35 receptions, 527 yards, 7 TD’s
Cole Taft | Falls City Sacred Heart | 5’11/140
– 46 receptions, 476 yards, 5 TD’s

Offensive Line
Mace Beran | Twin Loup | 6’2/225
Carter Cole | St. Mary’s | 6’0/215 (Jr.)
Lucas Engel | Bancroft-Rosalie | 6’3/250
Cy Feeken | Burwell | 6’0/215
Parker Freouf | Chambers/Wheeler Central | 6’0/245 (Jr.)
Brenden Gabel | Osceola | 5’11/250
Isaac Haack | Franklin | 6’4
Jeremiah Keene | Weeping Water | 5’11/210
Miles Kohmetscherd | Kenesaw
Kael Lindsey | Elmwood-Murdock | 6’3/215 (Jr.)
Barrett MacIntyre | Anselmo-Merna
Tobby Voss | Bruning-Davenport/Shickley | 6’0/215

Defensive Line
Eli Banks | St. Mary’s | 6’3/225 (Jr.)
– 100 tackles, 19 TFL, 5 sacks
Eldon Hack | Franklin | 6’4/185
– 115 tackles, 3 TFL
Dalton Herley | St. Mary’s | 6’1/220 (Jr.)
– 120 tackles, 24 TFL, 5 sacks
Cooper Heikkinen | Lawrence-Nelson (Soph.)
– 97 tackles, 6 sacks
Michael Jesse | Chambers/Wheeler Central | 6’4/170
– 44 tackles, 9 TFL, 6 sacks
Daniel Kluver | Chambers/Wheeler Central | 6’4/205
– 72 tackles, 4 TFL, 2 sacks
Jason Kraus | Mullen | 5’11/180 (Jr.)
– 78 tackles, 23.5 TFL, 4 sacks
Jayden Loghry | Hitchcock County
– 68 tackles, 13 TFL, 8 sacks
Hunter McLeod | Blue Hill | 6’3/225 (Jr.)
– 60 tackles, 13 TFL, 3.5 sacks
Alex Meier | Elm Creek | 6’2/170
– 112 tackles, 12 TFL
Colton Perks | Cambridge | 6’1/185
– 83 tackles, 13 TFL, 4 sacks
Parker Schmidt | Wynot | 5’11/195
– 74 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 3 sacks
Karson Shuler | Hitchcock County | 6’2/210
– 128 tackles, 6 TFL, 3 sacks
Oaklan Soto | Central Valley | 6’1/175 (Soph.)
-106 tackles, 9 TFL
Nathan Tomcak | Howells-Dodge | 6’2/200
– 53 tackles, 15 TFL, 9.5 sacks
Carson Towle | Elmwood-Murdock | 6’2 (Jr.)
– 100 tackles, 13 TFL, 4 sacks
Gunnar Vanosdall | Central Valley (Jr.)
– 78 tackles, 16 TFL, 4 sacks
Daniel Wright | Mullen | 6’0/205 (Jr.)
– 72 tackles, 18 TFL, 5 sacks

Linebackers
Quinton Anderson | Overton
– 114 tackles, 3 TFL
Drake Berg | St. Mary’s | 5’10/170 )(Jr.)
– 109 tackles, 10 TFL, 3 INT’s
Elijah Canonico | Falls City Sacred Heart | 5’11/155
– 80 tackles, 4 TFL
Gage Clifton | Overton | 5’11/195
– 130 tackles, 7 TFL
Drake Doss | Anselmo-Merna
– 82 tackles, 3 TFL
Jerek Erickson | Elgin/Pope John
– 54 tackles, 7 TFL, 2 INT’s
Aden Feezell | Osceola | 5’8/185
– 122 tackles
Levi Kamler | Bruning-Davenport/Shickley | 6’4/180
– 101 tackles
Breckin Kight | Neligh-Oakdale (Jr.)
– 89 tackles, 9 TFL, 3 INT’s
Chase Luther | Howells-Dodge | 6’1/160 (Jr.)
– 101 tackles, 4 TFL
Cauy Meyer | Loomis | 6’0/180
– 113 taclkes, 12 TFL
Ethan Rabou | Sandhills/Thedford | 5’11/190
– 119 tackles, 11 TFL, 3 sacks
Caiden Peterman | Franklin
– 86 tackles, 2 INT’s
William Scheer | Palmer | 5’8/165
– 100 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 2 INT’s
Caden Strake | Central Valley | 6’1/175 (Jr.)
– 67 tackles, 20 TFL, 6 sacks
Ely Van Renan | Hyannis | 6’4/220
– 44 tackles, 18 TFL

Defensive Backs
Brody Jensen | Burwell | 5’7/155 (Jr.)
-77 tackles, 3 INT’s
Brendan Johannes | Humphrey Archangels | 6’6/185
– 116 tackles
Dawson McCarter | Overton | 5’10/165
– 73 tackles, 4 INT’s
Levi Merrihew | Hyannis | 5’9/155
– 81 tackles, 15 TFL
Dane Meyer | Howells-Dodge | 5’10/125
– 54 tackles, 2 INT’s
Chase Owens | High Plains | 5’10/165
– 4 INT’s
Brody Petterson | Wilcox-Hildreth
– 116 tackles, 2 sacks
Caenyn Priest | Anselmo-Merna | 6’0/160 (Jr.)
– 54 tackles, 3 INT’s
Brayden Santos | Osceola | 5’8/135
– 41 tackles, 4 INT’s
Landon Shoemaker | Central Valley | 6’0/195 (Jr.)
– 94 tackles, 3 INT’s
Cade Uden | Kenesaw (Jr.)
– 63 tackles, 2 INT’s