The Dave Krieg Award is presented annually to the state's top senior quarterback as part of the WSN Senior Football Awards. The award is named after former D.C. Everest and Milton College athlete Dave Krieg, who went on to play 12 seasons in the NFL and still ranks in the Top 15 all-time in most passing categories.
The pre-season list will be trimmed down to 25 semi-finalists halfway through the year, with five finalists chosen at the start of the playoffs. Winners are announced the week of the state finals.
Dave Krieg Award Pre-Season Watch List:
Ben Ackerley, Frederic
Harley Anderson, Waupaca
Lance Baretz, Franklin
Dom Bledsoe, New Berlin West
Caleb Burch, Altoona
Danny Burns, Verona
Bobby Cieplewski, Milwaukee Hamilton
Sam Clark, Cumberland
Jimmy Coady, Aquinas
Matt Connell, Turtle Lake
Josh Cornett, Ithaca
Austin Damaschke, Westosha Central
Gino DeBartolo, Kenosha Bradford
Doug Delebreau, Kewaunee
Cal Ehrke, Whitefish Bay
Dan Elver, Mount Horeb / Barneveld
Alex Erickson, Darlington
Aaron Forde, Augusta
Charlie Foss, Appleton West
Austin Fritzinger, Delavan-Darien
Nate Hammon, Milton
Derek Hasanoglu, Mukwonago
Gavin Hautala, Pittsville
Lucas Hemauer, Chilton
Jordan Hibbard, Three Lakes
Jabari Hill, Milwaukee North
Jeff Hollenbach, Beloit Memorial
Jaramia Jehn, Mondovi
Austin Kassner, Ashwaubenon
Tyler Ketz, Clayton
Peter Klicka, Wild Rose
John Kopriva, Milwaukee Marquette
Tyler Kuehndorf, Glenwood City
Hank Kujak, Blair-Taylor
Austin Leichtnam, Oshkosh West
Tyler Leonhard, Flambeau
Skylar Liebzeit, Wisconsin Dells
Kyle Lyne, Shullsburg
Chad Mazur, Reedsburg
Brady Nelson, Mauston
Race Noeldner, Pulaski
Cody Nuernberg, Kewaskum
Matt O'Connell, Clear Lake
Sam Oliden, South Milwaukee
Tyler Patterson, Sun Prairie
Jordan Prochnow, Cambria-Friesland
Dylan Rauch, Monona Grove
Tucker Reimer, Fond du Lac
Rockie Reuter, Potosi
Andy Rice, Pacelli
Austin Ryf, Winneconne
Ryan Sands, DeForest
Matt Savatski, Benton / Scales Mound (IL)
Travis Schertz, Wausau West
Adam Schulz, Muskego
David Sell, Manawa
Paul Selz, Spencer / Columbus Catholic
Luke Smith, Menasha
Ben Smith, Assumption
Cole Solomon, Iowa-Grant
Riley Spetz, Sevastopol
Joel Stave, Whitnall
Matt Stern, Homestead
Garrett Stocke, Lake Country Lutheran
Jake Sussek, Wonewoc-Center
Brian Tolonen, Elmwood
Ernie Valente, Greendale
Kyle Veloz, Oak Creek
Devin Venden, Waterloo
Dylan Webster, Spring Valley
Tyler Wedel, McFarland
Brett Youngbeck, Brown Deer
Pre-season watch lists are compiled from all-conference teams, stats leaders, film evaluations, WSN Player Rankings, and coach input. Players do not have to be on the pre-season list to be considered for the semi-final or finals list.
Tag(s): News Travis Wilson Senior FB Awards
