The John Anderson Award is presented annually to the state's top senior linebacker as part of the WSN Senior Football Awards presented by Taco Bell. The award is named after John Anderson, a former Waukesha South standout who went on to star at the University of Michigan and later with the Green Bay Packers
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.
John Anderson Award Pre-Season Watch List :
Justin Alexson, Northwestern
Drake Barczak, Greendale
Mitch Berceau, Luxemburg-Casco
Vince Biegel, Wisconsin Rapids
Jordan Blied, DeForest
Brad Boegel, Kewaskum
Ryan Bonikowske, Neenah
Michael Bostwick, Baraboo
Conor Cannon, Milwaukee Marquette
Alex Cejpek, Kickapoo / La Farge
Max Chamberlin, Waunakee
Ryan Chase, Waupun
Austin Cordell, Hartford
John Crowley, New Berlin Eisenhower
Xavier Crumpton, Homestead
Nick Davis, Adams-Friendship
Stuart Degeneffe, Chilton
Jayden Dobbs, Athens
Garrett Eichman, Webster
Jacob Engels, Coleman
Nik Ewelt, McFarland
David Figueroa, Delavan-Darien
Jackson Fox, Wrightstown
Peter Francis, Brookfield Academy
Tom Fruehe, Appleton North
Ryan Funk, Lake Mills
Matt Gajewski, Appleton North
Bennett Goff, Middleton
Neko Graf, Racine Lutheran
Sam Graff, D.C. Everest
Jordan Gruettner, Muskego
Weston Haefner, Marshall
Max Hagopian, Kenosha Bradford
Brandon Hardyman, Darlington
Mikey Hartenbach, Oshkosh Lourdes / Valley Christian
Cole Heili, Sheboygan Falls
Josiah Hella, Lakeside Lutheran
Lukas Hintz, Rosholt
Garrett Huffar, Ithaca
Erik Hulman, Milwaukee Lutheran
Matt Ihm, Lancaster
Garrett Jelinek, Valders
Ajay Johnson, Waupaca
Jesse Johnson, Stevens Point
Garrison Jones, Platteville
Tyler Kleist, Highland
Austin Knoble, Beloit Memorial
Reed Konter, Sheboygan North
John Kontowicz, Menomonee Falls
Darren Koopman, Cedar Grove-Belgium
Chris Krakau, South Milwaukee
Dustin Kratcha, Lodi
Ben Kufalk, Luck
Matt Langreck, Colby
Brandon Latzig, Wausau West
Jacob Luff, Pepin/Alma
Jonah Lund, Sun Prairie
Scott Mateski, Flambeau
Sam Mickelson, Cambridge
Jacob Miller, DeForest
Brenden Mogensen, Elkhorn
Brad Money, Janesville Parker
Nathan Monteverde, Omro
Thomas Murphy, Madison Edgewood
Clint Nievinski, Mosinee
Dan Olson, Germantown
Sam Olszewski, West Allis Hale
Austin Peters, Menasha
Devin Peterson, Wisconsin Rapids
Zach Pethan, Manitowoc Lincoln
Seth Postler, Montello/Princeton/Green Lake
Jake Rademacher, Kettle Moraine
Jake Rademacher, Saint Croix Falls
Lawton Radle, Plum City
Nick Reid, Saint Thomas More
Alex Reinecke, Potosi
Yazan Rizeq, Greenfield
Colin Roach, Prairie du Chien
Joseph Rogers, Cudahy
Jake Root, Menasha
Ryne Rowley, Fort Atkinson
Kyle Sands, Madison East
Josh Schueller, Hudson
Thurston Schuster, Marshall
Jeremy Seibel, Bloomer
Tyler Shockey, Holmen
Tommy Stark, Muskego
Trevor Stauner, South Milwaukee
Justin Sternweis, Marshfield
David Tauber, Sturgeon Bay
Nathan Taylor, Monona Grove
Brady Tibbits, Mineral Point
Wyatt Veseth, Milwaukee Marquette
Eric Vis, West Allis Central
Nick Wall, Waukesha West
Charlie Walsh, Catholic Memorial
Kalen Wilder, Milwaukee King
Lauden Wood, Saint Croix Central
Jake Wunder, Living Word Lutheran
Jacob Zwiefelhofer, Bloomer
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.
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