The Jim Leonhard Award is presented to the top senior defensive back as part of the WSN Senior Football Awards. The award is named after former Flambeau High School and University of Wisconsin athlete Jim Leonhard, who has gone on to great success in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, Denver Broncos, and New Orleans Saints.
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.
First Name | Last Name | School |
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Jaegar | Adams | White Lake/Elcho |
Reegan | Anderson | Almond-Bancroft |
Alex | Andraski | Waukesha West |
Khan | Balushi | GB Southwest |
Jon | Barnes | Stevens Point |
Nick | Baumann | Oak Creek |
Eric | Bevers | Little Chute |
Dylan | Beyer | Seymour |
Blake | Bomkamp | Highland |
Ryan | Bonamarte | Williams Bay |
Evan | Bondoc | Edgewood |
Brady | Borrell | D.C. Everest |
Tyler | Bowes | Elkhorn |
Jaryd | Braden | Frederic |
Jeramiah | Bradley | Sun Prairie |
Mitchell | Brees | Greendale |
Jameson | Brock | Wauwatosa West |
Colton | Brock | Columbus |
Seth | Butler | Black Hawk |
Jim | Chenoweth | New Glarus/Monticello |
Chris | Clementi | Wausau West |
Marcus | Collins | Mad. La Follette |
Will | Daniels | GB Preble |
Beau | DeLaet | Wausaukee |
Pat | Dernovsek | Flambeau |
DJ | DeValk | Little Chute |
Chandler | Diekvoss | West De Pere |
Aaron | Dietmeier | Webster |
Nolan | Dodge | Delavan-Darien |
Kole | Dubiel | Whitehall |
Patrick | Elzen | New Glarus/Monticello |
Cole | Erickson | Deerfield |
Clay | Gale | Central |
Blair | Griffith | De Pere |
Ty | Gruenwald | Merrill |
Bradley | Grunewald | Augusta |
Connor | Handrick | Edgar |
Talon | Heinemeyer | Shiocton |
Bowe | Helgeson | DeSoto |
Alex | Helmer | Prescott |
Ethan | Hilmer | Manitowoc Lutheran |
Michael | Horton | DeForest |
Adam | Hummelmeir | Dodgeland |
Logan | Hutzler | Rio |
Eric | Imel | SJNMA |
Avanta | James | Racine Horlick |
Tyler | Jensen | Waunakee |
Mitchell | Johnson | Central |
Zach | Johnson | Unity |
Bryce | Juedes | Homestead |
Brett | Kasuboski | Wild Rose |
Tarail | King | Racine St. Catherine's |
Cole | Kirchman | Luxemburg-Casco |
Hunter | Klatt | Clayton |
Alec | Kocour | Catholic Memorial |
Dylan | Korvela | White Lake/Elcho |
Alex | Lasinski | Hortonville |
Blake | Lehman | Edgar |
Dalton | Lewallen | Stanley-Boyd |
Miles | Lewis | Hudson |
Mitch | Mallek | Stevens Point |
Bryce | Mancheski | Deerfield |
Tyler | Marquardt | Marion/Tigerton |
Dillon | Martinez | Holmen |
Joe | Meyers | Spencer/Columbus |
Caleb | Miller | Bangor |
Cody | Mitchell | Waupun |
Lucas | Morgan | Cameron |
Aaron | Morris | Hope Christian |
Brion | Nash | Riverside |
Colton | Neiman | Wisconsin Rapids |
Nate | Nelson | Waupaca |
Tyler | Olson | North Crawford |
Daniel | Pearce | Big Foot |
Logan | Peterson | Cedar Grove-Belgium |
Raymund | Pierce | Messmer/Shorewood |
Evan | Polce | Appleton North |
Hunter | Prokash | Algoma |
Cooper | Radtke | Oshkosh North |
Tywan | Ramsey | Messmer/Shorewood |
Ben | Randerson | Freedom |
Matt | Reynolds | Badger |
Grant | Richman | Chilton |
Jay | Ritger | Mosinee |
Connor | Rolain | Appleton North |
Alex | Romenesko | Arrowhead |
Levi | Sanborn | Peshtigo |
Derek | Schambow | Platteville |
Joe | Schroeder | Fall River |
Trevor | Seewald | Coleman |
Travis | Sigg | Dodgeville |
Drew | Slade | Pardeeville |
McKale | Slagel | Prairie Farm |
Marcus | Smith | Menomonie |
Max | Soderberg | Mosinee |
Brandon | Stanek | Hillsboro |
Payton | Sterkowitz | Reedsburg |
Elijah | Strong | Oak Creek |
Joey | Swanson | Northern Elite |
Alex | Teich | Grafton |
Carter | Tesch | Menasha |
Luke | Thiele | Lakeside Lutheran |
Alec | Treuthardt | Pecatonica-Argyle |
Eric | Van Vleet | G-E-T |
Dalton | Varsho | Marshfield |
Luke | Winnen | Kimberly |
Jonathon | Wodarz | Pepin/Alma |
Matt | Wolter | Antigo |
Brent | Yaron | Medford |
Cole | Yoder | Oshkosh West |
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.