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 about 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 | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Nick | Allen | Homestead |
| Mike | Barnes | Sussex Hamilton |
| Zack | Baun | Brown Deer |
| Brett | Behselich | Fort Atkinson |
| Tristan | Brewer | Grantsburg |
| Joe | Breznik | West Allis Hale |
| Tanner | Bruchs | Poynette |
| Heath | Butler | Black Hawk |
| Jordan | Carlson | Madison La Follette |
| Jesse | Collins | Delavan-Darien |
| Cannon | Cooley | Waukesha South |
| Preston | Droessler | Cuba City |
| Josh | Eastenson | Fall Creek |
| Ben | Everhart | Eau Claire Memorial |
| Spencer | Francis | Brookfield Academy |
| John | Garlewski | Cambridge |
| Charlie | Greif | Marquette |
| Justis | Groothousen | Flambeau |
| Ryan | Hayes | Belleville |
| Kyle | Heinsohn | Cameron |
| Jared | Henning | Kettle Moraine Lutheran |
| John | Higgins | Williams Bay |
| Alec | Ingold | Bay Port |
| Tyler | Johnson | Menasha |
| Amaru | King | Milwaukee Washington |
| Will | Konecny | West Allis Central |
| Dwayne | Lawhorn | Germantown |
| Collin | McCarville | Port Edwards |
| Logan | McShane | Wisconsin Lutheran |
| Nick | Mehlum | Superior |
| Mike | Mojica | Cedarburg |
| Beau | Mommaerts | West De Pere |
| James | Morgan | Ashwaubenon |
| Brett | Morris | Big Foot |
| Mitchel | Neubauer | Southern Door |
| Justin | Oliden | South Milwaukee |
| Josh | Ringelberg | Greendale |
| Charlie | Rotherham | Notre Dame |
| Casey | Schuet | Watertown |
| Austin | Schyvinck | Reedsburg |
| Nate | Scott | Wisconsin Dells |
| Derek | Severson | Clinton |
| Jeremy | Swider | Greenfield |
| Nate | Tranel | Lancaster |
| Tyler | Westrick | Milton |
| Ben | Wilkins | Lake Country Lutheran |
| Jacob | Wolf | Ozaukee |
| Levi | Wolf | Elmwood/Plum City |
| Paul | Zech | Sauk Prairie |
| Zach | Zilm | Madison East |
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.
