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Joe Thomas Award Pre-Season Watch List

08/20/2014, 8:15pm CDT
By Travis Wilson

The Joe Thomas Award is presented annually to the state's top senior offensive lineman as part of the WSN Senior Football Awards presented by Taco Bell. The award is named after former Brookfield Central and University of Wisconsin athlete Joe Thomas, who has gone on to great success in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns. After an All-American career at UW, Thomas has been selected to the NFL Pro Bowl each of his three years in the league. 
 
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.

Joe Thomas Award Pre-Season Watch List

First Name Last Name Team
Peter Andrew Fond du Lac
Steve Arnold Cedarburg
Tony Balistreri Catholic Memorial
Jake Ballweg Columbus
Dan Bartels Franklin
Bryan Beck Franklin
Brandon Bee Ithaca
Dominic Belisle Saint Mary's Springs
Nathan Belisle Athens
Chris Benn Kenosha Bradford
Austin Benton Stoughton
Richard Block Berlin
Solomon Brown Pius XI
Austin Burzynski Stanley-Boyd
Kyle Canales Rio
Adam Carlson Janesville Craig
David Chadd Lancaster
Seth Collins Merrill
Michael Cooney Germantown
Chase Crothers Sun Prairie
Alex Daughtery Sun Prairie
Jon Dietzen Seymour
Jason Erdmann Slinger
Brett Erickson Darlington
Alex Evans Wisconsin Lutheran
Justin Giebel New Lisbon
Kirk Gjermo Deerfield
Jake Glodowski Arcadia
Jacob Heath Oshkosh West
Vince Hughes Franklin
Nolan Kern Regis
Sam King Muskego
Devan Kostichka Algoma
Cole LaLiberty Chetek-Weyerhaeuser
Mason LaMarche Wisconsin Lutheran
Matthew Lassa Pittsville
Cody Lawerence Evansville/Albany
Adam Lawrence Fort Atkinson
James Lawson Cameron
P.J. LeClaire Brookfield East
Baili Leszcynski Muskego
Andrew Luebke Ashwaubenon
Adrian Lynn Colby
Sean Mabbett Germantown
John Marita Homestead
Noah Martin Waupaca
Mitch McMahon Green Bay Southwest
Bryce McMahon Potosi
Matt Mercer Altoona
Tyler Merckx Kimberly
Kyle Merschdorf Wabeno/Laona
Christian Morzinski Wauwatosa West
Mike Myers Jefferson
Jacob Nellis Waunakee
Michael Nelson Homestead
Zack Oruruo Madison La Follette
Avery Ousterhaut Milton
Jake Ovyn Owen-Withee
Robert Pavletich Neenah
Elijah Perine Homestead
Andrew Poenitsch Sussex Hamilton
Kyle Polum Cedarburg
Kole Purtell Pardeeville
Derek Ramsey Middleton
Sam Rhinehart Eau Claire North
Colin Sager Hortonville
Brett Sawicki Oshkosh North
Jacob Schley Saint Thomas More
Zach Schneider Xavier
Joe Schultz Waukesha West
Kaleb Schwinefus Mondovi
Chuck Serauskas Holmen
Ross Smith Janesville Craig
Kyle Staudt Manitowoc Lutheran
Jordan Steckler Two Rivers
Jeff Steers Appleton North
Sam Stekel La Crosse Logan
Kyle Stephens Poynette
Hunter Tank Fall River
Tony Thurs Athens
Andrew Trzebiatowski Amherst
Ben Vehlow Waterloo
Nathan Veloz Oak Creek
Dillon Villacruz Verona
Cole Warzynski Almond-Bancroft
Jon Wilgren Hudson
Alex Wipperfurth Sauk Prairie
Lucas Wiza Rosholt
Zach Wolf Darlington
Charlie Younger Mukwonago

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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