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 | Team |
---|---|---|
Drew | Adel | Randolph |
Jaxon | Brown | Regis |
Matt | Brown | Necedah |
Tanner | Bruchs | Poynette |
Collin | Ellenbecker | Athens |
Logan | Furniss | Lodi |
Gerry | Gilles | Brown Deer |
Omari | Johnson | Milwaukee Riverside |
Darrell | Kirby | Milwaukee Bradley Tech |
Bryce | Kothe | Wilmot |
Cody | Kujawa | Waukesha West |
Caleb | Kuske | Wisconsin Lutheran |
Keenan | Leahy | Elkhorn |
Alex | Macke | Appleton North |
Chris | Magnuson | Holmen |
Kelvin | Medrano | Menasha |
Chaz | Mootz | Merrill |
Hunter | Nikolai | Kenosha Tremper |
Jake | Reif | Stratford |
Austin | Riehel | Shiocton |
Jack | Ringelberg | Greendale |
Luke | Risse | Clinton |
CJ | Roth | Watertown |
Andy | Ryan | Lancaster |
Garret | Schleis | Cameron |
Eric | Schommer | Freedom |
Joe | Schroeder | Fall River |
Alex | Shifflet | River Valley |
Andrew | Smith | Racine St. Catherine's |
Jeremy | Steward | Racine Park |
Elijah | Strong | Oak Creek |
Nick | Taranto | Ellsworth |
Brandon | Valenza | Muskego |
Zach | Veit | Wauwatosa West |
Bret | Verstegen | Kimberly |
Clint | Warminski | Stanley-Boyd |
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.