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Jim Leonhard Award Pre-Season Watch List

08/22/2014, 10:45am CDT
By Travis Wilson

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.

Jim Leonhard Award Pre-Season Watch List

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.

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