Joe Thomas Award Pre-Season Watch List
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Miguel | Alvarado | West Allis Hale |
| Nels | Anderson | Arrowhead |
| Noah | Andujar | Greendale |
| Jacob | Arens | Mauston |
| Brandon | Bailey | New Glarus/Monticello |
| Wyatt | Bancroft | Cambria-Friesland |
| Tyler | Barman | Wisconsin Heights |
| Ryan | Bauer | Iola-Scandinavia |
| Gabe | Bautz | Catholic Memorial |
| Timothy | Bean | Shorewood/Messmer |
| Torger | Bekkum | Kickapoo/La Farge |
| Mitchell | Boelkow | Milwaukee King |
| Ben | Bredeson | Arrowhead |
| Sam | Buchberger | Marathon |
| Isaac | Buntrock | Merrill |
| Mike | Caliendo | Brookfield East |
| Matthew | Christoferson | Hurley |
| Nick | Ciszak | Stanley-Boyd |
| Miles | Crosby | Milwaukee King |
| Isiah | Doane | Crandon |
| Mike | Dobrenski | Franklin |
| Aaron | Drzonek | Randolph |
| Brad | Dzbinski | Omro |
| Sam | Fechter | Kewaskum |
| Brandon | Fowell | Ithaca |
| Rock | France | Stoughton |
| Jerin | Frey | Menomonee Falls |
| Ryan | Fuller | Necedah |
| Connor | Girten | DeForest |
| Dan | Gjertson | Cedar Grove-Belgium |
| Max | Gober | Madison West |
| Traiten | Gorr | Monroe |
| Ezekiel | Gueths | Shawano |
| Ryan | Hahm | Cedarburg |
| Malykee | Hall | Oshkosh North |
| Jack | Halquist | Brookfield Academy |
| Sam | Heckel | Waukesha West |
| Nick | Henkel | Fennimore |
| Marquise | Hill | Milwaukee King |
| Erik | Hubbell | Brown Deer |
| Austin | Jahnke | Eau Claire Memorial |
| Jeremiah | Jimenez | Stoughton |
| Derek | Johnson | Bangor |
| Eric | Jorgenson | Colby |
| Jared | Joslin | Port Edwards |
| Spencer | Kanz | Luxemburg-Casco |
| Joey | Koppelman | Brookfield Central |
| Jake | Lane | Boyceville |
| Madison | Larson | Pepin/Alma |
| Brady | Lenz | Wausau West |
| Ben | Lepak | Edgar |
| CJ | Luzich | South Milwaukee |
| Dalton | Lyons | Somerset |
| Dylan | MacGilvra | Mineral Point |
| Collin | Mastin | La Crosse Logan |
| Parker | Mathewson | West De Pere |
| Andrew | Mayer | Appleton North |
| Andrew | Melvin | Nekoosa |
| Logan | Miller | Osceola |
| Ryan | Miller | Somerset |
| Zach | Nelson | University School |
| Brandon | Niemuth | Kiel |
| Luke | Nystrom | De Pere |
| Mike | Olsen | Arrowhead |
| Evan | Philibeck | Freedom |
| Jackson | Plate | Racine Park |
| Noberto | Pliego | Wauwatosa West |
| Jason | Podoll | Wautoma |
| Hunter | Post | Mount Horeb/Barneveld |
| KaJuan | Redus | Middleton |
| Tyler | Rice | Northern Elite |
| Mason | Ripp | Waunakee |
| Bryce | Roberts | Wisconsin Lutheran |
| Dalton | Rowan | Menomonie |
| Sam | Ruetz | Franklin |
| Austin | Rupiper | Evansville/Albany |
| Matthew | Saager | Lodi |
| John | Salm | Bloomer |
| Brandon | Semo | Brown Deer |
| Matthew | Serene | Pepin/Alma |
| Airon | Servais | Ashwaubenon |
| Zach | Severson | Black River Falls |
| Brett | Simmelink | Cedar Grove-Belgium |
| Sharon | Singh | Greenfield |
| Hunter | Stanek | Hillsboro |
| Keegan | Stanley | Superior |
| Brenn | Stapleton | Arrowhead |
| Jacob | Stein | Hortonville |
| Kenny | Thums | Omro |
| Ryan | Tobin | Muskego |
| Samuel | Topel | Evansville/Albany |
| Hunter | Toppel | DeForest |
| Michael | Ugalde | Marshall |
| Cole | Van Lanen | Bay Port |
| Jack | Vruwink | Wisconsin Rapids |
| Cole | Warzynski | Almond-Bancroft |
| Teddy | Weber | Whitefish Bay |
| Garrett | Westerwelle | Reedsburg |
| Stephan | Wieder | Badger |
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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