Jim Leonhard Award Pre-Season Watch List
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hunter | Ashlin | Rice Lake |
| Matthew | Bach | University School |
| Josh | Baker | Kewaskum |
| Linc | Bennett | Wilmot |
| Jarek | Berg | Oconomowoc |
| Matt | Bernstein | Whitefish Bay |
| Nate | Bevers | Little Chute |
| Brady | Blang | Monona Grove |
| Ray | Bright | Oak Creek |
| Stephan | Burbach | New Lisbon |
| Deonte | Carlton | Green Bay East |
| Logan | Carroll | Pepin/Alma |
| Taylor | Conley | Menasha |
| Mike | Conrady | Menomonee Falls |
| Vincent | Cosey | Racine Park |
| Chase | Craig | Badger |
| Mike | Delzer | Medford |
| Joe | Dubois | Brookfield Central |
| Collin | Feld | Baraboo |
| Beau | Girard | Superior |
| Nick | Goudreau | Appleton East |
| Shane | Gran | Westby |
| Zak | Greco | Big Foot |
| Dakota | Grzesk | New Berlin Eisenhower |
| Ben | Gutschow | Amherst |
| Bailey | Headington | Xavier |
| Joey | Helgerson | Hillsboro |
| Jim | Hoesley | Arcadia |
| Justin | Ida | Wild Rose |
| Kyle | Jensen | Waunakee |
| Braden | Jorenby | Madison La Follette |
| Kaleb | Kaminski | Tomahawk |
| Jake | Kentala | Kenosha Bradford |
| Cody | Klossowski | Ithaca |
| Kobe | Knaak | Franklin |
| Matthew | Lechner | Catholic Memorial |
| Amaziah | McCall | Amherst |
| Joe | McKelvey | Osceola |
| Alex | Nagel | Antigo |
| Sam | Nickulis | Pius XI Catholic |
| Tedy | Orlando | Arrowhead |
| Adam | Parent | Northern Elite |
| Tyler | Patoka | Stevens Point |
| Antonio-Jose | Ramos | Arrowhead |
| Beau | Reder | Superior |
| Tyler | Reinhart | Slinger |
| Tyler | Remmers | Waukesha West |
| Hunter | Rolain | Appleton North |
| Dyln | Ross | Waterford |
| Aaron | Scafe | Melrose-Mindoro |
| Will | Schmidt | Brookfield East |
| Zeffary | Smith | Reedsburg |
| Samuel | Staehling | Plymouth |
| Ben | Swanson | West Allis Hale |
| Blake | Thiel | Lakeside Lutheran |
| J.T. | Thode | Waukesha North |
| Josh | Verbeten | Wrightstown |
| Jake | Wagner | Roncalli |
| Jake | Walgenbach | Fond du Lac |
| Ryan | Walker | Markesan |
| Chase | Werwinski | McFarland |
| Josh | Weyand | Kenosha Indian Trail |
| Brady | Wieland | Saint Francis |
| Louis | Williams | Shorewood/Messmer |
| Hunter | Wilson | DeForest |
| Jaron | Winkler | Rice Lake |
| Sam | Zander | Waunakee |
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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