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 was selected to the NFL Pro Bowl ten times.
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.
The pre-season list will include all players, including those whose teams have moved to the alternate spring season. The remaining lists will feature only those programs who will play in the fall. We will review in the spring to determine if additional finalists or winners will be selected for the spring season.
JOE THOMAS AWARD PRE-SEASON WATCH LIST
| First Name | Last Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Martin | Aguilera | Abbotsford |
| Ethan | Auer | G-E-T |
| Tyler | Beck | Tomahawk |
| Josh | Bell | Mauston |
| J.P. | Benzschawel | Grafton |
| Gavin | Black | Waukesha West |
| Henk | Boese | Eau Claire Memorial |
| Aaron | Christensen | River Valley |
| Charlie | Clark | Edgewood |
| Nate | Clemons | Xavier |
| Josh | Daleiden | Northwood/Solon Springs |
| Dailin | Danforth | Bay Port |
| Jaxson | Darrow | New Glarus/Monticello |
| Will | DeGoey | Kaukauna |
| Will | DeGooey | Kaukauna |
| Justin | Ditter | Saint Mary’s Springs |
| Connor | Dortbudak | Menomonee Falls |
| Ashton | Duden | Clear Lake |
| Andrew | Elmhorst | Manawa |
| Trevor | Fiecko | Roncalli |
| Brian | Fullerton | Menomonee Falls |
| Tanner | Gaffey | Saint Croix Falls |
| Xavier | Ganfield | Nicolet |
| Connor | Gordon | Sussex Hamilton |
| Liam | Greenwood | Reedsburg |
| Eugene | Gregorich | Amherst |
| Ridge | Guyette | Hilbert |
| Mike | Hahn | Marathon |
| Zach | Hamilton | Greendale |
| Brye | Hardel | Iola-Scandinavia |
| Brendan | Harder | D.C. Everest |
| Braydon | Harmon | DeForest |
| Anders | Hegg | Madison West |
| Ethan | Hemmersbach | Bangor |
| Colton | Hougom | Onalaska |
| Jackson | Hunter | Oconomowoc |
| Ben | Janowski | Menomonee Falls |
| Tyler | Johnson | Osceola |
| Will | Jorgenson | Lakeside Lutheran |
| Spencer | Karban | Coleman |
| Riley | Kennow | Kenosha Indian Trail |
| Mason | Kochersperger | Kenosha Indian Trail |
| Kyle | Kroll | Luxemburg-Casco |
| Jacob | Kuglitsch | Pewaukee |
| Evan | Ladwig | Plymouth |
| Wyatt | Landphier | Pittsville |
| Max | Larson | Edgar |
| Jacob | Lavanway | West Bend East |
| Ike | Lee | Grantsburg |
| Zeb | Lehman | New London |
| Ben | Leister | Kewaskum |
| Levi | Liedke | Fond du Lac |
| Thatcher | Linstedt | Appleton West |
| Austin | Martin | Prairie du Chien |
| Joe | Marx | Appleton East |
| Kyle | Mason | Muskego |
| Evon | Mathison | Bangor |
| Marcus | Mbow | Wauwatosa East |
| Mitchell | McGinnis | Neenah |
| Kenneth | McKenzie | Menasha |
| Thomas | Meffert | Waunakee |
| Brady | Mocco | West Allis Hale |
| Malachi | Munoz | Sheboygan Falls |
| Calvin | Muraski | Bay Port |
| Skylar | Neff | Black Hawk/Warren (IL) |
| Paul | Nennig | New Berlin West |
| Jace | Ocker | Waukesha North |
| Zike | Okoro | Brookfield Central |
| Jaylin | Palimore | Milwaukee Riverside |
| Kelby | Petersen | Marshall |
| Israel | Powell | University School |
| Cole | Raisbeck | Lancaster |
| Austin | Rennhack | Columbus |
| Langston | Robinson | Marquette |
| Michael | Rodriguez | Milwaukee Reagan |
| Cody | Salzman | Peshtigo |
| Noah | Schultz | Jefferson |
| Jim | Schwaab | Catholic Memorial |
| Luke | Schwengels | Parkview |
| Jackson | Servais | La Crosse Central |
| Ben | Sinclair | Rhinelander |
| Gabe | Somerville | West De Pere |
| Gabe | Sporle | Mineral Point |
| Wade | Stanger | Ladysmith |
| Cullen | Starker | Whitefish Bay |
| Nick | Stauber | Franklin |
| Riley | Stobb | Oshkosh West |
| Austin | Tackman | Oak Creek |
| Evan | Taft | Greendale |
| Leo | Taylor | Suring |
| Tyler | Thompson | Blair-Taylor |
| Joe | Timmis | Marquette |
| Dawson | Van Meter | Luck |
| Deven | Vasquez | New Glarus/Monticello |
| Zach | Wahlin | Stoughton |
| Brock | Ward | Appleton East |
| Casey | Weber | Palmyra-Eagle |
| Haden | Weiland | Appleton East |
| Michael | Weismueller | Brookfield East |
| Luke | Wezyk | Sheboygan Falls |
| Patrick | Wright | Milwaukee Riverside |
| Jayden | Wyrwicki | Elk Mound |
| Blake | Yagodinski | Luxemburg-Casco |
| Austin | Zeeveld | Plymouth |
| Ethan | Ziebell | Reedsburg |
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