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John Anderson Award Pre-Season Watch List

08/19/2021, 10:30am CDT
By Travis Wilson

The John Anderson Award is presented annually to the state's top senior linebacker as part of the WSN Senior Football Awards. The award is named after John Anderson, a former Waukesha South standout who went on to star at the University of Michigan and later with the Green Bay Packers.

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.

JOHN ANDERSON AWARD PRE-SEASON WATCH LIST

First Last Team
Cody Abler New Holstein
Travis Alvin Randolph
Colin Amack Lake Country Lutheran
Brayden Arnett Arrowhead
Adam Balcerak Muskego
Zach Bancroft Oshkosh West
Jack Baretz Franklin
Cole Berghorn Badger
Bart Bijl Oakfield
Tyler Birn Appleton East
Ernest Blackshire Milwaukee Riverside
Preston Bonk Grafton
Reed Breckheimer Hilbert
Luke Brosig De Pere
Max Buchholz D.C. Everest
Max Burdette Pulaski
Colton Buttke Brodhead/Juda
Joe Cafaro Marquette
Will Campbell Kaukauna
Bryson Clarson Richland Center
Braedon Curtain Notre Dame
Bryce Damato Lake Country Lutheran
Brandon Dodge Appleton West
Cal Dorota Highland
Logan Drone River Ridge
Logan Dusek Pepin/Alma
Austin Elger Muskego
Garrett Foldy Union Grove
Tim Frerking Lake Country Lutheran
Carter Friend Whitewater
Matt Getgen Wisconsin Dells
Zach Gloudeman River Valley
Gyriece Goodman West De Pere
Jack Grable New London
Elijah Hable Chippewa Falls
Samuel Haeuser Racine St. Catherine's
Kaden Hahn Fennimore
Davis Hamilton Sun Prairie
Carson Hansen Pewaukee
John Harman Stoughton
Keegan Henschel Fond du Lac
Kamron Hicks Brown Deer
Ty Hockers Mayville
Kaden Hooker Waunakee
Brady Horne Darlington
Chad Hunt Rhinelander
Gavin Jarchow Cumberland
Brody Jepson Spooner
Brent Jeske Colby
Nick Jorndt Whitefish Bay
Landon Kalkofen Northern Elite
Cole Klimek Coleman
Aaron Kollberg Appleton East
Noah Kratochvil Mauston
Anthony Kujawa Adams-Friendship
Luna Larson Baraboo
Quade Larson Prairie Farm
Kane Mahoney Baraboo
Daniel Martens Franklin
Joel Martin Jefferson
Xayvion Matthews McDonell Central
Jake McCoy Sussex Hamilton
Jayden Montgomery Bay Port
Bennet Murray Brookfield Central
Jacob Nesterick Stanley-Boyd
Murphy O’Brien Catholic Central
Keegan Oftsie Baldwin-Woodville
Addison Ostrenga Sun Prairie
Andrew Popp Shawano
Ben Raczek Stevens Point
Alex Rashid Lodi
Caleb Rinard De Pere
Ross Rivord Superior
Kenny Satori Denmark
Austin Schlies Northwestern
Preston Schmidt Cuba City
Daniel Schmitz Kiel
Ethan Shepard La Crosse Central
Max Sheridan Pewaukee
Tristan Stange Colby
Mason Stepanski Kimberly
Matt Stepany Kohler/Sheboygan Lutheran/Christian
Gavin Tegels Cadott
Caden Tolefree Kenosha St. Joseph
Dylon Williams Green Bay West
Eugene Wolf Waterloo
Brogan Wright Kenosha Tremper
Carter Wynn Whitnall

About the Author

Travis Wilson serves as the WisSports.net General Manager, Football Editor, and contributing writer for other parts of the site. Wilson was selected as part of the Sports 40 Under 40 list by Coach & AD Magazine and the National High School Athletic Coaches Association for 2019. The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) named Travis the 2015 recipient of the Dave McClain Distinguished Service Award. He currently serves on the WFCA Executive Board and is a member of the Executive Board of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. A graduate of Richland Center High School and Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Travis was a three-sport athlete in high school (football, baseball, basketball), inducted to the Richland Center High School Hall of Fame in 2023, and currently resides in Reedsburg. You can follow him on Twitter at @travisWSN.

For the latest and most up to date football news and recruiting information, follow Travis on Twitter @travisWSN. Email story ideas, recruiting info, etc. to Travis at travis(at)wissports.net.

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