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Joe Thomas Award Pre-Season Watch List

08/09/2022, 12:15pm CDT
By Travis Wilson

The Joe Thomas Award is presented annually to the state's top senior offensive lineman as part of the WSN Senior Football Awards. 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.

JOE THOMAS AWARD PRE-SEASON WATCH LIST

First Last Team
Gus Allen Waunakee
Nathaniel Baker Monroe
Messiah Barron Kenosha Indian Trail
Brett Behnke Lourdes Academy
Nick Berg St. Mary Catholic/VC
Alex Birchbauer Germantown
Haeden Bower Baraboo
Tyler Brown Richland Center
Chris Bryant Milwaukee Marshall
Isaac Bunker Monroe
Jade Busse Reedsville
Ben Buxa Lakeside Lutheran
Nathan Carroll Rice Lake
Larry Chin Milwaukee Riverside
Sam Coufal Kettle Moraine
Blake Dax Highland
Kanye Densmore Green Bay East
Mitchell Dietzel Catholic Central
Troy Dietzler Ashwaubenon
Dante Draghicchio Bay Port
Keats Dyslin McFarland
Griffin Empey Stoughton
Brady Engel Columbus
Will Friedman Pulaski
Austin Fuchs Monroe
Brandon Fuller Necedah
Joe Garczynski Berlin
Marcus Getsinger Pittsville
Carsten Gile Waupaca
Noah Glazebrook Union Grove
Josh Grignon Winneconne
Quinn Grovesteen Evansville
Gunnar Hanson Waukesha West
Jack Helzer Kenosha Christian Life
Nick Hierlmeier Glenwood City
Carver Higgins Edgar
Landon Hron Hartford
Thaddeus Jamieson West Bend East
Conner Jensen Rhinelander
Phoenix Jonas Manitowoc Lincoln
Isaiah Jones Fond du Lac
Tyson Jones Kenosha St. Joseph
Mitchell Kallies Oconto Falls
Maverick Kaminski River Falls
Cayden Kershaw Wausau West
Evan Klinkner Brookwood
Noah Knobloch Regis
Kyle Koch West Allis Hale
Cody Kwak Menomonie
Jonah Larson Bangor
Josh Lee-O'Bryant Grafton
Blaike Loker Kimberly
Jack Marsh Pulaski
Marco Matteucci Kenosha St. Joseph
Ryan McCartney Lancaster
Liam McGuire Muskego
Max McGuire Darlington
Camren McIntosh Racine Horlick
Mason McNeill Westosha Central
Jackson Mefford Middleton
Cole Mendolsohn Nicolet
Brandon Mills Oconomowoc
Tate Milton Notre Dame
Zack Mlsna Cashton
Austin Moe Brodhead/Juda
Diego Morales Cedar Grove-Belgium
Noah Moris Union Grove
Abel Mulder Racine St. Catherine's
Tadan Niemi Hurley
Jackson Ormond Stratford
Blake Osbahr Notre Dame
Thomas Paasch Green Bay Southwest
Calvin Panno Waukesha North
Ian Phebus Waunakee
Cason Quick Menasha
Brandt Rice Wausau West
Thomas Riley Randolph
Ross Rowland De Pere
Cormac Sammons Oshkosh North
Connor Sanford Two Rivers
Brock Sawicki Saint Croix Falls
Wolf Schnabl Mukwonago
Matt Schneider Hilbert
Nick Schwoerer Kimberly
Logan See Chilton
Colin Selk Columbus
Joe Staff Brookfield Central
Hewston Steger Mayville
Brady Stencil Edgar
Cole Stevens D.C. Everest
Jackson Stortz Hartford
Lennon Stroede Wisconsin Dells
Brady Tadisch Crivitz
Jason VandenHouten Notre Dame
Dylan Warren Wisconsin Dells
Ethan Whitwam Durand
Brandon Wraalstad Oconomowoc
Kellen Wright West Salem
Ben Youngworth Kimberly

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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