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John Anderson Award Pre-Season Watch List

08/09/2023, 1:30pm 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
Owen Abler New Holstein
Ean Ackley Sun Prairie West
Akeem Allen Wisconsin Lutheran
Caden Anderson Cameron
Kaden Anderson Auburndale
Brock Arndt Appleton North
Trevor Barlow Oregon
Brody Beck Kimberly
Ben Beckman Whitefish Bay
Jack Bloomquist Wisconsin Lutheran
Adam Boldt Lake Country Lutheran
Nick Borckmann Pewaukee
Colton Bork Cedarburg
Drew Braam Oak Creek
Dilan Breuer Hartford
Connor Briones Neenah
Karter Butt Edgar
Mason Carpenter Lourdes Academy
Jack Chafer Cumberland
Carter Christy Wisconsin Rapids
Lucas DJock Siren
Riley Donahoe Platteville
Johnny Drankwiecz Adams-Friendship
Keaton Enright Westosha Central
Teagan Fox Franklin
Landon Gauthier Bay Port
McCain Goodman West Bend West
Will Graffin Franklin
Corbin Hanrahan Fond du Lac
Antoine Hardie La Crosse Central
Silas Hartz Johnson Creek
Sedrick Hay Brown Deer
Brayden Hayes Slinger
Ian Heald Johnson Creek
Jackson Heinle Grafton
Brett Hemmersbach Cashton
Reid Hietpas Xavier
Sam Hogland Waunakee
Koy Hopke Amery
Reagan Jackson Darlington
Tyler Jezeski Kaukauna
Trenton Johnson Grantsburg
Immanuel Joseph Franklin
Koehler Kilty Stratford
Mike King, Jr. Racine Case
Jayce Kolinski Lodi
Brady Krueger Port Washington
Halden Krueger Fond du Lac
Jonathan Ksobiech Kettle Moraine
Keegan Lauersdorf Waterloo
Braydon Lockington Melrose-Mindoro
Quinn Ludvigsen Menasha
Marshall Maltby Gibraltar
Tyler Mast Markesan
Chase Matthias Two Rivers
Blake Matthys Brodhead/Juda
Lane Meier Monroe
LaDainian Mielke Sussex Hamilton
Matt Miklosy Catholic Memorial
Colton Miller Menomonee Falls
Jefferson Mobry Columbus
Tevyn Montgomery Bay Port
Omarion Moy Saint Francis
Carter Murray Darlington
Caden Palubicki Crandon
Jace Pekol Neillsville/Granton
Sam Pilof Middleton
Jack Ploeckelman Muskego
Brady Puls Lodi
Eli Rife Kettle Moraine
Gavin Rossow Grantsburg
Cole Sarbacker Stoughton
Steele Schaefer Menomonie
Bailey Schepp Oakfield
Kaleb Schepp West Bend East
Brandon Schley Luxemburg-Casco
Alex Schlieve Antigo
Cutler Schmidt West Bend East
Miles Sillas Hortonville
Keegan Skrzypchak Janesville Parker
Ben Smith Hortonville
Ian Smith Northwestern
Carter Smith Whitefish Bay
Matthew Stenbroten Lake Mills
Easton Stone Rice Lake
Talan Summers Franklin
Gaige Taugher Mukwonago
Dane Tonkinson Reedsburg
Marco Troka Plymouth
Alex Trumm Boscobel
Kohlbe Weisenberger Edgar
Jaxon White Janesville Craig

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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