Jim Leonhard Award Pre-Season Watch List
08/24/2012, 7:26pm CDT
By Travis Wilson
The Jim Leonhard Award is presented to the top senior defensive back as part of the WSN Senior Football Awards presented by Taco Bell. 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 and New York Jets.
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 | School |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson | Abresch | Arrowhead |
| Brandon | Baltus | Marshfield |
| Jacob | Bamke | Hortonville |
| Patrick | Barany | Chilton |
| Nolan | Bargender | Stratford |
| Zach | Bassuener | Wisconsin Rapids |
| Chase | Bejster | Necedah |
| Chris | Benavides | Waterford |
| Reggie | Blakely | Greenfield |
| Trenton | Bobula | Badger |
| Tanner | Boos | Fort Atkinson |
| Joshua | Breider | Muskego |
| B.J. | Burton | Shell Lake |
| Alex | Campbell | Ellsworth |
| Cole | Carroll | Pepin/Alma |
| Bo | Casper | Freedom |
| Colin | Champine | Crandon |
| Adam | Chenal | Frederic |
| James | Conner | Monona Grove |
| Michael | Conway | Aquinas |
| Pietro | D'Amato | Brown Deer |
| Taylor | Daul | Algoma |
| A.J. | Day | Lancaster |
| Jack | Dedrick | Waunakee |
| Parker | DeLosSantos | Crivitz |
| Dan | Demler | Sussex Hamilton |
| Michael | Derks | Stanley-Boyd |
| Chris | Dubois | Brookfield Central |
| Matt | Dux | Neillsville |
| Ben | Erickson | Superior |
| Eric | Feldner | Saint Mary's Springs |
| Austin | Feuerhelm | Holmen |
| Tim | Fritz | Potosi |
| Jordon | Gilbertson | Clayton |
| Logan | Grahn | Markesan |
| Brett | Greening | Antigo |
| Tanner | Gulich | Lake Holcombe |
| Justis | Hagberg | Cameron |
| Carter | Hehr | Big Foot |
| Carl | Henning | Marshall |
| David | Hernandez | Milwaukee Pulaski/Reagan/Arts |
| Cole | Hernikl | Menomonee Falls |
| Mitchell | Hilliard | Kenosha Tremper |
| Carter | Hoffman | River Valley |
| Michael | Hommerding | Sun Prairie |
| Kile | Jerrett | Lancaster |
| Garrett | Keller | Lomira |
| Bryler | Kiekhafer | Reedsville |
| Eric | Kittel | Brillion |
| Brad | Kocour | Catholic Memorial |
| Ken | Krause | Montello/Princeton/Green Lake |
| Tanner | Krueger | Iola-Scandinavia |
| Jon | Landsverk | Rio |
| Tyler | Ledbeter | Somerset |
| Connor | Leonard | Arcadia |
| T.J. | Liebergen | Northern Elite |
| Wes | Love | Sun Prairie |
| Parker | Lyga | Cochrane-Fountain City |
| Nate | Mack | Elk Mound |
| Logan | Majerus | Shiocton |
| Jesse | Maki | Abbotsford |
| Kris | Manning | Necedah |
| Josh | McCormick | Fall Creek |
| Jalen | McMartin | Clinton |
| Trenton | Merritt | Marshall |
| Adam | Meyers | Bangor |
| Cody | Moon | Laconia |
| Luke | Mroczenski | Athens |
| Nick | Murray | Northwood / Solon Springs |
| Bobby | Musil | Sheboygan Falls |
| Connor | Myers | Grantsburg |
| Clayton | Nelson | River Valley |
| Cody | Nyhagen | Saint Croix Central |
| Trace | Osborn | Pardeeville |
| Tray | Palmer | Brown Deer |
| Brendon | Paucek | Jefferson |
| Riley | Pelisek | Homestead |
| Jay | Peters | Randolph |
| Alex | Peterson | Portage |
| Dominic | Pfister | Saint John's NW Military Academy |
| Kody | Porter | Cambridge |
| Kyle | Quarders | Prairie Farm |
| DeVonte' | Robinson | Lodi |
| Robbie | Rocole | Wabeno/Laona |
| Jacob | Rogness | Eleva-Strum |
| Billy | Schim | Brookfield Central |
| Brian | Schlagenhaft | Fond du Lac |
| Nathan | Schmidt | Menasha |
| Mitchell | School | Wittenberg-Birnamwood |
| Tommy | Schuh | Owen-Withee |
| Spencer | Schulz | Hilbert |
| Johnny | Schwenn | Northland Pines |
| Josh | Selje | Rio |
| Austin | Shaffer | Hilbert |
| Jacob | Simons | Lake Country Lutheran |
| Dylan | Skusevich | Necedah |
| Brandon | Slaats | Cuba City |
| Steve | Street | Ozaukee |
| Jacob | Ungerer | West Salem |
| Gabe | Verges | Spring Valley |
| Zac | Watson | Holmen |
| Jackson | Weber | Whitefish Bay |
| Jake | Weber | Durand |
| Justin | Wickboldt | Clear Lake |
| Brandon | Wickersham | Colby |
| Justin | Williams | Kenosha St. Joseph |
| Logan | Wolf | Elmwood |
| Cody | Zaeske | East Troy |
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.
