The Dave Krieg Award is presented annually to the state's top senior quarterback as part of the WSN Senior Football Awards. The award is named after former D.C. Everest and Milton College athlete Dave Krieg, who went on to play 12 seasons in the NFL and still ranks in the Top 15 all-time in most passing categories.
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.
| First Name | Last Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| Blake | Anderson | Auburndale |
| Gavin | Anderson | Spooner |
| Tyler | Anderson | Holmen |
| Tanner | Arnold | Turtle Lake |
| Jaryd | Braden | Frederic |
| Chance | Browning | Lodi |
| Eric | Bychinski | Newman Catholic |
| Ryan | Curran | Sun Prairie |
| Zach | Damico | Brookfield East |
| Will | Daniels | Green Bay Preble |
| Taylor | Dennis | Messmer/Shorewood |
| Chandler | Diekvoss | West De Pere |
| Bobby | Dunn | Edgewood |
| Drew | Emperley | Cedar Grove-Belgium |
| Zach | Gianakos | Kenosha Indian Trail |
| Andrew | Gibbons | Markesan |
| Brock | Gilsdorf | Reedsville |
| Albert | Goerlitz | Owen-Withee |
| Talon | Heinemeyer | Shiocton |
| Ethan | Hilmer | Manitowoc Lutheran |
| Caleb | Johnson | Kewaunee |
| Tanner | Johnson | DeSoto |
| Dakota | Keller | Peshtigo |
| Joe | Kubacki | White Lake/Elcho |
| Canton | Larson | Oconomowoc |
| Cale | Lisowski | Cochrane-Fountain City |
| Shawn | Magee | Rice Lake |
| Jacob | Marchillo | Clinton |
| Mitch | Marinack | Tri-County |
| Brandon | Matz | East Troy |
| Terrell | McFadden | Madison West |
| Sean | McGuire | Franklin |
| Turner | Moen | Lake Mills |
| Jared | Morzinski | Wauwatosa West |
| Nick | Mrdutt | Glenwood City |
| Rickey | Neal, Jr | Racine Horlick |
| Kollin | Neils | Plymouth |
| Nate | Neveau | Oshkosh North |
| Aaron | Nixon | Mukwonago |
| Dakota | Oskey | Seymour |
| Evan | Pagel | Almond-Bancroft |
| Cullen | Pedersen | New Lisbon |
| Nick | Peterson | Merrill |
| Hunter | Prokash | Algoma |
| Zach | Pyan | Mosinee |
| Matt | Reader | Appleton West |
| Chance | Schick | Columbus |
| Scott | Schreiber | Kimberly |
| Josh | Siebert | Prairie Farm |
| Alex | Slowey | Westfield |
| Dexter | Smith | Two Rivers |
| Tyler | Sorensen | Stanley-Boyd |
| Drew | Spaeth | Stratford |
| Joe | Stark | Hayward |
| Joey | Swanson | Northern Elite |
| Logan | Syzmanski | Pulaski |
| Andrew | Thompson | Hortonville |
| Brandon | Toman | Madison Memorial |
| Max | Tramburg | Fall River |
| Adam | Vechart | Menomonee Falls |
| Choo | Weisflog | Grafton |
| Caleb | Williams | Luxemburg-Casco |
| Aiden | Wojciehowski | Port Washington |
| Matt | Wolter | Antigo |
| Dustin | Wunderlin | Riverside |
| Ethan | Young | Black River Falls |
| Cameron | Zeller | Independence-Gilmanton |
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.
