The Joe Thomas Award is presented annually to the state's top senior offensive lineman as part of the WSN Senior Football Awards presented by Taco Bell. 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 has been selected to the NFL Pro Bowl each of his three years in the league.
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 | Team |
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Layne | Anderson | West Salem |
Fred | Apeh | Milwaukee Morse-Marshall |
Eric | Armbruster | Saint Francis |
Liam | Arnold | Milwaukee King |
Max | Aslin | Brookfield East |
Chan | Bargielski | Catholic Memorial |
Dylan | Barribeau | Kewaunee |
Tyler | Beach | Port Washington |
Blaze | Beltran | Pewaukee |
Isaac | Benner | Chippewa Falls |
Josh | Biegler | Peshtigo |
Andy | Biwer | Arrowhead |
Matt | Bluett | Algoma |
Jacob | Brungraber | Kewaunee |
Logan | Bruss | Kimberly |
Tyler | Burt | Beloit Turner |
Tyler | Burt | Beloit Turner |
Adam | Butzler | West Salem |
Tanner | Collins | Potosi |
Connor | Dahlke | Appleton North |
Calvin | Dassow | Sussex Hamilton |
Reid | Dosch | Westby |
Brennen | Eide | Blair-Taylor |
Emmett | Eifert | Kenosha Christian Life |
Mohammed | Elazazy | Menasha |
Jacob | Erdman | Stevens Point |
Alex | Fenton | Menomonie |
Jordan | Gallagher | Racine Horlick |
Kyle | Gannon | Waukesha West |
Gary | Garow | Black River Falls |
Ben | Gosenheimer | Wild Rose |
Jared | Gossen | De Pere |
Kordell | Grade | Menasha |
Jonathan | Gruetzmacher | Merrill |
Jared | Hansen | Brodhead/Juda |
Zack | Hansen | New Berlin Eisenhower |
Matt | Henningsen | Menomonee Falls |
Drew | Hoye | Fort Atkinson |
Josh | Isenberger | Monona Grove |
Max | Johnson | Spencer/Columbus Catholic |
Tyson | Kauffman | Stratford |
Mike | Keller | New Berlin Eisenhower |
Adam | Kinyon | Lomira |
Mason | Krebs | Mukwonago |
Reagan | Kropp | Ripon |
Nick | Lea | Amherst |
Jack | Lewaren | Ashwaubenon |
Marquan | Limehouse | University School |
Kayden | Lyles | Middleton |
Zach | Marchant | Southern Door |
Collin | Mastin | La Crosse Logan |
E.J. | Mastrocola | Waterford |
Brodie | Mecum | Pardeeville |
Quinn | Meinerz | Hartford |
Bruce | Mesa | Catholic Memorial |
Bennett | Moen | Eleva-Strum |
Larry | Moore | Lancaster |
Reece | Mullen | Menasha |
Sean | O'Donohue | Marquette |
Sam | Ockwood | Brookfield Central |
Colton | Peper | Reedsburg |
Jay | Perras | Neenah |
Jake | Plapper | Crandon |
Sam | Presser | Sun Prairie |
Connor | Quick | Menasha |
Waylong | Quilling | Menomonie |
Colton | Rader | Oregon |
Manny | Ramos | Stevens Point |
Jacob | Rapps | Waunakee |
Anthony | Rauch | Ozaukee |
Marcus | Rauschenbach | Green Bay Southwest |
Kaleb | Riley | Northern Elite |
Allen | Rodriguez | Parkview |
Cameron | Rosario | Wauwatosa West |
Donovan | Salewski | Coleman |
Bradley | Sandiford-Hoxie | Madison La Follette |
Hunter | Schultz | Oregon |
Derek | Schweiger | Plymouth |
Blake | Smithback | Waunakee |
Mason | Steffes | Saint Mary's Springs |
Adam | Steingraber | Waukesha North |
Tristen | Stevens | Bay Port |
Jesse | Sturtz | Darlington |
Jared | Tenpas | Sheboygan Falls |
Wyatt | Van Rossum | Wrightstown |
Alonzo | Velazquez | Janesville Parker |
Matt | Vieth | Beloit Memorial |
Jack | Walsh | Watertown |
Ryan | Wasielewski | Greenfield |
Mylik | Williams | Janesville Parker |
Zach | Wilson | Berlin |
Jordan | Winegar | Saint Croix Central |
Mike | Witkowski | Greendale |
Justin | Wundrow | Owen-Withee |
Andrew | Zipp | Notre Dame |
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.