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**2013 FOOTBALL RECRUITING**
**Commitments (22)**
QB Kurt Palandech, 6'2“, 180, 4.5, Plainfield (North), IL
QB Sam Riddle, 6'2”, 200, 4.8, Hillsboro (Century). OR
RB Patrick Sharp, 5'10“, 185, 4.5, Wheaton (Wheaton North), IL
FB Dustin Iverson, 6'2”, 225, Elgin (Grant County), ND
WR Aeron Carr, 5'10“, 170, Mesa (Red Mountain), AZ (2 Star - Scout) Had offers from USD, SDSU, UC-Davis, W IL & UNC
WR JJ Robertson, 6', 190, 4.5, Frankfort (Lincoln Way East), IL (2 Star - Rivals, 3 Star - Scout & ESPN)
TE Kyle Ruhe, 6'6”, 230, 5.0, Temecula (Great Oaks), CA
OL Dustin Adams, 6'3“, 290, Minot (Minot), ND Transfer from NIU
OL Dan Bell, 6'5”, 275, Menomonee Falls (Menonomee Falls) WI (2 Star - Scout)
OT Brandon Miller, 6'5“, 290, Waterford (Waterford), WI (2 Star - Scout)
OL AJ Stockwell, 6'6”, 285, Apple Valley (Eastview), MN Had offers from NDSU & Montana St
OL Rashad Williams, 6'5“, 270, Maywood (Proviso East), IL
DL Marcus Cheatom, 6-1, 285, Chicago (Brother Rice), IL
DL Mat Cox, 6-4, 250, Olympia (Capital), WA
DL Garrett Cary, 6'4”, 265, Walwork (Bigfoot), WI Had offer from IL St
LB Kyle Norberg, 6'1“, 215, Cary (Cary Grove), IL Had offer from USD
LB Connor O'Brien, 6'1”, 205, 4.7, Lemont (Lemont), IL
LB Hunter Wharton, 6-2, 220, Brawley (Brawley), CA
S Jake Disterhaupt, 6', 185, Moose Lake (Moose Lake/Willow River), MN
S Cam Kuksa, 6'1“, 185, 4.9, Palatine (Palatine), IL Had offers from WY & W IL
S Cole Reyes, 6'2”, 200, Schaumburg (Hanover Park), IL Had offer from UNI, USD & WIU
P/K Mitchell Meindel, 6'3“, 190, Waukesha (Catholic Memorial), WI (2 Star - ESPN)
**Walk-Ons** (1)
OL Chris Labeots, 6'3”, 300, Hoffman Estates (Hoffman Estates), IL
**Offers** (13)
QB Tyler Rogers, 6'2“, 175, Peoria (Liberty), AZ Has offers from Air Force and SDSU
RB Direll Clark, 6'1”, 225, Lake Villa (Lakes Community), IL (3 Star - Scout) Has offers from Purdue, E IL & W KY
RB Frankie Felix, 5'10“, 185, Chandler (Hamilton), AZ (2 Star - Rivals & Scout)
RB Kenneth Kidd, 6', 185, 4.5, New Berlin (Milford Academy), NY (2 Star - Rivals & Scout) Has offers from SEMO & NM St
WR Tyler Lloyd, 6'2”, 190, Muscatine (Muscatine) IA
TE Tony Gumina, 6'3“, 225, Sussex (Hamilton), WI (2 Star - Scout) Has offers from USD, NDSU, UNI & Ball St
OL Mike Langman, 6'5”, 255, Naperville Naperville North), IL Has offers from USD, Yale & Dartmouth
OT Mitch Wehrli, 6'4“, 275, 5.2, Phoenix (Desert Vista), AZ
DT Akeem Roller, 6'4”, 280, St. Paul (Cretin-Durham Hall), MN Has offers from Montana, EMU, WMU, UNI, W IL & WY
DE Grant Bartell, 6'3“, 245, New Lenox (Lincoln Way Central), IL Has offer from IN St
DE Dean Helt, 6'6”, 225, Waunakee (Waunakee), WI Has offers from IL St & W IL
DB Oscar Opara, 5'11“, 180, Mpls (DeLaSalle), MN Has offers from UNI & IL St
DB Reshon Watson, 5'10”, 180, Bothell (Bothell), WA
**Offered but Committed Elsewhere (70)
QB Kado Brown, 6', 185, Oxnard (Rio Mesa), CA Verbal to Army
QB Johnny Peltz, 6'2“, 215, Wheaton (North), IL Will play baseball at Wheaton
QB Conor Rhoda, 6'3”, 190, 4.8, St. Paul (Cretin-Derham Hall) MN PWO at Minnesota
RB Kani Benoit, 6', 200. 4.5, Phoenix (Thunderbird), AZ (2 Star - Scout) Verbal to UNLV
RB Tre Favors, 5'10“, 180, Glendale (Mountain Ridge), AZ (2 Star - Scout) Verbal to Montana
RB Clarence Smith, 6'3”, 215, Buckeye (Buckeye), AZ (2 Star - Scout) Verbal to Utah
RB Omar Stover, 5'11“, 195, 4.5, Bollingbrook (Bollingbrook), IL Verbal to Wyoming
RB Bridge Tusler, 5'11”, 195, Osseo (Osseo), MN Verbal to SDSU
WR Chad Beebe, 5'9“, 160, Aurora (Christian), IL Verbal to N IL
WR Matt Harris, 6', 170, Lagrange (Lyons Township N), IL (2 Star - Scout) Verbal to Northwestern
WR Kendrick Bourne, 6'2”, 185, 4.5, Milwaukie (Milwaukie Arts Academy), OR Verbal to EWU
WR Malcom Moore, 6'2“, 180, Hopkins (Minnetonka), MN Verbal to Iowa Western JC
WR Jester Weah, 6'3”, 190, Madison (Memorial), WI (3 Star - Rivals, 2 Star - Scout) Verbal to Pitt
TE Patrick Baldenegro, 6'5“, 210, Chandler (Chandler), AZ (2 Star - Rivals & Scout) Verbal to NAU
TE Zach Lindquist, 6'4”, 240, Mahtomedi (Mahtomedi), MN Verbal to Air Force
TE Zach Poker, 6'4“, 220, 4.6, Oconomowoc (Oconomowoc), WI (2 Star - Scout) Verbal to Pitt
TE Noah Scarver, 6'4”, 210, Mpls (Washburn), MN Verbal to Montana
TE Shane Wimann, 6'4“, 215, Wisconsin Dells (Wisconsin Dells), WI Verbal to N IL
OL Ely Anderson, 6'6”, 285, Windsor (Santa Rosa JC), CA Verbal to Old Dominion
OL Hayden Biegel 6'6“ 240, Wisconsin Rapids (Lincoln), WI (3 Star - Rivals & Scout) Verbal to UW
OL Chad Fahning, 6'7”, 275, 5.2, St. Paul, (De La Salle), MN (2 Star - Rivals & Scout) PWO at UM
OL Vinny Ross, 6'3“, 260, 5.3, Grant (Perkins County), NE Verbal to UNK
OL Jake Gronholz, 6'2”, 265, Lake Mills (Lakeside Lutheran), WI (2 Star - Scout) Verbal to Winona St
OL Austin Kuhnert, 6'5“, 290, Sioux Falls (Washington), SD Verbal to NDSU
OL Joe Kupcikevicius, 6'4”, 260, Oak Lawn (Richards), IL (2 Star - Scout) Verbal to SDSU
OL Jarrid Lloyd, 6'5“, 260, Lisle (Bennett Academy), IL Verbal to Ball St
OL Pat Maloney, 6'4”, 270, Park Ridge (Maine South), IL (2 Star - Scout) Verbal to Ball St
OL Tim McAuliffe, 6'2“, 270, Lemont (Lemont), IL (2 Star - Scout) Verbal to Bowling Green
OL Dan Morin, 6'3”, 280, 5.1, Overland Park (St. Thomas Aquinas), KS Verbal to Cornell
OL Max Rich, 6'7“, 280, Portland (Jesuit), OR (3 Star - Rivals & Scout) Verbal to Harvard
OL Alex Sirois, 6'5”, 305, Hillsboro (Century), OR (2 Star - Rivals & Scout) Verbal to Portland St
OL Zach Ziemer, 6'5“, 280, Lakeville (North), MN Verbal to NDSU
DE Brad Ambrosius, 6'5”, 225, West De Pere, (West De Pere), WI Verbal to NDSU
DE Fred Beaugard, 6'3“, 250, Lombard (Montini), IL (2 Star - Rivals) Verbal to USD
DE Anthony Greenhow, 6'3”, 230, Maywood (Proviso East), IL Verbal to SIU
DE Logan Neitzke, 6'4“, 225, Appleton (North), WI (2 Star - Scout) Verbal to MSU-Mankato
DE Garrett Guanella, 6'5”, 235, 4.7, Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa JC), CA (2 Star - Rivals) Verbal to San Jose St
DE Chris Kantzavelos, 6'4“, 245, Bartlett (Bartlett), IL Verbal to CMU
DE Adam Kulon Jr., 6'5”, 240, Algonquin (Jacobs), IL (2 Star - Rivals & Scout) Verbal to Toledo
DE Charles Melka, 6'4“, 230, Lisle (Benet Academy), IL Verbal to Columbia
DE Lorenzo Melvin, 6'2”, 225, Phoenix (Desert Vista), AZ (3 Star - Scout) Verbal to NAU
DE Evan Panfil, 6'5“, 230, New Lenox (Lincoln Way Central), IL (3 Star - Rivals, 2 Star - Scout) Verbal to IL
DE Zach Skibinski, 6'4”, 230, 4.5, Sioux City (Bishop Heelan), IA Verbal to UNI
DE Ryan Stendler, 6'2“, 225, Mequon (Homestead), WI Verbal to N IL
DE Nathan Tanguay, 6'5”, 250, Mukwonago (Mukwonago), WI Verbal to NDSU
DE Maliek Collins, 6'2“, 285, 4.8, Kansas City (Center Sr.), MO ( 3 Star - Scout) Verbal to NE
DT Nick Jacobsen, 6'5”, 305, Prescott (Prescott), WI (3 Star - Rivals) Verbal to NDSU
DT Tyson Reinke, 6'3“ 265, Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie), MN (2 Star - Rivals) Verbal to Kent St
DT Michael Warren, 6'5”, 270, 4.9, Maple Grove (Providence Academy), MN (3 Star - Rivals, 2 Star - Scout) Verbal to Dartmouth
LB Mikias Alipate, 6'1“ 205, Richfield (Holy Angels), MN (2 Star - Scout) Verbal to SDSU
LB Jareid Combs, 6'4”, 225, Mpls (DeLaSalle), MN (2 Star - Scout) Has offers from SDSU, IL St & ISU Verbal to Ill State
LB Jack Cottrell, 6'4” 215, Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie), MN (3 Star - Rivals) Verbal to BC
LB Nick DeLuca, 6'3“, 230, Omaha (Millard North), NE (2 Star - Rivals and Scout) Verbal to NDSU
LB AJ Goggin, 6'3”, 215, Lake Villa (Lakes Community), IL (2 Star - Scout) Verbal to Air Force
LB DeAndre Miller, 6'2“, 230, Buckeye (Buckeye), AZ (3 Star - Rivals & Scout) Verbal to Arizona
LB Robert Relf, 6'1”, 210, 4.5, Phoenix (Brophy Prep), AZ (2 Star - Rivals & Scout) Verbal to FL Atl
LB Austin Ramesh, 6'2“, 215, Eagle River (Northland Pines), WI (3 Star - Rivals) Verbal to UW
LB Mike Redmond, 6'4”, 220, 4.7, Minnetonka (Minnetonka), MN (2 Star - Rivals) Verbal to IL St LB Chris Weber, 6'3“, 205, Elkhorn (Elkhorn), NE PWO at NE
LB John Wessel, 6'2”, 220, 4.8, Sioux Falls (Roosevelt), SD Verbal to USD
LB Chris Wipson, 6'2“, 220, Wayzata (Wayzata), MN (2 Star - Rivals & Scout) Verbal to UM
CB Armond Hawkins, 5'10”, 175, Rancho Cucamonga (Rancho Cucamonga), CA Verbal to Idaho
DB Ryan McKinley, 5' 11“, 170, 4.8, Anthem (Boulder Creek), AZ (2 Star - Scout) Verbal to Montana
DB Chris Parker, 6', 190, 4.6, Sioux Falls (Washington), SD Verbal to Montana
DB Malik Rucker, 6'0” 170, 4.5, New Hope (Robbinsdale Cooper), MN (3 Star - Rivals & Scout) Verbal to Iowa
DB Domenic Toliver, 5'9“, 165, Gardenia (Gardenia), CA Verbal to ID St
S Jesse Bobbit, 6'2”, 190, 4.7, Palatine (Palatine), IL Verbal to SDSU
S Connor Strahm, 6'1“, 210, 4.5, Eugene (Sheldon), OR Verbal to Montana
S Jameer Thurman, 6', 190, Hillside (Proviso West), IL (3 Star - Rivals) Verbal to IN St
S Jackson Weber, 6'2” 200, Milwaukee (Whitefish Bay), WI Verbal to Cornell
Ath Nathan Gerry, 6'2“, 206, 4.4, Sioux Falls (Washington), SD (3 Star - Rivals & Scout) Verbal to NE
Ath Trev Hadachek, 5'11”, 170, 4.5, La Porte City (Union), IA (2 Star - Rivals) Walk-on at Iowa
Ath Jordan Hein, 6'2“, 195, Perham (Perham), MN Verbal to UNI
Ath Nate Phillips, 5'10”, 175, 4.5, Chandler (Basha), AZ (2 Star - Scout) Verbal to Arizona
K Jake Elliot, 5'10“, 160, Western Springs (Lyon Township), IL Verbal to Memphis
**Players of Interest**
QB Justin Adams, 6'6”, 205, Sandy (Sandy), OR
QB Darren Beenken, 6'4“, 190, Farmington (Farmington), MN
QB/DB Eric Bockmeier, 6'4”, 180, Kindred (Kindred), ND
QB Nick Cieslak, 6'3“, 165, Oconomowoc (Kettle Moraine), WI Has offers from N IL & Butler
QB Michael Conway, 6'6”, 200, LaCrosse (Aquinas), WI Walk-on at UofM
QB Ben Diedrick, 6'2“, 190, Kimberly (Kimberly), WI
QB Jesse Ertz, 6'4”, 190, Mediapolis (Mediapolis), IA Verbal to Kansas St
QB Francis Kanneh, 6'1“, 190, 4.5, Brooklyn Center (Brooklyn Center), MN (2 Star - Rivals) Verbal to Southern U
QB Edin Kovac, 6'1”, 200, 4.8, Tuscon (Northland CC), AZ
QB Zach Martin, 6'3“, 180, 4.9, Omaha (North), NE
QB Kaimana Nacua, 6'2”, 180, 4.7, Henderson (Liberty), NV Verbal to Brigham Young
QB Tyler Rogers, 6'3“, 190, 4.7, Peoria (Liberty), AZ Has offers from SDSU & Air Force
QB Nick Schroeder, 6', 195, 4.9, Manitowoc (Lincoln), WI
QB Connor Senger, 5'11”, 170, Milwaukee (Pius XI), WI
QB Danny Supernaw, 6'2“, 190, Delavan (Delavan-Darien), WI
QB Trevor Vasey, 6'6”, 215, 4.7, Franklin (Dean JC), MA (2 Star - Rivals) Has offer from SE LA
RB Antwynn Beavers, 5'8“, 170, 4.4, Liberty (North), MO
RB Logan Davis, 6', 195, Omaha (Millard West), NE
RB Brandon English, 5'9”, 189, 4.6, Orlando (Evans), FL (2 Star - Rivals) Verbal to Bowling Green
RB BJ Kellogg, 5'9“, 165, Minneapolis (Robbinsdale Cooper), MN
RB Niko Kapeli, 5'9”, 180, 4.7, Henderson (Liberty), NV (2 Star - Rivals) Verbal to UNLV
RB/S Layne Johs, 5'11“, 210, Bismarck (Bismarck), ND Has offer from NDSU
RB Trever Ryen, 5'9”, 157, Ida Grove (Battle Creek), IA
RB Michael Sales, 6'2 195, Champlin (Champlin Park), MN
RB Jay Schneider, 5'11“, 170, 4.7, Mequon (Homestead), WI
RB Jamal Towns, 5'6”, 170, Harvey (Thornton Township), IL Verbal to Toledo
FB Sam Stoltenberg, 6'1“, 235, 4.8, Omaha (Creighton Prep), NE
WR Matt Christensen, 6'3”, 170, Wilmot (Wilmot), WI Has offer from USD
WR Vince Dinkel, 6'2“, 190, Marathon (Marathon), WI
WR Jaleel Green, 6'1”, 185, Jacksonville (Providence), FL
WR Kevin Irby, 6'2“, 220, 4.5, Columbus (Northland CC), GA
WR Elroy Masters, 6'3”, 205, Peoria (Sunrise Mountain), AZ Verbal to CSU
WR Chris Seisay, 6'2“, 175, 4.5, American Canyon (American Canyon), CA (3 Star - Rivals) Verbal to Boise St
WR Tanner Shipley, 6'2”, 190, 4.5, Wilsonville (Wilsonville), OR (2 Star - Rivals)
WR Deshawn Stephens, 6'3“, 190, 4.5, Milwaukie (Putnam), OR (2 Star - Rivals)
TE Nick Hart, 6'5”, 220, Prior Lake (Prior Lake), MN PWO at UMinn
TE Jeff Illies, 6'6, 200, Lidgerwood (Wyndmere-Lidgerwood), ND Verbal to NDSU
TE Jordan Meyer, 6'3“, 240, Elk River (Elk River), MN
TE Jordan Veloz, 6'3”, 245, Oak Creek (Oak Creek), WI
OL Bryan Bjerk 6'4, 260, Grand Forks (Red River), ND
OL Lee Carhart, 6'5“, 260, 4.9, Omaha (Creighton Prep), NE Verbal to UNI
OL Matt Degner, 6'3”, 270, Waukesha (Catholic Memorial), WI Has offer from Butler
OL Carson Hogan, 6'10“, 310, Bemidji (Bemidji), MN
OL Jesse Kubick, 6'7”, 290, Dickinson (Trinity), ND Verbal to NDSU
OL Buom Mach, 6'2“, 250, 5.1, Fridley (Fridley), MN
OG Calvin Kempken, 6'4”, 270, Burlington (Catholic Central), WI
OG Jackson Wilson, 6'3“, 276, 5.4, Rochester (John Marshall), MN Verbal to Air Force
DL Dalton Olinger, 6', 250, Spring Lake Park (Spring Lake Park), MN
DL Grant Morgan, 6'5”, 250, Oshkosh (Oshkosh), WI Verbal to NDSU
DE Owen Salwedel, 6'6“, 235, 4.7, Beaver Dam (Beaver Dam), WI Verbal to UM
DE Robby MacKesey, 6'3”, 255, Rochester (Rochester CC), MN Verbal to ID St
DE Jabari Mathieu, 6'3“, 235, 4.6, Torrence (El Camino CC), CA (2 Star - Rivals) Has offer from Youngstown
DT Michael Flowers, 6'3, 270, St. Paul (Humboldt), MN
DT Steven Graeber, 6'1”, 250, Omaha (Millard North) NE PWO at Nebraska
LB Matt Austin, 6'3“, 190, Fond du Lac (St. Mary's Springs), WI
LB Jack Cichy, 6'3”, 190, Maplewood (Hill-Murray), MN
LB James Gates, 6'1“, 200, Menomonie (Menomonie), WI Verbal to NDSU
LB Devin Haxton, 6'2”, 205, 4.6, Harvey (Harvey), ND
LB Mitch Johnson, 5'11“, 190, Lakeville (North), MN
LB Shawn Johnson, 6', 205, 4.7, Thief River Falls (Northland CC), MN
LB Alex Klestinski, 6'3”, 225, 4.8, Brookfield (Marquette University), WI
LB Drake Kulick, 6'2“, 205, Muscatine (Muscatine), IA Has offer from UNI
LB Regis Henke, 6'3”, 210 , Wisconsin Rapids (Wisconsin Rapids), WI
LB Robby Mackesey, 6'3“, 235, Rochester (Rochester CC), MN
LB Levunte Pittman, 5'11”, 225, 4.6, Daphne (Northland CC), AL
LB Johnny Ragin, 6'2“, 210, Wilsonville (Wilsonville), OR (2 Star - Scout) Has offers from BYU & Portland St
LB Justin Schweitzer, 6'1”, 190, Wilmot (Wilmot), WI
LB Nathan Snider, 6'2“, 225, 4.8, Lowry (Minnewaska Area), MN
LB Colton Steer, 6'3”, 215, 4.7, Crete (Crete), NE
LB Hayden Wertz, 6'2“, 220, Kenosha (Bradford), WI
LB Dashawn Williams, 6'1”, 230, New Hope (Robbinsdale Cooper), MN
LB Alex Wood, 6', 185, Lakeville (South), MN
S Michael Greer, 6'2“, 195, Palm Springs (Palm Springs), CA Has offer from IL St
S Riley Pelisek, 6'l” ,200, Mequon (Homestead), WSI Has offers from Army & Air Force
S Jake Shoultz, 6'3“, 175, Muscatine (Muscatine), IA
DB Josh Brieder, 6', 178, Muskego (Muskego), WI
DB Kierre Rhodes, 5'8”, 165, St. Paul (Johnson), MN (2 Star - Rivals)
Ath Isaiah Huston, 6', 175, 4.5, Anthem (Boulder Creek), AZ
Ath Ryan McKeever, 5'10“, 185, 4.7, Omaha (Skutt Catholic), NE
Ath Spencer Payne, 5'9”, 195, 4.6, McMinnville (McMinnville), OR
Ath Demetrius Stinson, 5'11“, 205, Detroit (Douglas), MN (3 Star - Rivals) Has offer from Toledo
K Donnie Manke, 6'1”, 200, Lodi (Lodi), WI
K Jake Sievers, 5'7“, 155, 4.6, Omaha (Skutt Catholic), NE