2012 Recruitment
We're putting together the most comprehensive list of Division I and Division II college recruits.
Check out the lists, make comments below and watch for more coverage from the MN Football Hub and Star Tribune.
Division I commitments
| PLAYER | HIGH SCHOOL | POS. | HT. | WT. | ESPN RANK | COLLEGE | NLI |
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Eden Prairie Eden Prairie |
OT | 6'6" | 275 |  Stanford Committed |
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St. Thomas Academy Mendota Heights |
OG | 6'3" | 270 |  Minnesota Signed |
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Hopkins Hopkins |
WR | 6'3" | 200 | Minnesota Signed |
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Osseo Osseo |
TE | 6'7" | 245 |  West Virginia Committed |
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Blue Earth Blue Earth |
OL | 6'9" | 300 | Minnesota Signed |
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Edina Edina |
OL | 6'3" | 285 |  Northern Iowa Signed |
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Cretin-Derham Hall St. Paul |
DT | 6'0 | 300 |  Western Mich. Signed |
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Eastview Apple Valley |
OL | 6'4" | 310 |  North Dakota State Signed |
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Lakeville South Lakeville |
QB | 6'4" | 220 | Minnesota Signed |
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Eden Prairie Eden Prairie |
LB | 6'1" | 205 |  Wofford Signed |
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Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes |
QB | 6'2" | 195 |  North Dakota Signed |
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Mankato West Mankato |
QB | 6'3" | 216 | Minnesota Signed |
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Holy Angels Richfield |
DT | 6'5" | 260 | North Dakota State Signed |
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Edina Edina |
LB | 6'0" | 200 | Minnesota Signed |
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Burnsville Burnsville |
OG | 6'4" | 290 |  Wyoming Signed |
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Blaine Blaine |
QB | 6'2" | 215 | Minnesota Signed |
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Robbinsdale Cooper New Hope |
OLB | 6'1" | 210 | North Dakota Signed |
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Prior Lake Prior Lake |
WR | 6'2" | 195 |  Princeton Committed |
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Hopkins Hopkins |
SS | 5'10" | 175 | Northern Iowa Signed |
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Osseo Osseo |
TE | 6'5" | 235 |  Central Florida Signed |
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Triton Dodge Center |
ATH | 6'2" | 180 |  Army Signed |
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Totino-Grace Fridley |
OL | 6'8" | 275 |  S. Dakota State Signed |
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St. Thomas Academy Mendota Heights |
DB | - | - |  Dartmouth Committed |
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Benilde-St. Margaret's St. Louis Park |
DL | 6'5" | 240 | Northern Iowa Signed |
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Rob Diané |
Robbinsdale Cooper** New Hope |
DE | 6'2" | 230 | S. Dakota State Signed |
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Cannon Falls Cannon Falls |
LB | 6'3" | 200 | Minnesota Walk-on |
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Prior Lake Prior Lake |
DL | 6'2" | 290 |  Louisianna Signed |
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Bemidji Bemidji |
K | - | - | Minnesota Walk-on |
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Isaac Fruechte |
Caledonia** Caledonia |
WR | 6'3" | 210 | Minnesota Signed |
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Minnetonka Minnetonka |
TE | 6'4" | 240 |  Drake Committed |
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Edina Edina |
RB | 5'10" | 180 | North Dakota State Walk-on |
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Andover Andover |
DE | 6'3" | 240 | Minnesota Walk-on |
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Simley Inver Grove Heights |
LB/TE | 6'2" | 220 |  Northern Illinois Signed |
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Osseo Osseo |
ATH | 6'2" | 185 | Northern Iowa Signed |
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Edina Edina |
DB | 6'0" | 180 | Minnesota Walk-on |
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St. Cloud Tech St. Cloud |
OL | - | - |  Harvard Committed |
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Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes |
OLB | 6'2" | 210 | North Dakota Signed |
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Eden Prairie Eden Prairie |
RB | 5'11" | 195 | Harvard Committed |
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Bemidji Bemidji |
LB | 6'2" | 200 | North Dakota Signed |
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Wayzata Wayzata |
OL | 6'7" | 270 | Minnesota Signed |
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Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Lake Crystal |
ATH | 6'2" | 210 | S. Dakota State Walk-on |
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Rocori Cold Spring |
QB | 6'3" | 185 | S. Dakota State Signed |
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Roosevelt Morisset |
Thief River Falls Thief River Falls |
WR | 6'6" | 210 |  SE Louisianna Signed |
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Totino-Grace Fridley |
LB/P | 6'4" | 215 | S. Dakota State Signed |
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Warren-Alvarado-Oslo Warren |
OLB | 6'2" | 215 | North Dakota State Signed |
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Breck Golden Valley |
WR | 5'10" | 165 | Drake Committed |
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E.J. Welch |
Mesabi East** Aurora |
DL | 6'2" | 285 | North Dakota Signed |
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DeLaSalle Minneapolis |
OG | 6'4" | 270 |  Cornell Committed |
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 Evan Williams |
DeLaSalle** Minneapolis |
RB | 6'0" | 200 | Northern Iowa Signed |
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Waconia Waconia |
TE | 6'4" | 225 | Minnesota Signed |
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Bemidji Bemidji |
WR | 6'1" | 180 | North Dakota State Signed |
**Currently playing for a community college
Division II Commitments
| NAME | HIGH SCHOOL | POS. | COLLEGE | VERBAL | NLI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Aaron | Robbinsdale Armstrong | OL | Northern State | ||
| Cory Ambrose | Braham | CB/WR | MSU-Moorhead | ||
| Zach Anderson | St. Michael-Albertville | DE | UM-Crookston | ||
| Nevin Andreas | Lakeville South | DB | Augustana | ||
| Jesse Antczak | Blaine | OL | Minot State | ||
| Jake Antolak | Zimmerman | OL | MSU-Moorhead | ||
| Zach Bares | Jordan | QB | Northern State | ||
| Peter Bateman | La Crescent | DE | UM-Duluth | ||
| Beau Bates | Minnetonka | LB | UM-Duluth | ||
| Drew Bauer | Eagan | QB | UM-Duluth | ||
| Scott Benedict | Minnetonka | QB | St. Cloud State | ||
| Damon Benham | Deer River | ATH | Bemidji State | ||
| Tre'Von Bennett | St. Paul Central | C/T | MSU-Moorhead | ||
| Jack Biebighauser | Chanhassen | LB/TE | MSU-Moorhead | ||
| Beau Bofferding | Marshall | RB | UM-Duluth | ||
| Gabe Boyce | Minnetonka | WR | Concordia-St. Paul | ||
| Nick Brandt | Prior Lake | OL | Augustana | ||
| Ty'Karius Brooks | Park Center | DB | Northern State | ||
| Bobby Brown | Spring Lake Park | WR | Northern State | ||
| Elliot Buggs | Champlin Park | DB/LB | MSU-Mankato | ||
| Devon Bzoskie | Lakeville South | WR | St. Cloud State | ||
| Matt Catton | Osseo | OL | UM-Duluth | ||
| Andrew Clemmens | Shakopee | OL | Augustana | ||
| Zach Crow | Esko | WR | Southwest Minnesota | ||
| Zach Declusin | Bemidji | WR | Bemidji State | N/A | |
| Max Dibble | Fulda | LB | Bemidji State | ||
| Brandon DuCharme | White Bear Lake | OL | Southwest Minnesota | ||
| Tyler Dustman | St. Francis | PK | Bemidji State | ||
| Jeff Engler Pooler | Minnewaska | WR | Southwest Minnesota | ||
| Stephen Erlandson | Breckenridge | RB | Northern State | ||
| Darion Fletcher | Simley | DB | UM-Duluth | ||
| Tyler Flud | Cretin-Derham Hall | LB | Southwest Minnesota | ||
| Hunter Friesen | Mankato West | WR/DB | MSU-Mankato | ||
| Jarad Gardner | St. Paul Central | LB/SS | MSU-Moorhead | ||
| Austin Goettlicher | Cleveland | WR | Bemidji State | ||
| Brady Greenwaldt | New Ulm | OL | Northern State | ||
| Kyle Griffin | Anoka | OL | Augustana | ||
| Scott Grinnell | St. Cloud Tech | OL | University of Mary | ||
| Nick Hansen | Brooklyn Center | WR | Southwest Minnesota | ||
| Stanley Harvey | Long Prairie-Grey Eagle | RB | UM-Crookston | ||
| Charlie Hayes | Lakeville North | WR | Augustana | ||
| Trey Heid | Lakeville North | QB/K | Augustana | ||
| Jesse Hein | Perham | OL | Bemidji State | ||
| Trever Heining | Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City | LB | Northern State | ||
| Matt Heller | Lakeville South | WR | Augustana | ||
| Anthony Hill | Champlin Park | DB | Concordia-St. Pual | ||
| Jake Hodge | Kasson-Mantorville | QB | MSU-Moorhead | ||
| Rob Hunt | Irondale | DL | Southwest Minnesota | ||
| Jack Ihrke | Plaiview-Elgin-Millville | DB | Winona State | ||
| Maconel James | Cretin-Derham Hall | OL | Augustana | ||
| Troy Jemtrud | Ulen-Hitterdal | TE | MSU-Moorhead | ||
| Lexus Jones | Bloomington Kennedy | RB | St. Cloud State | ||
| Graham Ketterling | Rochester Century | DL | Southwest Minnesota | ||
| Anthony King-Foreman | Eden Prairie | LB | Augustana | ||
| Trevor Knapek | Foley | OL | Southwest Minnesota | ||
| Mitch Knutson | Eagan | OLB | St. Cloud State | ||
| Derek Kraft | Norman County East | LB/P | MSU-Moorhead | ||
| Kellen Kramer | Rochester Mayo | LB | Sioux Falls | ||
| Mac Kullas | Hill-Murray | WR | Winona State | ||
| Jake Lambrecht | Little Falls | DL | UM-Duluth | ||
| Dillon Lampert | Lakeville South | DL | Augustana | ||
| Logan Lange | Pequot Lakes | RB/WR | MSU-Moorhead | ||
| Adam Lawrence | East Grand Forks | OL | UM-Crookston | ||
| Alex Lee | Norman County West | WR | MSU-Moorhead | ||
| Sam Lee | Blue Earth | OL | Augustana | ||
| Luke Lennon | Forest Lake | NG | University of Mary | ||
| Joe Machacek | Eagan | OL | UM-Crookston | ||
| Zach Martens | Apple Valley | OT | Missouri S&T | ||
| Grant Matthews | Eagan | DB | Augustana | ||
| Max Mattila | New Life Academy | LB | Southwest Minnesota | ||
| Nick McBeain | Shakopee | LB | St. Cloud State | ||
| Ben McDonald | Mahtomedi | LB | UM-Duluth | ||
| Conner McKeen | Woodbury | WR | MSU-Mankato | ||
| Chris McLeod | Blaine | DL | Southwest Minnesota | ||
| ShaDonte McMorris | Hopkins | WR | Concordia-St. Paul | ||
| Jake Meyer | New Prague | TE | Southwest Minnesota | ||
| Steven Miller | South St. Paul | LB | UM-Crookston | ||
| Chase Montgomery | Plainview-Elgin-Millville | WR | Sioux Falls | ||
| Sam Moriarty | Rocori | RB | MSU-Mankato | ||
| Jeremiah Morse | Cretin-Derham Hall | OT | Southwest Minnesota | ||
| Nam Nguyen | St. Cloud Apollo | RB | Bemidji State | N/A | |
| Jordan Nieuwsma | New Life Academy | RB | Concordia-St. Paul | ||
| Tyler Oftedahl | Eagle Valley | QB | Northern State | ||
| Curtis Olson | Rochester Mayo | OL | Southwest Minnesota | ||
| Kevin Olson | Andover | OL | Augustana | ||
| Sam Olson | Foley | DE | UM-Duluth | ||
| Cole Otto | Chanhassen | WR | St. Cloud State | ||
| Zach Olsted | Zach Olsted | LB | Winona State | ||
| D.J. Palmer | Cretin-Derham Hall | DB | Southwest Minnesota | ||
| Nick Parker | South St. Paul | OL | St. Cloud State | ||
| Anthony Peterson | Long Prairie-Grey Eagle | OL | UM-Crookston | ||
| Aron Peterson | Mankato East | TE | Sioux Falls | ||
| Andrew Pollard | Forest Lake | OL | St. Cloud State | ||
| Ryan Poppitz | Wayzata | LB | Concordia-St. Paul | ||
| Joe Putz | Andover | OL | Augustana | ||
| Connor Randall | Eagan | OL | UM-Duluth | ||
| Harrison Rund | South St. Paul | QB | St. Cloud State | ||
| Austin Russell | Wheaton | DL | Northern State | ||
| MIchael Ryan | St. Thomas Academy | OL | University of Mary | ||
| Chris Sandretzky | Maple Lake | OL | Northern State | ||
| Jacob Sass | Waseca | OL | UM-Duluth | ||
| Moses Saygbe | Elk River | FB | MSU-Mankato | ||
| Stephen Schneider | Blaine | DN | St. Cloud State | ||
| Derek Schofield | Proctor | LB | Bemidji State | ||
| Adam Schultz | Fairmont | WR | Northern State | ||
| Dylan Shay | Albany | DL/TE | St. Cloud State | ||
| Garrett Shelley | Delano | WR | MSU-Moorhead | ||
| Steve Smith | Mabel-Canton | OL | Winona State | ||
| Lucas Solie | Fertile-Beltrami | LB | MSU-Moorhead | ||
| Andrew Street | Bemidji | FB | Bemidji State | ||
| Austin Strukel | Virginia | LB | UM-Crookston | ||
| Matthew Summers | Isle | WR | Bemidji State | ||
| Sam Sura | South St. Paul | RB | Augustana | ||
| Josh Tismer | White Bear Lake | DB | Bemidji State | ||
| Josh Trifunov | South St. Paul | RB | St. Cloud State | ||
| Matt Valentine | Little Falls | OT/D | Bemidji State | ||
| Isaac Vesel | La Crescent | DL | UM-Duluth | ||
| Cassidy Violet | Hawley | OL/DL | MSU-Moorhead | ||
| Alec Waite | Irondale | DE | Southwest Minnesota | ||
| Noah Waiwaiole | Spring Lake Park | DB | St. Cloud State | ||
| Matt Weber | Rogers | LB | Winona State | ||
| Joe Williams | St. Michael-Albertville | DB | Southwest Minnesota | ||
| Joe Wilson | St. Michael-Albertville | DB | Southwest Minnesota | ||
| Eric Woodcock | Eagan | TE | UM-Duluth |
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