Green Bay Notre Dame star senior running back Christian Collins is the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Large School offensive player of the year in all-state awards released Tuesday.
Collins has rushed for 300 or more yards in four of the last five games and became the seventh player in state history with 6,000 career rushing yards after he put up 339 yards and five touchdowns in a WIAA state semifinal game against La Crosse Logan on Friday.
He has 2,676 yards this season despite missing two games, which is the 15th best single-season performance in state history, and he is just 20 yards shy of winning his second consecutive state rushing title heading into Friday's state championship game.
Other area players named to the all-state team on offense include Bay Port senior offensive lineman Alex Warden, West De Pere junior quarterback Patrick Greisen, West De Pere senior wide receiver Brock Story, and Notre Dame senior tight end James Flanigan.
De Pere senior defensive back Carter Kaufmann was named to the all-state team on defense.
LARGE SCHOOLS
Players of the year
Offensive player of the year:Christian Collins, sr., Green Bay Notre Dame.
Defensive player of the year:Cooper Catalano, sr., Germantown.
Offense
Offensive line
Dylan Hildebrand, sr., Verona; Braeden Jansen, sr., Kaukauna;Gabriel Miller, sr., Marquette;James Nellis, sr., Grafton; Griffin Rousseau, sr., Stoughton; Sam Simpson, jr., River Falls;Owen Strebig, sr., Catholic Memorial;James Thomas, jr., Oak Creek; Alex Warden, sr., Bay Port.
Honorable mention:Ben Contreras, sr., Mukwonago; Oscar Latendresse, sr., D.C. Everest; Alex Michels, sr., Bay Port; Will Phebus, sr., Waunakee.
Running backs
Harry Bortolotti, sr., Whitefish Bay; Christian Collins, sr., Notre Dame; Grant Dean, sr., Neenah;Carson Fletcher, sr., Racine Horlick;Mason Radobicky, sr., Mukwonago; Paxton Rothmeier, sr., Medford.
Honorable mention:Blake Bangtson, sr., D.C. Everest; Elijah Gigl, sr., Menasha; Brady Kaufman, jr., Sun Prairie East;Tommy Lutz, sr., Grafton;Malachi Mack, sr., Wauwatosa East;Tommy Novotny, jr., Marquette; Owen Preimesberger, sr., Mount Horeb/Barneveld.
Quarterbacks
Patrick Greisen, jr., West De Pere;Joey Kallay, sr., Franklin.
Honorable mention:Bradley Check, sr., La Crosse Logan; Owen Fiedler, sr., Madison Memorial; Logan George, sr., D.C. Everest;Brady Hilgart, sr., Grafton;Vance Holtz, sr., Arrowhead;MJ Mitchell, sr., Catholic Memorial; Brody Schaffer, jr., Winneconne.
Wide receivers
Michael Farr, jr., Racine Case; Chris Kiel, sr., Mount Horeb/Barneveld; Parker Schuh, sr., Kaukauna; Brock Story, sr., West De Pere.
Honorable mention:Aiden Eckert, sr., New Richmond;Harper Hughes, jr., Arrowhead; Kaden MacKenzie, sr., Waunakee; Marion Moore, sr., Madison Memorial;Shaundel Williams, jr., South Milwaukee;Logan Zahour, sr., Cedarburg.
Tight ends/fullbacks
Jackson Accuardi, sr., DeForest;Emmett Bork, sr., Oconomowoc; James Flanigan, sr., Notre Dame; Eli Johnson, sr., River Falls;Ben Verges, sr., Franklin.
Honorable mention:Luke Jung, sr., Neenah;Luke Leair, sr., Cedarburg.
Defense
Defensive linemen
Deondre Bournes, sr., Wausau West; Ricquone Burks, sr., Middleton;Cooper Williams, sr., Slinger.
Honorable mention:Deangelo Clay, so., Monona Grove;Gavin Grall,jr., Oak Creek;Robby Kedrowicz, sr., Waterford; Reggie Kloehn, sr., Hortonville;Tony Melaas, sr., Oconomowoc; Elijah Phillips, jr., Menasha; Max Romenesko, sr., Bay Port.
Defensive ends
Sawyer Hanlon, sr., Kimberly; Torin Pettaway, sr., Middleton;Liam Shaw, sr., Muskego.
Honorable mention:Ryan Bussen, sr., Waunakee; Easton Deschane, sr., West De Pere;Cole Fischer, sr., Marquette; James Flanigan, sr., Notre Dame;Thomas Lackey, sr., Racine Case; Colton Petska, sr., Chippewa Falls; Mason Richter, sr., Stoughton;Neeko Rodgers Jr., jr., Catholic Memorial.
Inside linebackers
Cooper Catalano, sr., Germantown;Carson Fletcher, sr., Racine Horlick;Brendan Foley, jr., Arrowhead; Zach Maguire, sr., Mount Horeb/Barneveld; Lucas Peters, sr., Rice Lake.
Honorable mention:Carter Appl, sr., Xavier; Braedon Ellefson, sr., Kimberly;Tyler Heinle, jr., Grafton;Landon Taylor, sr., Westosha Central;LaMarcus Vinson, sr., Milwaukee King.
Outside linebackers
Malachi Mack, sr., Wauwatosa East;Mitchell Nigro, sr., Marquette; Bobby Salm, sr., Appleton North; Trevor Solland, sr., New Richmond.
Honorable mention:Brock Gauthier, jr., Bay Port;Ben Holtzman, sr., Oconomowoc; Jaydon Lanser, sr., Menasha; Landen Van Offeren, sr., Kimberly.
Defensive backs
Tre Poteat, sr., Verona;Logan Zahour, sr., Cedarburg;Marvanous Butler-Brown, sr., Catholic Memorial; Carter Kaufmann, sr., De Pere.
Honorable mention:Grant Dean, sr., Neenah; Abe Monson, jr., New Richmond;Jack Savasta, sr., Mukwonago;Dominick Walters, jr., Franklin; Lucas Hamilton, sr., Waunakee.
Punter
Erik Schmidt, sr., Marquette.
Honorable mention:Zach Maguire, sr., Mount Horeb/Barneveld.
Kicker
Erik Schmidt,sr., Marquette.
Honorable mention:Gavin Davis, sr., Holmen.
SMALL SCHOOLS
Players of the year
Offensive player of the year:Blake Thiry, sr., Prairie du Chien.
Defensive player of the year:Isaiah Groom, sr., Potosi/Cassville.
Offense
Offensive line
Brady Bortz, sr., Kiel;Xzavier Grabher, sr., Racine St. Catherine's; Wyatt Graffin, jr., Columbus;Brian Ortega, sr., Kenosha St. Joseph; David Regnier, sr., Prescott; Nate Timmerman, sr., Cuba City; Hunter Vander Heiden, sr., Freedom.
Honorable mention:Tyler Phillips, sr., Cameron; Logan Bockman, sr., St. Croix Falls; Tommy Cassady, sr., Lake Mills;Xavier Skinner, jr., Milwaukee Academy of Science; Aidan Uppena, sr., Potosi/Cassville; Jack Simmons, jr., Prairie du Chien; Willy Graham, jr., Stanley-Boyd; Jalen Carlson, jr., Johnson Creek; Josh Polster, sr., Lomira.
Running backs
Bryce Gullixon, sr., Kiel; Taden Holldorf, sr., Baldwin-Woodville;Josiah Johnson, sr., Milwaukee Academy of Science; Conner Roche, sr., Columbus; Blake Thiry, sr., Prairie du Chien.
Honorable mention:Luke Baginski, sr., West Salem; Ian Burkman, sr., Grantsburg; Sam Ersland, sr., Wisconsin Dells; Cooper Lawton, sr., Northwestern; Taylor Schaumberg, sr., Lomira; Evrett Tait, sr., Regis.
Quarterbacks
Matthew Buckman, sr., Cambridge; Drew Kortz, sr., Freedom; Gavin Sell, sr., Baldwin-Woodville; Jack Tubbs, sr., Stratford.
Honorable mention: Brayln Albritton, jr., Milwaukee Academy of Science; Wade Lindahl, sr., Lourdes Academy; Timmy Meltz, sr., Ladysmith; Tyson Richard, sr., Cuba City;Zach Rizzo, jr., Kenosha St. Joseph.
Wide receivers
Ethan Feldner, sr., University School of Milwaukee; Will Packard, sr., Prescott; Kiefer Parish, sr., Cambridge.
Honorable mention:Braeden Little, sr., Ladysmith; Gavin Vaassen, sr., Cuba City; Sam Wegener, sr., Clintonville.
Tight ends/fullbacks
Oliver Post, sr., Potosi/Cassville; Ryan Westrich, jr., Bonduel.
Honorable mention:Caleb Bartko, sr., Spring Valley; Korz Loken, so., Iola-Scandinavia; Sam Schraufnagel, sr., Lomira.
Defense
Defensive linemen
William Flottmeyer, jr., Aquinas; Wyatt Graffin, jr., Columbus; Storm Tiry, sr., Stanley-Boyd.
Honorable mention:Logan Bockman, sr., St. Croix Falls; Ross Crist, sr., Darlington; Denny Espiritu, sr., Potosi/Cassville;Walt Jennings, jr., Milwaukee Academy of Science; David Regnier, sr., Prescott; Owen Steger, jr., Mayville.
Defensive ends
Brady Bortz, sr., Kiel;Adreyan Contreras Ward, jr., Racine St. Catherine's; Max Ruedebusch, sr., Lake Mills.
Honorable mention:Aaron Benzschawel, sr., Monroe; Talan Crist, sr., Darlington; Aaron Hage, sr., St. Croix Central; Carter Lueck, sr., Stratford; Finley Nelson, jr., Northwestern; Sam Schraufnagel, sr., Lomira; Ryan Westrich, jr., Bonduel.
Inside linebackers
Trevor Arentz, sr., West Salem; Isaiah Groom, sr., Potosi/Cassville; Evrett Tait, sr., Regis;Mariano Talamantez, sr., Racine St. Catherine's.
Honorable mention:Drew Holzhueter, sr., Cambridge; Aiden Humphreys, sr., Wrightstown;Campbell Kuiper, sr., Kenosha St. Joseph; Max Matthias, jr., Two Rivers.
Outside linebackers
Colin Fischer, sr., Bonduel; Maddox Goebel, sr., Darlington;Isaiah Taylor, sr., Racine St. Catherine's.
Honorable mention:Joe Petherbridge, sr., St. Croix Falls; Gavin Sell, sr., Baldwin-Woodville; Kaden Smolinski, jr., Lake Mills; Blake Thiry, sr., Prairie du Chien.
Defensive backs
Cole Brenner, sr., Stanley-Boyd; Drew Kortz, sr., Freedom; Gavin Vaassen, sr., Cuba City.
Honorable mention:Alex Breaker, sr., Lake Mills; Hayden Harrison, sr., McFarland; Tanner Herman, sr., Johnson Creek; Willem Hoefler, sr., St. Croix Falls;Cohen Kraus, so., Racine Lutheran;Brock Miller, sr., University School of Milwaukee; Kobe Russell, jr., Prescott; Kasey Wilbur, sr., Westby.
Punter
Tate Eccles, sr., McFarland.
Honorable mention:Zach Rizzo, jr., Kenosha St. Joseph.
Kicker
Alex McCormick, sr., Grantsburg.
Honorable mention:Tate Eccles, sr., McFarland; Emmett Langenfeld, sr., Kiel.
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