The 9th Annual High School Football Combine for Wisconsin athletes was held April 30 at NX Level in Waukesha.l 30, split into five sessions, though all athletes were tested on the same events. A total of 458 athletes competed in the Combine.
9th Annual WiFCA High School Football Combine: Area Athletes Shine
The WFCA Combine was conducted by NX Level staff with many high school football coaches assisting, and sponsored by the WFCA, NX Level, Epoch Recruiting, and WisSports.net. Special thank you to WFCA Combine Director Tony Biolo for organizing the event and compiling the results and Brad Arnett & crew at NX Level
More than 75 college coaches were on hand from at least 22 different schools, with several programs sending multiple coaches to evaluate potential prospects. While D1-FBS coaches were prohibited from attending by NCAA rules, 10 D1-FCS coaches from six schools were in attendance and closely monitoring the action.
| First | Last | School | Grad. | Pos. | HT | WT | 40 | VERT. | BROAD | L- DRILL | SHUTTLE | BENCH | BP WT. |
| Jake | Adams | Pulaski | 2023 | LB | 6’1″ | 219 | 4.75 | 38.5 | 9’9″ | 7.36 | 4.46 | 15 | 185 |
| Mason | Armstrong | Verona | 2023 | LB | 6’0″ | 207 | 4.84 | 32 | 8’8″ | 7.21 | 4.46 | 25 | 185 |
| Erik | Ayala | Marshall | 2023 | LB | 5’11” | 200 | 4.97 | 25.6 | 7’10” | 8.12 | 4.84 | 10 | 185 |
| Garrett | Ballweg | Middleton | 2023 | LB | 5-9″ | 175 | 5 | 24.6 | 7’11.5″ | 7.94 | 4.58 | 9 | 185 |
| Mason | Betthauser | Deerfield | 2023 | LB | 6’2″ | 186 | 5.04 | 26.8 | 8’2.5″ | 7.66 | 4.83 | 13 | 185 |
| Ben | Birch | Grafton | 2023 | LB | 5’7″ | 180 | 5.34 | 24.2 | 7’8″ | 7.91 | 4.69 | 12 | 185 |
| Troy | Blawat | New Berlin West | 2023 | LB | 5’9″ | 189 | 4.93 | 31.2 | 8’5.5″ | 8.06 | 4.77 | 23 | 185 |
| Ramon | Campos | Marshall | 2023 | LB | 6’0″ | 206 | 5.19 | 27.7 | 8’3″ | 7.87 | 4.81 | 16 | 185 |
| Daniel | Coffman | Brookfield Central | 2023 | LB | 6’3″ | 192 | 4.78 | 33.5 | 9’3″ | 7.47 | 4.63 | 17 | 185 |
| Matt | Collicott | New Berlin Eisenhower | 2023 | LB | 5’11” | 181 | 4.87 | 34.2 | 9’2″ | 7.44 | 4.33 | 13 | 185 |
| Jayden | Culbertson | Platteville | 2023 | LB | 6’2″ | 205 | 4.68 | 39.4 | 9’11.5″ | 7.26 | 4.32 | 16 | 185 |
| Dylan | Dobratz | Wausau West | 2023 | LB | 6’1″ | 211 | 4.81 | 34.2 | 9′ | 7.94 | 4.83 | 20 | 185 |
| Elliott | Franke | Menasha | 2023 | LB | 5’11” | 198 | 5.03 | 29.5 | 8’2″ | 7.78 | 4.53 | 7 | 185 |
| Michael | Grasso III | Wilmot | 2023 | LB | 5’11” | 178 | 4.84 | 26.6 | 8’2″ | 7.61 | 4.63 | 19 | 185 |
| Brady | Grisar | Waukesha West | 2023 | LB | 5’11” | 175 | 4.94 | 33.4 | 9’1″ | 7.54 | 4.51 | 12 | 185 |
| Mark | Haering | Edgewood | 2023 | LB | 6’2″ | 183 | 4.72 | 34.1 | 9’7″ | 7.15 | 4.16 | 16 | 185 |
| DeMirre | Hegwood | Saint Francis | 2023 | LB | 5’10” | 168 | 4.8 | 31.3 | 8’10.5″ | 7.62 | 4.58 | 2 | 185 |
| Samuel | Horkan | Lake Mills | 2023 | LB | 6’0″ | 192 | 5.25 | 29.1 | 8’2.5″ | 7.9 | 4.51 | 15 | 185 |
| Joseph | Joiner | West De Pere | 2023 | LB | 6’0″ | 208 | 4.78 | 33.7 | 8’7″ | 7.46 | 4.59 | 14 | 185 |
| Blake | Kader | East Troy | 2023 | LB | 6’2″ | 206 | 5.06 | 31.4 | 8’5″ | 7.84 | 4.81 | 23 | 185 |
| Tanner | Kaufman | Northwestern | 2023 | LB | 6’0″ | 174 | 5.13 | 28.7 | 8’6″ | 7.62 | 4.63 | 13 | 185 |
| Joseph | Kavalauskas | Westosha Central | 2023 | LB | 6’2″ | 167 | 5.06 | 28.4 | 8’5.5″ | 7.77 | 4.62 | 0 | 185 |
| Samuel | Klestinski | Edgewood | 2023 | LB | 6’0″ | 189 | 5.03 | 29.9 | 8’1.5″ | 7.37 | 4.44 | 9 | 185 |
| Aidan | Klueger | Homestead | 2023 | LB | 6’3.5 | 189 | 5 | 27.4 | 8’8″ | 7.68 | 4.56 | 10 | 185 |
| Samuel | Kollbaum | Ellsworth | 2023 | LB | 6’2″ | 183 | 4.88 | 33.6 | 8’7.5″ | 7.53 | 4.33 | 15 | 185 |
| Elijah | Krantz | Mount Horeb | 2023 | LB | 6’3″ | 194 | 5 | 30.8 | 8’3.5″ | 7.81 | 4.78 | 14 | 185 |
| Joshua | Kristof | Lena | 2023 | LB | 5’11” | 177 | 4.94 | 30.4 | 8’6.5″ | 7.53 | 4.32 | 12 | 185 |
| Brendan | Lynch | Mineral Point | 2023 | LB | 6’2″ | 190 | 4.76 | 30.7 | 9’1″ | 7.53 | 4.44 | 13 | 185 |
| Tucker | Markham | Monroe | 2023 | LB | 6’2″ | 187 | 4.82 | 29.9 | 9’4″ | 7.5 | 4.47 | 4 | 185 |
| Tyler | Mayhew | Middleton | 2023 | LB | 6’1″ | 203 | 5.19 | 32.2 | 8’4.5″ | 8.17 | 4.84 | 12 | 185 |
| Liam | McGuire | Muskego | 2023 | LB | 6’1″ | 182 | 4.79 | 29 | 8’10” | 7.29 | 4.4 | 11 | 185 |
| Sullivan | Melander | Spencer | 2023 | LB | 6’4″ | 195 | 4.91 | 30.5 | 9′ | 7.69 | 4.71 | 8 | 185 |
| Patrick | Metz-Procknow | Wisconsin Dells | 2023 | LB | 6’3″ | 173 | 4.88 | 33.4 | 9’5″ | 7.75 | 4.64 | 6 | 185 |
| Lucas | Milz | Black Hawk | 2023 | LB | 5’11” | 199 | 4.93 | 29.6 | 7’10.5″ | 7.94 | 5.12 | 23 | 185 |
| Paul | Morris | McFarland | 2023 | LB | 6’1′ | 200 | 4.69 | 34.9 | 9’2″ | 7.72 | 4.54 | 18 | 185 |
| Taylor | O’Laughlin | Badger | 2023 | LB | 5’10” | 202 | 4.9 | 30.6 | 8’5″ | 7.41 | 4.4 | 20 | 185 |
| Kieran | Patrick | Oshkosh West | 2023 | LB | 6’2″ | 201 | 5 | 29.8 | 8’5.5″ | 7.62 | 4.47 | 16 | 185 |
| Sam | Pica | Onalaska | 2023 | LB | 6’0″ | 225 | 4.81 | 32.4 | 8’11” | 7.91 | 4.59 | 19 | 185 |
| Tommy | Raemisch | Waunakee | 2023 | LB | 5’10” | 196 | 5.06 | 28.7 | 8’3″ | 7.63 | 4.5 | 24 | 185 |
| Cade | Rux | McFarland | 2023 | LB | 6’0″ | 161 | 5 | 27.4 | 7’11.5″ | 7.7 | 4.39 | 6 | 185 |
| Jaxon | Sadowski | Sun Prairie East | 2023 | LB | 5’11” | 177 | N/A | 32.6 | 8’6″ | N/A | N/A | 16 | 185 |
| Taylor | Schaefer | Southern Door | 2023 | LB | 6’4″ | 219 | 5.13 | 31.5 | 8’10.5″ | 7.58 | 4.76 | 22 | 185 |
| Treyton | Schinker | Reedsburg | 2023 | LB | 6’1″ | 202 | 4.93 | 30.4 | 8’9″ | 7.86 | 4.44 | 10 | 185 |
| Asiatic | Spencer | Milwaukee Riverside | 2023 | LB | 5.31 | 24.2 | 7’9 | 7.84 | 4.76 | 3 | 185 | ||
| Peter | Stapleton | Kenosha St. Joseph | 2023 | LB | 6’2″ | 184 | 4.69 | 34 | 8’10” | 7.15 | 4.38 | 12 | 185 |
| Cade | Stingle | Shiocton | 2023 | LB | 6’2″ | 178 | 4.46 | 37.1 | 9’7″ | 7.16 | 4.32 | 14 | 185 |
| Nicholas | Strankowski | Franklin | 2023 | LB | 6’0″ | 168 | 5.13 | 23.8 | 8’6″ | 7.75 | 4.82 | 5 | 185 |
| Connor | Sukup | Reedsburg | 2023 | LB | 6’2″ | 182 | 5.1 | 29.5 | 8’8″ | 7.5 | 4.63 | 6 | 185 |
| James | Sutter | Wisconsin Lutheran | 2023 | LB | 5’9″ | 193 | 5.12 | 27.3 | 7’10 | 7.57 | 4.58 | 12 | 185 |
| Reese | Thompson | Hudson | 2023 | LB | 6’0″ | 231 | 4.84 | 27.7 | 8’7″ | 7.81 | 4.64 | 21 | 185 |
| Evan | Van Dyn Hoven | Menasha | 2023 | LB | 6’3″ | 206 | 4.59 | 34 | 9’5″ | 7.5 | 4.51 | 16 | 185 |
| Zane | Vetter | Mayville | 2023 | LB | 6’2″ | 206 | 4.85 | 30.8 | 8’8″ | 7.53 | 4.76 | 14 | 185 |
| Luke | Wagner | New Berlin Eisenhower | 2023 | LB | 5’10” | 172 | 5 | 26.1 | 8’1″ | 7.45 | 4.38 | 11 | 185 |
| Turner | Wagoner | Lomira | 2023 | LB | 6’0″ | 161 | 5.09 | 30.2 | 8’4″ | 7.65 | 4.72 | 8 | 185 |
| Cade | Wasilkoff | Notre Dame | 2023 | LB | 5’10” | 200 | 5.12 | 25.8 | 7’10: | 7.94 | 4.62 | 21 | 185 |
| Gus | Wenning | Middleton | 2023 | LB | 6’2″ | 222 | 4.93 | 34.6 | 8’10” | 7.34 | 4.53 | 20 | 185 |
| Charlie | Wermers | Marquette | 2023 | LB | 6’2″ | 211 | 5.4 | 24.4 | 7’8 | 8.06 | 4.83 | 4 | 185 |
| Keith | Williams | Catholic Memorial | 2023 | LB | 6’1″ | 221 | 4.81 | 33.6 | 8’6 | 7.44 | 4.39 | 16 | 185 |
| Quinn | Williams | Milton | 2023 | LB | 5’10” | 193 | 5 | 24.9 | 8′ | 7.53 | 4.72 | 11 | 185 |
| Drew | Wilson | Homestead | 2023 | LB | 6’1″ | 189 | 4.63 | 32.8 | 9’2″ | 7.16 | 4.2 | 6 | 185 |
| Kelin | Wisialowski | Oak Creek | 2023 | LB | 6’1″ | 191 | 5.09 | 26.9 | 8′ | 7.65 | 4.71 | 8 | 185 |
| Kellen | Wright | West Salem | 2023 | LB | 5’11” | 180 | 4.75 | 39 | 9’10” | 7.47 | 4.58 | 12 | 185 |
| David | Zuehlke | Sturgeon Bay | 2023 | LB | 5’11’ | 193 | 4.93 | 29 | 8’9 | 7.35 | 4.62 | 5 | 185 |
| Preston | Armstrong | Badger | 2024 | LB | 6’0″ | 207 | 5.47 | 23.2 | 7’8.5″ | 8.02 | 4.82 | 1 | 170 |
| Landen | Bomkamp | Barneveld | 2024 | LB | 6’0″ | 176 | 5.16 | 31.3 | 8’3.5″ | 8.16 | 4.89 | 1 | 170 |
| Drew | Braam | Oak Creek | 2024 | LB | 6’2″ | 204 | 4.91 | 26.3 | 8’5″ | 7.38 | 4.52 | 22 | 170 |
| Carter | Christy | Wisconsin Rapids | 2024 | LB | 5’11” | 201 | 5.16 | 28.4 | 7’11” | 7.75 | 4.66 | 35 | 170 |
| Keaton | Enright | Westosha Central | 2024 | LB | 5’11” | 202 | 4.87 | 31.9 | 8’8.5″ | 7.64 | 4.47 | 25 | 170 |
| Brady | Fleming | Waukesha West | 2024 | LB | 5’11” | 171 | 4.97 | 30.3 | 8’7″ | 7.53 | 4.62 | 4 | 170 |
| Teagan | Fox | Franklin | 2024 | LB | 6’2″ | 182 | 5.1 | 32.7 | 8’10” | 7.34 | 4.69 | 11 | 170 |
| Ethan | Francois | Badger | 2024 | LB | 6’0″ | 179 | 5.12 | 28.4 | 8’3.5″ | 7.55 | 4.81 | 10 | 170 |
| Will | Graffin | Franklin | 2024 | LB | 6’2″ | 182 | 4.94 | 30.7 | 8’9″ | 7.31 | 4.38 | 10 | 170 |
| Brett | Hemmersbach | Cashton | 2024 | LB | 6’0″ | 168 | 4.9 | 29.3 | 8’10” | 7.43 | 4.45 | 6 | 170 |
| Flamur | Islami | Saint Francis | 2024 | LB | 6’0″ | 186 | 5.59 | 24.6 | 7’2″ | 8.5 | 5.08 | 2 | 170 |
| Immanuel | Joseph | Franklin | 2024 | LB | 6’0″ | 181 | 4.97 | 26 | 8’4.25″ | 7.31 | 4.51 | 9 | 170 |
| Isaac | Kaster | West De Pere | 2024 | LB | 5’11” | 191 | 4.87 | 31.6 | 8’8.25″ | 7.66 | 4.56 | 12 | 170 |
| Koehler | Kilty | Stratford | 2024 | LB | 6’1′ | 193 | 5 | 32.8 | 9’3.25″ | 7.41 | 4.4 | 20 | 170 |
| Braydon | Lockington | Melrose-Mindoro | 2024 | LB | 6’0″ | 220 | 5.28 | 25.2 | 8’2″ | 7.87 | 4.75 | 13 | 170 |
| Marshall | Maltby | Gibraltar | 2024 | LB | 6’4″ | 211 | 5.34 | 29.6 | 8’9″ | 7.63 | 4.82 | 12 | 170 |
| Blake | Matthys | Brodhead | 2024 | LB | 6’1″ | 193 | 4.9 | 31.6 | 8’6.25″ | 7.62 | 4.53 | 20 | 170 |
| Devon | McCormick | Columbus | 2024 | LB | 5’11’ | 185 | 4.97 | 32.8 | 9’2″ | 7.84 | 4.46 | 16 | 170 |
| Matthew | Miklosy | Catholic Memorial | 2024 | LB | 6’0″ | 182 | 4.92 | 33.8 | 9’3″ | 7.16 | 4.53 | NA | 170 |
| Dominic | Miller | Green Bay Southwest | 2024 | LB | 6’1′ | 223 | 5.59 | 24.9 | 8’0.5″ | 8.03 | 4.72 | 18 | 170 |
| Isaiah | Nelson | Muskego | 2024 | LB | 5’11” | 172 | 5.03 | 33.1 | 8’6.5″ | 7.44 | 4.63 | 15 | 170 |
| Roderick | Pecore | Stevens Point | 2024 | LB | 5’10: | 163 | 5.35 | 29.6 | 8’2″ | 7.97 | 4.94 | 7 | 170 |
| Charles | Rumohr | Pewaukee | 2024 | LB | 6’0″ | 173 | 4.97 | 29.3 | 8’3.25″ | 7.28 | 4.46 | 13 | 170 |
| Mason | Sacotte | Sturgeon Bay | 2024 | LB | 5’9″ | 180 | 5.16 | 27.3 | 7’10.5″ | 7.98 | 4.78 | 8 | 170 |
| Charlie | Schuster | Pulaski | 2024 | LB | 6’2″ | 184 | 4.85 | 34.6 | 8’11” | 7.52 | 4.53 | 18 | 170 |
| William | Simmons | Winnebago Lutheran | 2024 | LB | 6’0″ | 246 | 5.56 | 20.8 | 6’8.5″ | 8.54 | 5.2 | 12 | 170 |
| Sammy | Sippy | Westosha Central | 2024 | LB | 6’0″ | 188 | 4.95 | 29.4 | 8’7.5″ | 7.84 | 4.94 | 23 | 170 |
| Dae’kwon | Smith | West De Pere | 2024 | LB | 5’11” | 160 | 4.87 | 29.4 | 8’8.5 | 8.02 | 4.84 | 2 | 170 |
| Matthew | Stenbroten | Lake Mills | 2024 | LB | 6’4″ | 206 | 4.88 | 31.3 | 9’2″ | 6.96 | 4.44 | 15 | 170 |
| Madox | Stewart | Alma | 2024 | LB | 5’11” | 186 | 5.1 | 27.9 | 8’2.5″ | 7.64 | 4.58 | 16 | 170 |
| Talan | Summers | Franklin | 2024 | LB | 6’2″ | 203 | 5.19 | 27.1 | 8’0.5″ | 7.65 | 4.59 | 19 | 170 |
| Landon | Taylor | Westosha Central | 2024 | LB | 5’11” | 200 | 4.92 | 33.6 | 8’5.5″ | 7.3 | 4.52 | 20 | 170 |
| Kruise | Van Den Heuvel | West De Pere | 2024 | LB | 6’2″ | 174 | 5.1 | 32.1 | 9’2.25″ | 7.37 | 4.52 | 6 | 170 |
| Mason | Wierzbicki | Westosha Central | 2024 | LB | 5’11” | 194 | 5.18 | 25.8 | 7’10” | 7.87 | 4.66 | 13 | 170 |
| Sam | Witkowski | Muskego | 2024 | LB | 5’8″ | 182 | 5.32 | 23.6 | 7’3.5″ | 8.05 | 4.96 | 7 | 170 |
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David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]
