The 2025 Kansas high school football all-state teams: 8-man Division I, II & 6-man
Following the conclusion of the 2025 Kansas high school football season, the state’s top players have been recognized with all-state honors.
The Wichita Eagle presents its list of the standout performers in 8-man Division I and II and 6-man, honoring athletes who delivered elite production, consistency and impact throughout the fall across Kansas. All-state teams for Class 6A, 5A and 4A and Class 3A, 2A and 1A were released on Tuesday.
Ballots were sent to head coaches statewide, though not every coach returned a ballot, with selections also informed by all-league recognition, available statistics and team success during the 2025 season.
Wichita Eagle 8-man Division I all-state football team
First team
Offense
QB—Wyatt Griffin, sr., Chase County
QB—Jeremiah Miller, jr., Lincoln
QB—Cashton Young, sr., Wichita County
RB—Beau Hall, jr., Flinthills
RB—Zayne Maupin, jr., Sylvan-Lucas
RB—Demetri Williamson, so., Oswego
WR—Xavier Miller, jr., Lincoln
TE—Octavian Dean, sr., Madison
OL—Landon Daniels, sr., Central Plains
OL—Kelby Rice, sr., Little River
OL—Pearson Rush, sr., Oxford
OL—Jack Willems, jr., South Central
Defense
DL—Asa Briscoe, sr., South Gray
DL—Aiden Hall, sr., Hill City
DL—Reese Krone, sr., Ell-Saline
DL—Cruz Leiser, sr., Madison
LB—Jaren Garrison, jr., Little River
LB—Jack Herd, sr., South Central
LB—Josiah Pattangall, jr., Decatur County
LB—James Marcotte, sr., Lyndon
LB—Cass Smith, sr., WaKeeney-Trego
DB—Ben Bell, jr., Lincoln
DB—Easton Huck, jr., South Central
DB—Tate Balthazor, sr., Hill City
Special teams
K—Ashton Wynn, sr., WaKeeney-Trego
P—Dominique Paz, so., Rawlins County
RET—Kas Kramer, sr., Ell-Saline
Offensive Player of the Year—Cashton Young, sr., Wichita County
Defensive Player of the Year—Jack Herd, sr., South Central
Coach of the Year—Brett Westrup, South Central
Second team
Offense
QB—Cooper Criss, jr., Cedar Vale-Dexter
QB—Brodie Crites, jr., Central Plains
QB—Jaxson Konen, sr., Little River
RB—Jack Conness, jr., WaKeeney-Trego
RB—Regen Sites, sr., Spearville
WR—Jermaine Conley, so., Meade
WR—Tayven Willard, jr., Arma-Northeast
TE—Dayton Fromholtz, sr., St. Francis
OL—Jacob Darbro, sr., Sedan
OL—Koby Keiswetter, sr., Hill City
OL—Easton Good, sr., Lincoln
OL—Aidon Walker, sr., Lyndon
Defense
DL—James Jarvis, sr., Clifton-Clyde
DL—Brody Shearer, sr., Lincoln
DL—Ernesto Zermeno, so., Wichita County
LB—Jonathan Froese, sr., Sublette
LB—Logan Gaither, jr., Oxford
LB—Ashton Harjo, sr., Meade
LB—Coda Lindsay, jr., South Central
LB—Beau Porter, so., Wichita County
LB—Slade Rohr, jr., Hill City
DB—Carter Johnson, sr., Sylvan-Lucas
DB—Royce Potter, sr., Cedar Vale-Dexter
DB—Gage Williby, jr., Decatur County
Special teams
K—Lucas Raile, sr., St. Francis
P—Lucas Correa, sr., Ell-Saline
RET—Logan Schubert, jr., Little River
Honorable mention
Quarterbacks—Brady Gehring, so., Decatur County; Lucas Griffin, sr., Lyndon; Treighton Hafenstein, so., Burden-Central; Jaxson Payne, so., Arma-Northeast; Trenton Schartz, so., Ellis; Eli Schmitt, jr., Lakeside-Downs; Josh Stuckey, so., Kinsley; Drake Webber, sr., Sublette.
Running backs—Tyler Aschbaugh, sr., Hill City; Mat Bretz, jr., Hoxie; Austin Chumley, sr., Rawlins County; Marcus Cummings, so., Yates Center; Lincoln Dowell, jr., Sedan; Joseph Fahey, sr., Clifton-Clyde; James Greenleaf, so., Kiowa County; Jacob Hogan, jr., Kiowa County; Woodrow Lancaster, jr., Kinsley; Gavin LeDuc, sr., Washington County; Richard Stroud, sr., Central Plains; Layn Todd, sr., St. Francis.
Receivers—Aiden Becker, jr., Pratt Skyline; Maddex Beyer, jr., Chase County; Lane Brokes, so., Sylvan-Lucas; Ethan Brozek, jr., Canton-Galva; Ben Byers, sr., Ellis; Easton Cole, so., Cedar Vale-Dexter; Circeen Conley, sr., Meade; Collin Dent, sr., Ell-Saline; Christopher Ghumm, jr., WaKeeney-Trego; Ethan Graham, sr., St. Francis; Brycen Hobbs, so., West Elk; Ashton Koehn, sr., Sublette; Ty Janette, sr., Little River; Dylan Luna, sr., Wichita County; Jax Ruf, fr., Quinter; Rylan Siemsen, sr., Central Plains; Jaxon Smith, sr., Hill City; Kyler Walker, jr., South Gray; Cory Yowell, jr., Madison.
Offensive line—Roman Arnoldy, sr., Udall; Rustin Bailey, jr., Decatur County; Thane Brenner, jr., Ness City; Tyler Brown, jr., Oxford; Trey Crecelius, jr., Meade; Eli Girk, jr., South Central; Jack King, sr., Madison; Traxton Maley, sr., WaKeeney-Trego; Reece Morgan, sr., La Crosse; Braden Nelson, sr., Sylvan-Lucas; Michael Peterson, jr., Washington County; Mitchell Presley, jr., Hill City; Mason Randall, sr., Flinthills; Gerardo Seanez, sr., Kinsley; Jace Shrewsbury, sr., Meade; Elijah Stagner, jr., Little River; Tucker Wimp, jr., Oswego; Brandon Wolfley, sr., Kiowa County.
Defensive line—Jared Aschenbrenner, fr., WaKeeney-Trego; Blayne Bladetti, jr., Little River; Alex Brady, sr., Lyndon; Layne Buttenhoff, sr., Sylvan-Lucas; Theo Butterfield, sr., Decatur County; Taylor Carroll, sr., Flinthills; Zach Criqui, sr., Lyndon; Brody Fischer, sr., Ellis; Isaac Gillespie, jr., Quinter; Jaylon Harris, sr., Cedar Vale-Dexter; Alex Hiemstra, sr., La Crosse; Grant Middleton, sr., Lakeside-Downs; Clark Miller, jr., Chase County; Kadyn Reeves, so., Oswego; Titus Ritter, so., Meade; Aaron Samson, sr., WaKeeney-Trego; Bryson Van Eaton, so., Little River; Ethan Webber, jr., Sublette; Trey Williams, sr., Ell-Saline.
Linebackers—Austin Ahring, sr., Lincoln; Ryan Budig, sr., Hill City; Tripp Carney, jr., Flinthills; Leo DeDonder, sr., Northern Heights; Joel Gilliland, sr., St. Francis; Matt Hamm-Jones, jr., Solomon; Jeremiah Jones, jr., Yates Center; Brady Kraft, jr., Kinsley; Cai Labertew, jr., Sylvan-Lucas; Tanner Lankas, so., Rawlins County; Gage LeClair, sr., Clifton-Clyde; Carter Mann, so., Chase County; Dakoda McDonald, sr., Ness City; Mason McDonald, so., Madison; Chance Mills, jr., Oswego; Jaxon Nightingale, jr., Canton-Galva; Julian Roche, jr., Ell-Saline; Christian Rush, jr., La Crosse; Carson Schartz, sr., Ellis; Kaden Sowers, so., Decatur County.
Defensive backs—Joel Armendariz, sr., Kiowa County; Trenton Benne, jr., Clifton-Clyde; Jaxson Bogdahn, jr., West Elk; Briggs Born, so., Hill City; Valdon Crawford, fr., WaKeeney-Trego; Wyatt Dobson, sr., Northern Heights; Peyton Dody, sr., Central Plains; Vance Dohl, sr., Sylvan-Lucas; Koehn Duryea, jr., Solomon; Jhet Ewertt, jr., Little River; Claudio Flores, jr., Goessel; Lee Holopirek, sr., La Crosse; Wyatt Klinzmann, jr., St. Francis; Joel Loya, sr., Sublette; Landon May, sr., Ell-Saline; Xzavier McClamy, sr., Oxford; Noah Nickelson, so., Hoxie; Parker Price, jr., South Central; Kohner Stout, fr., Sedan.
Specialists—Javier Alba Mendez, sr., Madison; Payton Becker, sr., Pratt Skyline; Shaun Lare, sr., Rawlins County; Lane Smith, sr., Madison; Parker Sutton, sr., Flinthills; Eli Whelchel, jr., Rock Hills; Vincent Zohner, sr., Hill City.
Wichita Eagle 8-man Division II all-state football team
First team
Offense
QB—Wes Anderson, sr., Frankfort
QB—Kadrick Cohorst, jr., Hanover
QB—Wyatt Detweiler, jr., Axtell
RB—Piercen Huff, sr., Hutchinson Central Christian
RB—Kole Riedy, sr., Rural Vista
RB—Weston Scherrer, jr., Victoria
WR—Braylon Meyn, sr., Hanover
WR—Drake Skirvin, sr., Burlingame
WR—Evan Slavik, sr., Thunder Ridge
OL—Tanner Bruna, sr., Hanover
OL—Fred Rosquist, sr., Frankfort
OL—Logan Sandmann, jr., Axtell
Defense
DL—Eli Heiman, sr., Hanover
DL—Kyle Huser, sr., Victoria
DL—Kingsly Smith, sr., Wakefield
DL—Ethan VonLintel, sr., Victoria
LB—Cooper Bruna, so., Hanover
LB—Brock Moon, sr., Burlingame
LB—Dylan Ohlde, sr., Linn
LB—Matt Pfeifer, sr., Victoria
LB—Colin Shaughnessy, sr., Axtell
DB—Braxton Alpers, sr., St. John
DB—Kemper Benisch, sr., Wallace County
DB—Luke Eigsti, jr., Hutchinson Central Christian
DB—Tyler Lord, sr., Marmaton Valley
Special teams
K—Tyson Younger, jr., Hodgeman County
P—Levi Lang, sr., Minneola
RET—Carson Vineyard, sr., Argonia-Attica
Offensive Player of the Year—Kadrick Cohorst, jr., Hanover
Defensive Player of the Year—Kyle Huser, sr., Victoria
Coach of the Year—Matt Heuer, Hanover
Second team
Offense
QB—Danny Cain, sr., Burlingame
QB—Greyson Ohlde, jr., Linn
RB—Henry Ketter, jr., Frankfort
RB—Ian Reece, jr., Hodgeman County
RB—Cooper Scharff, jr., Marmaton Valley
RB—Brodie Snodgrass, sr., Fairfield
WR—Donovan Holloway, fr., Osborne
WR—Brayden Hopkins, sr., Lebo
WR—Todd Stevenson, sr., Marmaton Valley
OL—Carson Goebel, sr., Hodgeman County
OL—Mason Marsh, sr., Rural Vista
OL—Heath McKain, jr., Wallace County
Defense
DL—Alec Jueneman, sr., Hanover
DL—Cody Schmidtberger, sr., Victoria
DL—Desmond Thomas, sr., Hodgeman County
LB—Dylan Brozek, sr., Stafford
LB—Wes Dreiling, sr., Victoria
LB—Braylon Rains, jr., Wallace County
LB—Brody Sedlacek, jr., Hanover
LB—Conrad Winter, so., Linn
DB—Cal Barnett, jr., Hutchinson Central Christian
DB—Wes Sander, sr., Victoria
DB—Landon Schmitz, sr., Axtell
DB—Brody Schroeder, jr., Hodgeman County
Special teams
K—Hunter Kickhaefer, jr., Hanover
P—Westin Johnson, so., Dighton
RET—Ed Horinek, sr., Beloit-St. John’s
Honorable mention
Quarterbacks—Brooks Dunstan, so., Beloit-St. John’s; Tate Foreman, so., Thunder Ridge; Brock Hadley, so., Lebo; Gavin Reece, fr., Hodgeman County; Tate Tiernan, fr., Osborne; Lane Yocham, jr., Colony-Crest; Gunner Young, fr., Pretty Prairie.
Running backs—Case Ashmore, sr., Logan-Palco; Jensin Barker, sr., Colony-Crest; Gage Cox, jr., Wallace County; Dustin Foster, jr., Waverly; Jaxon Grimmett, so., Lebo; Tyson Klotz, sr., Minneola; Mason Mauch, jr., Victoria; Dayton Reeves, jr., Pike Valley; Easton Schroeder, so., Norwich; Konnor Sullivan, sr., Hutchinson Central Christian.
Receivers—Porter Colvin, sr., Frankfort; Coy Denison, so., Minneola; Grant Eskeldson, sr., Rural Vista; Santiago Mora, jr., Greeley County; Charlie Vogel, jr., Dighton; Kole Walter, so., Colony-Crest; Linus Werner, jr., Pretty Prairie.
Offensive line—Braedyn Burkett, sr., Burlingame; Kendall Burns, jr., Hodgeman County; Chase Combs, sr., Fairfield; Guillermo Dominguez, sr., Minneola; Weston Gibbs, jr., Wallace County; Brycen Hopkins, fr., Lebo; Nate Irvine, sr., Blue Valley-Randolph; Brennan Loyd, so., Logan-Palco; Britton McDowell, jr., Thunder Ridge; Tucker Mien, sr., Rural Vista; Wyatt Slade, sr., Burlingame; Taylor Wagoner, sr., Wallace County; Brayden Wallace, jr., Hutchinson Central Christian; Wyatt Weiche, sr., Linn; Connor Wilson, jr., Dighton.
Defensive line—Cesar Alvarado, jr., Linn; Dagan Barney, jr., Marmaton Valley; Spencer Beck, jr., Argonia-Attica; Bryson Bollig, sr., Logan-Palco; Reid Brewster, sr., Norwich; Chase Combs, sr., Fairfield; Dominic Eilert, jr., Beloit-St. John’s; Branton Goetz, jr., Wheatland-Grinnell; Brigham Hansen, sr., Linn; Riley Hasenkamp, jr., Axtell; Bobby Littlewood, so., Minneola; Rayden Risner, so., Lebo; Rashad Stafford, so., Thunder Ridge; Karson Sullivan, jr., Hutchinson Central Christian.
Linebackers—Traceur Alexander, sr., Greeley County; Logan Bamberger, fr., Hodgeman County; Simon Blankley, sr., Hartford; Brevyn Campbell, sr., Marmaton Valley; Cooper Knipp, sr., Logan-Palco; Cael Kooiman, jr., Hutchinson Central Christian; John Mick, sr., Beloit-St. John’s; Mateo Plummer, so., Lebo; Gavin Rose, sr., Macksville; Lukas Schwab, sr., Fairfield; Lucas Talbot, sr., Axtell; Declan Tweedy, jr., Thunder Ridge.
Defensive backs—Kaos Aldridge, so., Minneola; Taden Gottschalk, jr., Logan-Palco; Cash Lang, so., Minneola; Maddex Hemberger, jr., Argonia-Attica; Trell Larson, jr., Wallace County; Joe Lybarger, jr., Axtell; Koden Sanford, sr., Rural Vista; Talon Shank, so., Hodgeman County; Devin Vogel, jr., St. Paul.
Specialists—Easton Alpers, so., St. John; Spencer Beckman, jr., Wheatland-Grinnell; Alejandro Moreno, jr., Linn; Jace Reyes, sr., St. John; Brycen Robison, sr., Pike Valley; Agustin Salas, jr., Satanta; Will Schmeidler, sr., Victoria.
Wichita Eagle 6-man all-state football team
First team
Offense
QB—Austin Swonger, jr., South Barber
RB—Alexis Ibarra, sr., Pawnee Heights
RB—Stephen Kerschen, jr., Cunningham
RB—Keegan Nothern, jr., Ingalls
RB—Skyler Thimesch, sr., Cunningham
RB—Karsyn Wright, jr., Weskan
WR—Garen Cantrell, jr., South Barber
WR—Jameson Miles, jr., Peabody-Burns
OL—Diego Perez, sr., Golden Plains
Defense
DL—Charlie Phelps, sr., Tescott
DL—Austin Smith, sr., Weskan
LB—Ty Calderwood, sr., Marais des Cygnes Valley
LB—Dylan Halderson, sr., Cunningham
LB—Logan Kinsler, sr., Cunningham
LB—Aiden Ochs-Lohrey, so., Otis-Bison
DB—Nick Cottrell, sr., Weskan
DB—Daniel Stinemetz, sr., Ingalls
DB—Joey Stirn, jr., Tescott
Special teams
K—Gavin Thalheim, sr., Northern Valley
P—Kelson Juno, sr., Otis-Bison
RET—Dylan Wark, sr., Golden Plain
Offensive Player of the Year—Karsyn Wright, jr., Weskan
Defensive Player of the Year—Dylan Halderson, sr., Cunningham
Coach of the Year—Lance McGuire, Cunningham
Second team
Offense
QB—Aiden Hurst, jr., Peabody-Burns
QB—Landon Reed, jr., Marais des Cygnes Valley
RB—Andrew Mitchell, jr., Cheylin
RB—Ricky Traver, so., Marais des Cygnes Valley
WR—Owen Hammond, sr., Northern Valley
WR—Steele Smith, so., South Barber
OL—Brody Bock, so., Cunningham
OL—Dayshawn Dunigan, sr., Ingalls
OL—Ayden Thompson, jr., Tescott
Defense
DL—Ayden Aldridge, jr., Weskan
DL—Joesuf Aydelott, sr., Peabody-Burns
DL—Brayden Duvall, sr,. South Barber
DL—Gus Ford, jr., Marais des Cygnes Valley
DL—Xander Christensen, sr., Ingalls
DL—Cody Shklar, so., South Barber
LB—Cody Holste, so., Pawnee Heights
DB—Gavin Alloway, sr., Otis-Bison
DB—Collin Groff, jr., Peabody-Burns
Special teams
K—Dani Conde, sr., Weskan
P—Caleb Wiebe, so., Ingalls
RET—Harrison Carter, jr., Chetopa
Honorable mention
Quarterbacks—Logan Enabnit, sr., Pawnee Heights; Jett Kvasnicka, sr., Triplains-Brewster; Logan Simon, jr., Ingalls.
Running backs—Braylon Johnson, jr., Moscow; David Kraus, jr., Western Plains; Pablo Ruiz, so., Cheylin.
Receivers—Dodger Allen, jr., Weskan; Lucas Hansen, so., Northern Valley; Luke Partridge, sr., Peabody-Burns; Trae Walker, jr., Marais des Cygnes Valley.
Offensive line—Eli Aldridge, jr., Weskan; Isaac Barrie, sr., Ingalls; Brody Hurtig, so., Tescott; Keegan McMurray, so., South Barber; Konner Schenk, sr., Otis-Bison; Josh Ulupano, jr., Marais des Cygnes Valley.
Defensive line—Cameron Berzas, sr., Chetopa; Helder Ibarra, fr., Pawnee Heights; Jose Rios, jr., Golden Plains; Marcus Starr, so., Otis-Bison; Ashton Talkington, jr., Peabody-Burns.
Linebackers—Jackson Combs, jr., Ingalls; Kollin Fischer, jr., Cunningham; Diego Granillo, sr., Moscow.
Defensive backs—Kage Beck, sr., Altoona-Midway; Conner Kier, jr., Golden Plains; Tait Thalheim, so., Northern Valley; Meka Freeman, fr., Marais des Cygnes Valley; Devin Olson, so., South Barber; Travis Ross, jr., Otis-Bison; Brody Thompson, so., Tescott; Trey Winn, sr., Southern Coffey County.
Specialists—Humberto Rincon, sr., Chase.
This story was originally published December 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM.
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