The Wichita Eagle’s 2023 Kansas high school football all-state teams in 8-man, 6-man

The Wichita Eagle released its annual all-state team for every class from the 2023 season in Kansas high school football, featuring some of the best players from teams all over the state.

Below you can find the all-state teams for both 8-man divisions and 6-man football. The Eagle also released its all-class teams for the larger classes (6-4A) and smaller classes (3-1A) in 11-man football.

Kansas 8-man Division I all-state team

Offense

QB—Wyatt Gardner, sr., Wichita County

QB—Tanner Heckel, sr., Lyndon

RB—Jesiah Bonura, sr., Cair Paravel

RB—Creyo Koop, jr., West Elk

RB—Jalen Massey, sr., Lyndon

RB—Ryan Sramek, jr., Rawlins County

WR—Brayan Rodriguez, sr., Rawlins County

WR—Dane Winters, jr., Burlingame

OL—Hunter Holmgren, sr., Ell-Saline

OL—Kaedin Massey, sr., Lyndon

OL—Christopher Michel, sr., Wichita County

OL—Logan Pasta, sr., Cair Paravel

RET—Andrew Smith, sr., Little River

K—Brayden Berens, sr., Pratt Skyline

Defense

DL—Micah Cauthers, sr., Chase County

DL—Khris Hermosillo, jr., Wichita County

DL—Daxten Miller, sr., Lyndon

LB—Brock Keith, sr., Meade

LB—Henry Hecox, jr., Moundridge

LB—Trent Long, sr., Clifton-Clyde

LB—Alex Smith, sr., South Sumner

LB—Casten Wirth, sr., Lyndon

DB—Duncan Bell, jr., Hoxie

DB—Caden Morgan, sr., La Crosse

DB—Jase Pavlik, jr., Cair Paravel

DB—Jace Wunderlich, sr., Burden-Central

P—Ryder Dent, sr., Ell-Saline

Offensive Player of the Year—Tanner Heckel, sr., Lyndon. Defensive Player of the Year—Casten Wirth, sr., Lyndon. Coach of the Year—Michael Massey, Lyndon.

Honorable mention

Quarterbacks—Aiden Amrein, sr., Hill City; Tyus Becker, sr., Herington; Brayden Berens, sr., Pratt Skyline; Cade Cronister, sr., Meade; Braxton Dixson, sr., Rawlins County; Wyatt Griffin, so., Chase County; Trent Haag, jr., West Elk; Marshall Johnson, sr., Ell-Saline; Logan Meier, sr., Lincoln; Dalton Morrison, sr., Argonia-Attica; J.D. Tyson, jr., Burlingame; Ashton Wynn, so., WaKeeney-Trego.

Running backs—Gage Bowers, sr., Pretty Prairie; Sawyer Campbell, so., Kiowa County; Lane Darbro, sr., Madison; Hector Gomez, jr., Macksville; Brock Griffin, sr., Chase County; Josh Hutchinson, jr., Oswego; Cordell Jordan, jr., Oxford; Kaizer Kanitz, so., Moundridge; Trace Kinderknecht, sr., Quinter; Jaden Nuss, sr., Hill City; Braydon Scheetz, jr., Hoxie.

Receivers—Bradon Bird, sr., Meade; Gage Burk, sr., La Crosse; Tucker Groh, sr., Chase County; Ethan Gruenbacher, sr., Quinter; Colton Harbin, sr., Wichita County; Xavier Miller, fr., Lincoln; Bear Moddelmog, jr., Moundridge; Drayden Reed, sr., Clifton-Clyde; Donavyn Rhodes, sr., Elkhart; Alex Shore, jr., South Sumner; Russ Smith, sr., Burden-Central; Dayton Stephen, jr., Hill City.

Offensive line—Caleb Anschutz, sr., Lyndon; Octavien Cardens, jr., Washington County; Braden DenHartog, jr., Moundridge; Eli Feltner, jr., Lyndon; Parker Haid, jr., Burlingame; Gus Hanson, sr., Rawlins County; Devonte Harris, sr., Cedar Vale-Dexter; Karter Hiten, sr., Oxford; Tanner Kelly, jr., South Sumner; Boston Norris, sr., Burden-Central; Cole Papay, sr., Meade; Brandon Price, sr., Wichita County; Matthew Rogers, jr., Pretty Prairie; Victor Ruiz-Torres, jr., Ell-Saline; Gavin Schippers, sr., Hoxie; Peyton Taylor, sr., Herington; Nano Zuniga, sr., Chase County.

Defensive line—Conner Barriger, sr., La Crosse; Ruxton Birdsong, jr., Little River; Packer Bolinger, jr., Madison; Noah Collins, sr., Cair Paravel; Pete Crouse, sr., Rawlins County; Dorian Culwell, jr., Rawlins County; Trent Fenner, jr., Hoxie; Reece Krone, so., Ell-Saline; Kaden Miller, sr., Burden-Central; Maddex Moreno, jr., West Elk; Miles Newell, sr., South Sumner; Camden Polifka, jr., Quinter; Quintin Walt, sr., WaKeeney-Trego; Griffin Wallace, sr., Pratt Skyline; Samuel Watkins, jr., Hoxie; Anthony Williams, sr., Oxford.

Linebackers—Braxon Blackwood, sr., Sublette; Eli Boden, sr., Goessel; Ian Brian, sr., Cair Paravel; Guthrie Danford, so., Chase County; Ryder Dent, sr., Ell-Saline; Jackson Dowell, jr., Sedan; Jenson Harness, sr., Udall; Kreighton Kanitz, sr., Moundridge; Jonathan Mader, sr., Hoxie; James Marcotte, so., Lyndon; Max Moffet, sr., Stockton; Oliver Nobert, jr., Clifton-Clyde; Kaleb Pavlu, sr., Ness City; Jackson Risley, sr., South Sumner; Skylar Rohr, jr., Hill City; Brandon Sinclair, sr., Lincoln; Cass Smith, so., WaKeeney-Trego; Carter Stansbury, sr., Little River; Carson Vineyard, so., Argonia-Attica; Max Whitham, jr., Wichita County.

Defensive backs—Kyler Bergkamp, jr., Little River; Luke Budke, jr., Chase County; Evan Coble, sr., West Elk; Spencer Coup, sr., Solomon; Jake Flaming, sr., Goessel; Colton Isch, jr., Madison; Miles Miller, sr., Washington County; Cooper McDill, jr., Rock Hills; Jace Ohlson, sr., Bennington; Ethen Ramey, sr., Lyndon; Conner Sigg, sr., Flinthills; Devin Surrell, jr., Wichita Independent; Evan Will, sr., Cair Paravel.

Specialists—Jose Arevalo Jr., sr., Burlingame; Lucas Correa, so., Ell-Saline; Blake Morrison, so., Yates Center; Pablo Reyes, so., Wichita County; Uriah Tillapaugh, sr., West Elk; Ty Walker, sr., Oswego.

Kansas 8-man Division II all-state team

Offense

QB—Wes Anderson, so., Frankfort

QB—Brandon Schmelzle, jr., Axtell

RB—Ian Kresin, sr., Lakeside-Downs

RB—Lane Loiseau, jr., Frankfort

RB—Lane McMannis, sr., Canton-Galva

WR—Grady Buessing, sr., Axtell

WR—Grayson Shoemaker, sr., Lebo

WR—Jesse Smith, jr., Minneola

OL—Sawyer Deters, sr., Axtell

OL—Kyle Huser, so., Victoria

OL—Wyatt Keller, sr., Frankfort

OL—Zak Kirkpatrick, sr., St. Paul

RET—Mason Baker, sr., Thunder Ridge

K—Ole Martin Svae, sr., Frankfort

Defense

DL—Kaden Arensman, sr., Kinsley

DL—Grant Buessing, sr., Axtell

DL—Camron Jueneman, jr., Hanover

DL—Jase Rutherford, jr., South Central

DL—Seth Schwien, sr., Victoria

LB—Eli Broxterman, jr., Axtell

LB—Nathan Goheen, sr., Osborne

LB—Bryson Rathgeber, sr., South Barber

LB—Gavin Uhl, sr., South Central

DB—Daniel Cramer, jr., Dighton

DB—Eli Lang, sr., Minneola

DB—J.T. Prusa, jr., South Central

P—Briggs Jewell, sr., South Barber

Offensive Player of the Year—Brandon Schmelzle, jr., Axtell. Defensive Player of the Year—Eli Broxterman, jr., Axtell. Coach of the Year—Eric Detweiler, Axtell.

Honorable mention

Quarterbacks—Mason Baker, sr., Thunder Ridge; Brodie Crites, fr., Central Plains; Briggs Jewell, sr., South Barber; Rhett Kats, jr., Logan-Palco; Lucas Kirk, jr., Bucklin; Brayden Lawson, jr., Marmaton Valley; Kyler Murphy, jr., Norwich; Owen Reece, sr., Hodgeman County; Landon Schreiber, sr., Blue Valley-Randolph; Landen Schultz, fr., Hartford; Rieken Stallbaumer, jr., Hanover.

Running backs—Conner Chamberlain, sr., Kinsley; Connor Fowler, jr., Fairfield; Dalton Garman, jr., Osborne; Blaine Hickel, sr., Central Plains; Eli Hurley, jr., Central Plains; Isaiah Jellison, sr., South Central; Ry Kooiman, jr., Hutchinson Central Christian; Matt Pfeifer, so., Victoria; Ryland Price, jr., Dighton; Corey Reese, sr., Lebo; Miles Rickard, jr., Pike Valley; Gavin Turk, sr., Linn; Riley Vitt, sr., St. Paul; Leyton Whitte, sr., Canton-Galva.

Receivers—Tharyan Appelhans, sr., Wallace County; Tyson Bulson, jr., Hartford; Oakley Duvall, jr., South Barber; Piercen Huff, so., Hutchinson Central Christian; Jimi Oleson, sr., Stafford; Hazen Rydquist, jr., Hodgeman County; Landon Sump, jr., Blue Valley-Randolph.

Offensive line—Bryce Duvall, sr., South Barber; Daniel Fewins, sr., Marmaton Valley; Levi Griffith, sr., Hanover; Efraim Holguin, sr., Kinsley; Sam Kendig, sr., Osborne; Logan Kistner, sr., Colony-Crest; Mason Marsh, so., Rural Vista; Cooper Newberry, sr., St. Paul; Cole Norton, jr., Minneola; William Scherrer, sr., Victoria; Max Wineinger, sr., Norwich.

Defensive line—Brock Armstrong, sr., Frankfort; Cade Brokes, jr., Sylvan-Lucas; Noah Collins, jr., Canton-Galva; Camron Dorsey, sr., South Barber; Trent Hardin, jr., Frankfort; Brody Kerscenske, sr., Stafford; Lincoln Koehn, jr., Osborne; James Littlewood, sr., Minneola; Zach Oswald, jr., Lebo; Allen Skeen, jr., Minneola; Kinsley Smith, so., Wakefield; Ethan VonLintel, so., Victoria; Jacob Winkler, sr., St. John’s-Tipton.

Linebackers—Joseph Anderson, sr., Satanta; Brody Batchman, sr., Sylvan-Lucas; Cale Braun, jr., Victoria; Tanner Bruna, so., Hanover; Rilyn Buessing, jr., Axtell; Gavin Carson, jr., Rural Vista; Wyatt Collins, sr., Canton-Galva; Drew Ellis, sr., Bucklin; Josh Ferguson, sr., Thunder Ridge; Jack Herd, so., South Central; Justus Huff, sr., Hutchinson Central Christian; Chance Jermark, sr., St. John’s-Tipton; Carson Lemuz, sr., Kinsley; Dylan Ohlde, so., Linn; Payton Schmidt, sr., Kinsley; Gabe Smith, jr., Lakeside-Downs; George Vonleonrod, jr., Dighton; Kelby Windmeyer, jr., Doniphan West.

Defensive backs—Lukas Dunham, sr., South Barber; Jaedon Granere, jr., Marmaton Valley; Lane Homewood, sr., Sylvan-Lucas; Hake Hoopingarner, jr., Otis-Bison; Tyler Korbe, sr., Wallace County; Dawson Lantz, jr., Osborne; Jerry Rodriguez, sr., Colony-Crest; Jamie Sarminento, jr., South Central; Landon Schmidtberger, sr., Victoria; Ty Smith, jr., Frankfort; Layn Todd, so., St. Francis; Landon Traver, fr., Marais des Cygnes Valley.

Kansas 6-man all-state team

Offense

QB—Logan McCarty, sr., Cheylin

QB—Ben Meehan, sr., Waverly

RB—Blake Carter, sr., Chetopa

RB—Landen McPhail, sr., Ashland

RB—Lincoln Shafer, jr., Greeley County

WR—Luke Albers, jr., Cunningham

WR—Kale Harris, sr., Ashland

WR—Dawson Lee, sr., Tescott

OL—Breck Averhoff, jr., Ingalls

OL—Conner McPherson, sr., Cheylin

RET—Jeremiah Hansen, sr., Northern Valley

K—William Stackhouse, jr., Altoona-Midway

Defense

DL—Pablo Bermudez, sr., Cheylin

DL—Langston Nothern, jr., Ingalls

DL—Jack Ruckle, sr., Cunningham

LB—Jimmy Gardner, jr., Pawnee Heights

LB—Britt Grisby, sr., Ashland

LB—Brady Ketzner, sr., Cheylin

LB—Gavin Thalheim, so., Northern Valley

DB—Luke McGuire, sr., Cunningham

DB—Harley McPherson, jr., Cheylin

DB—Kenton Thalheim, sr., Northern Valley

P—Carter Peters, sr., Tescott

Offensive Player of the Year—Logan McCarty, sr., Cheylin. Defensive Player of the Year—Pablo Bermudez, sr., Cheylin. Coach of the Year—Chris Walden, Cheylin.

Honorable mention

Quarterbacks—Cort Collins, sr., Triplains-Brewster; Aiden Hurst, fr., Peabody-Burns; Maverick Najera, jr., Deerfield; Layton Simon, sr., Ingalls; Will Wegerer, so., Cunningham.

Running backs—Jude Barnes, sr., Burrton; Davin Hamby, sr., Pawnee Heights; Chance Noland, sr., Moscow; Carter Ohl, so., Waverly; Carter Peters, sr., Tescott; Yulexis Quintero-Robles, jr., Deerfield; Dylan Wark, so., Golden Plains.

Receivers—Ty Glissman, so., Waverly; Lathan McPhail, jr., Ashland; Jameson Miles, fr., Peabody-Burns; Leighton Munk, sr., Pawnee Heights; William Stackhouse, jr., Altoona-Midway.

Offensive line—Eduardo Baca, sr., Cheylin; Will Bruggeman, sr., Golden Plains; Hayden Clark, so., Moscow; Jason Cox, sr., Northern Valley; Gus Hink, sr., Ashland.

Defensive line—Peyton Betschart, jr., Ashland; Gentri Holub, sr., Centre; Justin Pasley, sr., Tescott; Diego Perez, so., Golden Plains; Ben Peterson, sr., Triplains-Brewster; John Paul Sabatka, jr., Cheylin; Trent Schnittker, jr., Cunningham.

Linebackers—Kye Chase, jr., Southern Cloud; Mikol Cohn, sr., Ingalls; Xavier Cross, sr., Southern Coffey County; Cade Gossen, jr., Peabody-Burns; Dylan Halderson, so., Cunningham; Koda Kvasnicka, sr., Triplains-Brewster; Noble Phillips, jr., Burrton; Dagim Reed, jr., Cunningham; Cauy Ross, sr., Chetopa; Derrick Thomas, sr., Chetopa.

Defensive backs—Dustin Foster, fr., Waverly; Caden Kinderknecht, sr., Northern Valley; Santiago Knepp, sr., Centre; Austin Miller, jr., Tescott; Caleb Weeks, sr., Western Plains-Healy.