In 2019, Outside the Huddle introduced our highest preseason honor: the First Eleven. This honor comes on the heels of the basketball version, the ‘First Five,’ which traces its pre-OTH origins back over 35 seasons. It is our hope that the football version follows in that same tradition.

In 2020, the First Eleven became the culmination of our first ever Top 50 player countdown.

2025

No. 1: Nathan Foster, Leo

No. 2: Jarron Taylor, Bishop Luers

No. 3: Jaidon Van Pelt, Carroll

No. 4: Maalik Moore, North Side

No. 5: Jerquaden Guilford, Northrop

No. 6: Dee Hogue, Northrop

No. 7: Ayle Taylor, Bishop Luers

No. 8: Andrew Trahin, Bishop Dwenger

No. 9: Caleb Kiengele, North Side

No. 10: Michael White, Homestead

No. 11: Rylee Biddle, East Noble

2024

No. 1: Brandon Logan, Snider

No. 2: Brock Schott, Leo

No. 3: Jimmy Sullivan, Carroll

No. 4: Stratton Fuller, Columbia City

No. 5: Caiden Abbs, Carroll

No. 6: Jamarion Kolagbodi, Snider

No. 7: Landin Hoeppner, Leo

No. 8: Charlie Riddle, Heritage

No. 9: Kimar Nelson, Wayne

No. 10: Seth Pruitt, West Noble

No. 11: Max Kaehr, Adams Central

2023

No. 1: Brauntae Johnson, North Side

No. 2: Mylan Graham, New Haven

No. 3: Jimmy Sullivan, Carroll

No. 4: Brock Schott, Leo

No. 5: Braden Steely, Carroll

No. 6: Jordan King, North Side

No. 7: Stratton Fuller, Columbia City

No. 8: Ashton Pesetski, Carroll

No. 9: Lukas Rohrbacher, Snider

No. 10: Ajani Washington, New Haven

No. 11: Will Kelso, Snider

2022

No. 1: Brauntae Johnson, North Side

No. 2: Mylan Graham, New Haven

No: 3: Brody Bolyn, Norwell

No. 4: CJ Davis, Bishop Dwenger

No. 5: Nick Thompson, Bishop Luers

No. 6: Lamarion Nelson, Wayne

No. 7: Julante Hinton, Northrop

No. 8: Luke Graft, Norwell

No. 9: Bubba Craig, Concordia Lutheran

No. 10: Dylan Bennett, Carroll

No. 11: Dax Holman, Eastside

2021

No. 1: Landen Livingston, Leo – Senior, OL

No. 2: Jeffrey Becker, Carroll – Senior, QB

No. 3: Nate Anderson, Homestead – Senior, WR

No. 4: DJ Allen, Leo – Senior DE/TE

No. 5: Rowan Zolman, East Noble – Senior WR/DB

No. 6: Rocco Ciocca, Bishop Dwenger – Senior WR

No. 7: Carson Clark, Bishop Luers – Senior QB

No. 8: Brauntae Johnson, North Side – Sophomore WR

No. 9: DJ Moore, Snider – Senior OL

No. 10: Julante Hinton, Northrop – Sophomore DL

No. 11: Brody Glenn, Bishop Luers – Senior WR

2020

No. 1 Nick Miller, South Adams – Senior, LB/DE

No. 2: Braeden Hardwick, Homestead – Senior, RB

No. 3: Jeff Becker, Carroll – Junior, QB

No. 4: Duce Taylor, North Side – Senior, QB

No. 5: DJ Moore, Snider – Junior, OL/DL

No. 6: Devon Tippmann, Bishop Dwenger – Senior, RB/LB

No. 7: Joe Collier, Adams Central – Senior, DE/TE

No. 8: Vinny Fiacable, Bishop Dwenger, Senior OL/DL/RB

No. 9: Landen Livingston, Leo, Junior OL/DT

No. 10: James Arnold, South Adams, Senior QB

No. 11: Jared Kistler, Homestead, Senior WR

2019

Ryan Brandt, Angola, Senior safety

Gianini Bellzaire, Snider, Senior DL

Griffin Little, Homestead, Senior WR

Hayden Ellinger, Bishop Dwenger, Senior RB/LB

Keshaun Fields, Wayne, Senior RB

Randy Holtz, Snider, Senior OL

Jamic Johnson, Bishop Luers, Senior WR

Bailey Parker, East Noble, Senior QB/DB

Brandon Pruitt, West Noble, Senior RB/LB

Cam Rogers, Homestead, Senior LB/WR

Nick Miller, South Adams, Junior WR/LB