🔥 The Great Plains Half-Season Rankings 🔥
As a companion to the DR SPORTZ - Dedication & Respect Podcast on YouTube, we’re breaking down the Midwest Great Plains Region’s top performers through the first half of the Friday Night Lights season!

These athletes have dominated their positions, showcasing elite talent, hustle, and game-changing plays that you don’t want to miss. From quarterbacks threading the needle to wide receivers making jaw-dropping catches, here are the Top 3 athletes at each position as seen through the eyes of the DR SPORTZ Podcast team.

For full highlights, interviews, and more standout athletes across the nation, check out the DRSportz YouTube Channel.

QUARTERBACK
#3 Savion Stone: @SayviStone | KCHawks 7v7 | KC Washington HS: Kansas City, KS | 2026
#2 Ben Millekin: @b_milliken2026 | GAINSports 7v7 | Sarasota Christian HS: Sarasota, FL | 2026
#1 Rocco Marriott: @RoccoMarriott | EPIC7 MidWest 7v7 | Platte County HS: Platte City, MO | 2026

RUNNINGBACK
#3 Zane Farney: @ZaneFarney | Kansas Colts 7v7 | Sterling HS: Sterling, KS | 2026
#2 Calin Arndt: @CalinArndt | St. Thomas Aquinas HS: Overland Park, KS | 2026
#1 Jayden Fox: @Jayden_Fox2 | Team Full Gorrila 7v7 | Cherry Creek HS: Greenwood Village, CO | 2026

WIDE RECEIVER 1
#3 Breck Reed: @breckreed_ | GAINSports 7v7 | Sheriden HS: Sheriden, WY | 2026
#2 Ashton Malm: @Ashtonmalm12 | Kansas Colts 7v7 | McPherson HS: McPherson, KS | 2027
#1 Braiden Stevens: @BraidenStevens_ | EPIC7 MidWest 7v7 | Platte County HS: Platte City, MO | 2026

WIDE RECEIVER 2
#3 Dallas Owens: @DallasOwens27 | Shawnee Heights HS: Tecumseh, KS | 2027
#2 Griffin Baker: @GriffinBaker26 | Wichita Wheat 7v7 | Wichita NorthWest HS: Wichita, KS | 2026
#1 Landon Blum: @landon_blum | Woodbine HS: Woodbine, IA | 2027

ATHLETE
#3 Jaden Gilbert: @jadengilbert | Bedford North Lawrence HS: Bedford, IN | 2027
#2 Camron Fields: @CamRon5Fields | Wichita Wheat 7v7 | KC Washington HS: Kansas City, KS | 2027
#1 Kade Mitchell: @K_mitchell_2026 | Topeka Hayden: Topeka, KS | 2026

TIGHT END
#3 Taft Stueve: @taftstueve | EMPIRE 7v7 | Blue Valley HS: Overland Park, KS | 2026
#2 Roman Miller: @RomanMille1548 | GrindTime 7v7 | Basehor-Linwood HS: Basehor, KS | 2026
#1 Benjamin “Jack” Hodge: @JackHodge5280 | DUCKS7v7 | Thomas Jefferson HS: Thornton, CO | 2026

LINEBACKER
#3 Cody Wright: @codyawright07 | SHARP Performance | Colby HS: Colby, KS | 2026
#2 Colby McGehee: @colby_mcgehee | GC7 7v7 | Neosho HS: Neosho, MO | 2027
#1 Nico Mavromat: @nicomavromat | Cherokee Trail HS: Aurora, CO | 2027

CORNERBACK
#3 Cam Akins: @Cam_TWE23 | Wichita Wheat 7v7 | Wichita East HS: Wichita, KS | 2028
#2 Cordale Johnson: @CordaleQJohnson | Wichita Wheat 7v7 | Wichita NorthWest HS: Wichita, KS | 2027
#1 Tyson Laster: @tyson_laster | C4 7v7 | Ardmore HS: Ardmore, OK | 2027

SAFETY
#3 Brock Baldwin: @brock_baldwin3 | Prime Time Athletics 7v7 | Kenosha Tremper HS: Kenosha, WI | 2027
#2 Lake Sutton: @LakeSutton1 | Strongside 7v7 | Oak Park HS: Gladstone, MO | 2027
#1 J.J. Dunnigan: @jj_dunniganjr | HellStar 7v7 | Manhattan HS: Manhattan, KS | 2026

KICKER
#3 Giles Kearnes: @GilesKearns | KC Shockers | Pembroke Hills HS: Fairway, KS | 2027
#2 Josh Acree: @JoshAcree21 | Countryside HS: Clearwater, FL | 2026
#1 Max Thomas: @MaxThomaskick | St. Michael the Archangel HS: Blue Springs, MO | 2026