Mason Neitzel, DL (Waconia, Minn. - Mayer Lutheran)

Specs: 6-2, 226 pounds
Prep: Played in eight games as a senior at Mayer Lutheran High School, making 92 total tackles with three sacks and a pair of forced fumbles...as a junior, made 77 tackles with two interceptions and two defensive touchdowns...was an all-district honorable mention as a senior and an all-district performer as a junior...also competed in basketball.
Personal: Son of Amy and Mike Neitzel. Plans to major in communications.
What Coach Laqua Says: “You look at that toughness, that desire to get on the football field to play with his teammates, to help find success. All those things translate into a successful college career.”