Dillon Radunz is one of 23 high school football players from around the Twin Cities chosen for the Kare 11 2015 Preseason Twin Cities All-Metro Team.

 

Radunz, a 6’6”, 265-lb. senior with the Becker Bulldogs, is an offensive and defensive lineman who recently committed to North Dakota State. Radunz helped lead the Bulldogs to their second state title last November.

 

Radunz had been fielding offers from Wyoming, South Dakota and South Dakota State before settling on NDSU. 

 

Radunz was ranked #21 in the State of Minnesota Class of 2016 Top Football Recruits. He was named to the 2014 St. Cloud All Area First Team, was All Conference, was a two-way starter and had 42 tackles, seven tackles for loss, two sacks and one fumble recovery on defense last year.

 

Radunz is one of five captains for this year’s Bulldog team.

KARE 11 has been featuring the Prep Sports Extra as part of their extended sports programming in the fall for the last 32 years. 

 

Randy Shaver selected the 23 metro players and they are: QB Tyler Johnson of Minneapolis North, RB Isaac Collins of Maple Grove, WR Amani Hooker of Park Center, WR Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman of Breck. 

 

OL Sam Schlueter of Mayer Lutheran, OL Matt Kegel of Chaska, OL Benn Olson of Burnsville, OL Connor Olson of Monticello, OL Patrick Kasl of Forest Lake, OL Kayode Awosika of Maple Grove.

 

DL Radunz of Becker, DL Tommy Doyle of Edina, DL Connor Novak Goar of Eden Prairie, LB Carter Coughlin of Eden Prairie, LB Thomas Barber of Armstrong, LB Nick Kramer of Wayzata, LB Gavin Bassett of Farmington, DB J.D. Spielman of Eden Prairie, DB Moses Nyangacha of Cooper, DB Evan Holm of Edina.

 

K Grant Ryerse of East Ridge and athletes Phillip Howard of Cooper and Kamal Martin of Burnsville.

 

Dillon is the son of Kathy Balmer and Jeff Radunz (father died in 2010). Dillon has a sister (Danielle) and a brother (Nicholas).