The 2025 high school football season kicks off this weekend with games across the state and ends the weekend of Dec. 5-6 with six state championship games at Husky Stadium. Get ready for all the action ahead with our top players and teams to watch this fall. Derek Colman-Brusa, Kennedy Catholic, sr., DL: The state’s top-ranked player in the 2026 recruiting cycle, according to 247Sports, Colman-Brusa (6-foot-5, 267 pounds) committed to UW in May.