Ravens draft pick Evan Beerntsen can put Appleton North on the NFL map
Northwestern lineman Evan Beerntsen will get his shot in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens.
Evan Beerntsen is on the cusp of making history. According to Pro Football Reference, the graduate of Appleton North High School will become the first NFL player from the school if he makes an opening day roster. The guard from Northwestern will get his shot with Baltimore.
The Ravens selected Beerntsen with the 37th pick of the seventh round (253rd overall) of the NFL draft . Beerntsen was one of two Northwestern linemen selected. Tackle Caleb Tiernan was taken by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round.
Evan Beerntsen draft grade: B USA TODAY and CBS Sports liked the pick for the potential depth it provides. The Ravens also selected a guard, Penn State’s Olaivavega Ioane, with its first-round pick. From the Appleton Post Crescent: Baltimore Ravens draft Appleton North's Beerntsen in seventh round Where did Evan Beerntsen go to college?
Beerntsen played at FCS South Dakota State from 2019-24 and joined Northwestern as a graduate transfer for the 2025 season. Evan Beerntsen highlights Beerntsen played in just four games during his first two seasons at South Dakota but eventually blossomed into a starter for a program that won the FCS national title in 2023 and ’24. In his final season with the Jackrabbits he was a second-team Associated Press All-American.