2024’s top returning Wyoming high school football players by uniform number

One team, 99 jerseys.

In that scenario, who would make up your team, knowing only one player per number could be chosen from the numerous Wyoming high school football players?

Well, that’s the thought exercise I just went through, with my choices for the 2024 season below. And, as always, Wyoming’s football players made it tough to make some choices.

In a few cases, players were chosen because they were literally the only returner I could find in the whole state who wore that number last season. But in others — like, say, No. 3, where four all-state and four more all-conference selections are back from last year — making choices was really challenging.

Numbers 4, 7, 11 and 44 were also challenging this year.

That said, comparisons are always hard in situations like this. Who’s the best option when you’re comparing not only different classifications but different positions that just happen to share the same number? Regardless, I’d like to think that this group of players would stack up well against most others.

So here’s this year’s annual number-driven dream team. But I’d love to hear from you about which players you’ll be keeping an eye on this season, regardless of what number they wear!

(If you want to see how these teams have come together in the past, here are links to the 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019 preseason teams.)

My annual disclaimer: I can’t guarantee that the numbers players wore last year will be worn again by them this year. I can’t even guarantee that they’ll go out, or that they haven’t moved since the end of last year. I used last year’s stat listings and rosters posted online to determine what jersey number players wore; if your team didn’t compile stats or didn’t post a roster, I didn’t (moreover, couldn’t) include those players. Also, some players wore more than one number last year; they’re noted with asterisks when known.

*Riggs played at Torrington last year; Sorenson also wore #55 last year; Sullivan also wore #53; Dimanna also wore #45; Didrickson also wore #71; Filbin also wore #48.

Update: #34 originally listed a player who has graduated; it has since been updated.

–patrick