For the past two seasons, Jack Simon has been the starting tight end for the Wayzata Trojans football team.
He's 6-4 and 225 pounds, blessed with strength, agility and plenty of room to grow. College football programs have noticed.
St. Thomas, Minnesota State Mankato and Sioux Falls have offered scholarships, and more offers are expected.
Earning the chance to compete against college-level players is Simon's dream, but it is far from his biggest achievement.
That is reserved for an opponent he stared down a little more than a year ago.
That was when Jack Simon pancaked cancer.
Bad birthday news
As birthday surprises go, this one was undeniably memorable yet devastating.
April 21, 2022. One day after his 16th birthday, Simon got news no one wants to hear.