Fans' Choice Player of the Week 3: Tanner Koerner

The useful part

Denham Springs senior running back Tanner Koerner scored four touchdowns during his junior season with the Yellow Jackets. In just one game against Woodlawn, an offensive shootout that Denham Springs ended up winning 73-54, Koerner scored four touchdowns, matching his 2025 total and surpassing it with the two touchdowns he had going into the game. That opened the door for Koerner to step up into a bigger role for his final year of high school football.

How it works

• "When you have that many guys leave the program, you've got to have guys step up," Koerner said.
• People say it's a rebuild year, but I don't think it's a rebuild year, because I plan on winning just as many games." Koerner's seen in just about every facet of Yellow Jacket football.
• That versatility is intentional, as the 5-foot-9, 165-pound running back looks for ways to stand out to college coaches among a crowded sea of high school running backs.
• "If you want to be special, if you want to be elite, you can't just do the minimum," said Denham Springs head football coach Brett Beard.
• If you are 5-9, 165, there are thousands and thousands of those out there, so what's g...

Details worth keeping

Denham Springs entered 2026 with a lot of turnover on the roster.