Starting Lineup: Logan Wegman ‘a sure a thing’ on the line for Exeter Eagles
To recognize the top players in Berks football MikeDragoSports.com has selected the “Starting Lineup,” a preseason All-Berks team that includes the top linemen, backs, receivers, linebackers, and specialists.
Players were selected based on past performance, expected performance this season and college potential. Two-way players were given special consideration.
A college coach’s evaluation is included in each story.
One player will be introduced each day, in random order (the players are not ranked). This is the second installment in the series.
Logan Wegman, Exeter
| 6-5 | 270 | Senior | T/DT |
BACKSTORY: In his first season as a starting offensive tackle Logan Wegman didn’t yield a sack or allow a play for a loss.
His head coach at Exeter, Matt Bauer, called him “about as sure as a thing as you can get in a young lineman.”
Now, with 30 more pounds tacked onto his imposing 6-5, 270-pound frame, with a full season of going both ways in the trenches, and coming off a tremendous spring season that saw him bring home a PIAA silver medal in the shot put, how much more dominating can he be?
“I don’t want to say I’m going to destroy people,” said Wegman, too respectful to put out such a bold statement, “(but) with 30 more pounds I feel I can do way better.”
It’s not hard to imagine him destroying people most Friday nights. More than two dozen Division I programs saw that potential during the offseason, lining up to offer him a scholarship. Late last month he chose to play at the U.S. Naval Academy, highlighting his real strength: His intelligence.
He’s a straight-A student and a whiz at math. He scored a 5 – the highest possible — on the AP Calculus AB exam. He understands football is important but what matters most is getting an education that can take you places – and the Naval Academy will do that.
He was offered by most of the Ivy League schools, including Harvard, Columbia, Yale, Princeton and Brown, as well as the University of Connecticut, Delaware, Buffalo, Massachusetts, and Army.
He puts his smarts to work on the line, not just in the classroom. His high football IQ, Bauer says, allows him to use good angles to his advantage. He gets to the right place more efficiently than most others; that’s why he’s able to make so many plays.
He graded out as the Eagles’ top offensive lineman as a junior and recorded 50 pancake blocks.
“Logan’s strength, footwork, technique, and effort are unmatched,” Bauer said. “His work ethic is a great example for the young guys in our program. He’s an absolute asset.”
Wegman learned plenty last season about line play, going against seniors and all-league picks Zach Zandier and Matt and Ryan McConnell each day in practice.
He also learned that come game time the guys on the other side of the line would take cheap shots and try to bait him into retaliating. Discipline, he realized, was a skill.
“You’ve gotta control yourself,” he said.
All these smarts and physical skills aren’t an accident; Wegman got a high number in the gene pool lottery.
His parents, Gabriella and Todd, are math teachers at Exeter and former athletes: She played volleyball at Elizabethtown College; he played on Fleetwood’s 1990 District 3 basketball championship team.
His sister, Carolina, was the Berks high jump champ at Exeter in 2021 and a heptathlete at Lebanon Valley College. His grandfather, Bruce Wegman, is an Exeter grad who played fullback at West Texas State.
“He told me that football’s a lot of hard work,” Logan said. “And you’ve gotta be tough.”
Wegman showed his toughness – mentally and physically – during track season when he unleashed a personal best 58-9 ¾ on his final attempt at states to earn a silver medal in the shot put.
“He thrives under that kind of pressure,” Gabriella said. “He had it in him and he showed it.”
Earlier in the season his throw of 58-3 broke a school record that had been on the books since 1965.
With PIAA Class 3A champ Brady Mider of Berks Catholic having graduated, Wegman will have a strong shot at a gold medal come 2025.
“Logan is one of the strongest kids that I’ve ever worked with,” said his throws coach at Exeter, Kevin Foehl said. “He’s a big kid and he hasn’t hit his peak. I think he can throw 65, maybe 70.”
Wegman, who earned all-league first-team honors at both offensive tackle and defensive end last year, and was an All-Berks pick on offense, is driven to do even better as a senior. He’s aiming to see his name on the All-State list.
“I want to do my job every single play,” he said.
ROLE: Offensive tackle, defensive tackle, long snapper.
COLLEGE PROSPECTS: Committed to play at U.S. Naval Academy. Recruited as offensive lineman.
COACH’S TAKE: “Moves well for his size. As an offensive lineman, he is good in space covering up linebackers and defensive backs. Very active as a defensive lineman; fights over and through blocks.”
