Teams Valparaiso 2022 Roster 2023 → 2022 Valparaiso roster 118 players: 44 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 20 juniors, 6 seniors, 3 fifth-year players, 32 with no class listed. From 27 states; the most from Illinois (24) and Ohio (14). The 2022 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 7 Receivers 18 Tight ends 10 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 23 Specialists 5 Athletes and others 1
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 21 Aaron Dawson RB 5th 5′11″ 220 Ewa Beach, HI 1,204 rushing yards, 10 TD 22 Jeffery Vercher RB 5′10″ 180 Nashville, TN 21 returns, 455 yards 25 Jahni Clarke RB Fr. 5′6″ 200 Norcross, GA 124 rushing yards, 1 TD 5 Barret Labus RB 5′11″ 195 Wadsworth, OH 86 rushing yards 34 Ryan Mann RB 5′11″ 195 Vernon Hills, IL 21 rushing yards 30 Darius Lane RB So. 5′10″ 195 Stephens City, VA 33 Andre Tarver Jr. RB Fr. 5′7″ 180 Kalamazoo, MI
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 14 Solomon Davis WR So. 6′1″ 180 Brighton, TN 40 catches, 729 yards, 4 TD 2 Charlie Maxwell WR Jr. 5′5″ 130 Elkhart, IN 17 returns, 328 yards 4 Matt Ross WR Jr. 6′1″ 195 Naperville, IL 33 catches, 417 yards, 3 TD 13 Braden Contreras WR Fr. 6′4″ 190 Hillsdale, IL 30 catches, 466 yards, 3 TD 7 Josh Becton WR So. 5′8″ 135 Kansas City, KS 8 returns, 39 yards 19 Dominic Grguric WR 5′10″ 171 Akron, OH 9 catches, 114 yards 26 Matt Martin WR 5′8″ 145 San Diego, CA 2 returns, 3 yards 9 Cam Livingston WR So. 6′3″ 195 Leo, IN 1 return, 11 yards 6 Jordan Bingham WR Jr. 6′1″ 190 Indianapolis, IN 1 catch, 9 yards 14 Diego Del Castillo WR So. 6′1″ 195 Murrieta, CA 17 Devin Yeats WR RS 6′2″ 210 Hampshire, IL 19 Tytus Ragle WR So. 5′7″ 180 New Castle, IN 20 Owen Semp WR Fr. 6′3″ 165 Novi, MI 23 E.J. Locke WR Fr. 6′3″ 205 Oak Park, IL 31 Jaeden Acker WR Fr. 6′0″ 175 Denton, TX 80 Brian Hunter III WR Fr. 5′9″ 145 Kentwood, MI 84 Jacob Stewart WR Fr. 6′2″ 175 Brooklyn, NY 86 Michael Byrd Jr. WR 6th 5′8″ 160 Charlotte, NC
Tight ends 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 87 Evan Jernegan TE 6′1″ 225 Altadena, CA 15 catches, 241 yards, 2 TD 89 Jake Vickers TE 6′3″ 255 Canton, MI 7 catches, 105 yards, 1 TD 82 Alex Conlin TE Jr. 6′2″ 230 Louisville, KY 2 returns, 6 yards 17 Dawson Pierson TE Fr. 6′3″ 250 Kingsport, TN 1 catch, 1 yard 32 Cameron Rojik TE Fr. 6′2″ 210 Fort Walton Beach, FL 40 Luke Dawson TE Fr. 6′6″ 215 Hillsdale, MI 44 Chase Randall TE RS 6′2″ 232 Tucson, AZ 81 Max Carter TE RS 6′5″ 250 Camarillo, CA 83 Jalen Jones TE RS 6′1″ 240 North Brunswick, NJ 85 Gavin Hooper TE Fr. 6′3″ 235 Menifee, CA
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 54 Niko Paic OL 6′2″ 290 Crown Point, IN 1 tackle 58 Brett Gray OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Vancouver, WA 1 tackle 60 Tyler Eberhart OL Jr. 6′1″ 280 Barberton, OH 62 Carter Woody OL Jr. 6′4″ 300 Fort Mill, SC 63 Daniel Ojaide OL Fr. 5′11″ 280 Charlotte, NC 64 Ryan Merklinger OL Fr. 6′4″ 319 Savannah, GA 65 Mason Smith OL Fr. 6′2″ 300 Hershey, PA 68 Aaron Byrd OL Sr. 6′4″ 300 Bradley, IL 69 Stone Dixon OL Jr. 6′3″ 270 Cincinnati, OH 70 Clayton Fliss OL Fr. 6′4″ 250 Oconomowoc, WI 70 Danny Files OL Jr. 6′3″ 325 Lake Orion, MI 71 Zach Shapiro OL Fr. 6′3″ 295 Fair Lawn, NJ 72 Drew Parrish OL Jr. 6′4″ 285 New Lenox, IL 73 Bryce Koteles OL RS 6′1″ 280 Shelby Township, MI 75 Gabe Watkins-Daigle OL Fr. 6′0″ 280 Sahuarita, AZ 78 Keith Szczepanski OL So. 6′7″ 325 Batavia, NY 79 Andrew Covert OL So. 6′7″ 345 Dexter, MI
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 91 Kevin Spelman DL Fr. 6′5″ 260 New Lenox, IL 4 tackles, 1 sack 90 Sam Hafner DL Fr. 6′2″ 260 Green Bay, WI 6 tackles 18 Christian Hilton DL 6′2″ 250 Fairfax, VA 1 tackle 93 Kurt Kessen DL Jr. 6′4″ 265 Shelby Township, MI 1 tackle 96 Logan Chastain DL Fr. 6′1″ 285 Clackamas, OR 1 tackle 33 Matt Molnar DL RS 6′3″ 240 Avon Lake, OH 42 Alex Goworowski DL RS 6′3″ 235 Chicago, IL 46 Trent Miller DL Jr. 6′0″ 265 Gibsonia, PA 51 Matthew Francisco DL Fr. 6′1″ 215 Bolingbrook, IL 54 Amar Elmore DL Fr. 5′11″ 250 Chandler, AZ 56 Fletcher Christian DL Sr. 6′4″ 235 San Diego, CA 57 Chase Folkestad DL So. 6′2″ 220 Glendale, AZ 88 George Dristiliaris DL Fr. 6′3″ 230 Lowell, MA 92 Jason Harden DL Fr. 6′0″ 215 Chula Vista, CA 95 Jake Paulline DL RS 6′1″ 275 Naperville, IL 97 George Trojanek DL Fr. 6′1″ 275 Carpentersville, IL 98 Adrian Divcic DL Fr. 6′3″ 265 Trinity, FL
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 14 Mason Kaplan LB 6′2″ 235 Peachtree Corners, GA 586 passing yards, 6 TD 4 Ben Hines LB Fr. 5′11″ 240 Snohomish, WA 3 tackles, 1 INT 4 Hunter Nabers LB Fr. 6′1″ 220 El Dorado Hills, CA 3 tackles 44 Jake Birmingham LB 6′1″ 235 River Forest, IL 3 tackles 2 Evan Annis LB Jr. 6′1″ 225 Hilliard, OH 7 Adam Mekky LB Jr. 6′3″ 225 Mount Prospect, IL 13 Max Kobs LB Fr. 6′3″ 220 Omaha, NE 21 Justin Jurmu LB RS 6′1″ 220 Marquette, MI 27 Matthew Cotterman LB Fr. 6′4″ 210 Germantown, OH 35 Keagan Henschel LB Fr. 5′10″ 210 Fond Du Lac, WI 38 Aaron Larkins Jr. LB Fr. 5′11″ 185 Plainfield, IL 41 Hayden Bedell LB Fr. 6′4″ 225 Orland Park, IL 41 James Doerer LB So. 6′0″ 240 Grosse Pointe, MI 49 Brenden Freiermuth LB Fr. 6′3″ 205 Hastings, MN 49 Wade Abrams LB RS 6′0″ 235 Fox River Grove, IL 59 Dawson Rye LB RS 6′1″ 219 Hoover, AL
Defensive backs 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 29 Kohlton Sherman DB 5th 6′0″ 200 Millington, MI 5 tackles, 4 INT 26 Colin Graves DB 5′10″ 170 Seattle, WA 6 tackles, 1 INT 9 Max Franco DB 5′9″ 190 La Habra, CA 4 tackles, 1 INT 35 Caleb Rao DB 5′11″ 185 Liberty Township, OH 1 tackle, 1 INT 6 Tyler Days DB Sr. 6′1″ 185 Syracuse, NY 1 INT 21 Anthony Sciarroni DB Sr. 6′0″ 210 Columbus, OH 1 INT 20 Austin Chilton DB Jr. 6′4″ 195 Windermere, FL 3 tackles 1 Keyon Turner DB Jr. 5′9″ 165 Chicago, IL 2 returns, 8 yards 3 Jadarius Horton DB 5th 5′9″ 180 Charlotte, NC 2 tackles 14 Marvin Rushing DB So. 5′10″ 180 Detroit, MI 1 tackle 18 Garner Jones DB Jr. 5′10″ 185 Brentwood, TN 1 return, 0 yards 2 Anthony Hightower DB RS 5′11″ 177 Youngstown, OH 5 Donovan Earles DB Jr. 5′11″ 165 Chicago, IL 10 Ousmane Dabo DB Sr. 5′8″ 185 Columbus, OH 17 Silas Mathis DB RS 5′11″ 145 Gary, IN 19 Jon Henderson DB Fr. 5′11″ 180 Macedonia, OH 28 Akim Abdur-Rahim DB Fr. 5′11″ 180 Indianapolis, IN 30 Frank Bartell DB RS 6′0″ 200 Park Ridge, IL 31 Connor Dickson DB RS 6′0″ 195 Libertyville, IL 32 Andy Cole DB Fr. 5′10″ 185 North Bend, WA 37 Alton McCullum DB Fr. 6′1″ 195 Oliver Springs, TN 39 Owen Cherry DB RS 6′1″ 195 Lagrange, IL 45 Etwood Williams DB Fr. 5′6″ 155 Mesa, AZ
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 Mikey Appel 127 passing yards, 2 TD
Evan Annis, Ousmane Dabo, Ryan Hawk, Anthony Sciarroni Jeffrey Jackson, Matt Martin, Fletcher Christian Keyon Turner, Donovan Earles, Alex Goworowski Rowan Keefe, Frank Bartell, Jake Birmingham Jadarius Horton, Daniel Ojaide, Michael Byrd Jr. Matt Ross, Jake Paulline Barret Labus, Tyler Eberhart Jordan Bingham, Akim Abdur-Rahim Michael Appel Jr., Matthew Cotterman Drew Parrish, Kevin Spelman Bryce Koteles, Kurt Kessen Anthony Hightower Charlie Maxwell Ben Hines Hunter Nabers Tyler Days Adam Mekky Josh Becton Teryn Berry Cam Livingston Max Franco Evan Matthes Max Kobs Diego Del Castillo Marvin Rushing Solomon Davis Patrick Oliva Dawson Pierson Devin Yeats Silas Mathis Christian Hilton Garner Jones Jackson Dorr Dominic Grguric Jon Henderson Tytus Ragle Austin Chilton Owen Semp Aaron Dawson Justin Jurmu Jeffery Vercher E.J. Locke Jahni Clarke Colin Graves Kohlton Sherman Darius Lane Connor Dickson Jaeden Acker Andy Cole Cameron Rojik Andre Tarver Jr. Matt Molnar Ryan Mann Caleb Rao Keagan Henschel Alton McCullum Aaron Larkins Jr. Owen Cherry Luke Dawson Hayden Bedell James Doerer Chase Randall Etwood Williams Trent Miller Brenden Freiermuth Matthew Francisco Amar Elmore Niko Paic Chase Folkestad Brett Gray Dawson Rye Carter Woody Ryan Merklinger Mason Smith Aaron Byrd Stone Dixon Clayton Fliss Danny Files Zach Shapiro Gabe Watkins-Daigle Keith Szczepanski Andrew Covert Brian Hunter III Max Carter Alex Conlin Jalen Jones Jacob Stewart Gavin Hooper Brian Bartholomew Evan Jernegan George Dristiliaris Jake Vickers Sam Hafner Jason Harden Logan Chastain George Trojanek IL 24 OH 14 MI 13 CA 10 IN 8 Hometowns of the 2022 Valparaiso roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Illinois 24 Ohio 14 Michigan 13 California 10 Indiana 8 Washington 5 Tennessee 5 Arizona 5 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 10 San Diego County, California pop. 3.3 million 4 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 4 Will County, Illinois pop. 701,000 4 Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 million 3 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2022 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file.
