Teams Valparaiso 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 Valparaiso roster 39 players: 15 freshmen, 3 sophomores, 5 juniors, 3 seniors, 13 with no class listed. From 14 states; the most from California (6) and Illinois (6). The 2023 season .
Our source’s roster for 2023 is partial: 39 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 5 Receivers 8 Tight ends 5 Defensive line 3 Linebackers 3 Defensive backs 5 Specialists 3 Athletes and others 3
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 14 Michael Appel Jr. QB So. 6′4″ 225 Springboro, OH 661 passing yards, 5 TD 2 Rowan Keefe QB Fr. 6′3″ 205 Park Ridge, IL 702 passing yards, 6 TD 1 Jeffrey Jackson QB Sr. 6′1″ 200 San Diego, CA 333 passing yards, 4 TD 8 Caron Tyler QB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 187 Temecula, CA 4 rushing yards
Running backs 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 34 Ryan Mann RB 5′11″ 195 Vernon Hills, IL 468 rushing yards, 3 TD 29 Jashon Butler RB Jr. 5′10″ 200 Lynnwood, WA 140 rushing yards, 1 TD 4 Brian Thomas RB Fr. 5′7″ 168 Apopka, FL 109 rushing yards 5 Barret Labus RB 5′11″ 195 Wadsworth, OH 105 rushing yards 22 Jeffery Vercher RB 5′10″ 180 Nashville, TN 80 rushing yards
Receivers 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 14 Solomon Davis WR Jr. 6′1″ 180 Brighton, TN 47 catches, 630 yards, 6 TD 81 Brandon Jimenez WR Fr. 5′9″ 186 Suffern, NY 18 catches, 285 yards, 1 TD 9 Chris Gundy WR Fr. 5′7″ 170 Smithfield, VA 12 catches, 195 yards, 1 TD 19 Tytus Ragle WR Jr. 5′7″ 180 New Castle, IN 10 catches, 91 yards, 1 TD 27 Micah Mackay WR 6′2″ 235 Zionsville, IN 3 catches, 51 yards 4 Johnny Foley WR Sr. 6′2″ 200 Haddonfield, NJ 1 return, 0 yards 26 Matt Martin WR Fr. 5′8″ 145 San Diego, CA 1 return, 10 yards 9 Cam Livingston WR Jr. 6′3″ 195 Leo, IN
Tight ends 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 89 Jake Vickers TE 6′3″ 255 Canton, MI 14 catches, 81 yards, 2 TD 87 Evan Jernegan TE 6′1″ 225 Altadena, CA 5 catches, 62 yards, 1 TD 48 Michael York TE Fr. 6′4″ 220 Birmingham, AL 1 return, 6 yards 81 Max Carter TE Fr. 6′5″ 250 Camarillo, CA 2 catches, 24 yards 83 Jalen Jones TE Fr. 6′1″ 240 North Brunswick, NJ 2 catches, 7 yards
Linebackers 3 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 49 Wade Abrams LB Fr. 6′0″ 235 Fox River Grove, IL 1 INT 1 Max Samuel LB 6′2″ 235 Edina, MN 2 returns, 8 yards 44 Jake Birmingham LB 6′1″ 235 River Forest, IL 1 return, 16 yards
Defensive backs 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 26 Colin Graves DB 5′10″ 170 Seattle, WA 11 returns, 63 yards 39 Owen Cherry DB Fr. 6′1″ 195 Lagrange, IL 1 INT 3 Mark Johnson DB Fr. 5′9″ 190 Nashville, TN 1 return, 21 yards 35 Caleb Rao DB Fr. 5′11″ 185 Liberty Township, OH 1 catch, −2 yards 9 Max Franco DB 5′9″ 190 La Habra, CA
Specialists 3 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 11 Evan Matthes P Sr. 6′3″ 215 Reston, VA 45 punts, 41.9 average 15 Patrick Oliva PK Jr. 6′0″ 170 South Bend, IN 4 of 4 field goals 17 Ryan Hawk PK So. 5′11″ 165 Columbus, OH 3 of 3 field goals
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2023 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
