Teams Valparaiso 2025 Roster ← 2024 2026 → 2025 Valparaiso roster 119 players: 37 freshmen, 20 sophomores, 21 juniors, 13 seniors, 28 with no class listed. From 25 states and 1 other country; the most from Illinois (27) and Indiana (21). The 2025 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 8 Receivers 16 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 22 Defensive line 20 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 8
Quarterbacks 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 2 Rowan Keefe QB Jr. 6′3″ 205 Park Ridge, IL 1,519 passing yards, 12 TD 8 Caron Tyler QB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 187 Temecula, CA 400 passing yards, 2 TD 15 Nathan Downey QB 6′2″ 205 South Elgin, IL 41 passing yards 6 Marcus Brown QB Fr. 6′3″ 205 Richton Park, IL 0 passing yards 10 Johnny DiBlasio QB RS 6′2″ 180 Hilliard, OH 12 Jacob Ritter QB RS 6′1″ 185 Tinley Park, IL 19 Iosua Stephens QB Fr. 6′2″ 185 Brownsburg, IN
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 5 Dawaiian McNeely RB Sr. 6′2″ 215 Ceres, CA 198 rushing yards, 4 TD 7 Michael Mansaray RB Sr. 5′9″ 195 Columbus, OH 325 rushing yards, 3 TD 25 Noah Long RB Fr. 5′10″ 196 Liberty Hill, TX 310 rushing yards, 2 TD 20 Michael Rumoro RB Fr. 5′9″ 190 Geneva, IL 137 rushing yards 20 Amir Simmons RB 5′8″ 180 Baltimore, MD 79 rushing yards 24 Donvan Dey RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 190 Round Lake Beach, IL 17 rushing yards 24 Ashton Allen RB RS 5′9″ 185 New Albany, OH 26 D.J. Manns II RB Fr. 5′10″ 200 West Palm Beach, FL
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 14 Ryan Ricketti WR Fr. 5′10″ 190 Rocky River, OH 44 catches, 457 yards, 3 TD 4 Jay Melchiori WR Sr. 5′10″ 175 Marengo, OH 34 catches, 395 yards, 1 TD 17 Devin Yeats WR Jr. 6′2″ 210 Hampshire, IL 24 catches, 200 yards, 3 TD 9 Chris Gundy WR Jr. 5′7″ 170 Smithfield, VA 18 catches, 270 yards, 1 TD 27 Micah Mackay WR 6′2″ 235 Zionsville, IN 12 catches, 196 yards, 1 TD 13 Marty O’Keeffe WR So. 6′2″ 195 Orland Park, IL 6 catches, 23 yards 7 Jack Elgin WR Fr. 6′4″ 215 Akron, OH 1 catch, 2 yards 1 Bryson Winbush WR RS 5′7″ 170 Columbus, OH 8 William Hawkins IV WR So. 6′3″ 210 Wake Forest, NC 18 Jacob Diver WR Fr. 5′11″ 175 Bradenton, FL 18 Kam Fouty-Koonce WR Fr. 6′2″ 190 Uniontown, OH 25 Quinn Fracassi WR Jr. 5′11″ 162 Howell, MI 31 Robbie Spang WR Fr. 5′11″ 190 Darien, IL 83 Nolan Teising WR RS 6′2″ 205 Zionsville, IN 84 Luke Doyle WR Fr. 6′3″ 205 Costa Mesa, CA 86 Nico Downie WR 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 160 Santa Cruz, CA
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 11 Colin Hayes TE Fr. 6′7″ 250 Bloomington, IL 11 catches, 128 yards, 2 TD 87 Brayden Welch TE So. 6′6″ 250 Oregon City, OR 2 catches, 43 yards, 1 TD 81 Max Carter TE Jr. 6′5″ 250 Camarillo, CA 1 catch, 18 yards 44 Dom DiNuzzo TE Fr. 6′4″ 250 Wallingford, CT 45 Gus Wenning TE So. 6′1″ 220 Cross Plains, WI 82 Jackson Crawford TE RS 6′2″ 245 Lincoln, NE
Offensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 52 Jacob Gorberg OL RS 6′3″ 296 Winter Garden, FL 54 Niko Paic OL 6′2″ 290 Crown Point, IN 56 Justin Hemmersbach OL So. 6′2″ 285 Morris, IL 57 Michael Biesboer OL Fr. 6′3″ 280 Glenwood, IL 58 Jorge Benavente OL Fr. 6′3″ 290 Delafield, WI 59 Nathan Fletcher OL RS 6′5″ 280 Manchester, MI 60 Carson Scott OL RS 6′1″ 290 Fairfield, OH 61 Jackson Modder OL Fr. 6′1″ 280 Appleton, WI 62 Mathew Gasior OL Fr. 6′0″ 275 Northbrook, IL 63 Cooper Bothwell OL So. 6′3″ 295 Dacula, GA 64 Nathan Snedegar OL Fr. 6′4″ 325 Westerville, OH 64 Ryan Pauley OL Jr. 6′2″ 320 Carmel, IN 65 Daniel Theiss OL Fr. 6′2″ 284 Aurora, IL 65 Marco Morales OL RS 6′3″ 280 Riverside, CA 66 Billy Jack McCool OL RS 6′3″ 310 Sheridan, WY 67 Brendan McIlvenna OL So. 6′5″ 305 Carmel, IN 70 Noah Kline OL Jr. 6′5″ 305 Loveland, OH 72 Ralph Suarez OL Fr. 6′1″ 265 Miami, FL 73 Bryce Koteles OL Jr. 6′1″ 280 Shelby Township, MI 74 Mason Knoch OL Fr. 6′4″ 295 New Haven, IN 75 Ethan Stierheim OL So. 6′4″ 325 Buffalo, NY 79 Austin Lambert OL So. 6′5″ 285 Delaware, OH
Defensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 98 Antony Morris DL So. 6′3″ 280 Cincinnati, OH 1 INT 11 De’Andre Wilborn DL 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 225 Chicago, IL 28 rushing yards 9 Jacardon Hardemon DL Sr. 6′2″ 255 West Palm Beach, FL 10 Bertrand Berry II DL Fr. 6′1″ 235 Gilbert, AZ 15 Gabriel Batres DL 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′2″ 230 Fairfield, CA 16 Shawn Fester DL Sr. 6′4″ 230 Stevens, PA 18 Christian Hilton DL Jr. 6′2″ 250 Fairfax, VA 33 Matt Molnar DL Jr. 6′3″ 240 Avon Lake, OH 37 Caleb Baczek DL RS 6′3″ 240 Libertyville, IL 40 Nick Johnsen DL Fr. 6′3″ 240 Highland, IN 42 Alex Goworowski DL Jr. 6′3″ 235 Chicago, IL 52 Jonathan Bauzon DL Fr. 5′10″ 235 Greenwood, IN 53 Kamren Bryant DL So. 5′10″ 220 Southfield, MI 91 Cameron Waldon DL Fr. 6′4″ 235 Valparaiso, IN 93 Alex Prine DL RS 6′7″ 255 Scottsdale, AZ 95 Jake Paulline DL Jr. 6′1″ 275 Naperville, IL 96 Case-Edward Miller DL Fr. 6′1″ 270 St. Louis, MO 97 George Trojanek DL Sr. 6′1″ 275 Carpentersville, IL 99 Emmanuel Olojo DL RS 6′0″ 260 Chicago, IL 99 Isaiah Fowler DL So. 6′0″ 285 Gary, IN
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 1 Max Samuel LB 6′2″ 235 Edina, MN 4 Anthony Feltrinelli LB Fr. 6′1″ 230 Westfield, IN 4 Hunter Nabers LB Sr. 6′1″ 220 El Dorado Hills, CA 19 Connor Cervantes LB So. 6′3″ 210 Griffith, IN 21 Justin Jurmu LB Jr. 6′1″ 220 Marquette, MI 33 Nathan Harris LB RS 5′11″ 205 Indianapolis, IN 34 Tristan Pusateri LB Fr. 5′10″ 190 Portage, IN 35 Adrian Williams Jr. LB So. 6′3″ 240 Moreno Valley, CA 36 Easton Hill LB Fr. 6′0″ 220 Columbus, OH 38 Tyler McBride LB RS 6′2″ 220 Lake Villa, IL 41 Micah Markley LB Fr. 6′1″ 235 West Chester, OH 50 Carsen Burckhardt LB RS 5′10″ 223 Long Lake, MN 59 Dawson Rye LB Jr. 6′1″ 219 Hoover, AL
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 0 Nic Lendino DB So. 6′1″ 200 Naperville, IL 3 INT 3 Mark Johnson DB Jr. 5′9″ 190 Nashville, TN 2 INT 5 Wyatt Little DB Fr. 6′1″ 205 Fort Wayne, IN 1 INT 6 Jason Salman DB So. 5′10″ 185 Pittsburgh, PA 1 INT 8 O.C. Nurse DB Jr. 5′10″ 160 Dumfries, VA 1 INT 19 David Akinbosoye DB Fr. 6′3″ 200 Buffalo Grove, IL 1 return, 10 yards 2 Nick Beidl DB So. 5′11″ 210 Carmel, IN 7 Uriel Richardson DB Sr. 5′11″ 190 Jacksonville, FL 12 Donovan Brown DB RS 6′1″ 195 Chicago Heights, IL 12 Tavion Grant DB Sr. 6′1″ 185 Houston, TX 14 Colin Abercrombie DB RS 6′1″ 185 North Richland Hills, TX 17 Silas Mathis DB Jr. 5′11″ 145 Gary, IN 23 Kaiser Wilhelm DB RS 5′11″ 180 Mason, OH 23 Tyler Threat DB So. 6′0″ 195 Naperville, IL 28 Omar Jackson DB So. 5′8″ 165 Newark, NJ 30 Frank Bartell DB Jr. 6′0″ 200 Park Ridge, IL 31 Connor Dickson DB Jr. 6′0″ 195 Libertyville, IL 37 Xavier Gipson DB Fr. 5′11″ 170 Lorton, VA 39 Aaron Briggs DB RS 5′7″ 165 Brooklyn Park, MN
Specialists 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 39 Nathaniel Hillenburg P 6′4″ 220 Indianapolis, IN 49 punts, 40.0 average 26 Luke Scoma PK 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 180 Bellevue, WA 4 of 7 field goals 99 Liam Shepherd PK Sr. 6′0″ 215 Valparaiso, IN 6 of 7 extra points 43 Zander Lankford P Fr. 5′11″ 195 Hobart, IN 5 punts, 33.0 average 25 Carson Wilt PK 5′11″ 180 Lake Worth, FL 45 Sami Sir P Sr. 215 Melbourne, VIC 46 Morgan Smith P Jr. 5′11″ 180 Jackson, MI 47 Ace McKinnis LS Sr. 5′8″ 165 Grand Island, NE
Nic Lendino, Michael Rumoro, Tyler Threat, Daniel Theiss, Jake Paulline Bryson Winbush, Michael Mansaray, Johnny DiBlasio, Easton Hill Nick Beidl, Ryan Pauley, Brendan McIlvenna De’Andre Wilborn, Alex Goworowski, Emmanuel Olojo Silas Mathis, Zander Lankford, Isaiah Fowler Rowan Keefe, Frank Bartell Jacardon Hardemon, D.J. Manns II Jacob Ritter, Marty O’Keeffe Ashton Allen, Nathan Snedegar Donvan Dey, Tyler McBride Micah Mackay, Nolan Teising Connor Dickson, Caleb Baczek Nathan Harris, Nathaniel Hillenburg Nick Johnsen, Michael Biesboer Micah Markley, Noah Kline Cameron Waldon, Liam Shepherd Max Samuel Mark Johnson Anthony Feltrinelli Hunter Nabers Dawaiian McNeely Wyatt Little Jason Salman Marcus Brown Jack Elgin Uriel Richardson Caron Tyler O.C. Nurse William Hawkins IV Chris Gundy Bertrand Berry II Colin Hayes Donovan Brown Tavion Grant Colin Abercrombie Ryan Ricketti Gabriel Batres Nathan Downey Shawn Fester Devin Yeats Christian Hilton Jacob Diver Kam Fouty-Koonce David Akinbosoye Iosua Stephens Amir Simmons Justin Jurmu Kaiser Wilhelm Carson Wilt Noah Long Quinn Fracassi Luke Scoma Omar Jackson Robbie Spang Matt Molnar Tristan Pusateri Adrian Williams Jr. Xavier Gipson Aaron Briggs Dom DiNuzzo Morgan Smith Ace McKinnis Carsen Burckhardt Jacob Gorberg Jonathan Bauzon Kamren Bryant Niko Paic Justin Hemmersbach Jorge Benavente Dawson Rye Nathan Fletcher Carson Scott Jackson Modder Mathew Gasior Cooper Bothwell Marco Morales Billy Jack McCool Ralph Suarez Bryce Koteles Mason Knoch Ethan Stierheim Austin Lambert Max Carter Jackson Crawford Luke Doyle Nico Downie Brayden Welch Alex Prine Case-Edward Miller George Trojanek Antony Morris IL 27 IN 21 OH 17 CA 9 FL 7 Hometowns of the 2025 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 27 Indiana 21 Ohio 17 California 9 Florida 7 Michigan 6 Virginia 4 Minnesota 3 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 11 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 6 Lake County, Indiana pop. 500,000 6 Lake County, Illinois pop. 714,000 5 Kane County, Illinois pop. 517,000 5 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’ 2025 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.
