Teams Valparaiso 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Valparaiso roster 111 players: 58 freshmen, 22 sophomores, 22 juniors, 9 seniors. From 21 states; the most from Illinois (29) and Indiana (23). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 7 Receivers 17 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 6
Quarterbacks 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 2 Rowan Keefe QB Sr. 6′3″ 205 Park Ridge, IL 1,105 passing yards, 8 TD 5 Noah Ehrlich QB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 210 Crown Point, IN 110 passing yards, 1 TD 6 Marcus Brown QB So. 6′3″ 205 Richton Park, IL −1 rushing yards 15 Nathan Downey QB Fr. 6′2″ 205 South Elgin, IL 0 passing yards 4 Bo Brunner QB Fr. 6′2″ 200 Elkhart, IN 10 Johnny DiBlasio QB Fr. 6′2″ 180 Hilliard, OH 12 Jacob Ritter QB Fr. 6′1″ 185 Tinley Park, IL
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 9 Chris Gundy WR Sr. 5′7″ 170 Smithfield, VA 25 catches, 311 yards, 1 TD 27 Micah Mackay WR Jr. 6′2″ 235 Zionsville, IN 16 catches, 159 yards, 1 TD 17 Devin Yeats WR Sr. 6′2″ 210 Hampshire, IL 15 catches, 184 yards, 1 TD 14 Daniel White WR So. 6′0″ 180 Country Club Hills, IL 12 catches, 173 yards, 4 TD 13 Marty O’Keeffe WR Jr. 6′2″ 195 Orland Park, IL 11 catches, 189 yards 16 Isaac Tran WR Sr. 6′0″ 195 Bothell, WA 6 catches, 49 yards, 1 TD 18 Kam Fouty-Koonce WR So. 6′2″ 190 Uniontown, OH 3 catches, 21 yards 1 Bryson Winbush WR Fr. 5′7″ 170 Columbus, OH 1 catch, 1 yard 7 Jack Elgin WR So. 6′4″ 215 Akron, OH 8 Reece Wilson WR Fr. 6′0″ 185 Bradenton, FL 31 Robbie Spang WR So. 5′11″ 190 Darien, IL 81 Jayden Brogden WR Fr. 6′3″ 210 Cincinnati, OH 83 Nolan Teising WR Fr. 6′2″ 205 Zionsville, IN 85 Cy Longley WR Fr. 5′10″ 185 Brentwood, TN 86 Raphiel Stewart WR Fr. 6′0″ 170 River Forest, IL 87 Jeremiah Jenkins WR Fr. 5′10″ 180 Chicago, IL 89 Braden Harms WR Fr. 6′2″ 205 St. Charles, IL
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 11 Colin Hayes TE So. 6′7″ 250 Bloomington, IL 8 catches, 43 yards, 1 TD 44 Dom DiNuzzo TE So. 6′4″ 250 Wallingford, CT 1 catch, 4 yards 82 Jackson Crawford TE Fr. 6′2″ 245 Lincoln, NE 1 catch, 9 yards 40 Wynn Brazil TE Fr. 6′3″ 230 Turlock, CA 45 Gus Wenning TE Jr. 6′1″ 220 Cross Plains, WI 46 Cooper Andrew TE Fr. 6′5″ 240 Shawnee, KS
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 70 Noah Kline OL Sr. 6′5″ 305 Loveland, OH 1 catch, −1 yards 56 Justin Hemmersbach OL Jr. 6′2″ 285 Morris, IL 57 Michael Biesboer OL So. 6′3″ 280 Glenwood, IL 58 Jorge Benavente OL So. 6′3″ 290 Delafield, WI 59 Nathan Fletcher OL Fr. 6′5″ 280 Manchester, MI 60 Carson Scott OL Fr. 6′1″ 290 Fairfield, OH 62 Aiden Laurie OL Fr. 6′2″ 285 Westchester, IL 63 Cooper Bothwell OL Jr. 6′3″ 295 Dacula, GA 64 Nathan Snedegar OL So. 6′4″ 325 Westerville, OH 65 Marco Morales OL Fr. 6′3″ 280 Riverside, CA 66 Billy Jack McCool OL Fr. 6′3″ 310 Sheridan, WY 67 Brendan McIlvenna OL Jr. 6′5″ 305 Carmel, IN 68 Eli Erkapic OL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Orland Park, IL 72 Lamont Miller OL Fr. 6′4″ 305 Bolingbrook, IL 73 Nick Ortiz OL Fr. 6′4″ 310 Granger, IN 74 Mason Knoch OL So. 6′4″ 295 New Haven, IN 75 Spencer McCool OL Fr. 6′6″ 285 Sheridan, WY 79 Austin Lambert OL Jr. 6′5″ 285 Delaware, OH
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 42 Alex Goworowski DL Sr. 6′3″ 235 Chicago, IL 30 tackles, 1 sack 15 Gabriel Batres DL 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 230 Fairfield, CA 17 tackles, 1 sack 99 Emmanuel Olojo DL Fr. 6′0″ 260 Chicago, IL 14 tackles, 1 sack 37 Caleb Baczek DL Fr. 6′3″ 240 Libertyville, IL 11 tackles, 0.5 sacks 10 Bertrand Berry II DL So. 6′1″ 235 Gilbert, AZ 5 tackles, 2 sacks 91 Garrett Risley DL Sr. 6′3″ 260 Sacramento, CA 11 tackles 98 Antony Morris DL Jr. 6′3″ 280 Cincinnati, OH 9 tackles, 0.5 sacks 84 Blake Thorp DL Fr. 6′1″ 260 Yorba Linda, CA 5 tackles, 0.5 sacks 40 Nick Johnsen DL So. 6′3″ 240 Highland, IN 2 tackles 43 Mac McCormick DL Fr. 6′5″ 225 Vincennes, IN 45 Ayle Taylor DL Fr. 6′2″ 225 Fort Wayne, IN 53 Kamren Bryant DL Jr. 5′10″ 220 Southfield, MI 54 Ethan Sather DL So. 6′1″ 265 Arlington Heights, IL 92 Amir Plowden DL Fr. 5′11″ 230 Crown Point, IN 93 Alex Prine DL Fr. 6′7″ 255 Scottsdale, AZ 94 Kojo Totimeh DL Jr. 6′5″ 245 Philadelphia, PA 95 Kingston Coates DL Fr. 6′1″ 255 Palo Cedro, CA 96 Dylan Knezevich DL So. 6′0″ 275 Schererville, IN 97 Dominic Zienkiewicz DL Fr. 6′1″ 285 Niles, IL
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 1 Max Samuel LB Jr. 6′2″ 235 Edina, MN 39 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 1 INT 4 Anthony Feltrinelli LB So. 6′1″ 230 Westfield, IN 47 tackles 19 Connor Cervantes LB Jr. 6′3″ 210 Griffith, IN 18 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 41 Micah Markley LB So. 6′1″ 235 West Chester, OH 9 tackles 51 Skyler Slifer LB Fr. 6′0″ 215 Dayton, OH 3 tackles 38 Tyler McBride LB Fr. 6′2″ 220 Lake Villa, IL 2 tackles 33 Nathan Harris LB Fr. 5′11″ 205 Indianapolis, IN 1 tackle 35 Adrian Williams Jr. LB Jr. 6′3″ 240 Moreno Valley, CA 1 tackle 36 Easton Hill LB So. 6′0″ 220 Columbus, OH 1 tackle 47 Floyd Watson III LB Fr. 6′1″ 225 Corona, CA 50 Austin Hill LB Fr. 6′0″ 230 Urbana, OH 52 Bradyn McGowen LB Fr. 5′11″ 205 Edmond, OK 55 Will Jackson LB Fr. 6′0″ 225 Spokane, WA
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 0 Nic Lendino DB Jr. 6′1″ 200 Naperville, IL 39 tackles, 3 INT 3 Mark Johnson DB Sr. 5′9″ 190 Nashville, TN 38 tackles, 2 INT 6 Jason Salman DB Jr. 5′10″ 185 Pittsburgh, PA 30 tackles, 1 INT 5 Wyatt Little DB So. 6′1″ 205 Fort Wayne, IN 12 tackles, 1 INT 8 O.C. Nurse DB Sr. 5′10″ 160 Dumfries, VA 14 tackles 23 Kaiser Wilhelm DB Fr. 5′11″ 180 Mason, OH 12 tackles 12 Donovan Brown DB Fr. 6′1″ 195 Chicago Heights, IL 6 tackles 22 Jonathan Harris Jr. DB Jr. 5′10″ 186 Indianapolis, IN 5 tackles 20 Colten Tripp DB Fr. 5′10″ 170 Dripping Springs, TX 4 tackles 2 Nick Beidl DB Jr. 5′11″ 210 Carmel, IN 2 tackles 7 Cordney Glaspie DB Fr. 6′0″ 180 Fort Wayne, IN 9 Tyne Vettickal DB Fr. 6′1″ 175 Valparaiso, IN 14 Colin Abercrombie DB Fr. 6′1″ 185 North Richland Hills, TX 17 J.D. Friday DB Fr. 6′0″ 145 Llano, TX 29 Luke Gouty DB Fr. 6′4″ 195 New Lenox, IL 30 Naasir Sanders DB Fr. 6′1″ 200 Chicago, IL 34 Josh Ziebell DB Fr. 6′2″ 195 Waukesha, WI 39 Aaron Briggs DB Fr. 5′7″ 165 Brooklyn Park, MN
Rowan Keefe, Niko Kokosioulis, Raphiel Stewart, Dominic Zienkiewicz Jacob Ritter, Marty O’Keeffe, Daniel White, Eli Erkapic Naasir Sanders, Alex Goworowski, Jeremiah Jenkins, Emmanuel Olojo Nic Lendino, Michael Rumoro, Braden Harms Bryson Winbush, Johnny DiBlasio, Easton Hill Wyatt Little, Cordney Glaspie, Ayle Taylor Floyd Watson III, Marco Morales, Talan Samosky Nick Beidl, Brendan McIlvenna Noah Ehrlich, Amir Plowden Donovan Brown, Dylan Knezevich Jonathan Harris Jr., Nathan Harris Ashton Allen, Nathan Snedegar Micah Mackay, Nolan Teising Nick Johnsen, Michael Biesboer Micah Markley, Noah Kline Billy Jack McCool, Spencer McCool Jayden Brogden, Antony Morris Max Samuel Mark Johnson Anthony Feltrinelli Bo Brunner Jason Salman Marcus Brown Jack Elgin O.C. Nurse Reece Wilson Chris Gundy Tyne Vettickal Bertrand Berry II Colin Hayes Colin Abercrombie Gabriel Batres Nathan Downey Isaac Tran Devin Yeats J.D. Friday Kam Fouty-Koonce Cedric Benning Iii Colten Tripp Ryan Pimentel Kaiser Wilhelm Russell Tye Luke Scoma Elijah Rose Luke Gouty Robbie Spang Nathan Foster Josh Ziebell Adrian Williams Jr. Caleb Baczek Tyler McBride Aaron Briggs Wynn Brazil Mac McCormick Dom DiNuzzo Cooper Andrew Will Struyk Hayden Hourany Austin Hill Skyler Slifer Bradyn McGowen Kamren Bryant Ethan Sather Will Jackson Justin Hemmersbach Jorge Benavente Nathan Fletcher Carson Scott Aiden Laurie Cooper Bothwell Lamont Miller Nick Ortiz Mason Knoch Austin Lambert Jackson Crawford Blake Thorp Cy Longley Will Orlando Garrett Risley Alex Prine Kojo Totimeh Kingston Coates IL 29 IN 23 OH 17 CA 10 TX 4 Hometowns of the 2026 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 29 Indiana 23 Ohio 17 California 10 Texas 4 Arizona 3 Washington 3 Wisconsin 3 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 17 Lake County, Indiana pop. 500,000 6 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 5 Riverside County, California pop. 2.5 million 4 Kane County, Illinois pop. 517,000 4 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’ 2026 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.
