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Valparaiso Athletics · 2026 football rosterUpdated 2026-09-18Loading saved plan
111Published roster members
0/25Your 2026 lineup assignments
17Coaching and support staff
11Scheduled games
Roster pool · offense
Alphabetical examples · no depth ranking.
Published roster pool · position placement is illustrative
Academic class is reproduced from Valparaiso Athletics. It does not establish remaining NCAA eligibility or scholarship status.
| Player | Pos. | Academic class | Ht / Wt | Hometown / previous school |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 #0 Nic Lendino | DB | R-Jr. | 6-1 / 200 | Naperville, Ill.Finance |
 #1 Max Samuel | LB | R-Jr. | 6-2 / 235 | Edina, Minn.Chemical Engineering |
 #1 Bryson Winbush | WR | R-Fr. | 5-7 / 170 | Columbus, OhioBusiness Analytics |
 #2 Rowan Keefe | QB | R-Sr. | 6-3 / 205 | Park Ridge, Ill.Marketing |
 #2 Ryan Pimentel | K | R-Jr. | 5-11 / 170 | Hobart, Ind.Hobart |
 #3 Mark Johnson | DB | Sr. | 5-9 / 190 | Nashville, Tenn.Marketing |
 #4 Marcus Brown | QB | R-So. | 6-3 / 205 | Richton Park, Ill.Sports Management |
 #4 Anthony Feltrinelli | LB | R-So. | 6-1 / 230 | Westfield, Ind.Management |
 #5 Noah Ehrlich | QB | R-Fr. | 6-1 / 210 | Crown Point, Ind.Crown Point (Miami) |
 #5 Wyatt Little | DB | R-So. | 6-1 / 205 | Fort Wayne, Ind.Exercise Science |
 #6 Bo Brunner | QB | Fr. | 6-2 / 200 | Elkhart, Ind.Concord |
 #6 Jason Salman | DB | Jr. | 5-10 / 185 | Pittsburgh, Pa.Finance |
 #7 Jack Elgin | WR | R-So. | 6-4 / 215 | Akron, OhioAccounting |
 #7 Cordney Glaspie | DB | Fr. | 6-0 / 180 | Fort Wayne, Ind.Homestead |
 #8 O.C. Nurse | DB | Sr. | 5-10 / 160 | Dumfries, Va.Accounting |
 #8 Reece Wilson | WR | Fr. | 6-0 / 185 | Bradenton, Fla.Southeast |
 #9 Chris Gundy | WR | R-Sr. | 5-7 / 170 | Smithfield, Va.Economics |
 #9 Tyne Vettickal | DB | Fr. | 6-1 / 175 | Valparaiso, Ind.Wheeler |
 #10 Bertrand Berry II | DL | R-So. | 6-1 / 235 | Gilbert, Ariz.Mechanical Engineering |
 #10 Johnny DiBlasio | QB | R-Fr. | 6-2 / 180 | Hilliard, OhioSport Management |
 #11 Colin Hayes | TE | R-So. | 6-7 / 250 | Bloomington, Ill.Management |
 #12 Donovan Brown | DB | R-Fr. | 6-1 / 195 | Chicago Heights, Ill.Communication |
 #12 Jacob Ritter | QB | R-Fr. | 6-1 / 185 | Tinley Park, Ill.Chemical Engineering |
 #13 Marty O'Keeffe | WR | R-Jr. | 6-2 / 195 | Orland Park, Ill.Marketing |
 #14 Colin Abercrombie | DB | R-Fr. | 6-1 / 185 | North Richland Hills, TexasBusiness |
 #14 Daniel White | WR | So. | 6-0 / 180 | Country Club Hills, Ill.Brother Rice (Carroll) |
 #15 Gabriel Batres | DL | R-Jr. | 6-2 / 230 | Fairfield, Calif.Management |
 #15 Nathan Downey | QB | R-Fr. | 6-2 / 205 | South Elgin, Ill.Business |
 #16 Isaac Tran | WR | Sr. | 6-0 / 195 | Bothell, Wash.Bothell (University of Puget Sound) |
 #17 JD Friday | DB | Fr. | 6-0 / 145 | Llano, TexasLlano |
 #17 Devin Yeats | WR | R-Sr. | 6-2 / 210 | Hampshire, Ill.Exercise Science |
 #18 Kam Fouty-Koonce | WR | R-So. | 6-2 / 190 | Uniontown, OhioPolitical Science |
 #19 Cedric Benning III | RB | Jr. | 5-6 / 185 | Baltimore, Md.Episcopal (Dickinson) |
 #19 Connor Cervantes | LB | R-Jr. | 6-3 / 210 | Griffith, Ind.Sports Management |
 #20 Michael Rumoro | RB | So. | 5-9 / 190 | Geneva, Ill.Business |
 #20 Colten Tripp | DB | Fr. | 5-10 / 170 | Dripping Springs, TexasDripping Springs |
 #21 Nick Beidl | RB | R-Jr. | 5-11 / 210 | Carmel, Ind.Communication |
 #22 JQ Harris | DB | R-Jr. | 5-10 / 190 | Indianapolis, Ind.Park Tudor (Chattanooga) |
 #23 Kaiser Wilhelm | DB | R-Fr. | 5-11 / 180 | Mason, OhioBusiness |
 #24 Ashton Allen | RB | R-Fr. | 5-9 / 185 | New Albany, OhioSport Management |
 #25 Russell Tye | RB | Fr. | 5-9 / 205 | Cleveland, OhioOrange |
 #26 Luke Scoma | K | R-So. | 5-10 / 180 | Bellevue, Wash.Business |
 #27 Micah Mackay | WR | R-Jr. | 6-2 / 235 | Zionsville, Ind.Mechanical Engineering |
 #28 Elijah Rose | RB | Fr. | 5-6 / 165 | Kaufman, TexasKaufman |
 #29 Luke Gouty | DB | Fr. | 6-4 / 195 | New Lenox, Ill.Lincoln-Way West |
 #30 Hayden Hourany | LS | Jr. | 6-0 / 225 | Tucson, Ariz.Belton (Aurora) |
 #30 Naasir Sanders | DB | Fr. | 6-1 / 200 | Chicago, Ill.Lincoln Park |
 #31 Robbie Spang | WR | R-So. | 5-11 / 190 | Darien, Ill.Finance |
 #32 Nathan Foster | RB | Fr. | 5-8 / 190 | Leo, Ind.Leo |
 #33 Nathan Harris | LB | R-Fr. | 5-11 / 205 | Indianapolis, Ind.Business |
 #34 Josh Ziebell | DB | Fr. | 6-2 / 195 | Waukesha, Wis.Waukesha West |
 #35 Adrian Williams Jr. | LB | R-Jr. | 6-3 / 240 | Moreno Valley, Calif.Biology |
 #36 Easton Hill | LB | So. | 6-0 / 220 | Columbus, OhioBusiness |
 #37 Caleb Baczek | DL | R-Fr. | 6-3 / 240 | Libertyville, Ill.Business |
 #38 Tyler McBride | LB | R-Fr. | 6-2 / 220 | Lake Villa, Ill.Engineering |
 #39 Aaron Briggs | DB | R-Fr. | 5-7 / 165 | Brooklyn Park, Minn.Engineering |
 #40 Wynn Brazil | TE | Fr. | 6-3 / 230 | Turlock, Calif.Turlock |
 #40 Nick Johnsen | DL | R-So. | 6-3 / 240 | Highland, Ind.Finance |
 #41 Micah Markley | LB | So. | 6-1 / 235 | West Chester, OhioBusiness |
 #42 Alex Goworowski | DL | R-Sr. | 6-3 / 235 | Chicago, Ill.Mechanical Engineering |
 #43 Mac McCormick | DL | Fr. | 6-5 / 225 | Vincennes, Ind.Lincoln |
 #44 Dom DiNuzzo | TE | R-So. | 6-4 / 250 | Wallingford, Ct.Mechanical Engineering |
 #45 Ayle Taylor | DL | Fr. | 6-2 / 225 | Fort Wayne, Ind.Bishop Luers |
 #45 Gus Wenning | TE | R-Jr. | 6-1 / 220 | Cross Plains, Wis.Marketing |
 #46 Cooper Andrew | TE | Fr. | 6-5 / 240 | Shawnee, Kan.Shawnee Mission Northwest |
 #47 Floyd Watson III | LB | Fr. | 6-1 / 225 | Corona, Calif.Santiago |
 #48 Will Struyk | P | So. | 6-2 / 210 | Westlake Village, Calif.Oak Park (College of Canyons) |
 #50 Austin Hill | LB | Fr. | 6-0 / 230 | Urbana, OhioUrbana |
 #51 Skyler Slifer | LB | Fr. | 6-0 / 215 | Dayton, OhioKettering Fairmont |
 #52 Bradyn McGowen | LB | Fr. | 5-11 / 205 | Edmond, Okla.Edmond Memorial |
 #53 Kamren Bryant | DL | R-Jr. | 5-10 / 220 | Southfield, Mich.Mechanical Engineering |
 #54 Ethan Sather | DL | R-So. | 6-1 / 265 | Arlington Heights, Ill.John Hersey (Western Illinois) |
 #55 Will Jackson | LB | Fr. | 6-0 / 225 | Spokane, Wash.Gonzaga Preparatory School |
 #56 Justin Hemmersbach | OL | R-Jr. | 6-2 / 285 | Morris, Ill.Management |
 #57 Michael Biesboer | OL | R-So. | 6-3 / 280 | Glenwood, Ill.Business |
 #58 Jorge Benavente | OL | R-So. | 6-3 / 290 | Delafield, Wis.Business |
 #59 Nathan Fletcher | OL | R-Fr. | 6-5 / 280 | Manchester, Mich.Business |
 #60 Carson Scott | OL | R-Fr. | 6-1 / 290 | Fairfield, OhioBusiness |
 #62 Aiden Laurie | OL | Fr. | 6-2 / 285 | Westchester, Ill.Proviso West |
 #63 Cooper Bothwell | OL | R-Jr. | 6-3 / 295 | Dacula, Ga.Biology |
 #64 Nathan Snedegar | OL | R-So. | 6-4 / 325 | Westerville, OhioExercise Science |
 #65 Marco Morales | OL | R-Fr. | 6-3 / 280 | Riverside, Calif.Exercise Science |
 #66 Billy Jack McCool | OL | R-Fr. | 6-3 / 310 | Sheridan, Wyo.Business |
 #67 Brendan Mcilvenna | OL | R-Jr. | 6-5 / 305 | Carmel, Ind.Finance |
 #68 Eli Erkapic | OL | Fr. | 6-3 / 300 | Orland Park, Ill.St. Rita |
 #70 Noah Kline | OL | Sr. | 6-5 / 305 | Loveland, OhioComputer Engineering |
 #72 Lamont Miller | OL | Fr. | 6-4 / 305 | Bolingbrook, Ill.Mount Carmel |
 #73 Nick Ortiz | OL | Fr. | 6-4 / 310 | Granger, Ind.Saint Joseph |
 #74 Mason Knoch | OL | R-So. | 6-4 / 295 | New Haven, Ind.Finance |
 #75 Spencer McCool | OL | Fr. | 6-6 / 285 | Sheridan, Wyo.IMG Academy |
 #79 Austin Lambert | OL | R-Jr. | 6-5 / 285 | Delaware, OhioFinance |
 #81 Jayden Brogden | WR | Fr. | 6-3 / 210 | Cincinnati, OhioLakota West |
 #82 Jackson Crawford | TE | R-Fr. | 6-2 / 245 | Lincoln, Neb.Engineering |
 #83 Nolan Teising | WR | R-Fr. | 6-2 / 205 | Zionsville, Ind.Sport Management |
 #84 Blake Thorp | DL | Fr. | 6-1 / 260 | Yorba Linda, Calif.Yorba Linda |
 #85 Cy Longley | WR | Fr. | 5-10 / 185 | Brentwood, Tenn.Ravenwood |
 #86 Raphiel Stewart | WR | Fr. | 6-0 / 170 | River Forest, Ill.Fenwick |
 #87 Jeremiah Jenkins | WR | Fr. | 5-10 / 180 | Chicago, Ill.Bolingbrook |
 #87 Talan Samosky | K | Jr. | 5-10 / 165 | Riverside, Calif.Riverside (Orange Coast College) |
 #88 Will Orlando | P | Fr. | 5-10 / 190 | Avon, Ind.Brownsburg |
 #89 Braden Harms | WR | Fr. | 6-2 / 205 | St. Charles, Ill.St. Charles North |
 #91 Garrett Risley | DL | Sr. | 6-3 / 260 | Sacramento, Calif.Jesuit (Northeastern State) |
 #92 Amir Plowden | DL | Fr. | 5-11 / 230 | Crown Point, Ind.Crown Point |
 #93 Alex Prine | DL | R-Fr. | 6-7 / 255 | Scottsdale, Ariz.Sport Management |
 #94 Kojo Totimeh | DL | Jr. | 6-5 / 245 | Philadelphia, Pa.Cardinal O'Hara (Alvernia) |
 #95 Kingston Coates | DL | Fr. | 6-1 / 255 | Palo Cedro, Calif.Foothill |
 #96 Dylan Knezevich | DL | So. | 6-0 / 275 | Schererville, Ind.Wheeler (Ave Maria) |
 #97 Dominic Zienkiewicz | DL | Fr. | 6-1 / 285 | Niles, Ill.Notre Dame College Prep |
 #98 Antony Morris | DL | R-Jr. | 6-3 / 280 | Cincinnati, OhioMechanical Engineering |
 #99 Emmanuel Olojo | DL | R-Fr. | 6-0 / 260 | Chicago, Ill.Communication |
 # Niko Kokosioulis | RB | Fr. | 5-8 / 165 | Park Ridge, Ill.Maine South |