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2026 Spring Football Roster

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Players

  • LB 6'2" 215 lbs
    Sr. Walworth, Wis. Big Foot
    Senior Walworth, Wis. Big Foot
  • DB 6'2" 195 lbs
    Jr. Sports Science Plymouth, Mich. Plymouth
    Junior Sports Science Plymouth, Mich. Plymouth
  • QB 6'4" 200 lbs
    Sr. Financial Management Frankenmuth, Mich. Frankenmuth
    Senior Financial Management Frankenmuth, Mich. Frankenmuth
  • WR/QB 5'11" 170 lbs
    R-So. Marketing Menominee, Mich. Menominee
    Redshirt Sophomore Marketing Menominee, Mich. Menominee
  • WR 6'2" 190 lbs
    Jr. Sports Science Little Falls, Minn. Little Falls
    Junior Sports Science Little Falls, Minn. Little Falls
  • QB 6'1" 200 lbs
    R-So. Marketing De Pere, Wis. West De Pere
    Redshirt Sophomore Marketing De Pere, Wis. West De Pere
  • QB 6'3" 190 lbs
    So. Construction Management Grafton, Wis. Grafton
    Sophomore Construction Management Grafton, Wis. Grafton
  • QB 5'11" 185 lbs
    Sr. Undeclared Marquette, Mich. Marquette Michigan Tech
    Senior Undeclared Marquette, Mich. Marquette Michigan Tech
  • QB 6'2" 190 lbs
    So. Financial Management Trout Creek, Mich. Ewen-Trout Creek
    Sophomore Financial Management Trout Creek, Mich. Ewen-Trout Creek
  • WR 5'11" 175 lbs
    R-So. Business De Pere, Wis. De Pere
    Redshirt Sophomore Business De Pere, Wis. De Pere
  • RB 5'11" 197 lbs
    R-So. Mechanical Engineering Tech Dearborn, Mich. Dearborn
    Redshirt Sophomore Mechanical Engineering Tech Dearborn, Mich. Dearborn
  • DB
    R-So. Sports Management Romeo, Mich. Warren de La Salle
    Redshirt Sophomore Sports Management Romeo, Mich. Warren de La Salle
  • RB 5'9" 195 lbs
    R-So. Construction Management Marquette, Mich. Marquette
    Redshirt Sophomore Construction Management Marquette, Mich. Marquette
  • DB 6'1" 170 lbs
    Sr. Business Green Bay, Wis. Stuart W. Cramer Louisburg
    Senior Business Green Bay, Wis. Stuart W. Cramer Louisburg
  • RB 5'11" 205 lbs
    Jr. Construction Management Negaunee, Mich. Negaunee
    Junior Construction Management Negaunee, Mich. Negaunee
  • RB 5'10" 183 lbs
    Jr. Computer Science Kaukauna, Wis. Kaukauna
    Junior Computer Science Kaukauna, Wis. Kaukauna
  • DB 6'1" 181 lbs
    R-So. Construction Management De Pere, Wis. West De Pere
    Redshirt Sophomore Construction Management De Pere, Wis. West De Pere
  • RB 5'9" 185 lbs
    So. Construction Management Grafton, Wis. Grafton
    Sophomore Construction Management Grafton, Wis. Grafton
  • DB 5'10" 165 lbs
    So. Physical Therapy Robbins, Ill. Leo Catholic
    Sophomore Physical Therapy Robbins, Ill. Leo Catholic
  • So. Detroit, Mich. Michigan Collegiate
    Sophomore Detroit, Mich. Michigan Collegiate
  • DB 5'10" 170 lbs
    R-So. Business Finance Wauwatosa, Wis. Marquette University
    Redshirt Sophomore Business Finance Wauwatosa, Wis. Marquette University
  • LB 6'2" 194 lbs
    Jr. Undeclared Brighton, Mich. Brighton
    Junior Undeclared Brighton, Mich. Brighton
  • DB 5'9" 175 lbs
    Jr. Undeclared Grand Rapids, Mich. Godwin Heights Albion
    Junior Undeclared Grand Rapids, Mich. Godwin Heights Albion
  • LB 5'9" 190 lbs
    So. Financial Management Green Bay, Wis. Bay Port
    Sophomore Financial Management Green Bay, Wis. Bay Port
  • DB 5'10" 170 lbs
    Gr. Finance El Mirage, Ariz. Peoria Mount Union
    Graduate Student Finance El Mirage, Ariz. Peoria Mount Union
  • DB 5'9" 165 lbs
    So. Business Detroit, Mich. Martin Luther King. Jr. Senior
    Sophomore Business Detroit, Mich. Martin Luther King. Jr. Senior
  • RB 5'9" 195 lbs
    Jr. Physical Education Bark River, Mich. Bark River-Harris
    Junior Physical Education Bark River, Mich. Bark River-Harris
  • K 6'2" 210 lbs
    So. Finance Kiel, Wis. Kiel
    Sophomore Finance Kiel, Wis. Kiel
  • TE 6'3" 225 lbs
    So. Accounting Green Bay, Wis. Bay Port
    Sophomore Accounting Green Bay, Wis. Bay Port
  • K 6'1" 175 lbs
    So. Business Management Green Bay, Wis. Notre Dame Academy
    Sophomore Business Management Green Bay, Wis. Notre Dame Academy
  • TE 6'3" 220 lbs
    So. Undeclared Grand Rapids, Mich. Kenowa Hills
    Sophomore Undeclared Grand Rapids, Mich. Kenowa Hills
  • LB 6'2" 200 lbs
    R-So. Physical Education Franklin, Wis. Franklin
    Redshirt Sophomore Physical Education Franklin, Wis. Franklin
  • DL 6'1" 200 lbs
    So. Sports and Exercise Science Houghton, Mich. Houghton
    Sophomore Sports and Exercise Science Houghton, Mich. Houghton
  • LB 6'2" 205 lbs
    So. Business Marketing Lowell, Mich. Lowell
    Sophomore Business Marketing Lowell, Mich. Lowell
  • DL 6'2" 210 lbs
    Gr. Construction Management Grand Rapids, Mich. Catholic Central
    Graduate Student Construction Management Grand Rapids, Mich. Catholic Central
  • LB 6'3" 210 lbs
    Jr. Business Nashotah, Wis. Arrowhead
    Junior Business Nashotah, Wis. Arrowhead
  • DL 6'3" 215 lbs
    So. Construction Management Saranac, Mich. Saranac
    Sophomore Construction Management Saranac, Mich. Saranac
  • DL 6'3" 245 lbs
    Jr. Undeclared White Hall, Mich. White Hall
    Junior Undeclared White Hall, Mich. White Hall
  • LB 6'1" 215 lbs
    R-So. Physical Education Slinger, Wis. Slinger
    Redshirt Sophomore Physical Education Slinger, Wis. Slinger
  • OL 6'1" 230 lbs
    So. Construction Management Milford, Mich. Milford
    Sophomore Construction Management Milford, Mich. Milford
  • LB 5'8" 213 lbs
    R-So.
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • OL 6'2" 295 lbs
    R-So. Undeclared Cross Plains, Wis. Middleton
    Redshirt Sophomore Undeclared Cross Plains, Wis. Middleton
  • OL 6'3" 305 lbs
    R-So. Cybersecurity and Information Assurance Melbourne, Fla. Melbourne
    Redshirt Sophomore Cybersecurity and Information Assurance Melbourne, Fla. Melbourne
  • OL 6'4" 295 lbs
    Sr. Business Management Lake Orion, Mich. Lake Orion
    Senior Business Management Lake Orion, Mich. Lake Orion
  • OL 6'2" 255 lbs
    So. Undeclared Grand Rapids, Mich. East Kentwood
    Sophomore Undeclared Grand Rapids, Mich. East Kentwood
  • OL 6'6" 275 lbs
    R-So. Marketing Franklin, Wis. Franklin
    Redshirt Sophomore Marketing Franklin, Wis. Franklin
  • OL
    Jr. Cheboygan, Mich. Cheboygan Area
    Junior Cheboygan, Mich. Cheboygan Area
  • OL 6'2" 250 lbs
    So. Environmental Science Romeo, Mich. Romeo
    Sophomore Environmental Science Romeo, Mich. Romeo
  • DE 6'4" 225 lbs
    R-So. Business Grand Rapids, Mich. Forest Hills Eastern
    Redshirt Sophomore Business Grand Rapids, Mich. Forest Hills Eastern
  • OL 6'3" 265 lbs
    So. Business Mount Pleasant, Mich. Mount Pleasant
    Sophomore Business Mount Pleasant, Mich. Mount Pleasant
  • OL 6'4" 302 lbs
    Jr. Undeclared Milwaukee, Wis. Saint Thomas More Academy
    Junior Undeclared Milwaukee, Wis. Saint Thomas More Academy
  • OL 6'3" 305 lbs
    R-So. Athletic Training Muskegon, Mich. Mona Shores
    Redshirt Sophomore Athletic Training Muskegon, Mich. Mona Shores
  • OL 6'3" 265 lbs
    R-So. Physics Grandville, Mich. Grandville
    Redshirt Sophomore Physics Grandville, Mich. Grandville
  • WR 6'2" 165 lbs
    So. General Business Green Bay, Wis. Bay Port
    Sophomore General Business Green Bay, Wis. Bay Port
  • FB 6'2" 225 lbs
    Jr. Construction Management Grand Rapids, Mich. Forest Hills Eastern
    Junior Construction Management Grand Rapids, Mich. Forest Hills Eastern
  • WR 6'3" 190 lbs
    So. Business Munising, Mich. Munising
    Sophomore Business Munising, Mich. Munising
  • WR 6'3" 185 lbs
    So. Exercise Science Grand Rapids, Mich. Kenowa Hills
    Sophomore Exercise Science Grand Rapids, Mich. Kenowa Hills
  • WR 6'2" 190 lbs
    So. Undeclared Escanaba, Mich. Escanaba
    Sophomore Undeclared Escanaba, Mich. Escanaba
  • WR 6'3" 190 lbs
    So. Special Education Brighton, Mich. Brighton
    Sophomore Special Education Brighton, Mich. Brighton
  • WR 6'6" 210 lbs
    So. Finance Cadillac, Mich. Cadillac
    Sophomore Finance Cadillac, Mich. Cadillac
  • WR 5'9" 170 lbs
    So. Construction Management Negaunee, Mich. Negaunee
    Sophomore Construction Management Negaunee, Mich. Negaunee
  • WR 6'1" 175 lbs
    Sr. Physical Education Crystal Lake, Ill. Crystal Lake South
    Senior Physical Education Crystal Lake, Ill. Crystal Lake South
  • WR 6'0" 200 lbs
    So. Special Education Portland, Mich. Portland
    Sophomore Special Education Portland, Mich. Portland
  • DL 6'2" 205 lbs
    So. Business Mason, Mich. Mason
    Sophomore Business Mason, Mich. Mason
  • DE 6'1" 220 lbs
    R-So. Construction Management Milwaukee, Wis. Nicolet
    Redshirt Sophomore Construction Management Milwaukee, Wis. Nicolet
  • WR 6'4" 220 lbs
    Sr. Criminal Justice Madison, Wis. Vel Phillips Memorial
    Senior Criminal Justice Madison, Wis. Vel Phillips Memorial
  • DL 6'3" 215 lbs
    Sr. Criminal Justice Peoria, Ariz. Peoria
    Senior Criminal Justice Peoria, Ariz. Peoria
  • DL 6'3" 255 lbs
    R-So. Mechanical Engineering Green Bay, Wis. Notre Dame Academy Minnesota Duluth
    Redshirt Sophomore Mechanical Engineering Green Bay, Wis. Notre Dame Academy Minnesota Duluth
  • DL 6'0" 220 lbs
    Jr. Construction Management Negaunee, Mich. Negaunee
    Junior Construction Management Negaunee, Mich. Negaunee
  • DL 6'0" 300 lbs
    So. Industrial Arts De Tour Village, Mich. De Tour Area
    Sophomore Industrial Arts De Tour Village, Mich. De Tour Area

Staff Roster

Football Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Matt Janus

  • Defensive Coordinator

    Ryan Bright

  • Offensive Coordinator

    Boomer Roepke

  • Assistant Coach / Wide Receivers

    Cade Garcia

  • Assistant Coach / Defensive Line

    Kyle Krezek

  • Assistant Coach / Offensive Line

    Zach Metkler

  • Assistant Coach / Defensive Backs

    Isaiah Powell-Major

Football Support Staff

  • Strength & Conditioning Coach

    Jenna Bruttomesso

  • Equipment Supervisor

    Hans Andel

  • Volunteer Equipment Assistant

    Nate Short

2026 Spring Football Roster
Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Major Hometown / High School # Previous School
Jax Hertel LB Sr. 6-2 215 Walworth, Wis. / Big Foot 0
Luc Damiani DB Jr. 6-2 195 Sports Science Plymouth, Mich. / Plymouth 4
Aidan Hoard QB Sr. 6-4 200 Financial Management Frankenmuth, Mich. / Frankenmuth 5
Trevor Theuerkauf WR/QB R-So. 5-11 170 Marketing Menominee, Mich. / Menominee 9
Isaac Olson WR Jr. 6-2 190 Sports Science Little Falls, Minn. / Little Falls 10
Duke Shovald QB R-So. 6-1 200 Marketing De Pere, Wis. / West De Pere 12
Brady Hilgart QB So. 6-3 190 Construction Management Grafton, Wis. / Grafton 13
Austin Ridl QB Sr. 5-11 185 Undeclared Marquette, Mich. / Marquette 14 Michigan Tech
Austin Gordon QB So. 6-2 190 Financial Management Trout Creek, Mich. / Ewen-Trout Creek 15
Hayden May WR R-So. 5-11 175 Business De Pere, Wis. / De Pere 19
Noah Dobert RB R-So. 5-11 197 Mechanical Engineering Tech Dearborn, Mich. / Dearborn 20
Isaiah Jones DB R-So. - Sports Management Romeo, Mich. / Warren de La Salle 22
Tucker Welch RB R-So. 5-9 195 Construction Management Marquette, Mich. / Marquette 23
Markiss Nelson DB Sr. 6-1 170 Business Green Bay, Wis. / Stuart W. Cramer 24 Louisburg
Nico Lukkarinen RB Jr. 5-11 205 Construction Management Negaunee, Mich. / Negaunee 25
Noah Hofmann RB Jr. 5-10 183 Computer Science Kaukauna, Wis. / Kaukauna 26
Carter Schmitt DB R-So. 6-1 181 Construction Management De Pere, Wis. / West De Pere 27
Tyler Van Sluys RB So. 5-9 185 Construction Management Grafton, Wis. / Grafton 28
CJ Cunningham DB So. 5-10 165 Physical Therapy Robbins, Ill. / Leo Catholic 31
Maurice Pope Jr. So. - Detroit, Mich. / Michigan Collegiate 34
Murphy Monreal DB R-So. 5-10 170 Business Finance Wauwatosa, Wis. / Marquette University 35
Andrew Stewart LB Jr. 6-2 194 Undeclared Brighton, Mich. / Brighton 36
Miguel Ocampo DB Jr. 5-9 175 Undeclared Grand Rapids, Mich. / Godwin Heights 37 Albion
Nick Hawker LB So. 5-9 190 Financial Management Green Bay, Wis. / Bay Port 38
Jeremiah Gossett DB Gr. 5-10 170 Finance El Mirage, Ariz. / Peoria 39 Mount Union
J'juan Ford DB So. 5-9 165 Business Detroit, Mich. / Martin Luther King. Jr. Senior 40
Vince Martin RB Jr. 5-9 195 Physical Education Bark River, Mich. / Bark River-Harris 43
Emmett Langenfeld K So. 6-2 210 Finance Kiel, Wis. / Kiel 46
Bennett Deppeler TE So. 6-3 225 Accounting Green Bay, Wis. / Bay Port 47
Nicholas Gruesen K So. 6-1 175 Business Management Green Bay, Wis. / Notre Dame Academy 48
Lachlin Acker TE So. 6-3 220 Undeclared Grand Rapids, Mich. / Kenowa Hills 49
Will Graffin LB R-So. 6-2 200 Physical Education Franklin, Wis. / Franklin 50
Tim Brown DL So. 6-1 200 Sports and Exercise Science Houghton, Mich. / Houghton 51
Casey Engle LB So. 6-2 205 Business Marketing Lowell, Mich. / Lowell 52
Brady Redmer DL Gr. 6-2 210 Construction Management Grand Rapids, Mich. / Catholic Central 53
Tyler Carnell LB Jr. 6-3 210 Business Nashotah, Wis. / Arrowhead 54
Jordan Dodge DL So. 6-3 215 Construction Management Saranac, Mich. / Saranac 55
Graycen Shepherd DL Jr. 6-3 245 Undeclared White Hall, Mich. / White Hall 56
Brayden Hayes LB R-So. 6-1 215 Physical Education Slinger, Wis. / Slinger 57
Tyler Leigh OL So. 6-1 230 Construction Management Milford, Mich. / Milford 58
Haydn McDonnell LB R-So. 5-8 213 / 59
KJ Peterson OL R-So. 6-2 295 Undeclared Cross Plains, Wis. / Middleton 62
James Hinds OL R-So. 6-3 305 Cybersecurity and Information Assurance Melbourne, Fla. / Melbourne 63
Daniel Babcock OL Sr. 6-4 295 Business Management Lake Orion, Mich. / Lake Orion 64
Nouha Diaite OL So. 6-2 255 Undeclared Grand Rapids, Mich. / East Kentwood 65
Sebastian Luevano OL R-So. 6-6 275 Marketing Franklin, Wis. / Franklin 67
Tommy Jones OL Jr. - Cheboygan, Mich. / Cheboygan Area 68
Trevor Siemen OL So. 6-2 250 Environmental Science Romeo, Mich. / Romeo 69
Jack Meloche DE R-So. 6-4 225 Business Grand Rapids, Mich. / Forest Hills Eastern 70
Tyler Methner OL So. 6-3 265 Business Mount Pleasant, Mich. / Mount Pleasant 71
Damonte Lee OL Jr. 6-4 302 Undeclared Milwaukee, Wis. / Saint Thomas More Academy 72
Luke Emmons OL R-So. 6-3 305 Athletic Training Muskegon, Mich. / Mona Shores 76
Jay Weiss OL R-So. 6-3 265 Physics Grandville, Mich. / Grandville 78
Sawyer Torp WR So. 6-2 165 General Business Green Bay, Wis. / Bay Port 80
Jake Heemstra FB Jr. 6-2 225 Construction Management Grand Rapids, Mich. / Forest Hills Eastern 81
Jack Dusseault WR So. 6-3 190 Business Munising, Mich. / Munising 82
Chastyn Cole WR So. 6-3 185 Exercise Science Grand Rapids, Mich. / Kenowa Hills 83
Javon Stevenson WR So. 6-2 190 Undeclared Escanaba, Mich. / Escanaba 84
Sebastian Boyea WR So. 6-3 190 Special Education Brighton, Mich. / Brighton 85
Kyle McGowan WR So. 6-6 210 Finance Cadillac, Mich. / Cadillac 86
Ian Engstrom WR So. 5-9 170 Construction Management Negaunee, Mich. / Negaunee 87
Cooper LePage WR Sr. 6-1 175 Physical Education Crystal Lake, Ill. / Crystal Lake South 88
Chris Battley WR So. 6-0 200 Special Education Portland, Mich. / Portland 89
Sam Corey DL So. 6-2 205 Business Mason, Mich. / Mason 90
Damarcus Chappell DE R-So. 6-1 220 Construction Management Milwaukee, Wis. / Nicolet 91
Joe Mueller WR Sr. 6-4 220 Criminal Justice Madison, Wis. / Vel Phillips Memorial 92
Jake Price DL Sr. 6-3 215 Criminal Justice Peoria, Ariz. / Peoria 94
Stanley Smith III DL R-So. 6-3 255 Mechanical Engineering Green Bay, Wis. / Notre Dame Academy 97 Minnesota Duluth
Eli VanBuren DL Jr. 6-0 220 Construction Management Negaunee, Mich. / Negaunee 98
Wes Bennett DL So. 6-0 300 Industrial Arts De Tour Village, Mich. / De Tour Area 99
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Football Coaching Staff

Football - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Matt Janus Matt Janus Head Coach
Ryan Bright Ryan Bright Defensive Coordinator
Boomer Roepke Boomer Roepke Offensive Coordinator
Cade Garcia Assistant Coach / Wide Receivers
Kyle Krezek Assistant Coach / Defensive Line
Zach Metkler Assistant Coach / Offensive Line
Isaiah Powell-Major Assistant Coach / Defensive Backs

Football Support Staff

Football - Support Staff
Image Name Title
Jenna Bruttomesso Strength & Conditioning Coach
Hans Andel Equipment Supervisor
Nate Short Volunteer Equipment Assistant

Staff Roster

Football Coaching Staff

Football Support Staff