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2026 Football Signee Roster

Players

  • DB DB 6'1" 185 lbs

    Santino Bernabei

    Fr. Park Ridge, Ill. Maine South HS
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    Freshman Park Ridge, Ill. Maine South HS
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  • LS LS 6'1" 250 lbs

    Jackson Buchanan

    Fr. Genoa City, Wis. Badger HS
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    Freshman Genoa City, Wis. Badger HS
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  • WR WR 6'2" 175 lbs

    Jake Cestone

    Fr. Addison, Ill. Nazareth Academy
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    Freshman Addison, Ill. Nazareth Academy
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  • LB LB 6'3" 225 lbs

    Draivyn Colvin

    Fr. Kansas City, Mo. Staley HS
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    Freshman Kansas City, Mo. Staley HS
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  • DL DL 6'4" 260 lbs

    Josh Crandall

    Fr. Oregon, Ill. Oregon HS
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    Freshman Oregon, Ill. Oregon HS
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  • K/P K/P 5'11" 175 lbs

    Drew Drzonek

    Fr. Orland Park, Ill. Carl Sandburg HS
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    Freshman Orland Park, Ill. Carl Sandburg HS
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  • RB RB 6'1" 220 lbs

    Albert Gooden III

    Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. Lawrence Central HS
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    Freshman Indianapolis, Ind. Lawrence Central HS
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  • QB QB 6'0" 170 lbs

    Andrew Knight II

    Fr. Sterling Heights, Mich. Martin Luther King Jr. HS
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    Freshman Sterling Heights, Mich. Martin Luther King Jr. HS
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  • OL OL 6'2" 310 lbs

    Peter LaFleur

    Fr. Des Plaines, Ill. Saint Viator HS
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    Freshman Des Plaines, Ill. Saint Viator HS
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  • WR WR 6'2" 175 lbs

    Chase Markowicz

    Fr. New Lenox, Ill. Lincoln-Way West HS
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    Freshman New Lenox, Ill. Lincoln-Way West HS
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  • OL OL 6'4" 300 lbs

    Mezziahs McDaniel

    Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. Brownsburg HS
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    Freshman Indianapolis, Ind. Brownsburg HS
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  • LB LB 6'1" 235 lbs

    Diesel McFadden

    Fr. Chicago, Ill. William Howard Taft HS
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    Freshman Chicago, Ill. William Howard Taft HS
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  • DL DL 6'5" 240 lbs

    Kevin Michaelsen

    Fr. Chicago, Ill. St. Patrick HS
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    Freshman Chicago, Ill. St. Patrick HS
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  • DB DB 6'2" 210 lbs

    Nick Ori

    Fr. Lake Bluff, Ill. Libertyville HS
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    Freshman Lake Bluff, Ill. Libertyville HS
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  • OL OL 6'6" 320 lbs

    Zach Poole

    Fr. Lincoln, Ill. Lincoln Community HS
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    Freshman Lincoln, Ill. Lincoln Community HS
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  • DL DL 6'3" 280 lbs

    Hudson Samolinski

    Fr. Winneconne, Wis. Winneconne HS
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    Freshman Winneconne, Wis. Winneconne HS
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  • RB RB 6'0" 195 lbs

    Quentin Skillings

    Fr. Gilbert, Ariz. Williams Field HS
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    Freshman Gilbert, Ariz. Williams Field HS
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  • DL DL 6'5" 250 lbs

    Owen Smith

    Fr. Walworth, Wis. Big Foot HS
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    Freshman Walworth, Wis. Big Foot HS
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  • WR WR 6'2" 190 lbs

    Will Strong

    Fr. Tipp City, Ohio Tippecanoe HS
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    Freshman Tipp City, Ohio Tippecanoe HS
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  • DB DB 6'0" 170 lbs

    Devin Viola

    Fr. Mukwonago, Wis. Mukwanago HS
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    Freshman Mukwonago, Wis. Mukwanago HS
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  • TE TE 6'5" 240 lbs

    Alex Wood

    Fr. Jefferson City, Mo. Helias Catholic HS
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    Freshman Jefferson City, Mo. Helias Catholic HS
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Staff Roster

2026 Football Signee Roster
Image # Full Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Year Hometown / High School Previous School
Santino Bernabei Bernabei, Santino 6-1 185 DB Fr. Park Ridge, Ill. / Maine South HS
Jackson Buchanan Buchanan, Jackson 6-1 250 LS Fr. Genoa City, Wis. / Badger HS
Jake Cestone Cestone, Jake 6-2 175 WR Fr. Addison, Ill. / Nazareth Academy
Draivyn Colvin Colvin, Draivyn 6-3 225 LB Fr. Kansas City, Mo. / Staley HS
Josh Crandall Crandall, Josh 6-4 260 DL Fr. Oregon, Ill. / Oregon HS
Drew Drzonek Drzonek, Drew 5-11 175 K/P Fr. Orland Park, Ill. / Carl Sandburg HS
AGIII Gooden III, Albert 6-1 220 RB Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. / Lawrence Central HS
Andrew Knight II Knight II, Andrew 6-0 170 QB Fr. Sterling Heights, Mich. / Martin Luther King Jr. HS
LaFleur, Peter 6-2 310 OL Fr. Des Plaines, Ill. / Saint Viator HS
Chase Markowicz Markowicz, Chase 6-2 175 WR Fr. New Lenox, Ill. / Lincoln-Way West HS
Mezziahs McDaniel McDaniel, Mezziahs 6-4 300 OL Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. / Brownsburg HS
Diesel McFadden McFadden, Diesel 6-1 235 LB Fr. Chicago, Ill. / William Howard Taft HS
Kevin Michaelsen Michaelsen, Kevin 6-5 240 DL Fr. Chicago, Ill. / St. Patrick HS
Nick Ori Ori, Nick 6-2 210 DB Fr. Lake Bluff, Ill. / Libertyville HS
Zach Poole Poole, Zach 6-6 320 OL Fr. Lincoln, Ill. / Lincoln Community HS
Hudson Samolinski Samolinski, Hudson 6-3 280 DL Fr. Winneconne, Wis. / Winneconne HS
Quentin Skillings Skillings, Quentin 6-0 195 RB Fr. Gilbert, Ariz. / Williams Field HS
Owen Smith Smith, Owen 6-5 250 DL Fr. Walworth, Wis. / Big Foot HS
Will Strong Strong, Will 6-2 190 WR Fr. Tipp City, Ohio / Tippecanoe HS
Devin Viola Viola, Devin 6-0 170 DB Fr. Mukwonago, Wis. / Mukwanago HS
Alex Wood Wood, Alex 6-5 240 TE Fr. Jefferson City, Mo. / Helias Catholic HS

Staff Roster