2025 Signing Class
Grand Valley State University third-year head football coach
Scott Wooster announced the signing of 42 student-athletes to attend and play football for the Lakers in the fall of 2025.
"We had an outstanding year identifying our needs early and getting in on guys that we felt were the best fit for our football program and Grand Valley State," said Wooster. "We were able to sign a talented, deep and balanced class that is not only great players on the field, but also culture fits. It is a group of guys that want to develop to be their best as a football player, teammate, man and student; as we are extremely proud of our student-athletes academic success rating, which is among the leaders in both the GLIAC and NCAA. We were also able to capitalize on the tremendous talent and coaching of our home state signing 29 guys from the state of Michigan along with 13 from our bordering states. Because of the caliber of the student-athlete we are recruiting and had committed, a couple guys flipped down the stretch, but were also able to finish strong getting a few commitments late in the process. I want to personally and publicly thank our recruiting coordinator,
Nick Postma, our coaching staff, support staff, compliance, communications, and our athletic department for the time, effort, and sacrifice to put together a phenomenal class."
Grand Valley State's 2025 class consists of 42 total players from Michigan (29), Ohio (8), Illinois (4) and Wisconsin (1). The Lakers signed 21 offensive players, 20 defensive players and a long snapper.
Benji Allen (LB, Empire, Mich./Maple City Glen Lake)
High School: Prepped at Maple City Glen High School for head coach Jesse Smith...Recorded 142 tackles, 15 QB sacks, 37 tackles for loss, picked off two pass and recovered six fumbles as a senior...Team finished 9-2 his senior season...Tallied 114 tackles, nine QB sacks and 28 tackles for loss as junior...Was a consensus 2024 All-State selection as a senior...Named the Northwest Conference MVP...Named all-area and all-region...Detroit Free Press First-Team All-State...Detroit News First-Team All-State...Michigan High School Football Coaches Association First-Team All-State...Earned All-Northwest League honors and all-area honors as a junior...Notched 336 tackles, 27 QB sacks and 77 tackles for loss during his career...Also rushed for 1,234 yards and 27 touchdowns during his career...247Sports 2 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
JJ Alonge (OL, Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake South)
High School: Prepped at Crystal Lake South High School for head coach Rob Fontana...Two-year starter on the varsity...Earned all-league honors as a junior and senior...Named all-area and all-county.
E'Mere Atkins (WR, Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Heights)
High School: Prepped Cleveland Heights High School for head coach Bryce Jones...Outstanding two-way performer...Caught 23 passes for 285 yards and three touchdowns as a senior...Earned All-Ohio All-State plaudits...Earned Lake Erie League honors...Named Greater Cleveland Conference as a junior.
Cameron Bagent (OL, Tiffin, Ohio/Calvert)
High School: Prepped at Tiffin Calvert High School for head coach Mike Lento...Earned three varsity letters after seeing action on both sides of the ball as an offensive lineman and defensive lineman...Earned three SBC All-League honors during his prep career...2024 First-Team All-SBC offense and defense...First-team all-region offense...Second-Team All-Ohio offense as a senior...Tallied 129 tackles and 12 QB sacks during his prep career on the defensive line.
Sean Bailey (TE, Lincoln Park, Mich./Lincoln Park)
High School: Prepped Lincoln Park High School for head coach Chad Bonmon...Earned three varsity letters...Caught 15 passes for 227 yards and three touchdowns as a senior...Tallied 50 tackles, nine tackles for loss and two quarterback sacks on the defensive side of the ball...Earned All-Downriver league and all-area plaudits as a senior...Detroit Free Press All-West honoree...247Sports 2 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Colton Bila (LS, Corunna, Mich./Corunna)
High School: Prepped at Corunna High School for head coach Steve Herrick...Earned three varsity letters...Rated a 5 star long snapper and the number six long snapper in the country by Kornblue Kicking...Rated 4.5 star long snapper by Khols Kicking...Earned All-Flint Metro honors as a senior...Three-time Academic All-Flint Metro league honoree...Team was 28-6 during his varsity career, including a 2023 MHSAA football runner-up finish...Recorded 91 tackles, 23 tackles for loss and six quarterback sacks as a defensive lineman.
Tyler Brinks (TE, Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids South Christian)
High School: Prepped at Grand Rapids South Christian High School for head coach Danny Brown...Hauled in 57 receptions for 944 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior...Earned O.K. Conference honors as a senior...Named to the Grand Rapids MLive Dream Team as a senior...MLive All-State selection...Tallied all-area and all-region in 2024...Grand Rapids South Christian advanced to the MHSAA State Championship game in 2023...247Sports 2 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Isaiah Brown (WR, Aurora, Ill./Batavia)
High School: Prepped Batavia High School for head coach Denis Piron...Earned three varsity letters...Hauled in 55 receptions for 1,037 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior...Earned all-league, all-area, all-region and all-state honors as a senior...Caught 32 passes for 540 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior...Earned all-league and all-area plaudits...Pulled down 42 receptions for 461 yards as a sophomore...Hauled in 139 receptions for 2,038 yards and 25 touchdowns during his prep career...Squad was a combined 33-6 during his three years on the varsity.
Maximus Cavanaugh (DB, De Pere, Wis./De Pere)
High School: Prepped at De Pere High School for head Ben Strickland...Tallied 74 tackles, four tackles for loss, seven interceptions and 16 pass breakups as a senior...Earned all-league, all-area and all-state honors following senior season...Recorded 63 tackles, six tackles for loss, three interceptions, recovered three fumbles and tallied seven pass breakups as a junior...Named all-league and all-area as a junior.
Michael Chude (DL, Roseville, Mich./Roseville)
High School: Prepped at Roseville High School for head coach Vernard Snowden...Earned three varsity letters...Tallied 53 tackles, 5.5 quarterback sacks and 13 tackles for loss as a senior...Earned First-Team All-Macomb Area Conference plaudits as a senior...Named all-area and all-county dream team honors...Recorded 30 tackles, five tackles for loss and three QB sacks as a junior...Earned All-MAC honors as a junior...Team was a combined 23-9 during his prep career...247Sports 2 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Gibby Connelly (TE, Grandville, Mich./Grandville)
High School: Prepped at Grandville High School for head coach Eric Stiegel...Earned three varsity letters...Hauled in 18 receptions for 446 yards and three touchdowns in a wing T offense...Earned All-O.K. Conference honors as a senior...Caught seven passes for 112 yards as a junior...Team was combined 22-10 during his three years on varsity...247Sports 2 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Amonte Cook (WR, Addison, Ill./Glenbard South)
High School: Prepped at Glenbard High School for head coach John Walters...Hauled in 43 catches for 824 yards and 12 touchdowns, while rushing for 393 yards and five touchdowns...U8 East Offensive Player of the Year...Red Grange All-County...8A All-State honoree...Earned all-area and all-county honors...Champaign Gazette top 100 performer...Caught 30 passes for 613 yards and 13 touchdowns, while rushing for 220 yards...Scored a combined 21 TDs as a junior...Earned U8 All-Conference and all-area honors...Team was a combined 27-6 during his prep career.
Hayden Danielson (LB, Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain)
High School: Prepped at Cincinnati Colerain High School for head coach Carl Huber...Earned three varsity letter...Recorded 81 tackles as a senior...Earned Greater Miami Conference honors following prep career...Notched 62 tackles and 5.5 tackles for loss as a junior...Named All-GMC as a junior...Recorded a combined 170 tackles during his prep career...247Sports 2 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Michael Dziadula (OL, Macomb, Mich./Utica Eisenhower)
High School: Prepped at Utica Eisenhower High School for Chris Smith...Earned three varsity letters...One of the top offensive line prospects in Michigan...Did not allow a QB sack from is offensive line position as a senior...Macomb Area Offensive lineman of the Year...First-Team All-Macomb Athletic Conference performer...Earned all-state honors...Named all-county and all-region...Team was a combined 23-9 during his varsity prep career...247Sports 2 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Jonnell George (DL, Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville)
High School: Prepped at Glenville High School for head coach Tedd Ginn...Earned three varsity letters...Tallied 48 tackles, 19 tackles for loss and 14 QB sacks as a senior...Earned First-Team Ohio All-State honors...First-team all-league and all-area...Recorded 33 stops, 13 tackles for loss and nine QB sacks as a junior...Earned all-conference and all-area plaudits as a junior...Team was a combined 40-6 during his prep career, including a State Championship in 2022...247Sports 2 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Noah Hart (DB, Grosse Pointe, Mich./Grosse Pointe South)
High School: Prepped at Grosse Pointe High School for head coach Chad Hepner...Earned three varsity letters...Recorded 38 tackles and picked off three passes...Earned First-Team All-Macomb Area Conference honors as a senior...Named all-area and all-region...Academic All-State performer...Notched 25 tackles and picked off one pass as a junior...Tallied All-MAC plaudits in 2023...Team was a combined 19-3 during his final two prep campaigns...247Sports 2 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Carson Hein (OL, Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake)
High School: Prepped at Spring Lake High School for head coach Cody Mallory...Consensus All-State honoree as a senior offensive lineman...Earned O.K. Conference First-Team honors...MLive Muskegon Area Dream Team performer...Michigan High School Football Coaches Association First-Team All-Region and Division 4 First-Team All-State...Associated Press and Detroit Free Press All-State...Earned O.K. Conference honors as a junior...All-Region and MLive Muskegon Dream Team performer...247Sports 2 Star...Son of Laker football alum Aaron Hein and grandson of GVSU Football Hall of Famer Jim Schaap.
Bryce Hurley (RB, Shelby Twp., Mich./Utica Eisenhower)
High School: Prepped at Utica Eisenhower High School for head coach Chris Smith...Earned three varsity letters...Rushed for 940 yards and 13 touchdowns on 125 carries (7.5 ypc), while hauling in seven receptions for 184 yards...Michigan Football Mr. Football candidate in 2024...Macomb Athletic Conference Red Most Valuable Player as a senior...Associated Press First-Team Division I All-State honoree...Earned Detroit Free Press and Detroit News All-State honors...Hauled in 23 receptions for 371 yards as a junior...Earned All-MAC Red honors as a junior...Team was a combined 23-9 during his prep career...247Sports 3 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Jordan Jackson (DL, Macedonia, Ohio/Nordonia)
High School: Prepped at Nordonia High School for head coach Jeff Fox...Earned three varsity letters...Recorded 46 tackles, nine tackles for loss and six quarterback sacks...Recovered two fumbles and forced two fumbles...Earned First-Team Suburban-National league honors...Earned all-area and all-district plaudits...Tallied 43 tackles and three sacks as a junior...Earned all-league, all-area and all-district honors as a junior.
Dreshaun Johnson (DB, Detroit, Mich./Denby)
High School: Prepped at Detroit Denby High School for head coach Zach Carr and Mark Mobely...Tallied 31 tackles, four interceptions, six pass breakups and recovered a fumble as a senior...Consensus All-State honoree...Earned Detroit News and Detroit Free Press All-State honors...Michigan High School Football Coaches Association All-State...Detroit All-City performer...Recorded 38 tackles and picked off eight passes as a junior...Detroit News and Detroit Free Press All-Detroit...Earned all-area and all-region honors...247Sports 2 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Duane Johnson (OL, Highland, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central)
High School: Prepped at Detroit Catholic Central for head coach Justin Cessante...Outstanding offensive lineman for one of the top prep teams in Michigan...Earn Detroit All-Catholic League honors as a senior...Earned all-area and all-region honors...Hometown Life First-Team All-Area...Team was a combined 29-7 during his prep career...Named the Detroit Catholic Central Unsung Hero as a senior.
Elizah Jolly (DL, Roseville, Mich./Roseville)
High School: Prepped at Roseville High School for head coach Vernard Snowden...Tallied 47 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and 14 QB sacks as a senior...First-Team All-Macomb Area Conference honoree...First-team all-area and first-team all-county as a senior...Roseville advanced to the MHSAA football playoffs during his final two prep campaigns...247Sports 2 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Will Korenstra (WR, Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven)
High School: Prepped at Grand Haven High School for head coach Andrew Biedenbender...Earned three varsity letters...Hauled in 38 catches for 651 yards and five touchdowns as a senior...Named all-state as a senior...Earned Michigan High School Football Coaches Association All-State honors...First-team all-region...MLive Muskegon Dream Team honoree...Named First-Team All-O.K. Red...Caught 31 passes for 378 yards and five touchdowns in seven games as a junior...O.K. Conference performer...Pulled down 31 receptions for 536 yards and four TDs as a sophomore...All-time leading receiver at Grand Haven with 110 catches for 1,555 yards and 14 touchdowns...247Sports 2 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Abram Larner (WR, DeWitt, Mich./DeWitt)
High School: Prepped at DeWitt High School for head coach Rob Zimmerman...Earned three varsity letters...Hauled in 48 catches for 1,100 yards and 20 touchdowns, while rushing for 910 yards and nine TDs as a senior...Consensus All-State honoree...Detroit News, Detroit Free Press and Associated Press All-State as a senior...Lansing State Journal Dream Team performer...Earned First-Team All-CAAC plaudits as a senior...Caught 42 passes for 810 yards and nine TDs, while rushing for 756 yards and eight TDs as a junior...First-Team All-CAAC honoree...Member of the Lansing State Journal Dream Team...Toted the ball 224 times for 2,246 yards and 24 touchdowns, while catching 111 passes for 2,231 yards and 32 TDs during his prep career...Team was a combined 29-8 during his varsity career...247Sports 2 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Chris Little (DB, Birmingham, Mich./Groves)
High School: Prepped at Birmingham Groves High School for head coach Brendan Flaherty...Earned three varsity letters...Two-way performer for Groves...Tallied 37 tackles and picked off five passes, while hauling in 32 receptions for 707 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior...Earned all-state and all-region honors...Named First-Team All-Oakland Activities Association as a senior...Notched 32 tackles and picked off seven passes as a junior...All-league, all-area, all-county plaudits as a junior...Picked off 10 passes as a sophomore en route to earning all-league and all-area honors...Team was 12-1 his senior year and advanced to the MHSAA DII Semifinals...Hauled in 85 receptions for 1,612 yards and 17 TDs, while picking off 22 passes in his career...247Sports 2 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Jordan Miller (OL, St. Joseph, Mich./Stevensville Lakeshore)
High School: Prepped at Stevensville Lakeshore High School for head coach Danny Thompson...Earned Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference honors as a junior and senior...247Sports 2 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Khylan Osbey (RB, Macedonia, Ohio/Nordonia)
High School: Prepped at Nordonia High School for head coach Jeff Fox...Rushed for 1,432 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior...Recorded 401 return yards and hauled in 20 receptions...Earned First-Team Suburban-National league honors...Earned all-area, all-region and All-Ohio All-State honors as a senior...Team was a combined 38-7 during his prep career with two title game appearances...247Sports 2 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Noah Oury (QB, Troy, Mich./Troy)
High School: Prepped at Troy High School for head coach Chris Frasier...Completed 65-of-107 passes for 1,007 yards and eight touchdowns...Rushed for 661 yards and seven TDs on 94 carries...Earned First-Team Oakland Activities Association honors as senior...Earned all-area and all-region plaudits...MHSAA Academic All-State honoree...Missed five games due to injury as a junior...Multi-sport athlete, earning all-region and all-league honors in track...247Sports 2 Star.
Deshawne Phillips (LB, Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Heights)
High School: Prepped at Cleveland Heights High School for head coach Mack Stephens...Tallied 71 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, two quarterback sacks and nine pass breakups as a senior...Earned All-Ohio All-State plaudits...Lake Erie League performer...Named Greater Cleveland Conference as a junior...247Sports 2 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Ethan Plumb (QB, St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North)
High School: Prepped at St. Charles North High School for head coach Robert Pomazak...Completed 174-of-267 passes for 2,265 yards and 28 touchdowns...Rushed for 504 yards on 102 carries...First-Team Illinois All-State performer...First-Team Dukane All-Conference performer...Completed 201-of-313 passes for 2,546 yards and 20 touchdowns as a junior...First-Team Dukane All-Conference...Earned Illinois All-State plaudits...Completed 525-of-846 passes for 6,585 yards and 59 touchdowns during prep career...247Sports 3 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Isaac Poot (LB, Rockford, Mich./Rockford)
High School: Prepped at Rockford High School for head coach Brent Cummings...Earned three varsity letters...Outstanding two-way player that earned accolades on both sides of the ball...Rushed for 1,021 yards and 12 touchdowns on 115 carries, while recording 76 tackles, five tackles for loss and two interceptions as a senior...Earn First-Team All-O.K. Red plaudits, MLive All-Area, and all-region...Notched 53 tackles, five tackles for loss and two QB sacks as a junior en route to earning O.K. Conference honors, all-area and all-region...Team was a combined 28-5 during his prep career...247Sports 2 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Cooper Pyle (DL, Hartland, Mich./Hartland)
High School: Prepped at Hartland High School...Earned four varsity letters...Outstanding two-way player on offensive and defensive lines...Tallied 67 tackles and seven tackles for loss...Earned First-Team Kensington Lakes Activities Association honors as a senior...Earned all-area and all-region honors...Notched 22 tackles as a junior en route to earning Kensington Lakes honors...Named all-area and all-county.
Keith Quincy (WR, Canton, Ohio/McKinley)
High School: Prepped at Canton McKinley High School for head coach Antonio Hall...Earned three varsity letters...Outstanding two-way performer...Caught 52 passes for 975 yards as a senior...First-Team All-Federal League...First-Team WHBC All-County...Hauled in 38 passes for 468 yards as a junior...Earned All-Ohio honors...First-Team All-NEO Inland honors...First-Team All-Federal plaudits...Hauled in 107 career receptions for 1,805 yards and 15 touchdowns.
Chase Schefke (DL, Redford, Mich./Redford Union)
High School: Prepped at Redford Union High School for head coach Ian Iler...Recorded 51 tackles, 14 tackles for loss and eight quarterback sacks...Forced nine fumbles, recovered five fumbles and picked off a pass...Earned Western Wayne Athletic Conference honors...Named all-area and all-region...Led team to back-to-back MHSAA Playoff appearances with a combined record of 15-5 during his final two prep campaigns...247Sports 2 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Trey Sloothaak (DB, Zeeland, Mich./Zeeland West)
High School: Prepped at Zeeland West High School for head coach John Shillito...Earned three varsity letters...Tallied 72 total tackles, picked off two passes and forced three fumbles...Associated Press Division 3-4 Player of the Year...MLive Grand Rapids Dream Team Player of the Year...Holland Sentinel Defensive Player of the Year...Earned First-Team All-O.K. Conference honors as a senior...Detroit New and Detroit Free Press First-Team All-State...Guided team to a 13-1 record and a State Championship...Recorded 135 tackles as a junior and was named the Holland Sentinel Defensive Player of the Year...First-Team All-O.K. Conference honoree...Named all-state and all-region...Team was a combined 32-7 during his varsity career...Tallied 320 career tackles...247Sports 2 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Damon Stennis (DB, Detroit, Mich./Martin Luther King)
High School: Prepped at Martin Luther King High School for head coach Terel Patrick...Earned three varsity letters...Outstanding two-way player...Tallied 37 tackles and picked off four passes, while catching 31 passes for 512 yards and 11 touchdowns...First-Team Detroit Public School performer...Named all-state, all-region and all-city as a senior...Recorded 30 tackles and hauled in 29 receptions for 345 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior...Earned First-Team All-PSL honors...247Sports 2 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Cameron Summerour (LB, Detroit, Mich./Cass Tech)
High School: Prepped at Cass Tech High School for head coach Marvin Rushing...Earned three varsity letters...Outstanding two-way player...Tallied 64 tackles, nine tackles for loss and five quarterback sacks...Returned fumble for a touchdown...Led team to the MHSAA Division I State Championship...First-Team All-Detroit Public School league performer...Earned all-city, all-district and all-region honors...Notched 58 tackles as a junior en route to earning All-PSL honors...Named all-city and all-district...247Sports 2 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Troy Temple (DB, Wixom, Mich./Walled Lake Western)
High School: Prepped at Walled Lake Western High School for head coach Kory Cioroch...Earned three varsity letters...Recorded 87 tackles, seven tackles for loss, picked off eight passes and recovered two fumbles...Associated Press First-Team All-State...MHSFCA First-Team All-State...MLive Metro Detroit First-Team Dream Team...Detroit News and Detroit Fress Press All-State...First-Team All-Lakes Conference...Notched 82 tackles as a junior with four interceptions and six tackles for loss...First-Team All-Lakes Conference...Earned all-region and all-state honors as a junior...Guided team to a combined 31-5 record during his prep career...247Sports 2 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Lucas Tic (OL, Troy, Mich./Troy)
High School: Prepped at Troy High School for head coach Chris Frasier...Earned three varsity letters...Outstanding offensive lineman that was a three-year starter...First-Team All Oakland Activities Association as a senior...Earned all-area and all-region plaudits...First-Team All Oakland Activities Association as a junior...Earned all-area and all-region plaudits...Earned all-league honors as a sophomore...247Sports 2 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Jacob Tur (DL, Macomb, Mich./Warren De La Salle)
High School: Prepped at Warren De La Salle High School for head coach Dan Rohn...Earned three varsity letters...Recorded 87 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 quarterback sacks as a senior...Associated Press First-Team All-State...Detroit News and Detroit Free Press All-State...All-Metro, all-area and all-region...First-Team All-Catholic League selection...Tallied 62 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks as a junior...All-state, all-region and First-Team All-Catholic League...Team was a combined 32-7 during his prep career with two MHSAA State Championships...247Sports 2 Star...Received a great deal of D1 interest.
Andrew Whitney-Lanclos (OL, Detroit, Mich./Hazel Park)
High School: Prepped at Hazel Park High School...Earned three varsity letters...Outstanding two-way performer...Earned Macomb Area Conference plaudits as a senior...Tallied all-area and all-region honors...Led team to a 7-4 record an the MHSAA District Championship game as a senior.
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