2026 Signing Release

Signing Day Video Recap

Grand Valley State University fourth-year head football coach Scott Wooster announced the signing of 36 student-athletes to attend and play football for the Lakers in the fall of 2026.

"What an exciting day for GVSU football," said head coach Scott Wooster. "The 2026 signing class culminates a year of building relationships with young men to make sure it is the right fit so that we can deliver an experience that will last a lifetime. This class is balanced along offense, defense and special teams and we feel that we were able to put together a group that will develope and make a significant contribution to Laker football. In addition, I want to thank everyone involved in the entire recruiting process from our coaches, support staff, the high school coaches, the student-athletes that chose Grand Valley State and their parents."  

Grand Valley State's 2026 class consists of 36 total players from Michigan (26), Indiana (6), and Ohio (4). The Lakers signed 17 defensive players, 17 offensive players and two specialists.

Dammy Adeoba (LB, 6-0, 210, Indianapolis, Ind./Pike)
High School: Prepped at Pike High School for head coach Mike Brevard...Tallied 103 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, and six quarterback sacks as a senior...2025 Central Indiana High School Super Team selection...Indiana All-State performer...First-Team Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference honoree...Earned all-county plaudits...Recorded 101 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 5.5 quarterback sacks and picked off three passes as a junior...Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference First-Team performer...All-county selection. 

Mattia Andriano (OL, 6-3, 290, Bloomfield, Mich./Birmingham Groves)
High School: Prepped at Birmingham Groves High School for head coach Brendan Flaherty...Earned MHSFCA All-Region plaudits...Named Oakland Activities Association All-Conference...Team finished 9-4 and advanced to the MHSAA Division 2 Semifinal...Earned OAA All-Conference and all-area honors as a junior. 

Alex Aramboles (LB, 6-0, 220, Westfield, Ind.)
High School: Prepped at Westfield High School for head coach Josh Miracle...Recorded 81 tackles, 28 tackles for loss, 14.5 quarterback sacks, 34 QB pressures, eight PBU's and forced two fumbles as a senior...Selected to the Central Indiana High School Super Team...Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 All-State...Hoosier Crossroads Conference First-Team honoree...Team finished 11-3 and advanced to the 6A State Championship game...Notched 66 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 13 quarterback sacks, 18 QB pressures and forced four fumbles as a junior...IFCA All-State selection...Hoosier Crossroads Conference First-Team performer...Team finished 12-2 and advanced to the Indiana 6A State Championship game. 

Braylon Burnside (WR, 5-9, 170, Shelby Twp., Mich/Utica Eisenhower)
High School: Prepped at Utica Eisenhower High School for head coach Chris Smith...Hauled in 48 catches for 717 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior...Rushed for 115 yards and two TDs...Earned First-Team All-Macomb Area Conference Red honors...All-Macomb County Dream Team...Detroit Free Press First-Team All-East...MHSFCA All-State performer...Earned all-district and all-region honors...Team advanced to the Michigan High School playoffs...Caught 25 passes for 432 yards and four TDs as a junior...Earned All-MAC Red honors...Named to the All-Macomb Country Dream Team and earned all-district and all-region honors...Team finished 8-3 and advanced to the second round of the MHSAA Division Playoffs.

Joseph Celaj (K, 5-8, 150, Romeo, Mich.)
High School: Prepped at Romeo High School for head coach Curt Reinas...Converted 9-of-11 field goals and all 35 PATs as a senior...Tallied 35 touchbacks...Detroit Free Press Dream Team honoree...Earned All-Macomb County First-Team plaudits...Macomb Area Conference First-Team performer...All-East Detroit performer...MHSFCA All-State selection...Hit 5-of-6 field goals as a junior...Converted all 25 PATs and tallied 29 touchbacks...Earned All-MAC honors...All-region and 
all-county. 

Dylan Edgeworth (TE, 6-4, 220, Brighton, Mich.)
High School: Prepped at Brighton High School for head coach Brian Lemons...Hauled in 12 receptions for 226 yards and two touchdowns as a senior...Earned Kensington Lakes Activities Association honors...Team finished 7-4 and advanced to the second round of the MHSAA playoffs...Tabbed as a KLAA performer as a junior.

Nacari Gay (DB, 5-11, 175, Maple Heights, Ohio)  
High School: Prepped at Maple Heights High School for head coach Shaq Washington...Notched 36 tackles and picked off three passes as a senior...Named All-Ohio Division 3 All-State...All-district performer...Earned United Athletic Conference First-Team honors...Team finished 8-4...Tallied 27 tackles and 12 pass deflections as a junior...Tabbed United Athletic Conference selection...All-district honoree...Team finished 8-4.

Colton Goethals (LB, 6-0, 210, Kingsley, Mich.)
High School: Prepped at Kingsley High School for head coach Jason Morrow...Recorded 93 tackles, seven tackles for loss, three interceptions, three forced fumbles and scored two defensive touchdowns as a senior...Detroit Free Press First-Team All-State...Associated Press All-State honoree...Northern Shores Conference Defensive Player of the Year...MHSFCA Division 6 All-State selection...All-Northern Shores Conference First-Team selection as a linebacker and tight end...Team finished 11-3 and advanced to the Michigan Division 6 State Championship game...Tallied 63 tackles, eight tackles for loss, two quarterback sacks and scored two defensive TDs...Associated Press All-State performer...All-region selection...Northern Shores Conference First-Team performer.

Lemuel Grayson (RB, 5-9, 195, Hamilton, Ohio/Badin)
High School: Prepped at Badin High School for head coach Nick Yordy...Tallied 1,267 all-purpose yards and 27 touchdowns as a senior...Named the Greater Catholic League Player of the Year...Earned First-Team GCL honors and first-team all-city plaudits...South-West First-Team selection...Consideration for Ohio Mr. Football...Team finished 10-2 and advanced to the Region 12 semifinals...Rushed for 837 yards and 12 TDs as a junior... Earned GCL First-Team honors and all-city recognition...Team finished 9-3 and advanced to the Region 8 quarterfinals.

Brayden Hansen (OL, 6-4, 250, Hudsonville, Mich.)
High School: Prepped at Hudsonville High School for head coach Brent Sandee...Named to the OK Conference Red First-Team as a senior...Earned MHSFCA All-Region and All-State honors...Named to the MLive Grand Rapids Dream Team...Michigan Sports Writers All-State selection...Team finished 11-1 and reached the Division 1 quarterfinal...Earned OK Conference Red honors as a junior...Team finished 12-2 and advanced to the MHSAA Division 1 State Championship game.

Carson Hardy (OL, 6-3, 280, Grand Haven, Mich.)
High School: Prepped at Grand Haven High School for head coach and former Laker offensive lineman Andrew Biedenbender...Outstanding offensive lineman that earned OK Conference First-Team plaudits as a senior...Named to the MLive Muskegon Dream Team...MHSFCA All-Region honoree following senior season.

Julian Harris (DB, 6-0, 165, Dearborn, Mich.)
High School: Prepped at Dearborn High School for head coach Nicholas Margo...Recorded 30 tackles and six pass break ups as a senior on defense, while notching over 700 yards and eight touchdowns on offense...Earned Kensington Lakes Activities Association First-Team honors...Notched 15 tackles as a junior.

Cain Hester (LB, 6-2, 200, Redford, Mich./Redford Union)
High School: Prepped at Redford Union High School for head coach Ian Iler...Recorded 87 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, 12 quarterback sacks and forced nine fumbles as a senior...Tabbed All-State honors as selected by the Associated Press...Earned All-Metro East honors...First-Team Western Wayne Athletic Conference honoree...Notched 57 tackles, eight tackles for loss, seven quarterback sacks, five forced fumbles and two interceptions...Earned First-Team All-Western Wayne Athletic Conference plaudits...Earned all-state and all-region honors.

Reece Hurst (DB, 5-9, 170, West Bloomfield, Mich./Orchard Lake St. Mary's)
High School: Prepped at Orchard Lake St. Mary's High School for head coach Jermaine Gonzalez...Recorded 30 tackles, two tackles for loss and four pass break ups as a senior...Earned Detroit Catholic League honors...Earned all-metro plaudits...Team finished 11-2 and captured the Michigan Division 2 State Championship...Notched 27 tackles and 11 pass break ups as a junior...Earned All-Catholic League plaudits...MHSFCA All-Region performer...Team finished 12-3 and captured the Michigan Division 2 State Championship.

Noah Klein (OL, 6-2, 260, Partage, Mich./Portage Central)
High School: Prepped Portage Central High School for head coach Mick Enders...Anchored one of the top offensive lines in Michigan...Recorded 83 pancake blocks during his senior season...Did not allow a sack or a pressure during his final prep campaign...Earned All-State honors as selected by the Detroit News and Associated Press...MLive Kalamazoo Dream Team performer...Named MHSFCA All-Region...Tabbed Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference First-Team...Team finished 12-1 and advanced to the Division 2 Semifinals...Did not allow a sack as a junior for a team that finished 8-4 and advanced to the MHSAA Division 2 quarterfinals...Earned SMAC All-Conference honors as a junior.

Gregory Keller (DL, 6-2, 320, Detroit, Mich./King)
High School: Prepped at Detroit King High School for head coach Terel Patrick... Tallied 72 tackles, eight tackles for loss and two QB sacks as a senior...Earned All-City honors...Named All-Detroit Public School League following senior season...Recorded 60 total tackles, 11 tackles for loss and five QB sacks as a junior...Earned All-Detroit Public School league honors...Team advanced to the MHSAA Division 3 State Championship game in 2024. 

Jakoby Lagat (RB, 5-11, 205, Goodrich, Mich.)
High School: Prepped at Goodrich High School for head coach Tom Alward...Rushed for 2,211 yards and 30 touchdowns as a senior in 2025...Recorded 132 receiving yards...Consensus First-Team All-State honors as selected by the Associated Press, the Detroit News, the Detroit Free Press and the Michigan High School Coaches Association...MLive Dream performer...First-Team Flint Metro League selection...Earned all-district and all-region honors...Team finished 12-1 and lost in the Division 4 State Semifinals...Rushed for 709 yards and 14 TDs as a junior, while hauling in 12 passes for 191 yards and two touchdowns...Earned Flint Metro League honors...Named all-district, all-region and all-state...Team was 13-1 and captured the Division 4 State Championship. 

Radon Love (DL, 6-5, 290, Adrian, Mich./Linden)
High School: Prepped at Linden High School for head coach Chad Williams...Recorded 35 tackles, seven tackles for loss and four quarterback sacks as a senior...First-Team all-region selection and earned First-Team Flint Metro League honors...Notched 27 stops as a junior en route to earning all-region and First-Team Flint Metro League plaudits.

Tyler Maynard (DL, 6-3, 255, Fishers, Ind.)
High School: Prepped at Fishers High School for head coach Curt Funk...Tallied 68 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and four quarterback sacks as a senior...Earned Indiana Football Coaches Association All-State honors as a senior...Hoosiers Crossroads Conference selection...Indiana Super Team performer...Team finished 8-4 and advanced to the 6A Regional Championship...Recorded 72 stops, nine tackles for loss and two QB sacks as a junior...Earned HCC All-Conference honors.

Anton Mathis (WR, 6-1, 180, Portage, Ind./Morton)
High School: Prepped at Morton High School for head coach Adam O'Neill...Caught 16 passes for 362 yards and four touchdowns as a senior...Earned Great Lakes Conference honors...Named all-region...Missed most of junior season due to injury.

Andrew Meade (DL, 6-3, 240, Kent City, Mich.)
High School: Prepped at Kent City High School for head coach Zach Gropp...Recorded 72 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, eight quarterback sacks, forced two fumbles and notched two defensive TDs as a senior...Associated Press and Detroit Free Press First-Team All-State...Earned MHSFCA All-Region and All-State plaudits as a senior...Notched Central State Silver Conference honors...Team finished 12-1 and advanced to the MHSAA Division 6 semifinals...Earned All-Central State Silver Conference plaudits as a junior.

Deondray Monroe (WR, 6-3, 180, Nappanee, Ind./Northwood)
High School: Prepped at Northwood High School for head coach Nate Andrews...Caught 44 passes for 616 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior...Earned First-Team All Northern Lakes Conference and all-region plaudits...Hauled in 64 catches for 766 yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior...Earned Indiana All-State honors...Named Northern Lakes Conference First-Team.

Sean O'Neil (P/K, 6-4, 210, Almont, Mich.)
High School: Prepped at Almont High School for head coach James Leusby...Converted four field goals and tallied 54 touchbacks...Earned all-state and all-area honors...First-Team Blue Water Area Conference selection...Hit four field goals as a junior and converted 38-of-41 PATs...Tallied all-area honors...Blue Water Area Conference honoree.

Joshua Paramore (OL, 6-3, 290, Southfield, Mich./Cass Tech)
High School: Prepped at Detroit Cass Tech High for head coach Marvin Rushing...Did not allow a sack and played a key role in his team advancing to the MHSAA Division 1 State Championship game and finishing 13-1...Earned All-City honors...Named to the Detroit Public School League All-Conference team...Team finished 12-2 and claimed the 2024 MHSAA Division 1 State Championship.

Brayden Platt (WR, 5-9, 170, Brighton, Mich.)
High School: Prepped at Brighton High School for head coach Brian Lemons...Tallied 1,233 all-purpose yards and 10 touchdowns...Earned All-Kensington Lakes Activities Association honors...Team finished 7-4 and advanced to the Division 1 Regional final.

Taye Redding (WR, 6-2, 175, Detroit, Mich./Michigan Collegiate)
High School: Prepped at Michigan Collegiate High School for head coach John Guth...Caught 53 passes for 927 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior...Named First-Team All-Macomb County...Earned Detroit Free Press All-Metro and All-State honors...Team finished 9-2 and advanced to the quarterfinals.

Shaun Reid (DL, 6-2, 235, Belleville, Mich.)
High School: Prepped at Belleville High School for head coach Calvin Norman...Recorded 57 tackles, four tackles for loss and three quarterback sacks as a senior...Earned First-Team Kensington Lakes Activities Association honors as senior...Named all-region...Tallied 64 tackles and earned All-KLAA honors as team finished 10-2 his junior campaign. 

Aden Scott (LB, 6-0, 190, Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy Orange)
High School: Prepped at Olentangy Orange High School for head coach Wes Shrader...Tallied 72 tackles, five quarterback sacks, recovered three fumbles and picked off two passes...Earned First-Team Ohio Capital Conference honors as a senior...Tabbed Ohio Capital Conference All-District...Team went 15-0 and captured the programs first Division 1 State Championship...Notched 64 tackles, seven tackles for loss and four quarterback sacks as a junior...Earned Ohio Capital Conference honors as a junior...Team finished 9-3 and advanced to the Ohio Division 1 quarterfinals.

Miles Sharp (DL, 6-0, 285, Roseville, Mich.)
High School: Prepped at Roseville High School for head coach Vernard Snowden...Tallied 54 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, eight quarterback sacks and forced three fumbles...First-Team All-Macomb County Dream Team selection...First-Team All-County...MHSFCA Division 2 All-State honoree...Detroit Free Press All-Metro East performer...Named to the All-Macomb Area Conference White team...Notched 47 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and four quarterback sacks as a junior...Earned All-MAC White honors.

Keshawn Sheppard (DB, 6-1, 190, Selma, Ala./Maple Heights)
High School: Prepped at Maple Heights High School for head coach Shaq Washington...Notched 71 tackles, eight tackles for loss and picked off two passes as a senior...Earned all-state plaudits...First-Team United Athletic Conference honoree...Named all-region...Team finished 8-4 and reached the Ohio Region 9 quarterfinal...Tallied 58 tackles, five pass breakups and picked off two passes as a junior...Selected to the United Athletic Conference team...Team finished 8-4 and advanced to the Ohio Region 9 quarterfinal.

Daylin Taylor (WR, 5-8, 180, Saginaw, Mich./Grand Blanc)
High School: Prepped at Grand Blanc High School for head coach Kaleb Forr...Caught 12 passes for 222 yards and five touchdowns as a senior...Added 55 tackles, 15 PBUs and five interceptions...Earned Detroit Free Press All-State honors...Named  Saginaw Valley League First-Team...MHSFCA All-State and All-Region...Team finished 10-1 and advanced to the Division 1 district final...Hauled in 44 receptions for 713 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior...Earned SVL All-League...Team finished 9-3 and advanced to the Division 1 quarterfinals. 

Ian Theisen (OL, 6-5, 270, Ann Arbor, Mich./Saline)
High School: Prepped at Saline High School for head coach and former Laker Kyle Short...Earned MLive Ann Arbor Dream Team plaudits...MHSFCA All-District and All-Region...Earned Southeastern Conference Red honors as a senior...Key piece of a team that finished 10-2 and advanced to the MHSAA Division 1 quarterfinal...Saline was 18-5 during his high school career.  

Aiden Thomas (DL, 6-5, 250, Kalamazoo, Mich./Central)
High School: Prepped at Kalamazoo Central High School for head coach Carlton Brewster...Recorded 47 tackles, six quarterback sacks, 15 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles and four blocked punts as a senior...Earned Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference First-Team honors...Selected MLive All-Area performer...Tabbed all-region...Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference plaudits as a junior.

Lionel Thompson Jr. (DB, 6-1, 175, Detroit, Mich./Chandler Park Academy)
High School: Prepped at Chandler Parkk Academy for head coach Ty Wisdom...Recorded 47 tackles, three interceptions and five pass break ups on defense...Tallied 32 touchdowns on the offensive side of the ball...Charter School Gold Conference First-Team honoree...First-team all-region performer...Notched 37 tackles and scored 20 TDs as a junior...Earned all-conference and all-region honors. 

Michael White (QB, 6-3, 185, Ft. Wayne, Ind./Homestead)
High School: Prepped at Homestead High School for head coach Chad Zolman...Did not play as a senior due to injury...Passed for 1,439 yards and 12 touchdowns, while rushing for 318 yards and two touchdowns as a junior...Earned 2024 Summit Athletic Conference honors as a junior...Team finished 5-5 his junior season, losing in the 6A Sectional.

Jaden Wilson (OL, 6-4, 320, Detroit, Mich./Chandler Park Academy)
High School: Prepped at Chandler Park Academy for head coach Ty Wisdom...Earned MHSFCA All-Region honors as a senior...Tabbed All-City plaudits...Named Charter School Gold All-Conference...Team finished 8-3 and advanced to the second round of the MHSAA football playoffs.