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2008 Football Roster

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Rodney Donald bio photo
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Rodney Donald
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: Oviedo, Fla.
  • Highschool: Oviedo
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Rick Powell bio photo
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Rick Powell
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-8
  • Position: QB
  • Hometown: Rochester, Mich.
  • Highschool: Cousino
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Austin Karcher bio photo
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Austin Karcher
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: QB
  • Hometown: Woodstock, Ga.
  • Highschool: Fellowship Christian
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Kyle Longsdorf bio photo
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Kyle Longsdorf
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: London, Ohio
  • Highschool: London
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Joseph Lane bio photo
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Joseph Lane
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-4
  • Position: TE
  • Hometown: Fowlerville, Mich.
  • Highschool: Fowlerville
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Drew Kuesel
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: RB
  • Hometown: Deshler, Ohio
  • Highschool: Patrick Henry
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Joey Stephens bio photo
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Joey Stephens
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: QB
  • Hometown: Dearborn Heights, Mich.
  • Highschool: Crestwood
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Ricky Sherrer bio photo
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Ricky Sherrer
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-8
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
  • Highschool: Whitmer
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Zach Floro bio photo
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Zach Floro
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 6-3
  • Position: P
  • Hometown: Elmore, Ohio
  • Highschool: Woodmore
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Keaton Wolfe bio photo
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Keaton Wolfe
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-3
  • Position: QB
  • Hometown: Martin, Mich.
  • Highschool: Martin
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Harvey Morris bio photo
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Harvey Morris
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
  • Highschool: Central Catholic
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Anthony Jamison bio photo
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Anthony Jamison
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
  • Highschool: Collinwood
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Levi Smith bio photo
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Levi Smith
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: Alvada, Ohio
  • Highschool: Fostoria
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Jarrett Ensign bio photo
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Jarrett Ensign
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 6-4
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Marblehead, Ohio
  • Highschool: Danbury
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Jeremiah Banks bio photo
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Jeremiah Banks
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-8
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: Mansfield, Ohio
  • Highschool: Mansfield Senior
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Josh Herron bio photo
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Josh Herron
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: DeGraff, Ohio
  • Highschool: Riverside
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T.J. Van Doren bio photo
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T.J. Van Doren
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: QB
  • Hometown: Brighton, Mich.
  • Highschool: Brighton
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Blake Witherspoon bio photo
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Blake Witherspoon
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Lorain, Ohio
  • Highschool: Southview
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Marquise McBurse bio photo
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Marquise McBurse
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: Oviedo, Fla.
  • Highschool: Winter Springs
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Brandon Rice bio photo
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Brandon Rice
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: QB
  • Hometown: Northwood, Ohio
  • Highschool: Lake
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Dustin Supan bio photo
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Dustin Supan
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: Litchfield, Ohio
  • Highschool: Buckeye
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Lewis Caralla bio photo
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Lewis Caralla
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: RB
  • Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
  • Highschool: East Lake
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Dan Mull bio photo
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Dan Mull
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Galion, Ohio
  • Highschool: Northmor
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Ray Martinez bio photo
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Ray Martinez
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Wauseon, Ohio
  • Highschool: Wauseon
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Keith Snyder bio photo
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Keith Snyder
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: Martin, Mich.
  • Highschool: Martin
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Logan Dean bio photo
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Logan Dean
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: RB
  • Hometown: Springfield, Ohio
  • Highschool: Greenon
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Kameron Owens bio photo
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Kameron Owens
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-8
  • Position: K/P
  • Hometown: Paulding, Ohio
  • Highschool: Paulding
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Thomas Kimberlin bio photo
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Thomas Kimberlin
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-8
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: New Paris, Ohio
  • Highschool: National Trail
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Ryan Ross bio photo
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Ryan Ross
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: Fowlerville, Mich.
  • Highschool: Fowlerville
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Tom Foos bio photo
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Tom Foos
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: K/P
  • Hometown: Helena, Ohio
  • Highschool: Lakota
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Darnell Allen bio photo
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Darnell Allen
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: Akron, Ohio
  • Highschool: Coventry
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Eric Rubio bio photo
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Eric Rubio
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-8
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: Defiance, Ohio
  • Highschool: Defiance
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Robbie Lakes bio photo
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Robbie Lakes
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: Camden, Ohio
  • Highschool: Preble Shawnee
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Travis Guisinger bio photo
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Travis Guisinger
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: Lima, Ohio
  • Highschool: Elida
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Derek Jones bio photo
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Derek Jones
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: Urbana, Ohio
  • Highschool: Urbana
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Collin Walker bio photo
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Collin Walker
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: Venedocia, Ohio
  • Highschool: Spencerville
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Alfie Reyes bio photo
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Alfie Reyes
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: FB
  • Hometown: Amherst, Ohio
  • Highschool: Steele
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Josh Wade bio photo
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Josh Wade
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Highschool: Little Miami
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Bryan Hammer bio photo
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Bryan Hammer
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: Roseville, Mich.
  • Highschool: Roseville
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Tom Johns bio photo
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Tom Johns
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: FB
  • Hometown: Jackson, Mich.
  • Highschool: Napoleon
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Sean Danielak bio photo
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Sean Danielak
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: North Adams, Mich.
  • Highschool: North Adams
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Jake Shepherd bio photo
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Jake Shepherd
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: FB
  • Hometown: Westerville, Ohio
  • Highschool: Westerville Central
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Matt King bio photo
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Matt King
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: Bellefontaine, Ohio
  • Highschool: Riverside
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Chuck Bowman bio photo
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Chuck Bowman
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: Monroe, Mich.
  • Highschool: Monroe
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Travis Bernath bio photo
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Travis Bernath
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: Waldron, Mich.
  • Highschool: Waldron
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Ryan Black bio photo
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Ryan Black
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: Harrod, Ohio
  • Highschool: Allen East
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Andy Cessna bio photo
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Andy Cessna
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-4
  • Position: TE
  • Hometown: Warren, Mich.
  • Highschool: Cousino
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Nick Wagner bio photo
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Nick Wagner
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Napoleon, Ohio
  • Highschool: Napoleon
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Charle Beerman bio photo
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Charle Beerman
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Coldwater, Mich.
  • Highschool: Coldwater
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Tom Bishop bio photo
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Tom Bishop
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Highschool: Bishop Fenwick
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Kevin Akemon bio photo
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Kevin Akemon
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Fort Recovery, Ohio
  • Highschool: Fort Recovery
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Ricky Bell bio photo
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Ricky Bell
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Livonia, Mich.
  • Highschool: Stevenson
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Nick Mason bio photo
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Nick Mason
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: Dl
  • Hometown: Harrod, Ohio
  • Highschool: Allen East
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Troy Huelskamp bio photo
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Troy Huelskamp
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Wapakoneta, Ohio
  • Highschool: Wapakoneta
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Terry Woody Jr. bio photo
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Terry Woody Jr.
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
  • Highschool: Maple Heights
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Colt Ulm bio photo
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Colt Ulm
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Cloverdale, Ohio
  • Highschool: Wayne Trace
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Matt Bennett bio photo
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Matt Bennett
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  • Class: Jr
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Ravenna, Mich.
  • Highschool: Ravenna
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Ben Thompson bio photo
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Ben Thompson
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Avon, Ohio
  • Highschool: Elyria Catholic
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Wes Rejc bio photo
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Wes Rejc
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Fowlerville, Mich.
  • Highschool: Fowlerville
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Andrew Kohls bio photo
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Andrew Kohls
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 6-3
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Columbus Grove, Ohio
  • Highschool: Columbus Grove
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Noah Yurchisin bio photo
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Noah Yurchisin
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: Youngsville, Pa.
  • Highschool: Youngsville
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Ian Rollison bio photo
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Ian Rollison
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Lake Ariel, Pa.
  • Highschool: Wallenpaupack
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Kent Corthell bio photo
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Kent Corthell
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-4
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Delta, Ohio
  • Highschool: Delta
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Joshua Beaverson bio photo
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Joshua Beaverson
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-3
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Wauseon, Ohio
  • Highschool: Evergreen
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Bryant Green bio photo
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Bryant Green
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Fishers, Ind.
  • Highschool: Fishers
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Mike Szuma bio photo
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Mike Szuma
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Brownstown, Mich.
  • Highschool: Gabriel Richards
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Matt Rafferty bio photo
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Matt Rafferty
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Sterling Heights, Mich.
  • Highschool: Warren Mott
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Spencer Munger bio photo
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Spencer Munger
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Bowling Green, Ohio
  • Highschool: Bowling Green
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Al Soltis bio photo
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Al Soltis
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-4
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Warren, Mich.
  • Highschool: Cousino
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Joe DePasquale bio photo
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Joe DePasquale
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
  • Highschool: Carroll
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Dylan Forbes bio photo
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Dylan Forbes
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-5
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Wolcottville, Ind.
  • Highschool: Prairie Heights
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Ryan Haughey bio photo
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Ryan Haughey
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Spring Arbor, Mich.
  • Highschool: Concord
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Nick Nicol bio photo
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Nick Nicol
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 6-4
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Temperance, Mich.
  • Highschool: Bedford
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Tim Chambers bio photo
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Tim Chambers
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 6-3
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Palm Bay, Fla.
  • Highschool: Melbourne
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Collin DiMario bio photo
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Collin DiMario
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Danbury, Ohio
  • Highschool: Danbury
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Jordan Wolpert bio photo
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Jordan Wolpert
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 6-3
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Gibsonburg, Ohio
  • Highschool: Gibsonburg
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Drew Snider bio photo
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Drew Snider
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-3
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Lima, Ohio
  • Highschool: Lima Central Catholic
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Nicholas Niehaus bio photo
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Nicholas Niehaus
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 6-6
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Centerville, Ohio
  • Highschool: Centerville
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Brian Baumgart bio photo
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Brian Baumgart
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-7
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Canton, Mich.
  • Highschool: Salem
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Nick Wiedenhoft bio photo
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Nick Wiedenhoft
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Danbury, Ohio
  • Highschool: Danbury
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Chris Khoma bio photo
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Chris Khoma
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 6-4
  • Position: TE
  • Hometown: Sheffield Lake, Ohio
  • Highschool: Lorain Catholic
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Greg Messmer bio photo
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Greg Messmer
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: TE
  • Hometown: Carey, Ohio
  • Highschool: Carey
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Jerron Kennerly bio photo
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Jerron Kennerly
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: TE
  • Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
  • Highschool: Maple Heights
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Jake Harrigal bio photo
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Jake Harrigal
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-3
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: North Royalton, Ohio
  • Highschool: North Royalton
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Dan Nowakowski bio photo
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Dan Nowakowski
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Bryan, Ohio
  • Highschool: Bryan
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Austi Hedderly bio photo
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Austi Hedderly
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Dublin, Ohio
  • Highschool: Dublin Coffman
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Alex Puente bio photo
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Alex Puente
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Forest Park, Ill.
  • Highschool: St. Joseph
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Joel Billings bio photo
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Joel Billings
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 6-3
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Waynesfield, Ohio
  • Highschool: Waynesfield-Goshen
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Joemese Scott bio photo
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Joemese Scott
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Oviedo, Fla.
  • Highschool: Oviedo
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