Bio

2022: Took over as the team's starting center and put in multiple strong performances before an injury cut his season short after five games...aiming to make a full recovery and be back playing for the team in the 2023 season.

2021: Moved into the starting lineup at right guard and played a huge role in the team's success, starting in every game in 2021...formed a potent guard tandem with twin brother Nick Affholter, helping the Chargers to a strong performance on the interior line...earned the team's Big Stick Award for the week of Oct. 16 against Lake Erie...continued to see play as a fullback in goal line situations, helping to pave the way for multiple Hillsdale rushing touchdowns in short-yardage scenarios...expected to be a key piece on the Charger offensive line in his third year this fall.

2020-21: Backup center for the Chargers in the Spring 2021 season, seeing game action in jumbo packages as a fullback in goal line situations.

High School: Four-year varsity player and star both offensively and defensively on a Reading High School (MI) team that won back-to-back MHSAA Division 8 state championships in 2018 and 2019…helped lead the Rangers to a 35-4 record over the last three seasons and three straight Big 8 championships, earning four All-Conference honors and three All-State honors over his career…played middle linebacker at Reading and finished as the program’s all-time leading tackler with 448 for his career, with six interceptions and over 10 forced fumbles…earned a spot in the MHSFCA All-Star game… co-valedictorian at Reading, a member of the National Honor Society, and earned 11 Academic All-Conference honors in three sports…joined in the Class of 2024 by his twin brother, Nick, who also was a star at Reading…his father, Brad, played at Hillsdale College in the mid-1990s, earning GLIAC Offensive Lineman of the Year honors in 1996…parents are Brad and Darcy Affholter.