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2023 Hillsdale College Football Roster

No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
0 No.: 0 Connor Stutz Pos.: WR Cl.: Jr Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School : Parchment, MI / Parchment
1 No.: 1 Cos Davis Pos.: DB Cl.: rFr Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School : Burt, MI / Birch Run
1 No.: 1 Michael Herzog Pos.: TB Cl.: Sr Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School : Windsor, ON / Holy Names
2 No.: 2 Nolan Strake Pos.: DB Cl.: rFr Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School : Schoolcraft, MI / Schoolcraft
3 No.: 3 Andrew McCarthy Pos.: DB Cl.: rFr Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School : Monroe, MI / Monroe
4 No.: 4 Matt Soderdahl Pos.: DB Cl.: So Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 175 Hometown/High School : Bargersville, IN / Center Grove
4 No.: 4 Ian Woodyard Pos.: K/P Cl.: rFr Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 235 Hometown/High School : Amherst, OH / Elyria Catholic
5 No.: 5 Christian Creason Pos.: DB Cl.: Fr Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School : Coppell, TX / Founders Classical Academy
5 No.: 5 Evan McGee Pos.: TB Cl.: Jr Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School : Traverse City, MI / St. Francis
6 No.: 6 Jake Burger Pos.: QB Cl.: Sr Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 230 Hometown/High School : Pittsford, MI / Pittsford
6 No.: 6 Will Whims Pos.: DB Cl.: So Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School : Kingsley, MI / Kingsley
7 No.: 7 Gordie LaFontaine Pos.: QB Cl.: So Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 210 Hometown/High School : Rapid City, MI / Elk Rapids
7 No.: 7 Sam Zemis Pos.: DB Cl.: Jr Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 215 Hometown/High School : New Philadelphia, OH / New Philadelphia
8 No.: 8 Zachary Pardonnet Pos.: LB Cl.: Jr Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 220 Hometown/High School : Brighton, MI / Brighton
8 No.: 8 Joe Schmidt Pos.: WR Cl.: So Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 170 Hometown/High School : Muskego, WI / Brookfield Academy
9 No.: 9 Nick Hollern Pos.: TB Cl.: So Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 210 Hometown/High School : Grand Rapids, MI / Catholic Central
9 No.: 9 Eli Lawson Pos.: P Cl.: Fr Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School : Franklin, GA / Heard County
10 No.: 10 Aidan Kowatch Pos.: LB Cl.: rFr Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School : Caledonia, MI / Caledonia
11 No.: 11 Kyler Carson Pos.: QB Cl.: rFr Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 210 Hometown/High School : Clarkston, MI / Lake Orion
11 No.: 11 Jackson Gillock Pos.: DB Cl.: Jr Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 175 Hometown/High School : Rockwall, TX / Rockwall
12 No.: 12 Reid Shumaker Pos.: QB Cl.: rFr Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School : Fenton, MI / Lake Fenton
12 No.: 12 Jack Trachet Pos.: DB Cl.: So Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School : Pinckney, MI / Pinckney
13 No.: 13 Colin McKernan Pos.: QB Cl.: Fr Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School : Brighton, MI / Brighton
14 No.: 14 Zac Harris Pos.: WR Cl.: rFr Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School : Maumee, OH / Maumee
14 No.: 14 Jake Maloney Pos.: LB Cl.: So Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 215 Hometown/High School : Lansing, MI / Catholic
15 No.: 15 Collin Davis Pos.: WR Cl.: Fr Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School : Adrian, MI / Lenawee Christian
16 No.: 16 Daniel Southerington Pos.: DB Cl.: Jr Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School : Grand Rapids, MI / Catholic Central
17 No.: 17 Garrit Aissen Pos.: QB Cl.: Sr Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School : Luxemburg, WI / Casco
17 No.: 17 Levi Ellis Pos.: DB Cl.: Fr Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School : Elyria, OH / Elyria Catholic
18 No.: 18 Drew Ransom Pos.: DB Cl.: Jr Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School : Akron, OH / Copley Senior
19 No.: 19 Sam Lee Pos.: WR Cl.: So Ht.: 6-6 Wt.: 240 Hometown/High School : Toledo, OH / Central Catholic
20 No.: 20 Bart Bixler Pos.: DB Cl.: Jr Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School : Anna, OH / Anna
20 No.: 20 Christian Hinrichs Pos.: WR Cl.: rFr Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School : Escondido, CA / Classical Academy
21 No.: 21 Shea Ruddy Pos.: WR Cl.: Fr Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School : Temperance, MI / Ottawa Lake Whiteford
21 No.: 21 Zach Tetler Pos.: TB Cl.: Fr Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School : Marine City, MI / Marine City
22 No.: 22 Jonathan Metzger Pos.: WR Cl.: Fr Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School : Ashland, OH / Ashland
22 No.: 22 Colin Page Pos.: DB Cl.: Fr Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School : Mason, MI / Mason
23 No.: 23 Connor Pratt Pos.: WR Cl.: So Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School : Van Wert, OH / Van Wert
24 No.: 24 Jack Robinson Pos.: TB Cl.: Jr Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School : Chardon, OH / Notre Dame Cathedral Latin
25 No.: 25 Vince Francescone Pos.: DB Cl.: So Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School : Centerburg, OH / Westerville Central
25 No.: 25 Caden Goggins Pos.: TB Cl.: Sr Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School : Edwardsburg, MI / Edwardsburg
26 No.: 26 Logan VanEnkevort Pos.: WR Cl.: Jr Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 175 Hometown/High School : Holt, MI / Holt
26 No.: 26 Zachary Zitkovic Pos.: DB Cl.: Fr Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School : Findlay, OH / Toledo St. John's
27 No.: 27 Austen Williams Pos.: WR Cl.: Jr Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School : Akron, OH / Cuyahoga Valley Christian
28 No.: 28 Corban Creason Pos.: WR Cl.: rFr Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School : Coppell, TX / Founders Classical Academy
29 No.: 29 Ryan Niksa Pos.: DB Cl.: rFr Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School : Chardon, OH / Notre Dame Cathedral Latin
30 No.: 30 Kyle Riffel Pos.: TB Cl.: So Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 205 Hometown/High School : Mishawaka, IN / Penn
30 No.: 30 Zane Zeiter Pos.: DB Cl.: Fr Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School : Liberty Center, OH / Liberty Center
31 No.: 31 Alex Lee Pos.: LB Cl.: Fr Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School : Nunica, MI / Spring Lake
32 No.: 32 Gavin Chenevey Pos.: DB Cl.: Fr Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School : Tecumseh, MI / Tecumseh
33 No.: 33 Bobby Hoth Pos.: DB Cl.: rFr Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School : Boyne City, MI / Boyne City
34 No.: 34 Owen Gardner Pos.: WR Cl.: Jr Ht.: 5-7 Wt.: 175 Hometown/High School : Cassopolis, MI / Ross Beatty
34 No.: 34 Daniel Warburton Pos.: LB Cl.: Fr Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School : Brisbane, Australia / Brisbane Adventist College
36 No.: 36 Colin Morrow Pos.: DB Cl.: rFr Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School : Spring Arbor, MI / Jackson Lumen Christi
37 No.: 37 Nick Claxton Pos.: LS Cl.: Jr Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School : Wadsworth, OH / Wadsworth Senior
38 No.: 38 Ethan Lamoreaux Pos.: K/P Cl.: Jr Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 220 Hometown/High School : Lebanon, OH / Landmark Christian
39 No.: 39 Mason Stewart Pos.: HB Cl.: So Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 240 Hometown/High School : Mason, MI / Mason
40 No.: 40 Riley Tolsma Pos.: DL Cl.: Jr Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 265 Hometown/High School : Hamilton, MI / Hamilton
41 No.: 41 Jacob Vance Pos.: LB Cl.: rFr Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 215 Hometown/High School : Bloomfield Hills, MI / Seaholm
42 No.: 42 Jake Hamp Pos.: LB Cl.: So Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 215 Hometown/High School : Houghton Lake, MI / Houghton Lake
43 No.: 43 Carson Ingram Pos.: LB Cl.: So Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 215 Hometown/High School : Shelby, OH / Shelby
44 No.: 44 Nicholas Broome Pos.: LB Cl.: Jr Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 225 Hometown/High School : Livonia, MI / Stevenson
45 No.: 45 Caleb Kouchnerkavich Pos.: DL Cl.: rFr Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 225 Hometown/High School : Traverse City, MI / West
46 No.: 46 Evan Mick Pos.: K/P Cl.: rFr Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School : Sterling Heights, MI / Parkway Christian
47 No.: 47 Kaden Evans Pos.: LB Cl.: rFr Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 220 Hometown/High School : Mason, OH / William Mason
48 No.: 48 Armen Koltookian Pos.: LB Cl.: Fr Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 205 Hometown/High School : Elkhart, IN / Concord
49 No.: 49 Connor Quake Pos.: LB Cl.: rFr Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 205 Hometown/High School : Three Rivers, MI / Three Rivers
50 No.: 50 Luke Costantino Pos.: LB Cl.: Jr Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 225 Hometown/High School : Elyria, OH / Elyria Catholic
51 No.: 51 Ethan Jozsa Pos.: OL Cl.: rFr Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 265 Hometown/High School : Muskegon, MI / Oakridge
52 No.: 52 Chase Follis Pos.: DL Cl.: Fr Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 250 Hometown/High School : Grand Haven, MI / Grand Haven
53 No.: 53 Nathan Tobler Pos.: DL Cl.: Jr Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 230 Hometown/High School : Long Grove, IL / Lincolnshire Stevenson
54 No.: 54 Will Karwisch Pos.: DL Cl.: Fr Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 210 Hometown/High School : Cincinnati, OH / Anderson
55 No.: 55 Andrew Agbay Pos.: OL Cl.: rFr Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 260 Hometown/High School : Beverly Hills, MI / Birmingham Brother Rice
56 No.: 56 Donovan Meyers Pos.: OL Cl.: Fr Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 280 Hometown/High School : Edwardsburg, MI / Edwardsburg
57 No.: 57 Jeff Roskopp Pos.: OL Cl.: rFr Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 280 Hometown/High School : Warren, MI / De La Salle
58 No.: 58 Joseph Doherty Pos.: LB Cl.: Jr Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 235 Hometown/High School : Ada, MI / Forest Hills Eastern
60 No.: 60 Jesse Mendoza Pos.: OL Cl.: rFr Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 290 Hometown/High School : Glencoe, IL / New Trier
61 No.: 61 Billy Collins Pos.: OL Cl.: So Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 325 Hometown/High School : Madison Heights, MI / Lamphere
62 No.: 62 Whit Lewis Pos.: OL Cl.: Jr Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 285 Hometown/High School : West Olive, MI / Zeeland West
63 No.: 63 Drake Badger Pos.: DL Cl.: Fr Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 235 Hometown/High School : Verona, WI / Verona Area
64 No.: 64 Landon VanBeek Pos.: DL Cl.: So Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 285 Hometown/High School : Grand Haven, MI / Grand Haven
65 No.: 65 Riley Wade Pos.: OL Cl.: Fr Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 280 Hometown/High School : Cadillac, MI / Cadillac
66 No.: 66 Zac Affholter Pos.: OL Cl.: Fr Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 300 Hometown/High School : Quincy, MI / Reading
67 No.: 67 Carter Cushman Pos.: OL Cl.: So Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 305 Hometown/High School : Plainwell, MI / Plainwell
68 No.: 68 Benjamin Affholter Pos.: OL Cl.: Jr Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 310 Hometown/High School : Quincy, MI / Reading
69 No.: 69 Nick Affholter Pos.: OL Cl.: Jr Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 310 Hometown/High School : Quincy, MI / Reading
70 No.: 70 Luke Peroni Pos.: DL Cl.: Fr Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 220 Hometown/High School : Chardon, OH / Notre Dame Cathedral Latin
71 No.: 71 Jonathan Haverdink Pos.: OL Cl.: Sr Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 275 Hometown/High School : Schoolcraft, MI / Portage Northern
72 No.: 72 Colin Mick Pos.: OL Cl.: rFr Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 270 Hometown/High School : Lima, OH / Elida
74 No.: 74 Neal Likens Pos.: DL Cl.: rFr Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 240 Hometown/High School : Columbus, IN / North
75 No.: 75 Ben Geno Pos.: OL Cl.: Sr Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 295 Hometown/High School : Battle Creek, MI / Pennfield
76 No.: 76 John VanOpstall Pos.: OL Cl.: So Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 265 Hometown/High School : Jenison, MI / Jenison
77 No.: 77 Ryan Strasser Pos.: OL Cl.: So Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 315 Hometown/High School : Westland, MI / Livonia Franklin
78 No.: 78 Eli Haidamous Pos.: OL Cl.: Jr Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 315 Hometown/High School : Holt, MI / Holt
79 No.: 79 Chris VanOpstall Pos.: OL Cl.: Fr Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 240 Hometown/High School : Jenison, MI / Jenison
81 No.: 81 Noah Larrick Pos.: TE Cl.: rFr Ht.: 6-6 Wt.: 235 Hometown/High School : New Concord, OH / John Glenn
82 No.: 82 David Dorn Pos.: WR Cl.: rFr Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School : West Chicago, IL / Wheaton Academy
83 No.: 83 Ben Hinrichs Pos.: TE Cl.: Jr Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 245 Hometown/High School : Escondido, CA / Classical Academy
84 No.: 84 Garrett Keith Pos.: TE Cl.: So Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 250 Hometown/High School : Greenwood, IN / Center Grove
85 No.: 85 Andrew Konieczny Pos.: TE Cl.: Fr Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 225 Hometown/High School : Lansing, MI / Grand Ledge
86 No.: 86 Jacob Hetchler Pos.: TE Cl.: So Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 250 Hometown/High School : Holt, MI / Holt
87 No.: 87 Ty Williams Pos.: HB Cl.: Jr Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 250 Hometown/High School : Jeromesville, OH / Hillsdale
88 No.: 88 Evan Bienick Pos.: DL Cl.: Fr Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 255 Hometown/High School : Leesburg, VA / Riverside
89 No.: 89 Michael Harding Pos.: TE Cl.: Sr Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 250 Hometown/High School : Livonia, MI / Detroit Catholic Central
90 No.: 90 Julian Lee Pos.: K/P Cl.: Jr Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School : White Lake, MI / Notre Dame Prep
91 No.: 91 Trevor DeGroote Pos.: DL Cl.: Jr Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 240 Hometown/High School : Schoolcraft, MI / Schoolcraft
92 No.: 92 Hayden McDonald Pos.: DL Cl.: rFr Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 310 Hometown/High School : Montague, MI / Montague
94 No.: 94 Kailas Balasubramanyam Pos.: DL Cl.: So Ht.: 6-6 Wt.: 275 Hometown/High School : Westford, MA / Holy Family Academy
95 No.: 95 Eugene Gibbons Pos.: DL Cl.: Fr Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 230 Hometown/High School : Fairview Park, OH / Cleveland St. Ignatius
96 No.: 96 Josh Lee Pos.: TE Cl.: rFr Ht.: 6-6 Wt.: 245 Hometown/High School : Toledo, OH / Central Catholic
97 No.: 97 Hunter Sperling Pos.: DL Cl.: So Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 300 Hometown/High School : Palos Heights, IL / Chicago Christian
98 No.: 98 Jake Land Pos.: DL Cl.: Fr Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School : Angola, IN / Angola
99 No.: 99 Zachary Tokie Pos.: DL Cl.: Jr Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 315 Hometown/High School : Grawn, MI / Traverse City West

Head Coach: Keith Otterbein (22nd season as Hillsdale's head coach, 127-102 record, 187-141-3 overall)
Offensive Coordinator: Nate Shreffler (25th season)
Defensive Coordinator, Cornerbacks Coach: Steve Otterbein (14th season)
Defensive Line Coach: John Lindley (19th season)
Quarterbacks Coach, Recruiting/Camps Coordinator: Brad Otterbein (12th season)
Special Teams Coordinator, Safeties Coach: Nick Galvan (7th season)
H-backs and Tight Ends Coach: Rob Rardin (6th season)
Linebackers Coach: Riley Deckard (2nd Season)
Director of Football Operations, Running Backs Coach: Josef Hissom (2nd Season)
Receivers Coach: Ryan Stokes (1st Season)
Assistant Offensive Line Coach: Brad Affholter (1st Season)
Kicking Coach: Mark Baker (6th Season)
Student Managers: Branden Robinson, Joshua Raimonde, Gabe Vondrak, Jack Van Wormer
Team Chaplain: Dr. Peter Jennings
Athletic Trainers: Dan Hudson, Jordyn Dubina
Medical Director: Dr. Kam Mueller
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Mitchell Schoenborn