2026 NCAA college football players from News-Herald coverage area high schools list – News-Herald

NOTE: The following is a list of NCAA college football players from News-Herald coverage area high schools. Area natives who attended non-coverage area high schools are not included. A player should be included as long as they’re listed as being from the area on their college’s roster.

FBS (36)

Akron: CB Savion Lewis, Fr. (VASJ), RB Sean Patrick, RSo. (Kenston), RB Luke Reed, RSo. (Benedictine), WR Luke Sivon, RFr. (Perry)

Boston College: WR Duke Brennan, RFr. (University), OL Robert Smith IV, So. (VASJ)

Bowling Green: TE Trent Taylor, Fr. (Perry)

Central Michigan: DB Trey Liebhardt, Sr. (Chardon)

Cincinnati: OL Nathan Zappitelli, Fr. (Lake Catholic)

Jacksonville State: QB Donovan Moorhead, Fr. (Hawken)

James Madison: LB Jayden Studio, 3rd (Perry)

Kent State: DL Antonio Bottiggi, RSo. (Riverside), RB Jackson Farley, Fr. (Mentor), OL Max Gembus, RFr. (VASJ), OL David Iannini, Fr. (Lake Catholic), OL Colin Prichard, Fr. (Mentor)

Massachusetts: OL Nick Dalessandro, Gr. (Chagrin Falls)

Miami (Ohio): DB Leo Colombi, RSo. (Chardon), WR Justen Hodge, Fr. (Mentor)

Northwestern: DL Dominic Kirks, RSo. (Riverside)

Ohio State: OL Landry Brede, Fr. (Mentor), LB Ty Howard, 5th (VASJ), RB Bo Jackson, So. (VASJ), TE Brody Lennon, So. (Gilmour)

Penn State: TE Brian Kortovich, RFr. (VASJ), S Jake LaVerde, Fr. (Kirtland)

Pittsburgh: OL Ryan Baer, 5th (North)

Texas: K Gianni Spetic, Sr. (NDCL)

Toledo: QB Walter Moses, RFr. (Perry), DT Tyrell O’Neal, Fr. (Benedictine)

USC: RB Shahn Alston, Fr. (Harvey)

Vanderbilt: LB Kene Obi, Fr. (Hawken)

Wake Forest: RB Kyndall McCaleb, Fr. (Riverside)

West Virginia: P Mack Flynn, 5th (VASJ), QB Scotty Fox Jr., So. (Mentor)

Western Kentucky: TE Cross Nimmo, RFr. (Lake Catholic)

FCS (13)

Butler: OL Cameron Beiswenger, Jr. (University), TE Matteo Morelli, Fr. (University)

Columbia: OL Griff Koch, Fr. (University)

Cornell: OL Manan Raina, So. (Hawken)

Dayton: DE Josh Grambo, Jr. (NDCL), LB Marty Loncar, Fr. (Lake Catholic)

Hampton: DL Chris Jackson II, Sr. (University)

Maine: OL Anthony Iliano, RJr. (Benedictine)

Penn: DB Andrew Bruce, Jr. (Chardon)

Robert Morris: QB Cooper Panteck, So. (Gilmour)

Tarleton State: OL Antonio Heath, Jr. (Brush)

Youngstown State: DL Thomas Jolly, 5th (Benedictine), TE Alex McDonald, 5th (Chardon)

DIVISION II (40)

Ashland: S Aidan Arth, RJr. (Mayfield), TB Jamere Church, RFr. (Benedictine), WR Marquez Lashley, Fr. (South), TB Chris Maloney, So. (Benedictine), S Delond Moss, RSo. (South), OL Nico Traczyk, Jr. (Mayfield)

Central State: DE Israel Powers, RFr. (Brush), LB Jonathan Spikes, Fr. (Benedictine)

Chowan: DL Jack Bunn, Gr. (Wickliffe)

Clarion: WR Austin VanHuss, So. (Mentor)

Fairmont State: OL Mitchell Lindsey, RSo. (Wickliffe)

Ferris State: LS Brendan O’Brien, Jr. (NDCL)

Hillsdale: DL Jake Evans, So. (Chagrin Falls), DB Ryan Niksa, 5th (NDCL)

Lake Erie: DB Michael Harrison, Sr. (Mentor), OL Dylan Jenkins, RSo. (Chardon), DL Uzonna Nzekwe, Sr. (Beachwood), WR Curtis Thomas, RJr. (North), K Salvatore Vargas, RJr. (Berkshire), LB Carson Wolk, Fr. (Mentor)

Ohio Dominican: WR Ardell Chatman, Fr. (VASJ), DT Bricen Geter, Fr. (VASJ), OL Jaysa Kelly, So. (Benedictine), DT Sean McCall, Fr. (VASJ)

Slippery Rock: LB Spencer Barninger, So. (Mentor), DB Evan Harper, Sr. (Mentor), LB Jacob Snow, Sr. (Mentor)

Tiffin: LB Ryan Konyecsni, RJr. (Benedictine), OL Gibril McLendon, Fr. (Mentor), DL Logan Mitchell, Fr. (Mentor)

Walsh: OLB Alexander Davis, So. (Madison), WR Sean Dillard, So. (Gilmour), DB Terrell Grier, RSr. (Benedictine), RB Jayden Hardy, Fr. (South), OL Cruz Nimmo, Fr. (Lake Catholic), OL Brody Smith, Fr. (South)

Wayne State: DT Chase Lawrence, Sr. (Brush)

West Liberty: OL Brandon McBride, So. (VASJ)

Wheeling: DL Michael Belanich Jr., Fr. (North), RB Max Hannen, Fr. (Chardon)

DIVISION III (84)

Adrian: LB Macguire Boyd, Jr. (Kirtland)

Baldwin Wallace: DB Christian Chase, So. (VASJ), LB Caiden Clair, So. (Mentor), DB TJ Gibbons, Sr. (Lake Catholic), OL Nick Lulow, So. (Riverside), WR Colin Quinlan, Sr. (South), DB Darion Taylor, So. (VASJ), QB Frankie Trinetti, So. (Lake Catholic)

Bethany: DB Umar Abdul-Hakim, Fr. (Fairport), WR Tymir Cardona, So. (Kenston), DL Tristan Tubbs, Jr. (Kenston)

Capital: DE AJ Adams, Sr. (Riverside), OL Keith Frazier, Sr. (Mayfield), DL Robbie Hatcher, Jr. (Kenston), DB Johnathon Owens, So. (Beachwood)

Carnegie Mellon: DB DJ Johnson, Sr. (Hawken)

Case Western Reserve: OL Sean DiDona, Jr. (VASJ), LB Tim Gonakis, Jr. (VASJ), RB Andy Kavcic, Jr. (Gilmour), DB Jake Kavcic, Jr. (Gilmour), LB Phil LaVerde, Sr. (Kirtland), RB Mitchell Waite, Sr. (Mentor)

Depauw: OL Gavin Ippolito, Sr. (University)

Geneva: DL Cam Dimos, Jr. (Cardinal), K-P Filip Kauzlaric, Fr. (West Geauga), OL Maveric Milnar, Fr. (West Geauga)

Grove City: LB Sean O’Connell, Fr. (Benedictine)

Heidelberg: WR Knolan Albert, So. (Madison), LB Dante Darby Jr., Fr. (Euclid)

Hiram: DL Joseph Bosworth, Fr. (Madison), WR Jimmie Feaster, Fr. (Wickliffe), TE James Hammonds, Sr. (West Geauga), TE Dylan Hargas, Jr. (North), DL Ayden Smith, Sr. (Chardon), DL Elijah Southern, Sr. (Agape Christian/Berkshire), DL Janado Taylor, Jr. (VASJ), LB Michael Thomsen, Fr. (West Geauga), OL Jesse Zinnerman, So. (Brush)

John Carroll: DE Davon Badley, Jr. (Harvey), TE Maximus Barnes, So. (Lake Catholic), LB Will Bates, Jr. (Kirtland), DB Will Beers, Jr. (Kirtland), DB Gino Blasini, Jr. (Kirtland), WR Lars Broberg, So. (Gilmour), DL Chase Coleman, Fy. (Mentor), LB Theo Davis, So. (Brush), OL Cale Doyle, Sr. (Kenston), TE Brendan Hernan, Fy. (NDCL), DB John Jones, Fy. (Benedictine), OL Caiden Kovacs, Fy. (NDCL), LB Sawyer Piasecki, So. (North), RB Josh Styles, Jr. (Lake Catholic)

Marietta: DB Ty Alley, Fr. (Madison), OL David Piekarski, Jr. (West Geauga), DL Bryant Young, Sr. (North)

Middlebury: OL Will Lazzaro, Sr. (Gilmour)

Mount St. Joseph: QB Jayvyn Gilchrist, Fr. (Brush)

Mount Union: TE Brandon Bell, Jr. (Kenston), WR Chris Burt, Fr. (Harvey), WR Jace Ellis, Jr. (Benedictine), RB Jordan Johnson, So. (Hawken), DL Nore’Ay Jones, Fr. (Harvey), QB Mikey Maloney, So. (Riverside), DL Alnico Murray, Fr. (Brush), SPUR Maverick Piotrowski, So. (Fairport), LB Darnell Randle, So. (VASJ), RB Tre Singleton, Sr. (South), DL Deven Smith, Fr. (Lake Catholic), OL Isaiah Walter, Jr. (Cornerstone Christian/Riverside), CB Markese Wise, Fr. (Harvey), DL DeJuan Wyatt, Fr. (Harvey)

Muskingum: QB Finnian Keenan, Fr. (West Geauga), WR Jordan Heiser, Sr. (University), DB Myron Pronty, Jr. (South)

Ohio Wesleyan: OL Wyatt Gerber, Fr. (Gilmour)

Otterbein: WR Drew Vilk, So. (South)

Thiel: OL Immanuel Carter, Fr. (Mentor)

Trine: WR Reese Soltis, So. (Cardinal)

Williams: DL Brendan Healy, Fy. (Hawken), LB Luke Mangini, Jr. (Hawken)

Wilmington: K Drew Rossman, Fr. (Wickliffe)

Wisconsin-Whitewater: ST Dylan Tackett, So. (Mentor)

Wittenberg: DB Ramir Murphy, Fr. (Brush)

Wooster: DB Brock Sivon, Sr. (Perry)

TOTAL: 173

TOTAL BY SCHOOL