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  • Sparky McEwen
    Head Coach

    Sparky McEwen

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  • Jim Purtill
    Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach

    Jim Purtill

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  • Adrian McEwen
    Pass Game Coordinator/Defensive Backs

    Adrian McEwen

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  • Lavelle Walker
    Assistant Coach/Linebackers

    Lavelle Walker

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  • TJ Lynch
    Assistant Coach/Defensive Line

    TJ Lynch

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  • Hueter
    Assistant Coach/Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator

    Zac Hueter

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  • Bart Estola
    Assistant Coach/Special Teams/Asst. Defensive Backs

    Bart Estola

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  • Alvance Robinson
    Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers

    Alvance Robinson

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  • Travis Zajkowski
    Assistant Coach/Running Backs

    Travis Zajkowski

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  • Austin McCrory
    Defensive Line Assistant

    Austin McCrory

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  • Bindi
    Volunteer Coach/Tight Ends

    Ron Bindi

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  • Jim Blok
    Volunteer Coach/Kickers

    Jim Blok

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  • Greg Martin
    Strength and Conditioning Coach

    Greg Martin

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2017 Football Roster
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School
1 William James QB 6-2 225 Fr. Chicago, Ill. / Morgan Park
1 Brian Williams CB 6-1 190 R-So. Detroit, Mich. / Oak Park
2 Haiden Majewski QB 6-0 190 Jr. Zeeland, Mich. / Allendale
2 Deion Powers CB 5-8 180 R-So. Fort Wayne, Ind. / Wayne
3 Keion Powers WR 5-8 165 R-So. Fort Wayne, Ind. / Wayne
3 Max Tiraboschi P/QB 6-1 192 Fr. Bath, Mich. / Bath
4 Devin Butler S 6-2 195 R-So. Holland, Mich. / Zeeland East
4 Graham Hungerford K/P 6-2 170 Fr. Grand Blanc, Mich. / Davison
5 Nate Couturier WR 5-10 157 R-So. Allendale, Mich. / Allendale
5 Lasavian Majewski RB 5-8 192 R-So. Grand Rapids, Mich. / West Catholic
6 Lamar Robbins CB 6-2 188 Sr. Miami, Fla. / South Ridge
7 Drew Couturier WR 5-9 154 Fr. Allendale, Mich. / Allendale
7 William Gist RB 5-9 193 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Winton Woods
8 Brent Showers LB 5-10 220 R-Jr. Rockford, Mich. / Rockford
8 Colin Smith TE 6-2 212 So. Van Wert, Ohio / Van Wert
9 Derrick Calloway DT 6-1 320 Jr. Bradenton, Fla. / Manatee
9 Cody Long QB 6-5 227 R-So. Fort Myers, Fla. / Estero
10 Ryan Mount WR 6-5 198 Fr. Ludington, Mich. / Mason County Central
10 C.J. Thornton LB 6-1 230 Jr. Haymarket, Va. / Battlefield
11 Kye Black LB 5-11 223 R-So. Fort Wayne, Ind. / Wayne
12 Deondre Moore WR 6-1 190 Jr. Nashville, Tenn. / Fairview
12 Ellis Reid DL 6-4 240 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. / Frisco Liberty
13 Anthony Shukis DB 6-0 192 Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. / Catholic Central
14 Hunter Krause QB 6-3 210 So. Fairfield, Ohio / Fairfield
14 R.J. Parker WR 6-2 180 So. Lansing, Mich. / Sexton
15 Cam Cooley DB 5-9 175 Fr. Detroit, Mich. / Farmington Hills Harrison
15 Daronte Powers WR 6-0 190 R-So. Fort Wayne, Ind. / Wayne
16 Jaylen Jenkins LB 6-0 205 Fr. Chicago, Ill. / Hillcrest
16 Chris Kalaj LB 6-0 211 Fr. Sylvan Lake, Mich. / West Bloomfield
17 Leonte Degraffenreid WR 6-4 213 Jr. Dearborn, Mich. / Edsel Ford
17 Josh Turner DB 5-10 175 Fr. West Bloomfield, Mich. / West Bloomfield
18 Jason Lilaj QB 6-0 182 So. Sterling Heights, Mich. / Warren Mott
18 Jon Simmons S 6-1 195 R-So. Farmington Hills, Mich. / Walled Lake Western
19 Seth Acda RB 5-8 195 Jr. Murrieta, Calif. / Vista Murrieta
19 Ben Goins DB 6-0 211 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. / Ben Davis
20 Brandan Browley WR 5-11 195 Fr. Kentwood, Mich. / East Kentwood
20 Leon Crawford III CB 6-0 193 So. Inkster, Mich. / Westland John Glenn
21 Michael Catching RB 6-0 200 R-So. Kentwood, Mich. / East Kentwood
21 Trent Stone RB 5-10 190 R-Fr. Holt, Mich. / Holt
22 Chaz Moore RB 5-9 205 So. Lansing, Mich. / Williamston
22 DeAngelo Simmons LB 5-11 216 R-Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio / William Mason
23 Eli-Kevin Phillips DB 6-2 186 Jr. Detroit, Mich. / Cody
24 Austin Logan DB 6-1 184 Sr. Tallahassee, Fla. / FSU School
25 Arnell Anderson DB 5-11 200 R-So. Chicago, Ill. / Simeon Academy
26 John Daniel DB 6-0 210 R-Fr. Walled Lake, Mich. / Western
26 DeShaun Lowery DB 5-11 181 Fr. Lansing, Mich. / Everett
27 Jerred McGuire P/K 6-2 265 Fr. Hamilton, Ohio / Fairfield
27 Victor Shaver RB 5-7 190 R-So. Detroit, Mich. / Warren Lincoln
28 Marcus Jester RB 5-10 200 So. Florissant, Mo. / Desmet Jesuit
28 Michael Johnston LB 6-0 217 Jr. East Grand Rapids, Mich. / East Grand Rapids
29 J'Lyn Charlton RB 6-2 218 Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind. / Bishop Luers
29 Nick Mabry, Jr. CB 5-10 173 Fr. Flint, Mich. / Flushing
30 Keon Jacobs LB 6-1 225 Jr. Kentwood, Mich. / Forest Hills Northern
30 Luke Price LB 6-3 235 So. Blakeslee, Ohio / Edon Northwest
31 Erik Schmidt LB 6-1 202 R-Fr. Stevensville, Mich. / Lakeshore
32 Dom Shermeta TE 6-0 237 So. Muskegon, Mich. / Mona Shores
33 Dereko Riley DB 5-7 160 R-So. Muskegon, Mich. / Reeths-Puffer
34 Kenny Schmidt LB 6-0 186 Fr. Lansing, Mich. / Everett
35 Timothy Cheatham RB 5-8 205 Fr. Detroit, Mich. / Cass Tech
35 Chad Hill S 5-11 205 Jr. San Diego, Calif. / York Comprehensive (S.C.)
36 Andrew Homik LB 5-11 211 R-So. Grand Rapids, Mich. / Northview
37 Eric Jackson RB 5-11 210 Fr. Hamilton, Ohio / Hamilton
40 Logan Holland DL/TE 6-1 220 Fr. Fishers, Ind. / Hamilton Southeastern
41 Austin Simmons TE/DE 6-1 240 R-So. Caledonia, Mich. / Caledonia
43 Nick Trolian LB 6-1 215 R-So. New Lenox, Ill. / Lincoln-Way West
44 Shaq Joyner LB 6-0 250 Jr. Chicago, Ill. / Simeon Academy
45 Rudolph Coston III RB 5-11 210 Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. / Forest Hills Northern
46 Jacob Geter RB 5-10 172 R-So. Plainwell, Mich. / Plainwell
47 Tony Stephens DL 6-3 248 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Fairfield
48 Marlon Richardson DB 5-11 165 R-Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla. / Forest Hill
49 Julian Castro K/P 5-8 220 Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. / Legacy
51 Jetari Tatum DL 6-1 255 R-So. Grand Rapids, Mich. / Northview
52 Trayvon Wilburn LB 6-1 200 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Mt. Healthy
53 Shain Shannon C 6-0 300 R-So. Lansing, Mich. / Sexton
56 Joe Carpenter OL 6-3 295 Fr. Robbins, Ill. / Harold L. Richards
57 Victor Williams DT 6-2 290 R-So. East Grand Rapids, Mich. / East Grand Rapids
58 Angelo Allen OT 6-4 300 R-So. Avon, Ind. / Avon
59 Meckah Lester OL 6-5 278 Fr. Chicago, Ill. / Simeon
62 Danzell Maze OL 6-1 322 Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. / Ottawa Hills
65 Landin Mitchell OL 6-4 275 So. Goodrich, Mich. / Goodrich
66 Caden Burrows OL 6-1 300 R-So. Cedar Springs, Mich. / Cedar Springs
67 Oliver Gust DL 5-7 230 So. Zeeland, Mich. / Zeeland East
68 Caleb Mayers OL 6-4 310 R-So. Lansing, Mich. / Lansing Catholic
69 Jake Zola OL 6-2 308 R-So. New Lenox, Ill. / Lincoln-Way West
70 Brandon Cole OL 6-2 273 Fr. Ann Arbor, Mich. / Skyline
71 Brenden Bott OL 6-4 275 So. Grand Rapids, Mich. / Kenowa Hills
72 Zack Richardson OL 6-6 280 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Sycamore
74 Max Kallemeyn OL 6-5 304 R-So. Wyoming, Mich. / Wyoming
77 Jamarkus Means OL 6-3 296 R-So. Spartanburg, S.C. / Spartanburg
78 Najee Brown OL 6-4 315 R-So. Muskegon, Mich. / Muskegon
80 Nate Batts WR 5-8 175 R-So. Spring Lake, Mich. / Spring Lake
81 Jarin Bryant TE 6-3 220 R-Jr. Detroit, Mich. / Walled Lake Western
81 Jordan Hay WR 6-3 191 Fr. Blacklick, Ohio / Reynoldsburg
82 Brandon Moore WR 6-2 215 R-Fr. Montague, Mich. / Montague
82 Brandan Selby WR 6-0 190 Sr. North Plainfield, N.J. / North Plainfield
83 Gourney Sloan WR 6-0 167 R-Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. / East Grand Rapids
84 Aaron Hall TE 6-2 209 Fr. Sparta, Mich. / Grand Rapids West Catholic
84 Quine Keomoungkhoune WR 5-7 145 Fr. Zeeland, Mich. / Hamilton
84 TC Wells TE 6-2 230 So. Cincinnati, Ohio / Fairfield
85 Jaden McGough WR 6-2 175 Fr. Muskegon, Mich. / Muskegon
86 Jay Brower TE 6-3 230 So. St. Joseph, Mich. / Stevensville Lakeshore
86 Makaveli Williams TE 5-11 220 R-So. Wyoming, Mich. / Godwin Heights
87 Zach Dirkse TE 6-2 204 Fr. Hudsonville, Mich. / Hudsonville
88 Brandon Scott WR 6-0 180 So. Flint, Mich. / Grand Blanc
89 Brenden Sherrod WR 6-0 175 So. Fort Gratiot, Mich. / Salem
91 Evan Boyer DL 6-0 280 So. Detroit, Mich. / West Bloomfield
92 Tre Underwood DL 6-2 260 Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind. / Bishop Luers
93 Anthony Price DT 6-2 295 Jr. Chicago, Ill. / Thornton Fractional
95 Patrick McMahon DL 6-2 261 R-So. Inverness, Ill. / William Fremd
96 Coty Bastian DL 6-1 235 Fr. Macomb, Mich. / Dakota
97 Tyler Britton DE 6-4 214 Fr. Reynoldsburg, Ohio / Reynoldsburg
98 Robert Clanton DL 6-3 270 So. Muskegon, Mich. / Orchard View
99 Deonte Reynolds DL 6-5 304 Jr. Richmond, Calif. / Pinole Valley

Football Coaching Staff

Football - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Sparky McEwen Sparky McEwen Head Coach
Jim Purtill Jim Purtill Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach
Adrian McEwen Adrian McEwen Pass Game Coordinator/Defensive Backs
Lavelle Walker Lavelle Walker Assistant Coach/Linebackers
TJ Lynch TJ Lynch Assistant Coach/Defensive Line
Hueter Zac Hueter Assistant Coach/Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator
Bart Estola Bart Estola Assistant Coach/Special Teams/Asst. Defensive Backs
Alvance Robinson Alvance Robinson Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers
Travis Zajkowski Travis Zajkowski Assistant Coach/Running Backs
Austin McCrory Austin McCrory Defensive Line Assistant
Bindi Ron Bindi Volunteer Coach/Tight Ends
Jim Blok Jim Blok Volunteer Coach/Kickers
Greg Martin Greg Martin Strength and Conditioning Coach

Staff Roster

Football Coaching Staff