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Grand Valley State University head football coach Matt Mitchell announced the signing of 31 student-athletes to attend and play football for the Lakers in the fall of 2017.
"Our coaches did an outstanding job of recruiting to our positional needs and finding kids that want to be a part of Grand Valley State University and our football program. We always recruit the state of Michigan first, but Grand Valley State also draws the attention of kids in the surrounding states and over half of our recruiting class (17) will come from bordering states this year," added Mitchell.Â
Grand Valley State's 2017 class consists of 31 total players form Michigan (14), Indiana (7), Ohio (6) and Illinois (4). The Lakers signed 16 offensive players, 13 defensive players and two specialists.
To view highlights, click on the the name of the signee.
| Name |
Pos |
Ht |
Wt |
Hometown/High School |
| Cedric Benton |
WR |
6-1 |
195 |
Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer |
| Brendann Brown |
LB |
6-1 |
205 |
Southfield, Mich./Farmington Hills Harrison |
| Aryuan Cain-Veasey |
RB |
5-10 |
205 |
Michigan City, Ind./Michigan City |
| Scott Cooper |
TE |
6-4 |
235 |
La Porte, Ind./La Porte |
| Jake Crabtree |
PK |
5-10 |
180 |
Caledonia, Mich./East Kentwood |
| Jordan Davis |
OL |
6-4 |
262 |
Detroit, Mich./Warren Michigan Collegiate |
| Alec Dodson |
WR |
6-2 |
185 |
Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley |
| Jack Driscoll |
TE |
6-4 |
245 |
South Bend, Ind./Adams |
| Andy Foley |
WR |
6-2 |
195 |
Perry, Ohio/Perry |
| Nick Foster |
DB |
5-11 |
180 |
West Chicago, Ill./Montini Catholic |
| David Fox |
LB |
6-1 |
210 |
Pierson, Mich./GR West Catholic |
| Kordell Hoover |
WR |
6-1 |
175 |
Euclid, Ohio/St. Edward |
| Rummel Johnson |
DB |
6-0 |
170 |
Goshen, Ind./Goshen |
| Josh Jones |
DE |
6-4 |
225 |
Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Bloomfield Hills |
| Darius Lynaum |
DL |
6-5 |
225 |
Oak Park, Mich./Oak Park |
| Jacob Miller |
WR |
5-10 |
180 |
Defiance, Ohio/Ayersville |
| Cameron Moore |
WR |
6-0 |
200 |
Wheaton, Ill./Warrenville South |
| Scott Mullenix |
LS |
6-1 |
205 |
Greentown, Ind./Eastern |
| Matt Paulauskas |
DL |
6-2 |
265 |
Roselle, Ill./Lake Park |
| Matt Preininger |
DL |
6-2 |
240 |
Dublin, Ohio/Jerome |
| Jack Provencher |
RB |
5-11 |
195 |
Shelby Twp, Mich./Utica Eisenhower |
| Brian Qua |
OL |
6-4 |
315 |
West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West |
| Jayk Slager |
TE |
6-4 |
230 |
Zeeland, Mich./West |
| Zach Slezak |
OL |
6-4 |
290 |
Davison, Mich./Davison |
| Antonio Strong |
DB |
6-0 |
180 |
Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic Central |
| Corran Thornton |
DL |
6-4 |
220 |
Davison, Mich./Davison |
| Kyshonn Tyson |
DL |
6-3 |
253 |
Detroit, Mich./Loyola |
| Jaden Walker |
RB |
5-11 |
195 |
Lima, Ohio/Lima |
| Luke Wilson |
TE |
6-2 |
235 |
Brockway, Mich./Croswell-Lexington |
| Jon'Tavous Webb |
DB |
5-11 |
180 |
Elkhart, Ind./Elkhart |
| Damon Wesley |
LB |
6-1 |
225 |
Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central |
