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GLIAC squads grab a ton of talent from STATE CHAMPS! footprint on National Signing Day 2021
There’s no question that the three states in the STATE CHAMPS! footprint — Michigan, Indiana and Ohio — have a TON of talent going to Division I schools for football, but many of those players signed on the early National Signing Day in December. That leaves the February signing day — once the be-all, end-all of the recruiting game — now mostly for Division II and NAIA schools to fill out their rosters, while the D-Is may add a tweak here or there.
And if you want a single league that may perhaps grab up the most talent — numbers-wise, anyway — from the three SC! states, it might be the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Here’s a look at the 2021 recruiting classes for each of the GLIAC schools (some may be still works in progress, as NLIs come in. Additions will be made as we go along).
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Ferris State
Taariik Brett, Slot, Jonesboro (Ga.) Mt. Zion HS
Trinidad Chambliss, QB, Grand Rapids (Mich.) Forest Hills Northern
Richard Clark, DL, Wyandotte (Mich.) Roosevelt HS
Amari Crowley, WR, Muskegon (Mich.) HS
Justin Dorsey, OL, Livonia (Mich.) Clarenceville HS
Michael Edwards, DB, Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna HS
Carson Gulker, QB, Zeeland (Mich.) West HS
Keyon Hammonds, WR, Detroit (Mich.) Denby HS
Lawrence Hattar, OL, Livonia (Mich.) Churchill HS
Walter Herndon III, DL, Detroit (Mich.) King HS
Jeremiah Housey, WR, Rockledge (Fla.) HS
Eddrin Lollar, DB, Miami (Fla.) Central HS
Toby MacPhee, DL, Bad Axe (Mich.) HS
Mahki Matthews, WR, Wyoming (Mich.) HS
Mitchell Middleton, K/P, Middleville (Mich.) Thornapple-Kellogg HS
Jonah Monclerc, DB, North Fort Myers (Fla.) HS
Cam Orr, LB, New Lothrop (Mich.) HS
Aaron Paulding, LB, Detroit (Mich.) Edison Prep School Academy
Justin Payoute, DB, Hialeah (Fla.) Champagnat Catholic HS
Chris Phillips, RB, Gulfport (Fla.) Boca Ciega HS
Jake Plamondon, TE, Ludington (Mich.) HS
Dorion Riley, RB, Jackson (Mich.) HS
Brady Rose, Slot, Muskegon (Mich.) Mona Shores HS
Jvonne Ruffin, DE, Detroit (Mich.) Cass Tech HS
Blake Smithers, DL, Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port (Mich.) Laker HS
Tyous Taylor, QB, Hialeah (Fla.) Champagnat Catholic HS
Jonius Watkins, DB, Port St. Lucie (Fla.) Treasure Coast HS
Jarvis Windom, OL, Detroit (Mich.) Cass Tech HS
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Wayne State
Dion Brown Jr., WR, Davison (Mich.) HS
Vince Carpenter, DL, Ft. Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas
Charles Coy III, QB/DB, Romulus (Mich.) Summit Academy North
Justin Hart, TE, Westland (Mich.) John Glenn HS
Nick Hayward, FB, Bellevue (Mich.) HS
Brady Hessbrook, QB, Ithaca (Mich.) HS
Shy’Twan James, CB, Toledo (Ohio) Central Catholic HS
Aaron Mass, DL, Livonia (Mich.) Franklin HS
Hunter Ohman, OL, Garden City (Mich.) HS
Emarion Perkins, LB, Warren (Ohio) Warren G. Harding HS
Michael Ramirez, TE, Novi (Mich.) Detroit Catholic Central HS
John Rayba, FB, Rochester Hills (Mich.) Stoney Creek HS
Prentiss Reasonover, RB, Toledo (Ohio) Central Catholic HS
Ja’vontre Roldan, WR/DB, Sandusky (Ohio) HS
Owen Salingue, OL, Wayland (Mich.) Union HS
Adam Sarjo, OL/DL, Grand Rapids (Mich.) Christian HS
Chris Sennett, OL/DL, Toledo (Ohio) Central Catholic HS
Mike Sherrill, LB, White Lake (Mich.) Lakeland HS
Elijah Taylor, QB, Warren (Ohio) Warren G. Harding HS
Gus Taylor, OL/DL, South Lyon (Mich.) HS
Aidan Tweedy, OL, Oswego (Ill.) HS
Te’Avion Warren, RB, Davison (Mich.) HS
Nick Williams, TE/DE, Orchard Lake (Mich.) St. Mary’s Prep
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Ashland
Gavin Adams, WR, St. Paris (Ohio) Graham HS
Ricky Alli, LB, Gahanna (Ohio) Lincoln HS
Eric Babinchak, RB, Warren (Ohio) Howland HS
Will Balgo, DE, St. Clairsville (Ohio) HS
Joe Beck, PK, Arcanum (Ohio) HS
Isaiah Bolon, S, Wickliffe (Ohio) HS
Cameron Blair, QB, Magnolia (Ohio) Sandy Valley HS
Sam Carver, OL, Worthington (Ohio) Thomas Worthington HS
Isaiah Clark, S, Massillon (Ohio) Washington HS
Hunter Colao, OL, Mentor (Ohio) HS
Khaleb Comer, RB, London (Ohio) HS
Ameer Cunningham, LB, Creston (Ohio) Norwayne HS
Tyler Davis, WR, Wooster (Ohio) Triway HS
Zack Davis, RB, Mogadore (Ohio) Field HS
Nick Dopkosky, WR, Mogadore (Ohio) Field HS
Ethan Enders, OL, Marion (Ohio) Pleasant HS
Daesean Evans, WR, Cleveland Heights (Ohio) HS
Riley Fritts, LB, St. Paris (Ohio) Graham HS
Kristian Gehrisch, DT, Ashland (Ohio) HS
Alex Harkness, OLB, Lexington (Ohio) HS
Jack Hartmann, WR, Liberty Twp. (Ohio) Lakota East HS
Logan Hehman, CB, Cincinnati (Ohio) Oak Hills HS
Caleb Heitzenrater, DT, Ellwood City (Penn.) Lincoln HS
Brock Henne, TE, North Canton (Ohio) Hoover HS
Conner Heyser, WR, Springboro (Ohio) HS
Conner Hray, WR/TE, Norton (Ohio) HS
Dru Johnson, WR, Van Wert (Ohio) HS
Ryan Kern, RB, Marysville (Ohio) HS
Austin Leibensperger, OL, Liberty (Penn.) HS
Jacob McCabe, OL, Olmsted Falls (Ohio) HS
Caden Morris, CB, Marion (Ohio) Harding
Trey Murrell, WR, Toledo Bowsher HS
Dreden Owens, RB, Uniontown (Ohio) Lake HS
Max Owsley, OL, West Chester (Ohio) Lakota West
Tallyn Peterson, CB, Springfield (Ohio) Greenon HS
Dradyn Ray, OL, Monroe (Mich.) Jefferson HS
AJ Rhodes, PK, Wooster (Ohio) Triway HS
Justin Rimer, OL, New Philadelphia (Ohio) HS
Elijah Rockhold, OL, Wilmington (Ohio) HS
Dominic Schadl, WR, McDonald (Ohio) HS
Griffin Shaver, WR, Mansfield (Ohio) Ontario HS
Billy Simpson, S, Avon Lake (Ohio) HS
Landon Smith, DT, Powell (Ohio) Olentangy HS
Nathan Spatny, LB, Medina (Ohio) HS
Collin Strong, DT, North Olmsted (Ohio) HS
Eli Tilley, DE, West Portsmouth (Ohio) Portsmouth West HS
Nick Walker, OL, Rossford (Ohio) HS
Camden Walter, OL, Shelby (Ohio) HS
Josh Weasel, LB, Blissfield (Mich.) HS
Dalton White, DT, London (Ohio) HS
Cayman Williams, LB, Massillon (Ohio) Perry HS
Darien Williams, CB, Massillon (Ohio) Washington HS
Tanner Williams, WR, Grand Haven (Mich.) HS
Bobby Young, S, Hamilton (Ohio) Badin HS
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Grand Valley State
Deandre Archer, DL, Chicago (Ill.) Marist HS
Tommy Barnett, LB, Wheaton-Warrenville (Ill.) South
Kyler Blake-Jones, OL, Saline (Mich.) HS
Anthony Cardamone, LB, Utica (Mich.) Eisenhower HS
Darron Chinery, DT, Saginaw (Mich.) Nouvel Catholic Central HS
Kaleb Clousing, WR, Wheaton-Warrenville (Ill.) South HS
Drake Deshetsky, LB, North Branch (Mich.) HS
Jimmy Downs, LB, Schoolcraft (Mich.) HS
Nijere Finney, WR, Port Huron (Mich.) HS
Trenton Fuller, TE, Marshall (Mich.) HS
Davion Haynes, DB, River Rouge (Mich.) HS
Burak Henderson, OL, Grand Rapids (Mich.) Catholic Central HS
Trace Hrgich, P, Wheaton (Ill.) North HS
Darrell Johnson, WR, Belleville (Mich.) HS
Jordan Johnson, WR, Cincinnati (Ohio) St. Francis DeSales HS
Thomas Jolly, DT, Cleveland (Ohio) Benedictine HS
Garrett Jostworth, TE, Cincinnati (Ohio) Hills Christian Academy HS
Noah Kindle, DL, Port Huron (Mich.) HS
Niles King, DE, West Bloomfield (Mich.) HS
Bronson Kooy, OL, Westfield (Ind.) HS
Kollin Kralapp, PK, Macomb (Mich.) Dakota HS
Grantland Lancaster, WR, Grand Rapids (Mich.) Forest Hills Eastern HS
Joshua Martin, OL, Canton (Mich.) HS
Walker Martin, OL, Montague (Mich.) HS
Luke McLean, S, Rockford (Mich.) HS
Vincenzo Meschi, QB, Bollingbrook (Ill.) HS
Armani Moreno, RB, Naperville (Ill.) Neuqua Valley HS
Tyreese Oakes, DB, Muskegon (Mich.) HS
David Perry, WR, Indianapolis (Ind.) Cathedral HS
Grant Porter, OL, Howell (Mich.) HS
Devin Pringle, DB, Bolingbrook (Ill.) HS
Antuane Rambus Jr., LB, Detroit (Mich.) Edison Public School Academy
Terez Reid, DB, Indianapolis (Ind.) Warren Central HS
Griffin Shinrock, WR, St. Joseph (Mich.) HS
Mason Shroad, TE, Olivet (Mich.) HS
Riley Simpson, DB, Orlando (Fla.) Winter Park HS
Samuel Simpson, LB, St. Joseph (Mich.) HS
Syone Usma-Harper, RB, Frisco (Texas) HS
Giovanni Volpentesta, LB, Highland Park (Ill.) HS
Jahdae Walker, WR, Cleveland (Ohio) Shaker Heights HS
Jason Ward II, DB, Dayton (Ohio) Chaminade-Julienne HS
Quinn Wills, DB, Pickerington (Ohio) Central HS
Derrick Woods Jr., RB, Elkhart (Ind.) HS
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Davenport
Darryl Cooper, DB, Ecorse (Mich.) HS
Nick Devereaux, Birmingham (Mich.) Brother Rice HS
Cal Doyle, QB, Grand Rapids (Mich.) Forest Hills Eastern
Donavan Franklin, CB, Flint (Mich.) Powers Catholic HS
Khalil Hunter, DL, Oviedo (Fla.) Seminole HS
Norman Johnson, DB, Bloomfield Hills (Mich.) HS
Gunner Lakins, LB, Franklin (Ohio) HS
Tyler Lange-Baillie, LB, Kissimmee (Fla.) Poinciana HS
Brock Mays, OL, Eustis (Fla.) HS
Devarius Mitchell, ATH, Merritt Island (Fla.) HS
Cole Pape, OL, Delton (Mich.) Kellogg HS
Terance Pope, DB, Orange City (Fla.) University HS
Cam Terry, RB, Grandville (Mich.) HS
Grant Thwaites, QB, Greenville (Mich.) HS
Tanner Smith, LB, Belding (Mich.) HS
Corone Williams, DE, Ocala (Fla.) Lake Weir HS
Lorenzo Wood, DB, Grand Blanc (Mich.) HS
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Michigan Tech
Shawn Allen, DB, Grand Blanc (Mich.) HS
Josh Byers, QB, Utica (Mich.) Ford HS — PWO
Connor Cardell, LB, River Falls (Wis.) HS
Drew Collins, QB, Montague (Mich.) HS
Jalyn Givan, DB, Plainfield (Ill.) North HS
Connor Hindenach, DL, Paw Paw (Mich.) HS
Kolby Hindenach, DL, Paw Paw (Mich.) HS
Patrick Kastner, RB, Elmhurst (Ill.) York Community HS
Andrew Kanary, DL, Grayling (Mich.) HS — PWO
Connor LeClaire, DB, Dollar Bay (Mich.) HS — PWO
Caleb Lung, DL, Perham (Minn.) HS
Bryant Maki, WR, Escanaba (Mich.) HS
Nicholas Noel, DL, Pewamo-Westphalia (Mich.) HS
Bryce Pietrantonio, FB, Iron Mountain (Mich.) HS
Joey Pizzo, PK/DB, Grosse Ile (Mich.) HS
Jimmy Targosz, DB, Livonia (Mich.) Churchill HS
Jacob Yarberry, RB, Birmingham (Mich.) Detroit Country Day HS
Austin Venema, OL, Grand Haven (Mich.) HS — PWO
Nathan. Vereeke, DL, Zeeland (Mich.) East HS — PWO
Porter Zeeman, LB, Corunna (Mich.) HS — PWO
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Saginaw Valley State
Timothy Alonzo, DL, Maple Heights (Ohio) HS
Terrence Batiste Jr., DB, Orchard Lake (Mich.) St. Mary’s Prep
Kumauri Bennett, DB, Eastpointe (Mich.) HS
Jaden Bevier, LB, Ypsilanti (Mich.) HS
Austin Bills, RB, Traverse City (Mich.) Central HS
Joe Botello, OL, Lansing (Mich.) Waverly HS
Thomas Brasseur, OL, Essexville (Mich.) Garber HS
Connor Bright, WR, Plainfield (Ill.) East HS
Javaun Cannon, LB, Detroit (Mich.) Cass Tech HS
Xavier Chasen, DL, Waterford (Mich.) Mott HS
Ryan Cornelius, DB, Walled Lake (Mich.) Northern HS
Eric Craft, WR, Waterford (Mich.) Kettering HS
Isaiah Daniels, OL, Warren (Mich.) Mott HS
Dejon “DJ” Davenport, DL, Pickerington (Ohio) North HS
Mitch DeBrincat, TE, Lake Orion (Mich.) HS
Dinalli DeLoach, DL, Ann Arbor (Mich.) Skyline HS
Sam Dersa, WR, Novi (Mich.) Detroit Catholic Central HS
Lamar Echols Jr., WR, Indianapolis (Ind.) Pike HS
Lucas Gillespie, OL, Harrison (Mich.) HS
Elijah Gordon, DB, Midland (Mich.) HS
Basil Hampton Jr., DB, Jackson (Mich.) Lumen Christi HS
Sawyer Hamrick, OL, Cleveland (Ohio) Benedictine
Ryan Heicher, PK, Walled Lake (Mich.) Northern HS
Abdul Jabbaar, DL, Southfield (Mich.) A&T HS
Jonah Meleski, WR, Grand Blanc (Mich.) HS
Tylor McCoon, TE, Traverse City (Mich.) Central HS
Michael Renzi, TE, Canton (Mich.) HS
Jacoby Sanders, DB, Flint (Mich.) Beecher HS
Braylon Silvas, QB, Flint (Mich.) Kearsley HS
Ben Simmons, OL, Birmingham (Mich.) Groves HS
Tanner Slazinski, QB, Bloomfield Hills (Mich.) HS
Nick Steinacker, TE, Corunna (Mich.) HS
Stevan Radosavljevic, OL, Tilney Park (Ill.) Andrew HS
Brandon Rawls, LB, Ann Arbor (Mich.) Huron HS
Cameron Wallace, OL, Belleville (Mich.) HS
Justin Whitehorn, RB, North Farmington (Mich.) HS
Ryan Whitely, OL, Padua (Ohio) Franciscan HS
Brogan Wiler, DL, Reading (Mich.) HS
Jordan Wilson, WR, Ann Arbor (Mich.) Skyline HS
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Northwood
Graham Arndt, DE, Saginaw (Mich.) Swan Valley HS
Blake Beachnau, SS/LS, DeWitt (Mich.) HS
Luke Bresser, WR, DeWitt (Mich.) HS
Ty Brotebeck, QB, Grand Blanc (Mich). HS
Joe Bula, OLB/TE, Saginaw (Mich.) Swan Valley HS
Holden D’Arcy, QB/SS, Hartland (Mich.) HS
Jordan Evans, Edge, Cleveland Heights (Ohio) HS
Mitchell Goerss, DB, Orchard Lake (Mich.) St. Mary’s Prep
Joey Gojacj, OL, Utica (Mich.) Eisenhower
Brayden Green, DE, Hemlock (Mich.) HS
Jaden Green, DT, West Bloomfield (Mich.) HS
Daryle L “DJ” GreenBay, OL/DL, Big Rapids (Mich.) HS
Hudson Harkness, LS, Newaygo (Mich.) HS
Sheldon Huff, RB/LB, Johannesburg-Lewiston (Mich.) HS
Zac Huitema, OL/DL, Tawas (Mich.) HS
Herman James, WR/DB, Tampa (Fla.) Seffner Christian Academy
Quinten Johnson, RB/MLB/QB, Detroit (Mich.) Voyageur College Prep HS
Daniel Krajewski, TE, Grand Rapids (Mich.) Catholic Central HS
Blake Kreiner, DB, Hartland (Mich.) HS
Rae-Jon Lavender, DB, Detroit (Mich.) Edison Public School Academy
Kyle Main, OL, Frankenmuth (Mich.) HS
Malik Marable, RB/OLB, Detroit (Mich.) Loyola HS
Brodrick “Brock” Miller, RB/ATH, St. Johns (Mich.) HS
Jack Murray, OLB/SS, Macomb (Mich.) Dakota HS
Tanner Payton, DB, Mt. Pleasant (Mich.) HS
Jalen Pitchford, QB, Wyandotte (Mich.) Roosevelt HS
Brett Stanley, RB/LB, Warren (Mich.) De La Salle Collegiate HS
DaZarrion Tollie, DB, Bartow (Fla.) Senior HS
Saion Tollie, DB, Bartow (Fla.) Senior HS
Blake Townsend, OL/DL, Caledonia (Mich.) HS
Marcus Trusel, CB, Detroit (Mich.) King HS
Mitch Umlor, OL/DL, Allendale (Mich.) HS
Collin Wade, TE, Lake Fenton (Mich.) HS
Jarrett Wagner, LS, Midland (Mich.) HS
Leon Williams, CB, Clearwater (Fla.) HS
Gavin Wiśniewski, OL, Hartland (Mich.) HS
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Northern Michigan
Chris Bornhoeft, OL, Plainfield (Ill.) South HS
Jack Borree, OL, Houghton (Mich.) HS
Jack Chappelle, OL, Surprise (Ariz.) Shadow Ridge
Rashad Harris, DL, New Orleans (La.) John Ehret HS
Caleb James, WR, Carrollton (Mich.) HS
Kam Karp, WR, Marquette (Mich.) HS
Trevor Leigh, OL, Milford (Mich.) HS
Eli Luokkala, TE, Negaunee (Mich.) HS
Kade Manzo, S, Lake Orion. (Mich.) HS
Timothy Shannon Jr., DB, Westchester (Ill.) St. Joseph HS
