The Valparaiso University football program has announced the addition of 18 players who signed Letters of Agreement to play for Valpo as part of Wednesday’s National Signing Day.

Valpo continued to recruit nationwide as the players hail from eight states – Indiana, Ohio, California, Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, Michigan and Illinois.  

The class features a strong incoming crop of defensive backs, while an offensive position of focus was running back as Valpo prepares to reload a group of tailbacks that will lose three to graduation following the 2019 season.

Name                           Pos.     Ht.       Wt.      High School

Jalen Allen                  DB      6-1       170      Indianapolis Arsenal Tech      Indianapolis, Ind.

Evan Annis                 LB       6-0       210      Hilliard Davidson                   Hilliard, Ohio

Chase Bibler                DL       6-4       240      Buchanan                                Clovis, Calif.

Cameron Brown          DB      5-10     190      Casteel                                    Gilbert, Ariz.

Austin Chilton            DB      6-2       185      West Orange                           Windermere, Fla.

Alex Conlin                 LB       6-2       210      DuPont Manual                       Louisville, Ky.

Sean Curry                  LB       6-2       210      Holt                                         Lansing, Mich.

Jordan Curtis               RB       6-0       180      Grayslake North                    Round Lake Beach, Ill.

Stone Dixon                OL       6-3       270      Moeller                                    Cincinnati, Ohio

Drew Engle                 RB       5-10     190      Clearview                                Lorain, Ohio

Daniel Files                 DL       6-3       305      Cranbrook-Kingswood           Lake Orion, Mich.

Jackson Laird              OL       6-5       265      West Bloomfield                  West Bloomfield, Mich.

Akil Mitchell               DB      5-10     175      Whitney Young                      Chicago, Ill.

Joe Monahan               OL       6-1       260      Hinsdale Central                     Hinsdale, Ill.

Drew Parrish               OL       6-3       230      Lincoln Way Central               New Lenox, Ill.

Ashton Ruszkowski    QB      6-1       180      South Bend St. Joseph            Granger, Ind.

Tarie Saunders LB       6-0       220      Southfield                               Detroit, Mich.

Stephen Schimanski    DL       6-4       325      Bath                                        Batch, Mich.