2022-23 Football
1-O Jeffrey Jackson QB
1-D Keyon Turner DB
2-O Chuck Maxwell WR
2-D Evan Annis LB
3 Jadarius Horton DB
4-O Matt Ross WR
4-D Hunter Nabers LB
5-O Barret Labus RB
5-D Max Franco DB
6-O Jordan Bingham WR
6-D Tyler Days DB
7-O Josh Becton WR
7-D Adam Mekky LB
8 Teryn Berry QB
9-O Cam Livingston WR
9-D Ben Hines LB
10-O Solomon Davis WR
10-D Ousmane Dabo DB
11-O Rowan Keefe QB
11-S Evan Matthes P
12 Michael Appel Jr. QB
13-O Braden Contreras WR
13-D Max Kobs LB
14-O Diego Del Castillo WR
14-D Anthony Hightower DB
15-S Patrick Oliva P/K
15-O Dom Grguric WR
16 Mason Kaplan QB
17-O Dawson Pierson TE
17-D Caleb Rao DB
18 Garner Jones DB
19-O Tytus Ragle WR
19-D Jon Henderson DB
20-O Owen Semp WR
20-D Austin Chilton DB
21-O Aaron Dawson RB
21-D Anthony Sciarroni DB
22 Jeffery Vercher RB
23 EJ Locke WR
24 Marvin Rushing DB
25 Jahni Clarke RB
26-O Matt Martin WR
26-D Colin Graves DB
27 Matthew Cotterman LB
28 Akim Abdur-Rahim DB
29 Kohlton Sherman DB
30-O Darius Lane RB
31-O Jaeden Acker WR
31-D Connor Dickson DB
32-O Cameron Rojik TE
32-D Andy Cole DB
33 Matt Molnar DL
34 Ryan Mann RB
35 Frank Bartell DB
36 Justin Jurmu LB
37 Alton McCullum DB
38 Aaron Larkins Jr. LB
39 Owen Cherry DB
40-O Luke Dawson TE
40-D Wade Abrams LB
41 Hayden Bedell LB
42 Alex Goworowski DL
44 Jake Birmingham LB
Keagan Henschel LB
45-O Devin Yeats TE
45-D Etwood Williams DB
46 Trent Miller DL
47 Silas Mathis DB
48 Jackson Dorr P
49 Brenden Freiermuth LB
50 Niko Paic DL
51 Matthew Francisco DL
52 Danny Files OL
53 Christian Hilton DL
54 Amar Elmore DL
55 Brett Gray OL
56 Fletcher Christian DL
57 Chase Folkestad DL
58 James Doerer LB
59 Dawson Rye DL
60 Tyler Eberhart OL
62 Carter Woody OL
63 Daniel Ojaide OL
64 Ryan Merklinger OL
65 Mason Smith OL
68 Aaron Byrd OL
69 Stone Dixon OL
70 Clayton Fliss OL
72 Drew Parrish OL
73 Bryce Koteles OL
75 Gabe Watkins-Daigle OL
78 Keith Szczepanski OL
79 Andrew Covert OL
81 Max Carter TE
82 Alex Conlin TE
83 Jalen Jones TE
84 Jacob Stewart WR
85 Gavin Hooper TE
86 Andre Tarver Jr. RB
87-S Brian Bartholomew K
87-O Evan Jernegan TE
88-O Brian Hunter III WR
88-D George Dristiliaris DL
89 Jake Vickers TE
90 Sam Hafner DL
91 Kevin Spelman DL
92 Jason Harden DL
93 Kurt Kessen DL
95 Jake Paulline DL
96 Logan Chastain DL
97 George Trojanek DL
98 Adrian Divcic DL
99-D Chase Randall DL
99-S Ryan Hawk K
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Evan Annis

#2-D Evan Annis

Pos. LB
Ht. 6-1
Wt. 225
Yr. R-Jr.
Hometown Hilliard, Ohio
High School (Prev. School) Hilliard Davidson
Major Bioengineering

2023 PFL Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2023 All-PFL Second Team
2023 Phil Steele All-PFL Second Team
2023 Academic All-PFL First Team
2023 Team Four-Year Man Award
2023 CSC Academic All-District
2023 Preseason Phil Steele All-PFL Third Team 
2022 Team Most Inspirational Player Award 
2022 Phil Steele Preseason All-PFL Second Team
Fall 2021 All-PFL Honorable Mention
Fall 2021 Academic All-PFL First Team
Spring 2021 All-PFL Second Team

Spring 2021 Academic All-PFL First Team
Spring 2021 Koenig Award (Outstanding Sportsmanship & Character) 

2023: Started all 11 games in his return to the gridiron after missing the previous season with an injury... Ranked 12th in the PFL in tackles per game at 7.18... Totaled a team-high 79 tackles including 30 solos, 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks... Had four QB hurries and three pass breakups... Had nine or more tackles in four of his last five games including a season-high 10 stops on two occasions – Oct. 21 at Davidson and Nov. 4 vs. Dayton... Had two sacks including one on third down in overtime of the Senior Day win over Stetson on Nov. 11... Became the first Valpo player to earn PFL Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors since the award began in 2014... Named to the All-PFL Second Team, Phil Steele All-PFL Second Team and Academic All-PFL First Team... Presented with the team’s Four-Year Man Award... Named to CSC Academic All-District Team.

2022: Suffered a season-ending knee injury in preseason camp and missed the entire season.

Fall 2021: Named All-PFL Honorable Mention... Earned Academic All-PFL First Team for a second straight season... Appeared in all 11 games and finished second on the team with 68 tackles while his 6.18 tackles per game ranked 19th in the PFL... Half of 68 tackles were solo stops... Notched four tackles for loss, two pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery including a 35-yard return... Had six games with seven tackles or more including five straight from Oct. 2 to Nov. 6... Had a season-high nine tackles on two occasions – Oct. 2 vs. Marist and Nov. 6 vs. Presbyterian... Forced a fumble on Sept. 18 vs. Dartmouth... Recovered a fumble and returned it 35 yards on Nov. 13 at Butler.

Spring 2021: Earned All-PFL Second Team, Academic All-PFL First Team and the team’s Koenig Award, which is presented annually to an individual who displays outstanding sportsmanship and character… Ranked second on the team and eighth in the league with 6.8 tackles per game… Totaled 41 tackles including 15 solos during the six-game season while also accruing 2.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup… Shared the team lead in tackles with nine including 1 ½ TFL on March 20 vs. Drake… Again tied for the team lead with nine tackles on March 27 vs. Butler… Led the team in tackles for the third straight game and had eight or more for the third consecutive contest with an eight-tackle output in the April 3 win at Drake… Member of PFL Academic Honor Roll... Started all six games.

2019: Appeared in four games in his first season on campus, retaining four years of eligibility… Had eight tackles for the season including five in his debut on Sept. 21 at Truman State… Had three tackles including a sack for a 10-yard loss on Oct. 5 vs. Drake… Member of PFL Honor Roll.

Prep (Athletic): Was a three-year starter, playing outside linebacker as a sophomore before moving to an inside linebacker / tight end as a junior and senior… Achieved all-league honors all three years, second team as a sophomore and first team as a junior and senior… Was honorable mention all-district as a junior, first team all-district as a senior, This Week News Super 25 First Team (senior), Columbus Dispatch Second Team All-Metro Team (senior), a National Football Foundation Ernie Godfrey Award recipient (conference scholar-athlete) as a senior,  the OCC Central Defensive Player of the Year in the 2018, Rivalry Series Student-Athlete Award (senior), the Most Efficient Offensive Lineman team award (junior) and the Most Efficient Defensive Player team award (senior)… Racked up 117 tackles in 11 games as a sophomore, finishing as the team’s third leading tackler… Had 103 tackles in 10 games as a junior, finishing second on the team… Was second on the team with 121 tackles in 12 games as a senior with three forced fumbles… Helped his team win conference championships his sophomore and senior years… Was a team captain as a junior and senior… Helped his team finish 9-1 in the regular season and 11-2 overall during his senior season… Was a four-year letter winner in lacrosse, earning 2018 and 2019 U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-American honors while earning second-team all-league (sophomore and junior), Most Improved Player (freshman), Sportsmanship Team Award (junior), Second Team All-Region (junior and senior), First Team All-League (senior), Broyles Leadership Team Award (senior), Team Scholar-Athlete Award (senior), the OHSAA Scholar-Athlete Award (senior) and Team MVP (senior).

Prep (Academic & Community Service): Maintained a 4.0 GPA all through high school with 4.0 awards and honors plus honor roll on every report card… Graduated with an honors diploma... Community service included special needs prom, local food bank, tutoring in school math lab, 2nd & 7 Foundation and elementary school reader for Readers and Leaders program… Successfully planned, organized and executed a food drive with member of Hilliard Schools Superintendent Student Advisory Committee to benefit the Mid-Ohio Food Bank.

Personal: Majoring in bioengineering… Birthday is Aug. 26… Son of Jeff and Leigh Ann Annis… Has two older brothers – Kyle (oldest) and Brett (middle)… Both older brothers played college football, Kyle at Butler and Brett at Division-III Capital in Columbus, Ohio… Started playing football in kindergarten… Played lacrosse for 10 years… Enjoys playing with his dog, hiking, traveling and being outside… Has skin grafts on his hand and ankle from pulling a curling iron down on himself when he was eight months old.