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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Braden Contreras

#13-O Braden Contreras

Pos. WR
Ht. 6-4
Wt. 190
Yr. Jr.
Hometown Hillsdale, Ill.
High School (Prev. School) Hinsdale Central
Major Marketing
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2022 Phil Steele All-PFL Fourth Team
2022 Phil Steele Preseason All-PFL Third Team

Fall 2021: Played in nine games and totaled 19 catches for 316 yards and one touchdown... Caught a 35-yard touchdown pass on Oct. 9 at St. Thomas... Had a season-high 118 receiving yards on four receptions on Oct. 23 vs. Dayton including as season-long 42-yard reception.

Spring 2021: Appeared in all six games and made four starts… Made his first career reception and finished with two grabs for 20 yards on March 20 vs. Drake… Had a season-high 69 receiving yards on three catches including his first career touchdown reception on April 17 vs. San Diego. The TD was a memorable one as the 9-yard toss from Ben Nimz accounted for the go-ahead score that put Valpo up 20-19 with 21 seconds on the clock in the game against the Toreros, an eventual upset over a team receiving votes nationally… Named the team’s Offensive Player of the Week for Week 6 vs. San Diego.

Prep: Played two seasons of varsity football… Two-time all-conference selection… Earned all-state second team status and his team’s Offensive Player of the Year Award… Served as a team captain during his senior season… Also played baseball as a freshman and sophomore.

Personal: Majoring in marketing… Son of Kelly and Steve Contreras… Has two younger brothers, Carter and Riley, and one younger sister, Grayson… Father Steve played football at Amherst from 1995-1999.