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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Wade Abrams

#40-D Wade Abrams

Pos. LB
Ht. 6-0
Wt. 225
Yr. Fr.
Hometown Fox River Grove, Ill.
High School (Prev. School) Cary-Grove
Major Economics
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2022 Team Scout Team Defensive Player of the Year Award

2023: Played in nine games and made five starts... Notched 49 tackles including 28 solos, three tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks... Made an interception and blocked a punt in the Sept. 9 game at Indiana Wesleyan... Achieved three pass breakups... Posted 13 tackles including 10 solos on Oct. 28 at Butler.

2022: Played in three games during his first year on campus, retaining four seasons of eligibility... Made his collegiate debut on Oct. 8 at Presbyterian before also seeing action on Oct. 22 at Morehead State and Oct. 29 at Dayton.

Prep: Three-year varsity letter winner... Helped his team to a 14-0 record and 6A Illinois state title as a senior... Had three touchdowns, 106 rushing yards, six tackles and three pass breakups in a 2021 game vs. Burlington Central... Wrestled all four years of high school... Team captain as a senior in football and as both a junior and senior in wrestling... Four-year member of the honor roll.

Personal: Majoring in economics... Son of Jennifer and Michael Abrams... Has two younger brothers, Logan and Ryan, and an older sister, Alyssa... Hobbies include training for his sports and traveling... Was born at 10 pounds.