2023-24 Michigan Tech Football Roster

No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
0 No.: 0 Marc Sippel Pos.: LB Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 225 Hometown/High School: Wausau, Wis. / Wausau West
1 No.: 1 Brandon Michalak Pos.: WR Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School: Macomb, Mich. / Dakota
2 No.: 2 Darius Willis Pos.: WR Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 170 Hometown/High School: Warren, Mich. / Warren Mott
3 No.: 3 Hunter Buechel Pos.: DB Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 205 Hometown/High School: Lake Mills, Wis. / Lake Mills
4 No.: 4 William Marano Pos.: RB Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School: Dearborn, Mich. / Edsel Ford
5 No.: 5 Collin Hicks Pos.: WR Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School: Marquette, Mich. / Marquette Senior
6 No.: 6 Josh Byers Pos.: QB Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School: Sterling Heights, Mich. / Henry Ford
6 No.: 6 Ethan Martysz Pos.: WR Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School: Marquette, Mich. / Marquette Senior
7 No.: 7 Joe Hartlieb Pos.: QB Cl.: So. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School: Madison, Wis. / Madison Edgewood
7 No.: 7 Samuel Kinne Pos.: DL Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 270 Hometown/High School: Metamora, Mich. / Lake Orion
8 No.: 8 Asher Gregory Pos.: RB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 170 Hometown/High School: East Lansing, Mich. / East Lansing
9 No.: 9 Austin Schlicht Pos.: DL Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 260 Hometown/High School: Oxford, Mich. / Oxford
10 No.: 10 Ethan Champney Pos.: WR Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School: Saginaw, Mich. / Swan Valley
11 No.: 11 Alex Fries Pos.: QB Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 205 Hometown/High School: Saginaw, Mich. / Swan Valley
12 No.: 12 Drew Collins Pos.: QB Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 215 Hometown/High School: Montague, Mich. / Montague
13 No.: 13 Josh Cribben Pos.: LB Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 235 Hometown/High School: De Pere, Wis. / Notre Dame Academy
14 No.: 14 Cody Daraban Pos.: WR Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 175 Hometown/High School: South Lyon, Mich. / Detroit Catholic Central
15 No.: 15 Michael Bates Jr. Pos.: DB Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 205 Hometown/High School: Dearborn, Mich. / Edsel Ford
16 No.: 16 Patrick Kastner Pos.: TB Cl.: So. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School: Elmhurst, Ill. / York Community
17 No.: 17 Austin Ridl Pos.: QB Cl.: So. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 205 Hometown/High School: Marquette, Mich. / Marquette
17 No.: 17 Mitchell Stanchina Pos.: WR Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 210 Hometown/High School: Northfield, Minn. / Northfield
18 No.: 18 Bryant Maki Pos.: WR Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School: Gladstone, Mich. / Escanaba
19 No.: 19 Dakota Blackwell Pos.: DB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School: South Lyon, Mich. / South Lyon
20 No.: 20 Sam Ahern Pos.: DB Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School: Farmington, Mich. / Walled Lake Western
21 No.: 21 Bryce Pietrantonio Pos.: FB/H Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 230 Hometown/High School: Kingsford, Mich. / Iron Mountain
22 No.: 22 Jared Tarrance Pos.: DB Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 175 Hometown/High School: Westland, Mich. / John Glenn
23 No.: 23 Kolby Hindenach Pos.: RB Cl.: So. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 210 Hometown/High School: Paw Paw, Mich. / Paw Paw
24 No.: 24 Junyoung Chung Pos.: DB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School: Berrien Springs, Mich. / Berrien Springs
25 No.: 25 Jacob Newman Pos.: DB Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School: South Lyon, Mich. / South Lyon
26 No.: 26 Nic Nora Pos.: WR Cl.: RS Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 170 Hometown/High School: Kingsford, Mich. / Kingsford
27 No.: 27 Dante Basanese Pos.: DB Cl.: So. Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School: Iron Mountain, Mich. / Iron Mountain
28 No.: 28 Jake Rueff Pos.: RB/S Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School: Lawton, Mich. / Lawton
29 No.: 29 Jimmy Targosz Pos.: DB Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 210 Hometown/High School: Livonia, Mich. / Winston Churchill
30 No.: 30 Micah Wilson Pos.: DB Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School: Norway, Mich. / Norway
31 No.: 31 Porter Zeeman Pos.: LB Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School: Owosso, Mich. / Corunna
32 No.: 32 Drew Wyble Pos.: K/P Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 175 Hometown/High School: Marquette, Mich. / Marquette Senior
33 No.: 33 Luke Gorzinski Pos.: WR Cl.: RS Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 175 Hometown/High School: Powers, Mich. / North Central
35 No.: 35 Caleb Klein Pos.: DB Cl.: So. Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 170 Hometown/High School: Lake Linden, Mich. / Lake Linden-Hubbell
36 No.: 36 Travis Ojala Pos.: LB Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 215 Hometown/High School: Mohawk, Mich. / Calumet
37 No.: 37 Brendan LeClaire Pos.: K Cl.: Jr Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School: Dollar Bay, Mich. / Hancock
38 No.: 38 Dionte Good Pos.: LB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School: Livonia, Mich. / Churchill
39 No.: 39 Desmond Mullen Pos.: LB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School: Marquette, Mich. / Marquette
40 No.: 40 Peter Closner Pos.: TE Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 225 Hometown/High School: Marquette, Mich. / Marquette Senior
41 No.: 41 Chase Koch Pos.: LB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 215 Hometown/High School: Madison, Wis. / Madison Edgewood
42 No.: 42 Owen Watson Pos.: LB Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 248 Hometown/High School: Otsego, Mich. / Otsego
43 No.: 43 Joe Marano Pos.: LB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School: Dearborn, Mich. / Edsel Ford
44 No.: 44 Greg Lapetina Pos.: FB Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 240 Hometown/High School: Portage, Mich. / Portage Northern
45 No.: 45 Colton Salani Pos.: DB Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School: Hancock, Mich. / Hancock Central
46 No.: 46 Reed Napiwocki Pos.: LB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School: Wausau, Wis. / Wausau West
47 No.: 47 William McWatters Pos.: LB Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 220 Hometown/High School: Grand Haven, Mich. / Grand Haven
48 No.: 48 Jeffrey Price Pos.: LB Cl.: So. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 210 Hometown/High School: Belleville, Mich. / Belleville
49 No.: 49 Connor Cardell Pos.: LB Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 220 Hometown/High School: River Falls, Wis. / River Falls
50 No.: 50 Nolan Schopp Pos.: DL Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 240 Hometown/High School: Johnson Creek, Wis. / Kettle Moraine
51 No.: 51 Joey Donahue Pos.: LB Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 210 Hometown/High School: Traverse City, Mich. / Traverse City St. Francis
52 No.: 52 Ethan Post Pos.: OL Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 248 Hometown/High School: Lowell, Mich. / Lowell
53 No.: 53 Gabe Frontuto Pos.: OL Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 290 Hometown/High School: Luxemburg, Wis. / Luxemburg-Casco
54 No.: 54 Hudson Maddox Pos.: OL Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 270 Hometown/High School: Bath, Mich. / Bath
56 No.: 56 Rorey Garner Pos.: DL Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 270 Hometown/High School: Saginaw, Mich. / Swan Valley
58 No.: 58 Brenden Keahl Pos.: DL Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 240 Hometown/High School: Metamora, Mich. / Lapeer
59 No.: 59 Liam McDonough Pos.: OL Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 280 Hometown/High School: Green Bay, Wis. / West De Pere
60 No.: 60 Gabe Wertz Pos.: OL Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 265 Hometown/High School: Charlotte, Mich. / Charlotte
61 No.: 61 Chandler Ward Pos.: LS Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 215 Hometown/High School: Bradenton, Fla. / Braden River
62 No.: 62 Brendan Stephens Pos.: LS Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School: Trenton, Mich. / Allen Park
63 No.: 63 Austin Venema Pos.: OL Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 250 Hometown/High School: Grand Haven, Mich. / Grand Haven
64 No.: 64 Xavier Ashcraft Pos.: OL Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-8 Wt.: 300 Hometown/High School: Macomb Township, Mich. / New Haven
67 No.: 67 Chase Ekonen Pos.: DL Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 255 Hometown/High School: Hartland, Mich. / Hartland
68 No.: 68 Nathan Vereeke Pos.: DL Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 225 Hometown/High School: Zeeland, Mich. / Zeeland
69 No.: 69 Grant O'Brien Pos.: OL Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-6 Wt.: 350 Hometown/High School: Goodrich, Mich. / Goodrich
70 No.: 70 Brandon DeVries Pos.: OL Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 270 Hometown/High School: Kalamazoo, Mich. / Hackett Catholic Prep
71 No.: 71 Hunter Chambers Pos.: OL Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 280 Hometown/High School: Lake Orion, Mich. / Lake Orion
72 No.: 72 Alex Cannoot Pos.: DL Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-6 Wt.: 280 Hometown/High School: Marquette, Mich. / Marquette Senior
73 No.: 73 Alex Smith Pos.: OL Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 260 Hometown/High School: Grand Rapids, Mich. / Forest Hills Eastern
74 No.: 74 Aiden Webb Pos.: OL Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-6 Wt.: 300 Hometown/High School: Brighton, Mich. / Brighton
75 No.: 75 Preston Graf Pos.: OL Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 280 Hometown/High School: Dansville, Mich. / Dansville
77 No.: 77 Andrew Covert Pos.: OL Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-7 Wt.: 345 Hometown/High School: Dexter, Mich. / Father Gabriel Richard
78 No.: 78 Jonathon Lafave Pos.: OL Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 280 Hometown/High School: Romeo, Mich. / Romeo
80 No.: 80 Dryden Nelson Pos.: WR Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 19- Hometown/High School: Calumet, Mich. / Calumet
81 No.: 81 Jordan Dent Pos.: TE Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 230 Hometown/High School: Lowell, Mich. / Lowell
85 No.: 85 Brenden Lach Pos.: P Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School: South Lyon, Mich. / South Lyon
88 No.: 88 Caleb Anderson Pos.: DL Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 240 Hometown/High School: Gwinn, Mich. / Gwinn
89 No.: 89 Matt Ojala Pos.: WR Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School: Mohawk, Mich. / Calumet
90 No.: 90 Connor Hindenach Pos.: DL Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 270 Hometown/High School: Paw Paw, Mich. / Paw Paw
91 No.: 91 Ethan Schumaker Pos.: K/P Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 220 Hometown/High School: Harbor Springs, Mich. / Harbor Springs
93 No.: 93 Caleb Lung Pos.: DL Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 245 Hometown/High School: Perham, Minn. / Perham
94 No.: 94 Connor Worthington Pos.: DL Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 255 Hometown/High School: Grand Haven, Mich. / Grand Haven
96 No.: 96 James Daanen Pos.: DL Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 245 Hometown/High School: De Pere, Wis. / West De Pere
97 No.: 97 Benjamin Marion Pos.: DL Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 225 Hometown/High School: Lake City, Mich. / Lake City
99 No.: 99 Ian Sousa Pos.: DL Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 250 Hometown/High School: Kingsley, Mich. / Kingsley
No.: Easton Abel Pos.: LB Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 205 Hometown/High School: Beaver Dam, Wis. / Beaver Dam
No.: Michael Bailey Pos.: LB Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School: Walled Lake, Mich. / Walled Lake Western
No.: Rowland Ball Pos.: OL Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 290 Hometown/High School: Lake City, Mich. / Lake City
No.: Nate Benninger Pos.: RB Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School: Marquette, Mich. / Marquette Senior
No.: Jaiden Bolden Pos.: CB Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School: Rochester, Mich. / Rochester
No.: Alex Bueno Pos.: QB Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School: Rochester Hills, Mich. / Rochester
No.: Nico Campo Pos.: QB Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School: South Lyon, Mich. / South Lyon East
No.: Matthew Daanen Pos.: OL Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-6 Wt.: 230 Hometown/High School: De Pere, Wis. / West De Pere
No.: Hunter Del Re Pos.: TE Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 220 Hometown/High School: Mundelein, Ill. / Carmel
No.: Mason Folkers Pos.: LB Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 210 Hometown/High School: Madison, Wis. / Edgewood
No.: Trey Forfinski Pos.: LB Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School: Ludington, Mich. / Ludington
No.: Kyle Gettemy Pos.: LB Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 205 Hometown/High School: Yorkville, Ill. / Yorkville
No.: John Hagelstein Pos.: LB/ATH Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School: Traverse City, Mich. / Traverse City St. Francis
No.: Gauge Heikkinen Pos.: DT Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 265 Hometown/High School: Clarkston, Mich. / Clarkston
No.: Dorian Hill Pos.: WR Cl.: RS Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 155 Hometown/High School: Lake Orion, Mich. / Lake Orion
No.: Ethan Hull Pos.: WR Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School: Ithaca, Mich. / Ithaca
No.: Darius Jones Jr. Pos.: LB Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 225 Hometown/High School: Neenah, Wis. / Neenah
No.: Judah Kinne Pos.: DL Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 240 Hometown/High School: Metamora, Mich. / Lake Orion
No.: Bryce Kurncz Pos.: WR Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 170 Hometown/High School: DeWitt, Mich. / DeWitt
No.: Andrew McAlary Pos.: WR Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 165 Hometown/High School: Grand Rapids, Mich. / West Catholic
No.: Kaden McDonald Pos.: DB Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School: Gladwin, Mich. / Gladwin
No.: Lincoln McKinnon Pos.: DL Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 256 Hometown/High School: Gladwin, Mich. / Gladwin
No.: Cole Myllyla Pos.: DB Cl.: RS Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 170 Hometown/High School: Kingsford, Mich. / Kingsford
No.: Lucas Novotny Pos.: QB Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School: Milwaukee, Wis. / Marquette University HS
No.: Elandis Peete Pos.: RB Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School: Wauwatosa, Wis. / Wauwatosa West
No.: Josiah Peramaki Pos.: LB Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School: Munising, Mich. / Munising
No.: Micaiah Peramaki Pos.: LB Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 202 Hometown/High School: Munising, Mich. / Munising
No.: Caden Vansickle Pos.: OL Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 265 Hometown/High School: Manistee, Mich. / Manistee
No.: Javon Williams Pos.: CB Cl.: RS Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 170 Hometown/High School: Warren, Mich. / De La Salle
No.: Dawson Zuiderveen Pos.: DL Cl.: RS Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 230 Hometown/High School: Kalamazoo, Mich. / Kalamazoo Hackett

Head Coach - Dan Mettlach (1st season, 7th overall).

Running Backs Coach/Special Teams Coordinator - Phil Milbrath (7th season).

Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach - Bryan Thomas (7th season, 10th overall).

Offensive Line Coach - Jack Rustman (2nd season).

Defensive Line Coach - Ken Klein (13th season).

Linebackers Coach - JT Jurasin (1st season).

Wide Receivers Coach - Kellen O'Neill (2nd season).

Defensive Backs/Pass Game Coordinator - Michael Donnelly (1st season).

Assistant Offensive Line Coach - Blake Hewitt (1st season).

Graduate Assistant Coach - Eric Daniels (1st season).

Certified Athletic Trainer - Eric Bausano (8th season).

Team Chaplain - Jeff Paulson (4th season).