2014 Saginaw
Valley State University Football Recruiting Class
Name
HT - WT - POS
Hometown / High School
Cedric Addie
6-2 - 175 - DB
Ypsilanti, Mich. / Ypsilanti Lincoln HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped at Ypsilanti Lincoln High School under Head Coach
Chris Westfall...was named All-Washtenaw County Dream Team First
Team Defense, All-SEC First Team Defense, Impact Player of the Year
and led the team to an SEC Conference Championship...member of the
honor roll...majoring in Bio Medical / Pre Med...son of Jamie and
Cedric Addie...born 12/26/95.
Michael Alexander
6-0 - 215 - LB
Midland, Mich. / Midland HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped at Midland High School under Head Coach Eric
Methner...participated in football, baseball and basketball for the
Chemics...selected First Team All-State, Midland Daily News Dream
Team, Saginaw News Dream Team and First Team Saginaw Valley
League...major is undecided...son of Susan and Bill
Alexander...born 2/1/96.
Parker Bolton
6-5 - 255 - DL
Almonte, Ontario / Almonte District HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped at Almonte District High School in Almonte, Ontario
under Head Coach Chris Spratt...participated in football, golf,
hockey and basketball...was named the Defensive Player of the Year
and the All-Star Game MVP...majoring in Business...son of Linda and
Scott Bolton...born 2/4/95.
Ryan Conklin
6-2 - 190 - QB
Jackson, Mich. / Parma Western HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped at Parma Western High School under Head Coach David
Mifsud...lettered three years for football and also participated in
basketball, baseball and golf...was selected all-conference twice
and was named All-State Honorable Mention...majoring in Criminal
Justice...son of Christopher and Susan Conklin...born
2/8/96.
Andy Corey
5-8 - 170 - RB
Grand Rapids, Mich. / Grand Rapids West Catholic
HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped a Grand Rapids West Catholic High School under Head
Coach Dan Rohn...was a four-year letterwinner in football and
baseball, being selected all-state in both sports...majoring in
Criminal Justice...son of Maria and Dave Corey...born
7/17/95.
Dillon Dixon
6-0 - 185 - DB
Detroit, Mich. / University of Detroit-Jesuit
HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped at University of Detroit Jesuit High School under
Head Coach Oscar Olejniczak...lettered two years as a defensive
back, earning Detroit Free Press All-City Second-Team honors,
Detroit News All-City First-Team honors and all-league
honors...major is undecided...son of Susan and Dexter Dixon...born
8/30/96.
Cristian Dorobantu
6-5 - 270 - DL
Tecumseh, Mich. / Tecumseh HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped at Tecumseh High School under Head Coach Al
Romano...earned four letters, earning all-confernce and all-county
honors as a defensive lineman...named All-SEC White First-Team in
2012 and 2013 as well as All-County First-Team in 2012 and
2013...also participated in track and basketball...majoring in
Marketing...son of Ioana and Titus Dorobantu...born
3/19/95.
Darren Ford
6-2 - 185 - K/P
Howell, Mich. / Howell HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped at Howell High School...
Sam Goepper
6-1 - 185 - WR
Shelby Township, Mich. / Utica HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped at Utica High School...
Solomon Grace
6-1 - 225 - LB
Reynoldsburg, Ohio / Reynoldsburg HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped at Reynoldsburg High School in Reynoldsburg, Ohio
under Head Coach Buddy White...played football and
basketball...two-time All-Ohio Capital Conference...Second Team
All-District...Honorable Mention All-Metro Team...won 2010 Division
IV State Championship freshman year at Columbus Bishop
Hartley...member of the school's Honor Roll and Merit
Roll...majoring in Chemistry/Math...son of Karen and Terrence
Grace...born 8/18/95.
Jack Grisan
6-2 - 223 - LB
West Bloomfield, Mich. / Brother Rice HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped at Brother Rice High School under Head Coach Al
Fracassa...
Ryan Gruszka
6-4 - 225 - DL
Comstock Park, Mich. / Comstock Park HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped at Comstock Park High School...
Hayden Hatten
5-11 - 190 - LB
Johnstown, Ohio / New Albany HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped at New Albany High School in Johnstown, Ohio under
Head Coach Patrick Samanich...earned three varsity letters as a
linebacker...named All-OCC First Team Defense and OCC "Player of
the Year", Central Distrist First-Team Defense and Central District
"Player of the Year", Dispatch All-Metro Team, This Week News
Top-25 Team, First Team All-Ohio and Division 2 "Defensive Player
of the Year", JJ Huddle All-Ohio "Defensive Player of the
Year"...majoring in Criminal Justice...son of Jill and Mike
Hatten...born 1/15/96.
Logan Hessbrook
6-4 - 200 - WR
Ithaca, Mich. / Ithaca HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped at Ithaca High School under Head Coach Terry
Hessbrook...lettered twice in football and also participated in
baseball and basketball...led team to a pair of state
championships...named First Team All-State, Lansing State Journal
Dream Team, High School Sports Scene Dream Team and Morning Sun
Dream Team...major is undecided...son of Sherri and Todd
Hessbrook...born 4/25/96.
Josh Humbert
6-4 - 275 - OL
Hilliard, Ohio / Hilliard Darby HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped at Hilliard Darby High School in Hilliard, Ohio under
Head Coach John Santagata...earned three varsity letters in
foorball and four more while participating in track...named first
team all-conference, second team all-district and Columbus Dispatch
Super 25 Team...majoring in Business...son of Jill Abraham and Mike
Humbert...born 4/6/96.
Jermaih Johnson
5-10 - 185 - RB
Pontiac, Mich. / Notre Dame Prep
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped at Notre Dame Prep in Pontiac, Mich...
Marquian Johnson
6-3 - 203 - WR
Pontiac, Mich. / Clawson HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped at Clawson High School under Head Coach Jim
Sparks...earned six letters while competing in football and
basketball...was named all-conference, all-league and First Team
All-State...majoring in Exercise Science...son of Brenda
Sykes...born 3/31/97.
Ryan Kelly
6-3 - 290 - OL
White Lake, Mich. / Lakeland
HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped at Lakeland High School under Head Coach John
Maltese...participated in football and track, earning eight letters
combined...was a four-year honor roll member and four-time
scholar-athlete...named all-conference, All-Metro North and
All-State Honorable Mention...majoring in Exercise Science...son of
Sonna and Brian Kelly...born 7/17/96.
Alex Kenrick
5-10 - 185 - K/P
Canton, Mich. / Plymouth Salem HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped at Plymouth Salem High School...
Phil Lapinski
6-3 - 236 - TE
Warren, Mich. / Parkway Christian HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped at Parkway Christian High School under Head
Coach Todd Francis...participated in football, baseball and
basketball...named First Team All-State, all-county twice and was
on the Principal's Academic List from 2012-13...majoring in
Nursing...son of Jessica and Joe Lapinski...born 9/3/95.
Alex Lewandoski
5-11 - 185 - DB
Muskegon, Mich. / Muskegon Catholic Central
HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped at Muskegon Catholic Central High School under Head
Coach Steve Czerwon...was named All-State as a free-safety...also
participated in hockey and baseball...majoring in Mechanical
Engineering...son of Frank and Tammy Lewandoski...born
6/15/95.
Jordan Martin
6-1 - 194 - QB
Bedford, Ohio / Cuyahoga Heights HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped at Cuyahoga Heights High School in Bedford,
Ohio...
Patrik Moriarty
6-3 - 255 - DL
Lansing, Mich. / East Lansing HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped at East Lansing High School under Head Coach
Bill Feraco...participated in football, basketball and track,
earning six letters...was twice named all-conference, as well as
being named all-state, Dream Team and the Defensive "Player of the
Year"...major is undecided...son of Lucianna Solis...born
3/19/96.
Max Recknagel
6-6 - 260 - OL
Saline, Mich. / Saline HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped at Saline High School...
Nic Sawyer
6-4 - 300 - OL
Ann Arbor, Mich. / Saline HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal: Prepped at
Saline High School under Head Coach Joe Palka...earned three
letters for football and another four while participating in
track...named All-SEC Twice and was twice a member of the Ann Arbor
Dream Team...majoring in Mechanical Engineering...son of Brad and
Carrie Sawyer...born 1/19/96.
Damaris Woods
6-3 - 205 - WR
Auburn Hills, Mich. / Brother Rice HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped at Birmingham Brother Rice High School under Head
Coach Al Fracassa...helped lead the Warriors to the past three
State Championships at the wide receiver and tight end
position...also participated in basketball and track...majoring in
Criminal Justice...son of Sheleda Jackson and Darryl Woods...born
7/3/96.
Danny Wunderlich
6-3 - 192 - WR
Troy, Mich. / Troy HS
Prior to SVSU/Personal:
Prepped at Troy High School...
