2026 SEASON
Northern Michigan
GLIAC
Northern Michigan added 3 players and lost 1 players through the 2026 transfer portal. The net roster change is +2.
Updated Nov 12, 2026
Quick Answers
- Which Northern Michigan players are most likely to transfer?
- As of November 12, 2026, the Northern Michigan players with the highest Transfer Vulnerability Score (TVS) are Jace Miller (DL, 29), Noah Dobert (ATH, 23), and Mitch Verstegen (IOL, 23). The roster average is 12.0 across 37 scored players. TVS ranks players from 0 to 100 by how likely they are to enter the next portal window.
- How many players has Northern Michigan gained and lost in the 2026 transfer portal?
- Northern Michigan has added 3 players and lost 1 in the 2026 transfer portal, a net change of +2.
- Who is Northern Michigan's top incoming transfer?
- By estimated value, Daniel Simon (DE, from Lindenwood) at $1,000.
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Incoming Transfers
3
Outgoing Transfers
1
Portal Impact by Position
| Pos | Out | In | Net value |
|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 0 | 2 | +$2K |
| OL | 0 | 1 | +$1K |
| RB | 1 | 0 | -$1K |
2026 Depth Chart
ProjectedThis is a projection, not an official team release. The order uses the current roster, recent production, and player usage. Updated Nov 10, 2026.
| Position | Starter | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| LT | Mitch Verstegen | No player listed | No player listed |
2026 Roster and Stats
| Player | Pos | Class | Hometown | GP | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachlin Acker | TE | So. | Grand Rapids, Mich. | 9 | 8 rec, 94 yds · 1 tkl |
| Daniel Babcock | OL | 5th | Lake Orion, Mich. | 9 | 1 rec, 2 yds · 1 tkl |
| Jack Barth | RB | Fr. | Holmen, Wis. | 3 | 5 rush yds |
| Chris Battley | WR | So. | Portland, Mich. | 8 | 4 rec, 53 yds · 5 tkl |
| Bodi Bennett | LB | Fr. | Marquette, Mich. | ||
| Colton Boehlke | DL | Fr. | Grafton, Wis. | ||
| Sebastian Boyea | WR | So. | Brighton, Mich. | 8 | 15 rec, 125 yds |
| Mason Bratonia | K | Fr. | De Pere, Wis. | 2 | |
| Logan Brinkhuis | DL | Fr. | Otsego, Mich. | ||
| Tyler Carnell | LB | Jr. | Nashotah, Wis. | 10 | 56 tkl · 1 sacks |
| Simonique Carter Jr. | DB | Fr. | Milwaukeee, Wis. | 4 | 5 tkl |
| Damarcus Chappell | DE | Jr. | Milwaukee, Wis. | 10 | 19 tkl · 5 sacks |
| Everett Cooper | DL | Fr. | DeWitt, Mich. | 1 | 2 tkl |
| Sam Corey | DL | So. | Mason, Mich. | 9 | 12 tkl |
| Hayden Cornell | LB | Fr. | De Pere, Wis. | ||
| CJ Cunningham | WR | So. | Robbins, Ill. | 5 | 4 rec, 62 yds · 1 tkl |
| Theo Cunningham | DL | Fr. | Racine, Wis. | 7 | 4 tkl |
| Luc Damiani | DB | Jr. | Plymouth, Mich. | 8 | 20 tkl · 1 INT |
| Bennett Deppeler | TE | So. | Green Bay, Wis. | ||
| Nouha Diaite | OL | So. | Grand Rapids, Mich. | 2 | 2 tkl |
| Noah Dobert | RB | Jr. | Dearborn, Mich. | 10 | 1 pass yds, 0 TD · 1,197 rush yds · 9 rec, 43 yds |
| Jordan Dodge | DL | So. | Saranac, Mich. | ||
| Jwan Eastland | DB | Fr. | Racine, Wis. | 7 | 8 tkl |
| Zion Elliott | OL | Fr. | Chicago, Ill. | ||
| Luke Emmons | OL | Jr. | Muskegon, Mich. | ||
| Ian Engstrom | WR | So. | Negaunee, Mich. | ||
| Will Fidler | DB | Fr. | Mount Prospect, Ill. | ||
| Carson Fieck | OL | Fr. | Arbor Vitae, Wis. | ||
| Charles Flowers | RB | Fr. | Lombard, Ill. | 4 | 2 tkl |
| J'juan Ford | DB | So. | Detroit, Mich. | 6 | 3 tkl |
| Will Garcia | DB | Fr. | Mt. Pleasant, Mich. | 2 | 1 tkl |
| Brock Gauthier | LB | Fr. | Green Bay, Wis. | 8 | 16 tkl · 1 sacks |
| Wyatt Gibson | OL | Fr. | Zimmerman, Minn. | ||
| Will Graffin | LB | Jr. | Franklin, Wis. | 10 | 44 tkl |
| Nicholas Gruesen | K | So. | Green Bay, Wis. | 7 | |
| Jacob Halicek | WR | Fr. | Clare, Mich. | 9 | 1 rush yds · 12 rec, 140 yds |
| Joc Hamilton | DB | Fr. | Madison, Wis. | 2 | 2 tkl |
| Nick Hawker | LB | So. | Green Bay, Wis. | ||
| Jake Heemstra | TE | Jr. | Grand Rapids, Mich. | 3 | 2 rec, 26 yds |
| Jax Hertel | LB | Sr. | Walworth, Wis. | 10 | 61 tkl · 2 INT |
| Brady Hilgart | QB | So. | Grafton, Wis. | ||
| James Hinds | OL | Jr. | Melbourne, Fla. | ||
| Aidan Hoard | QB | Sr. | Frankenmuth, Mich. | 2 | 1 rush yds |
| Lleyton Hoard | QB | Fr. | Frankenmuth, Mich. | ||
| Noah Hofmann | RB | Sr. | Kaukauna, Wis. | 10 | 186 rush yds · 4 rec, 15 yds · 5 tkl |
| Sam Incha | OL | Fr. | Fort Atkinson, Wis. | ||
| Jagger Jepson | DL | Fr. | Holmen, Wis. | ||
| Isaiah Jones | DB | So. | Romeo, Mich. | 10 | 11 tkl |
| Jak Klee | DB | Fr. | Armada, Mich. | ||
| John Kline | DL | Fr. | St. Clair Shores, Mich. | ||
| Nathan Komp | WR | Fr. | Menominee, Mich. | ||
| Sam Lane | OL | Jr. | Waunakee, Wis. | ||
| Emmett Langenfeld | K | So. | Kiel, Wis. | ||
| Damonte Lee | OL | Jr. | Milwaukee, Wis. | ||
| Teflon Lee | WR | Sr. | Baraboo, Wis. | ||
| Brody Lehman | DB | Fr. | Lowell, Mich. | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Sebastian Luevano | OL | Jr. | Franklin, Wis. | ||
| Nico Lukkarinen | RB | Sr. | Negaunee, Mich. | 5 | 12 rush yds · 2 tkl |
| LeeJohn Majerus | DB | 5th | Alameda, Cal. | 9 | 19 tkl |
| Nathan Makinen | DL | Fr. | Muskegon, Wis. | 4 | 9 tkl |
| Vince Martin | RB | Jr. | Bark River, Mich. | ||
| Hayden May | WR | Jr. | De Pere, Wis. | 2 | |
| Tanner Mazich | DB | Fr. | Goodrich, Mich. | ||
| Pavel McCutcheon | OL | Fr. | Marquette, Mich. | 4 | |
| Kyle McGowan | WR | So. | Cadillac, Mich. | 4 | 4 rec, 72 yds |
| Sawyer McLinden | K | Fr. | Meridian, Idaho | 10 | 1 tkl |
| Sullivan McManigal | LB | Fr. | Hartford, Wis. | 5 | 8 tkl |
| Brendan Mensing | DL | Fr. | DeWitt, Mich. | ||
| Tyler Methner | OL | So. | Mount Pleasant, Mich. | ||
| Kayden Meverden | DB | Fr. | Wausau, Wis. | 8 | 16 tkl · 1 INT |
| Jace Miller | DL | So. | Franklin, Wis. | 10 | 18 tkl · 1 sacks |
| Murphy Monreal | DB | Jr. | Wauwatosa, Wis. | 10 | 50 tkl · 3 INT |
| Zechariah Morris | WR | Fr. | Carol Stream, Ill. | ||
| Joe Mueller | TE | Sr. | Madison, Wis. | 7 | 5 rec, 47 yds · 2 tkl |
| Markiss Nelson | DB | Sr. | Green Bay, Wis. | 4 | 3 tkl |
| Braxton O'Bryant | OL | Fr. | Ovid, Mich. | ||
| Reid Oberstadt | DL | Fr. | New London, Wis. | ||
| Liam Oczkowski | QB | Jr. | Calgary, Alberta | 5 | 442 pass yds, 2 TD · 55 rush yds |
| Isaac Olson | WR | Jr. | Little Falls, Minn. | 10 | 16 rec, 223 yds |
| Braddock Payne | OL | Fr. | Shepherd, Mich. | ||
| Jake Pepsnik | LB | Fr. | Mount Prospect, Ill. | 2 | 3 tkl |
| KJ Peterson | OL | Jr. | Cross Plains, Wis. | ||
| Pierce Pittsley | WR | Fr. | Marquette, Mich. | ||
| Maurice Pope Jr. | LB | So. | Detroit, Mich. | ||
| Kaden Powers | DB | Fr. | Morton, Ill. | ||
| Nathan Pralle | DL | So. | Sarasota, Fla. | 10 | 42 tkl · 3 sacks |
| Jake Price | DL | 5th | Peoria, Ariz. | 6 | 6 tkl |
| Wilson Ptacek | WR | Fr. | Castle Rock, Colo. | 10 | 81 rush yds · 45 rec, 620 yds |
| Casey Radermacher | WR | Fr. | Richfield, Wis. | ||
| Liam Rubino | P/K | Fr. | St. Clair Shores, Mich. | ||
| Carter Schmitt | DB | Jr. | De Pere, Wis. | 10 | 35 tkl · 3 INT |
| Ryan Schultz | DB | Fr. | Eau Claire, Wis. | 9 | 17 tkl |
| Duke Shovald | QB | So. | De Pere, Wis. | 8 | 305 pass yds, 2 TD |
| Trevor Siemen | OL | So. | Romeo, Mich. | ||
| Daniel Simon | DL | Jr. | Winneconne, Wis. | 9 | 18 tkl |
| Richie Skinkis | LS | Fr. | Chicago, Ill. | ||
| Camren Smith | DB | Fr. | Chicago, Ill. | ||
| Stanley Smith III | DL | Jr. | Green Bay, Wis. | ||
| Matt Stevens | QB | Fr. | Green Bay, Wis. | 6 | 1,101 pass yds, 7 TD · 89 rush yds · 1 tkl |
| Andrew Stewart | LB | Sr. | Brighton, Mich. | 6 | 7 tkl |
| Tanner Theuerkauf | QB | Fr. | Menominee, Mich. | 1 | 8 rush yds |
| Trevor Theuerkauf | WR | Jr. | Menominee, Mich. | 10 | 9 rush yds · 39 rec, 267 yds |
| Sawyer Torp | WR | So. | Green Bay, Wis. | ||
| Tyler Tulloch | OL | Fr. | Evanston, Ill. | ||
| Tyler Van Sluys | RB | So. | Grafton, Wis. | 5 | 1 tkl |
| Eli VanBuren | DL | Sr. | Negaunee, Mich. | ||
| Mitch Verstegen | OL | Jr. | Kaukauna, Wis. | ||
| Xavier Wade | DB | So. | Mesa, Ariz. | 9 | 10 tkl |
| Sam Walton | DL | Fr. | Lombard, Ill. | ||
| Jack Warden | TE | Fr. | Green Bay, Wis. | ||
| Jay Weiss | OL | So. | Grandville, Mich. | ||
| Tucker Welch | RB | Jr. | Marquette, Mich. | ||
| Nathan Zisman | OL | Fr. | Burlington, Wis. |
From Northern Michigan's official roster and season stats pages.
Roster Risk
OffenseAverage TVS
23/100
DefenseAverage TVS
23/100
Highest risk players · TVS percentile
Jace Miller DLElevated
83rd
Noah Dobert ATHModerate
70th
Mitch Verstegen IOLModerate
70th
Jax Hertel ATHModerate
64th
Daniel Simon DEModerate
64th
Program Context
Head coaches
2026 coaching staff
- Matt JanusHead Coach
- Boomer RoepkeOffensive Coordinator
- Ryan BrightDefensive Coordinator
- Isaiah Powell-MajorAssistant Coach / Defensive Backs
- Kyle KrezekAssistant Coach / Defensive Line
- Zach MetklerAssistant Coach / Offensive Line
- Colin CusackAssistant Coach / Running Backs
- Tayler StanleyAssistant Coach / Tight Ends
- Cade GarciaAssistant Coach / Wide Receivers
- Jenna BruttomessoStrength & Conditioning Coach
2024 Recruiting Class
0 commitsNo commits yet for this class.
How the Roster Was Built
4 of 37 players on the 2026 roster transferred in.
- Walk-ons and othersLachlin Acker, Chris Battley, Sebastian Boyea3389%
- P4 transfersMitch Verstegen13%
- FCS and lower transfersJace Miller, Daniel Simon, Logan McGraw38%
Recruiting Footprint
No recruit hometowns to map.
2026 Roster
37 of 37High risk means the top 15% of roster-relative TVS scores. TVS is not a transfer probability.
Logan McGraw
LB#391
$1KModerate · TVS 20
