Western Michigan
Mid-American
18
Incoming
13
Outgoing
+5
Net
Team TVS:
14%
Roster Risk by Position
Offense
14%
Defense
15%
Special Teams
5%
Highest Risk Players
Baylin Brooks
WR
54%
Broc Lowry
QB
50%
Jason Mitchell
S
46%
Fitzroy Ledgister
CB
45%
Jack Parker
OL
35%
Transfer Impact by Position
| Pos | Out | In | Net Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 5 | 3 | $-226K |
| DB | 3 | 5 | +$60K |
| TE | 0 | 2 | +$60K |
| OL | 0 | 2 | +$60K |
| RB | 2 | 1 | $-56K |
| ST | 0 | 1 | +$30K |
| QB | 2 | 1 | $-30K |
| LB | 1 | 2 | +$30K |
| WR | 1 | 1 | +$29K |
Coaching Staff 3 coaches
Lance Taylor
Head Coach
Previously: Louisville (2022)
Chris OLeary
Defensive Coordinator
From: Terre Haute, IN
School: Georgia State
Previously: Notre Dame (2023)
Walt Bell
Offensive Coordinator
Previously: Indiana (2023)
2026 Recruiting Class 16 commits
#1750
Donovan Triplett
ATH
3-star
(0.855)
#1750
Max Baker
DL
3-star
(0.855)
#1838
Harper Hughes
WR
3-star
(0.8533)
#1924
Angelo Chapman
WR
3-star
(0.85)
#1924
Brodon Moore
CB
3-star
(0.85)
#1924
Ryan Rocheleau
TE
3-star
(0.85)
#1924
Muna Newman-Nwodika
EDGE
3-star
(0.85)
#2176
Camari Patterson
ATH
3-star
(0.845)
#2313
Philip Johnson
WR
3-star
(0.84)
#2313
Elijah Lucas
WR
3-star
(0.84)
#2313
Ryan Westrich
DL
3-star
(0.84)
#2524
Angelo Pugliano
DL
3-star
(0.835)
#2620
Jaxson Dosh
QB
3-star
(0.83)
#2620
Breck Mallory
LB
3-star
(0.83)
#2850
Gavin Beachner
OT
3-star
(0.82)
#2975
Zak Zeman
K
3-star
(0.8156)
Transfer Pipelines
Historical patterns
Players Transfer to Western Michigan From:
3 players
Players Transfer from Western Michigan To:
No significant pipelines yet
Recruiting Pipelines
High school & state data (2020-2026)
Top High School Feeders
Arrowhead
Hartland, WI
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
Brother Rice
Oak Lawn, IL
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
Brownsburg
Brownsburg, IN
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
Carroll
Fort Wayne, IN
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
Cathedral
Indianapolis, IN
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
Recruiting by State
MI
28
IL
22
IN
21
WI
7
OH
6
FL
6
NJ
3
MO
3
Coach Hometown Recruiting Connections
Chris OLeary
Defensive Coordinator from Terre Haute, IN
21 recruits from IN
Incoming Transfers 18
AJ Green
Austin Alexander
Brenden Anes
Kouri Crump
DeJuan Echoles Jr.
Daeh McCullough
Tahj Owens
Trey Petty
Ben Roebuck
Adam Parks
Jacob Bailey
Camron Barber
Drew Doyle
Willard Ferrell
Scoop Gardner Jr.
Nathan Levicki
Emazon Littlejohn
Ahmed Tounkara
Potential Incoming Targets
1 players
Portal players from feeder schools and coaching connections who haven't committed yet.
Boyce Bankhead
LB
Presbyterian
Transfer pipeline
N/A
Transfer Ledger
32 transactions
| Date | Player | Pos | School | NIL Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-05 | OUT → | Ray Hall | WR | → Cal Poly | $1K |
| 01-25 | OUT → | Joshua Lloyd | EDGE | → Austin Peay | $1K |
| 01-23 | ← IN | Daeh McCullough | S | Louisville → | $30K |
| 01-22 | ← IN | Willard Ferrell | CB | Presbyterian → | $30K |
| 01-21 | ← IN | Austin Alexander | EDGE | North Carolina → | $30K |
| 01-21 | ← IN | Drew Doyle | LS | Virginia Tech → | $30K |
| 01-20 | ← IN | Tahj Owens | S | Princeton → | $30K |
| 01-18 | OUT → | Brady Jones | QB | → Oregon State | $30K |
| 01-15 | ← IN | Ahmed Tounkara | DL | Ohio State → | $30K |
| 01-13 | OUT → | Isaiah Street | EDGE | → Ohio | $30K |
| 01-13 | ← IN | DeJuan Echoles Jr. | LB | Ball State → | $30K |
| 01-12 | ← IN | Adam Parks | TE | New Mexico State → | $30K |
| 01-10 | ← IN | Trey Petty | QB | Illinois → | $30K |
| 01-10 | ← IN | AJ Green | RB | Arkansas → | $30K |
| 01-08 | ← IN | Brenden Anes | LB | Tennessee → | $30K |
| 01-08 | ← IN | Ben Roebuck | IOL | Michigan → | $30K |
| 01-07 | ← IN | Kouri Crump | S | VMI → | $30K |
| 01-06 | OUT → | Jason Mitchell | S | → TBD | $30K |
| 01-06 | OUT → | Derek Pennington | LB | → TBD | $30K |
| 01-05 | ← IN | Emazon Littlejohn | WR | South Carolina → | $30K |
| 01-02 | OUT → | Devin Miles | RB | → TBD | $56K |
| 01-02 | OUT → | Popeye Williams | EDGE | → TBD | $30K |
| 01-02 | OUT → | Fitzroy Ledgister | CB | → TBD | $30K |
| 01-02 | OUT → | Jordan Buckley | DL | → TBD | $30K |
| 12-31 | OUT → | Isaiah Paul | CB | → TBD | $30K |
| 12-29 | OUT → | Tre' Hartwell | RB | → TBD | $30K |
| 12-15 | OUT → | Mark Konecny | QB | → TBD | $30K |
| - | OUT → | Nadame Tucker | DE | → NFL Draft | $225K |
| - | ← IN | Nathan Levicki | TE | Presbyterian → | $30K |
| - | ← IN | Scoop Gardner Jr. | DT | Long Island University → | $30K |
| - | ← IN | Jacob Bailey | OL | James Madison → | $30K |
| - | ← IN | Camron Barber | DB | Presbyterian → | $30K |
OUT: $0.6M
IN: $0.5M
NET: $-0.0M
Current Roster
95 players
| # | Name | Pos | Year | Ht | Wt | Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 |
Vance Holtz
|
QB | FR | 6'0" | 215 lbs | $121K |
| 12 |
Broc Lowry
|
QB | SO | 6'1" | 210 lbs | $468K |
| 13 |
Mason Reynolds
|
QB | FR | 6'1" | 219 lbs | $234K |
| 23 |
Larry Robinson
|
QB | SO | 5'10" | 190 lbs | $56K |
| 6 |
Jalen Buckley
|
RB | JR | 5'11" | 210 lbs | $112K |
| 4 |
Cole Cabana
|
RB | SO | 5'11" | 197 lbs | $30K |
| 21 |
Chase Dawkins
|
RB | FR | 5'9" | 200 lbs | $30K |
| 24 |
Ofa Mataele
|
RB | JR | 6'0" | 210 lbs | $30K |
| 84 |
Keivin Boone-Nelson II
|
WR | JR | 5'10" | 172 lbs | $30K |
| 82 |
Baylin Brooks
|
WR | SO | 6'1" | 207 lbs | $225K |
| 18 |
Aveion Chenault
|
WR | FR | 6'0" | 177 lbs | $112K |
| 17 |
Malique Dieudonne
|
WR | SR | 6'0" | 170 lbs | $30K |
| 88 |
Don-Ray Hall Jr.
|
WR | JR | 6'0" | 173 lbs | $30K |
| 27 |
JR Hays
|
WR | SO | 5'9" | 187 lbs | $30K |
| 80 |
Cam Hedgecock
|
WR | SR | 5'10" | 177 lbs | $30K |
| 1 |
Christian Leary
|
WR | SR | 5'10" | 180 lbs | $58K |
| 11 |
Terence Marshall
|
WR | SO | 6'2" | 178 lbs | $30K |
| 81 |
Earnest McDaniel-Mitchell
|
WR | SR | 5'8" | 175 lbs | $30K |
| 8 |
Egypt Nelson
|
WR | JR | 6'4" | 200 lbs | $30K |
| 85 |
Braden Peevy
|
WR | FR | 5'11" | 185 lbs | $30K |
| 22 |
Camden Thompson
|
WR | FR | 6'5" | 200 lbs | $30K |
| - |
Talique Williams
|
WR | SR | 5'9" | 177 lbs | $30K |
| 86 |
Blake Bosma
|
TE | SR | 6'3" | 225 lbs | $93K |
| 2 |
Michael Brescia
|
TE | SR | 6'2" | 242 lbs | $46K |
| 83 |
Ryan Brotherton
|
TE | FR | 6'4" | 205 lbs | $30K |
| 15 |
Cade Conley
|
TE | JR | 6'4" | 232 lbs | $30K |
| 7 |
Mareyohn Hrabowski
|
TE | SR | 6'2" | 229 lbs | $30K |
| 87 |
Brady Rhoad
|
TE | FR | 6'3" | 220 lbs | $30K |
| 40 |
Nathan Sines
|
TE | SO | 6'6" | 215 lbs | $30K |
| 89 |
Brennan Wooten
|
TE | JR | 6'4" | 225 lbs | $30K |
| 62 |
Raheem Anderson II
|
OL | SR | 6'2" | 321 lbs | $112K |
| 75 |
Spencer Beckeman
|
OL | FR | 6'5" | 290 lbs | $30K |
| 57 |
Jake Chellman
|
OL | SO | 6'5" | 270 lbs | $30K |
| 72 |
Gavin Dabo
|
OL | SO | 6'5" | 280 lbs | $30K |
| 51 |
John Hofer
|
OL | SR | 6'5" | 304 lbs | $30K |
| 66 |
Conor Kenzinger
|
OL | SO | 6'7" | 285 lbs | $30K |
| 70 |
KJ Kotalik
|
OL | FR | 6'8" | 328 lbs | $30K |
| 60 |
Jacob Krause
|
OL | SO | 6'6" | 254 lbs | $30K |
| 64 |
Nolan Miller
|
OL | FR | 6'3" | 295 lbs | $30K |
| 55 |
Jack Parker
|
OL | SO | 6'5" | 288 lbs | $58K |
| 65 |
Jeremy Schleicher
|
OL | SO | 6'3" | 275 lbs | $30K |
| 76 |
Chad Schuster
|
OL | JR | 6'6" | 270 lbs | $225K |
| 67 |
Trevor Shaw
|
OL | SR | 6'6" | 305 lbs | $30K |
| 71 |
Adam Vandervest
|
OL | SR | 6'6" | 301 lbs | $30K |
| 73 |
Zach Vaughan
|
OL | SR | 6'5" | 316 lbs | $30K |
| 58 |
Liam Vaughan
|
OL | FR | 6'1" | 307 lbs | $30K |
| 77 |
Hunter Whitenack
|
OL | JR | 6'6" | 361 lbs | $30K |
| 78 |
Jacob Wilk
|
OL | FR | 6'6" | 274 lbs | $30K |
| 92 |
Gian Carter
|
DL | FR | 6'3" | 225 lbs | $30K |
| 98 |
Dakari Frazier
|
DL | SO | 6'3" | 282 lbs | $30K |
| 96 |
Dalton Gustwiller
|
DL | SO | 6'3" | 285 lbs | $30K |
| 58 |
Tyson Lee
|
DL | SR | 6'2" | 270 lbs | $30K |
| 99 |
Rodney McGraw
|
DL | SR | 6'6" | 265 lbs | $112K |
| 95 |
DeShawn Robinson
|
DL | JR | 6'2" | 315 lbs | $30K |
| 64 |
Race Stewart
|
DL | SR | 6'2" | 323 lbs | $30K |
| 91 |
Marcel Tyler
|
DL | SR | 6'4" | 270 lbs | $58K |
| 97 |
Noah Bishop
|
DE | FR | 6'4" | 215 lbs | $30K |
| 20 |
Kershawn Fisher
|
DE | SR | 6'2" | 246 lbs | $30K |
| 42 |
Will Gerig
|
DE | JR | 6'4" | 210 lbs | $30K |
| 88 |
August Johanningsmeier
|
DE | JR | 6'4" | 235 lbs | $30K |
| 11 |
Nadame Tucker
|
DE | SR | 6'3" | 250 lbs | $225K |
| - |
Mustafi Al-Garawi
|
DT | SR | 6'2" | 285 lbs | $30K |
| 90 |
Jori Benson
|
DT | SR | 6'3" | 290 lbs | $30K |
| 45 |
Andrew Baker
|
LB | FR | 6'0" | 213 lbs | $30K |
| 36 |
Freddy Brown
|
LB | FR | 5'11" | 210 lbs | $30K |
| 53 |
Brendan Budeselich
|
LB | SO | 6'3" | 215 lbs | $30K |
| 9 |
James Camden
|
LB | SR | 6'2" | 221 lbs | $150K |
| 25 |
Justin Jones
|
LB | FR | 6'1" | 200 lbs | $150K |
| 47 |
Domanick Moon
|
LB | JR | 6'2" | 235 lbs | $39K |
| 12 |
Dillon Moore
|
LB | JR | 6'2" | 223 lbs | $30K |
| 10 |
Sefa Saipaia Jr.
|
LB | SR | 5'11" | 225 lbs | $75K |
| 14 |
Marvin Smith
|
LB | SR | 6'2" | 201 lbs | $30K |
| 26 |
Gabe Welch
|
LB | SO | 6'0" | 220 lbs | $30K |
| 22 |
Amarian Louis
|
CB | SO | 5'8" | 166 lbs | $30K |
| 24 |
John Peters
|
CB | FR | 6'1" | 165 lbs | $30K |
| 8 |
Jarvarius Sims
|
CB | SR | 5'10" | 188 lbs | $93K |
| 13 |
Jordon Thomas
|
CB | SR | 6'0" | 181 lbs | $30K |
| 34 |
Versie Walker III
|
CB | JR | 6'2" | 185 lbs | $30K |
| 27 |
Corey Webb
|
CB | SO | 5'8" | 165 lbs | $30K |
| 18 |
Micah Davis
|
S | SO | 6'1" | 200 lbs | $78K |
| 3 |
Tate Hallock
|
S | SR | 6'4" | 210 lbs | $187K |
| 16 |
Jaden Lyles
|
S | SR | 5'10" | 195 lbs | $30K |
| 21 |
CJ Miles Jr.
|
S | SO | 6'1" | 201 lbs | $30K |
| 6 |
Joey Pope
|
S | SO | 5'11" | 165 lbs | $30K |
| 19 |
Braden Steely
|
S | SO | 5'11" | 192 lbs | $30K |
| 5 |
Aaron Wofford
|
S | SR | 5'11" | 175 lbs | $30K |
| 1 |
Joshua Franklin
|
DB | JR | 6'0" | 175 lbs | $48K |
| 35 |
Anthony Beacom
|
P | SR | 5'10" | 215 lbs | $30K |
| 25 |
Ryan Millmore
|
P | SO | 6'3" | 200 lbs | $30K |
| 28 |
Will Peterson
|
LS | FR | 6'1" | 215 lbs | $30K |
| 46 |
RJ Todd
|
LS | JR | 6'2" | 189 lbs | $37K |
| 20 |
Palmer Domschke
|
PK | SR | 5'10" | 186 lbs | $30K |
| - |
Lolo Mataele
|
? | - | - | - | $30K |
| - |
Deshawn Robinson Jr
|
? | - | - | - | $30K |
| 31 |
Hunter Smith
|
PK | SR | 5'10" | 205 lbs | $46K |