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2026 Wartburg Knights Football Roster
All 175 players on the 2026 Wartburg football roster: jersey numbers, positions, class, height, weight and hometown. The roster spans 13 positions and averages 6'0" and 207 lb.
2026 ROSTER
175 PLAYERS · 13 POSITIONS · AVG 6'0", 207 LB
| # | NAME | POS | CLASS | HT | WT | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tyler Shaner | QB | JR | 6'0" | 182 | Dixon, Ill. |
| 7 | Connor Rash | QB | SO | 6'1" | 195 | Ames, Iowa |
| 8 | Charlie Zimmerman | QB | JR | 5'11" | 180 | Bettendorf, Iowa |
| 10 | Reid Rausch | QB | SO | 6'1" | 185 | New Hampton, Iowa |
| 11 | Braden Holthaus | QB | SO | 6'1" | 193 | Macomb, Ill. |
| 12 | Josh Papesh | QB | JR | 6'2" | 216 | Valley View, Ohio |
| 16 | Grant Hocker | QB | SO | 6'3" | 193 | Williamsburg, Iowa |
| 0 | Aidan Skoda | RB | SO | 5'8" | 180 | Cresco, Iowa |
| 22 | Ethan Bibler | RB | SO | 5'10" | 191 | Waverly, Iowa |
| 24 | Xavier McCullough Jr. | RB | SO | 5'5" | 183 | Tampa, Fla. |
| 26 | Carson Bruns | RB | JR | 5'11" | 192 | Norway, Iowa |
| 30 | Ramero Trevino | RB | JR | 5'10" | 213 | Willmar, Min. |
| 31 | Marcus Beatty | RB | JR | 5'10" | 185 | Independence, Iowa |
| 33 | Korben Michels | RB | FR | 5'5" | 167 | Stacyville, Iowa |
| 36 | Dawson Rud | RB | SR | 5'8" | 182 | Mondovi, Wis. |
| 41 | Cameron Manary | RB | SO | 5'11" | 217 | Ottumwa, Iowa |
| 3 | Declan Fortuna | WR | JR | 5'11" | 180 | Itasca, Ill. |
| 4 | Benny Ramker | WR | JR | 5'11" | 161 | Waverly, Iowa |
| 5 | Dylan Swanstrom | WR | SR | 5'10" | 161 | Lemont, Ill. |
| 6 | Rayce Heitman | WR | SO | 6'2" | TBD | Williamsburg, Iowa |
| 7 | Ben Wymer | WR | SR | 5'9" | 182 | Decorah, Iowa |
| 9 | Justis Bachman | WR | SR | 6'0" | 177 | Eureka, Ill. |
| 10 | Caleb Egesdal | WR | SR | 5'10" | 182 | Reinbeck, Iowa |
| 17 | Carter Seitz | WR | SO | 5'10" | 158 | Lansing, Iowa |
| 17 | Ty Gardner | WR | JR | 6'0" | 185 | LeClaire, Iowa |
| 18 | Taylen Curry | WR | SO | 6'2" | 195 | Beach Park, Ill. |
| 25 | Titan Schmitt | WR | SO | 5'10" | 175 | Clear Lake, Iowa |
| 80 | Drew Hobart | WR | FR | 5'10" | TBD | Mason City, Iowa |
| 80 | Wyatt Schweiger | WR | SO | 5'10" | 148 | Adel, Iowa |
| 81 | Preston Moriarity | WR | JR | 6'0" | 177 | Cambridge, Ill. |
| 82 | Maddex Moser | WR | SO | 6'2" | 194 | Guttenberg, Iowa |
| 82 | Quintin Loeb | WR | SR | 6'0" | 202 | West Des Moines, Iowa |
| 83 | Hayden Alexander | WR | SO | 6'0" | 152 | Chicago, Ill. |
| 84 | Kaiden Griffith | WR | JR | 6'1" | 202 | Marion, Iowa |
| 85 | Henry Morris | WR | JR | 6'2" | 197 | Fort Madison, Iowa |
| 87 | Carter Reinbold | WR | JR | 5'10" | 202 | Minnetrista, Minn. |
| 88 | John Eichhorn | WR | SO | 6'4" | 203 | Williamsburg, Iowa |
| 89 | Alex Kerr | WR | SO | 6'0" | 173 | Clear Lake, Iowa |
| 38 | Simon Ott | TE | SR | 6'0" | 212 | Waverly, Iowa |
| 43 | Dru Diaz | TE | FR | 5'11" | 231 | Davenport, Iowa |
| 48 | Thaden Abbas | TE | JR | 5'10" | 205 | Altoona, Iowa |
| 81 | Sam Heither | TE | SO | 6'3" | 210 | Polk City, Iowa |
| 85 | Kyle Leary | TE | SO | 6'5" | 217 | Hinton, Iowa |
| 86 | Matthew Hilleman | TE | SR | 6'3" | 233 | Ely, Iowa |
| 87 | Kamden Meek | TE | SO | 6'3" | 201 | Charles City, Iowa |
| 93 | Marshall White | TE | SO | 5'11" | 197 | Madrid, Iowa |
| 50 | Cole Hotz | OL | 5TH | 6'3" | 291 | Waverly, Iowa |
| 51 | Charlie Niegsch | OL | JR | 6'3" | 269 | Ames, Iowa |
| 52 | Cole Mahnke | OL | SR | 6'2" | 265 | Schaumburg, Ill. |
| 57 | Andrew Rhodes | OL | JR | 6'4" | 253 | Decorah, Iowa |
| 60 | Dominic Holder | OL | SO | 6'2" | 285 | Britt, Iowa |
| 62 | Drew Streb | OL | JR | 6'2" | 257 | North Liberty, Iowa |
| 66 | Kole Haan | OL | SO | 6'1" | 276 | Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| 67 | Kellen Kpogli | OL | SR | 6'1" | 335 | Silvis, Ill. |
| 70 | Maverick Stapley | OL | SO | 6'2" | 259 | Marion, Iowa |
| 71 | Braden Plotz | OL | JR | 6'4" | 297 | Williamsburg, Iowa |
| 72 | Benjamin Reichert | OL | SO | 5'11" | 273 | Mesa, Ariz. |
| 72 | Max Rossow | OL | SR | 6'2" | 270 | Durand, Ill. |
| 73 | Peyton Klein | OL | SO | 6'3" | 239 | Forest City, Iowa |
| 74 | Jackson Woodley | OL | SR | 6'2" | 259 | Excelsior, Minn. |
| 75 | Brady Robinson | OL | SR | 6'2" | 264 | Brighton, Colo. |
| 77 | Jonah Reiling | OL | JR | 6'5" | 317 | Lisbon, Iowa |
| 78 | Lars Landa | OL | JR | 6'4" | 266 | Toddville, Iowa |
| 79 | Wyatt Miles | OL | JR | 6'0" | 271 | Fennimore, WIs. |
| 55 | Conner McDonald | DL | SR | 6'1" | 248 | Congerville, Ill. |
| 60 | Matthew Colony | DL | SO | 6'2" | 248 | Iowa City, Iowa |
| 61 | Brock Oxenreider | DL | SO | 6'0" | 209 | Chariton, Iowa |
| 62 | Griffin Davis | DL | SO | 5'11" | 202 | Greeley, Iowa |
| 63 | Jacob Stolz | DL | JR | 5'11" | 217 | Hudon, Wis. |
| 64 | Ian Sedgwick | DL | FR | 6'1" | 255 | Waverly, Iowa |
| 65 | TJ Webber | DL | SR | 6'0" | 229 | Forest City, Iowa |
| 66 | Carson Grier | DL | FR | 6'3" | TBD | Williamsburg, Iowa |
| 75 | Jonathan Ellis | DL | SO | 5'5" | 209 | Waterloo, Iowa |
| 90 | Ryker Thoren | DL | SO | 6'2" | 201 | Grundy Center, Iowa |
| 91 | Aiden Roberson | DL | SR | 6'1" | 220 | New Hampton, Iowa |
| 91 | Luke Dunlap | DL | JR | 6'3" | 226 | Orion, Ill. |
| 92 | Sam Watts | DL | JR | 6'3" | 245 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| 93 | Brady Petersen | DL | SR | 6'1" | 240 | DeWitt, Iowa |
| 94 | Aiden Maurer | DL | SR | 6'0" | 230 | Bettendorf, Iowa |
| 95 | Nolan Raser | DL | SO | 6'0" | 198 | Chaska, Minn. |
| 96 | Indiana Ferguson | DL | JR | 5'10" | 243 | Lisbon, Iowa |
| 97 | Grant Gray | DL | SO | 6'1" | 242 | Clinton, Iowa |
| 98 | Jake Walker | DL | SR | 6'2" | 274 | Waverly, Iowa |
| 99 | David Borchers | DL | SR | 6'3" | 311 | Long Grove, Iowa |
| 22 | Pryce Rochford | LB | SO | 5'10" | 208 | Edgewood, Iowa |
| 24 | Adam Link | LB | SR | 5'10" | 185 | Eldridge, Iowa |
| 32 | Zack Crawford | LB | SR | 6'0" | 182 | Sycamore, Ill. |
| 34 | Tyler Gayer | LB | SR | 6'0" | 217 | Waverly, Iowa |
| 35 | Andrew Kline | LB | JR | 5'11" | 233 | Waterloo, Iowa |
| 40 | Blake Davison | LB | SO | 6'1" | 188 | Owatonna, Minn. |
| 42 | Pete Lebo | LB | FR | 6'1" | 183 | Grundy Center, Iowa |
| 44 | Hunter Wik | LB | FR | 5'11" | 205 | Mondovi, Wis. |
| 45 | Colin Patterson | LB | JR | 5'8" | 193 | Rock Island, Ill. |
| 45 | Logan Meagher | LB | SO | 5'11" | 206 | West Des Moines, Iowa |
| 46 | Samuel Adams | LB | SO | 5'8" | 183 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| 47 | Mason Van Pelt | LB | SO | 5'11" | 189 | Humboldt, Iowa |
| 48 | Bowen Kruse | LB | SO | 6'0" | 192 | Ames, Iowa |
| 49 | Seth Madden | LB | SR | 6'0" | 215 | Eldridge, Iowa |
| 51 | Evan Lorenzen | LB | SO | 6'1" | 185 | Northwood, Iowa |
| 52 | Dane Christiansen | LB | SO | 6'0" | 180 | West Des Moines, Iowa |
| 53 | Zach Sheldon | LB | SO | 6'1" | 214 | Mason City, Iowa |
| 55 | Landon Schoeneweiss | LB | SO | 6'1" | 216 | Rockford, Ill. |
| 57 | Justin Castagno | LB | SO | 6'2" | 210 | Moran, Wyo. |
| 58 | Jason Roberts | LB | SO | 6'1" | 189 | Ames, Iowa |
| 1 | Jason O'Boye | DB | SR | 6'3" | 187 | Plainfield, Ill. |
| 2 | Jack Wilson | DB | SR | 5'10" | 179 | Waverly, Iowa |
| 4 | Cam Stephens | DB | JR | 5'10" | 160 | Gilbert, Iowa |
| 6 | Sam Wilson | DB | SO | 5'9" | 160 | Waverly, Iowa |
| 11 | Trevin Victor | DB | SO | 5'10" | 160 | Mount Ayr, Iowa |
| 12 | Logan Jungling | DB | SR | 5'10" | 183 | Anoka, Minn. |
| 13 | Ryan Doyle | DB | SR | 5'10" | 178 | Bettendorf, Iowa |
| 14 | Owen Rosenberg | DB | SO | 6'1" | 187 | Amana, Iowa |
| 15 | Carter Lavender | DB | JR | 6'0" | 175 | Gilman, Iowa |
| 15 | Sam Roose | DB | SR | 6'1" | 173 | Waverly, Iowa |
| 19 | Will Adam | DB | SO | 5'11" | 171 | Richland, Iowa |
| 20 | Jackson Sheetz | DB | SO | 5'9" | 176 | St. Cloud, Minn. |
| 21 | Noah Theis | DB | SO | 6'0" | 166 | St. Cloud, Minn. |
| 23 | Andrew Tollefson | DB | JR | 5'10" | 176 | State Center, Iowa |
| 25 | Trae Geise | DB | SO | 6'4" | 183 | Plainfield, Iowa |
| 27 | Dylan McCaulley | DB | SR | 5'11" | 198 | Madrid, Iowa |
| 27 | Trace Robertson | DB | SO | 5'11" | 160 | Tiffin, Iowa |
| 28 | Dylan Marti | DB | SR | 5'11" | 187 | Donahue, Iowa |
| 28 | Nick Severseike | DB | SO | 6'2" | 190 | Jewell, Iowa |
| 29 | Topher Bigalk | DB | SR | 5'9" | 174 | Cresco, Iowa |
| 32 | Beau Serie | DB | SO | 5'9" | 171 | New Hampton, Iowa |
| 37 | Brandon Christofferson | DB | JR | 6'2" | 200 | Monona, Iowa |
| 39 | Juan Lomas | DB | SO | 5'8" | TBD | Willmar, Min. |
| 36 | Keegan Weber | K/P | JR | 6'2" | 162 | Johnston City, Ill. |
| 38 | Samuel Tafoya | K | SO | 6'0" | 170 | Woodstock, Ill. |
| 39 | Jackson Othmer | K | JR | 5'11" | 179 | Muscatine, Iowa |
| 8 | Wesley Hubbard | P | SO | 5'10" | 182 | Waverly, Iowa |
| 58 | Austin Souhrada | LS | JR | 6'1" | 181 | Waverly, Iowa |
| 63 | Parker Sperfslage | LS | SR | 6'0" | 188 | Oelwein, Iowa |
| 65 | Gabriel Ruby | LS | SO | 6'1" | 243 | Webster City, Iowa |
| 74 | AJ Hallman | LS | JR | 6'3" | 195 | Hickory Hills, Ill. |
| 0 | Ty Christensen | TBD | FR | 5'9" | TBD | Raymond, Iowa |
| 1 | Victor Ward | TBD | FR | 5'11" | TBD | Charles City, Iowa |
| 2 | Brady Bodensteiner | TBD | FR | 6'2" | TBD | Waverly, Iowa |
| 9 | Christopher Lange | TBD | FR | 5'11" | TBD | Edgewood, Iowa |
| 13 | Blayne Porter | TBD | FR | 5'9" | TBD | Janesville, Iowa |
| 14 | Caleb Schipper | TBD | FR | 6'0" | TBD | Waverly, Iowa |
| 17 | Trey Reuter | TBD | FR | 6'4" | TBD | Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| 18 | Connor Mullenbach | TBD | FR | 6'0" | TBD | St. Ansgar, Iowa |
| 19 | Aiden Baley | TBD | FR | 6'1" | TBD | Marion, Iowa |
| 20 | Mason Gatchel | TBD | SO | 6'2" | 204 | Huxley, Iowa |
| 21 | Kinnick Geers | TBD | FR | 5'7" | TBD | State Center, Iowa |
| 23 | Vince Diers | QB/P | SO | 6'1" | 187 | Anamosa, Iowa |
| 26 | Ethan Backus | TBD | FR | 5'7" | TBD | Rochester, Minn. |
| 29 | Graham Rima | TBD | FR | 6'1" | TBD | Le Claire, Iowa |
| 30 | Braylon Wetjen | TBD | FR | 6'0" | TBD | Williamsburg, Iowa |
| 33 | Adler OverKamp | TBD | FR | 5'11" | TBD | St. Peters, Mo. |
| 35 | Nash Targgart | TBD | FR | 6'0" | TBD | Ankeny, Iowa |
| 37 | Trace Baethke | TBD | FR | 5'8" | TBD | Riceville, Iowa |
| 38 | Jackson O'Melia | TBD | FR | 6'1" | TBD | Bettendorf, Iowa |
| 49 | Zaihron McCullough | TBD | FR | 5'9" | TBD | Tampa, Fla. |
| 50 | Sawyer Kane | TBD | FR | 5'11" | TBD | Steamboat Rock, Iowa |
| 54 | Alex Gassman | TBD | FR | 5'9" | TBD | Peosta, Iowa |
| 54 | Sevryn Dodd | TBD | FR | 6'2" | TBD | Osage, Iowa |
| 56 | Mekyver Hagarty | TBD | FR | 5'11" | TBD | Waverly, Iowa |
| 56 | Parker Stearns | TBD | FR | 5'9" | TBD | Garner, Iowa |
| 59 | Brennan Billick | TBD | FR | 6'5" | TBD | Sanborn, Iowa |
| 59 | Sam Steckel | TBD | FR | 6'0" | TBD | Sherrard, Ill. |
| 61 | Avery Breyer | TBD | FR | 5'11" | TBD | Elysian, Minn. |
| 64 | Noah Dalager | TBD | FR | 6'4" | TBD | Osage, Iowa |
| 67 | Parker Lange | TBD | FR | 5'10" | TBD | West Brulington, Iowa |
| 68 | Kade Muehring | TBD | FR | 5'10" | TBD | Ankeny, Iowa |
| 68 | Mason Griffin | TBD | FR | 5'10" | TBD | Gilbert, Iowa |
| 73 | Owen Lawless | TBD | FR | 6'0" | TBD | Shell Rock, Iowa |
| 76 | Carter Schutty | TBD | FR | 6'0" | TBD | Ankeny, Iowa |
| 77 | Tui Nai | TBD | FR | 6'0" | TBD | Waterloo, Iowa |
| 78 | Kayden Graves | TBD | FR | 5'11" | TBD | Whittemore, Iowa |
| 79 | Luke Petersen | TBD | SO | 6'1" | TBD | Belvidere, Ill. |
| 83 | Grady Wetjen | TBD | FR | 6'3" | TBD | Williamsburg, Iowa |
| 84 | Dayton Warren | TBD | FR | 6'2" | TBD | McHenry, Ill. |
| 96 | Chase Cline | TBD | FR | 5'9" | TBD | Carlisle, Iowa |