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Blue Team Coaches

Blue Team School
Matt Furlong - HC Geneseo
Nick Welch United Township
Kevin Gorgal Moline
Cody Myers Deer Creek-Mackinaw
Derek Schneeman DeKalb
Sheamus Murphy Sandburg

Blue Team Roster

Players invited to play on the 2026 Illinois High School All Star Shrine Football Blue Team.  These All Stars were nominated by their High School Coach and selected by the Illinois Football Coaches Association.

# Full Name Position Height Weight High School Head Coach
0 Nick Huston ILB 6'1" 210 Monmouth-Roseville HS Jeremy Adolphson
1 Braedon Meyers DB 5'11" 155 Fulton HS Patrick Lower
3 Jaivon Dale DB 5’9" 175 Leo HS (Chicago) Theo Hopkins
5 Daniel Chopp QB 5'11" 154 Oak Forest HS Zac Sadek
7 Wes Sandberg ATH 6'1" 190 Cambridge-Ridgewood Coop Dawson Anderson
8 Govanni Harris DB 5'10" 170 Prosser Career Academy (Chicago) Jason Hosey
9 Rowan Kallal TE 6'5" 220 United Township HS (East Moline) Nick Welch
10 Dylan Graves RB 5'10" 184 Tuscola HS Andy Romine
11 Jack Ajster RB 5'11" 160 Westville HS Guy Goodlove
16 Brady Shule QB 6'3" 190 Central HS (Clifton) Jeff Perzee
17 Carson Goss DE 6'3" 220 Paxton-Buckley-Loda HS Josh Pritchard
18 Nolan Whitman ATH 5'10" 160 El Paso-Gridley HS Tanner Benedict
21 Blake  Stefanek PK, P 6'1" 185 Reavis HS (Burbank) Tim Zasada
22 Jacob Chase RB 5'7" 175 Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley HS Chad Augspurger
23 Rylan Reimolds RB 5'10" 185 Rushville-Industry HS Brian Lafferty
24 Roman Romer DB 6'2" 180 Galena HS Kyle Knight
25 Brode Metzger OLB 6'3" 215 Rochelle Township HS Kyle Kissack
26 Matthew Cress DB 5'10" 175 Woodstock HS Michael Brasile
27 Josh Crawford RB 5'9" 185 Chicago Christian HS CJ Cesario
28 Carter Crippes DB 6'0" 170 Paris HS Jeremy Clodfelder
31 Cole Davis RB 5'10" 195 Central Community HS (Breese) Brian Short
32 Shaun Denniston RB 6'1" 190 Deer Creek-Mackinaw HS Cody Myers
34 Bryce Cloudt ATH 5'10" 220 Ridgeview-Lexington Coop (Colfax) Matt Barnes
36 George  Bailey RB 6'0" 190 South Fork HS (Kincaid) Zack Hanlon
41 John Thomas OLB 5'10" 172 Collinsville HS Colton Rhodes
45 Will Skala ILB 5'10" 215 Prairie Central HS (Fairbury) Mike Goodwin
46 Leonardo Andrade PK 6'0" 180 Belvidere HS Sean Donnelly
49 Parker Zasada DE 6'0" 215 Reavis HS (Burbank) Tim Zasada
52 Ethan Williams OL (G) 6'4" 270 Paxton-Buckley-Loda HS Josh Pritchard
53 Andrew Shelby DE 6'3" 240 Flora HS Brian Tackitt
56 Javian McClinton DE 6'3" 270 Crane Medical (Chicago) Samuel Williford
58 Ethan McCommons ILB 5'11" 225 Benton HS Justin Groves
61 Joshuwah Ware OL (T) 6'0" 230 Sparta HS Drew Kordys
62 Nicholas Hutcheson DE 6'1" 250 Wesclin HS (Trenton) Nick Hollenkamp
66 Bryden  Hall  OL (T) 6'2" 265 Centralia HS Brad Goewey 
68 Cohen Maness OL (G) 5'10" 230 Olympia HS (Stanford) Eric Lyons
70 Zane Perry OL (T) 6'3" 285 Pittsfield HS Dalton Barnes
71 Connor Talley NT 6'1" 290 Jersey Community HS Caleb Williams
77 Brayden Ryder OL (C) 5'7" 230 Dekalb HS Derek Schneeman
78 Walter Lampe OL (G) 5'11" 245 Elmwood-Brimfield Coop Todd Hollis
79 Brody Dodd OL (G) 6'0" 270 Monmouth-Roseville HS Jeremy Adolphson
81 Charlie  Stumpf WR 6'3" 200 Carrollton HS Rodney Flowers 
82 Andre Boone Jr. WR 5'10'' 160 UIC College Prep (Chicago) Rick Stahman
87 Eoin Kohn TE 6'2" 190 Central Catholic HS (Bloomington) Kevin Braucht
96 Owen Shea DE 6'4" 240 Antioch HS Brian Glashagel