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Blue Team Coaches

Blue Team School
CJ Cesario - HC Chicago Christian
Nick Welch United Township
Matt Furlong Geneseo
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.

Name Position Height Weight Class School Head Coach
Jack Ajster RB 5'11" 160 2A Westville HS Guy Goodlove
Leonardo Andrade PK 6'0" 180 5A Belvidere HS Sean Donnelly
George  Bailey RB 6'0" 190 8-man South Fork HS (Kincaid) Zack Hanlon
Myles Batesky OL (T) 6'4" 300 6A Libertyville HS Tim Budge
Maximus Benson OL (C) 6'2" 290 6A Hononegah HS (Rockton) Brian Zimmerman
Curtis "CJ"  Blanden Jr. OL (C) 6'4" 370 5A Urbana HS Curtis Blanden Sr.
Andre Boone Jr. WR 5'10'' 160 5A UIC College Prep (Chicago) Rick Stahman
Jacob Chase RB 5'7" 175 1A Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley HS Chad Augspurger
Daniel Chopp QB 5'11" 154 5A Oak Forest HS Zac Sadek
Bryce Cloudt ATH 5'10" 220 2A Ridgeview-Lexington Coop Matt Barnes
Caden Considine ILB 6'0" 210 3A Byron HS Jeff Boyer
Josh Crawford RB 5'9" 185 3A Chicago Christian HS CJ Cesario
Matthew Cress DB 5'10" 175 4A Woodstock HS Michael Brasile
Carter Crippes DB 6'0" 170 3A Paris HS Jeremy Clodfelder
Jaivon Dale DB 5’9" 175 3A Leo HS (Chicago) Theo Hopkins
Phillip Davis NT 6'2" 235 3A North Boone HS  Brett Frederick
Cole Davis RB 5'10" 195 4A Breese Central Community HS Brian Short
Shaun Denniston RB 6'1" 190 1A Deer Creek-Mackinaw HS Cody Myers
Wyatt DeSplinter ILB 6'0" 185 1A Annawan HS Tony Gripp
Brody Dodd OL (G) 6'0" 270 3A Monmouth-Roseville HS Jeremy Adolphson
Kale Filler ATH 6'0" 180 1A Orion HS Chip Filler
Easton Frederick OLB 5'9" 170 2A Arthur-Lovington-A-H HS Ryan Jefferson
Dan French ATH 6'1" 215 3A Marian Central Catholic HS Liam Kirwan
Jack Goode WR 6'1" 185 1A Calhoun HS (Hardin) Aaron Elmore
Carson Goss DE 6'3" 220 2A Paxton-Buckley-Loda HS Josh Pritchard
Dylan Graves RB 5'10" 184 1A Tuscola HS Andy Romine
Bryden  Hall  OL (T) 6'2" 265 4A Centralia HS Brad Goewey 
Govanni Harris DB 5'10" 170 7A Prosser Career Academy  Jason Hosey
Drake  Harris DB 5'9" 160 7A Kenwood HS (Chicago) Chris Goffer
Caden Hart OL (G) 6'0" 280 1A Edwards County HS  Russ Gerlach
Kaleb Hayden ILB 6'1" 215 4A Urban Prep Academy James Washington
Maximus Hetlet ILB 5'11" 210 7A Glenbard West HS Chad Hetlet
Ryan Horn OL (T) 6'3" 280 2A West Hancock Coop Coy Dorothy
Nick Huston ILB 6'1" 210 3A Monmouth-Roseville HS Jeremy Adolphson
Nicholas Hutcheson DE 6'1" 250 2A Wesclin HS (Trenton) Nick Hollenkamp
Lincoln Ijams WR 6'0" 182 8A Oswego East HS Tyson LeBlanc
Rowan Kallal TE 6'5" 220 7A United Township HS Nick Welch
Eoin Kohn TE 6'2" 190 3A Central Catholic Kevin Braucht
Walter Lampe OL (G) 5'11" 245 2A Elmwood-Brimfield Coop Todd Hollis
Kenyonte  Louis QB 6'1" 195 7A Kenwood Academy Chris Goffer
Ryan Lower ILB 5'10" 170 2A Rockridge HS (Taylor Ridge) Sam Graves
Kendall Lucas DB 6'2" 180 5A Corliss HS (Chicago) Keith Brookshire
Cohen Maness OL (G) 5'10" 230 3A Olympia HS (Stanford) Eric Lyons
Curtis Marshall WR 6'2" 185 7A Proviso East HS Jalen Grace
Jackson McAvoy DB 6'0" 175 4A Geneseo HS Matt Furlong
Javian McClinton DE 6'3" 270 1A Crane Medical (Chicago) Samuel Williford
Ethan McCommons ILB 5'11" 225 3A Benton HS Justin Groves
Kodey McKinney QB 5'9" 170 3A St. Joseph-Ogden HS Shawn Skinner
Brode Metzger OLB 6'3" 215 4A Rochelle Township HS Kyle Kissack
Braedon Meyers DB 5'11" 155 1A Fulton HS Patrick Lower
Austin Morris DB 5'9" 155 1A Watseka HS Max Fransen
Dylan  Mosley DB 6'1" 168 7A Westinghouse College Prep HS Julius Carter III
Carter Naranjo WR 5'9" 180 7A West Chicago HS Adam Chavez
Zane Perry OL (T) 6'3" 285 2A Pittsfield HS Dalton Barnes
Conner Powell OL (G) 6'1" 230 2A BHRA Coop Mark Dodd
Rylan Reimolds RB 5'10" 185 1A Rushville-Industry HS Brian Lafferty
Lucas Retzler OL (G) 6'2" 255 7A Jacobs HS (Algonquin) Brian Zimmerman
Roman Romer DB 6'2" 180 1A Galena HS Kyle Knight
Brayden Ryder OL (C) 5'7" 230 7A Dekalb HS Derek Schneeman
Wes  Sandberg ATH 6'1" 190 8-man Cambridge-Ridgewood Coop Dawson Anderson
Lex Sarantos ILB 6'1" 210 5A Vernon Hills HS Bill Bellecomo
Nick Scherer OL (T) 6'3" 260 4A Mt. Zion HS Patrick Etherton
Owen Shea DE 6'4" 240 6A Antioch HS Brian Glashagel
Andrew Shelby DE 6'3" 240 2A Flora HS Brian Tackitt
Brady Shule QB 6'3" 190 1A Central HS (Clifton) Jeff Perzee
Will Skala ILB 5'10" 215 3A Prairie Central HS (Fairbury) Mike Goodwin
Zach Smith WR 5'10" 180 2A Maroa-Forsyth HS Josh Jostes
Blake  Stefanek PK, P 6'1" 185 7A Reavis HS (Burbank) Tim Zasada
Silas  Steffen DB 6'0" 200 5A Morton HS Adam O'Neill
Charlie  Stumpf WR 6'3" 200 1A Carrollton HS Rodney Flowers 
Connor Talley NT 6'1" 290 4A Jersey Community HS Caleb Williams
Cedric  Terrell III WR 5’10" 160 5A Kankakee HS Edd Hazelett
John Thomas OLB 5'10" 172 7A Collinsville HS Colton Rhodes
Joshuwah Ware OL (T) 6'0" 230 3A Sparta HS Drew Kordys
Kye Weinzierl OLB 6'1" 190 4A Geneseo HS Matt Furlong
Nolan Whitman ATH 5'10" 160 2A El Paso-Gridley HS Tanner Benedict
Kanye Williams NT 6'1" 270 8A Lane Tech HS (Chicago) Deshon Conley
Brock Williams TE 6'5" 220 6A Libertyville HS Tim Budge
Jayden Wilson OL (T) 6'2" 260 3A Fairfield HS Justin Townsend
Kellen Younie OLB 6'0" 205 8A West Aurora HS Nate Eimer
Parker Zasada DE 6'0" 215 7A Reavis HS (Burbank) Tim Zasada