• Will enroll at BGSU for the spring semester
• Played for head coach Tom Phillips at Stow-Munroe Falls High School
• Led Stow-Munroe HS to a 5-2 year in 2020 after passing for 1,093 yards and nine touchdowns
• Also rushed for 402 yards and seven touchdowns
• Earned honorable mention OPSWA Northeast Inland all-district honors in 2020
• Also played basketball where he earned all-conference honors
JALEN HOLLEY
• Will enroll at BGSU for the spring semester
• Played wide receiver and defensive back for head coach Corey Parker at River Rouge High School
• Helped lead Rouge to the 2019 state title and the 2020 state title game
• Averaged nine points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals a game as a junior in basketball
• Cousin of former BGSU defensive back Deaudre Perry
JALEN HUSKEY
• Played cornerback and wide receiver at Quince Orchard High School for head coach John Kelley
• Helped lead Quince Orchard to the state championship in 2021 with a 14-0 record
• His interception in the 2021 state title game sealed the 31-13 win
• Scored six touchdowns in five postseason games in 2021
• Spent senior year at Quince Orchard
• Previously attended Middletown High School and led them to a 2019 state title
• Caught a 65-yard touchdown pass in the opening minutes of the 2019 state title game and intercepted two passes to lead Middletown to the championship
• Led state of Maryland in interceptions in 2019 at Middletown
JALEN JENNINGS
• Played running back for head coach Milan Smith at Harvest Prep
• Rushed for 1,202 yards in nine games as a senior in 2021
• Rushed for 1,623 yards and 22 touchdowns as a junior in 2020
• Earned first-team all-league and first-team all-district honors
• All-Metro special mention and All-Ohio special mention honoree
TREY JOHNSON
• Played wide receiver and running back at Lincoln-Way East High School for head coach Rob Zvonar
• All-state performer in 2021 when he ran for 900 yards and eight touchdowns
• Added 16 receptions for 191 yards and another score in 2021
• SWSC Blue Division 2021 Offensive Player of the Year
• Son of Lionel and Cheles Johnson
• Two brothers, Jamal and Khalil, and a sister, Cali
• Younger brother of BGSU running back, Jamal Johnson
DARIUS LORFILS
• Played quarterback, running back, wide receiver and defensive back for head coach Travis Hawkins at Northwest High School
• Also participates in track & field
• Son of Leslie and Herbert Lorfils, both are lieutenant colonels in the Army
• Has 11 siblings
• Last name is pronounced LORE-fills
MARKIM McKINNIE
• Played running back, wide receiver and defensive back at Archbishop Hoban High School for head coach Tim Tyrrell
• All-state and all-district honoree
• Helped lead Archbishop Hoban to the 2020 state title
• Had 22 pass breakups as a junior in 2020
• Spent his first two years at Barberton High School, the alma mater of BGSU head coach Scot Loeffler
DAVONTE MILES
• Played defensive and offensive line at River Rouge High School for head coach Corey Parker
• Three-time all-state honoree at River Rouge High School
• Helped the defense pitch three shutouts in 2021
• Protected the quarterback’s blind side on offense at left tackle and also played defense where he had a total of 32 tackles, including eight for loss
• Notched 12.0 tackles for loss in 2020 for a defense that allowed 7.7 points per game en route to a Division 3 state runner-up finish
JOSEPH SIPP JR.
• Played linebacker and running back at Hillsborough High School for head coach Kevin Carty
• Made 111 tackles, 2.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and one interception in 2021
• First-team all-conference honoree in 2021
• Made 122 tackles, including 14 tackles for loss in 2020
• Also intercepted two passes and recovered three fumbles as a junior
• Led team in tackles as a sophomore in 2019 with 75 stops, including 1.5 sacks
• Rushed for 525 yards and a team-high 12 touchdowns on 91 carries in 2020
• Rushed for 565 yards and 10 touchdowns on 84 carries as a sophomore
• Also participates in track & field
• Father, Joseph Sipp Sr., started 44 career games at South Florida on the offensive line and spent two years in the Arena Football League with the Orlando Predators
• Father is his high school track coach
SAMI SIR
• Will enroll at BGSU for the spring semester
• A 2013 graduate of Essendon Keilor College in Essendon, Victoria, Australia
• Part of Pro Kick Australia
• From 2014-19 worked at the Melbourne Airport as an aviation protection officer
BRAXTON TODD
• Played running back and linebacker at Martinsburg High School for head coach Britt Sherman
• Rushed for over 400 yards through three games in 2021 before a season-ending injury
• Part of Martinsburg’s 2021 state title team
• First-team all-state linebacker as a junior in 2020
CANAAN WILLIAMS
• Will enroll at BGSU for the spring semester
• Played linebacker for head coach Andre Kates at Rock Creek Christian Academy
• Returned a 95-yard interception for a touchdown against German Academy in 2021
• Son of Michelle White
• Has two brothers, Matthew and Caleb