2025 NCAA Football Signing Day: CCL/ESCC athletes who signed with colleges Wednesday

Nazareth’s Logan Malachuk looks to pass against Joliet Catholic in the Class 5A state championship on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024 in Normal.

Here is a list of CCL/ESCC football players who have committed to colleges at various levels and can sign their financial aid agreement or letters of intent starting Wednesday. That is the first day of the regular signing period for NCAA football scholarship schools (Divisions I and II).

This will be the second signing period for high school seniors after the early signing period took place in December. Members of the Class of 2025 who sign with a D-I school are also the first who sign a financial agreement instead of a letter of intent after an announcement by the NCAA Division I Council in October. Division-II signees still sign a letter of intent.

There are athletes attending other levels on this list as well.

DePaul Prep

  • Jett Reese, linebacker — Eastern Illinois (D-I FCS)

Fenwick

  • Jack Paris, linebacker — Illinois (D-I)
  • Emmett Romeus, wide receiver — Butler (D-I FCS)
  • TJ Woods, offensive lineman — Bryant (D-I FCS)

Joliet Catholic

  • Zachary Beitler, linebacker — Butler (D-I FCS)
  • Vince Bremner, running back — Roosevelt University (D-II)
  • Mikey Brow, defensive back — St. Ambrose (NAIA)
  • Anthony Brown, athlete — Roosevelt University (D-II)
  • Nick Bueno, linebacker — Rose-Hulman (D-III)
  • Cam Juricich, offensive lineman — Central Missouri (D-II)
  • Michael Lynch, offensive lineman — Central Missouri (D-II)
  • Daniel Rouse, linebacker — Grand View (NAIA)
  • Larry Stringham, running back — University of St. Francis (NAIA)
  • Ryan Yurisich, tight end — University of St. Francis (NAIA)

Loyola

  • Will Carlson, wide receiver — St. Thomas (D-I FCS)
  • Tyler Isaacson, offensive lineman — Moorehead State (D-I FCS)
  • Conlon Kane, wide receiver — Butler (D-I FCS)
  • Theo Koulianos, defensive lineman — Denison (D-III)
  • Max Mendoza, linebacker — New Hampshire (D-I FCS)
  • Charlie Prior, defensive back — Dartmouth College (D-I FCS)
  • Connor Sullivan, defensive lineman — Washington State (D-I)
  • Declan Winger, offensive lineman — John Carrol (D-III)

Marmion

  • Mateusz Nycz, tight end/linebacker — Dartmouth College (D-I FCS)

Marian Catholic

  • Tremayne Cheers, wide receiver — Winona State (D-II)
  • Roosevelt Griffin, linebacker — Lincoln (D-II)
  • Joaquin Mendez, defensive lineman — Tiffin (D-II)
  • Chase Oglesby, wide receiver — St. Norbert College (D-III)

Marist

  • Michael Flynn, defensive back — Butler (D-I FCS)
  • Josh Loera, defensive lineman — St. Xavier (NAIA)
  • Jake Ritter, quarterback — Valparaiso (D-I FCS)

Nazareth

  • Nolan Daly, defensive lineman — Brown (D-I FCS)
  • Logan Malachuk, quarterback — Central Missouri (D-II)

Providence

  • Brenden Grohn, offensive lineman — Carthage College (D-III)
  • Gavin Hagan, defensive back — Indiana State (D-I FCS)
  • Danny Jones, linebacker — Mount St. Joseph (D-III)
  • Luke Leverett, cornerback — Indianapolis (D-II)

St. Francis

  • Mark Ortiz, defensive lineman — Cornell College (D-III)
  • Seth Valeri, safety — Northwestern (D-I, preferred walk-on)
  • Ian Willis, wide receiver — Illinois State (D-I FCS)

St. Ignatius

  • JP Bobak, offensive lineman — Washington University (D-III)
  • Teddy Koehl, defensive tackle — Washington University (D-III)

St. Rita

  • Ben Bubacz, defensive lineman — Carthage College (D-III)
  • Justin Buckner, linebacker — Western Illinois (D-I FCS)
  • JP Danaher, defensive lineman — Harvard (D-I FCS)
  • Matt Grzyb, kicker — Carthage College (D-III)
  • Nick Herman, running back — Drake (D-I FCS)
  • James Kingsbury, linebacker — Ave Maria (NAIA)

St. Viator

  • Cooper Kmet, quarterback — Illinois State (D-I FCS)
  • Jaylan Szlachetka, wide receiver/cornerback — Upper Iowa (D-II)