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The sense of pride, work ethic and responsibility one develops while playing in the Walled Lake Western football program draws the attention of many of college programs from across the country. Since 1996 over 100 young men have had the opportunity to continue their career at the next level either in college or in the professional ranks, in doing so furthering the Western football tradition.

Senior Year First Name Last Name School / Team Professional Leagues
1996 Kevin Crane Boston College
1996 Nick Gerhardt Albion College
1996 Scot Naz Central Michigan University
1996 Pat Gibson Northern Michigan University
1997 Jeff Konfara Hope College
1997 Riky Styes Kalamazoo College
1997 Frank Stanford Saginaw Valley State University
1998 Eric Sage Saginaw Valley State University
1998 Luciano Gonzales Saginaw Valley State University
1999 James King Central Michigan University Cleveland Browns
1999 Lorenzo Parker Vanderbilt University
1999 Cody Cargill Yale University
1999 Chris Payton Western Michigan University
1999 Rob Pisha Marrietta College
1999 Larry Bigger Eastern Michigan University
1999 Jason Martin Central Michigan University
2000 Tony Henry Wayne State University
2000 Tim King Grand Rapids Community College
2000 Ryan Ziem Albion College
2000 Brent Erwin Hillsdale College
2000 Adam Michaud Grand Valley State University
2000 Jason Apostolopoulos Albion College
2000 Mike Little Grand Valley State University
2000 Nick Michniacki Detroit Fury (AFL)
2001 Mike Pisha Albion College
2001 Mike Larges Alma College
2001 Steve Bell Grand Rapids Community College
2001 Barima Opong-Owusu University of Michigan
2001 Brandon Burtis Saginaw Valley State University
2001 Chris Hoenle Defiance College
2002 Bryan Phillips Northwood University
2002 Steve Darby Northern Michigan University
2002 John Sowders Northern Michigan University
2002 Steve VanNotwick Olivet College
2002 Mark Guy Adrian College
2003 Luis Fonseca Michigan State University
2003 Greg Hay University of Toledo Kansas City Chiefs & Parma Panthers (IFL)
2004 Steve Menoian Northwood University
2004 Ohene Opong-Owusu University of Michigan
2005 Travis Maxey Alma College
2005 Randy Wright Saginaw Valley State University
2005 Nick Coram Ohio Northern University
2005 Will Buckner Ohio Northern University
2005 Steve Nagrant Grand Valley State University
2006 Michael Boykins Jackson State
2006 Greg Eichler Adrian College
2006 Kenny Loney Wayne State University
2006 Tyler Schonsheck Air Force Academy
2006 Matt Wozny Saginaw Valley State University
2007 Matt Watko Wayne State University
2007 Montel Nix-Fleming Mendocino College
2008 Edison Vushaj Concordia University Saginaw Sting (CIFL)
2008 John Popa Concordia University
2009 Sam Welch Grand Valley State University
2009 Dylan McGonnell Kalamazoo College
2010 Trevon Fleming Blinn Junior College
2010 Rylan Probst Albion College
2011 Brent Zdebski Played @ KZOO Coached @ PITT / UMASS / EMU / CMU / WIsconsin / Oklahoma State, Ohio State
2011 Josh Strange Northwood University
2011 Kalon Humphries Played @ University of Michigan Coached @ Morehead State/Iowa State/Heidelberg/University of Kentucky
2011 CJ McGorisk University of Michigan, Coached @ Fresno State/Wake Forest/Indiana/Washington University
2011 Jason Dreyer Albion College
2011 Jordan Audritsch Adrian College
2011 Ty Sickler Adrian College
2011 Zach Mitchell Adrian College
2011 Matt Carreathers Adrian College
2011 Michael Condon Kalamazoo College
2011 Jarin Bryant Saginaw Valley State University
2012 Josh Jones North Carolina State University Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Seattle Seahawks
2012 Noah Bednarek Elmhurst College
2013 Kyle Bambard North Carolina State University
2013 Alex Joss Ball State University
2013 Leon Richardson University of Akron
2013 Josh Daniel Saginaw Valley State University
2013 Ryan Sandles Miami Miami University (Ohio)
2013 Kevin Dickey Northwood University
2013 Troy Thomas University of Mount Union
2013 David Walczyk Saginaw Valley State University
2013 Jon Simmons Davenport University
2013 James Snipes Alambama State University
2014 Marcus Bailey Wayne State University
2014 John Daniel Adrian College
2014 Jeremiah McCurtis Wayne State University
2014 James LaLonde Concordia University
2014 Zach Johnson Concordia University
2014 Quintin Dowdy Tiffin University
2014 Mitchell Schwocho University of Michigan
2015 Jovan Gabriel Concordia University
2015 James Hobson Olivet College
2015 Darnell Lainer Saginaw Valley State University
2015 Tyler Shreve Ferris State University
2015 Kyle Thomas Albion College
2015 Dan Barrett Albion College
2016 Cody White Michigan State University Pittsburgh Steelers
2016 Johnny Tracy Princeton University
2016 Rob Hudson Iowa State University
2016 Jack Dodge Central Michigan University
2016 Ford Kam Wayne State University
2017 John Moffett Indiana State University
2017 Randall Harris Central Michigan University
2017 Justin Thomas Albion College
2018 Sam Johnson III Boston College
2018 Spencer Brown Michigan State University
2018 Aidan Jennings Central Michigan University
2018 Keegan Vaughan University of Alabama Birmingham
2019 Abdur-Rahmaam Yaseen Purdue University
2019 C.J. Brown Northern Illinois University
2020 Justin Gabriel Lawrence Tech University
2020 Pierce Muthi-Edwards Oberlin College
2020 Zach Trainor Eastern Illinois University
2020 Mathew Vallieres Quincy University
2021 Aidan Vaughan University of Wisconsin
2021 Koen Entringer University of Iowa
2021 Max Mouranie Northern Michigan University
2022 Darius Taylor University of Minnesota
2022 Drew Viotto University of Minnesota