Central Michigan Chippewas

Mid-American · Kelly/Shorts Stadium · Mount Pleasant, MI

7-6 2025 record (5-3 conf)
Title odds (#51 board)
Win total (O +104)
46% Returning starter games
95th Hardest path of 138

Coaching

All coaches
Matt Drinkall Head Coach · 2nd year
7–6 Career · 2 seasons, all at CMU
Pro Style Offense
3-4 Defense

Returning production

UnitRet gamesGamesDepthShare
Skill offense 65%47 / 728 / 1544%
Offensive line 79%46 / 588 / 1461%
Defensive front 27%24 / 8910 / 2223%
Secondary 20%13 / 656 / 1411%

Back 35

Korver Demma DL · 13 havoc · 13g 15%
Angel Flores QB · 722 yds · 9g 11%
Jaion Jackson DB · 2 INT+PD · 13g 11%
Martin Koivisto OL · 13g 11%
Dasan Smith OL · 13g 11%
Brady Ploucha OL · 13g 11%

Gone 32

Michael Heldman DL · 32 havoc · 13g · gone 38%
Joe Labas QB · 1,837 yds · 13g · gone 29%
Brenden Deasfernandes DB · 4 INT+PD · 13g · to NW 22%
Kalen Carroll CB · 4 INT+PD · 13g · to TCU 22%
Jordan Kwiatkowski LB · 15 havoc · 13g · gone 18%
Apisa Poumele OL · 12g · to CCAR 10%

New 2

Vaughn Blue RB · 353 yds · 10g · from LIB
Justin Taylor DB · 2 INT+PD · 12g · from WYO

2025 Percentile vs FBS

Offense

Points per game 22.5 22
Explosive play rate 10.8% 40
Red zone TD rate 63.0% 18
Line yards per carry 2.4 41
Sack rate allowed 9.3% 7

Defense

Points allowed per game 23.5 60
Explosive rate allowed 11.8% 37
Red zone score rate allowed 72.7% 91
Line yards per carry allowed 2.6 38
Sack rate 6.1% 49

2025 Margin by Game

SJSU
PITT
MICH
WAG
EMU
AKR
BGSU
MASS
WMU
BUFF
KENT
TOL
NW

2026 schedule

95th-hardest path in FBS · 1 title-contender games · 6 road
W1Sun 2:00 AM@ New Mexico9-4 42 Fox Sports 1
W2Sat 5:00 PMvs Colgate Raiders 8ESPN+
W3Sat 5:00 PMvs Wyoming4-8 22ESPN+
W4Sat 10:30 PM@ Miami (FL)13-3 76The CW
W5Sat 5:00 PMvs Akron5-7 22
W6Sat 5:00 PM@ Ohio9-4 42
W7Sat 5:00 PMvs Western Michigan10-4 41
W8Sat 5:00 PMvs Miami (OH)7-7 32
W10Wed 6:00 PM@ Eastern Michigan4-8 28
W11Wed 6:00 PMvs Sacramento State 26
W12Wed 6:00 PM@ Buffalo5-7 29
W13Sat 5:00 PM@ Ball State4-8 29

Depth chart

Transfer First year
Starter2nd3rd
QB Joe Labas #2 Angel Flores SR · #7 Marcus Beamon SR · #10
RB Nahree Biggins #5 Brock Townsend JR · #2
FB Rusty VanWetzinga IV SR · #8
WR-X Tommy McIntosh SR · #15 Collin Payne SR · #86
WR-Z Langston Lewis SR · #20 Justin Ruffin Jr. SO · #9
WR-SL Camden Kruisenga JR · #12
TE Henry Dryden #88
LT Jacob Russell SR · #70
LG Dasan Smith JR · #73 Blake Schlegel #75
C Matthew Nehf SR · #66
RG Brady Ploucha SR · #59 Blake Schlegel #75
RT Martin Koivisto SR · #76 Luis Martinez #71

Roster 110

#PlayerPosClassHtWtHometown
0 D.J. BennettDLSR6'5"260White Springs, FL
0 Kendall JonesWRSR6'2"180Tampa, FL
1 JJ DouglasDLSO6'5"250Janesville, WI
2 Brock TownsendRBJR6'0"215Caledonia, MI
3 Nasir WilliamsWRJR6'1"205Tallahassee, FL
4 Jaion JacksonDBJR5'10"170East St. Louis, IL
5 Korver DemmaDLSR6'3"235Gretna, NE
5 Jadyn GlasserQBJR6'3"245Tampa, FL
6 Collin PayneWRSR6'2"210Lake Forest, CA
6 Hunter ZirkleDLJR6'3"245Arcadia, FL
7 Angel FloresQBSR6'1"210Casa Grande, AZ
7 Ed ConoranDBSR5'11"190Dover, NJ
8 Victor EarlLBJR6'2"225Romeo, MI
8 Rusty VanWetzinga IVFBSR6'1"235Pleasant Valley, IA
9 Justin Ruffin Jr.WRSO5'9"180Buckner, KY
10 Jeremiah AlstonLBSR6'0"230Detroit, MI
10 Marcus BeamonQBSR6'0"210Philadelphia, MS
11 Xavier WhiteLBJR6'0"235Los Angeles, CA
11 Ryland WattersQBFR6'4"225Rochester Hills, MI
12 Camden KruisengaWRJR6'2"185Rockford, MI
12 Donavan PhilordDBJR5'11"190Miramar, FL
14 Justin TaylorDBSR6'0"195Chicago, IL
14 Daniel GomezQBSO6'1"215Hanford, CA
15 Zac ChapeauK/PJR6'2"205Athens, GA
15 Tommy McIntoshWRSR6'4"205DeWitt, MI
16 Shawn Foster IIWRSR6'0"185Grand Ledge, MI
16 Josiah BookerDBJR5'10"165Sarasota, FL
17 Braylen NavesWRSO6'1"200Davison, MI
17 Coen AliDBSO6'2"200Yorba Linda, CA
18 Declan DuleyPSR6'2"215El Paso, IL
18 Geno SeetsQBFR6'3"215Waterford, MI
19 Darrell Bryant Jr.DBSR5'11"210Hampton, VA
20 JaJuan JonesDBFR6'0"200Detroit, MI
20 Langston LewisWRSR6'0"195Savannah, GA
21 Jamari AllenDBSR6'0"170Detroit, MI
22 Trav MooreRBFR5'11"205DeWitt, MI
22 Nolan AndersonDBSO5'10"185Menomonee Falls, WI
23 Kyle KrebsDBSR6'0"185Denver, CO
24 Ty WilliamsDBSR6'2"170Tampa, FL
24 Vaughn BlueRBSR5'11"205Mount Pleasant, SC
25 Trey LiebhardtDBSR6'0"190Chardon, OH
26 Matthew McKenzieDBJR6'3"200West Palm Beach, FL
27 Tysen CampbellDBJR6'0"175Akron, OH
28 Laaren CornwallDBFR6'0"185Middletown, OH
29 David WilliamsDBFR6'0"190Detroit, MI
30 Antonio Cherry Jr.LBSO6'1"240Hopewell, VA
31 Jayden ClerveauxRBSR5'11"220Everett, MA
32 James ReinboldDLSR6'4"260Anchorage, AK
33 Elijah ReynoldsLBFR6'2"230Holland, MI
34 Drew EsperLBFR6'1"225Traverse City, MI
35 Mayson HitchensLBSR6'1"225Anaheim, CA
36 Jeremiah McKenzieLBSO6'2"210Starke, FL
37 Colton BenaitisDBFR6'2"195Homer Glen, IL
38 Caden VanHuisK/PSO6'2"190Holland, MI
38 EShawn SuttonDBFR6'0"190Winter Park, FL
39 Max MacklemDBSO6'0"190Grand Blanc, MI
40 Brett McCallaLBSR6'4"225Manhattan Beach, CA
40 Kobe HendricksRBFR5'10"185Slinger, WI
41 Keyton JonesDBJR5'9"185Avon, IN
42 Landon SwansonTESR6'3"240Charlevoix, MI
43 Kameran HaywardDBFR6'1"180Warren, MI
43 Nick WoodfordRBSO5'9"220Macon, GA
44 Lucas HoffmeyerTEFR6'3"235Wixom, MI
45 Jordan StapletonRBFR5'9"195Gulfport, MS
46 Zack WagnerTEFR6'4"240Washington, MI
47 Braxton DoakK/PFR5'11"165Green River, WY
47 Jayel HarrisRBFR5'11"185Cincinnati, OH
48 Nathan VanTimmerenDLSR6'5"235Grand Rapids, MI
49 Joshua AtiemoLBFR6'1"215Milford, MI
50 Donovan BrownDLSO6'1"265Upland, CA
51 Zach CurtisLSFR6'3"220Haslett, MI
52 Dominique MaiavaDL5TH6'2"305Pago Pago,, ASM
53 Collin StareDLFR6'2"265Mechanicsburg, PA
54 Triston PierreOLSO6'4"270Gaithersburg, MD
55 Losini MakaOLSR6'2"315Ewa Beach, HI
56 Nic DiSantoOLSR6'5"320Wyandotte, MI
57 Connor RidderhoffLSSR6'3"250Chelsea, AL
58 John WilliamsOLSR6'5"290San Jose, CA
59 Brady PlouchaOLSR6'6"315Allen Park, MI
60 John IannuzziOLSR6'4"320Belmont, MA
61 Zander BarthOLFR6'6"255Three Rivers, MI
63 Wyatt GraffinOLFR6'4"290Columbus, WI
64 Rory CallahanDLSR6'4"270New Boston, MI
66 Matthew NehfOLSR6'3"300DeWitt, MI
67 Charlie MandabachOLFR6'6"260Greenwood, IN
68 Landon HarperOLFR6'3"285Republic, MO
69 Jacob BoothOLSR6'5"295Swartz Creek, MI
70 Jacob RussellOLSR6'4"300Glen Ridge, NJ
71 Jacob TimmerOLFR6'7"270Grand Rapids, MI
72 Trevor SwanOLSR6'5"300Gilbert, AZ
73 Dasan SmithOLJR6'6"295Marquette, MI
76 Martin KoivistoOLSR6'7"295Shakopee, MN
77 Jack NolanOLFR6'4"260Arlington Heights, IL
78 Talon SmithOLSO6'6"270Marquette, MI
79 Isaac HutchinsonOLFR6'4"315Brownstown, IN
80 Avin RobinsonWRFR5'11"180Brownsburg, IN
81 Tayte VanderleestWRSR6'4"220Muskegon, MI
82 Logan BorodychukDLJR6'5"255Mount Pleasant, MI
83 Da'Shon FebresWRFR6'0"195Oviedo, FL
84 Dontae RobinsonWRSR6'4"215Lacey, WA
85 Myles PetersTESO6'3"240Cottonwood Heights, UT
87 Gavin SpillersTEJR6'3"250Roberta, GA
88 Jaden AllenTESR6'3"250Sewell, NJ
91 Aaron WeinerDLFR6'2"250Ann Arbor, MI
92 Jaxon CherryDLJR6'1"265Woolstock, IA
93 Evan WalkerDLFR6'2"220Gainesville, FL
95 Joey VanWetzingaDLSO6'2"260Pleasant Valley, IA
96 Quavion BirdDLJR6'1"300Lake Wales, FL
97 Max Van FleetDLSR6'4"275Concord, NH
99 Matthew PlumbDLFR6'4"245St. Charles, IL