Men's Football
Lake Forest College
NCAA D3 · Midwest Conference · Lake Forest, IL
7-3
2025 record
77%
Win rate, 3yr
$24.5k
Avg net price
78%
Grad rate
The program
Jim Catanzaro, Head coach · catanzaro@lakeforest.edu
Assistants: Albert Greene · Bill Lund · Dean Storkan (Defensive Assistant Coach) · Jackson Joyce · Jacob Nihan (Football Analyst) · Jaron Eanes '10 · Jim Catanzaro · Karl Crawford · Keith Woodson · Kyle Wantland · Mark Dodd (Tight Ends/H-Backs Coach) · Matt Williamson
The roster · 2026
Payton Smith
Jr. · DB
St. Louis, Mo.
Zachariah Brayboy
So. · LB
Chicago, Ill.
CJ King
Jr. · DB
Zion, Ill.
Victor Harrington
Sr. · WR
Andover, Mass.
Vance Cooper
Sr. · RB
Surprise, Ariz.
Gino Rocca
Sr. · DL
Gilbert, Ariz.
Merino Merola
Sr. · DL
Syracuse, N.Y.
Zach Wren
Sr. · QB
Phoenix, Ariz.
Jaden Barth
Jr. · WR/HB
Gilbert, Ariz.
Angelo Lewis
Jr. · DB
South Jordan, Utah
Luka Nikolich
Jr. · WR
Libertyville, Ill.
Joe Nolan
Jr. · LB
Chicago, Ill.
Diego Rodriguez
Sr. · RB
San Tan Valley, Ariz.
Dom Esposito
Sr. · WR
Queen Creek, Ariz.
Simon Micula
Jr. · TE
Arlington Heights, Ill.
Karsten Maurer
So. · DL
Phoenix, Ariz.
Omarie Burns
So. · DB
Chicago, Ill.
Robert Knorr
So. · QB
Maricopa, Ariz.
A sample of the roster.
Roster turnover
Players graduating after the 2026 season, by position.
Where they're from
Cost & academics
Net cost after aid, by family income
SAT 25-75%
1190-1393
Grad rate
78%
Admit rate
57%
Enrollment
2k
Also in the Midwest Conference
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