Dayton- University of Dayton head football coach Trevor Andrews has announced his third recruiting class. Andrews and his staff have added 24 incoming freshmen for the 2025 season.
 
"I am very pleased and excited to announce our newest class of Flyer Football student-athletes," Andrews said. "This group as a whole is an outstanding collection of true student-athletes in terms of the Athletic ability and academic acumen.
 
"When you look at our class as a group, I think it's obvious that we just didn't get better but we also got bigger. We were able to add from several key areas within our six-hour radius from campus. Including 11 from our home state of Ohio, Five from the Chicagoland area of Illinois, three from both Indiana and Kentucky, and one from Tennessee.
 
"The number of team captains we have in this class speaks to the quality of individuals that we're able to attract to the University of Dayton. Leadership is such an important factor on any team and when you can bring in young men who are proven leaders in high school it can really move that leadership development process along once they arrive on campus.
 
"These young men fit our culture, not only athletically but also as members of our campus community."
 
2025 University of Dayton Football Commitments
Brayden Allen – LB – 6-2, 210 – Cumming, Georgia / West Forsyth High School
• 7A First Team All-Region; Honorable Mention All-Georgia; 16 TFL
Lazar Babic – OL – 6-3, 280 – Park Ridge, Illinois / Maine South High School
• Team Captain; All-Area Honorable Mention; Started 23 games in 3 years; All-State Academic 2024; IHSA Scholar Athlete
Chris Biel – OL – 6-4, 288 – Illinois / Lincoln-Way Central High School
• 3-year starter; Week 10 Offensive Lineman of The Week; Team Captain; All-Conference; 3x High Honor Roll
David Curl III – LB – 6-1, 215 – West Lafayette, Indiana / West Lafayette High School
• Team Captain; All-Conference First-Team; 2024 Conference Lineman of the Year; 2024 All-District First-Team; 2024All-State Second-Team; 2024 All-State Academic Team
Landon Evans – OL – 6-4, 313 – Wheelersburg, Ohio / Wheelersburg High School
• 1st Team All-Conference; 1st Team All-District; 2nd Team All-State; Conference OL of the Year; Academic All-State
Harrison Forestal – TE – 6-3, 232 – Indianapolis, Indiana / Bishop Chatard High School
• Team Captain; 2024 City Offensive Player of the Year; IFCA 4A All-State; 2x All-Conference; 2024 IndyStar Central Indiana Super Team; IFCA Academic All-State
Mikey Hess – RB – 5-10, 190 – Newark, Ohio / Newark Catholic High School
• Team Captain; 1st Team All-District; 1st Team All-League; 3rd Team All-Ohio; All A-Honor Roll
Elazar Hood – DB – 5-11, 165 – Columbus, Ohio / St. Francis De Sales High School
• Team Captain; Special Mention All-District; 2nd Team CCL; National Honor Society
Brevin Holubar – WR – 6-1, 187 – Greenwood, Indiana / Center Grove High School
• Team Captain; 2024 Indiana Football Super Team; 2024 CG Coaches Offensive Player Award; Academic All-Conference
Tallen Hulvey – SAF – 5-11, 180 – Medina, Ohio / Medina High School
• Team Captain; 3x Defensive Back of the Year; 3x All-GCC; All County First Team; 4-Year Letter Award; 4-Year Honor Roll Student
Andrew Huber – OL – 6-6, 275 – Park Hills, Kentucky / Covington Catholic High School
• Northern Kentucky FCA Division II All-Star; NKY All-Conference 2024; Team Leadership Award; 2024 T.J Gleeson Award; 2x Academic All-State; 3x Second Honor Roll
Paul Knapke – SAF – 6-3, 175 – Hilliard, Ohio / Hilliard Davidson High School
• Team Captain; 3rd Team All-Ohio; 1st Team All-League; 1st Team All-Conference; Team MVP; Academic All-Ohio
Pat McLaughlin – QB – 5-11, 170 – Cincinnati, Ohio / La Salle High School
• 2024 Captain; 2024 All-City; 1^st Team All-Conference; 2 Time All- GCL; 2 Time All City; 2 Time All-District; 2 Time All-State
Jordan McKie – SAF – 5-10, 188 – Mundelein, Illinois / Carmel Catholic High School
• 2x Captain; 2024 All Lake County First Team; 2024 ESCC All-Conference; Nominated for Defensive Player of the Year; 3x Honor Roll
Sawyer Muchmore – LB – 6-2, 210 – Loveland, Ohio / Loveland High School
• 1st Team All-Conference 2024; 2024 Team Defensive MVP; All-City Division II; 2021-2024 All-Academic
Albert Murillo – OL – 6-4, 312 – Highland Park, Illinois / Stevenson High School
• Team Captain; NSC All-Conference 2024; IHFCA All-State Academic 2024; IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award (2023 & 2024); NSC Sportsmanship Award
Luke Pennington – QB – 6-0, 175 – Lexington, Kentucky / Sayre High School
• 2024 1^st Team All-District; 1^st Team All-City; All GLICOD Central KY 1^st Team; 1^st Team All-State Class 1A; 4x 1^st Team Academic All-State
Wade Shellhause – OL – 6-4, 292 – Ohio / Springboro High School
• 2x Lineman of the Week; GWOC Scholar Athlete
RJ Shepherd – WR – 6-0, 170 – Hamilton, Ohio / Hamilton High School
• 2nd Team All-Region; Honorable Mention All-State; 1st Team All-Conference; 3x Academic All-Conference
Noah Spencer – RB – 6-0, 203 – Jackson, Tennessee / University School of Jackson
• Team Captain; Division II-AA Mr. Football Winner; TNFCA All-State 1^st Team Offense; District MVP; All-Region Player of the Year; East-West Game MVP; 2x National Honor Society
Griffen Suren – DE – 6-5, 215 – Lincolnshire, Illinois / Adlai E. Stevenson High School
• 2024 Captain; 2x All-Conference; 2024 IHSA 8A All-State Team; 2x All-Academic Conference; 2x All-State Academic 8A
Ben Thompson – DL – 6-2, 240 – Pickerington, Ohio / Pickerington North High School
• 2024 1st Team All-OCC; 2023 Second Team All-OCC, High Honor Roll
Andrew Vrbancic – TE – 6-4, 230 – Louisville, Kentucky / Male High School
• All-District TE/LS; All-High School Honor Roll; 4.0 GPA
Maurice Wynn – CB – 6-0, 185 – Cleveland, Ohio / Lutheran West High School
• Two-time First Team All-Conference; Played on two CVC conference championship teams
 
 
"As planned, it is smaller in terms of the number of players we signed but this is a well-rounded class in terms of position and position versatility. We are excited to watch them develop and compete once they arrive on campus this summer.
 
"We were able to address every position both offensively and defensively. And were able to target and sign several players with position flexibility and versatility, which is always a valuable commodity, Andrews added.
 
"While most of our recruits this year will report this summer, one of them – Brady Allen – enrolled this past January. He will help us solidify our linebacker room as we head into our spring practices."
 
In addition to Allen, two other transfers are enrolled this semester and will be part of the program this spring – QB Bryce Schondelmyer, a Springfield (OH) graduate who comes from Youngstown State and WR Michael Mussari who is a Kings (OH) product transferring in from Cincinnati. 

Of the 25 members in this class, fifteen were team captains.

The Flyers finished the year 6-5 overall and 4-4 in the PFL, a two-game improvement over 2023. The Flyers have had 44 winning seasons in the last 47 campaigns.