Wheaton, Ill. - Head coach Mike Swider and the Wheaton College football staff have announced the addition of 38 newcomers that have submitted their deposit to attend Wheaton College, with the intent to play for the Thunder football team beginning in the fall of 2018.

Swider says of the group, "The 2018 Wheaton Football program welcomes the addition of 35 freshman and 3 transfers. They will represent our team well and help continue our tradition of excellence over the next four years. As has been the case for a long time, these new athletes have been drawn to Wheaton because of its commitment to a conservative, Christian education as well as the opportunity to play football for a proven winner with other believers. January transfer Will Smith (RB) from Baker University trained and practiced with us this past semester. Transfers Tae'Shawn Gibbs (WR/DB) of the University of Louisville and John Bickle (P) from University of St. Thomas will join us in August. These 37 recruits come to Wheaton from 17 different states. You can read where they are from as well as see their football highlights below."
 

Name	Height	Weight	High School/Former School	Hometown	Highlights
Steven Barker	6'3	200	Ambassador	Torrance, Calif.
Brendan Bentley	5'11	235	Creighton Prep	Omaha, Neb.	Video
Billy Bevill	5'11	215	Westminster Academy	Fort Lauderdale, Fla.	Video
John Bickle	6'2	185	Eau Claire/St Thomas University	Eau Claire, Wis.	Video
Terrelle Brown	5'11	180	Charlotte Christian	Charlotte, N.C.	Video
Virgil Cannon	5'8	185	Grayslake North	Grayslake, Ill.	Video
Takoda Castro	6'3	250	Klein	Klein, Texas	Video
Sean Cohen	6'4	275	San Pasqual	Escondido, Calif.	Video
Caleb Egbert	6'2	170	Montrose	Montrose, Colo.	Video
Caleb Ericson	6'1	215	Geneva	Geneva, Ill.	Video
Peyton Estes	6'4	190	Heritage Christian	Indianapolis, Ind.	Video
Tyler Gautier	5'10	185	Sebastian River	Sebastian, Fla.	Video
Tae'Shawn Gibbs	5'11	185	Louisville Central/Louisville University	Louisville, Ky.	Video
Caleb Groteluschen	6'1	200	Discovery Canyon	Colorado Springs, Colo.	Video
Daniel Ibarra	5'11	200	Evangelical Christian	Fort Meyers, Fla.	Video
Ryan Lavanchy	5'9	175	Mead	Longmont, Colo.	Video
Daniel Leadbetter	5'11	185	Knoxville West	Knoxville, Tenn.	Video
Ben Lokos	5'8	195	Damascus	Damascus, Md.	Video
Isaiah Love	6'0	230	Sante Fe Christian	Solona Beach, Calif.	Video
Nate Magnusson	5'8	190	Haslett	Haslett, Mich.	Video
Sam Odell	6'1	275	Wheaton North	Wheaton, Ill.	Video
Christian Pelfrey	6'1	230	Durant	Plant City, Fla.	Video
Jalen Schaffer	6'1	220	Northpointe Christian	Grand Rapids, Mich.	Video
Josh Shafley	5'10	165	Northpointe Christian	Grand Rapids, Mich.	Video
Sam Singleton	5'8	175	Wheaton North	Wheaton, Ill.	Video
Josiah Skaar	6'2	215	Rosemount	Resemount, Minn.	Video
Grayson Smith	6'0	175	Rockford Christian	Rockford, Ill.	Video
William Smith	5'9	215	Wyandotte/Baker University	Baldwin City, Kan.	Video
Wyatt Southall	6'0	285	Lexington Christian	Lexington, Ky.	Video
Tre Stewart	6'0	185	Centennial	Franklin, Tenn.	Video
Josh Thomas	6'0	185	Sante Fe Christian	Solana Beach, Calif.	Video
Guillermo Toro	6'3	290	Somerset Academy Silver Palms	Homestead, Fla.	Video
Jackson Toth	5'11	245	The First Academy	Orlando, Fla.	Video
Jeremiah Tucker	5'9	165	Grace Prep	Arlington, Texas	Video
Graham Wall	6'4	280	Wheaton Academy	Winfield, Ill.	Video
Stephen Watson	5'10	170	Kentwood	Covington, Wash.	Video
John Weary	6'0	190	Pine Creek	Colorado Springs, Colo.	Video
Ethan Williams	6'2	245	Okemah	Okemah, Okla.	Video