PORTLAND, Ore.—Lewis & Clark College head coach Brett Elliott revealed the team's 40-player incoming class this afternoon. This year's class is the third-largest in program history behind only the 2023 (45 student-athletes) and 2025 (42 student-athletes) classes.
 
This year's group is made up of 33 first years and seven transfers. The players hail from eight different states - with the majority coming to Palatine Hill from California, Oregon and Hawaii. 
 
"We were able to not only sign a deep class this year, but also sign some immediate game changers especially on the defensive side of the ball," Elliott said. "The class has a nice blend of guys who will help us this year on Saturdays, a lot of guys who will be excellent team look guys with bright futures on Saturdays, and a couple developmental guys whose ceilings I am very excited about."
 
Jaden Alston – Fy. – Defensive Back – Huntington Beach, Calif. 
 
Attended Marina High School ... Competed in football for four years and track & field for two years at Marina ... Graduated with Honors.
 
Mana Antoque – So. – Linebacker/Defensive Back – Kapolei, Hawaii 
 
Pacific University (2025): Appeared in four games during his first collegiate season ... Posted one solo tackle and two total stops ... Made his collegiate debut on September 13 in the Oregon Cup and notched two tackles at Willamette University.
 
Full name is Dane Antoque ... Attended the Saint Louis School in Hawaii ... Earned Honorable Mention honors his junior and senior seasons ... Led the Saint Louis School to the Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) Open Division State Championship as a senior (2024).
 
Zede Campbell – Fy. – Linebacker – Lahaina, Hawaii 
 
Full name is Zedekiah Campbell ... Attended the Kamehameha Schoola Maui ... Competed in football and track & field for all four years ... Led Kamehameha-Maui to the Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) Division II State Title in 2024 and 2025 - their first two football state titles in school history ... Named the Scoring Live All-Hawaii Division II Offensive Player of the Year and First Team Running Back his junior and senior seasons ... Racked up 1,015 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior running back ... Posted 295 yards and six touchdowns in two state playoff games his senior year ... Set the school record for career rushing yards ... Helped lead Kamehameha to the State Championship Game in his sophomore season.
 
Cameron Carter – Fy. – Offensive Lineman – Fremont, Calif. 
 
Attended James Logan High School ... Played football for four years at James Logan ... Led his team to the West Alameda County Conference (WACC) Foothill Division League Title as a sophomore and senior ... Helped the Colts go 5-0 in conference as a senior.
 
Asher Case – Fy. – Wide Receiver – Cornelius, Ore. 
 
Attended Forest Grove High School ... Played four years of football and basketball at Forest Grove ... Selected to the 5A Special District 2 All-Star First Team as a senior ... Named to the Second Team All-Conference Team as a senior ... Earned Honorable Mention All-Conference accolades as a junior ... Played his senior year as a wide receiver alongside his younger brother Adler (quarterback) ... His older brother Austin is also a member of the Lewis & Clark football program.
 
Austin Case – Jr. – Wide Receiver – Cornelius, Ore. 
 
Linfield University (2022-23): Spent his first two years at Linfield University ... Member of the junior varsity team at Linfield as a first year ... Played in four games in 2023 and posted two catches for 12 yards ... Made his collegiate debut on September 30 against Willamette and posted a six-yard catch ... Notched two tackles against Lewis & Clark on October 7.
 
Attended Forest Grove High School ... Played wide receiver and quarterback in high school ... Younger brother Asher is also a member of the Lewis & Clark football program.
 
Sebastien Connelly – Fy. – Offensive Lineman – San Francisco, Calif. 
 
Attended Saint Ignatius College Prepatory School in San Francisco, California ... Played four years of football and three years of rugby in high school ... Helped lead Saint Ignatius to it's first-ever State Championship in football as a senior when they won the Division 3-AA State Title ... Competed in the shot put and discus in track & field.
 
Dillan Davis – Fy. – Wide Receiver – Sweethome, Ore. 
 
Attended Sweethome High School ... Competed in football, track & field and wrestling in high school ... Posted 27 catches for 527 yards and added 18 carries for 121 yards and a receiving touchdown as a senior ... Helped lead the football program to their first playoff appearance since 2019 ... Won the 4A OSAA State Championship at 132 pounds as a junior ... Placed fifth in the 400M at the State Championship Meet in track & field as a senior ... High school teammate of Lewis & Clark football player Luke Rosa ... Member of the Lewis & Clark track & field team ... Dad's cousin is currently playing in the NFL.
 
Christopher Devito – Fy. – Quarterback – Berkeley, Calif.
 
Attended Berkeley High School ... Played football for all four years ... Named a team captain for two seasons ... Earned Academic All-America honors.
 
Eli Duff – Fy. – Quarterback – Lincoln, Calif. 
 
Attended Lincoln High School ... Played football, baseball and basketball at Lincoln ... Named Pioneer Valley League Offensive MVP as a senior ... Earned First Team All-League honors twice for both football and baseball ... Win the PVL Conference Championship in both football and baseball as a senior ... Led the Fighting Zebras to the Division 5 Sectional Championship in Baseball as a junior when he hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the Sectional Championship game ... Earned the Scholar-Athlete award.
 
Xavier Faavi – Fy. – Offensive Lineman – Lakeside, Calif.
 
Attended Cathedral Catholic High School ... Played four years of football and two years of rugby in high school ... Earned Second Team All-State honors in football.
 
Michael Fischer – Fy. – Quarterback – Myrtle Creek, Ore. 
 
Attended South Umpqua High School ... Played football and basketball for four years and one year of baseball at South Umpqua ... Earned the Senior Male Athlete of the Year award at his high school ... Named to the Honorable Mention All-League Team for football ... Tabbed as the Offensive Senior of the Year in basketball ... Tabbed to the Second Team All-League for basketball ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Earned the Varsity Scholar-Athlete award for football and basketball.
 
Corden Garcher – Fy. – Offensive Lineman – Newberg, Ore. 
 
Attended Newberg High School ... Competed in football (four years), wrestling (four years) and track & field (one year) at Newberg HS ... Named to the Second Team All-Conference Team as a center ... Earned Lineman of the Week 12 times ... Selected to the All-Conference Academic Team.
 
Carmelo Harris – Fy. – Defensive Back – Oakland, Calif. 
 
Attended McClymonds High School in Oakland, California ... Competed in football, wrestling, track and swimming at McClymonds and also played club lacrosse ... Served as the Team Captain and Special Teams Captain of the football team ... Named the Wrestling Team MVP ... Became the first competitive boys swimmer at his HS in 28 years ... Member of the Honor Roll all four years ... Completed the Kingsmakers of Oakland leadership program ... Took part in the SAFRI Youth Firefighter Academy ... His uncle played football at Boise State University (NCAA DI) and went on to play in the NFL.
 
Devin Hatcher – Fy. – Defensive Back – Sacramento, Calif.
 
Attended Bradshaw Christian High School ... Played four years on the varsity football team ... Competed on the varsity track & field team for two years and played three years of basketball with his final season on varsity ... Named the Team MVP and earned Offensive Team MVP honors twice ... Earned First Team All-League honors two times and was selected to the First Team All-Offense Team one time ... Won the Bradshaw Christian Leadership Award and Iron Man Award (top 2-way player) ... Racked up 1,455 all-purpose yards as a senior with 20 touchdowns, 80 tackles and two interceptions ... Played every position on the field in a First Round State Playoff game.
 
Tevita Heimuli – Fy. – Defensive Lineman – San Mateo, Calif. 
 
Attended Junípero Serra High School ... Competed in football, rugby and track & field.
 
Stephen Horan – Fy. – Defensive Lineman – Lake Tapps, Wash. 
 
Attended Sumner High School ... Competed in football, baseball, wrestling and track & field in high school ... Won back-to-back State Titles with the football team in his junior and senior seasons ...  Helped lead Sumner to the 2026 WIAA 4A State Championship for baseball - which marked the program's first-ever state title ... His dad played football at the University of Washington (NCAA DI).
 
Adam Knowles – Fy. – Defensive Lineman – Fullerton, Calif. 
 
Attended Troy High School ... Competed in football (four years), basketball (four years) and track & field (three years) at Troy ... Earned Scholar-Athlete honors in all 11 athletic seasons ... Earned All-IOTA League Honorable Mention honors in football ... Selected as the team Field MVP (shot put and discus) in 2024 and 2025 ... His sister Katharine played water polo at Brown University (NCAA DI).
 
Blaze Manley – So. – Offensive Lineman – Kapolei, Hawaii 
 
Pacific University (2025): Did not appear in a game in his first collegiate season. 
 
Attended Campbell High School ... Played football for four years at Campbell ... Named to the Second Team All-State Team ... Earned First Team Oahu Interscholastic Association (OIA) honors ... Selected as the Campbell Team Lineman of the Year.
 
Jayden Moss – Jr. – Wide Receiver – Menlo Park, Calif. 
 
College of San Mateo (2024-25): Played two seasons at the College of San Mateo ... Helped the Bulldogs win back-to-back California Community College Athletic Association (3C2A) State Titles and were named the National Champions in both 2024 and 2025 ... Appeared in seven games as a sophomore and recorded five catches for 36 yards ... Notched four catches for 34 yards in a 29-7 win over Foothill College on October 18 ... Played in two games as a first year (2024) and recorded one tackle. 
 
Attended Menlo-Atherton High School ... Earned Dean's List five times ... His mother competed in track & field in college and his father played football.
 
John Murphy – First Year – Defensive Back – Compton, Calif. 
 
Attended at Mater Dei High School ... Played three years of football and two years of basketball ... Named the Most Improved Player on the varsity football team ... Helped Mater Dei win two National Championships ... His brother Jalen Cole played football at Montana State University (NCAA DI).
 
Elijah Paul – First Year – Defensive Lineman – Granite Bay, Calif. 
 
Attended Granite Bay High School ... Competed in football (four years), baseball (four years) and wrestling (two years) at Granite Bay ... Earned First Team All-Sierra Foothill League honors as a senior ... Tabbed to the Sacramento Bee Second Team Metro Team his final year ... Selected to the Optimist Senior All-Star Game ... Started on varsity for three years ...  Played fullback, offensive line, defensive line and linebacker in high school.
 
Avi Rajbhandari – Fy. – Kicker – Boise, Idaho 
 
Attended Boise High School ... Played on the soccer team (three years) and football (one year) ... Helped lead the soccer team to the Idaho State Championship (2024) and a third-place finish in 2026 ... Named the Captain of the Soccer team ... Played kicker on the football team ... Member of the soccer team at Lewis & Clark.
 
Estefan Ramirez – Fy. – Wide Receiver – Santa Rosa, Calif. 
 
Attended Maria Carrillo High School ... Competed in football, basketball and track & field in high school ... Played wide receiver, running back and safety in football ... Named the Press Democrat and the Redwood Empire Conference Bay Division's League Player of the Year as a senior ... Helped the Pumas win their first-ever league title as a senior ... Racked up over 2,000 yards and 28 total touchdowns as a senior ... Earned his high school's Athlete of the Year award.
 
Quinn Richman – Jr. – Running Back – Portland, Ore. 
 
Attended Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School ... Graduated in 2024 ... Attended the University of Oregon for two years ... Played football for all four years ... Named to the Portland Interscholastic League (PIL) Honorable Mention Team as a senior ... Voted the Most Improved Player on the team as a junior and a senior ... Tabbed as as the the team captain as a senior ... Played quarterback and defensive back in high school.
 
Daniel Rivera – First Year – Long Snapper – Carson City, Nev. 
 
Attended Carson High School ... Played four years of football and competed in wrestling as a first year .... Earned the 4A Football All-Region Offensive Lineman of the year Award ... Named to the All-Region First Team as an offensive lineman ... Earned a spot at the Dream Football Classic at AT&T Stadium as a senior ... Helped his team earn a spot in the State Playoffs as a senior by serving as the long snapper on a game-winning field goal despite breaking his ankle earlier in the game.
 
Isaiah Rivera – Fy. – Offensive Lineman - Albuquerque, N.M.
 
Attended Albuquerque Academy ... Competed in football and wrestling for five years at Albuquerque Academy ... Named to the All-State Team as a center twice ... Earned All-District honors as a center (four times), defensive end (twice) and linebacker (twice) ... Tabbed the District Lineman of the Year as a senior ... Recognized on the All-Metro Honorable Mention Team as a center ... Selected as the Freshman of the Year on the football team ... Qualified for the State Championship Meet four times in wrestling ... Finished as the State runner-up twice ... Brother played football at Case Western Reserve University (NCAA DIII).
 
Luke Rosa – Fy. – Linebacker – Sweethome, Ore. 
 
Attended Sweethome High School ... Competed in football, baseball and wrestling for all four years in high school ... Named to the Third Team All-State Team as a linebacker ... Earned All-League honors twice as an inside linebacker ... Recorded 59 solo tackles, 96 total tackles, eight tackles-for-loss, one forced fumble and three fumble recoveries as a senior ... Finished in the top-three at States in wrestling three times and made it to the state championship match twice ... Recognized as an All-League infielder in baseball ... Named the school's valedictorian ... Three of the teams he was on finished top-10 Academic All-State as a team ... High school teammate of Dillan Davis who is also a member of the Lewis & Clark football program ... Uncle Thomas Rosa wrestled at Southern Oregon University (NAIA).
 
Trevor Schoolfield – Fy. – Quarterback – Boise, Idaho 
 
Attended Boise High School ... Competed in football (four years), track & field (three years) and basketball (two years) in high school ... Member of the varsity football team for all four years and a three-year starter ...  Named the Offensive Team MVP three times ... Earned a spot on the First Team All-Conference Team twice ... Led Boise High School to the State Playoffs in 2023 as a sophomore starting QB - to break a 20-year playoff drought ... Led the state in passing yards and touchdowns as a sophomore ... Threw for over 2,100 yards and 24 touchdowns as a junior ... Father Matthew played collegiate football and baseball at the University of Sioux Falls (NCAA DII).
 
Elijah Serafin – Fy. – Running Back – Kentfield, Calif. 
 
Attended Marin Catholic High School ... Helped lead Marin Catholic to the CIF Division 3-A State Title in 2023 ... Earned Adobe League First Team honors as a defensive back ... Posted 46 tackles, two interceptions and six pass breakups as a senior.
 
Ty Sheffler – Sr. – Offensive Lineman – Santa Rosa, Calif. 
 
Ottawa University Arizona (2025): Appeared in six games in his first and only season at Ottawa ... Helped the Spirit start the season 8-0 and earn a share of the Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) Title ... Helped the offense average 41.2 points per game and a league-best 411.2 yards per game.
 
Spent his first two seasons at Lewis & Clark. 
 
Jeffrey Smith – Fy. – Offensive Lineman – Portland, Ore. 
 
Attended Franklin High School ... Competed in football (four years), wrestling (four years), track & field (three years) and rugby (one year) at Franklin ... Named team captain of the football team ... Played defensive tackle and offensive guard on the football team ... Qualified for the State Championship Tournament in wrestling as a senior - despite missing most of the season with a knee injury ... Played rugby with the Eastside Tsunami club.
 
Noah Solo – Fy. – Running Back – Springfield, Ore. 
 
Attended Springfield High School ... Competed in football, basketball, golf and track & field in high school ... Earned First Team All-League honors at running back.
 
Joaquin Stewart-Bigbee – Fy. - Defensive Back – Discovery Bay, Calif. 
 
Attended Antioch High School ... Competed in football and track & field ... Earned All-League honors ... Competed in the GetSportsFocus All-Star Game as a senior.
 
Jack Stoddard – Fy. – Defensive Lineman - Tucson, Ariz. 
 
Attended Sabino High School in Tucson, Arizona ... Played tight end and defensive end at Sabino ... Named to the Honorable Mention All-Conference Team.
 
Rylen Thien-Jones – Fy. – Quarterback – San Francisco, Calif. 
 
Attended Balboa High School ... Played football (three years), basketball (four years) and baseball (one year) at Balboa ... Led the football to back-to-back CIF State 7-A Championships in 2024 and 2025 ... Threw for 266 yards and four touchdowns in the State Title win over Pioneer-Whittier his junior season.
 
Pete Trupiano – Fy. – Defensive Lineman – McCall, Idaho 
 
Attended McCall-Donnelly High School ... Competed in football (four seasons), basketball (two seasons), golf (two seasons), wrestling (one season) and track & field (one season) ... Named the 2024 JV Offensive Player of the Year ... Earned a spot on the 2025 4A Snake River Valley All-Conference Team as a senior ... Member of the school's Honor Roll.
 
Juan Velazquez – Jr. – Kicker/Punter – Williams, Calif. 
 
Shasta College (2025): Attended Shasta College for the 2025-26 school year ... Appeared in six games as a sophomore ... Went 3-5 on field goals and hit 8-13 PATs to finish with 17 points ... Went 2-2 and knocked down a season-long 36-yard field goal against American River College on October 11. 
 
Yuba College (2024): Attended Yuba College for the 2024-25 school year ... Credited with appearing in six games and finished 0-1 on field goal attempts. 
 
Attended Williams Junior Senior High School ... Player football (two years), soccer (four years) and competed in track & field (two years) in high school ... Saw action as a kicker and cornerback on the football team ... Won the Sectional Championship two times with the soccer team.
 
Lorenzo Webb – Fy. – Defensive Lineman – Petaluma, Calif.
 
Attended St. Vincent De Paul High School in Petaluma, California ... Played football all four years ... Played on both sides of the ball as a center and defensive tackle ... Earned All-Conference honors ... Named the Redwood Empire Conference (REC) League Lineman of the Year.
 
Riley Whitwood – Fy. – Defensive Back/Linebacker – Eugene, Ore. 
 
Attended North Eugene High School ... Competed in football and baseball for four years and wrestling for two years in high school ... Earned All-League honors in football and wrestling ... Started at linebacker and running back as a senior.