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2025 Football Roster

56 JJ Hirdes

  • Position OL
  • Class Freshman
  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 290
  • Major Recreation, Sport, & Tourism
  • Hometown Coopersville, Mich.
  • High School Coopersville
  • Instagram jj_hirdes
  • Twitter hirdesj07

Biography

Pronunciation: HURDS

High School

  • Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, and On3
  • Position ranks: #76 (247Sports), #96 (ESPN), #120 (On3)
  • State of Michigan ranks: #18 (247Sports), #21 (ESPN), #40 (On3)
  • Played for head coach Ed Kaman at Coopersville
  • Three-year letterwinner
  • 2024 all-conference and all-region
  • Also participated in track and field and won a conference championship in the discus
  • Offers included Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, and Western Michigan

Personal

  • Born August 10, 2007
  • Son of Dan and April Hirdes
  • One brother, Easton, and one sister, Maddie
  • Chose Illinois because “it felt like home, and I love the famILLy.”
  • Majoring in recreation, sport, & tourism 

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