2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 56
JJ Hirdes
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 295
- Major:
- Recreation, Sport, & Tourism
- Hometown:
- Coopersville, Mich.
- High School:
- Coopersville
Pronunciation: HURDS
2025 Freshman
- Did not play in a game and redshirted the season
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
Thursday, March 05
Thursday, February 12
Thursday, February 05
Wednesday, January 21
