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LCC Football Alum In The NFL
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Head Coach Sean Sovacool and Coach Dale Henry shares memories, stories and more about LCC football alum who have paved their way to the NFL, including Kenny Stills, David & Scott Quessenberry, and Erik Magnuson.
Kevin O'Connell (Class of 2003) named Minnesota Vikings Head Coach!
Big congrats to Kevin O'Connell (Class of 2003) on being named the Minnesota Vikings Head Coach! We are so proud! Once a Mav, Always a Mav!
https://www.vikings.com/news/kevin-oconnell-head-coach-era-begins
Mavs Alumni - At College
| Name | School | Level | Grad Year | Position |
| Zoom Esplin | BYU | D-1 | 2022 | OL/DL |
| Joe Bowman | Oregon State | D-1 | 2021 | K/P |
| Kris Sanchez | Palomar | JC | 2021 | DB |
| Petey Patrick | Palomar | JC | 2021 | LB |
| Jude Steffen | Palomar | JC | 2021 | OL |
| Chad Nuschy | Saddleback | JC | 2020 | DE |
| Ozzie Nicholas | Princeton | D-1 | 2020 | LB |
| Trevor Gonzales | University of San Diego | D-1 | 2020 | WR |
| Jacob Saewitz | University of San Diego | D-1 | 2020 | DL |
| Marshall Eucker | San Diego State | D-1 | 2020 | QB |
| Michael McAllister | USC | D-1 | 2020 | K/P |
| Hampton Hurt | Navy | D-1 | 2019 | LB |
| Luka Trifunovic | Northwestern | D-1 | 2019 | OL |
| Jake Schenk | Southern Virginia | D-3 | 2019 | WR |
| Jake Neufeld | TCU | D-2 | 2018 | QB |
| Issac Scoville | John Hopkins | D-3 | 2018 | DB |
| Trevor Faison | Miami University of Ohio | D-1 | 2018 | DB |
| JaQuann Carroll | Palomar | JC | 2018 | WR/DB |
| Daryl Zaide | Salisbury University | D-3 | 2018 | DL |
| Jeremy Richey | San Diego Mesa | JC | 2018 | OL |
| Christian Estrella | Utah | D-1 | 2018 | LB/TE |
| Alec Vartersian | Ohio Weselyan | D-3 | 2017 | DL |
| Jack Metcalf | Colorado Mesa | D-2 | 2017 | OL |
| Nick Demos | John Hopkins | D-3 | 2017 | LB |
| Nick Madget | Chicago | D-3 | 2017 | LB |
| Tanner Clark | Chicago | D-3 | 2017 | WR/QB |
| Zach Goodkin | Palomar | JC | 2017 | WR/RB |
| Carson Sutherland | Idaho State | D-1 | 2016 | OL |
| Jacob Ceasar | Wisconsin | D-1 | 2016 | LS |
| Jacob Koehnke | Air Force | D-1 | 2016 | K |
| McClure Austin | Dixie State | D-2 | 2016 | OL |
| Chandler Wachholtz | Nebraska/Palomar/ULL | D-1 | 2015 | LB |
| Chris Cassi | Linefield | D-3 | 2015 | WR |
| Duke Mackle | Linefield | D-3 | 2015 | QB |
| Elijah Wofford | SDSU | D-1 | 2015 | OL |
| Ryan Becker | Southwest Baptist University | D-2 | 2015 | OL |
| Thomas Bennett | Baylor University/Tulsa | D-1 | 2015 | Punter |
| Tommy Carey | Portland State | D-1 | 2015 | LB |
| Isaac Williams | Linefield | D-3 | 2014 | DB/WR |
| Jake Brown | UCF | D-1 | 2014 | OL |
| Jake Mann | Montana | D-1 | 2014 | WR |
| Quinn Smith | Layfette/Oregon State | D-1 | 2014 | TE |
| Brett Lingelbach | California Lutheran University | D-3 | 2013 | TE |
| Ethan Novak | NAU | D-1 | 2013 | OL |
| Scott Quessenberry | UCLA | D-1 | 2013 | OL |
| Shayne Davern | US Air Force Academy | D-1 | 2013 | RB |
| Trevor Jones | University of Redlands | D-3 | 2013 | TE |
| CJ Dimry | Washington State (Saddleback) | D-1 | 2012 | WR |
| Erik Magnuson | University of Michigan | D-1 | 2012 | OL |
| Evan Denworth | California Lutheran University | D-3 | 2012 | DL |
| Frankie Wims | University of Memphis | D-1 | 2012 | WR |
| Gabe Rena | Carnegie Melon | D-3 | 2012 | K |
| Hunter Christensen | San Diego State University | D-1 | 2012 | OL |
| Jake Jackson | University of Utah | D-1 | 2012 | LB |
| Mike Arkans | Linfield College | D-3 | 2012 | DB |
| Brendon Bock | Virginia Military Institute | D-1 | 2011 | DB |
| Garrett Greenway | University of Delaware | D-1 | 2011 | K |
| Garrett Krstich | Southern Methodist University | D-1 | 2011 | QB |
| Ian Seau | Kansas State/Nevada Reno | D-1 | 2011 | DE |
| Aaron Wofford | Palomar | JC | 2010 | OL |
| Adam Witzmann | Charleston Southern (Palomar) | D-1 | 2010 | LB |
| Bobby Zalud | Cal Poly | D-1 | 2010 | K |
| Bobby Zalud | Arkansas State | D-1 | 2010 | K |
| Corey Lamb | Lamar University (Palomar) | D-1 | 2010 | OL |
| Hart Russell | Grinnell | 2010 | DL | |
| Jacob Siem | Williamette | D-3 | 2010 | |
| Justin Di're | University of Wyoming | D-1 | 2010 | DB |
| Kenny Stills | University of Oklahoma | D-1 | 2010 | WR |
| Michael Connolly | Palomar | JC | 2010 | DT |
| Paul Quessenberry | Naval Academy | D-1 | 2010 | OLB |
| Spencer Darlin | University of Southern California | D-1 | 2010 | WR |
| Tucker Toolson | BYU | D-1 | 2010 | |
| Weston Manor | University of Puget Sound | D-3 | 2010 | RB |
| Connor Garrett | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | D-2 | 2009 | DB |
| Cory Soto | Lamar University (Palomar) | D-1 | 2009 | TE |
| Dutch Hapgood | Palomar | JC | 2009 | LB |
| Garrett Taylor | USD | D-1 | 2009 | OL |
| Jacob Driver | San Diego State | D-1 | 2009 | LB |
| Karl Nelson | Humboldt State | D-2 | 2009 | SS |
| Matthew Williams | Williamette | D-3 | 2009 | RB |
| Michael Kaiser | San Diego State | D-1 | 2009 | LS |
| Sebastian Frausto | Southwestern Oklahoma University | D-2 | 2009 | QB |
| David Quessenberry | San Jose State | D-1 | 2008 | OT |
| Drew Shaw | Humboldt State | D-2 | 2008 | OL |
| Jose Mohler | North Dakota State | D-1 | 2008 | QB |
| Stanley Paul | Palomar College | JC | 2008 | WR |
| Yoshi Fujii | Ritsumeikan Univ, Japan | Int | 2008 | DL |
| Zach Gholson | University of Memphis | D-1 | 2008 | DE |
| Brad Greenway | Cornell | D-1 IVY | 2007 | K |
| Brandon Hribar | Western Carolina (Palomar) | D-1 | 2007 | OL |
| Brett Marquis | USD | D-1 | 2007 | RB |
| Glenn Rauscher | UCLA | D-1 | 2007 | TE |
| Kort Gibson | USD | D-1 | 2007 | WR |
| Nick Witzmann | Southern Utah Univ | D-1 | 2007 | DT |
| Rusty Leedy | Brown Univ | D-1 IVY | 2007 | DB |
| Briton Forester | Hawaii (Palomar) | D-1 | 2006 | K |
| Mike Bethea | Nevada (Palomar) | D-1 | 2006 | LB |
| Clayton Tunney | UCLA | D-1 | 2005 | QB |
| Corey Cameron | Columbia | D-1 IVY | 2005 | DE |
| Jon Toledo | San Diego State | D-1 | 2005 | WR |
| Seth Larsen | Dickinson College, PA | D-2 | 2005 | DE |
| Daniel Cornsweet | USD | D-1 | 2004 | Safety |
| Dustin Lackey | Saddleback CC | JC | 2004 | TE |
| Joran Ohnstad | San Diego State | D-1 | 2004 | OL |
| Justin Witzmann | Charleston Southern (Saddleback) | D-1 | 2004 | DL |
| Kris Jensen | Columbia | D-1 IVY | 2004 | OL |
| Max Soule | John Hopkins | D-3 | 2004 | OL |
| Ryan Mettee | Columbia | D-1 IVY | 2004 | DB |
| Tim Paulin | Columbia | D-1 IVY | 2004 | WR |
| Vinny Perretta | Boise St | D-1 | 2004 | WR |
| Brandon Bennett | Willamette | D-3 | 2003 | OL |
| Kevin O’Connell | SDSU | D-1 | 2003 | QB |
| Peder Jensen | Montana St | D-1 | 2003 | OL |
| Phil Rausher | UCLA | D-1 | 2003 | OL |
| Joe Wiegand | Boise St | D-1 | 2001 | OL |
| Keenan Shaw | Columbia | D-1 IVY | 2001 | DB |
| Ryan Tyler | Harvard | D-1 IVY | 2001 | WR |
| Joe Toledo | Washington | D-1 | 2000 | T |
| Steven Mejia | Azusa Pacific University | D-3 | 2000 | OL |
| Pro Players | Team |
|---|---|
| Scott Quessenberry (2013) | Signed with LA Chargers |
| Erik Magnuson (2011) | Signed with San Francisco 49ers |
| Ian Seau (2011) | Signed with LA Rams |
| Kenny Stills (2010) | Signed with the New Orleans Saints |
| David Quessenberry (2008) | Signed with the Houston Texans |
| Jose Mohler (2008) | Signed with the Bergamo (European Football League) Lions |
| Vinny Perretta (2004) | Signed with the Minnesota Vikings. |
| Kevin O'Connell (2003) | Signed with the New England Patriots |
| Joe Toledo (2001) | Signed with the Philadelphia Eagles |
| Name | College | Position | LCC Graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Becker | Southwest Baptist University | OL | 2015 |
| Thomas Bennett | Baylor | Punter | 2015 |
| Chandler Wacholtz | Nebraska | LB | 2015 |
| Elijah Wofford | San Diego State University | OL | 2015 |
| Jake Brown | University of Central Florida | OL | 2014 |
| Jake Mann | University of Montana | QB | 2014 |
| Quinn Smith | La Fayette University | TE | 2014 |
| Isaac Williams | Linfield University | CB | 2014 |
| Shayne Davern | US Air Force Academy | RB | 2013 |
| Trevor Jones | University of Redlands | TE | 2013 |
| Brett Lingelbach | California Lutheran University | TE | 2013 |
| Ethan Novak | NAU | OL | 2013 |
| Scott Quessenberry | UCLA | OL | 2013 |
| Mike Arkans | Linfield College | DB | 2012 |
| Hunter Christensen | San Diego State University | OL | 2012 |
| Evan Denworth | California Lutheran University | DL | 2012 |
| CJ Dimry | Palomar | WR | 2012 |
| Jake Jackson | University of Utah | LB | 2012 |
| Erik Magnuson | University of Michigan | OL | 2012 |
| Frankie Wims | University of Memphis | WR | 2012 |
| Brendon Bock | Virginia Military Institute | DB | 2011 |
| Garrett Greenway | University of Delaware | K | 2011 |
| Garrett Krstich | Southern Methodist University | QB | 2011 |
| Ian Seau | University of Kansas | DE | 2011 |
| Michael Connolly | Palomar | DT | 2010 |
| Spencer Darlin | University of Southern California | WR | 2010 |
| Justin Di're | University of Wyoming | DB | 2010 |
| Corey Lamb | Palomar Lamar University | OL | 2010 |
| Weston Manor | University of Puget Sound | RB | 2010 |
| Paul Quessenberry | Naval Academy | OLB | 2010 |
| Hart Russell | Grinnell | DL | 2010 |
| Jacob Siem | Williamette | 2010 | |
| Kenny Stills | University of Oklahoma | WR | 2010 |
| Tucker Toolson | BYU | 2010 | |
| Adam Witzmann | Charleston Southern University | LB | 2010 |
| Aaron Wofford | Palomar | OL | 2010 |
| Bobby Zalud | Cal Poly Arkansas State | K | 2010 |
| Connor Garrett | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | DB | 2009 |
| Sebastian Frausto | Southwestern Oklahoma University | QB | 2009 |
| Matthew Williams | Williamette | RB | 2009 |
| Michael Kaiser | San Diego State | LS | 2009 |
| Jacob Driver | San Diego State | LB | 2009 |
| Garrett Taylor | USD | OL | 2009 |
| Dutch Hapgood | Palomar | LB | 2009 |
| Karl Nelson | Humboldt State | SS | 2009 |
| Cory Soto | Lamar UniversityPalomar | TE | 2009 |
| Yoshi Fujii | Ritsumeikan Univ, Japan | DL | 2008 |
| Jose Mohler | North Dakota State | QB | 2008 |
| David Quessenberry | San Jose State | OT | 2008 |
| Zach Gholson | University of Memphis | DE | 2008 |
| Stanley Paul | Palomar College | WR | 2008 |
| Drew Shaw | Humboldt State | OL | 2008 |
| Brandon Hribar | Humboldt State | OL | 2007 |
| Brad Greenway | Cornell | K | 2007 |
| Glenn Rauscher | UCLA | TE | 2007 |
| Rusty Leedy | Brown Univ | DB | 2007 |
| Kort Gibson | USD | WR | 2007 |
| Brett Marquis | USD | RB | 2007 |
| Nick Witzmann | Southern Utah Univ | DT | 2007 |
| Briton Forester | Palomar CollegeU of Hawaii | K | 2006 |
| Mike Bethea | University of NV | LB | 2006 |
| Jon Toledo | San Diego State | WR | 2005 |
| Corey Cameron | Columbia | DE | 2005 |
| Clayton Tunney | UCLA | QB | 2005 |
| Seth Larsen | Dickinson College, PA | DE | 2005 |
| Daniel Cornsweet | USD | Safety | 2004 |
| Vinny Perretta | Minnesota VikingsBoise State | WR | 2004 |
| Joran Ohnstad | San Diego State | OL | 2004 |
| Tim Paulin | Columbia | WR | 2004 |
| Kris Jensen | Columbia | OL | 2004 |
| Ryan Mettee | Columbia | DB | 2004 |
| Justin Witzmann | Charleston Southern U of Nev / Saddleback JC | DL | 2004 |
| Dustin Lackey | Saddleback CC | TE | 2004 |
| Max Soule | John Hopkins | OL | 2004 |
| Kevin O’Connell | San Diego ChargersSan Diego State | QB | 2003 |
| Phil Rausher | UCLA | OL | 2003 |
| Peder Jensen | Montana St | OL | 2003 |
| Brandon Bennett | Willamette | OL | 2003 |
| Ryan Tyler | Harvard | WR | 2001 |
| Joe Wiegand | Boise St | OL | 2001 |
| Keenan Shaw | Columbia | DB | 2001 |
| Joe Toledo | Philadelphia Eagles U of Wash | T | 2000 |
| Steven Mejia | Azusa Pacific University | OL | 2000 |