BEREA, Ohio -- Baldwin Wallace University Head Football Coach Jim Hilvert is pleased to announce that 60 student-athletes have selected BW to continue their football careers.
Coach Hilvert, who is in seventh season, returns 53 letterwinners, four All-OAC players and seven Academic All-OAC selections from last year's squad that finished with overall record of 7-3 and a 7-2 mark in the league.
Coach Hilvert and his coaching staff are pleased to welcome to BW and Berea:
| Name | Year | Position | Hometown | High School |
| Connor Awad | So. | WR | North Ridgeville | Midview |
| Ashton Baer | Fr. | DB | Van Wert | Van Wert |
| Xavier Balson | Fr. | QB | North Olmsted | North Olmsted |
| Bradley Bissell | Fr. | DL | New Port Richey, Fla. | River Ridge |
| Devin Boyle | Fr. | LS | Strongsville | Strongsville |
| Charlie Bubonics | Fr. | QB | Solon | Solon |
| JD Crouse | Fr. | DL | North Lima | South Range |
| Zach Cuglewski | Fr. | DL | Parma | Holy Name |
| Joseph Evans | Fr. | K | Chardon | Chardon |
| Collin Fairbanks | Fr. | DL | Painesville | Riverside |
| Seandelle Gardner | Fr. | WR | New Middletown | Springfield |
| Shane Gates | Fr. | DL | Louisville | Louisville |
| TJ Gibbons | Fr. | DB | Willoughby | Lake Catholic |
| Davian Greenlee | Fr. | DL | Akron | Buchtel |
| Shamus Griffin | Fr. | OL | Norton | Norton |
| Josh Hammerschmidt | Fr. | DL | Norton | Norton |
| Robert Hardy | Fr. | TE | Warren | Cardinal Mooney |
| Connor Harp | Fr. | LB | Findlay | Findlay |
| Donovan Harris | Fr. | WR | Findlay | Findlay |
| Nolan Hartsel | Fr. | DB | Lodi | Northwestern |
| Mason Hoeflich | Fr. | TE | Fredericktown | Fredericktown |
| Daniel Hopkins | Fr. | DL | Norton | Norton |
| Sam Hughes | Fr. | LB | Ellwood City, Pa. | Riverside |
| Derk Hutchison | So. | QB | Malvern | Malvern |
| Sam Jackson | Fr. | OL | Middleburg Heights | Berea-Midpark |
| JJ Jethroe | Fr. | WR | Warren | LaBrae |
| Jeffer Johnson | Fr. | LB | Leesburg, Fla. | Mount Dora Christian Academy |
| Issac LaFlame | Fr. | DL | Lisbon | Salem |
| Kyle Langenbrunner | Fr. | DB | Newark | Newark Catholic |
| George Linberger | Fr. | RB | Barberton | St. Vincent-St. Mary |
| Nick Lulow | Fr. | OL | Painesville | Riverside |
| Elija Maldonado | Fr. | TE | Chesterland | West Geagua |
| Mariano Mazzagatti | Fr. | LB | Uniontown | St. Vincent-St. Mary |
| Evan Monter | Fr. | DB | North Ridgeville | North Ridgeville |
| Dylan Naylor | So. | DB | LaGrange | Keystone |
| Mason Nemec | Fr. | OL | Brook Park | Berea-Midpark |
| Donnie Oesch | Fr. | DB | Salem | Salem |
| Sean O'Horo | So. | DB | Boardman | Boardman |
| Zach Pearl | Fr. | DL | Elyria | Elyria Catholic |
| Colin Quinlan | Fr. | QB | Willoughby | South |
| Braedan Quinn | Fr. | OL | North Ridgeville | North Ridgeville |
| Jacob Reed | Fr. | LB | Plant City, Fla. | Durant |
| Judah Reid | Fr. | DL | Mount Gilead | Mount Gilead |
| Colton Ross | Fr. | OL | Youngstown | Ursuline |
| Jacob Russell | Fr. | K | Wooster | Wooster |
| Noah Sali | Fr. | OL | Brunswick | Brunswick |
| Josiah Sessler | Fr. | RB | Fort Meyers, Fla. | Bonita Springs |
| Mikhail Sidun | Fr. | DV | Erie, Pa. | Harbor Court |
| Tyrone Singleton | Fr. | RB | Willoughby | South |
| Jordan Snyder | Fr. | DL | Butler, Pa. | Pinellas Park (Fla.) |
| Connor Strain | Fr. | LB | Girard | Girard |
| Thomas Valent | Fr. | DB | Warren | John F. Kennedy |
| Triston Valley | Fr. | DB | Mineral Ridge | Mineral Ridge |
| Marque Vereen | Fr. | DB | Tampa, Fla. | Tampa Bay Technical |
| Nick Vesey | Fr. | WR | Warren | Champion |
| Owen Vlk | Fr. | K | Cortlan | Lakeview |
| Parker Vollmer | Fr. | K | Bryan | Bryan |
| Jayveerh White | Fr. | RB | Sharon, Pa. | Sharon |
| Ben Wilcox | Fr. | DB | Hubbard | Hubbard |
| Zane Zaborowski | Jr. | LB | Berkey | Perrysburg |
Click Here to view the entire 2023 football roster.
BW opens the 2023 season with three straight home contests beginning with its lone non-conference game and the 45th Lee Tressel Shrine Classic on Saturday, September 2 against Mount St. Joseph University. The Yellow Jackets then host Wilmington College in the Hall of Fame game on September 9 and close out the opening three-game home stand against crosstown rival John Carroll University in the 35th Battle for the Gold Bowl Trophy on September 16.
