University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2026 Spring Football Roster
Roster
- Alvarenga, Rico
- Amigon-Suiter, Kaden
- Averbeck, Gavin
- Bartachek, Max
- Berends, Lance
- Best, Connor
- Bey-Buie, Hyson
- Black, Kai
- Bormann, Michael
- Briesemeister, Joe
- Bunn, Henry
- Carpenter, Brock
- Collins, Ian
- Collins, Christian
- Cooreman, Tyson
- Cram, Titus
- Dailey, Jaxon
- Diers, Kaleb
- Ducharme, Aidan
- Ellis-Lahey, Jaiden
- Escalante, Dylan
- Eskildsen, Colby
- Evans, Braylon
- Freeney, Evan
- Friedrichsen, Graham
- Gianforte, Vincenzo
- Gibbons, Kolby
- Gordon, Ben
- Gregory, Logan
- Gruver, Gracen
- Hearne, Jack
- Hoyt, Elijah
- Hughston, Briggs
- Isley, Anthony
- Jackson, Jajuan
- Jaworski, Calvin
- Kayser, Connor
- Kelly, Kyle
- Kies, Jarrett
- Koller, Sutton
- Kopczynski, Kyle
- Kuehnast, Ben
- Kuennen, Ryan
- Kuennen, Landen
- Larkin, Grant
- McClom, Jordan
- McCullough, Brady
- McShane, Braden
- McThenia, Cale
- Meaney, Gabe
- Mehmert, Zach
- Miller, Aidan
- Miller, Kolben
- Monsivais, Andrew
- Morgan III, Alonzo
- Nixon, Jayce
- Norman, Tay
- Pankratz, Blake
- Pettus, Jaylen
- Pinks, Isaiah
- Popp, Caden
- Powers, John
- Price, Andrew
- Price, Ayden
- Ramazani, Axel
- Rebarcak, Kaz
- Reese, Xhavion
- Reisz, Franz
- Reth, Luke
- Roque Jr., JC
- Salow, Aidan
- Sander, Tate
- Schmeltzer, Max
- Schoville, Ethan
- Sloan, Jamiir
- Smith, Kailer
- Stortz, Jackson
- Sutherland, Parker
- Terrell, Xavier
- Thomas, Theo
- Thomas, Parker
- Toms, Mekhi
- Vann, Dominiq
- Vaughn, AJ
- Vinyard, Jack
- Vokes, Tiernan
- Wade, CJ
- Waterhouse, Chase
- Young, Josiah
Roster
- Alvarenga, Rico
- Amigon-Suiter, Kaden
- Averbeck, Gavin
- Bartachek, Max
- Berends, Lance
- Best, Connor
- Bey-Buie, Hyson
- Black, Kai
- Bormann, Michael
- Briesemeister, Joe
- Bunn, Henry
- Carpenter, Brock
- Collins, Ian
- Collins, Christian
- Cooreman, Tyson
- Cram, Titus
- Dailey, Jaxon
- Diers, Kaleb
- Ducharme, Aidan
- Ellis-Lahey, Jaiden
- Escalante, Dylan
- Eskildsen, Colby
- Evans, Braylon
- Freeney, Evan
- Friedrichsen, Graham
- Gianforte, Vincenzo
- Gibbons, Kolby
- Gordon, Ben
- Gregory, Logan
- Gruver, Gracen
- Hearne, Jack
- Hoyt, Elijah
- Hughston, Briggs
- Isley, Anthony
- Jackson, Jajuan
- Jaworski, Calvin
- Kayser, Connor
- Kelly, Kyle
- Kies, Jarrett
- Koller, Sutton
- Kopczynski, Kyle
- Kuehnast, Ben
- Kuennen, Ryan
- Kuennen, Landen
- Larkin, Grant
- McClom, Jordan
- McCullough, Brady
- McShane, Braden
- McThenia, Cale
- Meaney, Gabe
- Mehmert, Zach
- Miller, Aidan
- Miller, Kolben
- Monsivais, Andrew
- Morgan III, Alonzo
- Nixon, Jayce
- Norman, Tay
- Pankratz, Blake
- Pettus, Jaylen
- Pinks, Isaiah
- Popp, Caden
- Powers, John
- Price, Andrew
- Price, Ayden
- Ramazani, Axel
- Rebarcak, Kaz
- Reese, Xhavion
- Reisz, Franz
- Reth, Luke
- Roque Jr., JC
- Salow, Aidan
- Sander, Tate
- Schmeltzer, Max
- Schoville, Ethan
- Sloan, Jamiir
- Smith, Kailer
- Stortz, Jackson
- Sutherland, Parker
- Terrell, Xavier
- Thomas, Theo
- Thomas, Parker
- Toms, Mekhi
- Vann, Dominiq
- Vaughn, AJ
- Vinyard, Jack
- Vokes, Tiernan
- Wade, CJ
- Waterhouse, Chase
- Young, Josiah

Gracen Gruver
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 295
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Moore, Okla.
- High School:
- Moore HS
- Bio
- Stats
- Media
2025: Did not see any game action due to injury.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Moore High School where he competed on the football, wrestling, basketball and track and field teams … Freshman Offensive Lineman of the Year and 6A-1 Academic Champion … Junior season Offensive lineman of the Year and All-City, All-Conference, and Lionheart honoree … Senior season Offensive Lineman of the Year, team captain, and Captain of the year and was named All-City, All-Conference, All-State, and All-Star lineman while being named State Lineman of the Year as well as a Blue and Grey All-American … On the wrestling mat, freshman National Team heavyweight and sophomore freestyle and Greco Champion … Was named USA Today Oklahoma Athlete of the Year Honorable Mention.
PERSONAL: Native of Moore, Oklahoma … Son of Chad Gruver and Malorie Avaline … Has two siblings, John and Everlei … Enjoys playing the guitar, listening to music, playing video games, painting, and trying new foods.















