2022 NCAA Early Football Signing Day: CCL/ESCC athletes who signed with colleges Wednesday

Brother Rice's Roderick Pierce III (55) in action on Friday, Oct. 07, 2022, at Joliet Memorial Stadium. (Dean Reid for Shaw Media)

Here is a list of CCL/ESCC football players who have committed to colleges at various levels and can sign their letters of intent starting on Wednesday. That is the first day of the early signing period for NCAA football scholarship schools (Divisions I and II). There are athletes attending other levels on this list as well.

Benet Academy

Brother Rice

  • Owen Lyons, wide receiver — St. Thomas (D-I FCS)

Joliet Catholic Academy

Loyola Academy

  • Jake Stearney, quarterback — Colgate (D-I FCS)
  • Panayiotis Mihalopoulos, offensive lineman — Eastern Illinois (D-I FCS)
  • Jack Parker, tight end — Western Michigan (D-I)

Marist

  • John Nestor, defensive back — Iowa (D-I)
  • Ryan Sims, wide receiver — Miami (Ohio) (D-I)

Marmion Academy

  • Ivan Erickson, defensive lineman — Illinois State (D-I FCS)
  • Sean Scheck, defensive lineman — San Diego (D-I FCS)

Mount Carmel

  • Asher Tomaszewski, defensive lineman — Kansas State (D-I)
  • Noah Smith, defensive back — South Dakota (D-I FCS)
  • Nick Naujokas, linebacker — Western Illinois (D-I FCS)
  • Blainey Dowling, quarterback — Eastern Illinois (D-I FCS)

Nazareth Academy

St. Francis

St. Rita

  • Conor Talty, kicker — Alabama (D-I)
  • Collin Gerger, offensive lineman — Fordham (D-I FCS)