Chris VanOpstall

Appeared in three games for the Chargers in his first collegiate action...recorded his first career tackle against Northwood on Oct. 18. Did not see game action...named the team's Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 7. Made his first collegiate appearance in Hillsdale's win over Kentucky Wesleyan on Oct. 14 while maintaining his redshirt as a true freshman…Redshirted...will have four seasons of eligibility entering the 2024 season. Offensive line prospect with significant Hillsdale ties who played both ways for Jenison High School in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red Division, the largest enrollment division of the premier football conference in Western Michigan...two-year varsity letterwinner on the offensive and defensive lines for the Wildcats, and also a four-year varsity wrestler at Jenison and a team captain in both football and wrestling...graduated Summa Cum Laude from Jenison and is an active volunteer with Camp Sunshine, a summer camp for special needs children in Western Michigan...following in the footsteps of his older brothers Matt, who played at Hillsdale from 2011 to 2015, and John, who is a current member of the Chargers football team...parents are Earl and Patricia VanOpstall.