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Top DIAA Players of the Fall: Loose Forward

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Top DIAA Players of the Fall: Loose Forward

Parker Anderson, with the beard, makes a tackle for Louisville. Alex Goff photo.

Loose forwards are next in our list for the top DIAA players of the fall.

Whether they are openside flankers, blindside flankers, or No. 8s, we lump them all together, often because many of these players suit up in all of those positions.

We have 43 players in this list.


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GRR Top 200 DIAA FALL 2022—LOOSE FORWARD
Player Name College Team
Dan Ahern Binghamton
Parker Anderson Louisville
Matthew Beacom Tennessee
Alex Bottass Delaware
Mateo Carrazana Belmont Abbey
Kobe Choat Bowling Green
Sean Collins SUNY Oswego
CJ Corcoran Missouri
Nathan Creech Iowa
Corinthian Cromier Sam Houston State
Hunter Danesi Virginia Tech
Arthur Dehareng  UMass Amherst
Tom DeRosa St. Joseph's
Carter Elder James Madison
Aidan Gill Kentucky
Jeremy Gunderson Oregon
Taylor Green Western Michigan
Liam Hart North Carolina
Grant Howard South Carolina
Jake Hudak Bowling Green
Gavin Hughes North Carolina
Jared Johnson Iowa State
Wyatt Kelley Kentucky
Trevor Lister Kansas
Bennett Mantz Boise State
Parker Marquis Utah Valley
Pat Massman Boston College
Luke Mathis Tennessee
Jack McGinnis Cincinnati
Kevin McLesson Dayton
George Mercer LSU
Joshua Oliveira Belmont Abbey
Will Otondi Binghamton University
Quentin Pithey Kansas
Nick Rasmussen Iowa
Jaxson Schoelein IUPUI
Ethan Syswerda Lander
Adam Taylor Salisbury
Antonio Vallorani West Chester
Tanner Tewes Iowa
Mike White Stony Brook
Luke Wischmeyer Western Michigan