Recruiting outlook: 1–7 projected openings for the Class of 2027
Norse · Highland Heights, Kentucky · Horizon
Head coach
1st season since 2026
Starts by eligibility remaining
Hatch: players who may have one more season under the House settlement rules.
This season's roster
28
Players on the 2026–27 roster
Counters 28
Designated seats above cap 0
Coach's 2024–25 avg 28 (historical)
Coach's usual roster
One seasonBased on 1 season under this coach
Current 2026–27 roster · 28 players
Domestic 23 · 82% · International 5 · 18%
2 · 7%
2 · 7%
1 · 4%current high-school seniors
Slated to replace current players with 1 season of eligibility remaining
1–7
Spots left
Ceiling, not spots available.
Designated seats leaving: 0 (not backfilled).
current high-school juniors
Slated to replace current players with 2 seasons of eligibility remaining
6–7
Spots left
Estimate · How this is counted
current high-school sophomores
Slated to replace current players with 3 seasons of eligibility remaining
7–8
Spots left
Estimate · How this is counted
current high-school freshmen
Slated to replace current players with 4 seasons of eligibility remaining
7
Spots left
Estimate · How this is counted
| Player | Year and eligibility | Pos | From | Grad Year | GP | GS | MIN | G | A | PTS | SH | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aaron Richardson | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | DDefender/Winger | Avon Lake, OhioAvon Lake HS | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Alen KapicPrevious school: Akron | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Prior collegeAssumed clockListed as Sr. | FWinger | Mason, OhioMason HS | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 8 | 1 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ben Guldager | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | F | Powell, OhioOlentangy Liberty HS | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 9 | 3 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bennett Gerak | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr. | DDefender/Midfielder | Hebron, Ky.Dixie Heights HS | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 11 | 11 | 902 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 7 |
| Carlos Mercé | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | FWinger | Barcelona, Spain | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 12 | 11 | 920 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 49 | 17 |
| Diego Hoenderkamp | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr. | MMidfielder/Winger | Union, Ky.Ryle HS | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 12 | 11 | 571 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Eli Been | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | DDefender | Louisville, Ky.Trinity HS | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 10 | 3 | 382 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gage Walling | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | MMidfielder/Defender | Xenia, OhioBeavercreek HS | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 5 | 1 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter HernandezPrevious school: Eture FC | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr. | DDefender | Las Vegas, Nev.Centennial HS | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 9 | 7 | 641 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ibrahim Piracha | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | FForward/Winger | Louisville, Ky.DuPont Manual HS | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 12 | 9 | 724 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 8 |
| Jabari RasheedPrevious school: Kentucky | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Prior collegeAssumed clockListed as Jr. | DDefender | Elizabethtown, Ky.North Hardin HS | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 10 | 9 | 748 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jibreel Askira | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | MMidfielder | Hilliard, OhioHilliard Davidson HS | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 12 | 12 | 909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Kobe Ryan | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | FWinger | Elizabethtown, Ky.Elizabethtown HS | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luca HughesPrevious school: Wycombe Wanderers | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | F | Bromley, EnglandHayes School | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 4 | 1 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael LuechauerPrevious school: UC San Diego | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Prior collegeAssumed clockListed as Jr. | F | Charleston, W.V.George Washington HS | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 8 | 1 | 326 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| Nate RobertsPrevious school: Evansville | Seasons left: 0 (exhausted)Prior collegeAssumed clockListed as 5th | MMidfielder | Las Vegas, Nev.Bishop Gorman HS | Class of 2022 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 11 | 11 | 911 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Nick Feldhaus | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | F | Waynesville, OhioWaynesville HS | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 12 | 2 | 359 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Oliver EckhardtPrevious school: Harding | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Prior collegeAssumed clockListed as Sr. | DDefender | Freiburg, GermanyStaudinger-Gesamtschule | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 8 | 5 | 491 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Parker Byland | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | MMidfielder | Florence, Ky.Boone County HS | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 4 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pharrell WilliamsPrevious school: Rock Valley | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr. | DDefender | London, EnglandRichard Challoner School | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 4 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Dickerson | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | MMidfielder | Liberty Township, OhioLakota East HS | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 5 | 1 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Silas BorgmanPrevious school: Kentucky | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Prior collegeAssumed clockListed as Sr. | FWinger/Midfielder | La Grange, Ky.Barren Academy of Virtual & Expanded Learning | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 10 | 4 | 406 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Steven Boaghe BranistePrevious school: FMU | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr. | DDefender | Madrid, Spain | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 12 | 12 | 992 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Tre Jervier II | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | F | Cincinnati, OhioWyoming HS | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 9 | 5 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
