Adam Berghorst
DEFENSIVE END :: 6-7 :: 265Zeeland, Michigan :: Zeeland East HS
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked one of the top defensive end prospects in the state of Michigan by ESPN.com (No. 2), Rivals.com (No. 2), The Detroit News (No. 2) and 247Sports (No. 5) . . . ranked among the top overall players in the state of Michigan by The Detroit News (No. 12), Rivals.com (No. 15), ESPN.com (No. 15) and 247Sports (No. 21) . . . listed as one of the top strongside defensive ends in the nation by Rivals.com (No. 45) and 247Sports (No. 57) . . . named one of the top players in the Midwest (No. 59) by ESPN.com . . . Dream Team selection by The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press . . . two-time Grand Rapids Press Dream Team honoree . . . first-team all-state pick (Division 3-4) by The Associated Press . . . chosen to USA TODAY’s All-USA Michigan First Team . . . four-year letterwinner and three-year starter under Coach Derek Pennington at Zeeland East High School . . . two-time All-OK Green Conference First Team honoree . . . chosen to the Holland Sentinel All-Area Team back-to-back years as a junior and senior . . . as a senior, helped lead Zeeland East to an 11-2 record, a regional title, and a berth in the state semifinals . . . recorded 72 tackles as a senior, including 16 for losses . . . also played offensive tackle . . . named to the 2017 Grand Rapids Press Dream Team as a junior after tallying 71 stops, including nine tackles for loss . . . first-team all-state selection by the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News . . . also named to the AP All-State Second Team (Division 3-4) . . . will also play baseball at Michigan State under head coach Jake Boss . . . will be a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Zeeland East for Coach Matt Sattler . . . rated as the No. 16 pitcher and No. 42 overall player in Michigan by Prep Baseball Report . . . earned first-team all-conference and first-team all-district honors, as well as being named to the Holland Sentinel All-Area Baseball Team, playing both pitcher and first base . . . posted a 7-2 record last season as a junior, setting a school record for most wins in a season, and both his losses were in one-run games . . . tallied a 0.95 ERA, also a new single-season school record, and recorded one no-hitter . . . pitched 51.2 innings, firing 67 strikeouts and only allowing seven earned runs . . . at the plate, hit .306 with 32 RBIs, six doubles and two triples . . . played summer league for Grand Rapids Elite and 18U Athletics . . . garnered all-league honors in basketball as a junior and Holland Sentinel All-Area accolades as a sophomore and junior . . . son of Chuck and Joy Berghorst . . . father, Chuck, played basketball at Aquinas College . . . born Oct. 4, 2000 . . . plans to major in business . . . his brother, Johnathan, is a redshirt freshman defensive lineman for Central Michigan.
DANTONIO ON BERGHORST:
“Adam is a very long, athletic and active player. He uses his hands very well. He can really accelerate out of his pass-rush to track people down. Adam will also play baseball here and was a highly recruited pitcher.”
DEFENSIVE ENDS COACH CHUCK BULLOUGH ON BURGHORST:
“Adam is a long athlete with a tremendous upside. He’s also a very intelligent football player.”
Welcome to the Spartan family @adam_berghorst. Excited to bring his edge rushing talent to East Lansing this fall.#SpartanRe19n #GoGreen pic.twitter.com/2IhhcTk1sI
— Mark Dantonio (@DantonioMark) December 19, 2018
2019 Spartan Signing Day Central