Tom Dranger joined the staff during the 2006 season and is in his sixth year as an assistant coach at the collegiate level. He helps Becker direct the Foresters' offensive linemen.

Lake Forest offensive linemen have earned two Second Team All-Midwest Conference selections and three Honorbale Mention distinctions in the last two seasons. The offense averaged the second-most passing yards and third-highest scoring average in team history in 2007.

Prior to coming to Lake Forest, Dranger spent a pair of seasons as the offensive line coach at fellow Midwest Conference member Knox College. He also served as an assistant at NCAA Division II Kentucky Wesleyan University in 2003.

Dranger was a quarterback with the Foresters from 1996-99. He passed for 2,421 yards and 18 touchdowns in his career and added 957 yards and 15 more scores on the ground.

He came to Lake Forest as a student after graduating from Marian Catholic High School in 2006.