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Cincinnati Athletics · 2026 football rosterUpdated 2026-09-18

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Player	Pos.	Academic class	Ht / Wt	Hometown / previous school
#0 Isaiah JohnsonInstagram X	WR	Junior	5-11 / 184	Fort Walton Beach, Fla.Western Carolina
#5 Samaj JonesInstagram X	QB	Junior	5-11 / 217	Philadelphia, Pa.St. Joseph’s Prep
#13 Zion JohnsonInstagram X	RB	Sophomore	5-8 / 192	Covington, Ga.Newton
#13 Patrick WilliamsInstagram X	CB	Sophomore	5-10 / 175	Greenville, S.C.Rabun Gap-Nacoochee
#15 Jamari JohnsonX Instagram	OLB	Sophomore	5-10 / 175	Birmingham, Ala.Pell City
#6 Zay "Gravy" JohnsonInstagram X	CB	Junior	6-2 / 185	Clinton, S.C.Clinton
#15 Will KocherInstagram X	QB	Senior	6-2 / 205	Kings Mills, OhioKings
#16 Jaylon White-McClainX	EDGE	Fifth Year	6-4 / 265	Virginia Beach, Va.Old Dominion
#18 Giyahni KontosisInstagram X	WR	Sophomore	6-1 / 205	Beltsville, Md.Riverdale Baptist
#5 Marqavious SaboorInstagram X	OLB	Junior	5-11 / 190	Decatur, Ga.Carlton Kell
#17 Brian Simms IIIInstagram X	EDGE	Senior	6-3 / 240	Baltimore, Md.St. Frances Academy
#19 CJ JonesInstagram X	S	Sophomore	5-9 / 195	Chicago, Ill.Bolingbrook
#20 CJ CriteInstagram X	S	Sophomore	6-1 / 207	Lincoln County, Ga.Lincoln County
#24 Terrell HolcombInstagram X	EDGE	Sophomore	6-1 / 230	Gahanna, OhioGahanna-Lincoln
#22 Jonathan ThompsonInstagram X	ILB	Fifth Year	6-2 / 228	Columbus, OhioSt. Francis De Sales
#25 Daniel JamesInstagram X	CB	Junior	5-10 / 183	Powder Springs, Ga.McEachern
#31 Simeon ColemanInstagram X	ILB	Junior	5-11 / 225	Seat Pleasant, Md.St. Frances Academy
#31 Max FletcherInstagram X	P	Fifth Year	6-6 / 190	Melbourne, AustraliaArkansas
#26 Cam RoetherfordInstagram X	DL	Fifth Year	6-3 / 280	Detroit, Mich.Arkansas-Pine Bluff
#34 Myles HarrisonInstagram X	EDGE	Sophomore	6-2 / 235	Pickerington, OhioPickerington Central
#35 Drew RobinsonInstagram X	OLB	Junior	6-2 / 195	Clarksville, OhioMoeller
#44 Montay WeedonInstagram X	ILB	Junior	6-0 / 217	Silver Spring, Md.St. John's College
#3 Antwan Peek Jr.Instagram	OLB	Fifth Year	6-1 / 223	Cincinnati, OhioIndian Hill
#48 Eli SteinInstagram	LS	Fifth Year	6-3 / 225	Cambridge, Wis.Arkansas
#33 George LeiboldInstagram X	ILB	Junior	6-1 / 220	Sarasota, Fla.Cardinal Mooney
#50 Evan TengesdahlInstagram X	OL	Senior	6-3 / 325	Dayton, OhioWayne
#86 Kellen DavisInstagram X	TE	Junior	6-3 / 248	Middletown, OhioMiddletown
#63 Zac ClarkeInstagram X	OL	Junior	6-6 / 312	Plainfield, Ill.Oswego East
#66 Xavier LozowickiInstagram	OL	Senior	6-5 / 320	Ridley Park, Pa.Maine
#69 JP SchrieberInstagram X	OL	Junior	6-2 / 305	Berwyn, Pa.St. Joseph's Prep
#70 Cray PaichInstagram X	OL	Sophomore	6-5 / 315	Northbrook, Ill.Glenbrook North
#72 Nolan LatulippeInstagram X	OL	Senior	6-8 / 310	Aylmer, Quebec, Can.Albany
#71 Judea MilonInstagram X	OL	Fifth Year	6-4 / 300	Killeen, TexasTyler Junior College
#74 Joe CottonInstagram X	OL	Fifth Year	6-6 / 320	Sioux Falls, S.D.South Dakota
#73 Aiden PastorizaInstagram X	OL	Junior	6-6 / 315	Jackson, Mich.Lumen Christi
#75 Marcus McGregorX Instagram	OL	Sophomore	6-3 / 312	West Des Moines, IowaValley
#76 Zach TaylorInstagram X	OL	Sophomore	6-3 / 315	Kingsland, Ga.Camden County
#77 Taran TyoInstagram X	OL	Fifth Year	6-3 / 325	Greenville, OhioBall State
#78 Grant EdgingtonInstagram	OL	Senior	6-4 / 307	Madeira, OhioMadeira
#14 Elijah JonesInstagram X	WR	Junior	5-11 / 195	Norristown, Pa.St. Joseph's Prep
#82 James EarlyInstagram X	EDGE	Sophomore	6-3 / 257	Fort Wayne, Ind.North Side
#82 Ka'Maurri SmithInstagram X	TE	Sophomore	6-5 / 252	Dayton, OhioWayne
#83 Devyn ZahurskyInstagram X	TE	Junior	6-4 / 247	Berea, OhioMidpark
#85 Lyviel WatersInstagram X	TE	Junior	6-2 / 245	Cincinnati, OhioWinton Woods
#88 CD McFeeInstagram X	DL	Sophomore	6-4 / 312	Elkhart, Ind.Elkhart
#87 Gavin GroverInstagram X	TE	Junior	6-6 / 255	Lewis Center, OhioOlentangy
#88 DaMari WitherspoonInstagram X	TE	Sophomore	6-5 / 245	Dallas, Ga.East Paulding
#92 Elijah GunnInstagram X	DL	Senior	6-0 / 307	LaGrange, Ga.Southern Illinois
#91 Drew LoganInstagram X	EDGE	Fifth Year	6-4 / 270	North Canton, OhioHoover
#97 Kamron NealInstagram X	DL	Sophomore	6-2 / 268	Fort Myers, Fla.Campbell (Ga.)
#93 Max LemastersInstagram X	K	Senior	5-6 / 175	Cincinnati, OhioElder
#4 Marquaze ParkerInstagram X	DL	Junior	6-3 / 270	West Memphis, Ark.West Memphis
#96 Nathan NunnInstagram X	DL	Junior	6-2 / 282	Medina, OhioMedina
#99 Stephen RusnakInstagram X	K	Sixth Year	6-0 / 185	Clarkston, Mich.Charlotte
#27 Taizaun BurnsInstagram X	WR	Sophomore	5-10 / 175	Columbus, OhioGahanna-Lincoln
#35 Dino BeslagicInstagram X	P	Fifth Year	6-4 / 203	Santa Clara, Calif.San Jose State
#32 Landen SchaeferInstagram X	S	Sophomore	6-0 / 185	Cincinnati, OhioReading
#79 Luke CollinsInstagram X	OL	Freshman	6-5 / 305	Gahanna, OhioGahanna-Lincoln
#60 Lance DawsonInstagram X	EDGE	Freshman	6-4 / 258	Avon, OhioAvon
#12 Brooks GoodmanInstagram X	QB	Freshman	6-2 / 212	Atlanta, Ga.Blessed Trinity Catholic
#67 Luke GroverInstagram X	OL	Freshman	6-5 / 308	Lewis Center, OhioOlentangy
#52 Austin HoaneInstagram X	OL	Freshman	6-5 / 295	Cookeville, Tenn.Cookeville
#93 Keegan HornInstagram X	EDGE	Freshman	6-3 / 235	Hueytown, Ala.Hueytown
#29 Kameron HurstInstagram X	CB	Freshman	6-0 / 166	St. Louis, Mo.Lift for Life Academy
#17 H'eij JacksonInstagram X	WR	Freshman	6-4 / 206	New Orleans, La.McDonogh 35
#55 Solomon MathisInstagram X	OL	Freshman	6-5 / 275	Hephzibah, Ga.Hephzibah
#21 Jamarion McKinneyInstagram X	CB	Freshman	6-2 / 195	Greenville, S.C.Greenville
#45 Jaxon NewtonInstagram X	ILB	Freshman	6-3 / 210	Anniston, Ala.Wellborn
#99 Jonathan RuloInstagram X	DL	Freshman	6-1 / 320	Belleville, Ill.Belleville East
#90 Darrius SimmonsInstagram X	DL	Freshman	6-3 / 300	Cairo, Ga.Gadsden County (Fla.)
#20 Joshua SmithInstagram X	WR	Freshman	6-5 / 205	Columbus, OhioAfricentric
#46 Xavier StarksInstagram X	S	Freshman	5-11 / 205	Birmingham, Ala.Clay-Chalkville
#27 Markell TaylorInstagram X	S	Freshman	5-11 / 210	Dallas, Ga.North Paulding
#19 Dadrien WallerInstagram X	WR	Freshman	6-3 / 205	Guntersville, Ala.Guntersville
#36 Evan WeinbergInstagram X	ILB	Freshman	6-3 / 230	Springboro, OhioSpringboro
#80 Jalen WilliamsInstagram X	WR	Freshman	6-5 / 220	Bloomington, Ind.Bloomington South
#23 Jaidon WindomInstagram X	OLB	Freshman	6-1 / 200	Detroit, Mich.Martin Luther King
#61 Nathan ZappitelliInstagram X	OL	Freshman	6-3 / 295	Mentor, OhioLake Catholic
#4 JC French IVInstagram X	QB	Fifth Year	6-1 / 205	Roswell, Ga.Georgia Southern
#14 KK MeierInstagram X	CB	Fifth Year	6-0 / 205	Lubbock, TexasUTSA
#18 Jasper BeelerInstagram X	S	Fifth Year	6-1 / 194	Farmington, Mich.Northern Illinois
#11 Chidera OtutuInstagram X	DL	Junior	6-1 / 300	Pflugerville, TexasUTSA
#2 MJ CannonInstagram X	S	Fifth Year	6-3 / 213	Evanston, Ill.Bowling Green
#0 Jacob FinleyInstagram X	CB	Fifth Year	6-0 / 190	Birmingham, Ala.Northern Illinois
#6 Gi'Bran PayneInstagram X	RB	Fifth Year	5-10 / 208	Cincinnati, OhioNotre Dame
#8 Kenny WorthyInstagram X	CB	Junior	6-0 / 188	Buckeye, Ariz.Washington State
#95 Josh HoughInstagram X	DL	Sixth Year	6-2 / 335	Beaver Falls, Pa.California (Pa.)
#9 Malachi HenryInstagram X	WR	Senior	6-0 / 205	Van Buren, Ark.Central Arkansas
#8 Cade WolfordInstagram X	WR	Junior	5-10 / 195	Jackson, OhioKent State
#7 Ty GoodwillInstagram X	S	Junior	6-3 / 195	Prichard, Ala.South Alabama
#11 JV GibsonInstagram X	WR	Fifth Year	6-2 / 208	Opelousas, La.Oklahoma
#54 Thomas JohnsonInstagram X	EDGE	Fifth Year	6-3 / 255	Lawndale, Calif.North Carolina Central
#10 Patrick BauerInstagram X	EDGE	Senior	6-3 / 235	Mount Prospect, Ill.Illinois State
#2 Larenzo FennerInstagram X	WR	Senior	6-2 / 183	Independence, Mo.South Dakota
#12 Filip MaciorowskiInstagram X	ILB	Senior	6-3 / 235	Carol Stream, Ill.Northern Illinois
#16 Flynn SchieleInstagram X	WR	Sixth Year	6-4 / 210	West Linn, Ore.Colorado School of Mines
#9 Damaine WilsonInstagram X	ILB	Junior	6-3 / 235	Pompano Beach, Fla.Georgia State
#7 Zylan PerryInstagram X	RB	Fifth Year	5-11 / 210	Franklin, La.Louisiana
#3 Cole TabbInstagram X	RB	Junior	5-8 / 200	Fort Walton Beach, Fla.Stanford
#84 Gavin GregoryInstagram X	TE	Freshman	6-7 / 255	Alliance, OhioWest Branch
#26 Jayzon ThompsonInstagram X	RB	Freshman	5-11 / 195	Knoxville, Tenn.Anderson County
#10 Liam O'BrienInstagram X	QB	Fifth Year	6-0 / 210	Boulder, Colo.Penn
#89 Pierce AyersInstagram X	WR	Sophomore	5-10 / 185	Alexandria, Va.Wittenberg
#94 Juan BatesInstagram	DL	Freshman	6-3 / 290	Mason, OhioMason
#41 Kenny BakerInstagram	LS	Freshman	6-0 / 218	Cincinnati, OhioElder
#22 JJ MillerInstagram	QB	Junior	6-0 / 185	Amelia, OhioWittenberg
#25 James LewisInstagram	RB	Junior	6-0 / 200	Bloomfield, Ind.Manchester
#30 D'Angelo HutchinsonInstagram	S	Fifth Year	6-3 / 200	St. Petersburg, Fla.Louisville
RT#37 Ryan Taleb	WR	Junior	5-7 / 175	Warner Robins, Ga.Houston County
CM#39 Christian MoultonInstagram	WR	Sophomore	5-10 / 179	Powell, OhioOlentangy Liberty