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Published roster pool, sorted alphabetically within positions. Multi-position players are grouped by their first listed role. Depth order, scholarship status and remaining eligibility are not verified; planning changes are your assumptions.
Kent State Athletics · 2026 football rosterUpdated 2026-09-18Loading saved plan
110Published roster members
0/25Your 2026 lineup assignments
33Coaching and support staff
11Scheduled games
Roster pool · offense
Alphabetical examples · no depth ranking.
Published roster pool · position placement is illustrative
Academic class is reproduced from Kent State Athletics. It does not establish remaining NCAA eligibility or scholarship status.
| Player | Pos. | Academic class | Ht / Wt | Hometown / previous school |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 #0 Darian BlachewiczXInstagram | DL | So. | 6-2 / 300 | Millville, N.J.Millville HS |
 #0 Mason King | RB | Gr. | 6-2 / 215 | Centralia, Ill.Illinois State |
 #1 Ardell BanksXInstagram | WR | R-Jr. | 6-4 / 195 | Massillon, OhioKentucky |
 #1 A'tiq Muhammad | DB | R-Sr. | 6-3 / 200 | Rockford, Ill.UTEP |
 #2 Joel CordobaXInstagram | DB | So. | 6-3 / 190 | Plainfield, N.J.Plainfield HS |
 #2 Nolan Good | QB | R-Fr. | 6-2 / 200 | Avon, OhioAvon HS |
 #3 Jay Jay EtheridgeXInstagram | WR | Jr. | 5-10 / 150 | Cincinnati, OhioMt. Healthy HS |
 #3 Derrick Jackson IIIXInstagram | DB | So. | 6-0 / 210 | Detroit, Mich.Cass Tech HS |
 #4 Jared KelleyXInstagram | WR | R-Jr. | 5-10 / 190 | North Olmstead, OhioNorth Olmstead HS |
 #4 Rocco NichollXInstagram | LB | R-Sr. | 6-5 / 245 | Philadelphia, Pa.USF |
 #5 Thomas AdenX | DL | R-Sr. | 6-1 / 275 | Lakewood, OhioPittsburgh |
 #5 Jakorion Caffey | RB | R-So. | 5-11 / 220 | Avon, OhioCincinnati |
 #6 Wayne HarrisXInstagram | WR | R-So. | 5-9 / 165 | Charleston, W.Va.Huntington HS |
 #7 Angelo StockstillX | DB | R-Jr. | 6-3 / 180 | Chicago, Ill.Western Michigan |
 #8 Da'Realyst ClarkXInstagram | WR | Sr. | 5-10 / 160 | Lima, OhioButler College |
 #8 Josue CordobaXInstagram | DL | R-So. | 6-3 / 280 | Plainfield, N.J.Plainfield HS |
 #10 Hayden Dawahare | LB | R-Jr. | 6-4 / 245 | Lexington, Ky.Kentucky |
 #10 Ethan Thanthanavong | QB | So. | 6-0 / 205 | Lithopolis, OhioDefiance College |
 #11 Zy'aire Fletcher | TE | R-Fr. | 6-4 / 245 | Springfield, OhioSpringfield HS |
 #11 Camdon Wilborn | DL | R-So. | 6-1 / 285 | Cincinnati, OhioRobert Morris |
 #12 Lionel Burns III | DB | R-Fr. | 6-0 / 185 | Duluth, Ga.North Carolina Central |
 #12 Dru DeShieldsXInstagram | QB | R-Jr. | 6-2 / 195 | Beloit, OhioWest Branch HS |
 #13 Quan Rhodes-McKee | LB | R-So. | 6-1 / 225 | Columbus, OhioDuquesne |
 #13 Dakota TaylorXInstagram | TE | R-So. | 6-4 / 240 | Akron, OhioBuchtel HS |
 #14 Tyler BivensXInstagram | DB | R-Sr. | 5-11 / 170 | Ann Arbor, Mich.Huron HS |
 #14 Deante Ruffin | QB | R-Fr. | 6-1 / 215 | Philadelphia, Pa.Neumann-Goretti HS |
 #15 Sayed AbuhamdehXInstagram | LB | R-Jr. | 6-1 / 230 | North Royalton, OhioNorth Royalton HS |
 #15 Gavin Peeps | QB | Fr. | 6-5 / 185 | Kent, OhioRoosevelt HS |
 #17 Semaj Bridgeman | LB | R-Jr. | 6-2 / 230 | Philadelphia, Pa.Michigan State |
 #17 Cole Miller | QB | Fr. | 6-4 / 225 | North Ridgeville, OhioNorth Ridgeville HS |
 #18 Hunter HoppertonXInstagram | FB / TE | R-Sr. | 6-2 / 255 | Streetsboro, OhioRhode Island |
 #18 Norey Johnson | DB | R-Sr. | 6-3 / 200 | Cincinnati, OhioHouston Christian |
 #19 DJ BarnesX | DB | Sr. | 5-8 / 170 | Tallahassee, Fla.West Florida |
 #19 Ali FisherXInstagram | WR | Gr. | 6-0 / 205 | Belleville, Mich.Buffalo |
 #20 Marques HicksXInstagram | RB | R-Jr. | 5-8 / 190 | Cherry Hill, N.J.Camden Catholic HS |
 #20 Rafael Terrero Jr. | LB | R-Fr. | 6-3 / 220 | Emmaus, Pa.Emmaus HS |
 #21 TeJuan Barbour | DB | Fr. | 6-3 / 170 | Columbus, OhioNorthland HS |
 #22 Davion Pritchard | DB | R-So. | 6-0 / 175 | Youngstown, OhioPittsburgh |
 #22 Brandon WhiteXInstagram | RB | Fr. | 5-8 / 190 | Euclid, OhioSt. Edwards HS |
 #23 Ezekiel Castex | DB | R-Fr. | 5-10 / 175 | Sacramento, Calif.Grant Union HS |
 #23 Maurice Stephens | WR | R-Fr. | 6-0 / 175 | Louisville, Ky.Ballard HS |
 #24 Jackson FarleyXInstagram | RB | Fr. | 5-9 / 185 | Mentor, OhioMentor HS |
 #24 Tanner Mintz | LB | R-Fr. | 6-0 / 220 | Akron, OhioArchbishop Hoban HS |
 #25 Martell BuchananXInstagram | DB | R-So. | 6-1 / 175 | Stillwell, Kan.Blue Valley HS |
 #25 Donovan Delaney Jr.XInstagram | RB | R-Sr. | 5-11 / 220 | Middletown, Del.Rutgers |
 #26 Dylan Armentrout | RB | So. | 5-9 / 200 | Carroll, OhioDefiance College |
 #26 BuddyRow Garrer | DB | R-Fr. | 5-9 / 150 | Evans, Ga.Evans HS |
 #27 Lennox LemonX | DB | Fr. | 6-1 / 180 | Massillon, OhioWashington HS |
 #27 Javier Wills | WR | R-Sr. | 6-0 / 190 | Columbus, OhioTiffin University |
 #28 Brodyn BishopXInstagram | LB | R-So. | 6-1 / 205 | Carroll, OhioBloom-Carroll HS |
 #29 Jeremiah Johnson | DB | Fr. | 6-3 / 175 | Rochester, N.Y.Reynoldsburg HS |
 #29 Cade Romanini | RB | Fr. | 5-10 / 200 | Bainbridge, OhioWalsh HS |
 #30 Matthew Sollberger | LB | R-So. | 5-10 / 210 | Uniontown, OhioAshland |
 #31 Jacob BroachXInstagram | DL | Fr. | 6-3 / 190 | Cincinnati, OhioPrinceton HS |
 #32 Trey Rubinstein | LB | So. | 6-3 / 225 | Napoleon, OhioNapoleon HS |
 #33 Ayden HarrisXInstagram | RB | R-So. | 5-8 / 205 | Exton, Pa.Downington East HS |
 #33 Jaihien RoyXInstagram | DL | R-So. | 6-2 / 245 | Centreville, Md.Queen Anne's County HS |
 #35 Nate Gregory | LB | R-Fr. | 5-11 / 235 | Stow, OhioCoastal Carolina |
 #36 Wyatt Januska | WR | Fr. | 6-2 / 185 | Mantua, OhioCrestwood HS |
 #38 Clinton RobinsonXInstagram | DB | R-So. | 6-0 / 205 | Pittsburgh, Pa.Keystone Oaks HS |
 #39 Eli Tucker | K | R-So. | 5-11 / 205 | Wheeling, W.Va.St. Francis |
 #41 Gus GoodellXInstagram | LS | Gr. | 6-1 / 215 | Stafford, Va.Colonial Forge HS |
 #42 Kolten Ford | P | Sr. | 6-2 / 195 | Queen Creek, Ariz.Benedict College |
 #43 Kendall McNuttInstagram | LB | Fr. | 6-0 / 220 | St.Louis, Mo.St. Louis University HS |
 #44 Antonio BottiggiXInstagram | DL | R-So. | 6-2 / 255 | Painesville, OhioRiverside HS |
 #44 Holtz Maine | TE | R-Fr. | 6-4 / 250 | Milford Center, OhioFairbanks HS |
 #45 Tommy ArnoldXInstagram | TE | R-Jr. | 6-0 / 220 | Wadsworth, OhioNotre Dame College |
 #47 Andrew Rickelman | TE | Fr. | 6-4 / 225 | Stow, OhioStow-Munroe Falls HS |
 #48 Chase MantoothXInstagram | LS | Fr. | 6-0 / 160 | Pickerington, OhioPickerington Central HS |
 #49 Tommy NewcombXInstagram | K | R-So. | 5-11 / 185 | LaGrange, Ill.Lyons Township HS |
 #50 Garrett DialXInstagram | DL | R-So. | 6-3 / 235 | Littleton, Colo.Valor Christian HS |
 #50 Ben Midea | OL | Jr. | 6-2 / 320 | Medina, OhioSt. Francis |
 #52 Aiden BurgessXInstagram | DL | R-So. | 6-2 / 300 | Hanover, Md.Rock Creek Christian HS |
 #52 Gavin KanarXInstagram | OL | Fr. | 6-5 / 275 | Northfield, OhioNordonia HS |
 #54 Dustyn MorellXInstagram | OL | R-Sr. | 6-4 / 290 | Lapeer, Mich.Lapeer HS |
 #55 Jaxon DunnXInstagram | OL | R-So. | 6-3 / 320 | Brunswick, OhioBrunswick HS |
| MD#56 Moustafa Daoud | OL | R-Fr. | 6-6 / 300 | Des Moines, IowaIowa Central Community College |
 #56 Carlos Shird | DL | Fr. | 6-3 / 270 | Baltimore, Md.Mount St. Joseph HS |
 #58 Colin Prichard | OL | Fr. | 6-5 / 260 | Mentor, OhioMentor HS |
 #59 Eckley BridgesXInstagram | DL | Fr. | 6-1 / 260 | Hamilton, OhioHamilton HS |
 #64 David Iannini | OL | Fr. | 6-1 / 295 | Mentor, OhioLake Catholic HS |
 #66 Quinten YoungXInstagram | OL | Fr. | 6-1 / 280 | Strongsville, OhioStrongsville HS |
 #67 Max Gembus | OL | R-Fr. | 6-0 / 275 | Cleveland, OhioVilla Angela-St. Joseph HS |
 #70 Hudson Chasko | OL | R-Sr. | 6-5 / 300 | Encino, Calif.Idaho State |
 #71 Liam DaltonXInstagram | OL | Fr. | 6-4 / 315 | Hilliard, OhioHilliard Davidson HS |
 #72 Cecil WilsonXInstagram | OL | R-Jr. | 6-4 / 320 | Lakeville, Minn.Lakeville North HS |
 #73 William Johnson IIIXInstagram | OL | Fr. | 6-3 / 270 | Avon, Ind.Avon HS |
 #74 Donovan Dark | OL | R-Fr. | 6-0 / 305 | Niceville, Fla.Tusculum |
 #75 Boston Crowell | OL | R-Fr. | 6-4 / 290 | New Philadelphia, OhioNew Philadelphia HS |
 #76 Mofe Adewole | OL | R-Sr. | 6-3 / 275 | Ellicott City, Md.Robert Morris |
 #77 Rico Steele | OL | R-So. | 6-3 / 300 | Pittsburgh, Pa.Bowling Green |
 #78 Tyler Meadows | OL | So. | 6-8 / 340 | West Chester Township, OhioLakota East HS |
 #80 Teaunn HunterXInstagram | WR | R-Fr. | 6-0 / 180 | Huber Heights, OhioWayne HS |
 #81 Zymir ReedXInstagram | WR | Fr. | 6-1 / 200 | Middletown, OhioMiddletown HS |
 #83 Garrett Long | DL | R-Fr. | 6-3 / 235 | Columbus, Ind.Columbus North HS |
 #84 Aidan Stewart | WR | Fr. | 5-11 / 180 | Avon Lake, OhioAvon Lake HS |
 #85 Brendyn SmithXInstagram | WR | Fr. | 5-9 / 160 | York, Pa.Central York HS |
 #86 Matthew Maxey | WR | R-Fr. | 5-10 / 165 | Avon, OhioAvon HS |
 #87 William Bierfeldt | WR | Fr. | 6-2 / 185 | Westlake, OhioWestlake HS |
 #88 Mohammed HazimeXInstagram | DL | R-Sr. | 6-4 / 270 | Dearborn, Mich.Fordson HS |
 #88 Luke Simms | WR | Fr. | 5-11 / 175 | Westlake, OhioSt. Ignatius HS |
 #89 Terik Mulder | TE | R-Sr. | 6-5 / 250 | Lexington, Ky.Presbyterian |
 #90 Bryce Griffin | DL | R-Fr. | 6-2 / 235 | Yorkville, Ill.Yorkville HS |
 #91 Dion'Dre Taylor | DL | Fr. | 6-0 / 280 | Cleveland, OhioGlenville HS |
 #93 Daiveon TaylorXInstagram | DL | Fr. | 6-2 / 225 | Moon Township, Pa.Moon Area HS |
 #94 Kale Webb | DL | Fr. | 6-1 / 235 | Xenia, OhioXenia HS |
 #95 Anthony Adams III | DL | Fr. | 5-10 / 275 | Long Grove, Ill.Stevenson HS |
 #96 Sean Leonard | K | R-Fr. | 6-3 / 230 | Xenia, OhioXenia HS |
 #97 Jake Stoeckel | P | R-Fr. | 6-1 / 190 | Renmark, AustraliaImmanuel College |
 #98 Bryce FaulkXInstagram | DL | R-Jr. | 6-1 / 235 | Mason, OhioMason HS |