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Roster pool · offense
Alphabetical examples · no depth ranking.
Published roster pool · position placement is illustrative
Academic class is reproduced from North Carolina Central Athletics. It does not establish remaining NCAA eligibility or scholarship status.
| Player | Pos. | Academic class | Ht / Wt | Hometown / previous school |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 #0 MJ Campbell | DL | So. | 6-1 / 280 | Indianapolis, Ind.Louisville |
 #0 Tyree Saunders | WR | 5th | 6-0 / 198 | Jacksonville, Fla.Virginia Tech/ECU/Alabama State |
 #1 Mehki Wall | WR | 5th | 5-11 / 177 | Greensboro, N.C.Duke |
 #2 Zarion Walters | DL | Sr. | 6-3 / 268 | Richlands, N.C.Richlands HS |
 #3 Cobey Thompkins | QB | Fr. | 6-1 / 192 | Atlanta, Ga.The Citadel |
 #3 Cameron Williams | DB | Sr. | 5-8 / 178 | Greensboro, N.C.Southeast Guilford HS |
 #4 Jaquez Crawford | QB | Fr. | 6-0 / 212 | Greensboro, N.C.Northeast Guilford HS |
 #5 Chance Peterson | WR | Sr. | 5-8 / 159 | Wake Forest, N.C.Heritage HS |
 #6 Nasim Cosby | WR | Sr. | 6-1 / 165 | Plainfield, N.J.Don Bosco HS |
 #6 Jakarri Martin II | DB | Sr. | 5-8 / 180 | Atlanta, Ga.Catawba |
 #7 Terence Brown | DB | So. | 5-10 / 161 | Atlanta, Ga.Benedict |
 #8 Plez Lawrence | RB | 5th | 5-9 / 202 | Kokomo, Ind.Indiana State |
 #9 Bubba Camp | DB | Sr. | 5-10 / 186 | Charlotte, N.C.Old Dominion |
 #10 Jahzir Dukes | DB | So. | 6-3 / 186 | Charlotte, N.C.Hickory Grove Christian School |
 #10 Joshua Jones | QB | Sr. | 6-1 / 178 | Fayetteville, N.C.Westover HS |
 #11 Jayden Walker | LB | Fr. | 6-3 / 202 | Richmond, Va.Varina HS (VA) |
 #12 John Clifford Jr. | DB | 5th | 5-10 / 167 | Cincinnati, OhioCharleston |
 #14 Demarius Tolen | WR | So. | 6-4 / 199 | Aiken, S.C.Strom Thurmond HS |
 #15 Nelson Layne | QB | Fr. | 6-3 / 199 | Highland Springs, Va.North Carolina A&T |
 #16 Branden Palmer | DL | Sr. | 6-3 / 225 | Charlotte, N.C.Georgia Southern |
 #17 Ayden Davis | DB | So. | 6-2 / 210 | York, S.C.York Comprehensive HS |
 #17 Tristan Stitt | WR | Sr. | 6-5 / 187 | Indian Trail, N.C.Emory & Henry |
 #18 Carter Merck | QB | Fr. | 6-1 / 193 | Raleigh, N.C.Wakefield HS |
 #19 D'Andre Artis-Boone | DB | Fr. | 6-0 / 167 | Suffolk, Va.Kings Fork HS |
 #19 RJ Lancaster | WR | So. | 6-2 / 184 | Vanceboro, N.C.West Craven HS |
 #20 Gino Addison | RB | Fr. | 5-9 / 192 | Starke,FLMiddleburg H.S |
 #21 Josh Pullen | LB | 5th | 6-2 / 244 | Rolesville, N.C.Fort Scott CC |
 #22 Zion Dobson | RB | So. | 5-11 / 177 | Hampton, S.C.Hampton County HS |
 #23 Jovon Wright | DB | So. | 5-11 / 173 | Rolesville, N.C.Rolesville HS |
 #24 Wade Harris | DB | Sr. | 6-3 / 202 | Southern Pines, N.C.Pinecrest HS |
 #25 Brendon Wyatt | RB | Sr. | 5-10 / 193 | Gaithersburg, Md.Dematha Catholic HS |
 #26 Joshua Truesdale | DB | So. | 6-4 / 208 | Charlotte, N.C.Palisades HS |
 #27 Nav'ier Boykins | RB | Fr. | 5-10 / 239 | Camden, S.C.Camden HS |
 #28 Amari Sifford | DB | Fr. | 6-1 / 179 | Matthews, N.C.Butler HS |
 #29 Tevin Tucker | DB | Sr. | 5-11 / 193 | Kannapolis, N.C.NW Cabarrus |
 #30 Jaylen Moore | RB | Fr. | 5-8 / 192 | High Point, NCHigh Point Christian Academy |
 #30 Brandon Sanders | DB | Sr. | 6-1 / 191 | Hope Mills, N.C.South View HS |
 #31 Shamar Marshall | DB | Fr. | 5-11 / 172 | Washington, DCDunbar HS |
 #33 Taeshawn Alston | DL | Fr. | 6-4 / 250 | Henderson, N.C.Vance County HS |
 #34 Camereon Cartlidge | LB | Fr. | 6-1 / 224 | Indianapolis, Ind.Walkertown HS |
 #35 Keenan Early | DB | Fr. | 5-11 / 172 | Dayton, OhioAshbrook HS |
 #36 Riley Daniels | SP | Fr. | 6-0 / 172 | Raleigh, N.C.Rolesville HS |
 #37 Jamere Crooks | WR | Fr. | 5-9 / 162 | Newberry, S.C.Ben Lippen HS |
 #38 Jordan Johnson | DB | Sr. | 5-10 / 178 | Jacksonville, N.C.Northside HS |
| DS#38 Darryl Smith | DB | Fr. | 5-10 / 170 | Niagara Falls, N.Y.Niagara Falls HS |
 #39 Rodney Lesane | TE | So. | 6-1 / 241 | Florence, S.C.South Florence HS |
 #40 Jeremiah "Juju" Laguerre | LB | Sr. | 6-1 / 231 | Port Charlotte, Fla.St. Thomas |
 #40 Jake Marcantel | SP | 5th | 6-1 / 205 | Seiverville, Tenn.Halls HS |
 #41 Isaiah Lawson | LB | 5th | 6-0 / 196 | Queens, N.Y.Butler HS |
 #42 Mekhi Bigelow | LB | 5th | 5-10 / 207 | Charlotte, N.C.Mallard Creek HS |
 #42 Kingston Pritchard | FB | Fr. | 6-0 / 230 | Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Can.Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School |
 #43 Elisha Hill | TE | Fr. | 6-3 / 238 | Raleigh, N.C.Cary HS |
 #44 Emmanuel Hill | LB | So. | 6-1 / 223 | Colorado Springs, Colo.Pine Creek HS |
 #45 Isaiah Merritt | LB | Fr. | 6-0 / 202 | Chesapeake, Va.Indian River HS |
 #46 Joshua Maxwell | LB | Sr. | 6-1 / 231 | Auburn, Calif.Sierra College |
 #47 Darryl Veal Jr. | LB | So. | 6-2 / 188 | Virginia Beach, Va.Kempsville HS |
 #48 Keaton Blanton | DB | Fr. | 5-9 / 168 | Belmont, N.CAshbrook HS |
 #49 Cole Hamilton | LB | Jr. | 6-2 / 235 | Jacksonville, Fla.DuPage |
 #50 Holly Saint-Melus | OL | Sr. | 6-0 / 269 | Orlando, Fla.Livingstone |
 #51 A.C. McMoore | OL | Sr. | 6-3 / 290 | Rock Hill, S.C.South Pointe HS |
 #52 David Jacobs | OL | Sr. | 6-2 / 270 | Charlotte, N.C.Julius L. Chambers HS |
 #53 Amil Savage | OL | 5th | 6-1 / 285 | Sacramento, Calif.Carson-Newman |
 #55 Oscar Hernandez | DL | Fr. | 6-4 / 285 | Onrario, Calif.Upland(CA) HS |
 #56 Jonathan Kuriyan | SP | Jr. | 5-11 / 246 | Long Island, N.Y.Cisco College |
 #58 Victor Goree | OL | So. | 6-2 / 290 | Rock Hill, S.C.South Pointe HS |
 #59 Jalen Morris | OL | So. | 6-4 / 312 | Winston-Salem, N.C.West Forsyth HS |
 #60 Kavon Fenderson-Poteat | OL | So. | 6-4 / 276 | Burlongton, N.C.Cummings HS |
 #61 Tyshon Holland | OL | Sr. | 6-1 / 307 | Winston-Salem, N.C.Glenn HS |
 #64 Tyler Clark | OL | So. | 6-4 / 305 | Durham, N.C.Jordan HS |
 #66 Shawn Burton | OL | Sr. | 6-3 / 270 | Morrisville, N.C.Georgia State |
 #67 Cicero Leak IV | DL | So. | 5-10 / 246 | Cary, N.C.Green Level HS |
 #68 Anthony Prevalon | OL | So. | 6-4 / 290 | Jacksonville, Fla.Harrison HS |
 #70 Taron Williams | OL | 5th | 6-8 / 331 | Charlotte, N.C.South Mecklenburg HS |
 #71 Bruce Fomby | OL | So. | 6-4 / 273 | Detroit, Mich.Ecorse HS |
 #72 Brian Hardy | OL | 5th | 6-1 / 295 | Greenville, N.C.South Central HS |
 #73 Marcus Smith | OL | So. | 6-2 / 310 | Palmetto, Fla.Palmetto, HS |
 #74 Kerwin Williams | OL | Sr. | 6-2 / 315 | East St. Louis, Ill.East St. Louis Senior HS |
 #76 Soul Williams | DL | Fr. | 6-0 / 298 | Orlando, Fla.Edgewater HS |
 #77 Cody Alston | DL | So. | 6-0 / 275 | Rolesville, N.C.Rolesville HS |
 #78 Demarcus Elliott | OL | So. | 6-2 / 278 | Bowling Green, Ky.Bowling Green HS |
 #80 Gerald Lawton | WR | So. | 5-8 / 167 | Ocala, Fla.Vangaurd HS |
 #81 Eric Cozart | WR | Fr. | 5-8 / 152 | Durham, N.C.Jefferson HS |
 #82 Sterling Greene | WR | Sr. | 5-8 / 157 | Charlotte, N.C.Olympic HS |
 #84 Damon McDaniel Jr | WR | Fr. | 5-9 / 160 | Norfolk, VaMaury HS |
 #85 Zy'Dar'Eyus Wynn | WR | Fr. | 5-11 / 169 | Suffolk, Va.Kings Fork HS |
 #86 River Fiore | TE | Fr. | 6-4 / 240 | Clayton, N.C.Clayton HS |
 #87 James Newton | WR | Fr. | 5-11 / 167 | Burlington, N.C.Western Alamance HS |
 #88 Trey Goodridge | WR | Sr. | 5-10 / 190 | Baltimore, Md.Mount St. Joseph HS |
 #89 Connor Everett | TE | So. | 6-5 / 247 | Fuquay, N.C.Fuqauy-Varina HS |
 #90 KJ Liles | DT | Fr. | 6-4 / 322 | Durham, N.C.Southern Durham HS |
 #91 Thomas Rominger | DL | So. | 6-3 / 309 | Roseville, Calif.Sierra College |
 #92 Richard “Wink” James | DL | Jr. | 6-1 / 239 | Philadelphia, Pa.Camden HS |
 #93 Jaden Warren | DL | So. | 6-2 / 232 | Salisbury, N.C.Salisbury HS |
 #94 Gary Dorsey Jr. | DL | Sr. | 6-6 / 272 | Cincinnati, OhioEastern Michigan |
 #95 Elijah Clark | DL | Sr. | 6-3 / 306 | Durham, N.C.Riverside HS |
 #96 Jaysen Oriol | DL | Fr. | 6-2 / 273 | Cary, NCPanther Creek HS |
 #97 Trayvaughn Swanigan | DT | 5th | 6-2 / 255 | Kearns, UtahKearns HS |
 #98 Jasiah Harper | DL | Sr. | 6-3 / 279 | Fayetteville, N.C.Seventy-First HS |
 #99 Khareem Thompson | DL | Sr. | 6-7 / 241 | Charlotte, N.C.Hough HS |
 # Ka'Trez Bracey | WR | 5th | 5-10 / 161 | Camden, S.C.Camden HS |