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Roster pool · offense
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Published roster pool · position placement is illustrative
Academic class is reproduced from Western Carolina Athletics. It does not establish remaining NCAA eligibility or scholarship status.
| Player | Pos. | Academic class | Ht / Wt | Hometown / previous school |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 #0 AJ Colombo | WR | 5th | 5-8 / 170 | Waxhaw, N.C.Cuthbertson HS |
 #0 Blue Monroe | LB | 5th | 6-1 / 225 | Concord, N.C.Jay M. Robinson HS |
 #1 Jai Boyd | WR | Sr. | 6-2 / 180 | Ridgeway, S.C.Fairfield Central HS |
 #1 Ken Moore Jr. | SP | 5th | 5-10 / 165 | Miami, Fla.Christopher Columbus HS |
 #2 Na'koma Simpson-Nealy | S | Jr. | 5-10 / 175 | Altamonte Springs, Fla.Seminole HS |
 #2 Lex Thomas | QB | Jr. | 5-11 / 205 | Raleigh, N.C.NC State |
 #3 Joshua Collins | LB | Jr. | 6-1 / 225 | Bryson City, N.C.Swain County HS |
 #3 Josh Perry | RB | So. | 6-0 / 205 | Orlando, Fla.Edgewater HS |
 #4 Andre Jackson Jr. | CB | So. | 5-10 / 180 | Charlotte, N.C.Hampton |
 #4 Kha'leal Sterling | WR | So. | 5-9 / 170 | Miami, Fla.Miami Central HS |
 #5 Braylon Jones | S | Sr. | 6-1 / 205 | Rockmart, Ga.Reinhardt Univ. |
 #5 Michael Rossin | WR | So. | 6-0 / 200 | Live Oak, Fla.Suwannee HS |
 #6 Jayden Cornelius | CB | So. | 5-10 / 175 | Fort Meade, Fla.Durant HS |
 #6 Marcus Striggles | WR | Jr. | 5-9 / 180 | North Lauderdale, Fla.Concord University |
 #7 Marseille Taylor | CB | 5th | 6-2 / 190 | Sanford, Fla.Riverside City / Stephen F. Austin / USF |
 #7 Trey Walker | WR | So. | 5-10 / 180 | Hoschton, Ga.Mill Creek HS |
 #8 Marlin Cochran | RB | Sr. | 6-0 / 200 | Miami, Fla.Miami Northwestern HS |
 #8 Ryan McKinnis | LB | Sr. | 6-2 / 220 | Buford, Ga.Appalachian State |
 #9 Bode Burns | TE | Jr. | 6-5 / 245 | Dunnellon, Fla.Dunnellon HS |
 #9 Eldrick Robinson II | LB | 5th | 6-0 / 230 | Pensacola, Fla.Robert Morris / Wake Forest / Georgia Southern |
 #10 Santana Carlos | WR | Fr. | 5-11 / 175 | Hollywood, Fla.Flanagan HS |
 #10 Jabari McWilliams | DL | Jr. | 6-0 / 270 | Picayune, Miss.Mississippi Gulf Coast |
 #11 Isaac Lee | QB | Jr. | 6-4 / 190 | Concord, N.C.Jay M. Robinson HS |
 #11 Marco Patierno | LB | 5th | 6-1 / 230 | Wake Forest, N.C.Eastern Michigan / Elon |
 #12 Jake Morrow | QB | Fr. | 6-0 / 195 | Grand Blanc, Mich.Grand Blanc Community School |
 #12 Julian Quintero | S | Jr. | 6-0 / 200 | St. Augustine, Fla.St. Augustine HS |
 #13 Richard Hollis | WR | So. | 5-8 / 170 | Pompano Beach, Fla.Blanche Ely HS |
 #13 Caleb Turner-Allen | BD | Jr. | 6-2 / 250 | Miami, Fla.Dr. Michael M. Krop HS |
 #14 Vanier Baptiste III | DL | Jr. | 6-3 / 280 | Lehigh Acres, Fla.Dunbar HS |
 #14 Kale Woodburn | WR | Jr. | 5-8 / 170 | Warner Robins, Ga.Cincinnati |
 #15 Hank Bodine | LB | So. | 6-0 / 230 | Velva, N.D.Velva DAG HS |
 #15 Michael Davis Jr. | WR | Fr. | 6-0 / 170 | Leesville, La.Leesville HS |
 #16 Chase Kerns | DL | Jr. | 6-1 / 280 | Decatur, Ga.Georgia Military College / Iowa Western CC |
 #16 Caleb Tucker | QB | Fr. | 6-2 / 200 | Woodbridge, Va.Woodbridge HS |
 #17 Patrick Harding | QB | Fr. | 6-3 / 190 | Zephyrhills, Fla.Zephyrhills HS |
 #17 Ja’Torian Mack | S | So. | 5-11 / 185 | Eatonville, Fla.Appalachian State |
 #18 Trystan Anderson | DL | 5th | 6-4 / 255 | Buffalo Grove, Ill.Drake |
 #18 Matthew Keener | WR | Jr. | 6-2 / 200 | Pilot Mountain, N.C.East Surry HS |
 #19 Cain Jefferson | BD | So. | 6-3 / 225 | Decatur, Ga.Columbia HS |
 #19 Mouhamadou Mane | WR | Fr. | 6-2 / 180 | Kathleen, Ga.Veterans HS |
 #20 Jadarius Dobie | RB | Fr. | 5-8 / 170 | Lakeland, Fla.Lakeland HS |
 #20 Andre Stewart | CB | 5th | 6-0 / 185 | Kennesaw, Ga.Kentucky / Towson / Tennessee |
 #21 Nassor Ashenafi | SP | So. | 5-9 / 170 | Washington, D.C.Mallard Creek (N.C.) HS |
 #21 Joshua Balloon | RB | Fr. | 5-9 / 170 | Tampa, Fla.Gaither HS |
 #22 Quency Grant III | CB | Fr. | 5-10 / 170 | Columbia, S.C.Ridge View HS |
 #22 Derrick Davis Jr. | RB | 5th | 6-1 / 210 | Pittsburgh, Pa.LSU / Pittsburgh |
 #24 Anthony Benjamin | RB | Sr. | 5-10 / 170 | Fort Myers, Fla.Dunbar HS |
 #24 Terrell Poyser | CB | Fr. | 6-3 / 170 | Wildwood, Fla.South Sumter HS |
 #25 Noah Best | RB | So. | 5-11 / 195 | Charlotte, N.C.Corvian Community HS |
 #25 Caleb Young Jr. | S | Fr. | 6-0 / 210 | Gainesville, Fla.Buchholz HS |
 #26 Devin Brown | CB | So. | 5-10 / 160 | Miami, Fla.Northwestern HS |
 #27 Jermiyah Douglas | SP | Fr. | 5-10 / 175 | Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.St. Thomas Aquinas HS |
 #27 Elijah Hadley | RB | Jr. | 5-10 / 200 | Charlotte, N.C.Mallard Creek HS |
 #28 Chris Hobbs | CB | So. | 6-2 / 180 | Decatur, Ga.Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School |
 #29 Christian Robbins | CB | So. | 6-1 / 190 | Orlando, Fla.Jones HS |
 #30 Jaden Meeks | DL | Jr. | 6-2 / 225 | Charlotte, N.C.Julius L. Chambers HS |
 #31 Alant'e Reese | S | Fr. | 6-2 / 205 | Fort Walton Beach, Fla.Choctawhatchee HS |
 #32 AJ Mintze | S | So. | 6-0 / 185 | Miami, Fla.Miami Norland HS |
 #33 Gavin Rowell | DL | 5th | 6-3 / 255 | Melbourne, Fla.Tusculum |
 #34 Jordan Martin-Durham | BD | So. | 6-3 / 260 | Jacksonville, Fla.Zarephath Academy |
 #35 Trey Berry III | LB | So. | 6-1 / 220 | Bartow, Fla.Lakeland Christian HS |
 #37 Devon Wilson Jr. | CB | Fr. | 5-11 / 190 | Mauldin, S.C.Mauldin HS |
 #38 Jayden Joselin | S | Fr. | 6-0 / 185 | North Lauderdale, Fla.Monarch HS |
 #39 Jonathan Powell-Battle | S | Fr. | 6-0 / 170 | Wilson, N.C.Wilson Prep Academy |
 #40 Landon Pope | RB | Fr. | 5-10 / 225 | Canton, N.C.Pisgah HS |
 #41 Beady Waddell V | LB | Jr. | 6-0 / 220 | Summerville, S.C.West Mecklenburg (N.C.) HS |
 #42 Luke Waters | K/P | Fr. | 6-2 / 205 | Toccoa, Ga.Stephens County HS |
 #43 Braeden Barger | LB | So. | 6-1 / 230 | Weddington, N.C.Weddington HS |
 #44 Isaac McLellan | TE | 5th | 6-2 / 240 | Rock Hill, S.C.Northwestern HS |
 #45 Honor Paxton | LB | Fr. | 6-3 / 215 | Apex, N.C.Middle Creek HS |
 #46 Nolan McClanahan | LB | So. | 6-1 / 220 | Lake Mary, Fla.Lake Mary HS |
 #47 Dylan Harris | DL | Fr. | 6-5 / 245 | Ocala, Fla.Vanguard HS |
 #48 Roman Jones | TE | Fr. | 6-3 / 230 | Robbinsville, N.C.Robbinsville HS |
 #49 Bryce Hart | LB | So. | 6-2 / 220 | Ringgold, Ga.Ringgold HS |
 #50 Xavier Nocco | LS | Fr. | 6-1 / 200 | Tampa, Fla.Jesuit HS |
 #51 Aaron Sanez | OL | 5th | 6-2 / 295 | Clearwater, Fla.Clearwater HS |
 #52 Brayson McIver | OL | Jr. | 6-2 / 280 | Charlotte, N.C.Coastal Carolina |
 #53 Zach Watson | OL | Sr. | 6-1 / 295 | Waycross, Ga.Ware County HS |
 #55 Secrea Algie | OL | Jr. | 6-5 / 320 | Snellville, Ga.Brookwood HS |
 #56 Aaron McIver | OL | 5th | 6-2 / 305 | Charlotte, N.C.Gardner-Webb |
 #57 Kaden Powell | LS | So. | 6-8 / 270 | Woodstock, Ga.Brevard College |
 #58 Isaac Boulger | OL | Jr. | 6-2 / 295 | Northport, Ala.Auburn |
 #60 Bryan McCollum | K | So. | 5-8 / 165 | Sanford, N.C.Southern Lee HS |
 #61 Marcus Trout | K | So. | 5-11 / 175 | Cocoa, Fla.Cocoa HS |
 #62 Brian Wheat | OL | Fr. | 6-3 / 285 | Jacksonville, Fla.West Nassau HS |
 #63 Thomas Guerrero | P | So. | 5-9 / 160 | Greenville, S.C.Greenville HS |
 #64 Konrad Henderson | OL | Sr. | 6-3 / 305 | Alpharetta, Ga.Chattahoochee HS |
 #65 Nicholas Foster | OL | So. | 6-1 / 295 | Charltote, N.C.Indian Land HS |
 #67 Steven Hamby | OL | Sr. | 6-5 / 325 | Statesville, N.C.Statesville HS |
 #68 Aidan Cooper | OL | So. | 6-4 / 305 | Charlotte, N.C.Butler HS |
 #69 Cole Cooke | OL | So. | 6-8 / 330 | Fort Myers, Fla.Riverdale HS |
 #71 Sawyer Nelson | OL | Fr. | 6-3 / 280 | Lenoir, N.C.Hibriten HS |
 #72 Andrew Threatt | OL | 5th | 6-6 / 285 | Charlotte, N.C.Gardner-Webb / Navy |
 #73 Colin McClellan | OL | Fr. | 6-3 / 265 | Plant City, Fla.Durant HS |
 #75 Renard Smith | OL | 5th | 6-4 / 325 | Dallas, GaUniversity of Pikeville |
 #77 John Hammond | OL | So. | 6-5 / 320 | Spartanburg, S.C.Spartanburg HS |
 #78 J'veon Bush | OL | So. | 6-5 / 320 | Orlando, Fla.Jones HS |
 #79 Vito Moriana-Sigel | OL | 5th | 6-5 / 315 | Estepona, SpainMississippi Valley State / Trinity Valley (Texas) CC |
 #80 Corey Swint | WR | Fr. | 6-0 / 170 | Miami, Fla.Killian HS |
 #81 Emanuel Palmer | WR | Fr. | 5-8 / 160 | Collierville, Tenn.Collierville HS |
 #82 Davon Washington | WR | Fr. | 5-8 / 160 | Altamonte Springs, Fla.Lake Brantley HS |
 #83 Austin Cunningham | WR | Jr. | 6-0 / 185 | Columbia, S.C.White Knoll HS |
 #84 Jemarious Reaves | WR | Jr. | 6-1 / 190 | Hopkins, S.C.Richland Northeast HS |
 #85 Paul Hartman III | TE | Jr. | 6-5 / 240 | Springfield, Ill.Coastal Carolina |
 #86 Davis Waddell | TE | Fr. | 6-5 / 220 | Cartersville, Ga.Cartersville HS |
 #87 Jake Young | TE | 5th | 6-3 / 245 | Waxhaw, N.C.North Carolina |
 #88 Cole Craddock | TE | So. | 6-4 / 245 | Tarboro, N.C.Tarboro HS |
 #89 Ellis Chappell | WR | So. | 6-0 / 185 | Hickory, N.C.Hickory HS |
 #90 Da'Shawn Davis | BD | 5th | 6-2 / 235 | Charlotte, N.C.Georgia Southern |
 #91 Jakoby Diamond | DL | So. | 6-1 / 305 | Cedartown, Ga.Tuskegee |
 #92 Brandon Joseph II | DL | So. | 6-3 / 275 | Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.St. Thomas Aquinas HS |
 #94 Malachi Hill | DL | Fr. | 6-3 / 295 | Burgaw, N.C.Pender HS |
 #95 Mark Fitzgerald | K/P | Fr. | 6-1 / 210 | Dublin, IrelandClongowes Wood College SJ |
 #96 Jeremy Johnson II | DL | Jr. | 5-10 / 300 | Atlanta, Ga.Concord University |
 #97 Fernando Jeanty | DL | Jr. | 6-3 / 270 | North Miami Beach, Fla.Florida Memorial |
 #98 Aiden Black | DL | Fr. | 6-1 / 295 | Concord, N.C.Jay M. Robinson HS |
 #99 Adrian Stone | DL | Jr. | 6-3 / 290 | Fort Myers, Fla.North Fort Myers HS |
 # Ian Grissom | QB | So. | 6-1 / 170 | Rock Hill, S.C.Rock Hill HS |