Teams Akron 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Akron roster 106 players: 26 freshmen, 27 sophomores, 25 juniors, 27 seniors, 1 with no class listed. From 24 states and 2 other countries; the most from Ohio (27) and Florida (11). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 6 Receivers 15 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 10 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 7
Running backs 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 1 Jordan Gant RB Sr. 5′10″ 205 Lakeland, FL 452 rushing yards, 4 TD 13 Sean Patrick RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 180 Chagrin Falls, OH 221 rushing yards 24 Marquese Williams RB Jr. 5′9″ 180 Harrisburg, PA 69 rushing yards, 1 TD 28 Luke Reed RB So. 5′10″ 190 Garfield Heights, OH 2 tackles 26 Taven Curry RB Sr. 6′0″ 215 Loxley, AL 31 rushing yards 25 Chris Gee RB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 210 Fort Worth, TX
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 8 Brandon Hills WR Jr. 5′10″ 180 Colorado Springs, CO 15 returns, 401 yards Marcel Williams WR 27 catches, 294 yards, 3 TD 3 Kyan Mason WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′9″ 155 Cleveland, OH 18 catches, 205 yards 4 Miles Burris WR Transfer from Charlotte 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 205 Jacksonville, FL 17 catches, 169 yards, 1 TD 87 Gentz Hilburn WR So. 5′10″ 195 Jersey City, NJ 8 catches, 70 yards 14 Luke Sivon WR Fr. 6′0″ 200 Perry, OH 5 catches, 30 yards 2 Marcel Williams WR So. 5′11″ 200 Hollywood, FL 4 catches, 38 yards 9 Jean Louis III WR Jr. 5′8″ 185 New York, NY 4 catches, 94 yards 5 Titus Myers WR Jr. 6′2″ 180 Statesville, NC 2 catches, 13 yards, 1 TD 16 Paul Davis WR So. 6′0″ 200 Bowman, GA 1 catch, 13 yards 12 Cameron Monteiro WR So. 6′1″ 190 Brockton, MA 15 Jaborree Riggins WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 185 Pompano Beach, FL 80 Jalen Hightower WR So. 5′11″ 190 82 Troy Hazuda WR Fr. 6′0″ 200 Oregon, OH 88 Dominic Monz WR So. 5′7″ 175 Mcdonald, PA
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 56 Brandon Smith OL Transfer from South Dakota Jr. 6′2″ 310 Waldorf, MD 1 tackle 50 Allen Jones Jr. OL Sr. 6′4″ 290 Cottonwood, AL 51 Jason Hoskins OL Jr. 6′3″ 345 Dover, DE 52 Nate Hampton OL Transfer from Saint Francis (PA) Fr. 6′3″ 300 Bowie, MD 53 Alex Fox OL Sr. 6′3″ 290 New Castle, PA 55 Amarie Archer OL Sr. 6′3″ 300 Nassau, Bahamas 57 Ian Falkner OL Sr. 6′3″ 300 Collierville, TN 61 Jon Stephens OL So. 6′3″ 285 Simmes, AL 62 Max Mobley OL Jr. 6′2″ 290 Cincinnati, OH 63 August Weight OL Fr. 6′4″ 245 Medina, OH 68 Jonathan Gould OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 270 Maize, KS 70 Melvin Puckett OL So. 6′3″ 300 Paducah, KY 71 Carlos Slayden OL Transfer from Southern Miss Sr. 6′4″ 300 Corpus Christi, TX 72 Colin Lyons OL Sr. 6′3″ 295 Mckeesport, PA 73 Jonas Mann OL So. 6′7″ 310 Pickerington, OH 75 Dayne Shor OL Jr. 6′5″ 325 Alpharetta, GA 77 Lorvens Barthelemy OL Fr. 6′4″ 325 Pompano Beach, FL 78 Daxton Christman-Gourley OL So. 6′6″ 275 Mission Viejo, CA 79 Nick Stopiak OL Sr. 6′6″ 315 Columbia Station, OH
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 1 Cyrus Durham DL Jr. 6′3″ 245 Atherton, CA 19 tackles, 2.5 sacks 97 Vann Kavals DE Fr. 6′5″ 265 Coraopolis, PA 20 tackles 16 Dahvon Frazier DE So. 6′2″ 230 Lexington, KY 16 tackles 56 Omari Abor DE 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 250 Duncanville, TX 8 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 5 Ronald Hull DL Jr. 6′2″ 300 Upper Marlboro, MD 14 tackles, 0.5 sacks 8 Jon’Trell Mixon DL Jr. 6′4″ 285 Youngstown, OH 13 tackles 55 Jalen Williams DT Sr. 6′6″ 340 Shreveport, LA 9 tackles 90 Kurtis Waye DE Transfer from Clark Atlanta Sr. 6′4″ 240 Mcdonough, GA 9 tackles 93 Ty Watkins DL Fr. 6′5″ 240 Cincinnati, OH 4 tackles 99 Jaiden Brown-Demery DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 310 West Mifflin, PA 2 tackles 94 Malakai Ross-Graves DL Jr. 6′3″ 280 Santa Cruz, CA 1 tackle 44 Jasun Ridley DL Jr. 6′2″ 260 Pasadena, CA 50 Jahvon Frazier DE So. 6′3″ 230 Lexington, KY 51 Omari Bivens DL Fr. 6′0″ 255 Lewis Center, OH 52 Vaughn Highland DT Transfer from Arkansas–Pine Bluff Sr. 6′1″ 315 Pennsville, NJ 57 Elijah Davis DL So. 6′1″ 300 Middletown, OH 65 Logan Hindmarch DL Fr. 5′9″ 240 Pittsburgh, PA 92 Israel Duncan DE Sr. 6′2″ 240 Vancouver, WA 96 Brandon Tobias II DE So. 6′5″ 250 Fort Lauderdale, FL
Linebackers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 32 Donelius Johnson LB Sr. 6′0″ 225 Patterson, GA 67 tackles 18 Dwight Nunoo LB Transfer from Florida International Sr. 6′1″ 230 Grand Prairie, TX 40 tackles 23 Daunte Curtis LB Fr. 6′1″ 205 Pickerington, OH 21 tackles 7 Jeremiah Jones LB Jr. 6′0″ 235 Kennesaw, GA 9 tackles 25 Jason Hocker LB So. 6′0″ 230 Lexington, KY 5 tackles 19 Eddie Smith III LB Jr. 6′0″ 230 Winchester, CA 3 tackles 45 Devin Reeves LB Fr. 6′0″ 235 Quantico, VA 2 tackles 42 Jude Buchanan LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 235 Vancouver, BC 1 tackle 31 Gavin James LB Fr. 6′0″ 220 Tallahassee, FL 34 Cam Macon LB Sr. 5′11″ 220 Barberton, OH
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 29 Tairan Davis DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 185 Youngstown, OH 35 tackles, 1 INT 13 Rodrick Hunter S So. 5′11″ 190 Atlanta, GA 29 tackles, 1 INT 20 Mehki Flowers DB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 200 Harrisburg, PA 27 tackles 9 Aamii Branch DB Jr. 5′10″ 180 Forney, TX 20 tackles 17 Caiden Newsome CB Transfer from Holy Cross Jr. 6′0″ 180 Baltimore, MD 15 tackles 15 Terence Thomas S Sr. 5′9″ 190 Boardman, OH 13 tackles 21 Catrell White DB Jr. 5′11″ 175 New York, NY 7 tackles 4 Zach Hobson CB Transfer from Old Dominion Sr. 6′3″ 195 Dallas, TX 4 tackles 6 Jamari Somerville S Jr. 5′11″ 195 Indian Head, MD 4 tackles 11 Dawayne Galloway Jr. CB Transfer from West Virginia 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 170 Columbus, OH 4 tackles 14 Khory Moss DB Transfer from Miami (OH) Fr. 5′11″ 190 Nassau, Bahamas 4 tackles 3 Alex Branch DB Sr. 6′0″ 190 Twinsburg, OH 3 tackles 43 Austin Wondolowski DB Jr. 5′10″ 205 North Royalton, OH 2 tackles 12 Iesa Jarmon DB Sr. 6′0″ 185 Cincinnati, OH 1 tackle 35 Rod Smith Jr. DB Fr. 5′10″ 175 Tyrone, GA 1 tackle 2 Daymon David S 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 210 Gwynn Oak, MD 22 Henry Perrymond CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 175 Cleveland Heights, OH 24 Savion Lewis CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 175 Cleveland, OH 27 Keyveon Johnson DB So. 6′2″ 185 Sunrise, FL 30 Terry Lee Jr. DB Fr. 6′0″ 175 Chicago, IL
Kyan Mason, Henry Perrymond, Savion Lewis, Luke Reed, Nick Wilson Iesa Jarmon, Max Mobley, Connor Cravaack, Ty Watkins Jean Louis III, Catrell White, Gentz Hilburn Dahvon Frazier, Jason Hocker, Jahvon Frazier Logan Hindmarch, Colin Lyons, Jaiden Brown-Demery Daymon David, Caiden Newsome Jon’Trell Mixon, Tairan Davis Jaborree Riggins, Lorvens Barthelemy Dwight Nunoo, Omari Abor Mehki Flowers, Marquese Williams Daunte Curtis, Jonas Mann Keyveon Johnson, Charlie Volpe Matthew Schramm, Omari Bivens Cyrus Durham Jordan Gant Marcel Williams Alex Branch Miles Burris Zach Hobson Ronald Hull Titus Myers Brayden Roggow Jamari Somerville Jeremiah Jones Reese Poffenbarger Brandon Hills Aamii Branch Semaj Beals Cibastian Broughton Dawayne Galloway Jr. Cameron Monteiro Rodrick Hunter Sean Patrick Luke Sivon Terence Thomas Paul Davis Johnny Brookhart Eddie Smith III Yaseen DeReese Chris Gee Terry Lee Jr. Gavin James Cam Macon Rod Smith Jr. Aidan Stire Jordan Westrich Austin Wondolowski Jasun Ridley Devin Reeves Frank Miner Allen Jones Jr. Jason Hoskins Nate Hampton Vaughn Highland Alex Fox Jalen Williams Brandon Smith Elijah Davis Ian Falkner August Weight Jonathan Gould Melvin Puckett Carlos Slayden Dayne Shor Daxton Christman-Gourley Nick Stopiak Troy Hazuda Elijah Alexander Wyatt Hook Dominic Monz Kurtis Waye Israel Duncan Malakai Ross-Graves Joseph Castle Brandon Tobias II Vann Kavals OH 27 FL 11 PA 10 CA 7 MD 7 Hometowns of the 2026 Akron roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Ohio 27 Florida 11 Pennsylvania 10 California 7 Maryland 7 Georgia 7 Texas 6 Kentucky 4 Top counties Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 7 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 6 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 4 Hamilton County, Ohio pop. 831,000 4 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 3 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2026 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
