Teams Alabama State 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Alabama State roster 122 players: 34 freshmen, 37 sophomores, 39 juniors, 12 seniors. From 16 states and 1 other country; the most from Alabama (44) and Florida (28). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 15 Receivers 15 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 23 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 26 Specialists 6
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 9 Aaron Frye QB Fr. 6′1″ 170 Pinson, AL 442 passing yards, 1 TD 1 Andrew Body QB Sr. 6′0″ 205 Corpus Christi, TX 410 passing yards, 3 TD 8 Te’Sean Smoot QB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 177 Springfield, OH 3 passing yards 15 Keegan Anderson QB So. 6′2″ 222 Abilene, TX 15 passing yards 13 Landon Vessel QB Jr. 6′0″ 210 League City, TX
Running backs 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 2 Jamarie Hostzclaw RB Jr. 5′8″ 183 Fort Lauderdale, FL 404 rushing yards, 6 TD 23 Jareese Howard RB Jr. 6′1″ 220 St. Louis, MO 232 rushing yards, 5 TD 5 Tj Ramsey RB Jr. 5′10″ 180 Schaumburg, IL 141 rushing yards 41 Nicholas Harris FB Jr. 5′9″ 241 Kennedy Heights, LA 3 returns, 72 yards 6 Ashton Ashford RB Jr. 5′5″ 184 Birmingham, AL 28 rushing yards, 1 TD 20 D.J. Brown RB Sr. 5′10″ 186 Hurtsboro, AL 15 rushing yards 40 Brandon Tanner FB Jr. 6′0″ 243 Madison, AL 1 tackle 21 J.R. Gardner RB Fr. 6′0″ 195 Gulf Shores, AL 8 rushing yards 11 Aydden Moody-Copeland RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 193 Ensley, AL 18 Tacaris Bozeman RB Jr. 5′10″ 195 Montgomery, AL 34 Khalid Muhammad RB So. 5′11″ 173 Pontiac, MI 46 Bravis Cave Jr. FB So. 6′1″ 247 Birmingham, AL 62 Kameron Reese FB So. 5′11″ 234 Seale, AL Joshua Woods RB Fr. 5′10″ 200 Pinson, AL L.J. Nobles FB Fr. 6′0″ 220 Saraland, AL
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 4 Nehemiah Hixon WR So. 5′8″ 180 Spanish Fort, AL 13 returns, 200 yards 3 Kareem Keye WR So. 5′8″ 165 Adamsville, AL 18 catches, 160 yards 10 Randall King WR Transfer from Campbell So. 6′2″ 205 Rocky Mount, NC 13 catches, 204 yards, 1 TD 17 Israel Tate WR Jr. 6′2″ 185 Memphis, TN 5 catches, 46 yards 86 John Austin WR Fr. 6′0″ 200 Mobile, AL 5 catches, 57 yards, 1 TD 0 Eric Horn WR So. 5′10″ 162 New Orleans, LA 3 catches, 36 yards 7 Franck Pierre WR Sr. 6′2″ 205 Immokalee, FL 2 catches, 38 yards 80 Jashaun Clarke WR So. 5′7″ 155 Norcross, GA 1 return, 34 yards 87 Daionte Hicks WR Fr. 5′8″ 160 Orlando, FL 2 catches, 49 yards, 1 TD 16 Jordan Woolen WR So. 5′11″ 165 Calera, AL 0 rushing yards 12 Dylan Vickerson WR Transfer from Western Kentucky So. 6′1″ 210 Miami, FL 83 Antonio Lewis WR Fr. 6′1″ 180 Chipley, FL Amir Washington WR Fr. 6′4″ 188 Manor, TX Jackson Thomas WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 195 Millbrook, AL Kejuan Lamb-Gregg WR Fr. 5′10″ 165 Adamsville, AL
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 75 Marc OBannon OL Jr. 6′4″ 295 Gilbert, AZ 1 tackle 50 Dezmond Penn OL Jr. 6′2″ 300 Delray Beach, FL 56 Elijah Walker OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 343 Daytona Beach, FL 58 Michael Moore Jr. OL Jr. 6′2″ 296 Loganville, GA 62 Jayden Jones OL Fr. 6′3″ 375 Pinson, AL 63 Camden Coleman OL So. 6′2″ 297 Atlanta, GA 64 Austin Candler OL So. 6′5″ 286 Jacksonville, FL 65 Jvyon Tatum OL Jr. 6′2″ 284 Forsyth, GA 66 Adrian McCloud OL Fr. 6′4″ 295 Clemmons, NC 68 Tye Tucker OL Fr. 6′2″ 307 Mobile, AL 70 Mekhi Blue OL Fr. 6′6″ 324 Rio Grande, TX 72 Ekeem Atehortua OL Fr. 6′4″ 310 Southwest Ranches, FL 73 Elijah Baker OL Sr. 6′4″ 323 Phoenix, AZ 76 Marvin Lee Jr. OL Jr. 6′6″ 308 Huntsville, AL 79 Phillip McLean OL Jr. 6′5″ 320 Myrtle Beach, SC Andrew Hurdle OL Fr. 6′5″ 335 Decatur, GA
Defensive line 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 55 Jaylan Jarrett DT So. 6′0″ 281 Pike Road, AL 21 tackles, 1.5 sacks 15 Eldridge Shelton DE So. 6′3″ 212 Birmingham, AL 11 tackles, 2.5 sacks 96 Thad Parson DT Jr. 6′2″ 310 Birmingham, AL 14 tackles 48 Myles Richardson DE Sr. 6′4″ 247 Montgomery, AL 10 tackles, 1 sack 59 Quinten Beamon DE Jr. 6′2″ 230 Philadelphia, MS 11 tackles 99 Brekien Harold DT So. 6′1″ 337 Hollywood, FL 11 tackles 24 Jaxon Lee DE So. 6′3″ 230 Frisco, TX 6 tackles, 1 sack 47 TMarrion Phillips DT Jr. 6′2″ 290 Roanoke, AL 9 tackles 95 Cornell Harris Jr. DT Jr. 6′1″ 309 Kennedy Heights, LA 6 tackles, 1 sack 45 Patrick Smith Jr. DE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 225 Birmingham, AL 4 tackles, 1 sack 97 Kendarius Frazier DE So. 6′2″ 260 Hollywood, FL 3 tackles, 1 sack 98 Rashawn Watson DT Jr. 6′2″ 294 West Palm Beach, FL 2 tackles, 1 sack 26 Michael Joiner Jr. DT So. 6′1″ 283 Ocilla, GA 4 tackles 90 Amarion Fuller DE Fr. 6′1″ 252 Manvel, TX 3 tackles 92 Ajani Mason DT So. 6′1″ 263 Tallahassee, FL 3 tackles 29 Dylan Horne DE So. 6′3″ 245 Ocoee, FL 2 tackles 18 Kanye Varner DE Sr. 6′3″ 240 Jonesboro, GA 1 tackle 43 Kordell Steele DL So. 6′2″ 243 Irondale, AL 1 tackle 52 Trej Lett DT Fr. 6′2″ 288 Tanner, AL 53 Thomas Lauria DE Sr. 6′3″ 210 Gilbert, AZ 54 Melc Mintah DE Jr. 6′3″ 265 Stockholm, Sweden 74 Dion Griffith Jr. DE So. 6′3″ 219 New Orleans, LA 94 Christian Williams DE So. 6′3″ 237 Crawfordville, FL
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 5 Mitchell Robinson Jr. LB Jr. 6′0″ 210 Chicago, IL 50 tackles 32 Rashad Watson LB Sr. 5′11″ 205 Apopka, FL 34 tackles 13 Corey Lucius Jr. LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 208 Tampa, FL 30 tackles 18 Ricky Nichols LB Fr. 5′11″ 217 Mobile, AL 6 tackles 8 Dillyn Blakey LB So. 6′0″ 200 South Fulton, GA 5 tackles 35 Azari’el Todd LB So. 6′0″ 218 Webb, AL 3 tackles 42 Justin Horne LB Jr. 6′0″ 225 New Orleans, LA 1 tackle 52 Jerimia Collier LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 185 Jonesboro, GA Allan Pickens LB Fr. 6′1″ 210 Atlanta, GA Carlos Rolle LB Fr. 6′1″ 195 Tallahassee, FL Joseph Hampton LB Fr. 6′0″ 240 Pelham, AL
Defensive backs 26 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 14 Omari Russell DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 186 Fort Meade, FL 20 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 22 Montel Campbell DB So. 6′1″ 200 Louisville, KY 32 tackles 6 Ta’Shaun Sims S Jr. 6′0″ 188 Chipley, FL 25 tackles, 1 INT 37 Zion Crawford CB Fr. 6′1″ 183 Hapeville, GA 25 tackles, 1 INT 7 Zach Williams CB Jr. 6′1″ 170 Memphis, TN 17 tackles, 1 INT 11 Zamari Hall S So. 5′11″ 186 Tampa, FL 6 tackles, 1 INT 0 Zaquan Patterson DB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 195 Miramar, FL 7 tackles, 1 sack 19 Greg Mangle CB Jr. 5′9″ 175 Memphis, TN 4 tackles, 1 INT 16 Adrian Fitts CB Fr. 6′0″ 192 Acworth, GA 6 tackles 17 Aaron Ford Jr. DB Fr. 6′1″ 172 Boca Raton, FL 1 tackle, 1 sack 33 Jace McDonald S Jr. 5′11″ 200 Gainesville, FL 4 tackles 36 Josiah Hixon S Jr. 5′8″ 195 Spanish Fort, AL 3 tackles 49 Payton Lewis S Fr. 6′0″ 175 Alabaster, AL 3 tackles 3 Trent Henry CB Sr. 5′11″ 194 Miami, FL 2 tackles 4 Paxton Genola S Fr. 6′1″ 178 Prattville, AL 1 return, 3 yards 12 Mekhi Butler CB Jr. 5′10″ 172 Bowie, MD 1 tackle 28 Nathan Nwagwu CB Jr. 6′3″ 162 Mccalla, AL 1 tackle 10 Kevin Gaines Jr. CB Fr. 6′0″ 163 Mobile, AL 15 Zuriel Jimpson S Jr. 5′10″ 202 Atlanta, GA 20 Mark Colbert S So. 5′11″ 185 Jacksonville, FL 23 Vincent Burrell IV CB Fr. 6′2″ 194 Midfield, AL 25 Mark Coaxum II S So. 5′8″ 176 Powder Springs, GA 27 Eric Tarrant DB Jr. 6′0″ 191 Birmingham, AL 30 Mikal Purifoye CB Fr. 6′0″ 175 Pike Road, AL 34 Omarion Pinckney CB Jr. 5′11″ 180 Daleville, AL 38 Jonathan Roach S Jr. 6′0″ 195 Milledgeville, GA
Ashton Ashford, Eldridge Shelton, Eric Tarrant, Kordell Steele, Patrick Smith Jr., Bravis Cave Jr., Thad Parson Kevin Gaines Jr., Ricky Nichols, Tye Tucker, John Austin, L.J. Nobles Eric Horn, Stewart McCall II, Justin Horne, Dion Griffith Jr. Zuriel Jimpson, Camden Coleman, Allan Pickens, Andrew Hurdle Paxton Genola, Garrett Wilemon, Jackson Thomas Zach Williams, Israel Tate, Greg Mangle Aaron Frye, Jayden Jones, Joshua Woods Andrew Abu-Akel, Kendarius Frazier, Brekien Harold Zaquan Patterson, Ekeem Atehortua Kareem Keye, Kejuan Lamb-Gregg Nehemiah Hixon, Josiah Hixon Ta’Shaun Sims, Antonio Lewis Zamari Hall, Corey Lucius Jr. Kanye Varner, Jerimia Collier Tacaris Bozeman, Myles Richardson Mark Colbert, Austin Candler Mikal Purifoye, Jaylan Jarrett Payton Lewis, Joseph Hampton Thomas Lauria, Marc OBannon Ajani Mason, Carlos Rolle Andrew Body Jamarie Hostzclaw Mitchell Robinson Jr. Tj Ramsey Franck Pierre Te’Sean Smoot Randall King Dylan Vickerson Mekhi Butler Landon Vessel Omari Russell Keegan Anderson Adrian Fitts Jordan Woolen Aaron Ford Jr. Kameron Pittman D.J. Brown J.R. Gardner Montel Campbell Jareese Howard Vincent Burrell IV Jaxon Lee Mark Coaxum II Michael Joiner Jr. Trevor Bywater Nathan Nwagwu Dylan Horne Rashad Watson Jace McDonald Khalid Muhammad Omarion Pinckney Jonathan Roach Brandon Tanner Baylor Cannon TMarrion Phillips Dezmond Penn Trej Lett Elijah Walker Michael Moore Jr. Quinten Beamon Kameron Reese Jvyon Tatum Adrian McCloud Elijah Baker Marvin Lee Jr. Phillip McLean Jashaun Clarke Mario Andrews Will Hocutt Jaden Moore Jr. Manny Thompson Daionte Hicks Jordan Brown Amarion Fuller Christian Williams Rashawn Watson Amir Washington AL 44 FL 28 GA 16 TX 8 LA 7 Hometowns of the 2026 Alabama State 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 Alabama 44 Florida 28 Georgia 16 Texas 8 Louisiana 7 Tennessee 3 Arizona 3 Illinois 2 Top counties Jefferson County, Alabama pop. 668,000 14 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 6 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 5 Mobile County, Alabama pop. 413,000 5 Orleans Parish, Louisiana pop. 372,000 4 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.
