Teams App State 2018 Roster ← 2017 2019 → 2018 App State roster 105 players: 17 freshmen, 19 sophomores, 17 juniors, 8 seniors, 44 with no class listed. From 9 states and 2 other countries; the most from North Carolina (47) and Florida (16). The 2018 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 10 Receivers 12 Tight ends 4 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 15 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 14 Specialists 9
Quarterbacks 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 12 Zac Thomas QB So. 6′1″ 210 Trussville, AL 2,039 passing yards, 21 TD 8 Jacob Huesman QB 6′3″ 205 Bradenton, FL 206 passing yards, 2 TD 13 Peyton Derrick QB 6′2″ 200 Conway, SC 186 passing yards, 2 TD 2 Zeb Speir QB Jr. 6′2″ 204 Sylva, NC 9 passing yards 8 Stephon Brown QB 6′5″ 208 Winston-Salem, NC 9 Jackson Gibbs QB Fr. 6′1″ 185 Davidson, NC 10 Tanner Wilson QB Fr. 6′2″ 225 Reidsville, NC
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 3 Darrynton Evans RB 5′11″ 200 Oak Hill, FL 1,187 rushing yards, 7 TD Marcus Williams Jr. RB 5′10″ 204 Rocky Mount, NC 522 rushing yards, 4 TD 25 Jalin Moore RB Sr. 5′11″ 207 Shelby, NC 400 rushing yards, 6 TD 22 D’Andre Hicks RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 175 Punta Gorda, FL 185 rushing yards, 1 TD 6 Camerun Peoples RB 6′2″ 225 Lineville, AL 164 rushing yards, 2 TD 4 Daetrich Harrington RB 6′0″ 195 Douglasville, GA 19 rushing yards 27 DeMarcus Harper RB So. 5′11″ 190 Black Mountain, NC 17 rushing yards Marc. Williams RB 31 rushing yards 27 Nakendrick Clark RB So. 5′9″ 195 Statesville, NC 45 Gabe Montgomery RB Fr. 5′8″ 195 Charlotte, NC
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 2 Corey Xavier Sutton WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 215 Charlotte, NC 44 catches, 773 yards, 10 TD 5 Thomas Hennigan WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 210 Greensboro, NC 29 catches, 327 yards, 1 TD 4 Dominique Heath WR 5′9″ 175 Huntersville, NC 22 catches, 299 yards, 5 TD 14 Malik Williams WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 185 Chester, SC 22 catches, 249 yards, 3 TD 11 Jalen Virgil WR 6′1″ 210 Lawrenceville, GA 17 catches, 238 yards 18 Brad Absher WR Sr. 5′10″ 177 Troy, NC 5 catches, 30 yards 20 A’Darius Purifoy WR So. 6′0″ 195 Pensacola, FL 2 catches, 25 yards 15 Mock Adams WR Jr. 6′4″ 205 Greenwood, SC 17 Trevion McCollum WR 5′10″ 206 Burlington, NC 21 Michael Queen WR So. 6′1″ 205 Apex, NC 81 Braden Collins WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 197 Knoxville, TN 83 Jake Henry WR Fr. 5′11″ 180 Cantonment, FL
Tight ends 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 88 Henry Pearson TE 6′3″ 245 Ho Ho Kus, NJ 14 catches, 160 yards, 2 TD 87 Collin Reed TE Jr. 6′4″ 245 Boiling Springs, SC 12 catches, 134 yards, 3 TD 89 Devin Papenheim TE Jr. 6′6″ 262 Bushnell, FL 2 catches, 11 yards 18 Mike Evans TE Fr. 6′3″ 240 Jacksonville, NC
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 51 Baer Hunter OL Fr. 6′2″ 300 Clemmons, NC 4 tackles 60 Noah Hannon OL So. 6′1″ 270 Greer, SC 1 tackle 75 Victor Johnson OL Jr. 6′5″ 295 North Augusta, SC 1 tackle 50 Joey Cave OL Jr. 6′4″ 300 Knoxville, TN 52 Tobias Edge-Campbell OL 6′2″ 272 Raeford, NC 55 Matt Williams OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 280 Lehigh Acres, FL 56 Nate Haskins OL 6′4″ 280 Orlando, FL 58 Ryan Neuzil OL So. 6′3″ 290 Bradenton, FL 62 Weston Gillespie OL 6′4″ 287 Travelers Rest 63 Ivan Reyes OL So. 6′1″ 295 Hickory, NC 64 Will Hardin OL So. 6′2″ 300 Greensboro, NC 65 Gage Blackston OL Fr. 6′4″ 285 Savannah, GA 67 Logan Wright OL So. 6′4″ 305 Kernersville, NC 69 Joe Hartung OL Fr. 6′3″ 270 Greenwood, SC 73 Cole Garrison OL So. 6′4″ 275 Pinson, AL 78 Chandler Greer OL 6′4″ 288 Knoxville, TN 79 Luke Burnette OL 6′5″ 268 Monroe, NC 88 Cameron Pack OL 6′3″ 210 Mount Airy, NC
Defensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 47 Okon Godwin DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 250 Covington, GA 23 tackles, 4.5 sacks 99 Chris Willis DL 6′2″ 260 Shelby, NC 24 tackles, 3 sacks 9 Demetrius Taylor DL 6′1″ 295 Miami, FL 16 tackles, 3.5 sacks 97 Caleb Spurlin DL 5′11″ 240 Galax, VA 21 tackles, 1.5 sacks 92 Myquon Stout DL Sr. 6′1″ 286 China Grove, NC 21 tackles 57 Elijah Diarrassouba DL So. 6′1″ 250 Greensboro, NC 15 tackles, 1 sack 98 E.J. Scott DL Jr. 6′3″ 275 Farmville, NC 12 tackles 55 George Blackstock DL Fr. 6′1″ 270 Eden, NC 9 tackles 68 Brody Barrett DL Jr. 6′3″ 290 San Juan Capistrano, CA 6 tackles, 0.5 sacks 94 Josh Houser DL Jr. 6′2″ 260 Boonville, NC 4 tackles 91 Tommy Dawkins DL 6′2″ 240 Concord, NC 2 tackles 96 Markell Clark DL So. 6′0″ 275 Dacula, GA 2 tackles 66 Will Israel DL Fr. 6′2″ 235 Asheville, NC 1 tackle 6 Jermaine McDaniel DE RS 6′4″ 240 Dillon, SC 42 Harrison Taylor DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 234 McDonough, GA
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 24 Akeem Davis-Gaither LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 215 Thomasville, NC 103 tackles, 1.5 sacks 59 Jordan Fehr LB Jr. 6′3″ 230 Charlotte, NC 84 tackles, 5.5 sacks 44 Anthony Flory ILB Sr. 6′2″ 233 Fort Lauderdale, FL 95 tackles, 1 sack 20 Noel Cook LB Jr. 6′0″ 215 Reidsville, NC 75 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT 40 Logan Doublin LB 6′0″ 220 Clearwater, FL 25 tackles 52 D’Marco Jackson LB Fr. 6′1″ 230 Spartanburg, SC 24 tackles 54 Jermaine McDaniel Jr. OLB Fr. 6′3″ 235 Dillon, SC 10 tackles, 2 sacks 7 Trey Cobb LB 6′2″ 215 Waycross, GA 14 tackles 10 Tim Frizzell LB 6′1″ 220 Knoxville, TN 8 tackles 9 Nick Hampton LB 6′3″ 235 Anderson, SC 2 tackles 51 Tyler Bird LB 6′2″ 230 Acworth, GA 2 tackles 22 Jace Frisbee LB Fr. 6′2″ 210 Brevard, NC 27 Matthew McQuinn LB Fr. 6′0″ 210 Fort Myers, FL 29 Devonte Harrison LB So. 6′1″ 195 Jacksonville, FL 37 Tanner Ellenberger LB Fr. 6′3″ 225 Brevard, NC 49 Blythe Hall LB So. 6′2″ 210 Greensboro, NC
Defensive backs 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 6 Desmond Franklin DB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 205 Inverness, FL 51 tackles, 4 INT 17 Tae Hayes DB Sr. 5′11″ 185 Decatur, AL 43 tackles, 4 INT 9 Austin Exford DB Sr. 6′2″ 201 Snellville, GA 50 tackles, 1 INT 7 Josh Thomas DB Jr. 6′0″ 205 Montgomery, AL 31 tackles, 4 INT 4 Clifton Duck DB Jr. 5′10″ 175 Matthews, NC 44 tackles, 1 INT 21 Ryan Huff DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 210 Athens, GA 8 tackles, 0.5 sacks 13 Kaiden Smith DB 6′1″ 200 Lawrenceville, GA 3 tackles, 1 INT 27 A.J. Beach DB Jr. 5′10″ 165 Smyrna, GA 6 tackles 6 Steven Jones DB 5′10″ 185 Rockingham, NC 5 tackles 8 Shemar Jean-Charles DB So. 5′11″ 190 Miramar, FL 5 tackles 1 Kaleb Dawson DB 5′11″ 205 Moultrie, GA 2 tackles 3 Shaun Jolly DB Fr. 5′9″ 175 Stone Mountain, GA 1 tackle 11 Jeremy Level DB So. 6′1″ 210 Greensboro, NC 39 Zion Madden DB 5′10″ 157 High Point, NC
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 91 Chandler Staton PK 5′11″ 200 Gainesville, GA 9 of 13 field goals 30 Clayton Howell P 6′0″ 195 High Point, NC 47 punts, 43.6 average 39 Xavier Subotsch P 6′1″ 210 Melbourne, VIC 5 punts, 33.8 average 90 Michael Rubino PK Jr. 6′3″ 215 Apex, NC 2 of 3 extra points 30 Jay Person PR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 224 Cleveland, TN 2 tackles 42 Keaton Forbes LS 5′11″ 238 Sanford, NC 42 Max Durschlag LS RS 5′8″ 198 Charlotte, NC 53 Jake Appling LS So. 6′3″ 275 Shelby, NC 93 Elias McMurry LS Sr. 6′1″ 232 Statesville, NC
Corey Xavier Sutton, Clifton Duck, Max Durschlag, Gabe Montgomery, Jordan Fehr Thomas Hennigan, Jeremy Level, Blythe Hall, Elijah Diarrassouba, Will Hardin Tim Frizzell, Joey Cave, Chandler Greer, Braden Collins Austin Exford, Jalen Virgil, Kaiden Smith Akeem Davis-Gaither, Clayton Howell, Zion Madden Jalin Moore, Jake Appling, Chris Willis Jermaine McDaniel, Jermaine McDaniel Jr. Jacob Huesman, Ryan Neuzil Stephon Brown, Logan Wright Tanner Wilson, Noel Cook Mock Adams, Joe Hartung Michael Queen, Michael Rubino Jace Frisbee, Tanner Ellenberger Nakendrick Clark, Elias McMurry Kaleb Dawson Zeb Speir Darrynton Evans Shaun Jolly Daetrich Harrington Dominique Heath Camerun Peoples Desmond Franklin Steven Jones Josh Thomas Trey Cobb Shemar Jean-Charles Demetrius Taylor Jackson Gibbs Nick Hampton Zac Thomas Peyton Derrick Malik Williams Tae Hayes Trevion McCollum Brad Absher Mike Evans A’Darius Purifoy Ryan Huff D’Andre Hicks A.J. Beach DeMarcus Harper Matthew McQuinn Devonte Harrison Jay Person Logan Doublin Harrison Taylor Keaton Forbes Anthony Flory Okon Godwin Baer Hunter Tyler Bird D’Marco Jackson Tobias Edge-Campbell George Blackstock Matt Williams Nate Haskins Noah Hannon Weston Gillespie Ivan Reyes Gage Blackston Will Israel Brody Barrett Cole Garrison Victor Johnson Luke Burnette Jake Henry Collin Reed Cameron Pack Henry Pearson Devin Papenheim Chandler Staton Tommy Dawkins Myquon Stout Josh Houser Markell Clark Caleb Spurlin E.J. Scott Marcus Williams Jr. NC 47 FL 16 GA 15 SC 11 AL 5 Hometowns of the 2018 App 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 North Carolina 47 Florida 16 Georgia 15 South Carolina 11 Alabama 5 Tennessee 5 VIC 1 Travelers Rest 1 Top counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 7 Guilford County, North Carolina pop. 548,000 7 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 4 Knox County, Tennessee pop. 494,000 4 Forsyth County, North Carolina pop. 390,000 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’ 2018 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.
