Teams App State 2020 Roster ← 2019 2021 → 2020 App State roster 120 players: 20 freshmen, 9 sophomores, 15 juniors, 11 seniors, 65 with no class listed. From 12 states and 1 other country; the most from North Carolina (53) and Florida (21). The 2020 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 11 Receivers 18 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 20 Linebackers 18 Defensive backs 15 Specialists 8
Running backs 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 6 Camerun Peoples RB 6′2″ 225 Lineville, AL 1,124 rushing yards, 12 TD 4 Daetrich Harrington RB 6′0″ 195 Douglasville, GA 595 rushing yards, 7 TD 8 Nate Noel RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 190 Miami, FL 510 rushing yards, 3 TD Marcus Williams Jr. RB 5′10″ 204 Rocky Mount, NC 503 rushing yards, 3 TD 4 Anderson Castle RB 6′0″ 220 Boone, NC 104 rushing yards 24 Ben Williams RB Fr. 5′10″ 190 Charlotte, NC 6 rushing yards 45 Gabe Montgomery RB Jr. 5′8″ 195 Charlotte, NC 18 rushing yards 22 Raykwon Anderson RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′9″ 180 Folkston, GA 27 Nakendrick Clark RB Sr. 5′9″ 195 Statesville, NC 33 Logan Cruce RB RS 5′10″ 170 Oneida, NY 40 Cole Jackson RB So. 5′9″ 180 Mooresville, NC
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 5 Thomas Hennigan WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 210 Greensboro, NC 47 catches, 616 yards, 3 TD 14 Malik Williams WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 185 Chester, SC 41 catches, 536 yards, 3 TD 11 Jalen Virgil WR 6′1″ 210 Lawrenceville, GA 22 catches, 225 yards, 3 TD 9 Christian Wells WR 6′1″ 170 Fort Lauderdale, FL 13 catches, 206 yards, 4 TD 6 Dashaun Davis WR 5′9″ 175 Deerfield Beach, FL 11 catches, 71 yards 13 Christan Horn WR 6′2″ 190 Columbia, SC 4 catches, 93 yards 83 Jake Henry WR Jr. 5′11″ 180 Cantonment, FL 2 catches, 22 yards Milan Tucker WR 5′11″ 180 Lehigh Acres, FL 2 catches, 11 yards 2 Corey Xavier Sutton WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 215 Charlotte, NC 12 Michael Hetzel WR 5′11″ 195 Charlotte, NC 21 Dysaun Razzak WR So. 5′7″ 155 Kernersville, NC 21 Elijah Johnson WR RS 5′11″ 170 Cornelius, NC 21 Michael Queen WR Sr. 6′1″ 205 Apex, NC 25 Sean Horton WR Fr. 6′1″ 195 Holly Springs, NC 80 A.J. Hall WR Fr. 6′1″ 215 Kernersville, NC 82 Richard Tucker WR So. 6′0″ 180 Campobello, SC 88 Jacoby Pinckney WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 210 Spartanburg, SC 89 Chase Eighmy WR So. 6′2″ 205 Waxhaw, NC
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 88 Henry Pearson TE 6′3″ 245 Ho Ho Kus, NJ 16 catches, 180 yards, 4 TD 81 Miller Gibbs TE Fr. 6′4″ 245 Davidson, NC 8 catches, 92 yards, 1 TD 18 Mike Evans TE Jr. 6′3″ 240 Jacksonville, NC 5 catches, 75 yards, 1 TD 85 Zac Crosby TE Sr. 6′4″ 215 Yulee, FL 4 catches, 20 yards 86 Trey Ross TE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 240 Sophia, NC 2 catches, 33 yards 87 Eli Wilson TE 6′3″ 240 Piedmont, SC 1 catch, 2 yards 33 Peter Hennigan TE 6′0″ 210 Greensboro, NC 89 August Drews TE 6′5″ 245 Sarasota, FL
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 51 Baer Hunter OL Jr. 6′2″ 300 Clemmons, NC 1 tackle 58 Ryan Neuzil OL Sr. 6′3″ 290 Bradenton, FL 1 tackle 54 Lyle Hiers OL Fr. 6′5″ 295 Lake Wales, FL 60 Noah Hannon OL Sr. 6′1″ 270 Greer, SC 62 Larry Dowdy OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 295 Belmont, NC 64 Chris Lyle OL 6′4″ 275 Greensboro, NC 65 Gage Blackston OL Jr. 6′4″ 285 Savannah, GA 66 Luke Smith OL RS 6′1″ 290 Lebanon, TN 70 Cooper Hodges OL Fr. 6′4″ 305 Glen Saint Mary, FL 71 Markell Samuel OL 6′4″ 315 Fayetteville, NC 73 Cole Garrison OL Sr. 6′4″ 275 Pinson, AL 74 Anderson Hardy OL Fr. 6′6″ 290 Raleigh, NC 75 Damion Daley OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Columbia, SC 76 Austin Reeves OL 6′5″ 285 Mooresville, NC 78 Craig McFarland OL RS 6′6″ 295 Phoenix, AZ 79 Sammy Henderson OL RS 6′5″ 275 Charlotte, NC
Defensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 9 Demetrius Taylor DL 6′1″ 295 Miami, FL 40 tackles, 6 sacks 97 Caleb Spurlin DL 5′11″ 240 Galax, VA 31 tackles, 2.5 sacks 99 Jordon Earle DL 6′2″ 295 West Palm Beach, FL 30 tackles, 1.5 sacks 43 Hansky Paillant DL 6′2″ 240 Sunrise, FL 14 tackles, 2 sacks 35 Jalen McLeod NT 6′1″ 236 Washington, DC 9 tackles, 2 sacks 55 George Blackstock DL Jr. 6′1″ 270 Eden, NC 12 tackles, 0.5 sacks 91 Tommy Dawkins DL 6′2″ 240 Concord, NC 10 tackles 48 Tristan Walliser DL Sr. 6′3″ 235 Clover, SC 3 tackles, 1 sack 57 Elijah Diarrassouba DL Sr. 6′1″ 250 Greensboro, NC 6 tackles 50 DeAndre Dingle-Prince DE 6′0″ 280 Sanford, NC 5 tackles 46 Chris Washington DL 5′11″ 285 Newberry, FL 4 tackles 90 Dorian Pickett DL 6′2″ 255 Beulaville, NC 1 tackle 4 Zareon Hayes DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 240 Dillon, SC 11 Jamar Rucks DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 235 Buford, GA 36 Kevon Haigler DE 6′1″ 250 Hartsville, SC 66 Will Israel DL Jr. 6′2″ 235 Asheville, NC 68 Greg Johnston DL So. 6′3″ 275 Asheville, NC 94 Stephen Passeggiata DE 6′2″ 250 Wellington, FL 96 Markell Clark DL Sr. 6′0″ 275 Dacula, GA 96 Trevor Willard DL Fr. 6′5″ 225 Pfafftown, NC
Linebackers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 52 D’Marco Jackson LB Jr. 6′1″ 230 Spartanburg, SC 86 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2 INT 7 Trey Cobb LB 6′2″ 215 Waycross, GA 91 tackles, 3 sacks 2 Brendan Harrington LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 235 Moncure, NC 48 tackles, 4 INT 9 Nick Hampton LB 6′3″ 235 Anderson, SC 42 tackles, 3 sacks 10 Tim Frizzell LB 6′1″ 220 Knoxville, TN 21 tackles, 1.5 sacks 51 Tyler Bird LB 6′2″ 230 Acworth, GA 23 tackles 18 T.D. Roof LB 5′10″ 221 Buford, GA 19 tackles 34 Jourdan Heilig LB 6′2″ 215 Concord, NC 16 tackles 22 Jordan Mitchell LB 6′0″ 230 Beulaville, NC 10 tackles 44 KeSean Brown LB 6′1″ 221 Bamberg, SC 6 tackles 37 Tanner Ellenberger LB Jr. 6′3″ 225 Brevard, NC 4 tackles 20 Je’Mari Littlejohn LB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′0″ 205 Gaffney, SC 22 Jace Frisbee LB Jr. 6′2″ 210 Brevard, NC 27 Matthew McQuinn LB Jr. 6′0″ 210 Fort Myers, FL 40 Logan Doublin LB 6′0″ 220 Clearwater, FL 47 Colin Guentensberger LB RS 6′0″ 200 Hillsborough, NC 49 Nate Blanton Jr. LB 6′0″ 210 Shelby, NC 58 Grant Daley LB Fr. 6′2″ 225 Wilmington, NC
Defensive backs 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 13 Kaiden Smith DB 6′1″ 200 Lawrenceville, GA 77 tackles, 2 INT 21 Ryan Huff DB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 210 Athens, GA 35 tackles, 3 INT 3 Shaun Jolly DB Jr. 5′9″ 175 Stone Mountain, GA 42 tackles, 0.5 sacks 8 Shemar Jean-Charles DB Sr. 5′11″ 190 Miramar, FL 36 tackles, 1 INT 4 Nicholas Ross S 5′11″ 190 Kennesaw, GA 33 tackles, 1 INT 6 Steven Jones DB 5′10″ 185 Rockingham, NC 23 tackles, 2 INT 17 Tommy Wright DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 180 Decatur, GA 7 tackles 24 Mike Smith DB 6′0″ 200 Jacksonville, FL 3 tackles 1 Kaleb Dawson DB 5′11″ 205 Moultrie, GA 2 tackles 27 Ronald Clarke S 6′0″ 200 Buford, GA 2 tackles 25 Jackson Greene S 5′11″ 195 Boone, NC 1 tackle 14 Tre Caldwell DB Fr. 5′10″ 190 Greensboro, NC 16 Bailey Watts DB Fr. 6′1″ 180 Franklin, NC 16 Stan Ellis DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 185 Gaffney, SC 39 Rodney Smith DB Fr. 6′3″ 190 Gaffney, SC
Corey Xavier Sutton, Michael Hetzel, Ben Williams, Gabe Montgomery, Sammy Henderson Thomas Hennigan, Tre Caldwell, Peter Hennigan, Elijah Diarrassouba, Chris Lyle Jackson Gibbs, Elijah Johnson, Cole Jackson, Austin Reeves, Miller Gibbs Jamar Rucks, T.D. Roof, Ronald Clarke Stan Ellis, Je’Mari Littlejohn, Rodney Smith Anderson Castle, Jackson Greene Nicholas Ross, Tyler Bird Jacob Huesman, Ryan Neuzil Nate Noel, Demetrius Taylor Jalen Virgil, Kaiden Smith Christan Horn, Damion Daley Dysaun Razzak, A.J. Hall Jace Frisbee, Tanner Ellenberger Jordan Mitchell, Dorian Pickett Jourdan Heilig, Tommy Dawkins Reed Harper, Baer Hunter Christian Johnstone, Markell Clark Colin Guentensberger, Francisco McKinley D’Marco Jackson, Jacoby Pinckney Will Israel, Greg Johnston Stephen Passeggiata, Jordon Earle Kaleb Dawson Shaun Jolly Daetrich Harrington Zareon Hayes Camerun Peoples Dashaun Davis Steven Jones Trey Cobb Shemar Jean-Charles Christian Wells Nick Hampton Tanner Wilson Tim Frizzell Zac Thomas Malik Williams David Baldwin-Griffin Bailey Watts Mike Evans Michael Queen Navy Shuler Ryan Huff Raykwon Anderson Mike Smith Sean Horton Matthew McQuinn Nakendrick Clark John Gliarmis Clayton Howell Logan Cruce Jalen McLeod Kevon Haigler Logan Doublin Hansky Paillant KeSean Brown Ryker Casey Chris Washington Tristan Walliser Nate Blanton Jr. DeAndre Dingle-Prince Lyle Hiers George Blackstock Grant Daley Noah Hannon Larry Dowdy Gage Blackston Luke Smith Cooper Hodges Markell Samuel Cole Garrison Anderson Hardy Craig McFarland Richard Tucker Jake Henry Zac Crosby Trey Ross Eli Wilson Henry Pearson August Drews Chase Eighmy Chandler Staton Trevor Willard Caleb Spurlin Marcus Williams Jr. Milan Tucker NC 53 FL 21 GA 18 SC 16 AL 3 Hometowns of the 2020 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 53 Florida 21 Georgia 18 South Carolina 16 Alabama 3 Tennessee 2 California 1 New York 1 Top counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 8 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 6 Guilford County, North Carolina pop. 548,000 6 Forsyth County, North Carolina pop. 390,000 5 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 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’ 2020 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.
