Teams App State 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 App State roster 114 players: 27 freshmen, 28 sophomores, 10 juniors, 10 seniors, 39 with no class listed. From 19 states and 1 other country; the most from North Carolina (49) and Georgia (16). The 2023 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 7 Receivers 14 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 19 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 8
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 8 Nate Noel RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 190 Miami, FL 825 rushing yards, 5 TD 2 Kanye Roberts RB 6′0″ 205 Teachey, NC 696 rushing yards, 7 TD 28 Maquel Haywood RB Transfer from Navy Jr. 5′8″ 195 Wake Forest, NC 318 rushing yards, 2 TD 4 Anderson Castle RB 6′0″ 220 Boone, NC 283 rushing yards, 2 TD 3 Ahmani Marshall RB 6′1″ 220 Kernersville, NC 65 rushing yards, 2 TD 7 Jaylon Calhoun RB RS 6′0″ 200 Lakeland, GA 27 Michael Dipasquale RB RS 5′10″ 200 Wake Forest, NC
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 2 Kaedin Robinson WR Jr. 6′2″ 205 Arden, NC 67 catches, 905 yards, 10 TD 13 Christan Horn WR 6′2″ 190 Columbia, SC 36 catches, 566 yards, 6 TD 6 Dashaun Davis WR Jr. 5′9″ 175 Deerfield Beach, FL 30 catches, 381 yards, 3 TD 2 Makai Jackson WR Transfer from Saint Francis (PA) 6′0″ 200 Levittown, PA 27 catches, 418 yards, 2 TD 8 Dalton Stroman WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 210 Rockingham, NC 20 catches, 390 yards, 3 TD Milan Tucker WR 5′11″ 180 Lehigh Acres, FL 20 catches, 305 yards, 1 TD 12 Michael Hetzel WR So. 5′11″ 195 Charlotte, NC 12 catches, 108 yards, 1 TD 11 Coen Sutton WR Fr. 6′2″ 205 Charlotte, NC 11 Grant Tucker WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 190 Charlotte, NC 21 Reece Larson WR Fr. 6′0″ 180 Wellington, FL 82 Chris Lawson Jr. WR 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′0″ 185 Columbia, SC 84 Ayden Burkey WR RS 5′11″ 185 Waxhaw, NC 87 Zahn Coakley WR RS 6′1″ 195 Dallas, TX 88 Luke Hale WR Fr. 6′3″ 190 Asheville, NC
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 87 Eli Wilson TE 6′3″ 240 Piedmont, SC 33 catches, 347 yards, 5 TD 85 David Larkins TE So. 6′5″ 250 Cincinnati, OH 13 catches, 99 yards, 3 TD 81 Miller Gibbs TE Sr. 6′4″ 245 Davidson, NC 6 catches, 74 yards 6 Kanen Hamlett TE Fr. 6′4″ 235 Madison, AL 35 Dylan Castoria TE So. 6′2″ 235 Huntersville, NC 80 Max Drag TE RS 6′4″ 248 Chapin, SC 89 August Drews TE So. 6′5″ 245 Sarasota, FL
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 67 Seth Williams OL So. 6′4″ 300 Statesville, NC 1 tackle 54 Isaiah Helms OL Sr. 6′3″ 295 Hudson, NC −2 rushing yards 52 Cayden Sweatt OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Bremen, GA 53 Jake Ganoe OL Fr. 6′2″ 290 Cary, NC 55 Griffin Scroggs OL Transfer from Georgia Fr. 6′3″ 330 Grayson, GA 59 Blake Bradford OL RS 6′6″ 285 Lincolnton, NC 59 Jack Murphy OL Transfer from Marshall So. 6′4″ 295 Fairfax, VA 60 Ethan Ryan OL So. 6′3″ 290 Summerfield, NC 62 Bucky Williams OL Sr. 6′3″ 300 Ringgold, GA 63 Jayden Ramsey OL So. 6′6″ 300 Anderson, SC 66 Danny Stevens OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Charlotte, NC 70 Thornton Gentry OL Transfer from NC State So. 6′4″ 305 Chapin, SC 71 Markell Samuel OL Fr. 6′4″ 315 Fayetteville, NC 73 Jaden Lindsay OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 300 Winston-salem, NC 75 Damion Daley OL Sr. 6′4″ 300 Columbia, SC 76 Logan Ridolph OL Transfer from Missouri State Fr. 6′5″ 295 Wesley Chapel, FL 77 Daniel Davis OL Fr. 6′6″ 300 Winston-Salem, NC 78 Joseph Solomon OL So. 6′5″ 305 Indianapolis, IN
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 90 Nate Johnson DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 263 Gaffney, SC 42 tackles, 7.5 sacks 97 Santana Hopper DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 265 Shelby, NC 33 tackles, 3.5 sacks 5 Michael Fletcher DE Transfer from Michigan State 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 275 Flint, MI 22 tackles, 5 sacks 15 Thomas Davis DL Transfer from Miami 6′2″ 235 Valdosta, GA 30 tackles, 1 sack 1 Shawn Collins DL Transfer from Rutgers So. 6′5″ 265 Montclair, NJ 23 tackles, 2.5 sacks 95 Montez Kelley DE Jr. 6′5″ 275 Cincinnati, OH 20 tackles, 2 sacks 15 Markus Clark DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 295 Hoover, AL 21 tackles, 1 sack 50 DeAndre Dingle-Prince DE 6′0″ 280 Sanford, NC 24 tackles 97 Kevin Abrams-Verwayne DL So. 6′3″ 245 Marietta, GA 17 tackles, 1.5 sacks 36 Kevon Haigler DE 6′1″ 250 Hartsville, SC 12 tackles, 0.5 sacks 0 Josiah Wyatt DL Fr. 6′4″ 265 Buford, GA 1 tackle 56 Jason Hertz DL 6′4″ 295 Indian Trail, NC 1 tackle 0 Deshawn McKnight DL 6′3″ 299 Sumter, SC 6 Anthony Mebane DL RS 6′3″ 240 Durham, NC 52 Orlando Leon DL Fr. 6′2″ 235 Boone, NC 93 Karon White DT So. 6′2″ 290 Madison, AL 94 Stephen Passeggiata DE So. 6′2″ 250 Wellington, FL
Linebackers 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 7 Andrew Parker LB Sr. 6′2″ 235 New Orleans, LA 109 tackles, 2 sacks 26 Caden Sullivan LB So. 6′2″ 230 Inman, SC 64 tackles, 1 sack 1 Derrell Farrar LB 6′1″ 225 Loganville, GA 40 tackles, 0.5 sacks 44 Brodrick Gooch LB 6′0″ 220 Cornelius, NC 22 tackles, 1 sack 56 Kyle Arnholt LB So. 6′2″ 225 Roanoke, VA 19 tackles, 1 sack 19 Donovan Spellman LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 230 Greenville, NC 10 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 2 Brendan Harrington LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 235 Moncure, NC 7 tackles, 1 sack 35 Jack Scroggs LB Jr. 6′1″ 230 Buford, GA 4 tackles, 1 INT 37 Andre Hamilton LB So. 6′0″ 200 Concord, NC 7 tackles 45 Trevor Moffitt LB So. 6′2″ 214 Bushnell, FL 7 tackles 24 Cahari Haynes LB 6′2″ 225 Shelby, NC 2 tackles 8 Ryan McKinnis LB Fr. 6′2″ 220 Buford, GA 10 Colton Phares LB Fr. 6′2″ 225 Beaufort, SC 20 Nathan Kibambe LB Sr. 5′11″ 220 Charlotte, NC 28 Jayden Bethea LB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′1″ 230 Lawrenceville, GA 40 Cole Becker LB Fr. 6′2″ 235 Nashville, TN 42 Braxton Veiga LB RS 6′1″ 210 Greensboro, NC 47 Romelo Bell LB Fr. 6′3″ 230 White Hall, AR 49 Randy Marion III LB Fr. 6′0″ 210 Mooresville, NC
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 4 Nicholas Ross S Sr. 5′11″ 190 Kennesaw, GA 101 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT 2 Tyrek Funderburk CB Transfer from Richmond Sr. 6′0″ 185 Indian Trail, NC 47 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 4 INT Ethan Johnson DB 6′0″ 190 Huntersville, NC 55 tackles, 1 INT 7 Jordan Favors DB So. 5′11″ 200 Griffin, GA 35 tackles, 4 INT 6 E.J. Jackson S Transfer from Marshall 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 195 Belle Glade, FL 47 tackles 25 Jackson Greene S Jr. 5′11″ 195 Boone, NC 25 tackles, 1 INT 27 Ronald Clarke S 6′0″ 200 Buford, GA 23 tackles 17 Jalik Thomas DB So. 5′11″ 195 Macon, GA 19 tackles 0 Trenton Alan Yowe CB So. 6′2″ 182 Calera, AL 9 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 9 Jarrett Paul CB Transfer from Kansas Sr. 6′1″ 200 Brooklyn, NY 11 tackles 4 Omari Philyaw DB 5′9″ 168 Charlotte, NC 4 tackles, 1 INT 42 D.J. Burks DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 196 Maryville, TN 2 tackles 2 James Edwards DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 190 Clewiston, FL 3 Zyeir Gamble DB Fr. 5′10″ 195 Sumter, SC 10 D.J. VanHook CB Jr. 5′10″ 185 Long Beach, CA 22 D.J. Porter CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 175 Spartanburg, SC 30 Carter Greene S Fr. 6′0″ 205 Shelby, NC 31 Dyvon McKinney S So. 6′0″ 210 Asheboro, NC 39 Tony Harris CB Fr. 5′10″ 175 Charlotte, NC
Omari Philyaw, Coen Sutton, Grant Tucker, Michael Hetzel, David Hernandez, Cameron Estep, Nathan Kibambe, Tony Harris, Danny Stevens Josiah Wyatt, Ryan McKinnis, Ronald Clarke, Jack Scroggs Anderson Castle, Jackson Greene, Carter Everett, Orlando Leon Conner Maynard, Brodrick Gooch, Randy Marion III, Miller Gibbs Derrell Farrar, Christian Johnstone, Griffin Scroggs Ahmani Marshall, Jaden Lindsay, Daniel Davis Christan Horn, Damion Daley, Chris Lawson Jr. Cahari Haynes, Carter Greene, Santana Hopper Deshawn McKnight, Zyeir Gamble Kaedin Robinson, Luke Hale Tyrek Funderburk, Jason Hertz Kanen Hamlett, Karon White Reece Larson, Stephen Passeggiata Michael Dipasquale, Maquel Haywood Dylan Castoria, Ethan Johnson Austin Shook, Ayden Burkey Thornton Gentry, Max Drag David Larkins, Montez Kelley Trenton Alan Yowe Shawn Collins James Edwards Kanye Roberts Makai Jackson Nicholas Ross Michael Fletcher Anthony Mebane Dashaun Davis E.J. Jackson Joey Aguilar Andrew Parker Jaylon Calhoun Jordan Favors Dalton Stroman Nate Noel Jarrett Paul Colton Phares D.J. VanHook Markus Clark Thomas Davis Jalik Thomas Ryan Burger Donovan Spellman D.J. Porter Caden Sullivan Jayden Bethea Dyvon McKinney Kevon Haigler Andre Hamilton Cole Becker Braxton Veiga D.J. Burks Cash McVay Trevor Moffitt Romelo Bell DeAndre Dingle-Prince Cayden Sweatt Jake Ganoe Isaiah Helms Kyle Arnholt Blake Bradford Jack Murphy Ethan Ryan Bucky Williams Jayden Ramsey Seth Williams Markell Samuel Logan Ridolph Joseph Solomon Eli Wilson Zahn Coakley August Drews Nate Johnson Jake Mann Kevin Abrams-Verwayne Michael Hughes Milan Tucker NC 49 GA 16 SC 15 FL 10 AL 4 Hometowns of the 2023 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 49 Georgia 16 South Carolina 15 Florida 10 Alabama 4 California 3 Tennessee 2 Virginia 2 Top counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 13 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 6 Union County, North Carolina pop. 251,000 4 Watauga County, North Carolina pop. 55,123 4 Palm Beach County, Florida pop. 1.5 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’ 2023 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.
Joey Aguilar QB