2021 Austin Peay roster

38 players: 7 freshmen, 3 sophomores, 6 juniors, 1 senior, 1 fifth-year player, 20 with no class listed. From 12 states and 1 other country; the most from Alabama (7) and Georgia (7). The 2021 season.

Our source’s roster for 2021 is partial: 38 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 3

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
7	Draylen Ellis QB3-star recruit		6′0″	175	Olive Branch, MS	226 passing yards, 1 TD
2	Baniko Harley QB2-star recruit		6′1″	200	Dallas, TX	3 catches, 57 yards, 1 TD
2	Sheldon Layman QBTransfer from Memphis	So.	6′0″	183	Mobile, AL	34 passing yards

Running backs 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
21	Ahmaad Tanner RB	6′0″	200	Ewa Beach, HI	70 rushing yards
0	C.J. Evans Jr. RB3-star recruit	5′8″	180	Mobile, AL	74 rushing yards, 1 TD
4	Brian Snead RB4-star recruit	6′0″	211	Seffner, FL	10 rushing yards
8	Kam Thomas RB	5′9″	184	Birmingham, AL

Receivers 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
13	Jay Parker WR		5′5″	147	Nashville, TN	6 returns, 97 yards
20	D.J. Render WRTransfer from Kansas State3-star recruit	Sr.	5′11″	191	Kennesaw, GA	8 catches, 37 yards
10	Drae McCray WR	Fr.	5′9″	185	Tallahassee, FL	6 catches, 87 yards
1	Trey Goodman WR	Fr.	5′11″	175	Lawrenceville, GA	1 catch, 21 yards
18	Joshua DeCambre WR		6′4″	202	Staten Island, NY	1 catch, 13 yards
13	James Burns WR		5′8″	157	Charlotte, NC

Tight ends 1

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
38	Jack McDonald TE			6′0″	195	Brentwood, TN	4 tackles

Defensive line 3

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
52	Eric Bentley DL	Jr.	6′2″	281	Akron, OH	3 tackles
89	Damion Barber DL4-star recruit	Jr.	6′3″	285	Harrisburg, PA	2 tackles
3	Jau’von Young DL	So.	6′2″	271	Nashville, TN	1 tackle

Linebackers 7

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
	Brandon Lopes LB	Jr.	6′2″	235	Atlanta, GA	6 tackles
39	Troy Henderson LB		5′11″	215	Cleveland, OH	4 tackles
15	Antoine Williams LB		5′10″	196	Birmingham, AL	3 tackles
9	Terrell Allen LB	Fr.	6′0″	175	North Little Rock, AR	1 tackle
15	Sam Howard LB		6′2″	220	Birmingham, AL	1 tackle
23	Conner Murphy LB	Fr.	6′0″	188	Murfreesboro, TN	1 tackle
26	Tre Williams LB	Jr.	5′10″	193	Jonesboro, AR	1 tackle

Defensive backs 8

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
13	Kordell Jackson DB		5′11″	160	Leander, TX	8 tackles, 2 sacks
4	Koby Perry DB	Jr.	6′0″	185	Covington, GA	11 tackles
7	Shamari Simmons S	Fr.	6′0″	195	Ashland, AL	11 tackles
6	Kory Chapman S	Fr.	5′10″	190	Hoover, AL	8 tackles
8	Isaiah Norman S2-star recruit	5th	6′1″	205	Memphis, TN	6 tackles
4	Demetries Ford DB	So.	5′9″	180	South Miami, FL	4 tackles
9	Jaheim Ward DB		6′2″	189	Moultrie, GA	1 tackle
	Devin Smith DB		5′11″	179	Acworth, GA	1 tackle

Specialists 2

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
91	Maddux Trujillo PK	Fr.		6′1″	170	Flowery Branch, GA	1 of 1 field goal
84	Matt Rigney P	Jr.		6′4″	215	Newcastle, NSW	4 punts, 41.8 average

Athletes and others 4

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
	Johnathon Edwards						4 tackles
	Luke Hayes						1 tackle
	Josh Samuel
	Mike Diliello

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2021 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.