Teams Bowling Green 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 Bowling Green roster 107 players: 34 freshmen, 8 sophomores, 7 juniors, 4 seniors, 54 with no class listed. From 17 states; the most from Ohio (45) and Michigan (18). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 7 Receivers 11 Tight ends 10 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 6
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 5 Nick Mosley RB Fr. 5′10″ 205 Pickerington, OH 336 rushing yards, 2 TD 8 Terion Stewart RB 5′9″ 222 Memphis, TN 412 rushing yards, 5 TD 28 Jaison Patterson RB Fr. 6′0″ 220 Jacksonville, FL 271 rushing yards, 2 TD 9 Taron Keith RB 5′10″ 195 Deland, FL 91 rushing yards 6 Jamal Johnson RB Fr. 5′10″ 200 Frankfort, IL 15 catches, 149 yards, 1 TD 30 PaSean Wimberly RB 5′10″ 185 Toledo, OH Trevon Raymore RB 5′10″ 240 Norwalk, OH
Receivers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 18 Austin Osborne WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 205 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 64 catches, 546 yards, 2 TD 5 Tyrone Broden Jr. WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′7″ 200 West Bloomfield, MI 36 catches, 596 yards, 5 TD 8 Jhaylin Embry WR 6′0″ 175 Jacksonville, FL 18 returns, 136 yards 85 Cavon Croom WR Jr. 6′0″ 195 Sandusky, OH 18 catches, 200 yards 87 Jaedyn McKinstry WR 6′6″ 210 Fremont, OH 3 catches, 22 yards 11 Jaylen Smith WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 185 Jacksonville, FL 13 Nick Niehoff WR So. 6′2″ 185 Mason, OH 14 Jake Rogers WR 5′9″ 180 Medina, OH 23 Ty Cook WR Fr. 6′1″ 165 Pickerington, OH 80 Cole Lakatos WR RS 5′9″ 170 New Brunswick, NJ 87 Princeton Hoskins WR Fr. 5′10″ 185 Reynoldsburg, OH
Tight ends 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 88 Christian Sims TE Jr. 6′4″ 240 Norcross, GA 41 catches, 418 yards, 2 TD 10 Levi Gazarek TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 250 North Baltimore, OH 10 catches, 88 yards 89 Andrew Bench TE 6′4″ 251 Elmore, OH 2 catches, 48 yards, 1 TD 9 Griffin Little TE Fr. 6′4″ 245 Fort Wayne, IN 1 catch, 2 yards 81 Bryce Boyer TE 6′3″ 240 Whitehouse, OH 1 catch, 21 yards 2 Javonte Kinsey TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 230 Jacksonville, FL 27 Nic Kilbride TE Fr. 6′3″ 235 Perrysburg, OH 45 Rocco Hicks TE RS 6′4″ 245 Overland Park, KS 82 Zach Russell TE RS 6′3″ 250 East Point, KY 84 Tommy Guajardo TE Transfer from Michigan State Fr. 6′3″ 225 Dearborn, MI
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 53 Billie Roberts OT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 295 Muskegon, MI 21 tackles, 0.5 sacks 62 Malone VanGorder OL Fr. 6′1″ 283 Athens, GA 1 tackle 50 Alex Wollschlaeger OL RS 6′7″ 311 Aurora, IL 52 Jeremiah Banks-Wall OL RS 6′4″ 305 Chicago, IL 54 Matt Fortner OL Fr. 6′3″ 295 Sylvania, OH 55 Gabriel Brown OL Fr. 6′3″ 325 Grand Rapids, MI 56 Ja’Von Lyons OL Fr. 6′3″ 327 Saint Clairsville, OH 57 Alex Padgett C 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′6″ 330 Avon Lake, OH 59 Chris Oliver OL 6′4″ 300 Erie, PA 61 Kellen Adler OL Fr. 6′3″ 325 Brighton, MI 63 Sam Neverov OL Jr. 6′6″ 317 Dublin, OH 67 Joey Carroll OL Fr. 6′6″ 265 Toledo, OH 69 Dawson Hildebrand OL Fr. 6′3″ 345 Pleasant Hill, OH 71 Nate Pabst OL 6′7″ 315 Springdale, OH 72 Cade Zimmerly OG 6′1″ 300 Perrysburg, OH 74 Jalen Grant OL RS 6′1″ 294 Chicago, IL 78 Brian Kilbane OL RS 6′3″ 310 Cleveland, OH 78 John O’Brian OL So. 6′5″ 300 Charlotte, MI Luke Harmon OT So. 6′4″ 275 Grand Rapids, MI
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 11 Karl Brooks DL 6′4″ 300 Lansing, MI 41 tackles, 6.5 sacks 56 Walter Haire DL Jr. 6′3″ 275 Indianapolis, IN 38 tackles, 4.5 sacks 10 Blaine Spires DL 6′3″ 250 Youngstown, OH 35 tackles, 1.5 sacks 5 Anthony Hawkins DL 6′2″ 295 Mansfield, OH 33 tackles, 2 sacks 60 Dontrez Brown DL 6′3″ 300 Fremont, OH 19 tackles, 1.5 sacks 33 Jordan Porter DL 6′4″ 270 Muskegon, MI 11 tackles, 1 sack 38 Dierre Kelly DT 6′2″ 285 Gary, IN 8 tackles, 0.5 sacks 99 Ali Saad DL Transfer from Minnesota Fr. 6′3″ 280 Dearborn, MI 9 tackles 9 Cashius Howell DE 6′2″ 248 Kansas City, MO 6 tackles 95 Jack Wardzala DT 6′1″ 245 Indianapolis, IN 1 tackle, 0.5 sacks 85 Jevon Henderson DL Fr. 6′4″ 285 Centerville, OH 1 tackle 9 Denver Warren DL RS 6′2″ 300 Chicago, IL 20 Jordan Murphy DL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 275 Columbiana, OH 34 Adrian Wilson DL Fr. 6′5″ 245 Tinley Park, IL 58 John Madden IV DL Fr. 6′4″ 265 Holland, OH Chase Whatton DL RS 6′4″ 235 Pittsburgh, PA
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 23 Darren Anders LB 6′0″ 225 North Olmsted, OH 124 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT 2 Brock Horne LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 235 Romeo, MI 89 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 11 Demetrius Hardamon LB Fr. 6′4″ 245 Beavercreek, OH 27 tackles, 1.5 sacks 6 Bryce Brand LB Transfer from West Virginia 6′0″ 250 Detroit, MI 30 tackles 24 Diego Neri LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 235 Cincinnati, OH 22 tackles, 1 sack 1 J.B. Brown LB 6′2″ 230 Hughes, AR 21 tackles 13 Charles Rosser LB Fr. 6′3″ 230 Cleveland, OH 12 tackles 15 Avi McGary LB Fr. 6′2″ 195 Cincinnati, OH 9 tackles 35 Jaylen Lawson LB Fr. 6′1″ 215 Lexington, KY 41 Justin Schiets LB So. 5′11″ 225 Woodville, OH 42 Chris Williams LB RS 6′2″ 235 Alpharetta, GA 45 Aaron Washington LB Fr. 6′0″ 230 Atlanta, GA 46 James Miller LB So. 6′1″ 225 Gaylord, MI 52 Fortune Woods LB Fr. 6′2″ 220 Hammond, IN Brennan Spiess LB So. 6′2″ 225 London, OH
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 23 Sy Dabney DB Jr. 6′1″ 200 Orchard Lake, MI 75 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 7 Davon Ferguson CB Transfer from Kansas 5′10″ 185 Baltimore, MD 68 tackles, 2 sacks Jordan Anderson DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Harper Woods, MI 57 tackles, 3 INT 24 Devin Taylor DB Sr. 6′1″ 200 Lansing, MI 42 tackles, 2 INT 8 Trent Simms S 6′0″ 225 Toledo, OH 28 tackles, 1 INT 4 Deshawn Jones Jr CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 185 Akron, OH 12 tackles, 3 INT 1 Jalen Burton CB 5′11″ 195 Waukegan, IL 14 tackles 21 Marcus Sheppard CB 5′11″ 190 Novi, MI 12 tackles 6 Davion Daniels S So. 6′0″ 190 Hubbard, OH 8 tackles 32 Patrick Day S 5′11″ 195 Hilliard, OH 8 tackles 3 Diata Burns CB Jr. 5′11″ 185 Columbia, MD 7 tackles 5 Matt Kordas DB 6′1″ 190 Frankfort, IL 4 tackles 28 Victor Vazquez S 5′10″ 195 Miami, FL 3 tackles 13 Elijah Eberhardt CB 5′10″ 180 Springdale, OH 1 tackle 22 Myles Williamson DB Fr. 5′10″ 172 Westerville, OH 1 tackle 2 Willie Jones DB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′2″ 190 Chicago, IL 31 Julius Sims Jr. DB Fr. 6′1″ 195 Muskegon, MI
Javonte Kinsey, Jhaylin Embry, Jaylen Smith, Jaison Patterson Willie Jones, Denver Warren, Jeremiah Banks-Wall, Jalen Grant Riley Keller, Trent Simms, PaSean Wimberly, Joey Carroll Nick Mosley, Ty Cook, Princeton Hoskins Bryce Brand, Tommy Guajardo, Ali Saad Charles Rosser, Braden Sears, Brian Kilbane Nic Kilbride, Cade Zimmerly, Bryce Boyer Julius Sims Jr., Jordan Porter, Billie Roberts Matt Kordas, Jamal Johnson Tyrone Broden Jr., Sy Dabney Karl Brooks, Devin Taylor Elijah Eberhardt, Nate Pabst Avi McGary, Diego Neri Justin Schiets, Andrew Bench Matt Fortner, John Madden IV Gabriel Brown, Luke Harmon Walter Haire, Jack Wardzala Alex Padgett, Mason Lawler Dontrez Brown, Jaedyn McKinstry Jalen Burton Brock Horne Diata Burns Matt McDonald Deshawn Jones Jr Anthony Hawkins Davion Daniels Drew Gunther Davon Ferguson Terion Stewart Cashius Howell Griffin Little Taron Keith Blaine Spires Levi Gazarek Demetrius Hardamon Kody Sparks Nick Niehoff Jake Rogers Tucker Melton LaBronz Davis Austin Osborne Jordan Murphy Marcus Sheppard Darren Anders Victor Vazquez Patrick Day Adrian Wilson Jaylen Lawson Dierre Kelly Nate Needham Chris Williams Jack Sauder Aaron Washington Rocco Hicks James Miller James Carolan Alex Wollschlaeger Fortune Woods Ja’Von Lyons Chris Oliver Kellen Adler Malone VanGorder Sam Neverov John O’Brian Cole Lakatos Cavon Croom Jevon Henderson Christian Sims Matt Naranjo Brennan Spiess Chase Whatton Jordan Anderson Trevon Raymore OH 45 MI 18 IL 10 FL 6 IN 6 Hometowns of the 2021 Bowling Green 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 Ohio 45 Michigan 18 Illinois 10 Florida 6 Indiana 6 Georgia 4 Pennsylvania 3 Tennessee 3 Top counties Lucas County, Ohio pop. 428,000 7 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 6 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 5 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 4 Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 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’ 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.
