Teams Bowling Green 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Bowling Green roster 106 players: 53 freshmen, 23 sophomores, 15 juniors, 15 seniors. From 22 states and 1 other country; the most from Ohio (36) and Michigan (15). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 7 Receivers 12 Tight ends 10 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 9
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 5 Brennan Ridley WR Jr. 5′11″ 177 Richmond, VA 22 catches, 257 yards, 1 TD 18 Winn Sharp WR So. 6′5″ 200 Whitehouse, OH 20 catches, 255 yards, 1 TD 19 Joseph Saffold WR Fr. 6′1″ 185 Cleveland, OH 3 catches, 47 yards, 1 TD 3 Trey Johnson WR Sr. 6′0″ 200 Frankfort, IL 1 catch, 5 yards 9 Nicholas Sowell WR Transfer from South Carolina State Jr. 6′5″ 205 Irmo, SC 1 catch, 15 yards 14 Pauly Sadler WR Fr. 6′1″ 190 Cleveland, OH 1 catch, 2 yards 6 Isaiah Dawson WR Transfer from Richmond So. 5′8″ 192 Garner, NC 11 Austin Clay WR So. 6′0″ 175 Cleveland, OH 23 Dom Woods WR Fr. 6′0″ 172 Perrysburg, OH 25 Cade Brooks WR Fr. 5′11″ 190 Portland, TN 83 Pierce St Geme WR So. 5′11″ 186 San Francisco, CA 87 Reddik Pillarelli WR So. 6′0″ 195 Holland, OH
Tight ends 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 0 Jeremiah Scoby TE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 218 Dickinson, TX 26 catches, 269 yards 8 Eli Jacon-Duffy TE So. 6′4″ 245 Pleasant Plain, OH 18 catches, 162 yards, 2 TD 89 Blane Cleaver TE Sr. 6′2″ 235 Berwick, PA 3 catches, 24 yards 47 Kentrell White TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 215 Atlanta, GA 1 catch, 3 yards 80 Ocean Brabbs TE So. 6′3″ 213 Ann Arbor, MI 82 Maddox Hunstad TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 197 Saint Augustine, FL 84 Trent Taylor TE Fr. 6′5″ 260 Perry, OH 85 Reece Little TE Fr. 6′3″ 230 Findlay, OH 86 Derron Gray Jr. TE Fr. 6′4″ 230 Columbus, OH 88 Carsen Melvin TE Fr. 6′3″ 225 Westfield, IN
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 54 Brody Bolyn C Jr. 6′3″ 310 Uniondale, IN 2 tackles 64 Martreece Dillard OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 280 Buford, GA 1 tackle 50 Vincent Giordano OT Fr. 6′5″ 310 West Chester, OH 53 Masyn Zahursky OG Fr. 6′4″ 305 Berea, OH 58 Ethan Kraatz OT Fr. 6′4″ 310 Saginaw, MI 59 John Kolarchick OL Fr. 6′6″ 320 Troy, MI 61 Pete Pendergest OL Fr. 6′5″ 285 Hamilton, OH 65 Gabe Funk OL So. 6′6″ 320 Xenia, OH 66 Zane Panchula OT Fr. 6′5″ 305 Rockford, MI 70 Alex Harris OT So. 6′5″ 320 Cleveland, OH 71 Travis Robertson OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 310 Farmington Hills, MI 73 Caden Campbell OG So. 6′4″ 295 Rochester, MI 75 Maddux Murphy OL Fr. 6′6″ 310 Saint Joseph, MI 76 Theo Andall OL Fr. 6′3″ 295 London, England 77 James Thomas Jr. OG Jr. 6′5″ 295 Fairfield, OH 78 Alexis Sanchez OG Sr. 6′3″ 335 Glendale, AZ
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 5 Eriq George DE Sr. 6′3″ 300 Nashville, TN 29 tackles, 3.5 sacks 23 Myles Bradley DE Sr. 6′0″ 230 Mansfield, OH 17 tackles, 7 sacks 4 Kade Kostus DL Transfer from Central Michigan 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 265 Rockford, MI 18 tackles, 2 sacks 88 Selah Brown DL Transfer from Louisville 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 295 Louisville, KY 21 tackles, 1 sack 54 Dior Garner DT Fr. 6′3″ 285 Canton, OH 7 tackles 52 Elijah Durham-Smith DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 250 Pickerington, OH 6 tackles 58 Kore Thomas DL Fr. 6′1″ 320 Forney, TX 6 tackles 17 Jaimion Olverson DE Fr. 6′3″ 280 Cincinnati, OH 5 tackles 48 Quentin Lewis DE Fr. 6′2″ 240 Snellville, GA 3 tackles 96 Cameron Simmons DL Fr. 6′3″ 240 Sugar Hill, GA 3 tackles 28 Samuel Dossous DL Fr. 6′3″ 230 Massillon, OH 55 Timothy Taylor Jr. DL Transfer from Jacksonville State Fr. 6′0″ 275 Starke, FL 56 John Baker IV DL Transfer from Toledo 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 210 Clinton Township, MI 57 Dayln White DT Jr. 6′4″ 295 Lewisville, TX 90 Bryce Brewster DL Fr. 6′3″ 245 Cincinnati, OH 93 Trent Merrell DL Fr. 6′3″ 250 Elyria, OH 95 Jonathan Hendrix DT Fr. 6′2″ 285 Mason, OH 99 Brendon Rice DT Fr. 6′2″ 315 Farmington Hills, MI
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 3 Dorian Pringle LB So. 6′0″ 225 Massillon, OH 67 tackles 35 Cashmire Lewis LB Fr. 6′4″ 215 Hartford, CT 37 tackles, 4 sacks 6 Sanders Ellis LB Transfer from Purdue Jr. 6′2″ 250 Nashville, TN 20 tackles 10 Andrew Hines III LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 230 Alpharetta, GA 14 tackles 44 A.J. Odom LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 235 Oakman, AL 10 tackles 30 Caden Carter LB Fr. 6′1″ 215 Norton, OH 3 tackles 20 Darian Hawkins LB Fr. 6′4″ 217 Culver City, CA 36 Jabari Mitchell LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 225 Reynoldsburg, OH 39 Henry Reifschneider LB So. 6′0″ 212 Waynesville, OH 45 Kingston Seals LB Fr. 6′2″ 230 Maple Heights, OH 50 Jonathan Goins LB Transfer from Alabama A&M So. 6′1″ 220 Pine Bluff, AR
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 0 Kal-El Pascal S Jr. 6′0″ 190 Miami, FL 51 tackles 41 Tomondrey Braxton DB Transfer from North Carolina Central Jr. 5′10″ 175 Highland Springs, VA 28 tackles, 1 INT 9 Preston EstoEsta S So. 6′1″ 190 Mason, OH 26 tackles 26 Josira Andrews CB So. 5′10″ 180 Brooklyn, NY 22 tackles, 0.5 sacks 18 Nick Sawyer CB Transfer from Charleston Southern 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 178 Harvest, AL 21 tackles 15 D’Kyah Banks S So. 6′5″ 185 Atlanta, GA 18 tackles 2 JoJo Johnson CB Sr. 6′0″ 188 Merrillville, IN 9 tackles, 1 INT 7 Michael Wright DB Transfer from Florida Atlantic Jr. 5′10″ 188 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 8 tackles 11 Armahn Hale DB Transfer from New Mexico State Sr. 5′11″ 213 Akron, OH 4 tackles 40 DeVenchi Arnold II S Fr. 6′1″ 190 District Heights, MD 2 tackles 13 Chris Newell Jr. DB Fr. 5′10″ 182 Cleveland, OH 1 tackle 14 JayT Jackson DB Transfer from Louisiana Tech Sr. 6′1″ 179 Columbus, GA 1 tackle 19 Jahai Johnson S Fr. 6′1″ 200 Piscataway, NJ 1 tackle 22 Julian Holt DB Fr. 6′1″ 200 Jacksonville, FL 1 tackle 21 Cedarius Christian DB Fr. 6′1″ 190 Dundee, FL 32 Rico Garcia CB Fr. 5′10″ 180 Tampa, FL 37 Garrison Blair CB So. 5′10″ 185 Carrollton, TX
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 12 Travis Kenner PK Jr. 5′10″ 178 Temperance, MI 7 of 8 field goals 30 Ryan Kingston P Transfer from Southeast Missouri State Sr. 6′6″ 220 South Bend, IN 33 punts, 40.1 average 27 Treyton McKee PK Fr. 5′11″ 192 Lancaster, OH 40 Ethan Warner PK Sr. 5′9″ 192 Bowling Green, OH 52 Quinn Forsythe LS Fr. 6′2″ 180 Manhattan, IL 56 Quillan Jimenez LS Jr. 6′2″ 220 Sickles, FL 91 Alex Jenkins P Fr. 6′1″ 225 Fishers, IN 95 Carlos Guerra PK Fr. 5′8″ 175 Brentwood, TN 97 Drew Rosick PK Fr. 6′1″ 180 Armada, MI
Austin Clay, Chris Newell Jr., Pauly Sadler, Joseph Saffold, Kingston Seals, Alex Harris Jarin Mock, Jabari Mitchell, Elijah Durham-Smith Austyn Dendy, Jonathan Goins Dorian Pringle, Samuel Dossous Kade Kostus, Zane Panchula Brennan Ridley, Tomondrey Braxton Eriq George, Sanders Ellis Preston EstoEsta, Jonathan Hendrix D’Kyah Banks, Kentrell White Jaimion Olverson, Bryce Brewster Winn Sharp, Dom Woods Garrison Blair, Dayln White John Kolarchick, Caden Campbell Martreece Dillard, Cameron Simmons Travis Robertson, Brendon Rice Jeremiah Scoby Kal-El Pascal JoJo Johnson Trey Johnson Isaiah Dawson Michael Wright Eli Jacon-Duffy Nicholas Sowell Andrew Hines III Hunter Najm Armahn Hale Travis Kenner Caleb Moyer JayT Jackson Dylan Dreasky Austin Novosad Jay Kastantin Nick Sawyer Jahai Johnson Darian Hawkins Marceles Carey Carson Lovett Cedarius Christian Julian Holt Myles Bradley Cade Brooks Josira Andrews Treyton McKee Caden Carter Ryan Kingston Rico Garcia Tristin Blackmon Cashmire Lewis Henry Reifschneider DeVenchi Arnold II Ethan Warner Leo Kemp Quentin Lewis Vincent Giordano Masyn Zahursky Brody Bolyn Dior Garner Timothy Taylor Jr. John Baker IV Ethan Kraatz Kore Thomas Pete Pendergest Gabe Funk Maddux Murphy James Thomas Jr. Alexis Sanchez Ocean Brabbs Maddox Hunstad Pierce St Geme Trent Taylor Reece Little Derron Gray Jr. Reddik Pillarelli Carsen Melvin Selah Brown Blane Cleaver Alex Jenkins Trent Merrell Carlos Guerra Drew Rosick OH 36 MI 15 FL 9 GA 7 IN 5 Hometowns of the 2026 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 36 Michigan 15 Florida 9 Georgia 7 Texas 5 Indiana 5 Tennessee 4 California 4 Top counties Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 7 Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 4 Warren County, Ohio pop. 250,000 4 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 3 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 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’ 2026 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.
Austin Novosad QBTransfer from Oregon4-star recruit