Teams Butler 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Butler roster 105 players: 25 freshmen, 21 sophomores, 27 juniors, 32 seniors. From 16 states and 1 other country; the most from Indiana (37) and Illinois (21). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 9 Receivers 13 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 5
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 25 Desmin Jackson RB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 195 Menifee, CA 409 rushing yards, 5 TD 34 Sam Manna RB Fr. 5′9″ 205 Zionsville, IN 290 rushing yards, 2 TD 24 Michael Dellumo RB 2★ 2-star recruit So. 5′8″ 185 Park Ridge, IL 141 rushing yards, 1 TD 30 Jack Linden RB Fr. 6′0″ 190 Carmel, IN 60 rushing yards, 1 TD 0 Zac Willingham-Davis RB Sr. 6′1″ 225 Liberty, MO 25 rushing yards, 1 TD 27 Spike Woods RB Fr. 6′0″ 210 Columbus, OH 30 rushing yards 23 Jack Weybright RB Jr. 5′9″ 190 Fishers, IN 3 rushing yards 6 Keaton Jones RB So. 5′10″ 180 Pendleton, IN 26 Albert Kunickis III RB Sr. 6′3″ 228 Lemont, IL
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 8 Nick Munson WR Sr. 5′10″ 190 Avilla, IN 21 catches, 330 yards, 7 TD 11 Michael Nix WR Sr. 6′0″ 170 Inverness, IL 10 catches, 206 yards, 1 TD 14 Chet Yardley WR Jr. 6′2″ 205 Raleigh, NC 7 catches, 86 yards 3 Blake Matthews WR Sr. 5′11″ 180 Carmel, IN 5 catches, 56 yards, 1 TD 21 Jonny Manor WR Jr. 5′10″ 170 Muncie, IN 3 catches, 70 yards 9 Andrew Tabor WR Sr. 5′9″ 190 Jacksonville, FL 2 catches, 27 yards 17 Max Supe WR So. 6′1″ 188 Cincinnati, OH 2 catches, 11 yards 80 Austin Stutz WR Jr. 5′9″ 180 Upper Arlington, OH 2 catches, 5 yards 86 Emmett Romeus WR So. 6′0″ 185 Oak Park, IL 1 catch, 6 yards 15 Andrew Sloan WR Fr. 6′0″ 170 Carmel, IN 18 Conlon Kane WR So. 6′4″ 205 Evanston, IL 83 Jackson Harvey WR Fr. 6′1″ 190 Indianapolis, IN 89 Lincoln Ijams WR Fr. 6′1″ 185 Oswego, IL
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 88 Drew Sullivan TE So. 6′3″ 215 Warsaw, IN 9 catches, 78 yards, 1 TD 5 Landon Hochstein TE Sr. 6′4″ 230 Norwalk, IA 6 catches, 34 yards 85 Gage Goralski TE Jr. 6′2″ 225 Granger, IN 2 catches, 16 yards 42 Luke Snyder TE Sr. 6′0″ 240 Charlevoix, MI 48 Matteo Morelli TE Fr. 6′5″ 240 Shaker Heights, OH 81 Christian Abounayan TE Jr. 6′4″ 250 Calabasas, CA 82 Keith Long Jr. TE Jr. 6′2″ 225 Indianapolis, IN 84 Cole Kreuzer TE So. 6′4″ 223 Saline, MI 87 Isaac Tuffnell TE Fr. 6′3″ 225 Zionsville, IN
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 63 Charles Mackley OL 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 280 Bloomfield Hills, MI 1 tackle 50 Jack Mitchell OL Sr. 6′2″ 270 St. Louis, MO 55 Wyatt Bakker OL So. 6′2″ 295 Nashville, TN 58 Andy Bolf OL Fr. 6′4″ 285 Fox River Grove, IL 65 Christopher Quinonez OL Jr. 6′3″ 275 San Jose, CA 66 Will McCorison OL So. 6′2″ 285 Wausau, WI 67 Charlie Gardner OL Sr. 6′5″ 290 Greenwood, IN 68 Nik Belski OL Sr. 6′3″ 290 La Salle, IL 69 Eric Bower OL Sr. 6′6″ 290 Lake In The H, IL 70 Kirk Doskocil OL Sr. 6′3″ 300 Brecksville, OH 72 Michael McLaughlin OL Jr. 6′3″ 305 Peoria, IL 73 Cameron Beiswenger OL Jr. 6′5″ 275 Shaker Heights, OH 74 Michael Wells OL Jr. 6′3″ 300 Rockwall, TX 75 Kevork Buchaklian OL So. 6′4″ 240 Racine, WI 76 Luke Pedersen OL Jr. 6′4″ 270 Park Ridge, IL 77 Isaiah Courtois OL Sr. 6′3″ 295 Warsaw, IN 78 Brady Barry OL Fr. 6′4″ 265 Brookhaven, GA
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 11 Okemdi Eze DL So. 6′1″ 217 Kettering, OH 20 tackles, 4 sacks 9 Dantu Gardner Jr. DL Jr. 6′4″ 250 Indianapolis, IN 18 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 8 Jayden Norris DL Sr. 6′2″ 250 Flower Mound, TX 11 tackles, 2 sacks 44 Luke Green DL Sr. 6′1″ 280 Pelham, NY 14 tackles 15 Ashton Nawrocki DE Sr. 6′3″ 245 Elmhurst, IL 10 tackles, 1 sack 49 Rylan Keesling DE Fr. 6′2″ 225 Pendleton, IN 2 tackles, 1 sack 51 Cooper Paukstis DL Fr. 6′2″ 260 Naperville, IL 5 tackles 97 Nathan Ash DL So. 6′3″ 215 Fishers, IN 1 tackle, 1 sack 92 Graham Gilmartin DL Jr. 6′1″ 265 Northville, MI 3 tackles 33 Joe Rodi DL So. 6′4″ 230 Hinsdale, IL 2 tackles 95 Michael Pugh II DE Fr. 6′1″ 215 Indianapolis, IN 2 tackles 90 Blake Mazone DL Jr. 6′4″ 275 San Diego, CA 1 tackle 99 Colin Murphy DL Jr. 6′2″ 290 Easton, MA 1 tackle 40 Melik Williams DE 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 240 Ypsilanti, MI 93 Matthew Oudeman DL Sr. 6′0″ 285 Euclid, OH 94 Jarron Taylor DL Fr. 6′2″ 270 Fort Wayne, IN 98 Saladin Hamilton DL So. 6′0″ 315 Sachse, TX
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 41 Tommy Diamond LB Jr. 6′2″ 235 Geneva, IL 38 tackles 34 Will Beesley LB Sr. 5′11″ 220 Rochester Hills, MI 30 tackles 5 Jackson Stratton LB Sr. 6′1″ 220 Quincy, IL 29 tackles 2 Mason Armstrong LB Sr. 6′0″ 210 Madison, WI 10 tackles 10 Oscar Kirch LB Jr. 5′9″ 205 Indianapolis, IN 10 tackles 38 Payton Foley LB So. 6′2″ 240 Greenfield, IN 8 tackles 35 Ben Brandenburg LB Jr. 6′1″ 190 Indianapolis, IN 6 tackles 45 Ben Schelp LB Fr. 6′3″ 220 Quincy, IL 3 tackles 32 Tommie Aberle LB Jr. 6′2″ 200 Lake Forest, IL 1 tackle 47 Henry Coppinger LB Fr. 6′2″ 210 Kansas City, MO 1 tackle 7 Jack Davis LB Sr. 6′1″ 205 Northville, MI 37 Zach Beitler LB So. 6′0″ 205 Shorewood, IL 46 Jackson Griffith LB Jr. 6′0″ 220 Toronto, ON
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 22 Madden Beriault DB So. 6′1″ 195 Indianapolis, IN 34 tackles, 2 INT 12 Steven Stephany DB Sr. 5′9″ 185 Lafayette, IN 23 tackles, 1 INT 1 Kameron Armstrong DB Jr. 5′10″ 180 Muskegon, MI 24 tackles 4 Andrew Lieske DB Jr. 6′0″ 200 Westfield, IN 18 tackles 6 Tristan Johnson CB So. 6′1″ 190 Fishers, IN 12 tackles, 1 INT 16 Blair Schonhorst DB Sr. 6′0″ 180 St. Louis, MO 3 tackles, 1 INT 19 Kian Kelly DB Fr. 6′0″ 170 Fishers, IN 8 tackles 26 Mason Strader DB So. 6′0″ 190 Libertyville, IL 6 tackles 0 Peyton Daniels DB Sr. 5′10″ 185 Fishers, IN 2 tackles 18 Corban McDaniel DB So. 5′8″ 185 Apex, NC 2 tackles 17 Jaden Lusende CB Fr. 6′2″ 195 Indianapolis, IN 1 tackle 13 Nick Cloyd DB Sr. 5′11″ 170 Brownsburg, IN 14 Ainsley Ritchie CB Fr. 5′11″ 170 Goshen, IN 20 Dylan Hawthorne DB Sr. 6′2″ 170 St. Louis, MO 31 Connor Lubbers DB Fr. 6′2″ 200 Hartland, WI 36 Sam Johnson DB Fr. 6′1″ 185 Centennial, CO 39 Donlaray Reese Jr. DB Fr. 6′0″ 160 Fort Wayne, IN
Specialists 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 25 Beck Janki PK Jr. 5′10″ 170 Atlanta, GA 7 of 8 field goals 31 Sam Taglia PK Sr. 5′11″ 190 Park Ridge, IL 24 punts, 35.9 average 40 Evan Windley PK Fr. 6′1″ 185 Cary, NC 1 of 2 field goals 29 Henry Lewis PK Fr. 6′1″ 170 Indianapolis, IN 57 Max Thompson LS Jr. 6′0″ 240 Westfield, IN
Dantu Gardner Jr., Oscar Kirch, Jaden Lusende, Madden Beriault, Henry Lewis, Ben Brandenburg, Keith Long Jr., Jackson Harvey, Michael Pugh II Peyton Daniels, Blake Matthews, Tristan Johnson, Andrew Sloan, Kian Kelly, Jack Weybright, Jack Linden, Nathan Ash Reagan Andrew, Blair Schonhorst, Dylan Hawthorne, Jack Mitchell Conlon Kane, Michael Dellumo, Sam Taglia, Luke Pedersen Andrew Lieske, Max Thompson Jackson Stratton, Ben Schelp Keaton Jones, Rylan Keesling Jack Davis, Graham Gilmartin Chet Yardley, Evan Windley Ashton Nawrocki, Joe Rodi Beck Janki, Brady Barry Mason Strader, Tommie Aberle Spike Woods, Austin Stutz Sam Manna, Isaac Tuffnell Donlaray Reese Jr., Jarron Taylor Tommy Diamond, Cooper Paukstis Matteo Morelli, Cameron Beiswenger Michael Wells, Saladin Hamilton Isaiah Courtois, Drew Sullivan Zac Willingham-Davis Kameron Armstrong Mason Armstrong Tanner Huckfelt Christian Kramer Landon Hochstein Gabe Passini Jayden Norris Andrew Tabor Michael Nix Okemdi Eze Jarrin Alley Steven Stephany Nick Cloyd Ainsley Ritchie Max Supe Corban McDaniel Jonny Manor Desmin Jackson Albert Kunickis III Connor Lubbers Will Beesley Sam Johnson Zach Beitler Payton Foley Melik Williams Luke Snyder Luke Green Henry Coppinger Wyatt Bakker Charles Mackley Christopher Quinonez Will McCorison Charlie Gardner Nik Belski Kirk Doskocil Michael McLaughlin Kevork Buchaklian Christian Abounayan Cole Kreuzer Gage Goralski Emmett Romeus Lincoln Ijams Blake Mazone Matthew Oudeman IN 37 IL 21 MI 8 OH 8 MO 6 Hometowns of the 2026 Butler 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 Indiana 37 Illinois 21 Michigan 8 Ohio 8 Missouri 6 Wisconsin 5 Texas 4 California 4 Top counties Hamilton County, Indiana pop. 365,000 10 Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 9 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 7 Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 4 St. Louis city, Missouri pop. 289,000 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’ 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.
