Teams California 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 California roster 118 players: 23 freshmen, 25 sophomores, 23 juniors, 9 seniors, 38 with no class listed. From 16 states and 2 other countries; the most from California (65) and Texas (14). The 2023 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 9 Receivers 17 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 8
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 0 Jadyn Ott RB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′11″ 208 Chino, CA 1,310 rushing yards, 12 TD 22 Isaiah Ifanse RB Transfer from San José State 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′9″ 205 Bellevue, WA 365 rushing yards, 7 TD 31 Ashton Stredick RB So. 5′9″ 200 Needville, TX 200 rushing yards, 2 TD 6 Justin Williams-Thomas RB Transfer from Tennessee 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 220 Dallas, GA 91 rushing yards 21 Jaivian Thomas RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 198 Oakland, CA 110 rushing yards, 1 TD 21 Byron Cardwell RB Transfer from Oregon 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 220 San Diego, CA 23 King Doerue RB Transfer from Purdue Jr. 5′10″ 205 Amarillo, TX 33 Dean-Taylor Chapman RB RS 5′9″ 185 San Leandro, CA 44 Beaux Tagaloa FB Jr. 6′0″ 250 Concord, CA
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 6 Jeremiah Hunter WR 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 212 Fresno, CA 63 catches, 709 yards, 7 TD 7 Trond Grizzell WR So. 6′4″ 205 Park City, UT 39 catches, 590 yards, 5 TD 9 Taj Davis WR Transfer from Washington Jr. 6′1″ 205 Chino, CA 38 catches, 393 yards, 3 TD 18 Sam Jackson WR Transfer from TCU 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 195 Chicago, IL 553 passing yards, 5 TD 14 Monroe Young WR Sr. 6′1″ 205 Las Cruces, NM 19 catches, 208 yards, 1 TD 3 Mavin Anderson WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 200 Mission Viejo, CA 7 returns, 122 yards 7 Brian Hightower WR Transfer from Illinois 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 215 Leimert Park, CA 10 catches, 101 yards 16 Jaiven Plummer WR Fr. 6′3″ 210 Dallas, TX 5 tackles 16 Mason Mangum WR So. 5′11″ 185 Austin, TX 2 returns, 32 yards 20 Marquis Montgomery WR Jr. 6′4″ 220 Tacoma, WA 3 catches, 31 yards 4 Jordan King WR Fr. 6′2″ 215 Portland, OR 5 Marquez Dortch WR Transfer from Mississippi State 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 167 Lucedale, MS 9 Mason Starling WR So. 6′4″ 200 Tacoma, WA 13 Nyziah Hunter WR 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′1″ 205 Salinas, CA 26 Grant Daley WR So. 6′1″ 190 Concord, CA 82 Kenden Robinson Jr. WR Jr. 6′2″ 210 Alameda, CA 83 Myles Reber WR RS 5′11″ 185 Santa Cruz, CA
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 59 Akili Calhoun OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 305 Brentwood, CA 3 tackles 60 Brian Driscoll OL Jr. 6′4″ 320 San Diego, CA 1 tackle 71 Sioape Vatikani OL Fr. 6′4″ 330 Reno, NV 1 tackle 74 Matthew Wykoff OL Transfer from Texas A&M So. 6′6″ 325 Magnolia, TX 1 tackle 50 Ender Aguilar OL So. 6′5″ 305 Mission Viejo, CA 52 Nick Morrow OL RS 6′8″ 330 Flagstaff, AZ 54 Frederick Williams III OL RS 6′5″ 335 Los Angeles, CA 62 Barrett Miller OL Transfer from Stanford Sr. 6′5″ 310 Aurora, CO 62 Everett Johnson OL So. 6′7″ 301 Turlock, CA 63 Brayden Rohme OL Jr. 6′6″ 290 Chandler, AZ 64 Josh Stovall OL Fr. 6′4″ 290 Menifee, CA 65 Dylan Jemtegaard OL Fr. 6′4″ 296 Yelm, WA 66 Colin Hamilton OL So. 6′7″ 305 Edmonds, WA 67 Trent Ramsey OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 315 Palm Harbor, FL 67 Tyler Murphy OL Fr. 6′0″ 200 Lafayette, CA 70 Martin Tine OL Jr. 6′6″ 310 Houston, TX 72 T.J. Session OL Jr. 6′4″ 305 Menifee, CA 73 Matthew Cindric OL Sr. 6′4″ 295 Sammamish, WA 76 Bastian Swinney OL Fr. 6′6″ 315 Minneapolis, MN 78 Dashaun Harris OL Fr. 6′2″ 305 Santa Clarita, CA
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 8 David Reese DL Transfer from Florida 6′2″ 250 Fort Pierce, FL 33 tackles, 7.5 sacks 91 Ricky Correia DL Jr. 6′4″ 325 Fresno, CA 31 tackles, 1.5 sacks 33 Myles Jernigan DL 6′2″ 235 Grand Prairie, TX 23 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 98 Nathan Burrell DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 285 Los Angeles, CA 23 tackles, 2 sacks 90 Brett Johnson DL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 295 Phoenix, AZ 24 tackles, 0.5 sacks 92 Myles Williams DE 6′3″ 242 Mission Hills, CA 18 tackles 75 Jaedon Roberts DL Jr. 6′3″ 305 Marina, CA 8 tackles, 1 sack 96 Derek Wilkins DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 310 Irvine, CA 8 tackles, 1 sack 94 Stanley McKenzie DL 6′2″ 350 Honolulu, HI 9 tackles 49 Darius Long DL Sr. 6′2″ 310 Alameda, CA 6 tackles 98 Curlee Thomas DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 259 Fort Worth, TX 3 tackles 99 Ethan Saunders DL Jr. 6′3″ 290 Inglewood, CA 2 tackles 52 Zurich Ashford DL RS 6′2″ 280 Las Vegas, NV 56 Ieremia Ieremia DL So. 6′3″ 295 Lakewood, CA 90 Tiumalu Afalava DL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′2″ 285 Baldwin Park, CA 91 Moso’oipala Tuitele DL Fr. 6′4″ 260 Aurora, CO 93 R.J. Stephens DL RS 6′1″ 285 East Palo Alto, CA
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 3 Kaleb Elarms-Orr LB So. 6′2″ 235 Hayward, CA 87 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 4 Cade Uluave LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 230 South Jordan, UT 67 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT 44 Xavier Carlton LB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 275 Herriman, UT 50 tackles, 4.5 sacks 8 Jackson Sirmon LB Sr. 6′2″ 240 Brentwood, TN 47 tackles, 1 sack 23 Hunter Barth LB 6′2″ 230 Chandler, AZ 19 tackles 32 Blake Antzoulatos LB Jr. 6′2″ 225 Simi Valley, CA 14 tackles 8 Nate Rutchena LB 6′3″ 230 Danville, CA 12 tackles 19 Ryan McCulloch LB 6′2″ 258 Arcadia, CA 9 tackles 10 Sergio Allen LB Transfer from Clemson 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′1″ 230 Fort Valley, GA 6 tackles 55 Muelu Iosefa LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 230 Waipahu, HI 3 tackles 88 Andy Alfieri LB So. 6′3″ 244 Portland, OR 4 rushing yards 46 Sam Ross LB Fr. 6′4″ 240 Orinda, CA 50 Tidiane Jalloh LB So. 6′5″ 270 Toulon, France 57 B.J. Jones LB RS 6′2″ 230 Oakland, CA 58 Elijah Diaz LB Fr. 6′2″ 240 Corona, CA 59 Murphy Glasgow LB RS 6′3″ 230 Manhattan Beach, CA
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 9 Patrick McMorris DB Transfer from San Diego State Sr. 6′0″ 210 Santa Ana, CA 88 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 2 Craig Woodson DB 6′0″ 210 Grand Prairie, TX 80 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 3 Nohl Williams DB Transfer from UNLV 6′1″ 200 Oxnard, CA 52 tackles, 2 INT 22 Matthew Littlejohn DB Jr. 5′11″ 195 San Antonio, TX 38 tackles, 1 INT 21 Lu-Magia Hearns III DB Jr. 5′10″ 170 Pittsburg, CA 27 tackles, 2 INT 6 Jeremiah Earby DB So. 6′2″ 182 East Palo Alto, CA 26 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 9 Kaylin Moore DB Transfer from Colorado Jr. 5′11″ 190 Westlake Village, CA 24 tackles 4 Miles Williams DB Jr. 6′0″ 190 Mansfield, TX 11 tackles 20 Cameron Sidney DB Fr. 5′11″ 185 Riverside, CA 10 tackles 21 Dejuan Butler DB 5′11″ 195 Antioch, CA 5 tackles 5 Raymond Woodie III DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 200 Palmetto, FL 4 tackles 41 Isaiah Young DB Jr. 5′10″ 180 Eastvale, CA 2 tackles 8 Sailasa Vadrawale DB 5′11″ 185 Rohnert Park, CA 1 tackle 11 Tyson McWilliams DB So. 6′2″ 190 San Diego, CA 13 Collin Gamble DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 190 Flower Mound, TX 25 Brett Johnson DB 6′1″ Las Vegas, NV 28 Marcus Scott II DB Transfer from Missouri 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 230 Conroe, TX 30 Mayze Bryant DB Fr. 5′9″ 180 Pasadena, CA 37 Julian Womack DB Fr. 6′2″ 200 Berkeley, CA 38 Nate Escalada DB RS 6′0″ 195 Santa Clara, CA
Tyson McWilliams, Mateen Bhaghani, Tyler Jensen, Byron Cardwell, Brian Driscoll Nate Rutchena, Spencer Brien, Thomas Lee, Jack Endries Jeremiah Earby, Wesley Brown, R.J. Stephens Patrick McMorris, Jake Arguello, Derek Wilkins Ben Finley, David Bird, Brett Johnson Cameron Sidney, Isaiah Young, Elijah Diaz Jaivian Thomas, Julian Womack, B.J. Jones Lu-Magia Hearns III, Grant Daley, Beaux Tagaloa Michael Cooley, Sam Ross, Tyler Murphy Jadyn Ott, Taj Davis Craig Woodson, Myles Jernigan Kaleb Elarms-Orr, Dean-Taylor Chapman Mavin Anderson, Ender Aguilar Jordan King, Andy Alfieri Jeremiah Hunter, Ricky Correia Brian Hightower, Ethan Saunders Mason Starling, Marquis Montgomery Nyziah Hunter, Jaedon Roberts Ryan McCulloch, Tiumalu Afalava Dejuan Butler, Akili Calhoun Isaiah Ifanse, Matthew Cindric Hunter Barth, Brayden Rohme Brett Johnson, Zurich Ashford Darius Long, Kenden Robinson Jr. Frederick Williams III, Nathan Burrell Murphy Glasgow, Jeffrey Johnson Barrett Miller, Moso’oipala Tuitele Josh Stovall, T.J. Session Martin Tine, Asher Alberding Nohl Williams Cade Uluave Miles Williams Marquez Dortch Raymond Woodie III Justin Williams-Thomas Trond Grizzell David Reese Jackson Sirmon Sailasa Vadrawale Kaylin Moore Sergio Allen Collin Gamble Monroe Young Fernando Mendoza Jaiven Plummer Mason Mangum Michael Luckhurst Sam Jackson Belay Brummel Matthew Littlejohn King Doerue Brady Weingart Marcus Scott II Mayze Bryant Ashton Stredick Blake Antzoulatos Nate Escalada Xavier Carlton Nick Morrow Muelu Iosefa Ieremia Ieremia Everett Johnson Dylan Jemtegaard Colin Hamilton Trent Ramsey Sioape Vatikani Matthew Wykoff Bastian Swinney Dashaun Harris Myles Reber J.T. Byrne Ben Marshall Myles Williams Stanley McKenzie Curlee Thomas CA 65 TX 14 AZ 6 WA 6 FL 4 Hometowns of the 2023 California 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 California 65 Texas 14 Washington 6 Arizona 6 Florida 4 Utah 3 Nevada 3 Oregon 2 Top counties Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 12 Contra Costa County, California pop. 1.2 million 11 Alameda County, California pop. 1.6 million 8 Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 million 5 San Diego County, California pop. 3.3 million 5 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.
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