Teams Central Connecticut 2025 Roster ← 2024 2026 → 2025 Central Connecticut roster 102 players: 24 freshmen, 20 sophomores, 34 juniors, 22 seniors, 2 with no class listed. From 17 states; the most from Connecticut (29) and New York (17). The 2025 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 8 Receivers 15 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 4
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 7 Elijah Howard RB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 176 Chattanooga, TN 1,105 rushing yards, 11 TD 20 Donny Marcus RB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 195 Brownsburg, IN 306 rushing yards, 4 TD 22 Jadon Turner RB Sr. 5′10″ 180 Rochester, NY 17 returns, 376 yards 25 Davon Smith Jr. RB Fr. 6′0″ 190 Baltimore, MD 43 rushing yards, 1 TD 34 Cortaz Williams RB Sr. 5′10″ 205 Trenton, NJ 24 rushing yards 14 Kendal Donovan RB Jr. 6′1″ 200 Buffalo, NY 21 John Manning IV RB Fr. 5′6″ 185 Windsor, CT 22 Drayvyn Roberts RB Fr. 5′9″ 200 East Hartford, CT
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 5 Michael Trovarelli WR Jr. 6′0″ 195 Stratford, CT 43 catches, 488 yards, 6 TD 9 Dave Pardo WR Jr. 6′5″ 215 East Hartford, CT 26 catches, 335 yards, 2 TD 0 Donovan Wadley WR 5′8″ 180 Newark, NJ 24 catches, 469 yards, 3 TD 2 Damani Williams WR Fr. 6′0″ 180 Englewood, NJ 24 catches, 247 yards, 1 TD 1 Ricky Ortega WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 185 Coatesville, PA 20 catches, 187 yards, 1 TD 2 Paul Marsh WR Sr. 6′1″ 205 Naugatuck, CT 16 catches, 274 yards, 2 TD 18 Joe Crifasi WR Sr. 6′3″ 210 East Rutherford, NJ 11 catches, 159 yards 3 Barry Brown WR Sr. 6′1″ 185 Philadelphia, PA 2 catches, 8 yards 85 Amarri Pitts WR Jr. 6′4″ 190 Syracuse, NY 1 catch, 6 yards 1 Eli Daniels WR Jr. 6′4″ 190 Staten Island, NY 80 Nick Brown WR Jr. 6′2″ 190 Aiken, SC 82 Bailey Coleman WR So. 6′3″ 200 Bridgeport, CT 84 Al-Jamir Davis WR So. 6′1″ 190 Hillside, NJ 86 Zach Searight WR Sr. 6′5″ 250 Middletown, NJ 89 Jesus Martell WR Fr. 6′2″ 170 Meriden, CT
Tight ends 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 87 Peter Cleary TE Sr. 6′3″ 240 West Newbury, MA 24 catches, 322 yards, 1 TD 88 Sean O’Brien TE So. 6′7″ 255 Walpole, MA 15 catches, 99 yards, 1 TD 83 Maika Heck TE Sr. 6′4″ 240 Stockton, CA 6 catches, 55 yards 44 Ryan Turley TE Jr. 6′6″ 255 Merrimack, NH 1 return, 0 yards 45 Brady Gambee TE Fr. 6′3″ 240 Watertown, CT
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 53 Laquan Gaddy OL So. 6′6″ 290 Newark, NJ 56 Maddox Marchbank OL Fr. 300 Sarasota, FL 59 Charlie Carey OL Fr. 6′2″ 270 Carmel, IN 59 Tyler Potter OL Fr. 6′3″ 265 Milford, MA 63 Kellen Wilson OL So. 6′5″ 315 Tariffville, CT 66 Kayden Banker OL Fr. 6′0″ 280 Moline, IL 67 Daniel McCLees OL Fr. 6′7″ 310 Hillside, NJ 68 Randy de la Cruz OL Sr. 6′1″ 320 Meriden, CT 70 Zach Rezaoui OL So. 6′3″ 265 Merrimack, NH 71 Ryan Pemberton OL Jr. 6′4″ 275 Londonderry, NH 73 Eric Nunez OL Jr. 6′7″ 336 Wappingers Falls, NY 74 Isaiah DeLoatch OL Sr. 6′7″ 330 Shelton, CT 75 George Wiley V OL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Lockport, NY 75 Precious Ekeh OL So. 6′3″ 325 Elmont, NY 77 Stathi Gianniotis OL Jr. 6′5″ 305 North Branford, CT 78 AlecZander McCoy OL Sr. 6′4″ 290 Windsor, CT 79 Karl Khuns OL Jr. 6′5″ 305 Hilton, NY
Defensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 1 Wayne Coleman DL Jr. 6′2″ 245 Mount Vernon, NY 2 tackles, 1 sack 5 LaZaryus Toombs DL Fr. 6′2″ 235 Philadelphia, PA 3 tackles 27 Derek Berlitz DL Transfer from West Virginia Jr. 6′2″ 281 Weatherly, PA 2 tackles 52 Kyon Wynter DL So. 6′2″ 23 New Britain, CT 2 tackles 55 Sharod Watkins DL Jr. 6′0″ 305 2 tackles 0 Clifton Thompson DL Jr. 6′1″ 340 Hackensack, NJ 1 tackle 14 Reggie Darkah DE Jr. 6′2″ 250 Meriden, CT 1 tackle 30 Gavin Taylor DE Jr. 6′2″ 247 Yonkers, NY 1 tackle 99 Joshua Mason DL Sr. 6′1″ 270 Washington, DC 1 tackle 51 Dylan Jones DL Jr. 6′3″ 275 West Chester, PA 57 Shinjiro Tanaka DL Jr. 6′1″ 260 Oakdale, CT 72 David Rivera Jr. DL Fr. 6′5″ 310 Waterbury, CT 90 Javere Cannonier DL So. 6′2″ 260 New Haven, CT 91 Ben Howard IV DL Fr. Roxbury, MA
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 1 Devon Anderson LB Jr. 6′2″ 235 Germantown, MD 2 tackles, 1 INT 1 Jack Stoll LB Sr. 6′0″ 220 5 tackles 8 Malachi Wright LB Sr. 6′1″ 225 West Haven, CT 4 tackles 8 Jared Massey LB Jr. 6′2″ 235 West Orange, NJ 2 tackles 11 T.J. Shittu LB So. 6′3″ 240 Houston, TX 1 tackle 24 Tymaine Smith LB Jr. 6′2″ 215 New Haven, CT 1 tackle 15 Carter Banks LB Jr. 6′4″ 225 Lynchburg, VA 23 Jacob Staton LB So. 6′1″ 230 Hamden, CT 29 Preston Green LB Sr. 6′0″ 225 Long Pond, PA 32 Christian Lewis LB So. 6′2″ 230 Milford, CT 37 Jaden Langford LB Fr. 6′3″ 200 Windsor, CT 46 Lexington Hunter LB So. 6′2″ 205 Vernon, CT 47 Malachi Mapp LB Jr. 5′9″ 215 Vernon, CT 50 J.J. Gibson LB So. 6′1″ 215 Hamden, CT 54 Jeremiah Tucker LB Fr. 6′0″ 220 Rochester, NY
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 7 Christopher Jean DB Jr. 5′10″ 190 Rochester, NY 6 tackles, 4 INT 9 Brayden Hall CB Jr. 5′10″ 181 Chicago, IL 22 returns, 200 yards 2 Eric Jackson DB Jr. 5′10″ 195 Paterson, NJ 7 tackles, 1 INT 17 Stylz Mitchell CB So. 5′9″ 170 Middletown, CT 3 tackles, 1 INT 10 Jahvante Royal CB Sr. 6′3″ 193 Miramar, FL 2 tackles, 1 INT 28 Dekavis Preston CB Sr. 5′9″ 175 Martinsville, VA 2 tackles, 1 INT 4 Navon Mitchell DB Jr. 6′0″ 195 Staten Island, NY 3 tackles 3 Ramal West DB Sr. 5′10″ 195 Frederick, MD 2 tackles 27 Shae Terry DB So. 5′10″ 180 Upper Marlboro, MD 1 tackle 38 Deonte Douglas DB So. 5′11″ 185 White Plains, NY 1 tackle 6 Davion Jennings CB Jr. 5′11″ 190 Akron, OH 10 Jaden Sasu DB So. 5′0″ 185 Frederick, MD 12 Melvin Jacobs DB 6′0″ 195 PG County, MD 18 Mykhi Davis CB Fr. 5′11″ 175 Washington, DC 21 Khristan Hernandez DB Sr. 5′6″ 160 Piscataway, NJ 33 Tysheed Crockton DB Jr. 5′11″ 180 Canandaigua, NY 34 Jayden Herbert S Jr. 6′2″ 195 Broward County, FL 35 Kyle Greene DB Fr. 5′10″ 185 Baltimore, MD 36 Kevin Exilhomme DB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Malden, MA 41 E’Ryan Lawrence CB Fr. Buffalo, NY
Specialists 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 42 Jack Hennessey PK So. 5′10″ 190 Endwell, NY 14 of 18 field goals 96 Zach Bonini PK So. 5′11″ 220 Enfield, CT 35 punts, 38.5 average 93 Colby Bernier P Jr. 5′11″ 175 Auburn, NH 28 punts, 37.9 average 98 William Bosak PK Fr. 6′2″ 170 Brookfield, CT 1 punt, 44.0 average
Donovan Wadley, Laquan Gaddy, Daniel McCLees, Al-Jamir Davis Malachi Wright, Tymaine Smith, Christian Lewis, Javere Cannonier Clifton Thompson, Damani Williams, Romelo Tables Christopher Jean, Jadon Turner, Jeremiah Tucker Reggie Darkah, Randy de la Cruz, Jesus Martell John Manning IV, Jaden Langford, AlecZander McCoy Eli Daniels, Navon Mitchell Wayne Coleman, Gavin Taylor Barry Brown, LaZaryus Toombs Ramal West, Jaden Sasu Michael Trovarelli, Isaiah DeLoatch Elijah Howard, Josh Jackson Dave Pardo, Drayvyn Roberts Kendal Donovan, E’Ryan Lawrence Mykhi Davis, Joshua Mason Jacob Staton, J.J. Gibson Davon Smith Jr., Kyle Greene Brady Gambee, David Rivera Jr. Devon Anderson Ricky Ortega Eric Jackson Paul Marsh Davion Jennings Jared Massey Brayden Hall Brett Griffis Jahvante Royal T.J. Shittu Brady Olson Carter Banks Stylz Mitchell Donny Marcus Khristan Hernandez Shae Terry Dekavis Preston Tysheed Crockton Cortaz Williams Kevin Exilhomme Deonte Douglas Jack Hennessey Dylan Jones Kyon Wynter Maddox Marchbank Shinjiro Tanaka Charlie Carey Tyler Potter Kayden Banker Ryan Pemberton Eric Nunez George Wiley V Precious Ekeh Karl Khuns Nick Brown Bailey Coleman Maika Heck Amarri Pitts Zach Searight Sean O’Brien Ben Howard IV Zach Bonini William Bosak CT 29 NY 17 NJ 13 MD 7 MA 6 Hometowns of the 2025 Central Connecticut 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 Connecticut 29 New York 17 New Jersey 13 Maryland 7 Pennsylvania 6 Massachusetts 6 New Hampshire 4 Virginia 3 Top counties Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut pop. 977,000 10 South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut pop. 571,000 10 Monroe County, New York pop. 754,000 4 Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut pop. 455,000 4 Westchester County, New York pop. 1,000,000 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’ 2025 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.
