Teams Central Connecticut 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Central Connecticut roster 102 players: 23 freshmen, 21 sophomores, 20 juniors, 38 seniors. From 18 states and 1 other country; the most from Connecticut (31) and New York (17). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 8 Receivers 12 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 19 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 5
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 25 Davon Smith Jr. RB So. 6′0″ 190 Baltimore, MD 588 rushing yards, 5 TD 29 Gabriel Wiggins RB Fr. 5′11″ 190 Washington, DC 13 returns, 348 yards 21 John Manning IV RB So. 5′6″ 185 Windsor, CT 122 rushing yards, 1 TD 4 Isaac Stopke RB Sr. 5′11″ 215 Lake Havasu City, AZ 99 rushing yards, 2 TD 14 Kendal Donovan RB Sr. 6′1″ 200 Buffalo, NY 36 rushing yards 40 Jeff Logan RB Fr. 5′9″ 200 Rochester, NY 6 rushing yards 31 Jaylen Mack RB Fr. 5′9″ 185 Liberty, MO −2 rushing yards 22 Drayvyn Roberts RB So. 5′9″ 200 East Hartford, CT
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 5 Michael Trovarelli WR Sr. 6′0″ 195 Stratford, CT 18 catches, 207 yards, 2 TD 2 Damani Williams WR So. 6′0″ 180 Englewood, NJ 14 catches, 141 yards, 2 TD 1 Eli Daniels WR Sr. 6′4″ 190 Staten Island, NY 6 catches, 129 yards, 2 TD 8 Austyn Howe WR Sr. 6′1″ 200 Newington, CT 5 catches, 59 yards 9 Dave Pardo WR Sr. 6′5″ 215 East Hartford, CT 5 catches, 82 yards 0 Donovan Wadley WR Sr. 5′8″ 180 Newark, NJ 3 catches, 58 yards 85 Amarri Pitts WR Sr. 6′4″ 190 Syracuse, NY 2 catches, 13 yards 80 Joey Montalvo WR Fr. 5′8″ 160 Hartford, CT 81 Carmine Rio WR Fr. 6′2″ 185 Berlin, CT 82 Bailey Coleman WR Jr. 6′3″ 200 Bridgeport, CT 83 Zaire Spellman WR Fr. 5′11″ 175 Bronx, NY 89 Jesus Martell WR So. 6′2″ 170 Meriden, CT
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 53 Laquan Gaddy OL Jr. 6′6″ 290 Newark, NJ 1 tackle 59 Charlie Carey OL So. 6′2″ 270 Carmel, IN 60 Brandon Delgrosso OL Fr. 6′9″ 360 Fleetwood, PA 63 Kellen Wilson OL Jr. 6′5″ 315 Tariffville, CT 64 Thades Crump OL Jr. 6′4″ 325 East Hartford, CT 66 Kayden Banker OL So. 6′0″ 280 Moline, IL 67 Daniel McCLees OL So. 6′7″ 310 Hillside, NJ 69 Matt Alvarez OL Fr. 6′3″ 290 Elizabeth, NJ 70 Everett Michalski OL Sr. 6′5″ 320 Woodstock, CT 71 Ryan Pemberton OL Sr. 6′4″ 275 Londonderry, NH 73 Ona Pela OL Fr. 6′2″ 285 Cherry Hill, NJ 74 Javon Tyler OL Fr. 6′5″ 360 Newark, NJ 75 George Wiley V OL So. 6′3″ 300 Lockport, NY 76 Ronnell Armstrong OL Fr. 6′6″ 275 Hyannis, MA 77 Stathi Gianniotis OL Sr. 6′5″ 305 North Branford, CT 78 Nick Chomko OL Fr. 6′3″ 295 Newington, CT 79 Karl Khuns OL Sr. 6′5″ 305 Hilton, NY
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 1 Wayne Coleman DL Sr. 6′2″ 245 Mount Vernon, NY 22 tackles, 3.5 sacks 5 LaZaryus Toombs DL So. 6′2″ 235 Philadelphia, PA 19 tackles, 1.5 sacks 51 Dylan Jones DL Sr. 6′3″ 275 West Chester, PA 5 tackles, 2 sacks 55 Sharod Watkins DL Sr. 6′0″ 305 7 tackles, 0.5 sacks 90 Javere Cannonier DL Jr. 6′2″ 260 New Haven, CT 3 tackles 94 Javez Caldwell DL Fr. 6′2″ 300 Montgomery, AL 3 tackles 99 Marcus Simmons Jr. DL Sr. 6′1″ 260 Germantown, MD 2 tackles 9 Nevin Earl DL Sr. 6′1″ 270 Paterson, NJ 1 tackle 52 Kyon Wynter DL Jr. 6′2″ 23 New Britain, CT 57 Shinjiro Tanaka DL Sr. 6′1″ 260 Oakdale, CT 72 David Rivera Jr. DL So. 6′5″ 310 Waterbury, CT 91 Savion Williams DL Fr. 6′1″ 240 Baltimore, MD 97 Jarrett Serate DL Fr. 6′1″ 270 Staten Island, NY
Linebackers 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 23 Jacob Staton LB Jr. 6′1″ 230 Hamden, CT 32 tackles, 1 INT 0 Daren Omoregie LB Sr. 6′0″ 205 Lynn, MA 20 tackles 50 J.J. Gibson LB Jr. 6′1″ 215 Hamden, CT 20 tackles 17 Breon Askins LB Sr. 6′4″ 210 Philadelphia, PA 12 tackles, 2 sacks 47 Malachi Mapp LB Sr. 5′9″ 215 Vernon, CT 16 tackles 11 T.J. Shittu LB Jr. 6′3″ 240 Houston, TX 12 tackles, 0.5 sacks 37 Jaden Langford LB So. 6′3″ 200 Windsor, CT 10 tackles 54 Jeremiah Tucker LB So. 6′0″ 220 Rochester, NY 7 tackles 13 Braz Thomas LB So. 6′3″ 210 Glassboro, NJ 6 tackles 8 Jared Massey LB Sr. 6′2″ 235 West Orange, NJ 2 tackles 24 Tymaine Smith LB Sr. 6′2″ 215 New Haven, CT 2 tackles 15 Carter Banks LB Sr. 6′4″ 225 Lynchburg, VA 32 Christian Lewis LB Jr. 6′2″ 230 Milford, CT 41 Risan Smith LB Fr. 5′11″ 190 Springdale, MD 46 Lexington Hunter LB Jr. 6′2″ 205 Vernon, CT 48 Isaiah Vanterpool LB Fr. 6′1″ 210 Staten Island, NY 49 Azeem Spicer LB Fr. 6′1″ 215 Upper Darby, PA 56 Haleem Muhammad LB Fr. 6′1″ 200 Camden, NJ 58 Nick Pavia LB Fr. 6′3″ 210 Newtown, CT
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 2 Eric Jackson DB Sr. 5′10″ 195 Paterson, NJ 30 tackles 38 Deonte Douglas DB Jr. 5′11″ 185 White Plains, NY 28 tackles 3 Keith Moko CB 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 170 Philadelphia, PA 19 tackles, 1 INT 7 Christopher Jean DB Sr. 5′10″ 190 Rochester, NY 15 tackles, 1 INT 6 Davion Jennings CB Sr. 5′11″ 190 Akron, OH 19 tackles 4 Navon Mitchell DB Sr. 6′0″ 195 Staten Island, NY 9 tackles 12 Melvin Jacobs DB Sr. 6′0″ 195 PG County, MD 3 tackles, 1 INT 28 James Mankaka CB Jr. 5′9″ 175 Rochester, MN 8 tackles 18 Mykhi Davis CB So. 5′11″ 175 Washington, DC 7 tackles 26 Amir Proctor CB Sr. 5′11″ 170 Rochester, NY 7 tackles 10 Jaden Sasu DB Jr. 5′0″ 185 Frederick, MD 6 tackles 35 Kyle Greene DB So. 5′10″ 185 Baltimore, MD 1 tackle, 1 INT 27 Shae Terry DB Jr. 5′10″ 180 Upper Marlboro, MD 5 tackles 20 Isiah Hopewell CB So. 5′11″ 170 Converse, TX 30 Kian Zeighani DB Jr. 5′10″ 180 Gaithersburg, MD 33 Tysheed Crockton DB Sr. 5′11″ 180 Canandaigua, NY 34 Jayden Herbert S Sr. 6′2″ 195 Broward County, FL 36 Kevin Exilhomme DB So. 6′1″ 220 Malden, MA 39 Kyion Greenwood CB Fr. 5′10″ 170 Edgewood, MD
Donovan Wadley, Laquan Gaddy, Daniel McCLees, Matt Alvarez, Javon Tyler Keith Moko, LaZaryus Toombs, Breon Askins, Haleem Muhammad, Ona Pela Eli Daniels, Navon Mitchell, Isaiah Vanterpool, Jarrett Serate Christopher Jean, Amir Proctor, Jeff Logan, Jeremiah Tucker Austyn Howe, Kyon Wynter, Nick Chomko, Joey Montalvo A.J. Robinson, John Manning IV, Jaden Langford Dave Pardo, Drayvyn Roberts, Thades Crump Jacob Staton, J.J. Gibson, Nate Eggerling Tymaine Smith, Christian Lewis, Javere Cannonier Davon Smith Jr., Kyle Greene, Savion Williams Daren Omoregie, Kevin Exilhomme Wayne Coleman, Zaire Spellman Damani Williams, Romelo Tables Eric Jackson, Nevin Earl Mykhi Davis, Gabriel Wiggins Kian Zeighani, Marcus Simmons Jr. Brady Gambee, David Rivera Jr. Nick Pavia, William Bosak Carmine Rio, Jesus Martell Isaac Stopke Michael Trovarelli Davion Jennings Jared Massey Brett Griffis Jaden Sasu T.J. Shittu Braz Thomas Kendal Donovan Carter Banks Conner Kenyon Isiah Hopewell Shae Terry James Mankaka Jaylen Mack Tysheed Crockton Deonte Douglas Kyion Greenwood Risan Smith Jack Hennessey Azeem Spicer Dylan Jones Shinjiro Tanaka Charlie Carey Brandon Delgrosso Kayden Banker Everett Michalski Ryan Pemberton George Wiley V Ronnell Armstrong Karl Khuns Bailey Coleman Amarri Pitts Arturo Johnson Jr. Sean O’Brien Javez Caldwell Zach Bonini CT 31 NY 17 NJ 13 MD 10 PA 6 Hometowns of the 2026 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 31 New York 17 New Jersey 13 Maryland 10 Pennsylvania 6 Massachusetts 5 Texas 3 New Hampshire 3 Top counties Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut pop. 977,000 15 South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut pop. 571,000 8 Monroe County, New York pop. 754,000 5 Essex County, New Jersey pop. 863,000 4 Richmond County, New York pop. 495,000 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.
