Teams Central Michigan 2020 Roster ← 2019 2021 → 2020 Central Michigan roster 129 players: 24 freshmen, 16 sophomores, 18 juniors, 18 seniors, 53 with no class listed. From 21 states and 5 other countries; the most from Michigan (71) and Florida (14). The 2020 season .
Quarterbacks 8 Running backs 8 Receivers 21 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 22 Defensive line 20 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 8
Quarterbacks 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 10 Daniel Richardson QB 5′10″ 205 Miami, FL 666 passing yards, 3 TD 12 Ty Brock QB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 201 College Station, TX 351 passing yards, 2 TD 2 David Moore QB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 190 Alpharetta, GA 7 Tommy Lazzaro QB Sr. 6′4″ 213 Monument, CO 8 George Pearson QB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 218 Matawan, NJ 8 John Keller QB Fr. 6′1″ 203 North Canton, OH 12 Quinten Dormady QB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 219 Boerne, TX 12 Tyler Shearer QB So. 6′1″ 180 Charlotte, NC
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 5 Kobe Lewis RB 5′11″ 215 Americus, GA 434 rushing yards, 5 TD 7 Lew Nichols III RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 222 Detroit, MI 508 rushing yards, 4 TD 24 Darius Bracy RB 5′10″ 214 Mobile, AL 50 rushing yards 3 Romello Ross RB Sr. 5′10″ 212 Detroit, MI 27 Josh Crawford RB Fr. 5′11″ 199 Montclair, NJ 32 Thaddeus Cornick RB Sr. 6′0″ 196 Reading, PA 34 Charles Highbaugh RB Fr. 5′10″ 225 Detroit, MI 36 Christian Brown RB 5′11″ 215 Temperance, MI
Receivers 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 88 Kalil Pimpleton WR 5′9″ 175 Muskegon, MI 24 catches, 257 yards, 2 TD 11 JaCorey Sullivan WR 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 215 Muskegon, MI 16 catches, 176 yards 6 Dallas Dixon WR So. 6′1″ 196 Phoenix, AZ 11 catches, 248 yards, 1 TD 80 Drayton Law WR 6′4″ 206 Mobile, AL 10 catches, 117 yards, 1 TD 19 Tyrone Scott WR 6′3″ 200 Estill, SC 3 catches, 26 yards 20 Zahir Swann WR 5′8″ 185 Irvington, NJ 12 rushing yards 11 Adam Jones WR 6′2″ 187 Knoxville, TN 13 Mark Patritto WR Jr. 5′11″ 195 Rochester, MI 14 Ben Maleszyk WR Jr. 6′3″ 198 Warren, MI 16 Norman Anderson WR So. 6′0″ 172 Jacksonville, FL 17 Chase Kareta WR Fr. 5′11″ 180 Rochester, MI 18 Alec Ward WR RS 5′10″ 180 Bloomfield Hills, MI 27 Jalen Boes WR Jr. 6′0″ 175 Union City, MI 32 Alec Muck WR Fr. 5′11″ 180 Sand Creek, MI 38 Ricardo Macon WR Fr. 5′10″ 205 Vassar, MI 42 Tyler Barkeley WR So. 6′0″ 202 Lake Orion, MI 82 Cameron Cole WR Sr. 6′0″ 202 Lansing, MI 84 Bailey Edwards WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 187 Chelsea, MI 84 Kenny Brewer III WR Fr. 6′0″ 205 Lansing, MI 87 Keonta Nixon WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 209 Chicago, IL 89 Javon Gantt WR RS 6′4″ 220 Jacksonville, FL
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 83 Joel Wilson TE 6′4″ 250 Petoskey, MI 5 catches, 50 yards 44 Hunter Buczkowski TE Jr. 6′0″ 255 Mount Pleasant, MI 4 catches, 47 yards, 1 TD 46 Michael Hegewald TE So. 6′4″ 245 Traverse City, MI 48 Oakley Lavallii TE Sr. 5′11″ 230 Boca Raton, FL 82 Austin Hergott TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 235 Fort Thomas, KY 85 Keegan Cossou TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 255 Greenville, MI 87 Tony Poljan TE 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′7″ 265 Lansing, MI
Offensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 50 Jamezz Kimbrough OL So. 6′3″ 290 Homewood, IL 1 tackle 76 Bernhard Raimann OL 6′7″ 290 Steinbrunn, Austria 1 tackle 50 Cameron Vaughn OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′6″ 300 Orlando, FL 54 JaRaymond Hall OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 290 Detroit, MI 56 Derek Smith OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 295 Grand Rapids, MI 57 Aarion Harvey OL So. 6′3″ 294 Chicago, IL 58 Jake Dominguez OL Jr. 6′5″ 285 San Jose, CA 60 Steve Eipper OL Sr. 6′4″ 288 Greenville, MI 60 Tyden Ferris OL Fr. 6′5″ 303 Delton, MI 61 Albert Jespersen OL RS 6′6″ 270 Copenhagen, Denmark 65 Deiyantei Powell-Woods OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Bluefield, WV 67 OL So. 6′5″ 295 Whitelaw, WI 68 Erik Ditzhazy OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 280 Grand Rapids, MI 69 Danny Motowski OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 295 Macomb, MI 70 Oge Udeogu OL Sr. 6′3″ 313 Imo State, Nigeria 74 Jacob Dean OL Fr. 6′9″ 295 Walled Lake, MI 74 Ronnie Novosedliak OL Fr. 6′7″ 265 Pittsburgh, PA 75 Jeff Strome OL Jr. 6′2″ 286 Dearborn, MI 76 Romello Tarver OL Fr. 6′5″ 272 Delray Beach, FL 78 Clay Walderzak OL Sr. 6′4″ 279 Standish, MI 78 Vashon Bailey OL RS 6′7″ 315 Sunrise, FL 79 Nick Follmer OL Jr. 6′5″ 295 O’ Fallon, MO
Defensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 13 Troy Hairston DL Jr. 5′11″ 245 Birmingham, MI 42 tackles, 5.5 sacks 26 Mohamed Diallo DL Jr. 6′5″ 285 Toronto, ON 16 tackles, 3 sacks 1 Amir Siddiq DL 6′2″ 245 Detroit, MI 10 tackles, 3 sacks 71 Robi Stuart DL 6′3″ 300 Saginaw, MI 17 tackles 59 Tico Brown DL 6′2″ 295 Kokomo, IN 14 tackles 10 Jacques Bristol DL 6′1″ 295 Sarasota, FL 5 tackles, 1 sack 98 Fred Stokes DL 6′5″ 250 Lombard, IL 1 tackle 2 Sean Adesanya DL Sr. 6′3″ 240 Rahway, NJ 11 LaQuan Johnson Jr. DL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ 255 Flint, MI 46 Braeden Childress DL Fr. 6′3″ 213 Big Rapids, MI 51 Cade Cote DL RS 6′3″ 245 Maple Ridge, BC 52 Leon Page DL Jr. 6′3″ 249 Detroit, MI 55 D’Andre Dill DL Sr. 6′2″ 310 Chester, PA 57 NeVen Simington DL Fr. 6′4″ 231 Saginaw, MI 70 Johnathan Berghorst DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 285 Zeeland, MI 90 Evan Plate DL Fr. 6′3″ 241 Greenville, MI 91 Deron Irving-Bey DL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 295 Flint, MI 95 Darrick Gibson DL Jr. 6′1″ 321 Mount Clemens, MI 97 Max Saylor DL 6′3″ 235 Rochester, MI 99 Josh Eldridge DL Jr. 6′3″ 280 Detroit, MI
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 8 Troy Brown LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 220 Flint, MI 43 tackles, 4.5 sacks 20 George Douglas LB 6′1″ 222 Ypsilanti, MI 45 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 6 Justin Whiteside LB 6′0″ 220 Flossmoor, IL 8 tackles 31 Chuck Jones LB 5′11″ 225 Ypsilanti, MI 6 tackles 33 Kumehnnu Gwilly LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 252 Shelby Township, MI 4 tackles 2 Nick Apsey LB 6′1″ 225 Empire, MI 3 tackles 7 Michael Oliver LB Sr. 6′0″ 238 Detroit, MI 16 Jayden Cray LB Fr. 6′2″ 210 Sarasota, FL 20 Ke’Shon Parker LB 6′1″ 225 Detroit, MI 35 Logan Guthrie LB RS 6′1″ 236 Alpena, MI 36 Nevin Hughes LB Fr. 6′0″ 225 Brownstown, MI 41 Cory Gildersleeve LB 6′2″ 236 Saline, MI 43 Andrew Ward LB So. 6′1″ 220 Muskegon, MI 43 Carlton Cleophat LB 6′0″ 215 Pompano Beach, FL 47 Nick Masztak LB So. 6′1″ 225 Mattawan, MI 49 Brendan Barker LB RS 5′11″ 215 Clarkston, MI
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 2 Willey Reid DB 6′1″ 206 Detroit, MI 34 tackles, 3 INT 3 Devonni Reed DB 5′11″ 200 Detroit, MI 42 tackles, 1 INT 25 Dishon McNary DB So. 6′1″ 190 Chicago, IL 26 tackles, 1 INT 3 Alonzo McCoy DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Detroit, MI 25 tackles 4 Donte Kent DB 5′11″ 190 Harrisburg, PA 16 tackles, 1 INT 7 Richard Bowens III DB 6′1″ 193 Detroit, MI 17 tackles 4 Gage Kreski DB Jr. 6′1″ 210 Saint Ignace, MI 13 tackles 6 Daedae Hill DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 190 Palmetto, FL 10 tackles 37 Rolliann Sturkey DB 5′11″ 188 Oak Park, IL 6 tackles 9 Trey Jones DB 6′2″ 215 Wetumpka, AL 3 tackles Brian Edwards DB 6′2″ 192 Hollywood, FL 2 tackles 9 Brandon Brown DB 5′10″ 185 Buffalo, NY 1 tackle 18 Ormondell Dingle DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 216 Detroit, MI 1 tackle 4 Montrae Braswell CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 190 Avon Park, FL 6 Da’Quaun Jamison DB Sr. 6′0″ 198 Leesburg, GA 18 Kyron McKinnie-Harper DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 185 Detroit, MI 20 Tyrese Wynn DB Fr. 6′2″ 200 Flint, MI 26 Demarcus Governor DB Fr. 5′11″ 186 Plant City, FL 40 Moe Kosso DB Jr. 5′9″ 170 Plainfield, NJ
Amir Siddiq, Willey Reid, Alonzo McCoy, Devonni Reed, Romello Ross, Lew Nichols III, Michael Oliver, Richard Bowens III, Kyron McKinnie-Harper, Ormondell Dingle, Ke’Shon Parker, Charles Highbaugh, Leon Page, JaRaymond Hall, Jeff Strome, Josh Eldridge Troy Brown, LaQuan Johnson Jr., Tyrese Wynn, Deron Irving-Bey JaCorey Sullivan, Andrew Ward, Kalil Pimpleton Mark Patritto, Chase Kareta, Max Saylor Dishon McNary, Aarion Harvey, Keonta Nixon Luke Elzinga, Derek Smith, Erik Ditzhazy Steve Eipper, Keegan Cossou, Evan Plate Cameron Cole, Kenny Brewer III, Tony Poljan Sean Adesanya, Moe Kosso Jacques Bristol, Jayden Cray Ryan Tice, Cory Gildersleeve Ben Maleszyk, Franklin Lama Norman Anderson, Javon Gantt George Douglas, Chuck Jones Darius Bracy, Drayton Law Carlton Cleophat, Oakley Lavallii Michael Hegewald, Brady Buell NeVen Simington, Robi Stuart Danny Motowski, Darrick Gibson Jacob Dean, Aidan Jennings David Moore Nick Apsey Donte Kent Gage Kreski Montrae Braswell Kobe Lewis Da’Quaun Jamison Daedae Hill Dallas Dixon Justin Whiteside Tommy Lazzaro George Pearson John Keller Brandon Brown Trey Jones Daniel Richardson Adam Jones Quinten Dormady Ty Brock Tyler Shearer Kaden Keon Troy Hairston Alec Ward Tyrone Scott Demarcus Governor Jalen Boes Josh Crawford Alec Muck Thaddeus Cornick Kumehnnu Gwilly Logan Guthrie Christian Brown Nevin Hughes Rolliann Sturkey Ricardo Macon Tyler Barkeley Hunter Buczkowski Braeden Childress Nick Masztak Brendan Barker Cameron Vaughn Jamezz Kimbrough D’Andre Dill Jake Dominguez Tico Brown Riley John Tyden Ferris Deiyantei Powell-Woods Luke Goedeke Johnathan Berghorst Ronnie Novosedliak Romello Tarver Clay Walderzak Vashon Bailey Nick Follmer Austin Hergott Joel Wilson Bailey Edwards Fred Stokes Brian Edwards MI 71 FL 14 IL 7 NJ 5 PA 4 Hometowns of the 2020 Central Michigan 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 Michigan 71 Florida 14 Illinois 7 New Jersey 5 Pennsylvania 4 Georgia 3 Alabama 3 Texas 2 Top counties Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 17 Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 10 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 6 Washtenaw County, Michigan pop. 370,000 5 Genesee County, Michigan pop. 403,000 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’ 2020 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.
Luke Goedeke OL