Teams Central Michigan 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 Central Michigan roster 110 players: 19 freshmen, 11 sophomores, 21 juniors, 9 seniors, 50 with no class listed. From 20 states and 4 other countries; the most from Michigan (57) and Florida (12). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 8 Receivers 18 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 15 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 18 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 4
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 7 Lew Nichols III RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 222 Detroit, MI 1,848 rushing yards, 16 TD 24 Darius Bracy RB 5′10″ 214 Mobile, AL 212 rushing yards 26 Myles Bailey RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 225 North Brunswick, NJ 114 rushing yards 9 Marion Lukes RB Fr. 5′9″ 200 Charlestown, IN 94 rushing yards 26 Jake Tafelski RB 6′0″ 203 Dearborn, MI 5 rushing yards 5 Kobe Lewis RB 5′11″ 215 Americus, GA 5 Nahree Biggins RB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′1″ 210 Hillside, NJ 36 Christian Brown RB RS 5′11″ 215 Temperance, MI
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 88 Kalil Pimpleton WR Jr. 5′9″ 175 Muskegon, MI 62 catches, 960 yards, 4 TD 11 JaCorey Sullivan WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 215 Muskegon, MI 49 catches, 687 yards, 10 TD 6 Dallas Dixon WR Jr. 6′1″ 196 Phoenix, AZ 45 catches, 701 yards, 8 TD Remi Simmons WR Sr. 5′11″ 205 16 catches, 163 yards 13 Chris Parker WR 6′3″ 195 Saginaw, MI 2 tackles 27 Levar Gumms WR Transfer from Northwestern State 2★ 2-star recruit 6′2″ 205 Spring, TX 4 catches, 32 yards 81 Ke’Andre Collins WR Fr. 5′9″ 170 Sarasota, FL 1 catch, 7 yards 84 Kenny Brewer III WR So. 6′0″ 205 Lansing, MI 1 catch, 6 yards 16 Norman Anderson WR Jr. 6′0″ 172 Jacksonville, FL 18 Alec Ward WR Fr. 5′10″ 180 Bloomfield Hills, MI 19 Tyrone Scott WR 6′3″ 200 Estill, SC 20 Zahir Swann WR Fr. 5′8″ 185 Irvington, NJ 31 Matt Miller WR Fr. 6′0″ 185 Clarkston, MI 42 Tyler Barkeley WR Jr. 6′0″ 202 Lake Orion, MI 44 Chase Peddie WR RS 5′10″ 180 Zeeland, MI 80 Drayton Law WR Jr. 6′4″ 206 Mobile, AL 87 Keagan Monroe WR Fr. 6′1″ 180 Menominee, MI 89 Javon Gantt WR Fr. 6′4″ 220 Jacksonville, FL
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 83 Joel Wilson TE 6′4″ 250 Petoskey, MI 31 catches, 367 yards, 6 TD 44 Hunter Buczkowski TE Sr. 6′0″ 255 Mount Pleasant, MI 4 catches, 36 yards, 1 TD 85 Keegan Cossou TE 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 255 Greenville, MI 1 return, 0 yards 46 Michael Hegewald TE Jr. 6′4″ 245 Traverse City, MI 48 Hunter Adams TE Fr. 6′5″ 235 Bridgman, MI 82 Austin Hergott TE 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 235 Fort Thomas, KY 82 Mitchel Collier TE RS 6′3″ 240 Columbus, IN 86 Marcus Young TE RS 6′4″ 250 Dexter, MI
Offensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 70 Trevor Jones OL Fr. 6′4″ 280 Ypsilanti, MI 9 tackles 50 Jamezz Kimbrough OL Jr. 6′3″ 290 Homewood, IL 55 Braden Doyle OL Fr. 6′4″ 305 Suamico, WI 56 Derek Smith OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 295 Grand Rapids, MI 57 Aarion Harvey OL Jr. 6′3″ 294 Chicago, IL 60 Tyden Ferris OL So. 6′5″ 303 Delton, MI 61 Albert Jespersen OL Fr. 6′6″ 270 Copenhagen, Denmark 65 Deiyantei Powell-Woods OL So. 6′5″ 300 Bluefield, WV 67 OL Jr. 6′5″ 295 Whitelaw, WI 69 Danny Motowski OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 295 Macomb, MI 72 Cade Klimczak OL RS 6′1″ 286 Rockford, MI 74 Davis Heinzen OL RS 310 Manitowoc, WI 76 Bernhard Raimann OL Jr. 6′7″ 290 Steinbrunn, Austria 77 Keegan Smith OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 314 Sunrise, FL 78 Vashon Bailey OL Fr. 6′7″ 315 Sunrise, FL
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 13 Troy Hairston DL Sr. 5′11″ 245 Birmingham, MI 54 tackles, 8 sacks 1 Amir Siddiq DL 6′2″ 245 Detroit, MI 33 tackles, 4 sacks 10 Jacques Bristol DL 6′1″ 295 Sarasota, FL 35 tackles, 3 sacks 9 Thomas Incoom DL Jr. 6′4″ 265 Stone Mountain, GA 27 tackles, 3.5 sacks 56 Tyrece Woods Jr. DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 275 Detroit, MI 19 tackles, 3.5 sacks 59 Tico Brown DL 6′2″ 295 Kokomo, IN 18 tackles, 2 sacks 11 LaQuan Johnson Jr. DL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ 255 Flint, MI 13 tackles, 1.5 sacks 94 Jason Williams DL 6′2″ 305 Ocoee, FL 11 tackles, 0.5 sacks 13 John Wesley Whiteside II DL Jr. 6′1″ 288 Dalton, GA 3 tackles, 1 sack 97 Michael Heldman DL 6′4″ 260 Romeo, MI 3 tackles 99 Quindario Lee DL 6′5″ 295 Mc Kenzie, AL 1 tackle 26 Mohamed Diallo DL Sr. 6′5″ 285 Toronto, ON 51 Cade Cote DL Fr. 6′3″ 245 Maple Ridge, BC 70 Johnathan Berghorst DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 285 Zeeland, MI 71 Robi Stuart DL 6′3″ 300 Saginaw, MI 90 Evan Plate DL So. 6′3″ 241 Greenville, MI 97 Max Saylor DL So. 6′3″ 235 Rochester, MI 98 Jonathan Decker DL RS 6′5″ 300 Elkhart, IN
Linebackers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 8 Troy Brown LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 220 Flint, MI 65 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 44 Kyle Moretti LB Fr. 6′2″ 240 Arvada, CO 48 tackles, 1 sack 20 George Douglas LB 6′1″ 222 Ypsilanti, MI 41 tackles, 1 sack 6 Justin Whiteside LB 6′0″ 220 Flossmoor, IL 28 tackles, 3 sacks 33 Kumehnnu Gwilly LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 252 Shelby Township, MI 21 tackles 14 Fernando Sanchez III LB 6′3″ 250 Loganville, GA 7 tackles 2 Nick Apsey LB 6′1″ 225 Empire, MI 6 tackles 1 Dakota Cochran LB 6′2″ 240 Shaker Heights, OH 5 tackles 41 Cory Gildersleeve LB 6′2″ 236 Saline, MI 4 tackles 20 Ke’Shon Parker LB 6′1″ 225 Detroit, MI 1 tackle 12 Marcel Lewis LB Transfer from Michigan State So. 6′0″ 219 Eastpointe, MI 31 Chuck Jones LB Jr. 5′11″ 225 Ypsilanti, MI 35 Logan Guthrie LB Fr. 6′1″ 236 Alpena, MI 40 Lawai’a Brown LB RS 6′0″ 230 Honolulu, HI 43 Carlton Cleophat LB Jr. 6′0″ 215 Pompano Beach, FL 46 Cole Riddle LB Fr. 5′11″ 224 Brighton, MI 47 Nick Masztak LB Jr. 6′1″ 225 Mattawan, MI 49 Brendan Barker LB Fr. 5′11″ 215 Clarkston, MI
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 4 Gage Kreski DB Sr. 6′1″ 210 Saint Ignace, MI 80 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 3 Devonni Reed DB 5′11″ 200 Detroit, MI 72 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 4 Donte Kent DB 5′11″ 190 Harrisburg, PA 55 tackles, 1 INT 3 Alonzo McCoy DB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 200 Detroit, MI 57 tackles 37 Rolliann Sturkey DB 5′11″ 188 Oak Park, IL 36 tackles 6 Daedae Hill DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 190 Palmetto, FL 23 tackles, 1 sack 9 Trey Jones DB 6′2″ 215 Wetumpka, AL 22 tackles 25 Dishon McNary DB Jr. 6′1″ 190 Chicago, IL 15 tackles 7 Richard Bowens III DB Jr. 6′1″ 193 Detroit, MI 8 tackles 24 De’Javion Stepney DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 192 Macomb, MI 109 rushing yards 15 Caleb Spann DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 195 New Orleans, LA 3 tackles 2 Willey Reid DB So. 6′1″ 206 Detroit, MI 4 Montrae Braswell CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 190 Avon Park, FL 9 Brandon Brown DB Jr. 5′10″ 185 Buffalo, NY 18 Ormondell Dingle DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 216 Detroit, MI 20 Tyrese Wynn DB So. 6′2″ 200 Flint, MI Brian Edwards DB 6′2″ 192 Hollywood, FL
Amir Siddiq, Willey Reid, Alonzo McCoy, Devonni Reed, Lew Nichols III, Richard Bowens III, Ormondell Dingle, Ke’Shon Parker, Jake Tafelski, Tyrece Woods Jr. Troy Brown, LaQuan Johnson Jr., Tyrese Wynn George Douglas, Chuck Jones, Trevor Jones Jacques Bristol, Ke’Andre Collins JaCorey Sullivan, Kalil Pimpleton Chris Parker, Robi Stuart Norman Anderson, Javon Gantt Darius Bracy, Drayton Law De’Javion Stepney, Danny Motowski Dishon McNary, Aarion Harvey Matt Miller, Brendan Barker Chase Peddie, Johnathan Berghorst Michael Hegewald, Brady Buell Luke Elzinga, Derek Smith Luke Goedeke, Davis Heinzen Keegan Smith, Vashon Bailey Keegan Cossou, Evan Plate Dakota Cochran Nick Apsey Jacob Sirmon Donte Kent Gage Kreski Montrae Braswell Kobe Lewis Nahree Biggins Daedae Hill Dallas Dixon Justin Whiteside John Keller Brandon Brown Marion Lukes Thomas Incoom Trey Jones Daniel Richardson Marcel Lewis John Wesley Whiteside II Troy Hairston Fernando Sanchez III Caleb Spann Alec Ward Tyrone Scott Myles Bailey Kumehnnu Gwilly Logan Guthrie Christian Brown Rolliann Sturkey Lawai’a Brown Cory Gildersleeve Tyler Barkeley Carlton Cleophat Hunter Buczkowski Kyle Moretti Cole Riddle Nick Masztak Hunter Adams Jamezz Kimbrough Tico Brown Tyden Ferris Deiyantei Powell-Woods Cade Klimczak Austin Hergott Mitchel Collier Joel Wilson Kenny Brewer III Marcus Young Keagan Monroe Jason Williams Franklin Lama Max Saylor Michael Heldman Jonathan Decker Brian Edwards MI 57 FL 12 IL 5 GA 4 IN 4 Hometowns of the 2021 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 57 Florida 12 Illinois 5 Georgia 4 Indiana 4 Alabama 4 New Jersey 3 Wisconsin 3 Top counties Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 10 Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 7 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 5 Washtenaw County, Michigan pop. 370,000 5 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 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’ 2021 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