Teams Central Michigan 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Central Michigan roster 110 players: 41 freshmen, 23 sophomores, 21 juniors, 25 seniors. From 29 states and 1 other country; the most from Michigan (36) and Florida (14). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 9 Receivers 13 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 21 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 10 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 6
Quarterbacks 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 7 Angel H Flores QB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 210 Casa Grande, AZ 475 passing yards, 2 TD; 618 rushing yards, 4 TD 5 Jadyn Glasser QB Fr. 6′3″ 245 Nokomis, FL 242 passing yards, 1 TD 10 Marcus Beamon QB Sr. 6′0″ 210 Philadelphia, MS 40 passing yards 11 Ryland Watters QB Fr. 6′4″ 220 Rochester Hills, MI 14 Daniel Gomez QB Fr. 6′1″ 215 Hanford, CA 18 Geno Seets QB Fr. 6′3″ 215 Waterford, MI
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 31 Jayden Clerveaux RB Transfer from Holy Cross Sr. 5′11″ 215 Everett, MA 239 rushing yards, 2 TD 24 Vaughn Blue RB Transfer from Liberty Jr. 5′11″ 205 Mount Pleasant, SC 162 rushing yards, 1 TD 43 Nicholas Woodford RB So. 5′9″ 215 Macon, GA 116 rushing yards, 2 TD 2 Brock Townsend RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 235 Caledonia, MI 80 rushing yards, 2 TD 8 Rusty VanWetzinga FB Jr. 6′1″ 235 Pleasant Valley, IA 2 catches, 16 yards 22 Trav Moore RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 205 Dewitt, MI 1 rushing yard 45 Jordan Stapleton RB Fr. 5′9″ 190 Gulfport, MS 8 rushing yards 40 Kobe Hendricks RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 185 Slinger, WI 47 Jayel Harris RB Fr. 5′11″ 190 Cincinnati, OH
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 9 Justin Ruffin Jr. WR So. 5′9″ 180 Buckner, KY 7 returns, 93 yards 20 Langston Lewis WR Sr. 6′0″ 195 Savannah, GA 14 catches, 216 yards, 1 TD 16 Shawn Foster WR Transfer from Michigan State Jr. 6′0″ 185 Grand Ledge, MI 7 catches, 77 yards, 1 TD 17 Braylen Naves WR Fr. 6′1″ 200 Davison, MI 7 catches, 75 yards 3 Nasir Williams WR So. 6′1″ 205 Tallahassee, FL 6 catches, 40 yards 81 Tayte Vanderleest WR Jr. 6′4″ 220 Muskegon, MI 2 catches, 27 yards 6 Collin Payne WR Sr. 6′2″ 210 Lake Forest, CA 1 catch, 6 yards 83 Da’Shon Febres WR Fr. 6′0″ 195 Oviedo, FL 1 catch, 6 yards 0 Kendall Jones WR Sr. 6′2″ 180 Valrico, FL 12 Camden Kruisenga WR So. 6′2″ 185 Rockford, MI 15 Tommy McIntosh WR Sr. 6′4″ 205 Dewitt, MI 80 Avin Robinson WR Fr. 5′11″ 180 Brownsburg, IN 84 Dontae Robinson WR Transfer from Sacramento State Jr. 6′4″ 220 Lacey, WA
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 42 Landon Swanson TE So. 6′3″ 240 Charlevoix, MI 3 tackles 88 Jaden Allen TE Transfer from Fordham 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 245 Sewell, NJ 5 catches, 66 yards, 1 TD 85 Myles Peters TE So. 6′3″ 245 Cottonwood Heights, UT 4 catches, 18 yards 87 Gavin Spillers TE Transfer from Mars Hill So. 6′3″ 260 Roberta, GA 1 catch, 8 yards 44 Lucas Hoffmeyer TE Fr. 6′3″ 235 Wixom, MI 46 Zack Wagner TE Fr. 6′4″ 240 Washington, MI
Offensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 54 Triston Pierre OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 265 Martinsburg, WV 55 Losini Maka OL Transfer from Georgetown Sr. 6′2″ 310 Ewa Beach, HI 56 Nic DiSanto OL Transfer from Eastern Illinois Sr. 6′5″ 320 Wyandotte, MI 58 John Williams OL Sr. 6′5″ 280 San Jose, CA 59 Brady Ploucha OL Sr. 6′6″ 320 Allen Park, MI 60 John Iannuzzi OL Sr. 6′4″ 320 Belmont, MA 61 Zander Barth OL Fr. 6′6″ 245 Three Rivers, MI 63 Wyatt Graffin OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 290 Columbus, WI 64 Rory Callahan OL So. 6′4″ 275 New Boston, MI 66 Matthew Nehf OL Jr. 6′3″ 300 Dewitt, MI 67 Charlie Mandabach OL Fr. 6′6″ 260 Greenwood, IN 68 Landon Harper OL Fr. 6′3″ 280 Republic, MO 69 Jacob Booth OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 295 Swartz Creek, MI 70 Jacob Russell OL Jr. 6′4″ 295 Glen Ridge, NJ 71 Jacob Timmer OL Fr. 6′7″ 260 Grand Rapids, MI 72 Trevor Swan OL Transfer from Georgetown Sr. 6′5″ 300 Gilbert, AZ 73 Dasan Smith OL So. 6′6″ 295 Marquette, MI 76 Martin Koivisto OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′7″ 290 Shakopee, MN 77 Jack Nolan OL Fr. 6′4″ 260 Arlington Heights, IL 78 Talon Smith OL Fr. 6′6″ 270 Marquette, MI 79 Isaac Hutchinson OL Fr. 6′4″ 310 Brownstown, IN
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 92 Jaxon Cherry DL Jr. 6′1″ 260 Woolstock, IA 24 tackles, 3 sacks 1 J.J. Douglas DL So. 6′5″ 245 Janesville, WI 26 tackles 5 Korver Demma DL Jr. 6′3″ 245 Gretna, NE 18 tackles, 1 sack 48 Nathan Vantimmeren DL Jr. 6′5″ 235 Grand Rapids, MI 15 tackles, 2 sacks 97 Maxwell Van Fleet DL Sr. 6′4″ 275 Concord, NH 8 tackles, 1 sack 6 Hunter Zirkle DL Jr. 6′3″ 245 Arcadia, FL 6 tackles, 1 sack 32 James Reinbold DL Sr. 6′4″ 260 Anchorage, AK 7 tackles 96 Quavion Bird DL So. 6′1″ 300 Lake Wales, FL 7 tackles 0 Daniel Bennett DL Sr. 6′5″ 260 White Springs, FL 6 tackles 53 Collin Stare DL Fr. 6′2″ 270 Mechanicsburg, PA 3 tackles 50 Donovan Brown DL So. 6′1″ 265 Upland, CA 52 Dominique Maiava DL Jr. 6′2″ 310 Pago Pago, American Samoa 82 Logan Borodychuk DL So. 6′5″ 255 Mount Pleasant, MI 91 Aaron Weiner DL Fr. 6′2″ 255 Ann Arbor, MI 93 Evan Walker DL Fr. 6′3″ 220 Gainesville, FL 95 Joey VanWetzinga DL So. 6′2″ 260 Pleasant Valley, IA 99 Matthew Plumb DL Fr. 6′4″ 240 St. Charles, IL
Linebackers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 35 Mayson Hitchens LB Sr. 6′1″ 225 Anaheim, CA 51 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 40 Brett McCalla LB Sr. 6′4″ 220 Manhattan Beach, CA 50 tackles, 1.5 sacks 11 Xavier White LB Jr. 6′0″ 240 Los Angeles, CA 52 tackles, 0.5 sacks 10 Jeremiah Alston-Jackson LB Jr. 6′0″ 230 Detroit, MI 14 tackles 34 Drew Esper LB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Traverse City, MI 12 tackles 30 Antonio Cherry Jr. LB So. 6′1″ 235 Hopewell, VA 8 tackles 33 Elijah Reynolds LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 230 Holland, MI 1 tackle 36 Jeremiah McKenzie LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 210 Starke, FL 1 tackle 8 Victor Earl LB So. 6′2″ 225 Romeo, MI 49 Joshua Atiemo LB Fr. 6′1″ 215 Milford, MI
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 14 Justin Taylor DB Transfer from Wyoming Jr. 6′0″ 200 Chicago, IL 38 tackles, 2 INT 19 Darrell Bryant Jr. DB Transfer from Northern Colorado Sr. 5′11″ 215 Hampton, VA 43 tackles, 1 INT 4 Jaion Jackson DB Jr. 5′10″ 170 St. Louis, MO 29 tackles, 1.5 sacks 17 Coen Ali DB So. 6′2″ 205 Yorba Linda, CA 16 tackles, 1 INT 12 Donavan Philord DB Transfer from Campbell 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 190 Miramar, FL 17 tackles 26 Matthew McKenzie DB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 200 West Palm Beach, FL 14 tackles 24 Ty Williams DB Sr. 6′2″ 170 Tampa, FL 5 tackles, 1 INT 20 Jajuan Jones DB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Detroit, MI 9 tackles 43 Kameran Hayward DB Fr. 6′1″ 185 Warren, MI 4 tackles, 1 INT 27 Tysen Campbell DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 175 Akron, OH 5 tackles 37 Colton Benaitis DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 195 Homer Glen, IL 5 tackles 22 Nolan Anderson DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 185 Menomonee Falls, WI 4 tackles 21 Jamari Allen DB Jr. 6′0″ 170 Detroit, MI 3 tackles 7 Ed Conoran DB Sr. 5′11″ 190 Dover, NJ 1 tackle 23 Kyle Krebs DB Sr. 6′0″ 185 Denver, CO 1 tackle 39 Max Macklem DB Fr. 6′0″ 190 Grand Blanc, MI 1 tackle 16 Josiah Booker DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 160 Sarasota, FL 25 Trey Liebhardt DB Jr. 6′0″ 190 Chardon, OH 28 Laaren Cornwall DB Fr. 6′0″ 185 Middletown, OH 29 David Williams DB Fr. 6′0″ 190 Detroit, MI 38 EShawn Sutton DB Fr. 6′0″ 190 Winter Park, FL 41 Keyton Jones DB So. 5′9″ 185 Avon, IN
Jeremiah Alston-Jackson, Jajuan Jones, Jamari Allen, David Williams, Brady Ploucha Tommy McIntosh, Trav Moore, Matthew Nehf Coen Ali, Mayson Hitchens Jayden Clerveaux, John Iannuzzi Elijah Reynolds, Caden Vanhuis Max Macklem, Jacob Booth Keyton Jones, Avin Robinson Lucas Hoffmeyer, Joshua Atiemo Nathan Vantimmeren, Jacob Timmer Dasan Smith, Talon Smith Kendall Jones J.J. Douglas Brock Townsend Nasir Williams Jaion Jackson Jadyn Glasser Korver Demma Collin Payne Hunter Zirkle Angel H Flores Ed Conoran Victor Earl Justin Ruffin Jr. Marcus Beamon Ryland Watters Xavier White Camden Kruisenga Donavan Philord Daniel Gomez Justin Taylor Zac Chapeau Josiah Booker Shawn Foster Braylen Naves Geno Seets Darrell Bryant Jr. Langston Lewis Nolan Anderson Kyle Krebs Ty Williams Vaughn Blue Trey Liebhardt Matthew McKenzie Tysen Campbell Laaren Cornwall Antonio Cherry Jr. James Reinbold Drew Esper Jeremiah McKenzie Colton Benaitis EShawn Sutton Brett McCalla Kobe Hendricks Landon Swanson Kameran Hayward Nicholas Woodford Jordan Stapleton Zack Wagner Braxton Doak Jayel Harris Donovan Brown Collin Stare Triston Pierre Losini Maka Nic DiSanto Connor Ridderhoff John Williams Zander Barth Wyatt Graffin Rory Callahan Charlie Mandabach Landon Harper Trevor Swan Martin Koivisto Jack Nolan Isaac Hutchinson Tayte Vanderleest Logan Borodychuk Da’Shon Febres Dontae Robinson Myles Peters Jaden Allen Aaron Weiner Evan Walker Quavion Bird Maxwell Van Fleet Matthew Plumb MI 36 FL 14 CA 8 IL 5 IN 4 Hometowns of the 2026 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 36 Florida 14 California 8 Illinois 5 Wisconsin 4 Georgia 4 Ohio 4 Indiana 4 Top counties Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 8 Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 4 Kent County, Michigan pop. 663,000 4 Orange County, California pop. 3.2 million 3 Genesee County, Michigan pop. 403,000 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’ 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.
