Teams Cincinnati 2018 Roster ← 2017 2019 → 2018 Cincinnati roster 102 players: 12 freshmen, 18 sophomores, 14 juniors, 9 seniors, 49 with no class listed. From 15 states and 3 other countries; the most from Ohio (51) and Florida (10). The 2018 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 14 Tight ends 3 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 5
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 9 QB Fr. 6′4″ 215 Louisville, KY 2,445 passing yards, 20 TD 8 Hayden Moore QB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 215 Clay, AL 312 passing yards, 2 TD 2 Ben Bryant QB 6′3″ 220 La Grange, IL 75 passing yards 10 Jake Sopko QB So. 6′2″ 217 Avon, OH 0 passing yards 16 John Keller QB 6′1″ 192 North Canton, OH
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 3 RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 222 Toledo, OH 1,328 rushing yards, 19 TD 9 Tavion Thomas RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 238 Dayton, OH 499 rushing yards, 6 TD 10 Charles McClelland RB 5′11″ 200 Homerville, GA 485 rushing yards, 4 TD 23 Gerrid Doaks RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 230 Indianapolis, IN 5 tackles 24 Taylor Boose RB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 212 Clifton, VA 66 rushing yards 30 Michael Kopaygorodsky RB Fr. 6′0″ 215 Mason, OH 26 rushing yards 25 Cameron Young RB So. 5′11″ 205 Columbus, OH 41 Colin Thurman RB 5′10″ 200 Cincinnati, OH
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 1 Kahlil Lewis WR Sr. 6′0″ 197 Miami, FL 56 catches, 782 yards, 9 TD 17 Rashad Medaris WR Jr. 5′11″ 178 Indianapolis, IN 26 catches, 472 yards, 3 TD 12 Jayshon Jackson WR 5′10″ 175 Chicago, IL 23 catches, 278 yards, 2 TD 4 Thomas Geddis WR Jr. 6′2″ 185 Pompano Beach, FL 20 catches, 228 yards, 1 TD 12 Alec Pierce WR Fr. 6′3″ 213 Visalia, CA 5 tackles 13 Trent Cloud WR 6′0″ 180 Cleveland, OH 5 catches, 49 yards 4 Javan Hawes WR 6′0″ 200 Atlanta, GA 4 catches, 45 yards 8 Malick Mbodj WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 210 Atlanta, GA 3 catches, 74 yards 26 Jerron Rollins WR 6′2″ 205 Miami, FL 3 catches, 22 yards 18 Meechi Harris WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 194 Xenia, OH 19 Tyrin Summers WR 5′9″ 183 Clewiston, FL 86 Jack Peterson WR 6′0″ 185 Northville, MI 88 Braxton Neal WR 6′3″ 198 Cincinnati, OH 89 Jake Peterson WR 6′0″ 180 Granville, OH
Tight ends 3 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 83 TE Jr. 6′3″ 240 Folsom, CA 38 catches, 468 yards, 5 TD 87 Bruno Labelle TE So. 6′4″ 248 Montreal, QC 8 catches, 46 yards 11 Leonard Taylor TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 255 Springfield, OH 3 catches, 31 yards
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 60 Zach Bycznski OL So. 6′4″ 308 Berea, OH 1 tackle 75 Chris Ferguson OL Jr. 6′5″ 315 Nassau, NP 1 tackle 53 Tyler McGarr OL 6′4″ 295 Hamilton, GA 54 Alex Heil OL Jr. 6′2″ 275 Wickliffe, OH 54 Keith Minor OL 6′4″ 293 Tyler, TX 55 Jakari Robinson C RS 6′1″ 310 Talladega, AL 55 James Hudson OL Fr. 6′5″ 310 Toledo, OH 56 Kyle Trout OL 6′6″ 318 Lancaster, OH 58 Darius Harper OL So. 6′7″ 308 Springfield, OH 59 Colin Truett OL 6′3″ 270 Lebanon, OH 62 Mason Garrison OL 6′4″ 301 Cincinnati, OH 65 Cody Lamb OL Fr. 6′4″ 295 Miamisburg, OH 68 Doug Bates OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 270 Cincinnati, OH 70 OL 6′4″ 300 Newark, NJ 72 Garrett Campbell OL Sr. 6′5″ 315 Cincinnati, OH 73 Blake Yager OL 6′5″ 303 Fort Wayne, IN 77 Vincent McConnell OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Massillon, OH 78 Morgan James OL Jr. 6′5″ 325 Highland, MI 79 Drew Hartmann OL 6′0″ 280 Noblesville, IN
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 96 Cortez Broughton DT Sr. 6′3″ 288 Warner Robins, GA 50 tackles, 5.5 sacks 51 Kimoni Fitz DE Sr. 6′3″ 257 Ringgold, VA 52 tackles, 4.5 sacks 44 Marquise Copeland DE Sr. 6′2″ 285 Bedford, OH 50 tackles, 4 sacks 43 Michael Pitts DE 6′3″ 230 Stone Mountain, GA 34 tackles, 4 sacks 19 Ethan Tucky DT 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 245 Delaware, OH 24 tackles, 2 sacks 92 Curtis Brooks DT 6′2″ 295 Danville, VA 23 tackles 93 Elijah Ponder DT So. 6′3″ 275 Atlanta, GA 9 tackles, 1 sack 4 Malik Vann DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 268 Cincinnati, OH 8 tackles, 1 sack 99 Marcus Brown DT 6′2″ 297 Naples, FL 11 tackles 21 DE Fr. 6′5″ 258 Jacksonville, FL 7 tackles 90 Jabari Taylor DL 6′1″ 280 Akron, OH 4 tackles 33 Blake Bacevich DL 6′4″ 248 Cincinnati, OH 2 tackles 48 Kevin Mouhon DE 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 250 Norcross, GA 89 Nick Staderman DT So. 6′0″ 248 Cincinnati, OH 90 Angelo Howze DL RS 6′2″ 240 Fishers, IN 95 Joe Schroer DT Jr. 6′2″ 248 Cincinnati, OH 97 Zane Wilson DE 6′5″ 220 Georgetown, KY
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 4 Malik Clements LB Sr. 6′0″ 208 Danville, VA 68 tackles, 2 sacks 11 Bryan Wright LB Jr. 6′3″ 238 New Castle, DE 55 tackles, 5 sacks 8 Jarell White LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 205 Cincinnati, OH 56 tackles 6 Perry Young LB Jr. 5′11″ 220 Birmingham, AL 45 tackles, 0.5 sacks 41 Joel Dublanko LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 235 Aberdeen, WA 27 tackles 40 Ty Sponseller LB 6′2″ 215 Mason, OH 10 tackles, 1.5 sacks 1 R.J. Potts LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 240 Fishers, IN 6 tackles 2 Wilson Huber LB 6′4″ 250 Indianapolis, IN 3 tackles 34 Kyle Bolden LB Fr. 6′0″ 225 Cincinnati, OH 2 tackles 13 Ty Van Fossen LB 6′2″ 222 Croton, OH 35 Ryan Royer LB Fr. 5′11″ 218 Hilliard, OH 45 Tinashe Bere LB 6′1″ 240 Cincinnati, OH
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 1 James Wiggins S 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 205 Miami, FL 51 tackles, 3 INT 5 S So. 6′0″ 200 Columbus, OH 49 tackles, 1 INT 7 CB 6′1″ 198 Akron, OH 30 tackles, 2 INT 14 Cameron Jefferies DB Jr. 5′10″ 190 Painesville, OH 34 tackles, 1 INT 2 Tyrell Gilbert CB Sr. 6′0″ 193 Cincinnati, OH 25 tackles, 1 INT 16 Aulden Knight CB So. 5′9″ 165 Akron, OH 29 returns, 212 yards 9 Arquon Bush CB 6′0″ 198 Euclid, OH 3 tackles, 2 INT 3 Ja’von Hicks S 6′2″ 210 Cincinnati, OH 10 tackles 31 Marquis Smith CB 5′11″ 185 Ypsilanti, MI 10 tackles 10 Noah Hamlin CB 5′11″ 185 Clairton, PA 3 tackles 25 T.J. Johnson CB 6′2″ 192 Euclid, OH 2 tackles 30 Chris Murphy S Sr. 5′11″ 199 Marietta, GA 2 tackles 12 T.J. Johnson CB 6′2″ Euclid, OH 1 tackle 17 Yanez Rogers DB 6′2″ 195 Pompano Beach, FL 1 catch, 4 yards 10 Christian Angulo CB So. 6′2″ 192 Gibsonton, FL 18 Josiah Robey CB Fr. 5′10″ 183 Franklin, KY 22 Collin Widecan S So. 5′9″ 178 Cincinnati, OH 31 Casey Kirk CB Fr. 5′10″ 190 Dublin, OH 37 Tre Murry S 6′1″ 190 Warren, OH
Specialists 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 17 Cole Smith PK Fr. 5′11″ 193 Middletown, OH 5 of 12 field goals 37 James Smith P So. 6′5″ 235 Wangaratta, VIC 59 punts, 46.6 average 97 Ryan Jones PK Jr. 5′10″ 195 Kissimmee, FL 5 of 5 extra points 59 Zach Wood LS Jr. 6′0″ 233 Williamsburg, OH 1 tackle 57 Cory Armstrong LS 6′0″ 240 Sagamore Hills, OH
Tyrell Gilbert, Ja’von Hicks, Malik Vann, Jarell White, Collin Widecan, Blake Bacevich, Kyle Bolden, Colin Thurman, Tinashe Bere, Mason Garrison, Doug Bates, Garrett Campbell, Braxton Neal, Nick Staderman, Joe Schroer Arquon Bush, T.J. Johnson, T.J. Johnson, Alex Heil James Wiggins, Kahlil Lewis, Jerron Rollins Wilson Huber, Rashad Medaris, Gerrid Doaks Javan Hawes, Malick Mbodj, Elijah Ponder Malik Clements, Kimoni Fitz, Curtis Brooks Darrick Forrest, Cameron Young, Ryan Royer Coby Bryant, Aulden Knight, Jabari Taylor Cole Smith, Michael Kopaygorodsky, Ty Sponseller R.J. Potts, Angelo Howze Michael Warren II, James Hudson Thomas Geddis, Yanez Rogers Leonard Taylor, Darius Harper Trent Cloud, Marquise Copeland Ben Bryant Perry Young Hayden Moore Desmond Ridder Tavion Thomas Charles McClelland Christian Angulo Jake Sopko Noah Hamlin Bryan Wright Alec Pierce Jayshon Jackson Ty Van Fossen Cameron Jefferies John Keller Josiah Robey Meechi Harris Ethan Tucky Tyrin Summers Myjai Sanders Taylor Boose Chris Murphy Casey Kirk Marquis Smith Tre Murry Joel Dublanko Michael Pitts Kevin Mouhon Tyler McGarr Keith Minor Jakari Robinson Kyle Trout Cory Armstrong Colin Truett Zach Wood Zach Bycznski Cody Lamb Dino Boyd Blake Yager Vincent McConnell Morgan James Drew Hartmann Josiah Deguara Jack Peterson Jake Peterson Cortez Broughton Ryan Jones Zane Wilson Marcus Brown OH 51 FL 10 GA 9 IN 7 VA 4 Hometowns of the 2018 Cincinnati 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 Ohio 51 Florida 10 Georgia 9 Indiana 7 Virginia 4 Alabama 3 Kentucky 3 Michigan 3 Top counties Hamilton County, Ohio pop. 831,000 15 Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 6 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 4 Summit County, Ohio pop. 538,000 4 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 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’ 2018 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.
Desmond Ridder QB
Michael Warren II RB3-star recruit
Josiah Deguara TE
Dino Boyd OL
Myjai Sanders DE
Darrick Forrest S
Coby Bryant CB