Teams Cincinnati 2019 Roster ← 2018 2020 → 2019 Cincinnati roster 116 players: 22 freshmen, 18 sophomores, 17 juniors, 14 seniors, 45 with no class listed. From 13 states and 4 other countries; the most from Ohio (72) and Illinois (7). The 2019 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 7 Receivers 14 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 20 Linebackers 17 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 10
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 9 QB So. 6′4″ 215 Louisville, KY 2,164 passing yards, 18 TD 2 Ben Bryant QB 6′3″ 220 La Grange, IL 388 passing yards, 1 TD 10 Jake Sopko QB Jr. 6′2″ 217 Avon, OH 2 rushing yards 19 Cole Kosco QB Fr. 6′2″ 210 Poland, OH
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 3 RB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 222 Toledo, OH 1,265 rushing yards, 14 TD 23 Gerrid Doaks RB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 230 Indianapolis, IN 526 rushing yards, 5 TD 9 Tavion Thomas RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 238 Dayton, OH 190 rushing yards, 1 TD 22 Ryan Montgomery RB 5′10″ 205 Franklin, OH 106 rushing yards, 2 TD 30 Michael Kopaygorodsky RB So. 6′0″ 215 Mason, OH 26 rushing yards, 1 TD 10 Charles McClelland RB 5′11″ 200 Homerville, GA 25 Cameron Young RB Jr. 5′11″ 205 Columbus, OH
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 1 Tre Tucker WR Fr. 5′9″ 185 Akron, OH 24 returns, 534 yards 12 Alec Pierce WR So. 6′3″ 213 Visalia, CA 37 catches, 652 yards, 2 TD 17 Rashad Medaris WR Sr. 5′11″ 178 Indianapolis, IN 25 catches, 354 yards, 2 TD 8 Malick Mbodj WR 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 210 Atlanta, GA 23 catches, 249 yards, 1 TD 12 Jayshon Jackson WR 5′10″ 175 Chicago, IL 17 catches, 171 yards 4 Thomas Geddis WR Sr. 6′2″ 185 Pompano Beach, FL 11 catches, 137 yards, 1 TD 13 Trent Cloud WR 6′0″ 180 Cleveland, OH 7 catches, 34 yards, 1 TD 5 L’Christian Smith WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 210 Huber Heights, OH 2 catches, 19 yards 14 Wyatt Fischer WR Fr. 6′1″ 200 Mount Orab, OH 1 catch, 7 yards 4 Javan Hawes WR 6′0″ 200 Atlanta, GA 15 Garyn Prater WR So. 6′6″ 205 Cincinnati, OH 85 Bray Ginyard WR RS 6′1″ 195 Fayetteville, NC 85 Jiair Thomas WR RS 6′4″ 215 Cincinnati, OH 89 Bryant Johnson II WR RS 6′3″ 195 Vandalia, OH
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 83 TE Sr. 6′3″ 240 Folsom, CA 39 catches, 504 yards, 7 TD 11 Leonard Taylor TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 255 Springfield, OH 4 catches, 37 yards, 1 TD 81 TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 250 Cincinnati, OH 2 catches, 51 yards 87 Bruno Labelle TE Jr. 6′4″ 248 Montreal, QC 2 catches, 9 yards, 1 TD 47 Nate Lawler TE So. 6′4″ 222 Dresden, OH 86 Jack Campbell TE Fr. 6′4″ 222 Bellbrook, OH
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 58 Darius Harper OL Jr. 6′7″ 308 Springfield, OH 1 tackle 75 Chris Ferguson OL Sr. 6′5″ 315 Nassau, NP 1 tackle 77 Vincent McConnell OL So. 6′5″ 300 Massillon, OH 1 tackle 50 Dylan O’Quinn OL Fr. 6′4″ 305 Toledo, OH 51 Lorenz Metz OL Fr. 6′9″ 330 Neuotting, Germany 54 Alex Heil OL Sr. 6′2″ 275 Wickliffe, OH 55 Jakari Robinson C Fr. 6′1″ 310 Talladega, AL 55 James Hudson OL So. 6′5″ 310 Toledo, OH 60 Zach Bycznski OL Jr. 6′4″ 308 Berea, OH 65 Cody Lamb OL So. 6′4″ 295 Miamisburg, OH 66 Ethan Voelker OL Fr. 6′5″ 311 Cincinnati, OH 69 Cam Jones OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′8″ 330 Knottsville, KY 71 Colin Woodside OL So. 6′5″ 313 Lancaster, OH 72 Jonathan Allen OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 345 Dayton, OH 74 Jeremy Cooper OL Fr. 6′4″ 325 Chicago, IL 74 Marcelo Mendiola OG Fr. 6′3″ 330 Chicago, IL 78 Morgan James OL Sr. 6′5″ 325 Highland, MI
Defensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 21 DE So. 6′5″ 258 Jacksonville, FL 40 tackles, 4 sacks 92 Curtis Brooks DT 6′2″ 295 Danville, VA 41 tackles, 2 sacks 43 Michael Pitts DE 6′3″ 230 Stone Mountain, GA 29 tackles, 5.5 sacks 19 Ethan Tucky DT 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 245 Delaware, OH 33 tackles, 3 sacks 99 Marcus Brown DT 6′2″ 297 Naples, FL 35 tackles, 2 sacks 93 Elijah Ponder DT Jr. 6′3″ 275 Atlanta, GA 33 tackles, 2.5 sacks 4 Malik Vann DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 268 Cincinnati, OH 30 tackles, 2.5 sacks 90 Jabari Taylor DL 6′1″ 280 Akron, OH 23 tackles, 1 sack 95 Joe Schroer DT Sr. 6′2″ 248 Cincinnati, OH 2 tackles 48 Kevin Mouhon DE 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 250 Norcross, GA 1 tackle 89 Nick Staderman DT Jr. 6′0″ 248 Cincinnati, OH 1 tackle 33 Blake Bacevich DL 6′4″ 248 Cincinnati, OH 37 Steven Hawthorne DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 230 Chicago, IL 52 Daeshon Martin DT Fr. 6′1″ 263 Akron, OH 54 Izaiah Ruffin DL Fr. 6′6″ 245 Oak Park, IL 57 Ryan Mullaney DL RS 6′2″ 250 Cincinnati, OH 90 Angelo Howze DL Fr. 6′2″ 240 Fishers, IN 94 Chase Brown DL So. 6′1″ 215 Cleveland, OH 97 Eric Phillips DE 6′3″ 260 Cincinnati, OH 98 Mychal Keys DL So. 6′4″ 246 Columbus, OH
Linebackers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 11 Bryan Wright LB Sr. 6′3″ 238 New Castle, DE 100 tackles, 3.5 sacks 6 Perry Young LB Sr. 5′11″ 220 Birmingham, AL 81 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 8 Jarell White LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 205 Cincinnati, OH 65 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 41 Joel Dublanko LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 235 Aberdeen, WA 34 tackles, 1 sack Darrian Beavers LB 6′3″ 242 Cincinnati, OH 36 tackles 13 Ty Van Fossen LB 6′2″ 222 Croton, OH 13 tackles 2 Wilson Huber LB 6′4″ 250 Indianapolis, IN 8 tackles 1 R.J. Potts LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 240 Fishers, IN 7 tackles 19 Brody Ingle LB So. 6′0″ 225 Cincinnati, OH 3 tackles 40 DeMarco Baker LB Fr. 6′3″ 230 Cincinnati, OH 1 tackle 17 Dorian Holloway LB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 228 Columbus, OH 34 Kyle Bolden LB So. 6′0″ 225 Cincinnati, OH 35 Ryan Royer LB So. 5′11″ 218 Hilliard, OH 44 Mick Oakes LB Fr. 6′4″ 237 Cincinnati, OH 45 Tinashe Bere LB 6′1″ 240 Cincinnati, OH 46 Grant Horvath LB RS 6′1″ 220 Columbus, OH 50 Jackson Bruscianelli LB RS 5′11″ 240 Woodridge, IL
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 5 S Jr. 6′0″ 200 Columbus, OH 106 tackles, 3 INT 3 Ja’von Hicks S 6′2″ 210 Cincinnati, OH 50 tackles, 5 INT 7 CB 6′1″ 198 Akron, OH 54 tackles, 1 INT 12 CB Fr. 6′2″ 188 Detroit, MI 31 tackles, 3 INT 14 Cameron Jefferies DB Sr. 5′10″ 190 Painesville, OH 20 tackles, 1 INT 9 Arquon Bush CB 6′0″ 198 Euclid, OH 16 tackles 15 Taj Ward DB 6′0″ 195 Solon, OH 12 tackles 20 Justin Harris S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 185 Huber Heights, OH 10 tackles 29 Jacob Dingle S Fr. 5′11″ 192 Louisville, KY 7 tackles 3 Jaquan Sheppard DB 6′2″ 202 Zephyrhills, FL 5 tackles 6 Bryan Cook S 6′1″ 208 Cincinnati, OH 2 tackles 6 Kyriq McDonald S 6′0″ 210 Madison, AL 1 tackle 1 James Wiggins S 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 205 Miami, FL 16 Aulden Knight CB Jr. 5′9″ 165 Akron, OH 18 Josiah Robey CB So. 5′10″ 183 Franklin, KY 22 Collin Widecan S Jr. 5′9″ 178 Cincinnati, OH 31 Casey Kirk CB So. 5′10″ 190 Dublin, OH 36 Will Adams S Fr. 6′0″ 195 Cincinnati, OH 37 Tre Murry S 6′1″ 190 Warren, OH 38 Jake Tewart CB Fr. 5′11″ 170 Lebanon, OH 54 Zach Hummel DB 6′2″ 285 Hilliard, OH
Specialists 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 31 Sam Crosa PK Sr. 5′7″ 168 Columbus, OH 14 of 19 field goals 37 James Smith P Jr. 6′5″ 235 Wangaratta, VIC 72 punts, 42.4 average 17 Cole Smith PK So. 5′11″ 193 Middletown, OH 2 of 3 field goals 97 Ryan Jones PK Sr. 5′10″ 195 Kissimmee, FL 3 tackles 59 Zach Wood LS Sr. 6′0″ 233 Williamsburg, OH 1 tackle 25 Tyler Inloes P Fr. 5′10″ 218 Lebanon, OH 39 Bryce Burton PK RS 5′10″ 200 Cincinnati, OH 48 Blake Bammann LS Fr. 6′2″ 237 Lexington, OH 80 Alex Bales PK RS 6′0″ 172 Westfield, IN 99 Cayson Pfeiffer LS 6′0″ 205 Columbus, OH
Ja’von Hicks, Malik Vann, Bryan Cook, Jarell White, Garyn Prater, Brody Ingle, Collin Widecan, Blake Bacevich, Kyle Bolden, Will Adams, Bryce Burton, DeMarco Baker, Mick Oakes, Tinashe Bere, Ryan Mullaney, Ethan Voelker, Josh Whyle, Jiair Thomas, Nick Staderman, Joe Schroer, Eric Phillips, Darrian Beavers Darrick Forrest, Dorian Holloway, Cameron Young, Sam Crosa, Ryan Royer, Grant Horvath, Zach Hummel, Mychal Keys, Cayson Pfeiffer Tre Tucker, Coby Bryant, Aulden Knight, Daeshon Martin, Jabari Taylor Jayshon Jackson, Steven Hawthorne, Jeremy Cooper, Marcelo Mendiola Wilson Huber, Rashad Medaris, Gerrid Doaks Michael Warren II, Dylan O’Quinn, James Hudson Javan Hawes, Malick Mbodj, Elijah Ponder R.J. Potts, Angelo Howze Ben Bryant, Izaiah Ruffin L’Christian Smith, Justin Harris Arquon Bush, Alex Heil Desmond Ridder, Jacob Dingle Tavion Thomas, Jonathan Allen Leonard Taylor, Darius Harper Trent Cloud, Chase Brown Cole Smith, Michael Kopaygorodsky Ryan Montgomery, Cody Lamb Tyler Inloes, Jake Tewart James Wiggins Jaquan Sheppard Thomas Geddis Kyriq McDonald Perry Young Charles McClelland Jake Sopko Bryan Wright Alec Pierce Sauce Gardner Ty Van Fossen Cameron Jefferies Wyatt Fischer Taj Ward Josiah Robey Cole Kosco Ethan Tucky Myjai Sanders Casey Kirk Tre Murry Joel Dublanko Michael Pitts Nate Lawler Blake Bammann Kevin Mouhon Jackson Bruscianelli Jakari Robinson Zach Wood Zach Bycznski Cam Jones Colin Woodside Vincent McConnell Morgan James Alex Bales Josiah Deguara Bray Ginyard Jack Campbell Bryant Johnson II Curtis Brooks Ryan Jones Marcus Brown OH 72 IL 7 FL 6 GA 6 IN 6 Hometowns of the 2019 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 72 Illinois 7 Florida 6 Indiana 6 Georgia 6 Kentucky 4 Alabama 3 California 2 Top counties Hamilton County, Ohio pop. 831,000 22 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 10 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 6 Montgomery County, Ohio pop. 536,000 6 Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 5 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’ 2019 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
Josh Whyle TE3-star recruit
Myjai Sanders DE
Darrick Forrest S
Coby Bryant CB
Sauce Gardner CB