Teams Cincinnati 2020 Roster ← 2019 2021 → 2020 Cincinnati roster 130 players: 19 freshmen, 20 sophomores, 20 juniors, 11 seniors, 60 with no class listed. From 16 states and 3 other countries; the most from Ohio (82) and Illinois (9). The 2020 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 7 Receivers 21 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 22 Defensive line 22 Linebackers 17 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 7 Athletes and others 2
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 23 Gerrid Doaks RB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 230 Indianapolis, IN 673 rushing yards, 7 TD 24 RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 215 Seffner, FL 483 rushing yards, 8 TD 22 Ryan Montgomery RB 5′10″ 205 Franklin, OH 16 returns, 190 yards 10 Charles McClelland RB 5′11″ 200 Homerville, GA 115 rushing yards 2 Ethan Wright RB 6′1″ 195 New Franklin, OH 2 tackles 25 Cameron Young RB Sr. 5′11″ 205 Columbus, OH 87 rushing yards, 1 TD 30 Michael Kopaygorodsky RB Jr. 6′0″ 215 Mason, OH
Receivers 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 8 Michael Young WR 5′10″ 190 Saint Rose, LA 29 catches, 332 yards, 3 TD 12 Jayshon Jackson WR 5′10″ 175 Chicago, IL 27 catches, 337 yards, 1 TD 1 Tre Tucker WR So. 5′9″ 185 Akron, OH 18 catches, 236 yards, 3 TD 12 Alec Pierce WR Jr. 6′3″ 213 Visalia, CA 17 catches, 315 yards, 3 TD 1 Jordan Jones WR 6′2″ 197 Smackover, AR 13 catches, 157 yards 0 Jadon Thompson WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 200 Chicago, IL 6 catches, 58 yards 21 Tyler Scott WR Fr. 5′11″ 185 Barberton, OH 3 catches, 20 yards 3 Evan Prater WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 202 Cincinnati, OH 4 rushing yards 4 Marquez Bell WR 6′0″ 180 Lake City, FL 5 L’Christian Smith WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 210 Huber Heights, OH 13 Dalrone Donaldson WR Jr. 6′4″ 202 Miami, FL 14 Wyatt Fischer WR So. 6′1″ 200 Mount Orab, OH 15 Garyn Prater WR Jr. 6′6″ 205 Cincinnati, OH 15 Nate Meyer WR Fr. 6′1″ 203 Dublin, OH 26 Alex Green WR RS 5′11″ 175 Lexington, OH 27 Norman Love WR Fr. 6′0″ 200 Lake Wales, FL 29 Ashton Koller WR Fr. 6′1″ 197 Landen, OH 80 Chris Scott WR RS 6′2″ 205 Columbus, OH 85 Bray Ginyard WR Fr. 6′1″ 195 Fayetteville, NC 85 Jiair Thomas WR Fr. 6′4″ 215 Cincinnati, OH 89 Bryant Johnson II WR Fr. 6′3″ 195 Vandalia, OH
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 81 TE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′6″ 250 Cincinnati, OH 28 catches, 353 yards, 6 TD 11 Leonard Taylor TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 255 Springfield, OH 16 catches, 191 yards, 1 TD 87 Bruno Labelle TE Sr. 6′4″ 248 Montreal, QC 10 catches, 81 yards, 1 TD 45 Barak Faulk TE RS 6′3″ 240 Cincinnati, OH 47 Nate Lawler TE Jr. 6′4″ 222 Dresden, OH 82 Noah Davis TE 6′4″ 256 Cincinnati, OH 86 Jack Campbell TE So. 6′4″ 222 Bellbrook, OH 88 Payten Singletary TE RS 6′4″ 240 Thomasville, GA
Offensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 58 Darius Harper OL Sr. 6′7″ 308 Springfield, OH 1 tackle 69 Cam Jones OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′8″ 330 Knottsville, KY 1 catch, 11 yards 50 Dylan O’Quinn OL So. 6′4″ 305 Toledo, OH 51 Lorenz Metz OL So. 6′9″ 330 Neuotting, Germany 53 Gavin Gerhardt OL 6′4″ 310 Xenia, OH 55 Jakari Robinson C So. 6′1″ 310 Talladega, AL 55 James Hudson OL Jr. 6′5″ 310 Toledo, OH 59 OL 6′4″ 320 Mokena, IL 60 Joe Huber OL RS 6′5″ 310 Dublin, OH 65 Cody Lamb OL Jr. 6′4″ 295 Miamisburg, OH 65 Jake Burns C 6′2″ 320 Akron, OH 66 Ethan Voelker OL So. 6′5″ 311 Cincinnati, OH 67 Jaxon Smith OL Fr. 6′3″ 292 Cincinnati, OH 68 Kobe McAllister OL Fr. 6′6″ 293 Ringgold, GA 70 Joey Groeber OL So. 6′3″ 330 Williamsburg, OH 71 Colin Woodside OL Jr. 6′5″ 313 Lancaster, OH 72 Jonathan Allen OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 345 Dayton, OH 73 C.J. Johnson OL So. 6′1″ 278 Grand Rapids, OH 74 Jeremy Cooper OL So. 6′4″ 325 Chicago, IL 74 Marcelo Mendiola OG So. 6′3″ 330 Chicago, IL 75 John Williams OL RS 6′5″ 310 Miami, FL 77 Vincent McConnell OL Jr. 6′5″ 300 Massillon, OH
Defensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 21 DE Jr. 6′5″ 258 Jacksonville, FL 31 tackles, 7 sacks 92 Curtis Brooks DT 6′2″ 295 Danville, VA 26 tackles, 2.5 sacks 4 Malik Vann DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 268 Cincinnati, OH 16 tackles, 2.5 sacks 93 Elijah Ponder DT Sr. 6′3″ 275 Atlanta, GA 21 tackles, 0.5 sacks 19 Ethan Tucky DT 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 245 Delaware, OH 13 tackles, 2.5 sacks 90 Jabari Taylor DL 6′1″ 280 Akron, OH 17 tackles, 1 sack 99 Marcus Brown DT 6′2″ 297 Naples, FL 14 tackles, 2 sacks 43 Michael Pitts DE 6′3″ 230 Stone Mountain, GA 10 tackles 97 Eric Phillips DE 6′3″ 260 Cincinnati, OH 6 tackles 33 Blake Bacevich DL 6′4″ 248 Cincinnati, OH 2 tackles 52 Daeshon Martin DT So. 6′1″ 263 Akron, OH 1 tackle 19 Sterling Miles DE 6′4″ 238 West Bloomfield, MI 25 Harrison Hill DE Jr. 6′0″ 220 Cincinnati, OH 37 Steven Hawthorne DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 230 Chicago, IL 54 Izaiah Ruffin DL So. 6′6″ 245 Oak Park, IL 57 Ryan Mullaney DL Fr. 6′2″ 250 Cincinnati, OH 91 Miles Manigault DL Jr. 6′2″ 280 Cincinnati, OH 94 Chase Brown DL Jr. 6′1″ 215 Cleveland, OH 95 Cole Pelgen DL Fr. 6′3″ 255 Middletown, OH 95 Justin Wodtly DL 6′2″ 260 Cleveland, OH 96 Dominique Perry DL RS 6′2″ 290 Germantown, MD 98 Mychal Keys DL Jr. 6′4″ 246 Columbus, OH
Linebackers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 8 Jarell White LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 205 Cincinnati, OH 77 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 INT Darrian Beavers LB 6′3″ 242 Cincinnati, OH 58 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2 INT 41 Joel Dublanko LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 235 Aberdeen, WA 51 tackles, 1 sack 13 Ty Van Fossen LB 6′2″ 222 Croton, OH 28 tackles, 2 sacks 19 Brody Ingle LB Jr. 6′0″ 225 Cincinnati, OH 16 tackles 3 Deshawn Pace LB 6′2″ 220 Cincinnati, OH 10 tackles 2 Wilson Huber LB 6′4″ 250 Indianapolis, IN 5 tackles, 1 sack 23 Daved Jones LB 6′1″ 228 Cincinnati, OH 5 tackles 7 Jaheim Thomas LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 245 Cincinnati, OH 2 tackles 9 James Camden LB 6′2″ 221 Cincinnati, OH 17 Dorian Holloway LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 228 Columbus, OH 35 Ryan Royer LB Jr. 5′11″ 218 Hilliard, OH 40 DeMarco Baker LB So. 6′3″ 230 Cincinnati, OH 44 Mick Oakes LB So. 6′4″ 237 Cincinnati, OH 45 Ben Blevins LB 5′11″ 235 Cincinnati, OH 46 Grant Horvath LB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Columbus, OH 50 Jackson Bruscianelli LB Fr. 5′11″ 240 Woodridge, IL
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 7 CB 6′1″ 198 Akron, OH 35 tackles, 4 INT 5 S Sr. 6′0″ 200 Columbus, OH 40 tackles, 2 INT 12 CB So. 6′2″ 188 Detroit, MI 28 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 3 INT 1 James Wiggins S 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 205 Miami, FL 32 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 9 Arquon Bush CB 6′0″ 198 Euclid, OH 20 tackles, 2 INT 6 Bryan Cook S 6′1″ 208 Cincinnati, OH 26 tackles 3 Ja’von Hicks S 6′2″ 210 Cincinnati, OH 13 tackles 20 Justin Harris S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 185 Huber Heights, OH 8 tackles 15 Taj Ward DB 6′0″ 195 Solon, OH 7 tackles 3 Jaquan Sheppard DB 6′2″ 202 Zephyrhills, FL 5 tackles 29 Jacob Dingle S So. 5′11″ 192 Louisville, KY 5 tackles 21 Todd Bumphis CB 6′0″ 200 Toledo, OH 1 tackle 36 Will Adams S So. 6′0″ 195 Cincinnati, OH 1 tackle 2 De’Arre McDonald CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 205 Murfreesboro, TN 18 Josiah Robey CB Jr. 5′10″ 183 Franklin, KY 26 Phil Thomas CB Fr. 5′11″ 175 Cincinnati, OH 31 Casey Kirk CB Jr. 5′10″ 190 Dublin, OH 38 Jack Welcsh S RS 6′0″ 210 Lakewood, OH 54 Zach Hummel DB RS 6′2″ 285 Hilliard, OH
Deshawn Pace, Evan Prater, Ja’von Hicks, Malik Vann, Bryan Cook, Jaheim Thomas, Jarell White, James Camden, Garyn Prater, Luke Lundberg, Brody Ingle, Daved Jones, Harrison Hill, Phil Thomas, Blake Bacevich, Will Adams, Bryce Burton, DeMarco Baker, Mick Oakes, Barak Faulk, Ben Blevins, Ryan Mullaney, Ethan Voelker, Jaxon Smith, Josh Whyle, Noah Davis, Jiair Thomas, Miles Manigault, Eric Phillips, Darrian Beavers Darrick Forrest, Dorian Holloway, Cameron Young, Ryan Royer, Grant Horvath, Zach Hummel, Chris Scott, Mychal Keys, Cayson Pfeiffer Jadon Thompson, Jayshon Jackson, Steven Hawthorne, Jeremy Cooper, Marcelo Mendiola Tre Tucker, Coby Bryant, Daeshon Martin, Jake Burns, Jabari Taylor James Wiggins, Dalrone Donaldson, John Williams Nate Meyer, Casey Kirk, Joe Huber Cole Smith, Michael Kopaygorodsky, Cole Pelgen Todd Bumphis, Dylan O’Quinn, James Hudson Ben Bryant, Izaiah Ruffin Wilson Huber, Gerrid Doaks L’Christian Smith, Justin Harris Desmond Ridder, Jacob Dingle Leonard Taylor, Darius Harper Ryan Montgomery, Cody Lamb Alex Green, Blake Bammann Chase Brown, Justin Wodtly Jordan Jones De’Arre McDonald Ethan Wright Jaquan Sheppard Marquez Bell Michael Young Arquon Bush Charles McClelland Jack Perry Jake Sopko Michael Lindauer Alec Pierce Sauce Gardner Ty Van Fossen Wyatt Fischer Taj Ward Josiah Robey Ethan Tucky Sterling Miles Myjai Sanders Tyler Scott Jerome Ford Norman Love Ashton Koller Jack Welcsh Joel Dublanko Michael Pitts Nate Lawler Jackson Bruscianelli Gavin Gerhardt Jakari Robinson Jake Renfro Kobe McAllister Cam Jones Joey Groeber Colin Woodside Jonathan Allen C.J. Johnson Vincent McConnell Alex Bales Bray Ginyard Jack Campbell Payten Singletary Bryant Johnson II Curtis Brooks Elijah Ponder Dominique Perry Marcus Brown OH 82 FL 9 IL 9 GA 5 IN 4 Hometowns of the 2020 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 82 Illinois 9 Florida 9 Georgia 5 Indiana 4 Kentucky 4 California 2 Michigan 2 Top counties Hamilton County, Ohio pop. 831,000 30 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 12 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 7 Summit County, Ohio pop. 538,000 7 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’ 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.
Desmond Ridder QB
Jerome Ford RB4-star recruit
Josh Whyle TE3-star recruit
Jake Renfro OL
Myjai Sanders DE
Coby Bryant CB
Darrick Forrest S
Sauce Gardner CB