Teams Cincinnati 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Cincinnati roster 110 players: 25 freshmen, 19 sophomores, 28 juniors, 38 seniors. From 24 states and 2 other countries; the most from Ohio (33) and Georgia (12). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 6 Receivers 14 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 21 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 6
Running backs 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 6 Gi’Bran Payne RB Transfer from Notre Dame 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 208 Cincinnati, OH 418 rushing yards, 2 TD 3 Cole Tabb RB Transfer from Stanford Jr. 5′8″ 200 Fort Walton Beach, FL 448 rushing yards, 8 TD 7 Zylan Perry RB Transfer from Louisiana Sr. 5′11″ 210 Franklin, LA 8 returns, 169 yards 13 Zion Johnson RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′8″ 192 Covington, GA 49 rushing yards, 1 TD 25 James Lewis RB Jr. 6′0″ 200 Bloomfield, IN 11 rushing yards 26 Jayzon Thompson RB Fr. 5′11″ 195 Knoxville, TN 4 rushing yards
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 11 JaVonnie Gibson WR Transfer from Oklahoma Sr. 6′2″ 208 Opelousas, LA 25 catches, 342 yards, 4 TD 0 Isaiah Johnson WR Jr. 5′11″ 184 Fort Walton Beach, FL 24 catches, 227 yards, 1 TD 8 Cade Wolford WR Transfer from Kent State Jr. 5′10″ 195 Jackson, OH 6 returns, 43 yards 2 Larenzo Fenner WR Transfer from South Dakota 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 183 Independence, MO 10 catches, 124 yards 9 Malachi Henry WR Transfer from Central Arkansas Sr. 6′0″ 205 Van Buren, AR 8 catches, 266 yards, 1 TD 18 Giyahni Kontosis WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 205 Beltsville, MD 5 catches, 39 yards 14 Elijah Jones WR Jr. 5′11″ 195 Norristown, PA 2 catches, 17 yards 16 Flynn Schiele WR Transfer from Colorado School of Mines Sr. 6′4″ 210 West Linn, OR 17 H’eij Jackson WR Fr. 6′4″ 206 New Orleans, LA 19 Dadrien Waller WR Fr. 6′3″ 205 Guntersville, AL 20 Joshua Smith WR Fr. 6′5″ 205 Columbus, OH 27 Taizaun Burns WR So. 5′10″ 175 Columbus, OH 80 Jalen Williams WR Fr. 6′5″ 220 Bloomington, IN 89 Pierce Ayers WR So. 5′10″ 185 Alexandria, KY
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 87 Gavin Grover TE 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 255 Lewis Center, OH 10 catches, 106 yards 85 Lyviel Waters TE Jr. 6′2″ 245 Cincinnati, OH 4 catches, 30 yards, 1 TD 82 Ka’Maurri Smith TE So. 6′5″ 252 Dayton, OH 1 catch, 4 yards 83 Devyn Zahursky TE Jr. 6′4″ 247 Berea, OH 1 catch, 9 yards 86 Kellen Davis TE Jr. 6′3″ 248 Middletown, OH 1 catch, 5 yards 84 Gavin Gregory TE Fr. 6′7″ 255 Alliance, OH 88 DaMari Witherspoon TE So. 6′5″ 245 Dallas, GA
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 50 Evan Tengesdahl OL Sr. 6′3″ 325 Dayton, OH 52 Austin Hoane OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 295 Cookeville, TN 55 Solomon Mathis OL Fr. 6′5″ 275 Hephzibah, GA 59 Jake Wheelock OL Jr. 6′4″ 312 Dayton, OH 61 Nathan Zappitelli OL Fr. 6′3″ 295 Mentor, OH 63 Zac Clarke OL Jr. 6′6″ 312 Plainfield, IL 66 Xavier Lozowicki OL Sr. 6′5″ 320 Ridley Park, PA 67 Luke Grover OL Fr. 6′5″ 308 Lewis Center, OH 69 J.P. Schrieber OL Jr. 6′2″ 305 Berwyn, PA 70 Cray Paich OL So. 6′5″ 315 Northbrook, IL 71 Judea Milon OL Sr. 6′4″ 300 Killeen, TX 72 Nolan Latulippe OL Sr. 6′8″ 310 Aylmer, QC 73 Aiden Pastoriza OL Jr. 6′6″ 315 Jackson, MI 74 Joe Cotton OL Sr. 6′6″ 320 Sioux Falls, SD 75 Marcus McGregor OL So. 6′3″ 312 West Des Moines, IA 76 Zach Taylor OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 315 Kingsland, GA 77 Taran Tyo OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 325 Greenville, OH 78 Grant Edgington OL Sr. 6′4″ 307 Madeira, OH 79 Luke Collins OL Fr. 6′5″ 305 Gahanna, OH
Defensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 10 Patrick Bauer DE Transfer from Illinois State Sr. 6′3″ 235 Mount Prospect, IL 21 tackles, 1.5 sacks 95 Josh Hough DL Transfer from California (PA) Sr. 6′2″ 335 Beaver Falls, PA 15 tackles, 3 sacks 91 Drew Logan DE Sr. 6′4″ 270 North Canton, OH 11 tackles, 2 sacks 17 Brian Simms III DE Sr. 6′3″ 240 Baltimore, MD 12 tackles, 1 sack 4 Marquaze Parker DL Jr. 6′3″ 270 West Memphis, AR 11 tackles 16 Jaylon White-McClain DE Sr. 6′4″ 265 Virginia Beach, VA 8 tackles 99 Jonathan Rulo DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 320 Belleville, IL 8 tackles 11 Chidera Otutu DL Transfer from UTSA Jr. 6′1″ 300 Pflugerville, TX 7 tackles 54 Thomas Johnson DE Transfer from North Carolina Central Sr. 6′3″ 255 Lawndale, CA 7 tackles 26 Cameron Roetherford DL 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 280 Detroit, MI 4 tackles 93 Keegan Horn DE Fr. 6′3″ 235 Hueytown, AL 2 tackles 96 Nathan Nunn DL Jr. 6′2″ 282 Medina, OH 1 tackle 24 Terrell Holcomb DE So. 6′1″ 230 Gahanna, OH 34 Myles Harrison DE So. 6′2″ 235 Pickerington, OH 60 Lance Dawson DE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 258 Avon, OH 82 James Early DE So. 6′3″ 257 Fort Wayne, IN 88 C.D. McFee DL So. 6′4″ 312 Elkhart, IN 90 Darrius Simmons DL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Cairo, GA 92 Elijah Gunn DL Sr. 6′0″ 307 LaGrange, GA 94 Juan Bates DL Fr. 6′3″ 290 Mason, OH 97 Kamron Neal DL So. 6′2″ 268 Fort Myers, FL
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 22 Jonathan Thompson LB Sr. 6′2″ 228 Columbus, OH 51 tackles, 2 sacks 3 Antwan Peek Jr. LB Sr. 6′1″ 223 Cincinnati, OH 45 tackles, 1.5 sacks 31 Simeon Coleman LB Jr. 5′11″ 225 Seat Pleasant, MD 38 tackles, 1.5 sacks 9 Damaine Wilson LB Transfer from Georgia State Jr. 6′3″ 235 Pompano Beach, FL 34 tackles 5 Marqavious Saboor LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 190 Decatur, GA 12 tackles, 1 INT 12 Filip Maciorowski LB Transfer from Northern Illinois Sr. 6′3″ 235 Carol Stream, IL 13 tackles, 0.5 sacks 44 Montay Weedon LB Jr. 6′0″ 217 Silver Spring, MD 2 tackles 15 Jamari Johnson LB So. 5′10″ 175 Birmingham, AL 1 tackle 23 Jaidon Windom LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 200 Detroit, MI 33 George Leibold LB Jr. 6′1″ 220 Sarasota, FL 35 Drew Robinson LB Jr. 6′2″ 195 Clarksville, OH 36 Evan Weinberg LB Fr. 6′3″ 230 Springboro, OH 45 Jaxon Newton LB Fr. 6′3″ 210 Anniston, AL 52 Ronan Casanova LB Sr. 5′10″ 225 Middletown, OH
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 18 Jasper Beeler S Transfer from Northern Illinois Sr. 6′1″ 194 Farmington, MI 42 tackles 2 Mark Cannon Jr. S Transfer from Bowling Green 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 213 Evanston, IL 29 tackles, 2 INT 0 Jacob Finley CB Transfer from Northern Illinois Sr. 6′0″ 190 Birmingham, AL 28 tackles 8 Kenny Worthy III CB Transfer from Washington State Jr. 6′0″ 188 Buckeye, AZ 16 tackles, 1 INT 14 K.K. Meier CB Transfer from UTSA Sr. 6′0″ 205 Lubbock, TX 9 tackles 30 D’Angelo Hutchinson S Transfer from Louisville Sr. 6′3″ 200 St. Petersburg, FL 4 tackles 6 Zay Johnson CB Jr. 6′2″ 185 Clinton, SC 1 tackle 19 C.J. Jones S So. 5′9″ 195 Chicago, IL 1 tackle 20 C.J. Crite S 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 207 Lincolnton, GA 1 tackle 25 Daniel James CB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 183 Powder Springs, GA 1 tackle 7 Ty Goodwill S Transfer from South Alabama Jr. 6′3″ 195 Prichard, AL 13 Patrick Williams CB So. 5′10″ 175 Greenville, SC 21 Jamarion McKinney CB Fr. 6′2″ 195 Greenville, SC 27 Markell Taylor S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 210 Dallas, GA 29 Kameron Hurst CB Fr. 6′0″ 166 St. Louis, MO 32 Landen Schaefer S So. 6′0″ 185 Cincinnati, OH 46 Xavier Starks S Fr. 5′11″ 205 Birmingham, AL
Antwan Peek Jr., Gi’Bran Payne, Landen Schaefer, Kenny Baker, Lyviel Waters, Max Lemasters Will Kocher, Ronan Casanova, Kellen Davis, Juan Bates Jacob Finley, Jamari Johnson, Xavier Starks Joshua Smith, Jonathan Thompson, Taizaun Burns Terrell Holcomb, Myles Harrison, Luke Collins Daniel James, Markell Taylor, DaMari Witherspoon Evan Tengesdahl, Jake Wheelock, Ka’Maurri Smith Isaiah Johnson, Cole Tabb Marqavious Saboor, Brooks Goodman Patrick Williams, Jamarion McKinney Giyahni Kontosis, Montay Weedon Jaidon Windom, Cameron Roetherford Luke Grover, Gavin Grover Larenzo Fenner Mark Cannon Jr. J.C. French Marquaze Parker Samaj Jones Zay Johnson Ty Goodwill Zylan Perry Cade Wolford Kenny Worthy III Damaine Wilson Malachi Henry Liam O’Brien Patrick Bauer Chidera Otutu JaVonnie Gibson Filip Maciorowski Zion Johnson Elijah Jones K.K. Meier Flynn Schiele Jaylon White-McClain Brian Simms III H’eij Jackson Jasper Beeler C.J. Jones Dadrien Waller C.J. Crite Jayzon Thompson Kameron Hurst D’Angelo Hutchinson Simeon Coleman George Leibold Dino Beslagic Drew Robinson Evan Weinberg Jaxon Newton Austin Hoane Thomas Johnson Solomon Mathis Lance Dawson Nathan Zappitelli Zac Clarke Xavier Lozowicki J.P. Schrieber Cray Paich Judea Milon Aiden Pastoriza Joe Cotton Marcus McGregor Zach Taylor Taran Tyo Grant Edgington Jalen Williams James Early Devyn Zahursky Gavin Gregory C.D. McFee Pierce Ayers Darrius Simmons Drew Logan Elijah Gunn Keegan Horn Josh Hough Nathan Nunn Kamron Neal Jonathan Rulo Stephen Rusnak OH 33 GA 12 AL 7 IL 7 FL 6 Hometowns of the 2026 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 33 Georgia 12 Alabama 7 Illinois 7 Florida 6 Pennsylvania 5 Michigan 5 Maryland 4 Top counties Hamilton County, Ohio pop. 831,000 7 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 5 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 4 Jefferson County, Alabama pop. 668,000 4 Montgomery County, Ohio pop. 536,000 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.
