Teams Dayton 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Dayton roster 112 players: 31 freshmen, 26 sophomores, 26 juniors, 28 seniors, 1 with no class listed. From 13 states; the most from Ohio (54) and Illinois (25). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 9 Receivers 13 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 9 Athletes and others 1
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 25 Luke Hansen RB Sr. 5′11″ 222 Indianapolis, IN 352 rushing yards, 4 TD 27 Mason Hackett RB Sr. 5′8″ 211 Granville, OH 227 rushing yards, 2 TD 35 Noah Spencer RB So. 6′0″ 189 Jackson, TN 130 rushing yards, 1 TD 42 Dillon Fitzpatrick RB Jr. 5′9″ 214 North Barrington, IL 23 rushing yards, 1 TD 45 Mikey Hess RB So. 5′10″ 190 Newark, OH 18 rushing yards 43 Tyler Brown RB Jr. 5′11″ 189 Lothian, MD 13 rushing yards 4 Luke Vanderwiel RB Fr. 5′9″ 180 Crystal Lake, IL 26 Henry Duda RB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Elmhurst, IL 30 Grayson Thomas RB Jr. 6′0″ 196 New Palestine, IN
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 12 Gavin Lochow WR Sr. 6′0″ 185 Proctorville, OH 37 catches, 270 yards, 3 TD 1 Michael Mussari WR Sr. 6′1″ 196 Kings Mills, OH 34 catches, 447 yards, 3 TD 9 Paul Kelly WR Jr. 5′10″ 186 Kings Mills, OH 10 returns, 126 yards 3 LeRoy Lewis IV WR Jr. 5′9″ 185 Indianapolis, IN 6 returns, 112 yards 5 Ethan Thulin WR Sr. 5′11″ 182 Downers Grove, IL 10 catches, 144 yards 88 Ryan Martin WR Sr. 6′0″ 196 River Forest, IL 1 catch, 5 yards 11 Oliver Thulin WR Fr. 5′10″ 175 Downers Grove, IL 19 Jack Tess WR Sr. 6′0″ 194 Homer Glen, IL 29 Jackson Turner WR Jr. 5′10″ 175 Toledo, OH 80 R.J. Shepherd WR So. 6′0″ 170 Hamilton, OH 83 Trent Wolpert WR Fr. 6′2″ 185 Columbus, OH 87 Brevin Holubar WR So. 6′1″ 187 Greenwood, IN 89 Ryan Mooney WR So. 5′9″ 165 Columbus, OH
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 2 Donovan Weatherly TE Sr. 6′1″ 219 Clinton Township, MI 11 catches, 128 yards, 2 TD 86 Bryce Cowgill TE Jr. 6′4″ 236 Centerville, OH 6 catches, 53 yards, 1 TD 85 Carson Labensky TE Sr. 6′4″ 255 Spring Valley, OH 3 catches, 21 yards 46 Aiden Gillman TE So. 6′3″ 236 Miamisburg, OH 47 Shane O’Leary TE Fr. 6′3″ 235 Westlake, OH 81 Harrison Forestal TE So. 6′3″ 232 Indianapolis, IN 84 Andrew Vrbancic TE So. 6′4″ 230 Louisville, KY
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 52 Lucas Shallal OL Sr. 6′3″ 262 West Bloomfield, MI 54 Ben Huefner OL Sr. 6′3″ 277 Powell, OH 57 Chris Biel OL 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′4″ 288 New Lenox, IL 58 Zachary McDowell OL Sr. 6′4″ 307 Westerville, OH 59 Ben Meehan OL Sr. 6′2″ 274 Orland Park, IL 60 Charlie Olds OL Jr. 6′4″ 281 Spring Valley, OH 61 Ben Guilliams OL Fr. 6′2″ 277 Milton, WV 62 Wade Shellhause OL So. 6′4″ 292 Springboro, OH 64 Conor Malenock OL Fr. 6′6″ 325 Chicago, IL 65 Matthew Barnes OL Sr. 6′4″ 280 St. Louis, MO 66 Ehren Dammann OL Fr. 6′2″ 275 Arlington Heights, IL 67 Nick Barrett OL Fr. 6′3″ 270 Orland Park, IL 68 Lazar Babic OL 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′3″ 280 Park Ridge, IL 70 Matthew Appel OL Jr. 6′4″ 271 Lebanon, OH 71 Andrew Lipp OL Fr. 6′5″ 260 Harrison, OH 72 Landon Evans OL So. 6′4″ 313 Wheelersburg, OH 73 Albert Murillo OL 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′4″ 312 Highland Park, IL 76 Drew Flaherty OL Jr. 6′9″ 342 St. Louis, MO 77 Alex Walton OL Jr. 6′3″ 311 West Bloomfield, MI 78 Brady Courtney OL Jr. 6′4″ 309 Chicago, IL
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 96 Zane Plattner DT Jr. 6′5″ 277 Cincinnati, OH 13 tackles, 2 sacks 90 Collin Ansel DE Sr. 6′1″ 246 Columbus, OH 13 tackles, 1 sack 75 Mirko Jaksic DT Sr. 6′2″ 284 Norridge, IL 8 tackles, 1 sack 55 Gus Dammann DT Jr. 6′1″ 278 Arlington Heights, IL 8 tackles, 0.5 sacks 95 Vito Paonessa DT Jr. 6′5″ 285 Kent, OH 7 tackles, 0.5 sacks 94 Griffin Suren DE So. 6′5″ 215 Lincolnshire, IL 4 tackles, 0.5 sacks 50 Owen Trick DT Sr. 6′1″ 268 Clarksville, OH 2 tackles 53 Brady Hines DE Fr. 6′1″ 215 Monroe, MI 2 tackles 93 Josh Grambo DE Jr. 6′2″ 250 Chardon, OH 2 tackles 82 Jaden Workman DE Fr. 6′4″ 235 Lewis Center, OH 1 tackle 40 Jace Schafer DE Jr. 6′3″ 230 Saint Marys, OH 41 Michael O’Connor DL Fr. 6′3″ 260 Oak Lawn, IL 74 David Piotrowski DL Fr. 6′4″ 240 Park Ridge, IL 83 Andrew Yanoshak DE Sr. 6′2″ 232 Bedford, PA 91 Sam Pittman DL Fr. 6′3″ 265 Hamilton, IN 92 A.J. Schuller DE Sr. 6′1″ 247 Toledo, OH 97 Colten Florence DL Fr. 6′4″ 220 Cadiz, OH
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 6 Joe Kingsbury LB Sr. 6′0″ 226 Frankfort, IL 36 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT 17 David Curl III LB So. 6′1″ 215 West Lafayette, IN 27 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 8 Sam Schmiesing LB Sr. 6′1″ 222 Piqua, OH 16 tackles 9 Brayden Homoki LB Fr. 6′0″ 220 Grafton, OH 2 tackles 30 Charlie Barkmeier LB Fr. 5′10″ 195 Oak Lawn, IL 1 tackle 4 Sam Mitchell LB Jr. 6′2″ 210 Dayton, OH 15 Sawyer Muchmore LB So. 6′2″ 210 Loveland, OH 35 Marty Loncar LB Fr. 6′1″ 205 Concord Township, OH 36 Franky Hayse LB Fr. 6′0″ 205 Whiteland, IN 44 Jack Yenichek LB Jr. 5′8″ 213 Huntersville, NC 51 Ryan Schapker LB So. 5′11″ 200 Columbus, OH 56 Nick Hachigian LB Fr. 6′2″ 215 Park Ridge, IL
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 26 Javawn Brooks S Jr. 6′1″ 190 Indianapolis, IN 25 tackles, 4 INT 18 Ross Coppock S Jr. 6′2″ 200 Centerville, OH 39 tackles, 1 INT 20 Parker Chaney S Jr. 5′11″ 199 Lexington, KY 27 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT 11 Steven McCalmont CB Jr. 6′1″ 183 Mason, OH 28 tackles 21 Emmanuel Hardrick CB Jr. 6′0″ 188 Damascus, MD 15 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 37 Paul Knapke S So. 6′3″ 176 Hilliard, OH 11 tackles 7 Jaz Boykin CB Sr. 6′1″ 185 Fishers, IN 10 tackles 23 Jordan McKie S So. 5′10″ 190 Gurnee, IL 5 tackles 16 Kolyn Ogletree DB Fr. 5′11″ 197 West Chester, OH 2 tackles 13 Pat McLaughlin CB So. 5′11″ 170 Liberty Township, OH 1 tackle 2 Drew Balogh S Fr. 5′11″ 180 Springboro, OH 14 Gabe Wilburn CB Fr. 5′11″ 180 Loveland, OH 22 Dan Calicari S Sr. 5′10″ 203 Hazlet, NJ 24 Moe Wynn CB So. 5′11″ 185 Cleveland, OH 25 Isaiah Carranza CB Fr. 5′11″ 180 Milford, OH 28 Elazar Hood CB So. 5′11″ 165 Westerville, OH 31 Bryson Carter S So. 6′2″ 192 Newport, RI 32 Chris Chang S Fr. 6′1″ 192 Lake Zurich, IL 34 Andrew Smith S Fr. 6′3″ 195 Maryville, TN 38 Tallen Hulvey S So. 5′11″ 180 Medina, OH
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 49 David Maurer PK Sr. 6′4″ 229 Cincinnati, OH 5 of 7 field goals 87 Ben Lavelle P Sr. 6′2″ 214 Westlake, OH 20 punts, 45.9 average 29 Trevor Henkle PK Jr. 5′8″ 164 Zionsville, IN 39 Cameron Stoltz PK So. 6′1″ 180 Troy, OH 48 Thomas Thakady LS Jr. 5′11″ 205 Farmington Hills, MI 63 Ryan McCall LS Fr. 6′0″ 200 Bloomington, IN 92 Michael Freiburger P Fr. 6′0″ 230 Powell, OH 95 Colson Lair PK Fr. 5′7″ 175 Fort Mitchell, KY 97 Robby Smart PK Sr. 5′10″ 163 North Canton, OH
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 Jace Schaefer 22 tackles, 3.5 sacks
Paul Knapke, Ryan Schapker, Trent Wolpert, Ryan Mooney, Collin Ansel Nick Hachigian, Lazar Babic, David Piotrowski, Mirko Jaksic, Ryan Martin Michael Mussari, Paul Kelly, Steven McCalmont, Pat McLaughlin LeRoy Lewis IV, Luke Hansen, Javawn Brooks, Harrison Forestal Gabe Wilburn, Sawyer Muchmore, Kolyn Ogletree, Isaiah Carranza Ross Coppock, Charlie Olds, Carson Labensky, Bryce Cowgill Charlie Barkmeier, Michael O’Connor, Ben Meehan, Nick Barrett Marty Loncar, Ben Huefner, Jaden Workman, Michael Freiburger Drew Balogh, Aiden Gillman, Wade Shellhause Ethan Thulin, Oliver Thulin, Henry Duda Thomas Thakady, Lucas Shallal, Alex Walton David Maurer, Colson Lair, Zane Plattner Gus Dammann, Ehren Dammann, Griffin Suren Luke Vanderwiel, Chris Chang Sam Schmiesing, Cameron Stoltz Luke Pennington, Parker Chaney Elazar Hood, Zachary McDowell Jackson Turner, A.J. Schuller Franky Hayse, Brevin Holubar Shane O’Leary, Ben Lavelle Conor Malenock, Brady Courtney Matthew Barnes, Drew Flaherty Donovan Weatherly Sam Mitchell Joe Kingsbury Bryce Schondelmyer Jaz Boykin Grant Nurre Brayden Homoki Gavin Lochow Liam Poronsky David Curl III Jack Tess Emmanuel Hardrick Dan Calicari Jordan McKie Moe Wynn Mason Hackett Trevor Henkle Grayson Thomas Bryson Carter Andrew Smith Noah Spencer Tallen Hulvey Tyler Brown Jack Yenichek Mikey Hess Owen Trick Brady Hines Chris Biel Ben Guilliams Ryan McCall Matthew Appel Andrew Lipp Landon Evans Albert Murillo R.J. Shepherd Andrew Yanoshak Andrew Vrbancic Josh Grambo Vito Paonessa Colten Florence Robby Smart OH 54 IL 25 IN 12 MI 5 KY 4 Hometowns of the 2026 Dayton 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 54 Illinois 25 Indiana 12 Michigan 5 Kentucky 4 Maryland 2 Tennessee 2 Missouri 2 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 13 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 7 Warren County, Ohio pop. 250,000 7 Hamilton County, Ohio pop. 831,000 5 Lake County, Illinois pop. 714,000 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’ 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.
