2023 Drake roster

43 players: 9 freshmen, 20 sophomores, 2 juniors, 6 seniors, 6 with no class listed. From 18 states; the most from Illinois (9) and Arizona (4). The 2023 season.

Our source’s roster for 2023 is partial: 43 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 3

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
2	Luke Bailey QB	So.	6′0″	172	Lemont, IL	2,558 passing yards, 16 TD
6	Blake Ellingson QB		6′2″	195	Libertyville, IL	94 passing yards
9	Ian Corwin QB	Sr.	6′0″	187	Tulsa, OK	10 passing yards

Running backs 7

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
21	Dorian Boyland RB	So.	6′0″	222	Medina, OH	680 rushing yards, 6 TD
22	Christian Galvan RB	Fr.	5′7″	190	Bothell, WA	379 rushing yards, 1 TD
42	Davion Cherwin RB		5′9″	195	Bartlett, IL	7 returns, 150 yards
25	Taj Hughes RB		5′9″	185	Phoenix, AZ	13 catches, 147 yards
20	Luke Woodson RB	So.	5′11″	205	Deerfield, IL	47 rushing yards
16	Jun Ahn RB	So.	5′6″	175	Fullerton, CA	0 rushing yards
23	Triston Burkett RB	Jr.	5′11″	195	Fort Collins, CO	4 rushing yards

Receivers 9

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
84	Trey Radocha WR	So.	5′11″	195	Austin, TX	31 catches, 443 yards, 4 TD
80	Colin Howard WR	Sr.	6′1″	205	Saint Petersburg, FL	24 catches, 431 yards, 1 TD
10	Mitchell January WR		6′0″	200	Richfield, MN	20 catches, 444 yards, 4 TD
5	Hunter Johnson WR	So.	5′11″	170	Edmond, OK	19 catches, 210 yards, 1 TD
88	Zack Gray WR	Sr.	6′2″	200	Scottsdale, AZ	11 catches, 127 yards
83	Brandon Langdok WR	So.	6′0″	170	Saint Michael, MN	8 catches, 57 yards
3	Jacob McCauley WR	So.	5′11″	170	Saint Louis, MO	4 catches, 42 yards
30	Trey Buckbee WR	Fr.	6′3″	195	Mcpherson, KS	1 catch, 3 yards
81	Dante DeNardo WR	Fr.	6′1″	185	Pottstown, PA	1 catch, 6 yards

Tight ends 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
85	Sam Rodriguez TE	So.	6′2″	230	Western Springs, IL	12 catches, 252 yards
87	Tim Nesslage TE	So.	6′1″	220	O’ Fallon, MO	11 catches, 68 yards
49	Eli Stewart TE	So.	6′2″	228	Blue Springs, MO	6 catches, 24 yards, 1 TD
4	Parker Olthoff TE	Fr.	6′2″	225	Irvine, CA	5 catches, 63 yards, 2 TD
11	Tyler Nansel TE		6′4″	225	Bozeman, MT	1 return, 0 yards
48	Duke Frye TE	Fr.	6′0″	280	Scottsdale, AZ

Defensive line 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown
9	Gene Blalock III DL	Fr.	6′3″	305	Grinnell, IA
14	Collin Schremp DL	So.	6′4″	245	Middleton, WI
18	Trystan Anderson DL	Fr.	6′4″	255	Buffalo Grove, IL
56	Jake Shipla DL	Jr.	6′1″	265	Joliet, IL
93	Jacob Auen DL	So.	6′5″	290	West Des Moines, IA
95	Nolan Korzeniowski DL	Fr.	6′3″	280	Elmhurst, IL

Linebackers 3

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown
7	J.R. Flood LB	Fr.	6′0″	230	Northbrook, IL
10	Linden Howe LB	Sr.	6′0″	220	Kearney, NE
52	Sebastian Adamski LB	So.	6′0″	230	Sahuarita, AZ

Defensive backs 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
1	Ethan Zager DB	So.	6′0″	175	Lincoln, NE	1 INT
4	Joey Lukrich DB	Sr.	6′1″	190	Heber City, UT	1 INT
6	Tyler Radocha DB	So.	5′11″	195	Austin, TX	1 INT
18	Holden Hughes DB	So.	6′2″	190	Lehi, UT	1 INT
3	Gage Vander Leest DB	Sr.	5′11″	200	Lynnville, IA	5 catches, 21 yards, 1 TD
35	Chris Davis Jr. DB	So.	6′0″	185	Canonsburg, PA

Specialists 2

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
89	Shane Dunning PK	So.		6′0″	175	Muskego, WI	16 of 17 field goals
99	Ryan Schroeder PK	So.		6′3″	220	Cedarburg, WI	1 of 1 extra point

Athletes and others 1

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
	Deyon Campbell						28 returns, 445 yards

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2023 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file.