2024 Drake roster

39 players: 4 freshmen, 11 sophomores, 19 juniors, 5 with no class listed. From 16 states; the most from Illinois (10) and Arizona (5). The 2024 season.

Our source’s roster for 2024 is partial: 39 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 2

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2024
2	Luke Bailey QB	Jr.		6′0″	172	Lemont, IL	2,635 passing yards, 16 TD
6	Blake Ellingson QB	So.		6′2″	195	Libertyville, IL	162 rushing yards, 3 TD

Running backs 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2024
25	Taj Hughes RB		5′9″	185	Phoenix, AZ	73 catches, 647 yards, 4 TD
20	Luke Woodson RB	Jr.	5′11″	205	Deerfield, IL	284 rushing yards, 2 TD
42	Davion Cherwin RB	So.	5′9″	195	Bartlett, IL	441 rushing yards, 6 TD
21	Dorian Boyland RB	Jr.	6′0″	222	Medina, OH	80 rushing yards, 1 TD
16	Jun Ahn RB	Jr.	5′6″	175	Fullerton, CA	38 rushing yards, 1 TD
13	Jake Metze RB	So.	5′9″	190	Johnsburg, IL	31 rushing yards

Receivers 8

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2024
84	Trey Radocha WR	Jr.	5′11″	195	Austin, TX	50 catches, 577 yards, 4 TD
10	Mitchell January WR		6′0″	200	Richfield, MN	42 catches, 520 yards, 2 TD
83	Brandon Langdok WR	Jr.	6′0″	170	Saint Michael, MN	7 returns, 173 yards
5	Hunter Johnson WR	Jr.	5′11″	170	Edmond, OK	9 catches, 125 yards, 1 TD
3	Jacob McCauley WR	Jr.	5′11″	170	Saint Louis, MO	1 catch, 6 yards
12	Sam Johnson WR	Fr.	5′11″	190	Waukee, IA	1 catch, 5 yards
18	Hank Foley WR	Fr.	6′0″	195	Santa Monica, CA	1 catch, 7 yards
81	Dante DeNardo WR	So.	6′1″	185	Pottstown, PA	1 catch, 5 yards, 1 TD

Tight ends 5

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2024
4	Parker Olthoff TE	So.	6′2″	225	Irvine, CA	22 catches, 204 yards, 3 TD
85	Sam Rodriguez TE	Jr.	6′2″	230	Western Springs, IL	7 catches, 105 yards
87	Tim Nesslage TE	Jr.	6′1″	220	O’ Fallon, MO	7 catches, 39 yards
11	Tyler Nansel TE		6′4″	225	Bozeman, MT	3 catches, 38 yards
49	Eli Stewart TE	Jr.	6′2″	228	Blue Springs, MO	1 catch, 8 yards

Offensive line 2

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2024
52	Bennet Krebs OL	Jr.		6′2″	270	Breese, IL
77	Drew Heiss OL	So.		6′4″	305	Arlington Heights, IL

Defensive line 1

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2024
9	Gene Blalock III DL	So.		6′3″	305	Grinnell, IA	1 INT

Linebackers 3

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2024
41	Sean Allison LB	So.	6′0″	235	Hinsdale, IL	1 INT
46	Joe Frommelt LB	Jr.	6′1″	200	Woodbury, MN
52	Sebastian Adamski LB	Jr.	6′0″	230	Sahuarita, AZ

Defensive backs 10

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2024
11	Caleb Bowling DB	So.	5′10″	190	Winston-Salem, NC	3 INT
6	Tyler Radocha DB	Jr.	5′11″	195	Austin, TX	2 INT
18	Holden Hughes DB	Jr.	6′2″	190	Lehi, UT	2 INT
3	Mekhi Toms CB	Fr.	6′3″	190	Phoenix, AZ	1 INT
15	Kemani Wilson DB	So.	5′9″	165	Jacksonville, FL	1 INT
44	Benjamin Wilson DB	Jr.	6′2″	200	Gurnee, IL	1 INT
32	Elijah Gutierrez CB		6′0″	185	Tolleson, AZ	3 catches, 28 yards
41	Spencer Halvorson DB	Fr.	6′2″	215	Phoenix, AZ	1 catch, 30 yards
1	Ethan Zager DB	Jr.	6′0″	175	Lincoln, NE
5	C.J. Grisar DB	So.	5′9″	170	Waukesha, WI

Specialists 1

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2024
89	Shane Dunning PK	Jr.		6′0″	175	Muskego, WI	18 of 21 field goals

Athletes and others 1

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2024
	Jaxon Laminack						11 returns, 118 yards

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2024 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file.