Teams East Carolina 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 East Carolina roster 134 players: 34 freshmen, 11 sophomores, 10 juniors, 10 seniors, 69 with no class listed. From 15 states and 1 other country; the most from North Carolina (66) and Virginia (14). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 9 Receivers 18 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 23 Defensive line 20 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 31 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 12 Holton Ahlers QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 230 Greenville, NC 3,126 passing yards, 18 TD 10 Mason Garcia QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 249 Myrtle Beach, SC 21 passing yards, 1 TD 2 Kingsley Ifedi QB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 222 Charlotte, NC 2 Ryan Stubblefield QB RS 6′0″ 205 Richmond, TX 9 Reid Herring QB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 203 Raleigh, NC 15 Alex Flinn QB Fr. 6′1″ 233 Fletcher, NC 17 Walter Simmons III QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 200 Orange Park, FL
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 2 Keaton Mitchell RB 5′9″ 184 Mcdonough, GA 1,132 rushing yards, 9 TD 47 Rahjai Harris RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 214 Duncan, SC 579 rushing yards, 4 TD 23 Joseph McKay RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 209 Phenix City, AL 14 rushing yards 34 Lorenzo Dorr RB Sr. 5′9″ 198 Fredericksburg, VA 1 tackle 22 Chase Hayden RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 205 Memphis, TN 26 Asa Barnes RB 5′9″ 207 Knightdale, NC 31 Derrick Alston Jr. RB Fr. 5′10″ 204 Raleigh, NC 32 Kavon Chambers RB RS 5′11″ 205 Lakewood, NJ 40 Darius Pinnix RB Jr. 6′0″ 224 Burlington, NC
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 22 Tyler Snead WR So. 5′7″ 169 Raleigh, NC 67 catches, 855 yards, 4 TD 8 Audie Omotosho WR Sr. 6′2″ 187 Plano, TX 40 catches, 493 yards, 3 TD 5 C.J. Johnson WR 6′2″ 222 Greenville, NC 35 catches, 520 yards, 1 TD 88 Jsi Hatfield WR 5′11″ 173 Graham, NC 15 catches, 294 yards, 3 TD 19 Taji Hudson WR 6′4″ 199 Cedartown, GA 2 tackles 14 Maceo Donald WR 5′8″ 171 Beaufort, NC 1 return, 11 yards 0 Tyree Saunders WR Transfer from Virginia Tech 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 198 Jacksonville, FL 7 Kerry King WR RS 5′10″ 180 Tampa, FL 7 Leroy Henley WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 215 Pompano Beach, FL 7 Terrance Copper Jr. WR RS 5′11″ 189 Grifton, NC 11 Blake Proehl WR Jr. 6′1″ 186 Charlotte, NC 13 Troy Lewis WR RS 6′2″ 202 Chesterfield, VA 19 Josh Murphy WR 6′2″ 184 Myrtle Beach, SC 81 Andre Pegues WR 6′3″ 206 Raeford, NC 83 Cam Burnette WR 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 205 Summerville, SC 86 Cole Burgess WR Fr. 6′1″ 187 Greenville, NC 87 Ray Rose WR Transfer from North Carolina 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′1″ 210 Belmont, NC Jhari Patterson WR Transfer from Marshall Fr. 5′11″ 188 Asheville, NC
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 4 Ryan Jones TE Transfer from Oklahoma 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 247 Charlotte, NC 37 catches, 442 yards, 5 TD 82 Shane Calhoun TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 250 Saint Augustine, FL 18 catches, 190 yards, 2 TD 84 D’Angelo McKinnie TE So. 6′4″ 282 Kenansville, NC 9 tackles 9 Tyler Savage TE Fr. 6′4″ 239 Aldie, VA 1 catch, 13 yards 4 Bryan Gagg TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 211 Sarasota, FL 84 Zech Byrd TE Jr. 6′7″ 276 Millbrook, AL 87 Joseph Samson TE Fr. 6′3″ 270 Cary, NC
Offensive line 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 57 Jaquaez Powell OL Fr. 6′4″ 317 Pinetops, NC 1 tackle 50 Nishad Strother OL Fr. 6′2″ 320 Havelock, NC 50 Noah Brown OL Fr. Pfafftown, NC 54 Trent Holler OL Fr. 6′2″ 311 Latrobe, PA 56 Kyjuan Phillips OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. Orlando, FL 60 Robin Van Der Laan OL Jr. Orinda, CA 61 Keziah Everett OL Fr. 6′1″ 291 Farmville, NC 62 Collin Jennings OL Fr. 6′3″ 270 Barco, NC 64 Grant Copeland OL RS 6′4″ 292 Clemmons, NC 64 Nick Bernhard OL So. 6′1″ 299 Matthews, NC 66 Avery Jones OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 307 Havelock, NC 66 Fernando Frye OL Sr. 6′3″ 303 Erie, PA 66 Isaiah Foote OL 6′3″ 329 Prince Frederick, MD 67 Canaan Clark OL Fr. Cumming, GA 69 Noah Henderson OL So. 6′6″ 319 Bennettsville, SC 71 Bailey Malovic OL Jr. 6′7″ 316 Irmo, SC 72 John Ross Edwards OL Fr. 6′2″ 288 Morehead City, NC 74 Hampton Ergle OL Fr. 6′7″ 320 Lexington, SC 75 Grayson Lewis C 6′2″ 313 Harrisburg, NC 75 Sean Bailey OL Sr. 6′6″ 322 Cumming, GA 77 Walter Stribling OL Fr. 6′6″ 340 Palmyra, VA 78 Richard Pearce OL RS 6′2″ 311 Hueytown, AL 79 Justin Chase OL Sr. 6′5″ 311 Chesapeake, VA
Defensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 44 Rick D’Abreu DL 6′2″ 280 Chester, VA 30 tackles, 3.5 sacks 90 Elijah Morris DL 6′2″ 280 Fayetteville, NC 26 tackles, 3.5 sacks 53 Suirad Ware DL Fr. 6′2″ 284 Richmond, VA 23 tackles, 3 sacks 97 Immanuel Hickman DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 307 Chesterfield, VA 21 tackles, 3 sacks 3 Chad Stephens DL 6′1″ 270 Greensboro, NC 17 tackles 52 Xavier McIver DL 6′0″ 305 Cheraw, SC 13 tackles 0 Jasiyah Robinson DL Transfer from Michigan State 6′3″ 265 Groveport, OH 2 tackles 56 D’Anta Johnson DL 6′2″ 294 Dinwiddie, VA 2 tackles 46 J’Vian McCray DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 329 Shallotte, NC 1 tackle 7 Damir Faison DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 255 Charlotte, NC 12 Jason Shuford DL Fr. 6′3″ 323 Statesville, NC 13 Eric Doctor Jr. DL Fr. 6′0″ 261 Orlando, FL 49 Traveon Freshwater DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 268 Elizabeth City, NC 54 Zion Wilson DL RS 6′3″ 318 Belhaven, NC 76 Avery Durham DL Fr. Yadkinville, NC 91 Zakkai Wilson DL RS 6′4″ 271 Pinetown, NC 92 Kareem Stinson DL Fr. 6′3″ 273 Charlotte, NC 94 Henry Garrison DL Jr. 6′6″ 272 Palisades, NY 97 Justyn Haynesworth DL RS 6′2″ 294 Mechanicsville, VA Elijah Robinson DL 6′4″ 260 Wilmington, NC
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 5 Bruce Bivens LB Sr. 6′0″ 229 Houston, TX 57 tackles, 2 sacks 11 Jeremy Lewis LB 6′2″ 237 Greenville, NC 49 tackles, 4 sacks 34 Myles Berry LB 6′1″ 224 Greensboro, NC 53 tackles 10 Xavier Smith LB 6′1″ 252 Raleigh, NC 45 tackles, 0.5 sacks 51 Aaron Ramseur LB Sr. 6′1″ 223 Shelby, NC 41 tackles, 1.5 sacks 6 Teylor Jackson LB 6′1″ 230 Washington, DC 9 tackles 19 Jacoby Simpson LB 6′0″ 248 Houston, TX 3 tackles 9 Dre’Shuwn Terry LB Jr. 6′1″ 235 Roanoke Rapids, NC 35 Cruz Temple LB RS 5′10″ 218 Abbeville, SC 39 Delvontae Harris LB Jr. 6′0″ 232 Newnan, GA 46 Wistar Allen LB Transfer from Richmond Fr. High Point, NC 47 Trevon Hayes LB RS 6′0″ 248 Hampton, VA
Defensive backs 31 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 21 Ja’Quan McMillian CB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 161 Winston-salem, NC 56 tackles, 5 INT 9 Jireh Wilson DB 6′3″ 219 Jacksonville, NC 44 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT 17 Warren Saba S Sr. 5′10″ 188 Cleveland, OH 32 tackles, 4 INT 27 Shawn Dourseau S 5′11″ 190 Perris, CA 37 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 15 Malik Fleming DB 5′8″ 179 Fairburn, GA 34 tackles, 2 INT 7 Gerard Stringer S 6′2″ 204 Suffolk, VA 29 tackles, 1 sack 9 D.J. Ford S Transfer from North Carolina Sr. 6′3″ 215 Ashland, AL 32 tackles 3 Teagan Wilk DB 6′0″ 196 Berwick, PA 24 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 0 Juan Powell DB 5′11″ 190 Atlanta, GA 25 tackles, 1 INT 4 Julius Wood DB So. 6′1″ 194 Columbus, OH 16 tackles 3 Demetrius Mauney S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 198 Forest City, NC 10 tackles 17 Nolan Johnson CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 200 High Point, NC 9 tackles 4 Damel Hickman DB 6′0″ 185 Charlotte, NC 8 tackles 2 Devon King DB Transfer from Marshall Fr. 6′0″ 191 Belmont, NC 5 tackles 42 G’Mone Wilson CB Transfer from Marshall Fr. 6′0″ 184 Clemmons, NC 3 tackles 1 Ty Moss DB 6′0″ 196 Whiteville, NC 1 tackle 52 Liam Crowley S Fr. 6′3″ 206 Wilmington, NC 1 tackle 6 Jayden Chalmers DB RS 6′0″ 165 Sanford, NC 8 Robert Kennedy DB So. 5′10″ 188 Jeannette, PA 10 Davondre Robinson DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 205 Holly Hill, SC 12 Dru Dotter DB RS 6′0″ 177 Havelock, NC 19 C.J. Crump CB RS 6′0″ 182 Greensboro, NC 22 Nasir Clerk CB Fr. 6′2″ 153 Irvington, NJ 23 Sean Tucker DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 170 Washington, DC 25 Kingston McKinstry DB Fr. 6′0″ 195 Grove City, OH 27 Daniel Charles DB So. 6′1″ 187 Marietta, GA 28 David Laney S 6′2″ 180 Henrico, VA 28 Seth Giles CB So. 6′1″ 176 Wake Forest, NC 37 Jonathan Coleman II S 6′1″ 201 Chesterfield, VA 39 Daren Perry CB RS 6′1″ 178 Lenoir, NC 55 Max Parker S Fr. Moultrie, GA
Kingsley Ifedi, Damel Hickman, Ryan Jones, Damir Faison, Blake Proehl, Slade Roy, Nick Bernhard, Kareem Stinson Reid Herring, Xavier Smith, Tyler Snead, Derrick Alston Jr., Joseph Samson, Laith Marjan C.J. Johnson, Jeremy Lewis, Holton Ahlers, Cole Burgess Troy Lewis, Jonathan Coleman II, Rick D’Abreu, Immanuel Hickman Devon King, Carson Smith, Ray Rose Chad Stephens, C.J. Crump, Myles Berry Mason Garcia, Josh Murphy, Sully Hardin Dru Dotter, Nishad Strother, Avery Jones Owen Daffer, Liam Crowley, Elijah Robinson G’Mone Wilson, Jonn Young, Grant Copeland Bruce Bivens, Jacoby Simpson Teylor Jackson, Sean Tucker Eric Doctor Jr., Kyjuan Phillips Maceo Donald, John Ross Edwards Nolan Johnson, Wistar Allen David Laney, Suirad Ware Canaan Clark, Sean Bailey Jasiyah Robinson Juan Powell Tyree Saunders Ty Moss Keaton Mitchell Ryan Stubblefield Demetrius Mauney Teagan Wilk Bryan Gagg Julius Wood Jayden Chalmers Gerard Stringer Kerry King Leroy Henley Terrance Copper Jr. Audie Omotosho Robert Kennedy D.J. Ford Dre’Shuwn Terry Jireh Wilson Tyler Savage Davondre Robinson Jason Shuford Alex Flinn Malik Fleming Walter Simmons III Warren Saba Taji Hudson Ja’Quan McMillian Chase Hayden Nasir Clerk Joseph McKay Kingston McKinstry Asa Barnes Daniel Charles Shawn Dourseau Seth Giles Kavon Chambers Lorenzo Dorr Cruz Temple Daren Perry Delvontae Harris Darius Pinnix J’Vian McCray Rahjai Harris Trevon Hayes Traveon Freshwater Noah Brown Aaron Ramseur Xavier McIver Trent Holler Max Parker D’Anta Johnson Jaquaez Powell Robin Van Der Laan Keziah Everett Collin Jennings Fernando Frye Isaiah Foote Noah Henderson Bailey Malovic Hampton Ergle Grayson Lewis Walter Stribling Richard Pearce Justin Chase Andre Pegues Shane Calhoun Cam Burnette D’Angelo McKinnie Zech Byrd Jsi Hatfield Elijah Morris Zakkai Wilson Henry Garrison Justyn Haynesworth Jhari Patterson NC 66 VA 14 SC 11 GA 9 FL 8 Hometowns of the 2021 East Carolina 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 North Carolina 66 Virginia 14 South Carolina 11 Georgia 9 Florida 8 Ohio 4 Texas 4 Pennsylvania 4 Top counties Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 8 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 8 Pitt County, North Carolina pop. 177,000 6 Guilford County, North Carolina pop. 548,000 5 Forsyth County, North Carolina pop. 390,000 4 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’ 2021 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.
