Teams East Tennessee State 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 East Tennessee State roster 109 players: 44 freshmen, 26 sophomores, 18 juniors, 21 seniors. From 17 states and 2 other countries; the most from Tennessee (31) and Georgia (18). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 6 Receivers 16 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 6
Running backs 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 5 T.J. Peyton RB Transfer from Georgia State So. 5′9″ 210 Buford, GA 616 rushing yards, 6 TD 21 Jason Albritton RB Sr. 5′9″ 222 Lithia, FL 235 rushing yards, 7 TD 7 Jaiden Daniels RB Fr. 5′7″ 167 Commerce, GA 255 rushing yards, 1 TD 26 D’Marius Rucker RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′8″ 195 Lakeland, FL 116 rushing yards, 3 TD 24 Chelton Swafford RB Fr. 5′9″ 202 Goodlettsville, TN 41 Mike Hassell RB Fr. 5′11″ 185 Nashville, TN
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 9 Suderian Harrison WR Transfer from Virginia 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′9″ 182 McCormick, SC 25 catches, 368 yards, 1 TD 0 Brandon Winton WR Transfer from South Florida So. 5′11″ 183 Knoxville, TN 18 catches, 284 yards, 3 TD 8 Trey Weary WR Transfer from Tennessee Sr. 6′2″ 180 Houston, TX 18 catches, 178 yards, 1 TD 4 Tyler Griffin WR Transfer from UL Monroe Sr. 6′3″ 202 Brooklet, GA 17 catches, 243 yards 2 Xavier Gaillardetz WR Sr. 6′1″ 205 Chattanooga, TN 8 returns, 140 yards 82 Izay Bridges WR So. 5′6″ 171 Shelby, NC 2 returns, 82 yards 11 Josh Buckhalter WR Fr. 5′7″ 169 Rabun Gap, GA 2 catches, 17 yards 3 Tommy Winton III WR Transfer from Tennessee 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 199 Knoxville, TN 1 catch, 5 yards 14 Trenton Wanjogu WR Fr. 6′1″ 194 Marietta, GA 18 Jayden Scott WR Fr. 5′11″ 175 Fort Mill, SC 25 Rex LeBlanc WR Fr. 6′0″ 185 Marrero, LA 48 Cole Blanton WR Fr. 6′0″ 170 Johnson City, TN 83 Will Hagelgan WR Fr. 6′0″ 170 Snellville, GA 84 Hudson Makuch WR Fr. 5′11″ 182 Cleveland, TN 86 Peyton Rowe WR Fr. 6′4″ 193 Battle Creek, MI 87 Marshall McConnehey WR Fr. 6′1″ 180 Oak Ridge, TN
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 88 Charlie Browder TE Sr. 6′7″ 254 Kingsport, TN 17 catches, 197 yards, 2 TD 6 Khristian Means TE Jr. 6′3″ 230 Jonesville, SC 5 catches, 49 yards 19 Vashawn Nalls TE So. 6′2″ 230 Oak Ridge, TN 4 catches, 14 yards, 2 TD 89 Billy Lyons TE Transfer from Florida Atlantic Fr. 6′3″ 236 Cincinnati, OH 1 catch, 20 yards 40 Chase Norman TE Fr. 6′4″ 220 Knoxville, TN 80 Jacob Coleman TE Sr. 6′3″ 230 Chesterfield, VA 81 Kaleb Liner TE Fr. 6′4″ 233 Newland, NC 85 Colin Rutland TE So. 6′6″ 255 Reston, VA
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 50 Brodie Bass OL Jr. 6′3″ 296 Sumrall, MS 51 Isaiah Hall OL So. 6′1″ 282 LaGrange, GA 52 Frank West OL So. 6′3″ 313 Corbin, KY 54 Cal Grubbs OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 290 Maryville, TN 55 Will McCraw OL Sr. 6′3″ 276 Tiger, GA 56 Nash Stinnett OL Fr. 6′2″ 295 Maryville, TN 57 Ty Williams OL Transfer from Austin Peay Jr. 6′2″ 310 Greeneville, TN 58 Maddox Radcliffe OL Jr. 6′0″ 297 Rockville, VA 60 Micah Sumpter OL Sr. 6′3″ 319 Knightdale, NC 66 Tyler Grizzle OL Fr. 6′4″ 305 Kingsport, TN 67 Harry Simpson OL Fr. 6′4″ 285 Pfafftown, NC 68 Noah Anker OL So. 6′8″ 332 Vejle, Denmark 69 Aidan Hitesman OL Fr. 6′4″ 295 Morristown, TN 70 Eli Dorton OL Fr. 6′5″ 303 Norris, TN 73 Joshua Benson OL Fr. 6′6″ 329 Irmo, SC 76 Steve Lizama OL Transfer from Merrimack So. 6′2″ 310 West New York, NJ 77 Sam Browder OL Transfer from Memphis Fr. 6′5″ 304 Kingsport, TN 79 Mitchell Dunlap OL So. 6′4″ 283 Cumming, GA
Defensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 0 Charles Woodard DL Jr. 6′3″ 233 Starkville, MS 29 tackles, 2.5 sacks 20 Josiha Mason DL Jr. 6′1″ 248 Kankakee, IL 21 tackles, 1 sack 91 Brendan LeBlanc DL Sr. 5′11″ 270 Marrero, LA 13 tackles, 0.5 sacks 45 Ayden Guess DL Transfer from Northeastern State Jr. 6′3″ 238 Tulsa, OK 13 tackles 98 Tyreek’e Robinson DL Transfer from UCF So. 6′2″ 325 Bradenton, FL 7 tackles, 1 sack 17 K.J. Gillespie DE Fr. 6′2″ 244 Mooresville, NC 7 tackles, 0.5 sacks 97 Isaiah Potts DL Sr. 6′0″ 305 Fayetteville, NC 8 tackles 99 Mason Ball DL So. 6′4″ 284 Elizabethton, TN 8 tackles 22 Jayden Wilson-Abrams DL So. 6′0″ 284 Greenville, SC 7 tackles 50 Josh Meltzer DL Jr. 6′0″ 266 Fort Pierce, FL 4 tackles 1 Gideon Herbert DE Transfer from Arkansas State So. 6′3″ 250 Munich, Germany 2 tackles 13 Yasir Smith DL Transfer from North Carolina Fr. 6′4″ 272 Summerville, SC 90 Xavier Porter DL Transfer from Louisville So. 6′2″ 258 Palmetto, FL 96 T.A. Cunningham DL So. 6′5″ 264 Atlanta, GA
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 33 Dre Delinois LB Sr. 6′0″ 230 Chattanooga, TN 61 tackles, 0.5 sacks 3 Jarvis Johnson LB Transfer from Florida Atlantic So. 5′11″ 220 Miami, FL 45 tackles, 1 sack 14 Ja’Qualin Birdsong LB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 186 Roanoke, AL 15 tackles, 2 sacks 35 Jeremiah Curry LB So. 6′0″ 217 Bluffton, SC 18 tackles 7 Eugene Ware III LB Fr. 6′1″ 219 Thomasville, GA 11 tackles, 2 sacks 46 Samuel Iroh LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 216 Collierville, TN 9 tackles, 1 sack 28 Jamari Farmer LB So. 6′0″ 217 Mooresville, NC 11 tackles 29 Elijah Taylor LB Sr. 6′4″ 234 Gadsden, AL 2 tackles 36 Josh McCullough LB Fr. 6′1″ 210 Atlanta, GA 2 tackles 59 Taylor McClure LB So. 6′0″ 222 Hayesville, NC 1 return, 17 yards 10 Jarris Coney LB Jr. 5′9″ 220 Warner Robins, GA 30 Drew Armbrister LB Fr. 5′11″ 218 Greeneville, TN 37 Maddox Balius LB So. 5′11″ 217 Daphne, AL 38 Reed Blake-Thomas LB Transfer from Eastern Illinois 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 240 Brighton, MI 44 Grant Bullard LB Jr. 5′11″ 209 Rome, GA
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 2 Mike Jenkins S Sr. 6′0″ 179 Summerville, SC 41 tackles, 1 INT 4 Devin Hunter S Transfer from Tennessee Tech Sr. 6′0″ 183 Norcross, GA 22 tackles 5 Jimmy Bowdry CB Sr. 6′0″ 186 Thomasville, GA 21 tackles 6 Jivon Oggs DB Sr. 5′9″ 163 Mansfield, TX 20 tackles 15 C.J. Gilmore CB Sr. 5′10″ 176 Orlando, FL 15 tackles 12 Damari Burton S Jr. 6′0″ 191 Tupelo, MS 10 tackles, 1 sack 21 Tamajh Mitchell CB Fr. 5′8″ 162 Jacksonville, FL 11 tackles 18 Izziek Chandler CB Transfer from Central Missouri So. 6′0″ 178 San Antonio, TX 9 tackles 24 Terian Williams S Sr. 5′11″ 190 Atlanta, GA 8 tackles 9 Donya Borden S Jr. 5′10″ 199 Cincinnati, OH 6 tackles 11 Moin Gammage DB Jr. 5′10″ 164 Inglewood, CA 4 tackles 31 Brycen Dowdell S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 185 Madison, AL 3 tackles 25 Jaden Haywood DB Fr. 5′11″ 165 Ooltewah, TN 1 tackle 8 Caleb Cooper S So. 5′9″ 190 Darrow, LA 19 Tamari Hill DB Fr. 5′10″ 181 Murfreesboro, TN 23 Ramani Bruton CB Fr. 6′0″ 177 Greenville, SC 32 Camren Richards CB Fr. 5′11″ 188 Morristown, TN 43 Logan Miller DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′8″ 170 Nashville, TN 47 Zabian Goodwin DB Fr. 5′11″ 180 Kingsport, TN
Brandon Winton, Tommy Winton III, Weston Edmondson, Chase Norman Zabian Goodwin, Tyler Grizzle, Sam Browder, Charlie Browder Xavier Gaillardetz, Ethan Lane, Dre Delinois Vashawn Nalls, Eli Pearson, Marshall McConnehey Terian Williams, Josh McCullough, T.A. Cunningham Mike Jenkins, Yasir Smith Jimmy Bowdry, Eugene Ware III T.J. Peyton, Mitchell Dunlap Donya Borden, Billy Lyons Jackson Byrd, Micah Sumpter Trenton Wanjogu, Kaleb Narcisse K.J. Gillespie, Jamari Farmer Jayden Wilson-Abrams, Ramani Bruton Rex LeBlanc, Brendan LeBlanc Drew Armbrister, Ty Williams Camren Richards, Aidan Hitesman Mike Hassell, Logan Miller Cal Grubbs, Nash Stinnett Xavier Porter, Tyreek’e Robinson Charles Woodard Jadyn Davis Jarvis Johnson Devin Hunter Tyler Griffin Jivon Oggs Khristian Means Jaiden Daniels Caleb Cooper Trey Weary Suderian Harrison Jake McNamara Jarris Coney Josh Buckhalter Moin Gammage Damari Burton Mason Mims Ja’Qualin Birdsong C.J. Gilmore Izziek Chandler Jayden Scott Tamari Hill Josiha Mason Jason Albritton Tamajh Mitchell Chelton Swafford Jaden Haywood D’Marius Rucker Jack McKissock Elijah Taylor Brycen Dowdell Jeremiah Curry Maddox Balius Reed Blake-Thomas Ethan Mick Brock Winstead Grant Bullard Luke Stewart Ayden Guess Samuel Iroh Cole Blanton Brodie Bass Josh Meltzer Isaiah Hall Frank West Will McCraw Maddox Radcliffe Harry Simpson Joshua Benson Steve Lizama Jacob Coleman Kaleb Liner Izay Bridges Will Hagelgan Hudson Makuch Colin Rutland Peyton Rowe Isaiah Potts Mason Ball TN 31 GA 18 NC 11 SC 10 FL 9 Hometowns of the 2026 East Tennessee State 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 Tennessee 31 Georgia 18 North Carolina 11 South Carolina 10 Florida 9 Alabama 5 Mississippi 4 Texas 3 Top counties Knox County, Tennessee pop. 494,000 4 Hamilton County, Tennessee pop. 376,000 4 Sullivan County, Tennessee pop. 161,000 4 Anderson County, Tennessee pop. 79,153 4 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 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.
