Teams Elon 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Elon roster 104 players: 52 freshmen, 23 sophomores, 16 juniors, 13 seniors. From 23 states; the most from North Carolina (48) and Virginia (11). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 7 Receivers 15 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 10 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 14 Elijah Guttman QB Fr. 6′2″ 193 Cincinnati, OH 519 passing yards, 2 TD 12 T.J. Crews IV QB Jr. 6′2″ 205 Lenexa, KS 504 passing yards, 4 TD 10 Brady Stober QB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 195 Hickory, NC 346 passing yards, 2 TD 13 Tanner Payne QB Fr. 6′4″ 205 Pine Knoll Shores, NC 31 passing yards
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 22 Kamerin McDowell-Moore RB Fr. 6′0″ 183 Tarboro, NC 1,080 rushing yards, 7 TD 26 Jimmyll Williams RB Sr. 5′9″ 204 Durham, NC 152 rushing yards, 4 TD 2 Daniel Frederick RB Sr. 6′2″ 218 Pikeville, NC 147 rushing yards 28 Xavier Spadacini RB Jr. 5′9″ 190 Westland, MI 13 rushing yards 33 Shepherd Miller RB So. 5′11″ 216 Charlotte, NC 5 rushing yards 4 Josiah Robinson RB Fr. 5′8″ 205 Clinton, NC 5 Dino McRae RB So. 5′10″ 225 Marion, SC
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 9 Kenaz McMillian WR Jr. 6′0″ 161 Winston-Salem, NC 16 catches, 263 yards, 1 TD 84 Josiah Payton WR Fr. 5′10″ 175 Jacksonville, FL 7 returns, 76 yards 1 Jamarien Dalton WR Sr. 6′2″ 187 Lexington, NC 12 catches, 171 yards, 1 TD 17 Jaedon Alford WR Fr. 5′11″ 190 Rolesville, NC 12 catches, 246 yards, 2 TD 3 Landyn Backey WR Sr. 5′10″ 184 Monroe, NC 10 catches, 77 yards, 1 TD 7 Will Lankford WR Sr. 6′3″ 203 Pelham, AL 5 returns, 50 yards 11 Ben Kirsch WR Fr. 6′3″ 190 Charlotte, NC 6 catches, 96 yards, 1 TD 0 Zimere Winston WR Jr. 5′11″ 175 Raleigh, NC 4 catches, 83 yards, 1 TD 8 Alex Voss WR Fr. 6′3″ 200 Waxhaw, NC 4 catches, 74 yards 88 Owen Kelley WR Sr. 6′3″ 220 Manchester, NH 2 tackles 6 TyQuan Harney WR So. 5′9″ 192 Elizabeth City, NC 15 Storm Belford WR So. 6′2″ 185 Jamestown, RI 36 Gavin Powell WR So. 6′0″ 195 Concord, NC 81 Alex Germano WR Fr. 5′10″ 180 Charlotte, NC 83 Elias Corn WR Fr. 6′0″ 175 Cary, NC
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 58 Gabe Navarro OL Jr. 6′4″ 305 Virginia Beach, VA 1 tackle 71 Frank Geosits OL Jr. 6′3″ 300 Weddington, NC 1 tackle 55 Deshawn Leonard OL Sr. 6′1″ 315 Clinton, MS 57 Demari Lassiter OL Fr. 6′2″ 290 Ahoskie, NC 59 Michael Muldrow Jr OL Jr. 6′3″ 305 Tyrone, GA 63 Will Tellers OL Fr. 6′4″ 265 Tolland, CT 65 Tim Hogan OL Sr. 6′5″ 305 Raleigh, NC 66 Rocco Famularo OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 New York, NY 67 Eli Wells OL Fr. 6′3″ 290 Yadkinville, NC 68 Sean Tanner OL So. 6′7″ 322 Red Lion, PA 70 Andrew Hancock OL So. 6′5″ 300 Youngsville, NC 72 James Shaffer OL So. 6′5″ 282 Naples, FL 75 Evan Safreed OL Jr. 6′4″ 290 Woodbridge, VA 76 Nolan Irwin OL Fr. 6′6″ 295 Concord, NC 77 Bubba Shoe OL Fr. 6′4″ 285 Concord, NC 78 Matthew Atkinson OL Fr. 6′5″ 320 Charleston, SC 79 Ethan Gonzalez-Bonilla OL Jr. 6′3″ 305 Stephens City, VA
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 42 Dillon Pardue DE Sr. 6′1″ 245 Clayton, NC 24 tackles, 2 sacks 7 Doug Quarles III DE Fr. 6′4″ 240 Charlotte, NC 19 tackles, 2 sacks 95 Chaz Knox DT So. 6′1″ 295 Concord, NC 17 tackles, 1 sack 6 Rylan Shibley DE So. 6′2″ 285 West Boylston, MA 16 tackles, 1 sack 40 Trey Woods DE Sr. 6′0″ 258 Milledgeville, GA 17 tackles 98 Rashad Reid DL So. 6′0″ 285 Martinsburg, WV 13 tackles, 1 sack 34 Nathan Hayes DT Fr. 6′2″ 270 Roanoke, VA 13 tackles 4 Nhycer Kelly DL Jr. 6′3″ 260 Reidsville, NC 8 tackles, 1 sack 43 Bristol Biegenzahn DE Fr. 6′5″ 250 Charleston, SC 3 tackles, 1 sack 90 Malakahi West DL So. 6′3″ 260 Wilmington, NC 2 tackles 94 Ryder Kilgannon DE Fr. 6′2″ 220 Waxhaw, NC 1 tackle 99 Geren Williams DT Fr. 6′3″ 250 Hanover, MD 1 tackle 10 Billy O’Byrne DL So. 6′6″ 240 Medford, NJ 54 Matteo Cangialosi DT Fr. 6′1″ 240 Hummelstown, PA 93 Carson Yates DE Fr. 6′2″ 230 Vero Beach, FL 96 Nick Johnson DE Fr. 6′3″ 240 Jacksonville, NC
Linebackers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 33 Brodie Carroll LB Jr. 6′1″ 240 Gainesville, VA 69 tackles, 2 sacks 21 Derek Hite LB So. 6′0″ 220 Loretto, PA 40 tackles 56 Carter Wyatt LB Sr. 6′1″ 228 Shallotte, NC 11 tackles 9 Ryder Duffy LB Fr. 6′0″ 210 Roswell, GA 7 tackles 35 Owen Moreland LB Fr. 6′0″ 220 Beverly, MA 7 tackles 30 Cason Jones LB Fr. 6′3″ 215 Burnsville, NC 1 tackle 41 Gary Jones Jr LB So. 5′10″ 203 Washington, DC 47 Cohen Kilgannon LB Fr. 6′2″ 225 Waxhaw, NC 50 Brady Morais LB Fr. 6′1″ 205 Bernardsville, NJ 52 Luke Edmisten LB Fr. 6′2″ 220 Boone, NC
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 0 Tony Hart III DB Jr. 6′2″ 206 Baltimore, MD 48 tackles, 1 sack 1 Jevean Brown DB Sr. 6′1″ 200 Columbia, MO 42 tackles, 1 sack 12 Eric Jones DB Jr. 6′1″ 190 Gwinnett, GA 23 tackles, 1 INT 24 Remington Moss DB Transfer from Wisconsin Fr. 6′1″ 194 Dumfries, VA 25 tackles 2 Senquavious Alsobrooks DB Sr. 6′0″ 185 Griffin, GA 17 tackles 15 Xavier Porter DB Fr. 6′4″ 185 Charlotte, NC 15 tackles 14 Ross Smith DB So. 5′11″ 190 Marshville, NC 14 tackles 31 Codey Larkins DB Fr. 5′11″ 170 Knightdale, NC 10 tackles 5 Tyler Hart DB Fr. 6′1″ 195 Baltimore, MD 9 tackles 23 Tyler Owens DB Fr. 5′10″ 180 Bristow, VA 8 tackles 18 Landon Herzberg DB So. 6′1″ 185 Charlotte, NC 6 tackles 13 Jordan Glover DB So. 6′1″ 175 Durham, NC 3 tackles 3 C.J. Hector DB Fr. 5′11″ 190 Suwanee, GA 1 tackle 11 Cole Clark DB So. 5′11″ 185 Washington, DC 1 tackle 27 Jayden Cowart DB Fr. 5′11″ 190 Lynchburg, VA 1 tackle 8 Sincere Cyrill DB Fr. 6′2″ 180 Kennesaw, GA 20 Rishon Postell DB Fr. 6′0″ 185 Atlanta, GA 29 Adam Velasquez DB Fr. 6′0″ 195 Centreville, VA 32 Tyler Dent DB Fr. 6′1″ 190 Charlotte, NC 38 Levi Perlstein DB Fr. 5′11″ 190 Sandy Springs, GA 39 Nick Jones DB So. 6′2″ 185 Charlotte, NC 46 Will Helms DB Fr. 5′10″ 180 Big Sky, MT
Doug Quarles III, Ben Kirsch, Xavier Porter, Landon Herzberg, Tyler Dent, Shepherd Miller, Nick Jones, Alex Germano Landyn Backey, Alex Voss, Cohen Kilgannon, Ryder Kilgannon Cole Clark, Gary Jones Jr, Max Troiano, Carter Stimson Gavin Powell, Nolan Irwin, Bubba Shoe, Chaz Knox Zimere Winston, Tim Hogan, Elias Corn Jordan Glover, Jimmyll Williams, Trey Hoffman Tyler Owens, Adam Velasquez, Brodie Carroll Tony Hart III, Tyler Hart Jamarien Dalton, Connor Dunn C.J. Hector, Brendan Hester Ryder Duffy, Levi Perlstein Jaedon Alford, Jack O’Connell Codey Larkins, Dillon Pardue Bristol Biegenzahn, Matthew Atkinson Jevean Brown Daniel Frederick Senquavious Alsobrooks Josiah Robinson Nhycer Kelly Dino McRae Rylan Shibley TyQuan Harney Will Lankford Sincere Cyrill Kenaz McMillian Billy O’Byrne Brady Stober Eric Jones T.J. Crews IV Elijah Guttman Ross Smith Storm Belford Rishon Postell Kamerin McDowell-Moore Remington Moss Jayden Cowart Xavier Spadacini Dylan Magazu Nathan Hayes Owen Moreland Leo Taylor Trey Woods MJ D’Angelo Brady Morais Luke Edmisten Ben Barrett Matteo Cangialosi Deshawn Leonard Carter Wyatt Demari Lassiter Gabe Navarro Michael Muldrow Jr Sam Creed Rocco Famularo Sean Tanner Frank Geosits James Shaffer Evan Safreed Ethan Gonzalez-Bonilla Josiah Payton Benji Ravitz Owen Kelley Malakahi West Luke Barnes Carson Yates Nick Johnson Rashad Reid Geren Williams NC 48 VA 11 GA 10 FL 3 MD 3 Hometowns of the 2026 Elon 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 48 Virginia 11 Georgia 10 Pennsylvania 4 Maryland 3 South Carolina 3 Connecticut 3 Florida 3 Top counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 8 Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 6 Union County, North Carolina pop. 251,000 6 Prince William County, Virginia pop. 489,000 4 Cabarrus County, North Carolina pop. 236,000 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’ 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.
