Teams Gardner-Webb 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 Gardner-Webb roster 55 players: 9 freshmen, 11 sophomores, 8 juniors, 8 seniors, 19 with no class listed. From 9 states; the most from Georgia (25) and South Carolina (9). The 2023 season .
Our source’s roster for 2023 is partial: 55 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 4 Receivers 9 Tight ends 4 Defensive line 8 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 13 Specialists 2 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 3 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 2 Jaylen King QB Fr. 6′4″ 210 Folkston, GA 1,038 passing yards, 10 TD 18 Matthew Caldwell QB So. 6′4″ 212 Auburn, AL 940 passing yards, 7 TD 15 Gino English QB 6′1″ 194 Winter Park, FL 42 passing yards, 1 TD
Running backs 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 22 Narii Gaither RB Sr. 5′10″ 181 Rock Hill, SC 658 rushing yards, 1 TD 1 Jayden Brown RB 5′9″ 180 Stone Mountain, GA 487 rushing yards, 4 TD 22 Nemo Squire RB Transfer from East Carolina 5′8″ 198 Darlington, SC 55 rushing yards, 1 TD 6 Donovan Jones RB 2★ 2-star recruit So. 5′9″ 180 Miami, FL 20 rushing yards
Receivers 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 1 Maleek Huggins WR 5′11″ 180 Bradenton, FL 21 returns, 192 yards 5 Karim Page WR So. 6′0″ 178 Dalton, GA 37 catches, 371 yards, 3 TD 12 Ephraim Floyd WR 2★ 2-star recruit So. 5′10″ 190 Vero Beach, FL 31 catches, 346 yards, 1 TD 9 A.J. Johnson WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 205 New Orleans, LA 18 catches, 234 yards, 2 TD Brennan McGuire WR 15 catches, 156 yards 13 Caleb Borders WR So. 5′10″ 180 Shelby, NC 10 catches, 90 yards, 1 TD 4 Hakeem Meggett WR So. 6′2″ 180 Moncks Corner, SC 4 catches, 59 yards 2 Darius Hough WR Jr. 6′2″ 210 Myrtle Beach, SC 3 catches, 37 yards, 1 TD 1 Justin Franklin WR 5′8″ 160 Douglasville, GA 2 rushing yards
Tight ends 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 82 Jonathan Burns TE 6′4″ 220 Aiken, SC 20 catches, 181 yards, 1 TD 13 Jackson Head TE Fr. 6′1″ 231 Woodstock, GA 6 catches, 23 yards 83 Cole Hoskyns TE Fr. 6′2″ 240 Chesnee, SC 1 catch, 0 yards 86 Anthony Herock TE Jr. 6′3″ 230 Cumming, GA 1 catch, −1 yards
Defensive line 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 15 Brice Bass DE Jr. 6′4″ 250 Stockbridge, GA 6 tackles, 1.5 sacks 52 Brandon Wilson DL 6′1″ 265 Beaufort, SC 3 tackles, 1 INT 98 Jai Barnes DL So. 6′2″ 300 Cedartown, GA 8 tackles 23 Charlie Jackson DL Jr. 6′4″ 323 Monroe, GA 5 tackles 96 Ayden Bell DL 6′3″ 261 Silsbee, TX 4 tackles 8 Rashad Whitehead DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 255 Atlanta, GA 2 tackles 19 Justin Isler DL 6′2″ 240 Temple, GA 2 tackles 97 Willie Harris DL 6′1″ 285 Cochran, GA 1 tackle
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 47 Ty French LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 225 Moultrie, GA 13 tackles, 2 sacks 42 William McRainey LB 6′0″ 217 Shallotte, NC 15 tackles 4 Brendan Jackson LB Jr. 6′2″ 230 Statesboro, GA 8 tackles, 1 INT 10 Ty Anderson LB 6′1″ 210 Thomasville, GA 9 tackles, 0.5 sacks 5 Tray Dunson LB 6′2″ 221 Franklin, GA 9 tackles 34 Honus Wagner LB Sr. 6′0″ 225 Cumming, GA 5 tackles 22 Nicholas Hunter LB So. 6′5″ 218 Atlanta, GA 3 tackles 26 Keeath Magee II LB Sr. 6′0″ 240 Houston, TX 2 tackles 32 Christian Wright LB Sr. 5′10″ 234 Norcross, GA 2 tackles 31 R.J. Brown LB 6′1″ 225 Kernersville, NC 1 tackle 42 Jaycob Neely LB Fr. 6′0″ 217 Gastonia, NC
Defensive backs 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 3 Jamari Brown DB Sr. 5′11″ 198 Miami, FL 12 tackles, 2 INT 30 Josiah Wright DB Sr. 6′0″ 190 Loganville, GA 9 tackles, 1 INT 19 Ja’Kai Young CB Jr. 5′11″ 183 Stamford, CT 8 tackles, 1 INT 5 Jimmy Bowdry CB Fr. 6′0″ 186 Thomasville, GA 5 tackles, 1 INT 14 A.J. Thomas DB Sr. 6′1″ 190 Acworth, GA 6 tackles 12 Raequan Ousley CB 5′11″ 170 Orlando, FL 3 tackles 27 Jordan Blackmon S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 156 Melbourne, FL 2 returns, 69 yards 0 T.J. Jones DB So. 5′11″ 185 Melbourne, FL 1 tackle 0 Wendell McClain S So. 6′2″ 185 Tifton, GA 1 tackle 3 Jecari Bryson DB 6′2″ 220 Rock Hill, SC 1 return, 1 yard 12 Darius Johnson CB Fr. 5′10″ 180 Watkinsville, GA 1 tackle 23 Warren Coneway DB Fr. 5′11″ 175 Sandersville, GA 1 tackle 46 Matt McCray DB Jr. 6′0″ 180 Scottsdale, AZ 1 tackle
Specialists 2 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 43 Jay Billingsley PK So. 5′10″ 160 Anderson, SC 9 of 12 field goals 45 Austin Hendley P Sr. 6′2″ 220 High Point, NC 64 punts, 38.1 average
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 Ian Sauter 3 punts, 39.7 average
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. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
