Teams Gardner-Webb 2025 Roster ← 2024 2026 → 2025 Gardner-Webb roster 128 players: 35 freshmen, 17 sophomores, 26 juniors, 21 seniors, 29 with no class listed. From 21 states and 1 other country; the most from North Carolina (35) and Georgia (13). The 2025 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 10 Receivers 15 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 21 Linebackers 17 Defensive backs 24 Specialists 8
Quarterbacks 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 12 Cole Pennington QB Jr. 6′4″ 220 Versailles, KY 1,601 passing yards, 7 TD 10 Nate Hampton QB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′6″ 240 Advance, NC 1,245 passing yards, 10 TD 11 Finley Polk QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 200 Rock Hill, SC 2 rushing yards 14 Ben Mauney QB Fr. 6′4″ 190 Shelby, NC 8 rushing yards 5 NaCari McFarland QB Fr. 6′7″ 220 Broadview, IL 15 Easton Jessie QB Fr. 6′1″ 190 Columbia, KY 20 Famous Wilson QB RS 5′11″ 170
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 1 Anthony Lowe WR Sr. 5′11″ 185 Grove City, OH 55 catches, 597 yards, 5 TD 6 Chris Lofton WR Transfer from James Madison Jr. 6′0″ 185 Columbia, SC 55 catches, 917 yards, 4 TD 13 Caleb Borders WR Sr. 5′10″ 180 Shelby, NC 27 catches, 468 yards, 4 TD 21 Jabre Bevineau WR Jr. 6′3″ 185 Fullerton, CA 12 catches, 180 yards 0 Giovanni Adopte WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 180 Miami, FL 10 catches, 132 yards 22 Jack Reynolds WR Transfer from Charlotte Jr. 5′9″ 175 Mocksville, NC 6 catches, 70 yards 2 Kory Jones WR Fr. 6′3″ 215 4 catches, 70 yards, 1 TD 16 Jack Reynolds WR Transfer from Charlotte Sr. 5′9″ 175 Mocksville, NC 3 catches, 28 yards 81 Sean Brady WR Fr. 5′9″ 172 Charlotte, NC 3 catches, 28 yards 2 Markel Fortenberry WR Transfer from Liberty 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 200 Maryville, TN 19 Teddy Sands WR Fr. 6′2″ 195 Tampa, FL 29 Lance Watters WR So. 6′2″ 188 Chesapeake, VA 80 Jalen Harris WR Transfer from Coastal Carolina Fr. 6′4″ 205 Harrisburg, NC 83 Dominic Testa WR RS 5′10″ 188 Harrisburg, NC 86 Rex Schofill WR RS 5′9″ 175 Thomasville, GA
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 86 Cole Schnieder TE Sr. 6′4″ 250 Cincinnati, OH 8 catches, 64 yards 15 Elvin Fofanah TE Sr. 6′4″ 245 Bowling Green, KY 3 catches, 63 yards, 1 TD 87 Collin Carroll TE So. 6′4″ 235 Stafford, VA 1 catch, 5 yards 46 Evan Kuehnel TE Fr. 6′7″ 245 Elon, NC 48 Alex Furr TE Fr. 6′6″ 235 Kannapolis, NC 85 Beau Blankenship TE Transfer from Ohio 6′4″ 245 Hillsboro, OH 89 Ryan Demonbreun TE Fr. 6′4″ 235 Nashville, TN 92 Joey Shearin TE RS 6′2″ 220 Monroe, NC
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 50 Luke Rector OL So. 6′5″ 300 Valdese, NC 55 C.J. Dawson II OL Jr. 6′2″ 327 Green, OH 56 Aaron McIver OL Jr. 6′2″ 305 Charlotte, NC 58 Jose Gonzalez OL Transfer from Fort Valley State Jr. 6′4″ 315 Bonaire, GA 59 Blake Bradford OL Transfer from App State So. 6′6″ 285 Lincolnton, NC 59 Brooks Kerwin OL Fr. 60 David Torres OL Fr. 6′2″ 300 Acworth, GA 60 Preston Lilley OL Fr. 6′5″ 280 Raleigh, NC 62 A.J. Suttles OL RS 6′2″ 285 Wellford, SC 64 Drew Davis OL RS 6′1″ 280 69 Chance Reid OL Sr. 6′5″ 290 Madison, GA 72 Andrew Threatt OL Jr. 6′6″ 285 Charlotte, NC 73 Brayden Cook OL Jr. 6′2″ 290 Boulder City, NV 74 Ahmad Carwise OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Piedmont, SC 76 Henry Kofowo OL Sr. 6′3″ 330 Stone Mountain, GA 77 Will Fitzpatrick OL So. 6′6″ 300 Marietta, GA 78 Carson Blachford OL Fr. 6′3″ 280 Chesapeake, VA Gavin Brooks OL Fr. 5′11″ 260 Duncan, SC
Defensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 8 Robert Holtz DL Sr. 6′3″ 255 Springfield, OH 5 tackles, 1 sack 0 Trey Weems DL Jr. 6′2″ 245 Griffin, GA 7 tackles 19 De’Arieun Hicks DT So. 6′3″ 283 Richmond, IN 3 tackles 92 Javin Griffin DT Jr. 6′2″ 320 Saint Martinville, LA 3 tackles 98 Andre Crawley Jr. DL Sr. 6′1″ 290 North Chesterfield, VA 2 tackles 19 Justin Isler DL Sr. 6′2″ 240 Temple, GA 1 tackle 8 Zalen Watkins DL RS 6′3″ 290 35 Antonio Chambers DL Jr. 6′2″ 245 Collierville, TN 54 Ian Calhoun DL Jr. 6′4″ 290 St. Johns, FL 56 Savyion Drayton DL RS 6′0″ 280 65 Zion Felton DL Fr. 6′1″ 235 North Augusta, SC 67 Davion Kinard-Taylor DE Fr. 6′1″ 242 92 Marshall Moldre DL Fr. 6′2″ 260 Farmington, UT 93 Ontario Hewitt Jr. DL Fr. 6′4″ 235 Arlington, TX 95 Paul Williams DL Fr. 6′3″ 260 Milton, GA 95 Ra’Shaun Robinson DL RS 6′3″ 230 Goldsboro, NC 96 Michelot Sine DL RS 6′2″ 285 Port-au-prince, Haiti 97 Caden Ross DL Jr. 6′1″ 280 Wichita, KS Malik Jackson DL RS 6′0″ 210 Nehemiah Vasquez DL Fr. Reese Hare DL Fr.
Linebackers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 24 Cahari Haynes LB Transfer from App State 6′2″ 225 Shelby, NC 15 tackles 9 Antonio O’Berry LB Sr. 6′6″ 244 Dayton, OH 9 tackles, 1 sack 37 Jackson Marshall LB Jr. 6′2″ 229 Lexington, KY 12 tackles 0 Jamari Young LB Jr. 6′2″ 232 Temple Hills, MD 5 tackles 17 James Oates LB Fr. 6′5″ 215 Duncan, SC 5 tackles 31 R.J. Brown LB So. 6′1″ 225 Kernersville, NC 2 tackles 11 Luke Gilbertson LB So. 6′0″ 220 Charlotte, NC 14 Talon Fisher LB Fr. 6′2″ 225 Fairfield, OH 32 Daejuan Thompson LB Jr. 6′3″ 205 Whiteville, NC 36 Ben Zelenka LB RS 5′11″ 210 38 Will Mattison LB Jr. 6′4″ 225 Rock Hill, SC 41 Dylan Manders LB So. 6′2″ 230 Watkinsville, GA 47 Michael Luisa Jr. LB Fr. 5′11″ 210 Matthews, NC 51 Jaxon Alongi LB RS 6′3″ 210 Holly Springs, NC 53 William Stevenson LB So. 6′1″ 230 Durham, NC Jayveon Bell LB Fr. Will Massey LB Fr.
Defensive backs 24 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 5 Josiah Harris DB Transfer from Campbellsville Jr. 6′2″ 194 Villa Rica, GA 13 tackles, 5 INT 6 Que Billingsley DB So. 6′0″ 190 Phenix City, AL 8 tackles, 1 INT 21 Nigel Lucas DB So. 6′1″ 195 Wake Forest, NC 13 tackles 0 Wendell McClain S Sr. 6′2″ 185 Tifton, GA 2 tackles, 2 INT 3 Jecari Bryson DB 6′2″ 220 Rock Hill, SC 10 tackles 2 Jonathan Robinson DB Sr. 6′1″ 157 Jacksonville, FL 3 tackles, 1 INT 10 Sabin McLaughlin DB Jr. 5′11″ 195 Charlotte, NC 5 tackles 12 Darius Johnson CB Jr. 5′10″ 180 Watkinsville, GA 5 tackles 9 Jordan Jackson DB Transfer from West Virginia So. 6′0″ 185 Cincinnati, OH 3 tackles 18 Ross Coppock S So. 6′2″ 200 Centerville, OH 1 tackle 30 Ethan Chandler DB Fr. 5′9″ 185 Pelzer, SC 1 tackle 2 Steven Rose Jr. DB 5′11″ 200 Reading, PA 7 Jaden Watkins DB Jr. 6′2″ 200 Asheville, NC 17 Abraham Brown III DB Fr. 5′11″ 165 Sarasota, FL 18 Payton Edwards DB Sr. 22 Jordan Little DB Jr. 6′0″ 180 San Diego, CA 26 Hunter West DB RS 6′2″ 185 Roebuck, SC 27 Carter Isaacs DB RS 6′0″ 185 28 David Laney S Sr. 6′2″ 180 Henrico, VA 37 Elisha Luckett III DB RS 5′9″ 170 37 Milly Patton DB So. 5′10″ 180 Cornelius, NC 39 Bryson Shelton DB RS 5′10″ 180 Steffen Morgan DB RS 5′9″ 170 Mooresville, NC Zachary Frashier DB RS 6′0″ 180
QuaSean Holmes, Sabin McLaughlin, Luke Gilbertson, Christian Vann, Michael Luisa Jr., Aaron McIver, Andrew Threatt, Sean Brady Jecari Bryson, Finley Polk, Will Mattison Caleb Borders, Ben Mauney, Cahari Haynes James Oates, A.J. Suttles, Gavin Brooks Lance Watters, Carson Blachford, Andre Crawley Jr. Josiah Harris, Justin Isler Daniel Moyer, R.J. Brown Jordan Jackson, Cole Schnieder Darius Johnson, Dylan Manders Jack Reynolds, Jack Reynolds Ethan Chandler, Ahmad Carwise Milly Patton, Steffen Morgan Jalen Harris, Dominic Testa Giovanni Adopte Jamari Young Trey Weems Wendell McClain Anthony Lowe Jonathan Robinson Markel Fortenberry Steven Rose Jr. NaCari McFarland Chris Lofton Que Billingsley Jaden Watkins Robert Holtz Antonio O’Berry Nate Hampton Cole Pennington Talon Fisher Elvin Fofanah Abraham Brown III Jackson Dorr Ross Coppock De’Arieun Hicks Teddy Sands Jabre Bevineau Nigel Lucas Jordan Little Hunter West David Laney Daejuan Thompson Carson Gresock Darius Latimer Antonio Chambers Juels Huntley Jackson Marshall Joraye Morrison Tyler Miller Evan Kuehnel Brady Braun Alex Furr Kevin Fay Luke Rector Jaxon Alongi William Stevenson Ian Calhoun C.J. Dawson II Jose Gonzalez Blake Bradford David Torres Preston Lilley Zion Felton Chance Reid Henry Kofowo Will Fitzpatrick Rex Schofill Collin Carroll Charlie Viorel Ryan Demonbreun Javin Griffin Joey Shearin Marshall Moldre Ontario Hewitt Jr. Paul Williams Ra’Shaun Robinson Caden Ross Braedyn White NC 35 GA 13 SC 13 OH 10 FL 6 Hometowns of the 2025 Gardner-Webb 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 35 Georgia 13 South Carolina 13 Ohio 10 Florida 6 Virginia 5 Kentucky 4 Tennessee 3 Top counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 9 Spartanburg County, South Carolina pop. 348,000 4 Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 3 York County, South Carolina pop. 294,000 3 Cabarrus County, North Carolina pop. 236,000 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’ 2025 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.
