Teams Gardner-Webb 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Gardner-Webb roster 131 players: 53 freshmen, 23 sophomores, 27 juniors, 28 seniors. From 21 states and 1 other country; the most from North Carolina (40) and Georgia (15). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 9 Running backs 9 Receivers 21 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 23 Defensive line 21 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 6
Quarterbacks 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 12 Cole Pennington QB Sr. 6′4″ 220 Versailles, KY 1,680 passing yards, 8 TD 18 Lan Farmer QB Fr. 6′4″ 230 Shelby, NC 170 passing yards, 1 TD 3 Jared Doolittle QB So. 6′3″ 200 Upland, CA 86 passing yards 11 Finley Polk QB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 200 Rock Hill, SC 15 Kane Donovan QB Sr. 6′4″ 218 Oklahoma City, OK 16 Ty Powell QB Fr. 6′3″ 205 Raleigh, NC 20 Famous Wilson QB Fr. 5′11″ 170 Jaylon Talton QB Sr. 5′11″ 180 Arlington, TX Joey Gaston QB Fr. 5′10″ 180 New Rochelle, NY
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 34 Christian Vann RB Jr. 6′1″ 210 Charlotte, NC 369 rushing yards 10 Randy Young RB Sr. 5′10″ 200 Chicago, IL 326 rushing yards, 3 TD 5 Adrian Cormier RB Sr. 5′9″ 200 Houston, TX 46 rushing yards, 1 TD 29 Jaylin Murray RB Fr. 5′10″ 185 4 tackles 31 Sam Burks RB Fr. 5′10″ 180 2 returns, 46 yards 33 Carson Gresock RB Sr. 5′11″ 215 Columbus, OH 33 Darius Latimer RB Fr. 5′11″ 190 Anderson, SC Michael Doe RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 180 North Augusta, SC Noah Terry RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 210 Raleigh, NC
Receivers 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 2 Kory Jones WR So. 6′3″ 215 37 catches, 625 yards, 3 TD 0 Giovanni Adopte WR 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 180 Miami, FL 31 catches, 401 yards, 2 TD 8 Bryce Marcus WR So. 5′9″ 180 Dallas, TX 13 returns, 166 yards 6 Jalile Bost WR Jr. 5′11″ 180 El Paso, TX 16 catches, 207 yards, 1 TD 80 Joshua George WR Jr. 5′8″ 170 Farmingdale, NY 8 returns, 210 yards 87 Montez Green WR Jr. 6′2″ 180 Greenville, NC 14 catches, 134 yards 81 Sean Brady WR So. 5′9″ 172 Charlotte, NC 12 catches, 155 yards, 1 TD 11 Brian Green Jr. WR So. 6′1″ 190 Jacksonville, FL 10 catches, 100 yards, 1 TD 7 Tae’Shaun Johnson WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 205 Toledo, OH 5 catches, 35 yards 82 Dominic Haney WR So. 6′4″ 205 Raleigh, NC 4 catches, 35 yards 13 Montez Green WR Sr. 6′1″ 185 Greenville, NC 19 Teddy Sands WR So. 6′2″ 195 Tampa, FL 83 Dominic Testa WR Fr. 5′10″ 188 Harrisburg, NC 84 Brian Green Jr. WR Jr. 6′1″ 190 Jacksonville, FL 86 Rex Schofill WR Fr. 5′9″ 175 Thomasville, GA 88 Michael Edwards WR Fr. 5′11″ 170 Shelby, NC Elijah Vasquez WR So. 5′11″ 160 Upland, CA Ethan Driver WR Fr. 6′2″ 170 Mocksville, NC Kaiden Dewey WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 175 Chattanooga, TN Lorenzo Roseboro WR Fr. 6′2″ 180 Shelby, NC Xavier Maddox WR Fr. 6′1″ 160 Owensboro, KY
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 85 Beau Blankenship TE Sr. 6′4″ 245 Hillsboro, OH 5 catches, 35 yards 87 Collin Carroll TE Jr. 6′4″ 235 Stafford, VA 4 catches, 20 yards 46 Evan Kuehnel TE So. 6′7″ 245 Elon, NC 1 tackle 89 Ryan Demonbreun TE So. 6′4″ 235 Nashville, TN 1 catch, 5 yards 92 Joey Shearin TE Fr. 6′2″ 220 Monroe, NC 1 catch, 1 yard, 1 TD 43 Evan List TE Fr. 6′4″ 190 Raleigh, NC 48 Alex Furr TE So. 6′6″ 235 Kannapolis, NC Larry White TE Sr. 6′3″ 245 Charleston, SC
Offensive line 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 59 Blake Bradford OL Jr. 6′6″ 285 Lincolnton, NC 1 tackle 69 Jabari Edwards OL Sr. 6′2″ 300 Atlanta, GA 1 tackle 77 Will Fitzpatrick OL Jr. 6′6″ 300 Marietta, GA 1 tackle 90 Isaiah Thomas OL Fr. 6′3″ 275 Fort Mitchell, AL 1 tackle 52 Joseph Lentine OL Jr. 6′3″ 305 Fort Myers, FL 54 Keegan Davis OL Fr. 6′4″ 260 Gastonia, NC 57 Graysen Riffe OL Jr. 6′7″ 310 Ocoee, FL 58 Jose Gonzalez OL Sr. 6′4″ 315 Bonaire, GA 60 Preston Lilley OL So. 6′5″ 280 Raleigh, NC 61 Joe Donovan OL Fr. 6′1″ 325 Boston, MA 62 A.J. Suttles OL Fr. 6′2″ 285 Wellford, SC 63 Marselle Felton OL Sr. 6′4″ 300 Douglasville, GA 64 Drew Davis OL Fr. 6′1″ 280 65 Kyle Lofye OL Jr. 6′3″ 305 Frisco, TX 66 Trenton Miller OL So. 6′3″ 290 Gilbert, AZ 71 Adrian Lopez OL So. 6′4″ 295 Plano, TX 72 Nathan Jacobs OL Jr. 6′8″ 270 Urbandale, IA 73 Xavier Wade OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 280 Chattanooga, TN 74 Liam Lyck OL Jr. 6′5″ 300 Munich, Germany 75 Denarion Hickman OL Fr. 6′6″ 280 Shelby, NC 76 Carson Bugg OL Fr. 6′5″ 290 Versailles, KY 78 Carson Blachford OL So. 6′3″ 280 Chesapeake, VA 79 Micah Walters OL Sr. 6′5″ 320 Justin, TX
Defensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 0 Trey Weems DL Sr. 6′2″ 245 Griffin, GA 29 tackles, 4 sacks 6 Anthony Mebane DL Transfer from App State Jr. 6′3″ 240 Durham, NC 22 tackles, 4.5 sacks 93 Preston Hamilton DL Sr. 6′0″ 300 Ridgeland, SC 31 tackles, 1 sack 8 Zalen Watkins DL Fr. 6′3″ 290 24 tackles, 1 sack 15 Terrill Hopkins DL Jr. 6′3″ 235 Columbia, SC 14 tackles, 3 sacks 99 Renardo Lewis DL Sr. 5′11″ 300 Marietta, GA 17 tackles 18 Ruben Tshilombo DL Jr. 6′4″ 245 Fort Worth, TX 13 tackles 97 Caden Ross DL Sr. 6′1″ 280 Wichita, KS 5 tackles, 0.5 sacks 53 Maika Finau DL Sr. 6′2″ 275 Makawao, HI 3 tackles 94 Noah Gartner DL Fr. 6′3″ 210 Shelby, NC 2 tackles 35 Antonio Chambers DL Sr. 6′2″ 245 Collierville, TN 1 tackle 67 Davion Kinard-Taylor DE So. 6′1″ 242 1 tackle 44 Semaj Odems DL Fr. 6′3″ 210 Kings Mountain, NC 56 Savyion Drayton DL Fr. 6′0″ 280 95 Ra’Shaun Robinson DL Fr. 6′3″ 230 Goldsboro, NC 96 Gavin Gibson DL Fr. 6′3″ 210 Belmont, NC 98 Cooper Malaniak DL Fr. 6′5″ 260 Highlands Ranch, CO Malik Jackson DL Fr. 6′0″ 210 Nirvigh Sayam DL Fr. 6′1″ 260 Cumming, GA Rah’Jah Wisdom DT Fr. 5′10″ 330 Atlanta, GA Scotty Freeman DE Fr. 5′8″ 218 Vienna, GA
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 1 Tre Yanez LB Jr. 6′1″ 215 Frisco, TX 83 tackles, 5 sacks 24 Cahari Haynes LB Jr. 6′2″ 225 Shelby, NC 64 tackles, 1 sack 14 Talon Fisher LB So. 6′2″ 225 Fairfield, OH 14 tackles, 1 INT 11 Luke Gilbertson LB Jr. 6′0″ 220 Charlotte, NC 8 tackles 32 Daejuan Thompson LB Sr. 6′3″ 205 Whiteville, NC 5 tackles 51 Jaxon Alongi LB Fr. 6′3″ 210 Holly Springs, NC 3 tackles 38 Will Mattison LB Sr. 6′4″ 225 Rock Hill, SC 2 tackles 41 Dylan Manders LB Jr. 6′2″ 230 Watkinsville, GA 2 catches, 11 yards 47 Michael Luisa Jr. LB So. 5′11″ 210 Matthews, NC 1 tackle 17 James Oates LB So. 6′5″ 215 Duncan, SC 36 Ben Zelenka LB Fr. 5′11″ 210 40 Jackson Settle LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 220 Lewisville, NC 49 Jalen McGraw LB Fr. 6′2″ 200 Bamberg, SC
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 3 Jamarion Ravenell CB Jr. 5′10″ 175 De Soto, TX 29 tackles, 1 INT 21 Nigel Lucas DB Jr. 6′1″ 195 Wake Forest, NC 26 tackles, 1 INT 10 Sabin McLaughlin DB Sr. 5′11″ 195 Charlotte, NC 27 tackles 16 Taylor Smallwood DB Sr. 6′2″ 207 Lawrenceville, GA 21 tackles, 2 sacks 28 Trenton Bell DB So. 5′11″ 180 Blue Springs, MO 25 tackles 23 Tye Holsey DB Sr. 6′2″ 205 Atlanta, GA 18 tackles 26 Hunter West DB Fr. 6′2″ 185 Roebuck, SC 11 tackles, 1 INT 2 Shawn Battle DB So. 5′11″ 180 Tulsa, OK 6 tackles, 1 INT 9 Jordan Jackson DB Jr. 6′0″ 185 Cincinnati, OH 11 tackles 7 Tyshawn Sanders DB Transfer from App State So. 6′0″ 180 Marion, SC 3 tackles, 1 INT 20 David Williams DB Sr. 5′8″ 170 Fort Lauderdale, FL 8 tackles 39 Bryson Shelton DB Fr. 5′10″ 180 6 tackles 5 Josiah Harris DB Sr. 6′2″ 194 Villa Rica, GA 5 tackles 37 Elisha Luckett III DB Fr. 5′9″ 170 4 tackles 27 Carter Isaacs DB Fr. 6′0″ 185 3 tackles 30 Ethan Chandler DB So. 5′9″ 185 Pelzer, SC 2 tackles 22 Jordan Little DB Sr. 6′0″ 180 San Diego, CA Bobby Bah DB Fr. 6′0″ 182 Greensboro, NC Maddox McDowell DB Fr. 6′2″ 170 Garner, NC Steffen Morgan DB Fr. 5′9″ 170 Mooresville, NC Zachary Frashier DB Fr. 6′0″ 180
Sabin McLaughlin, Luke Gilbertson, Christian Vann, Andrew Bontekoe, Michael Luisa Jr., Sean Brady Ty Powell, Evan List, Preston Lilley, Dominic Haney, Maddox McDowell, Noah Terry Lan Farmer, Cahari Haynes, Denarion Hickman, Michael Edwards, Noah Gartner, Lorenzo Roseboro Tye Holsey, Jabari Edwards, Rah’Jah Wisdom Tre Yanez, Kyle Lofye Jared Doolittle, Elijah Vasquez Brian Green Jr., Brian Green Jr. Finley Polk, Will Mattison Cole Pennington, Carson Bugg Montez Green, Montez Green James Oates, A.J. Suttles Aidan Bonde, Bobby Bah Semaj Odems, Keegan Davis Jaxon Alongi, Darion Ghazaleah Graysen Riffe, Braedyn White Xavier Wade, Kaiden Dewey Will Fitzpatrick, Renardo Lewis Tyler Simpson, Nirvigh Sayam Giovanni Adopte Trey Weems Shawn Battle Jamarion Ravenell Adrian Cormier Josiah Harris Anthony Mebane Jalile Bost Tae’Shaun Johnson Tyshawn Sanders Bryce Marcus Jordan Jackson Randy Young Talon Fisher Kane Donovan Terrill Hopkins Taylor Smallwood Ruben Tshilombo Teddy Sands David Williams Nigel Lucas Jordan Little Hunter West Trenton Bell Ethan Chandler Daejuan Thompson Carson Gresock Darius Latimer Antonio Chambers Jackson Settle Dylan Manders Evan Kuehnel Alex Furr Jalen McGraw Joseph Lentine Maika Finau Jose Gonzalez Blake Bradford Joe Donovan Marselle Felton Trenton Miller Adrian Lopez Nathan Jacobs Carson Blachford Micah Walters Joshua George Dominic Testa Rex Schofill Collin Carroll Ryan Demonbreun Isaiah Thomas Joey Shearin Preston Hamilton Ra’Shaun Robinson Gavin Gibson Caden Ross Cooper Malaniak Ethan Driver Jaylon Talton Joey Gaston Larry White Michael Doe Scotty Freeman Steffen Morgan Xavier Maddox NC 40 GA 15 SC 13 TX 10 FL 8 Hometowns of the 2026 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 40 Georgia 15 South Carolina 13 Texas 10 Florida 8 Ohio 5 Tennessee 4 California 3 Top counties Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 9 Cleveland County, North Carolina pop. 101,000 7 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 6 Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 3 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.
