Teams Howard 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Howard roster 99 players: 20 freshmen, 32 sophomores, 17 juniors, 30 seniors. From 26 states and 3 other countries; the most from Maryland (18) and Florida (13). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 15 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 14 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 10 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 5
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 4 Travis Kerney RB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 205 Sebring, FL 151 rushing yards, 2 TD 5 Eden James RB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′9″ 195 Port Saint Lucie, FL 302 rushing yards, 3 TD 24 Billy Roberson II RB 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 210 Lake Orion, MI 161 rushing yards, 1 TD 21 John Washington III RB So. 5′9″ 180 Richmond, VA 8 returns, 159 yards 19 Rufus Ferguson II RB Jr. 6′0″ 221 Tampa, FL 28 Sinorice Moss RB So. 5′9″ 197 Miami, FL 29 William Mason RB Fr. 5′9″ 220 Memphis, TN 31 Kalvin Thomas RB So. 5′10″ 175 Orange, NJ
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 3 Antonio Hunter WR So. 6′0″ 180 Cincinnati, OH 13 returns, 183 yards 2 Semaj Pierre WR Transfer from Rice So. 5′8″ 177 Baton Rouge, LA 21 catches, 199 yards 9 Derrick Miller WR Fr. 5′11″ 165 Mcdonough, GA 6 returns, 90 yards 15 Zaden Jackson WR Sr. 6′2″ 205 Mansfield, TX 12 catches, 176 yards, 1 TD 18 Se’Quan Osborne WR Sr. 6′1″ 170 Charlotte, NC 12 catches, 198 yards, 1 TD 0 C.J. Neely WR So. 6′1″ 196 Greensboro, NC 3 catches, 30 yards 13 Naseem Pacheco WR Sr. 6′0″ 183 Frederick, MD 1 return, 17 yards 16 Jadarian Collins WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 170 Riverview, FL 1 catch, 1 yard 10 John Simmons III WR So. 6′4″ 230 Myrtle Beach, SC 17 Eric Slater WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 200 Detroit, MI 81 Mark Drake II WR Jr. 5′9″ 170 Madison, AL 82 Ian Garrick WR Fr. 5′10″ 165 Oakland, CA 83 Michael Boateng WR Fr. 6′0″ 190 Silver Spring, MD 84 Myles Miller WR Sr. 6′0″ 175 Burtonsville, MD 89 Asa Mayo WR Sr. 6′0″ 185 Germantown, MD
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 86 Nathanial Clark TE Sr. 6′5″ 250 Virginia Beach, VA 18 catches, 116 yards, 1 TD 11 David Parks TE So. 6′0″ 220 Lake Mary, FL 2 catches, 27 yards 22 Andrew Cooper TE Fr. 6′3″ 230 Baltimore, MD 45 Kurtland Moore TE So. 6′5″ 235 Indianapolis, IN 80 Jorim Bangue TE Sr. 6′4″ 250 Yaounde, Cameroon 87 Albert Bailey III TE Sr. 6′1″ 260 Windsor, CT 88 Aaron McDuffie TE Fr. 6′1″ 212 Waldorf, MD
Offensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 52 Markus Hopson OL So. 6′2″ 270 Hampton, VA 2 tackles 50 Jaylen Pitts OL So. 6′8″ 340 Westland, MI 51 Zion Rogers OL So. 6′7″ 280 Clinton, MD 53 Tavaris Ross OL Sr. 6′4″ 290 Baltimore, MD 54 Cameron Stevenson Jr. OL Jr. 6′5″ 320 Chapel Hill, NC 55 Guan Price II OL Jr. 6′4″ 305 Fredericksburg, VA 57 Christian Arrington OL So. 6′4″ 300 Boston, MA 58 Levi Mallette OL Fr. 6′3″ 290 Chicago, IL 64 Sir-Kanye Venable OL Jr. 6′5″ 290 Harrisburg, PA 71 Jacob Williams OL Fr. 6′5″ 280 Milwaukee, WI 73 De’Eric Mister OL Sr. 6′7″ 315 Gary, IN 74 Zion Britt OL Fr. 6′2″ 331 Moncks Corner, SC 76 Miles Love OL Fr. 6′3″ 265 Richmond, VA 77 James Nelson III OL So. 6′7″ 305 Upper Marlboro, MD
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 44 Kyle Dillon DL So. 6′4″ 250 Spring, TX 16 tackles, 2 sacks 10 Faisal Mass DL Sr. 6′3″ 255 Taunton, MA 16 tackles, 0.5 sacks 15 Reggie Reed Jr. DL Sr. 6′3″ 280 Antioch, TN 13 tackles, 1 sack 95 Israel Lucas DL Jr. 6′3″ 280 Jacksonville, FL 9 tackles, 1 sack 5 Ishaun Abdul-Ali DL Sr. 6′2″ 245 Charlotte, NC 4 tackles, 1 sack 9 Jason Seraphin DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 285 North Miami Beach, FL 7 tackles 98 Ryan Odita DL Sr. 6′5″ 265 London, England 4 tackles, 1 sack 99 Dorsett Edwards DL So. 6′3″ 240 Rialto, CA 1 tackle, 1 sack 91 Phoenix DiCosmo DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 240 Portland, OR 3 tackles 24 Demir Johnson DL 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 230 Portland, OR 1 tackle 97 Orrin Ford III DL Fr. 6′4″ 255 Laurel, MD 1 tackle 33 Mackey Pegram DL Jr. 6′4″ 216 Dallas, TX 51 Delano Bowe Jr. DL Jr. 6′2″ 225 Exuma, Bahamas
Linebackers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 4 Rodney Roane Jr. LB Sr. 6′2″ 235 Richmond, VA 26 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT 36 Aidan Foster LB So. 6′3″ 230 Washington, DC 32 tackles, 2.5 sacks 7 Gabriel Stephens LB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 240 Charlotte, NC 25 tackles, 2.5 sacks 26 Glen Vinson III LB So. 6′1″ 210 Upper Marlboro, MD 23 tackles 37 Cameron Demma LB So. 6′0″ 218 Ellicott City, MD 16 tackles 13 Mason Love LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 219 Richmond, VA 4 tackles 56 Jaylen Daniels LB So. 6′1″ 225 Greenville, NC 3 tackles 29 Marcus Ogbogu LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 210 Ashton, MD 2 tackles 25 Dominic Williams LB Jr. 6′4″ 220 Woodbridge, VA 35 Brandon Williams LB So. 6′1″ 230 Wake Forest, NC
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 8 Kaleb Gallop DB Sr. 6′3″ 215 Portsmouth, VA 38 tackles, 0.5 sacks 6 Ben Chandler DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 200 Washington, DC 29 tackles, 1 INT 32 Augustus Olidge DB Sr. 6′2″ 195 Atlanta, GA 23 tackles, 1 INT 2 Joseph Tabe DB Sr. 5′10″ 185 White Oaks, MD 20 tackles 11 Kedrick Green DB Sr. 6′2″ 215 Winston-Salem, NC 19 tackles 3 Michael Grandy DB Jr. 6′1″ 210 Savannah, GA 16 tackles 1 Masiah Thorne DB Sr. 6′2″ 200 Washington, DC 15 tackles 23 Juice Green DB So. 6′0″ 181 Philadelphia, PA 8 tackles 31 Camren Brown DB So. 6′2″ 205 Baltimore, MD 7 tackles 17 A.J. Smith DB Sr. 6′1″ 175 Hoover, AL 4 tackles 12 C.J. Dale Jr. DB Jr. 6′0″ 185 Lake Placid, FL 3 tackles 18 Kavontae Whipple DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 175 Cincinnati, OH 3 tackles 20 Nijel Cross DB So. 5′10″ 196 Hyattsville, MD 3 tackles 21 Dre Miller-Ross DB Sr. 6′0″ 180 Mckees Rocks, PA 3 tackles 19 Ejike Onuorah DB So. 6′2″ 200 Lansdowne, VA 1 tackle, 0.5 sacks 14 D.J. Lawrence DB Sr. 6′0″ 185 Annandale, VA 2 tackles 27 Del Cowsette II DB So. 6′2″ 190 Laurel, MD 2 tackles 34 Elisha Glenn DB Jr. 6′1″ 195 Berkeley, CA 2 tackles 16 Timothy Cain III DB Fr. 6′1″ 190 Chesapeake Beach, MD 1 tackle 28 Anthony Bivines DB Sr. 5′11″ 185 Jacksonville, FL 1 tackle 30 Raphael Johnson DB Fr. 6′2″ 210 Alexandria, VA 39 Brayden Mahone DB So. 6′0″ 180 Youngstown, OH
Nijel Cross, Del Cowsette II, Michael Boateng, Myles Miller, Orrin Ford III Masiah Thorne, Ben Chandler, Raphael Johnson, Aidan Foster Rodney Roane Jr., Mason Love, John Washington III, Miles Love Ishaun Abdul-Ali, Gabriel Stephens, Se’Quan Osborne Andrew Cooper, Camren Brown, Tavaris Ross Antonio Hunter, Kavontae Whipple David Parks, Liam Allen IV Demir Johnson, Phoenix DiCosmo Glen Vinson III, James Nelson III Anthony Bivines, Israel Lucas Elisha Glenn, Ian Garrick Zion Rogers, Aaron McDuffie C.J. Neely Isaiah Freeman Semaj Pierre Michael Grandy Travis Kerney Eden James Ja’Shawn Scroggins Kaleb Gallop Ryan Umphrey Derrick Miller Jason Seraphin John Simmons III Kedrick Green C.J. Dale Jr. Terrell Russell Naseem Pacheco D.J. Lawrence Preston Wright Reggie Reed Jr. Zaden Jackson Jadarian Collins A.J. Smith Eric Slater Ejike Onuorah Rufus Ferguson II Dre Miller-Ross Juice Green Billy Roberson II Dominic Williams Sinorice Moss William Mason Kalvin Thomas Augustus Olidge Mackey Pegram Brandon Williams Cameron Demma Thomas Monnig Brayden Mahone Kyle Dillon Kurtland Moore Matt Conord Cam Johnston Jaylen Pitts Markus Hopson Cameron Stevenson Jr. Guan Price II Jaylen Daniels Christian Arrington Levi Mallette Sir-Kanye Venable Simeon Hammick Jacob Williams De’Eric Mister Zion Britt Mark Drake II Nathanial Clark Albert Bailey III Asa Mayo Dorsett Edwards MD 18 FL 13 VA 12 NC 8 OH 4 Hometowns of the 2026 Howard 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 Maryland 18 Florida 13 Virginia 12 North Carolina 8 Pennsylvania 4 Ohio 4 Washington, D.C. 3 Georgia 3 Top counties Prince George’s County, Maryland pop. 960,000 6 Richmond city, Virginia pop. 229,000 4 Hillsborough County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 3 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 3 Montgomery County, Maryland 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.
