Teams Indiana State 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Indiana State roster 116 players: 41 freshmen, 27 sophomores, 28 juniors, 20 seniors. From 24 states and 1 other country; the most from Indiana (51) and Illinois (18). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 7 Receivers 16 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 22 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 7
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 25 Aaron Ball RB So. 5′11″ 205 Chicago, IL 394 rushing yards, 4 TD 20 Max McCool RB So. 6′1″ 215 Newburgh, IN 131 rushing yards, 4 TD 24 Manny Ellis RB Fr. 5′7″ 170 St. Louis, MO 88 rushing yards 26 Ashton Hayes RB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 200 Reno, NV 14 rushing yards, 1 TD 33 Carson Dunn RB 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 205 Fishers, IN 1 tackle 5 Zechariah Prince RB Jr. 6′2″ 210 Cross Plains, TN 2 rushing yards 3 Deion Brown RB Jr. 5′9″ 195 St. Louis, MO 1 rushing yard
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 83 Jayden Reed WR Fr. 6′0″ 175 St. Louis, MO 30 catches, 460 yards, 4 TD 17 Keshon Singleton WR So. 6′1″ 205 Springfield, IL 25 catches, 392 yards, 2 TD 14 B.J. Wuest WR Jr. 6′1″ 195 Danville, IN 15 catches, 277 yards, 2 TD 82 Dane Pardridge WR Transfer from Rutgers Jr. 6′1″ 190 Dekalb, IL 12 catches, 111 yards, 1 TD 9 Tyler Stewart WR Transfer from Temple 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 190 Gray, GA 5 returns, 78 yards 12 Torey French WR So. 5′9″ 185 Zion, IL 4 catches, 135 yards, 2 TD 81 Thomas Amankwaa WR Sr. 6′0″ 205 Hillsborough, NJ 2 catches, 83 yards 1 Zackary Drawdy WR 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 190 Yulee, FL 1 catch, −3 yards 19 Willy Suarez WR Transfer from Florida State So. 5′11″ 195 Tampa, FL 1 catch, 14 yards 0 E.J. Hartwell WR So. 5′11″ 190 Suwanee, GA 7 Britten Traylor WR Jr. 6′0″ 190 Potts Camp, MS 13 Tre Brown WR So. 6′2″ 190 Brownsburg, IN 15 Karwin Pope WR Fr. 5′10″ 175 Princeton, IN 85 Jake Dyer WR Fr. 5′10″ 180 Madison, IN 86 Lawson Looker WR Fr. 6′0″ 180 Puyallup, WA 89 Camari Jackson WR Fr. 5′11″ 170 Elkhart, IN
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 84 Jaylan Johnson TE Fr. 6′3″ 225 Seymour, IN 10 catches, 115 yards, 2 TD 11 Tyler Nansel TE Sr. 6′4″ 225 Bozeman, MT 2 catches, 44 yards 8 Jacob Soley TE Fr. 6′4″ 250 Crown Point, IN 1 catch, 0 yards 80 Ethan Mitchell TE Fr. 6′5″ 210 Milton, WI 87 Paul Oliver TE Fr. 6′4″ 220 Linton, IN 88 Jack Young Jr. TE Sr. 6′3″ 240 Champaign, IL
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 75 Andrew Page OL Sr. 6′4″ 310 Noblesville, IN 1 tackle 50 Prinz Guitian OL Sr. 6′4″ 300 Union City, NJ 51 Gabe Winans OL Jr. 6′3″ 305 Paris, IL 54 Zeshaun Hudson OL Jr. 6′7″ 350 Clarksville, TN 56 Hank Fuchs OL 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′2″ 295 Lawrence, KS 58 Andy Hertlein OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Manchester, MO 60 Griffin Hile OL So. 6′5″ 310 Jasper, IN 62 Owen Trietsch OL Fr. 6′5″ 290 Sheridan, IN 64 Jacek Blaszynski OL Jr. 6′3″ 305 Lemont, IL 66 Zack Hess OL So. 6′2″ 310 Clinton, IN 67 Jordan Solofa-Fatu OL Jr. 6′3″ 300 San Francisco, CA 68 Zach Simpson OL Jr. 6′5″ 300 Collinsville, MS 69 Justice Musser OL Sr. 6′5″ 285 Bristol, TN 70 Bradyn Mazanowski OL Fr. 6′4″ 295 Bloomington, IL 71 Jireh Ioane OL So. 6′3″ 375 Federal Way, WA 72 Julian Young OL Jr. 6′4″ 310 Spring Valley, CA 74 Ismail Ganley OL Fr. 6′2″ 285 Claremont, CA 76 Devion Johnson OL Fr. 6′3″ 280 St. Louis, MO 77 Fernando Garcia OL Jr. 6′6″ 270 Fountain Valley, CA 78 Zac Wurm OL So. 6′3″ 300 Monroeville, IN
Defensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 3 Jayden Childers DL Sr. 6′3″ 240 Carmel, IN 21 tackles, 1 sack 93 Mason Knipp DL So. 6′2″ 295 Waterloo, IA 18 tackles, 1.5 sacks 35 Kaleb Harris DL So. 6′3″ 255 Evansville, IN 19 tackles 18 Peter Eyabi DL Transfer from Wyoming Sr. 6′2″ 260 San Diego, CA 13 tackles, 1.5 sacks 6 Kolten Gajewski DL Sr. 6′5″ 265 Nashville, IL 13 tackles, 1 sack 98 Bryce Patterson DL Jr. 6′3″ 280 Brownsburg, IN 9 tackles, 2 sacks 52 Mason Keifer DL So. 6′2″ 280 Brownsburg, IN 13 tackles, 0.5 sacks 25 Robert Beasley DL So. 6′1″ 265 Indianapolis, IN 8 tackles, 2 sacks 55 Charlie Leota DL Sr. 6′2″ 325 Auckland, New Zealand 3 tackles 95 Emilio Diaz DL Sr. 6′1″ 290 Lancaster, PA 3 tackles 99 Elijah Halfpap DL So. 6′4″ 285 Adel, IA 2 tackles 44 Tysen Smith DL So. 6′3″ 245 Bloomington, IN 1 tackle 96 Jace Deakins DL Fr. 6′1″ 240 Brazil, IN 1 tackle 29 Jamere Pendleton DL Fr. 6′2″ 235 Chicago, IL 45 Christian Gavin DL Fr. 6′1″ 210 Saint John, IN 57 Alan White DL So. 6′2″ 285 Indianapolis, IN 59 Thad Lawrence DL Fr. 6′3″ 275 Indianapolis, IN 90 Nathaniel Onoja DL Fr. 6′5″ 230 Avon, IN 91 Damion Jones Jr. DL Fr. 6′2″ 235 Merrillville, IN 92 Khalil Jefferson DL Fr. 6′4″ 200 Greencastle, IN 94 Sebastian Tate DL Fr. 6′3″ 275 St. Louis, MO 97 Dilyn Fuller DL 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 280 Anderson, IN
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 36 Alex Rose LB Jr. 6′0″ 220 Terre Haute, IN 48 tackles, 2.5 sacks 42 Braxton Sampson LB Sr. 6′2″ 225 Brazil, IN 52 tackles 16 Micah McNair LB 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′1″ 225 Joliet, IL 17 tackles, 1 sack 0 Lovell Vereen II LB Jr. 6′0″ 220 Jacksonville, FL 19 tackles 15 D.J. Griffith LB Sr. 6′0″ 225 Louisville, KY 16 tackles, 0.5 sacks 41 Luke Karras LB Fr. 6′3″ 220 Casey, IL 4 tackles, 1 sack 34 Orlando Gonzalez LB Fr. 6′0″ 227 Tucson, AZ 3 tackles 38 Brandon Lynch LB So. 6′1″ 210 Mishawaka, IN 2 tackles 14 Jackson McDonald LB Fr. 6′0″ 215 Terre Haute, IN 30 Kaden Gajewski LB Jr. 6′3″ 215 Nashville, IL 43 Braydon Durham LB So. 6′0″ 220 Santa Claus, IN
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 4 Nic Yatsko DB So. 6′1″ 200 Terre Haute, IN 41 tackles 23 Xavian Andrews DB Sr. 6′1″ 190 Gaithersburg, MD 33 tackles, 0.5 sacks 1 Devin Johnson DB Sr. 6′1″ 195 Berea, OH 32 tackles 9 Anthony Walk Jr. DB Sr. 6′0″ 185 Detroit, MI 24 tackles 17 Xavier McIntyre DB Jr. 5′11″ 195 Cornelius, NC 20 tackles 7 C.J. Davis DB Jr. 5′10″ 195 Fort Wayne, IN 15 tackles, 1 sack 10 Arison Walker DB So. 5′8″ 175 Aliquippa, PA 8 tackles, 1 INT 32 Gavin Hagan DB 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 185 Lockport, IL 12 tackles 19 Zakiese Smith DB Fr. 5′10″ 170 St. Louis, MO 10 tackles 22 Zach Coleman DB Fr. 6′1″ 195 Chicago Heights, IL 10 tackles 12 Nathan Lindsey DB Sr. 5′10″ 195 Aliquippa, PA 9 tackles 11 Jorge Valdes DB Jr. 6′0″ 195 Fort Wayne, IN 3 tackles 2 Jerome Robinson DB Sr. 5′11″ 180 Zachary, LA 2 tackles 39 Ashton Drakeford DB Fr. 6′2″ 180 Danville, KY 1 tackle 13 Will Gavin DB Sr. 6′1″ 190 Overland Park, KS 21 Desmond Palmer DB Fr. 6′0″ 185 New Palestine, IN 26 Hayden Lechlitner DB Fr. 6′2″ 200 Nappanee, IN 27 LaBrian Carrington DB Jr. 6′0″ 190 Dekalb, IL 28 Jaden Wayt DB Jr. 6′3″ 190 Terre Haute, IN 33 Marlo Talan Foster DB Fr. 5′8″ 175 Pendleton, IN 46 Gavin Smith DB Fr. 6′0″ 180 Columbia City, IN
Deion Brown, Zakiese Smith, Manny Ellis, Devion Johnson, Jayden Reed, Sebastian Tate Nic Yatsko, Brady Wilson, Jackson McDonald, Jaden Wayt, Alex Rose Tre Brown, Oscar Grant, Mason Keifer, Nathaniel Onoja, Bryce Patterson C.J. Davis, Jorge Valdes, Sebastian Lopez Robert Beasley, Alan White, Thad Lawrence Jayden Childers, Carson Dunn Kolten Gajewski, Kaden Gajewski Jacob Soley, Damion Jones Jr. Arison Walker, Nathan Lindsey Brock Riddle, Carson Weed Karwin Pope, Brady Allen John Bargen, Tysen Smith Aaron Ball, Jamere Pendleton LaBrian Carrington, Dane Pardridge Gavin Hagan, Jacek Blaszynski Marlo Talan Foster, Dilyn Fuller Braxton Sampson, Jace Deakins E.J. Hartwell Lovell Vereen II Devin Johnson Zackary Drawdy Elijah Owens Jerome Robinson Baruk Jonsson Zechariah Prince Anthony Walk Jr. Tyler Stewart Tyler Nansel Torey French Will Gavin B.J. Wuest D.J. Griffith Micah McNair Keshon Singleton Xavier McIntyre Peter Eyabi Willy Suarez Max McCool Desmond Palmer Zach Coleman Xavian Andrews Ashton Hayes Hayden Lechlitner Niko Martinovic Orlando Gonzalez Kaleb Harris Brandon Lynch Ashton Drakeford Luke Karras Christian Gavin Gavin Smith Prinz Guitian Zeshaun Hudson Hank Fuchs Andy Hertlein Griffin Hile Owen Trietsch Zack Hess Jordan Solofa-Fatu Zach Simpson Justice Musser Bradyn Mazanowski Jireh Ioane Julian Young Ismail Ganley Andrew Page Fernando Garcia Ethan Mitchell Thomas Amankwaa Jaylan Johnson Lawson Looker Jack Young Jr. Camari Jackson Khalil Jefferson Mason Knipp Emilio Diaz Rylan Vinard Elijah Halfpap Spencer Conrad IN 51 IL 18 MO 7 CA 5 FL 3 Hometowns of the 2026 Indiana State 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 Indiana 51 Illinois 18 Missouri 7 California 5 Florida 3 Tennessee 3 Pennsylvania 3 Georgia 2 Top counties St. Louis city, Missouri pop. 289,000 6 Hendricks County, Indiana pop. 183,000 6 Vigo County, Indiana pop. 106,000 5 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 4 Allen County, Indiana pop. 392,000 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.
