Teams Jacksonville State 2025 Roster ← 2024 2026 → 2025 Jacksonville State roster 121 players: 33 freshmen, 18 sophomores, 27 juniors, 22 seniors, 21 with no class listed. From 16 states and 3 other countries; the most from Alabama (50) and Georgia (27). The 2025 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 7 Receivers 18 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 27 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 12 Caden Creel QB So. 6′0″ 200 Fairhope, AL 1,514 passing yards, 9 TD; 1,075 rushing yards, 7 TD 2 Gavin Wimsatt QB Transfer from Kentucky 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 227 Owensboro, KY 731 passing yards, 4 TD 8 Cade Cunningham QB Transfer from Memphis Sr. 6′4″ 195 Wake Forest, NC 0 passing yards 2 Kadyn Palmer QB RS 5′11″ 205 Dothan, AL 15 Greg Jones QB Jr. 6′4″ 205 Orlando, FL 15 Jack Moran QB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 225 Hillsborough, NJ
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 4 Cam Cook RB Transfer from TCU 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 5′9″ 203 Round Rock, TX 1,666 rushing yards, 16 TD 7 Khristian Lando RB Fr. 6′1″ 205 Cartersville, GA 201 rushing yards, 1 TD 0 Andrew Paul RB Jr. 6′0″ 220 Dallas, TX 127 rushing yards, 3 TD 21 Justus Savage RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 205 Atlanta, GA 58 rushing yards 6 Jalen Likely RB Fr. 5′8″ 190 Brewton, AL 52 rushing yards 22 Lucas Farrington RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 195 Atlanta, GA 14 rushing yards 49 Nate Thomas RB Fr. 5′10″ 192 Thorsby, AL
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 16 Caleb Coombs WR Transfer from Florida Atlantic 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 187 Leesburg, VA 37 catches, 277 yards 3 Brock Rechsteiner WR Sr. 6′2″ 225 Woodstock, GA 36 catches, 383 yards, 5 TD 11 Deondre Johnson WR Transfer from Rutgers So. 6′8″ 220 Newburgh, NY 30 catches, 724 yards, 6 TD 1 Michael Pettway WR Sr. 5′10″ 175 Alabaster, AL 7 returns, 54 yards 81 Gabe Glover WR Fr. 6′1″ 200 Dothan, AL 5 returns, 88 yards 84 Franklin Baret Jr. WR Transfer from App State Fr. 6′4″ 200 Wake Forest, NC 5 catches, 62 yards 5 Dylan Gentry WR Transfer from Auburn Fr. 5′9″ 160 Phenix City, AL 4 catches, 34 yards 82 Colton Pitchford WR So. 5′11″ 190 Columbus, TX 1 catch, 3 yards 9 Wyatt Sonderman WR RS 6′1″ 185 Marietta, GA 10 A.J. Watkins WR Fr. 6′1″ 191 Lithonia, GA 14 Blake Wallace WR RS 6′0″ 185 Boca Raton, FL 18 Santonio Jones WR Fr. 5′10″ 165 Tuscaloosa, AL 27 Jeremiah Colbert WR So. 5′8″ 176 Atlanta, GA 29 Carter Lambert WR Jr. 6′0″ 185 Boaz, AL 39 Bryson Rouillier WR Fr. 5′9″ 183 Gulf Breeze, FL 80 Cianan Williams WR Jr. 6′4″ 175 Salem, AL 86 Nabi Hoyt WR Fr. 6′0″ 195 Karmiel, Israel 87 Aghogho Eyafe WR Sr. 5′11″ 175 Andover, MN
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 13 Pearson Baldwin TE Sr. 6′2″ 225 Springville, AL 26 catches, 302 yards, 2 TD 4 Shane Payton Hodges TE So. 6′4″ 250 New Orleans, LA 10 tackles, 0.5 sacks 30 Luke Gilbert TE Fr. 6′3″ 215 Pisgah, AL 2 tackles 7 Harrison Hamsley TE Transfer from Valdosta State Sr. 6′3″ 230 Valdosta, GA 1 catch, 2 yards 17 Nate Zills TE Fr. 6′5″ 225 Cullman, AL 44 Jameson Scissum TE RS 6′4″ 226 Attalla, AL 48 Wes Ryan TE RS 6′7″ 240 St. Petersburg, FL 80 Jaxon Shuttlesworth TE So. 6′5″ 235 Chelsea, AL 88 Kam Bell TE Transfer from Florida Atlantic So. 6′4″ 230 Leesburg, GA
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 52 Storm Fain OL 6′3″ 290 Hoover, AL 1 tackle 50 Lucas Mrachkovskiy OL Fr. 6′2″ 295 Odenville, AL 54 Amare Grayson OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 306 Stockbridge, GA 54 Markevian Blake OL RS 6′2″ 295 Gainestown, AL 56 Daylan Martin OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 310 Saraland, AL 57 Oliver Maldonado OL RS 6′4″ 306 Miami, FL 61 Jaedon Hill OL So. 6′7″ 296 Elberta, AL 62 Cole Roberson OL So. 6′3″ 305 River Forest, IL 63 Ryland Bragg OL Fr. 6′2″ 298 Pensacola, FL 67 Shaun Martin OL Fr. 6′4″ 290 Mobile, AL 69 Adrian Gumm OL Jr. 6′3″ 320 Maryville, TN 70 Jeremiah Orr OL Transfer from Hampton Jr. 6′5″ 325 Pineland, SC 70 Reggie Jackson OL So. 6′5″ 295 Orlando, FL 72 Cam Griffin OL Jr. 6′2″ 305 Selma, AL 72 Nate Smith OL So. 6′5″ 265 Jacksonville, AL 73 J.R. Jernigan OL Fr. 6′4″ 270 Brewton, AL 75 K.D. Small OL Sr. 6′4″ 295 Tuscaloosa, AL 79 Lance Johnson OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 290 Birmingham, AL
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 99 Talan Carter DL 6′1″ 280 Ocean Springs, MS 55 tackles, 1.5 sacks 99 Emmanuel Oybadejo DL Jr. 6′6″ 299 Manchester, England 41 tackles, 4.5 sacks 96 Darrell Prater DL Jr. 6′3″ 305 Fort Payne, AL 21 tackles, 3.5 sacks 91 Gharin Stansbury DE Sr. 6′6″ 275 Centerville, LA 22 tackles, 2 sacks 44 Khurtiss Perry DL Transfer from Virginia Tech 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 280 Montgomery, AL 20 tackles, 2 sacks 93 Jawaun Campbell DL So. 5′11″ 282 Defuniak Springs, FL 21 tackles 16 Quay Hood DL Fr. 6′2″ 275 Decatur, GA 12 tackles, 1 sack 15 Tae Floyd DL So. 6′3″ 250 Ocala, FL 7 tackles, 1 sack 28 Christopher Johnson DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 290 Montgomery, AL 6 tackles, 1 sack 47 Corbet Mims DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′6″ 252 Memphis, TN 7 tackles 44 Jackson Veasy DL Jr. 5′10″ 290 Gadsden, AL 1 tackle 55 Timothy Taylor Jr. DL RS 6′0″ 275 Starke, FL 90 Nick Sims DL Sr. 5′10″ 260 Wedowee, AL 94 Jumarion Larry DE Jr. 6′4″ 260 Hazlehurst, MS 95 Myles Smalls DL Fr. 6′2″ 290 Douglasville, GA 97 McCade Wright DL RS 6′5″ 260 Gadsden, AL
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 40 Walker O’Steen LB Jr. 6′3″ 215 White Plains, AL 78 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 3 INT 59 Mac Sanders LB Fr. 6′2″ 225 Mcdonough, GA 83 tackles, 1.5 sacks 16 Malcolm Jones LB 6′1″ 219 Camilla, GA 51 tackles, 3 sacks 7 Isaac Walker LB Transfer from Georgia Southern Jr. 6′2″ 230 Greensboro, NC 31 tackles, 3 sacks 49 Thaxton Gallagher LB Sr. 6′2″ 223 Dunwoody, GA 33 tackles 0 Myles Butler LB Transfer from Campbellsville Jr. 6′1″ 220 Carrollton, GA 19 tackles, 1 INT 13 Jacob Cruz LB Transfer from Georgia Tech 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 230 Acworth, GA 14 tackles, 1 INT 15 Khari Bendolph LB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Broward County, FL 16 tackles 35 Aidan Thompson LB So. 6′2″ 230 Winder, GA 11 tackles 53 Ian Mitchell LB Fr. 6′4″ 245 Pleasant Grove, AL 4 tackles, 1 INT 2 Morven Joseph LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 220 Lakeland, FL 3 tackles 11 Walter Reddick LB Fr. 6′3″ 250 Thomasville, GA 37 Cai Mayowa LB Jr. 6′2″ 220 Hoover, AL
Defensive backs 27 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 1 Caleb Nix S Transfer from Clemson Jr. 6′0″ 202 Phenix City, AL 63 tackles, 4 INT 43 Trevor Woods S Transfer from Colorado 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 209 Katy, TX 64 tackles, 1 INT 3 Tre’Quon Fegans CB Transfer from UCF 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 190 Alabaster, AL 36 tackles, 1 INT 5 Tyrin Taylor CB Transfer from Memphis Sr. 6′2″ 185 Huntersville, NC 31 tackles, 1 INT 2 Travis Franklin Jr. S Jr. 5′11″ 185 Riverdale, GA 25 tackles 7 Marc Woods S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 202 Madison, AL 16 tackles, 1 INT 22 Jaheim Jenkins CB Transfer from Eastern Michigan Jr. 6′2″ 190 Bainbridge, GA 21 tackles 6 Rod Elston S Transfer from Auburn Jr. 5′9″ 187 Anniston, AL 12 tackles 10 R.J. Rainer CB Fr. 6′0″ 180 Cornelius, NC 12 tackles 14 Chase Alexander S Jr. 5′10″ 190 Phenix City, AL 7 tackles, 1 sack 7 Tee Denson S Sr. 6′0″ 195 Atlanta, GA 5 tackles 27 Riggs Dunn S Fr. 6′0″ 185 Trussville, AL 3 tackles 9 Patrick Taylor S Sr. 5′11″ 179 Johns Creek, GA 2 tackles 41 Luke Reynolds S Fr. 6′0″ 190 Hoover, AL 2 tackles 24 Jayke Jones CB So. 6′0″ 175 Jacksonville, FL 1 tackle 32 Micah McCarroll CB So. 5′9″ 170 Birmingham, AL 1 tackle 39 Keith Christein S So. 5′10″ 185 Hoover, AL 1 tackle 0 Jacarvis Alexandre CB Transfer from Ferris State Sr. 6′1″ 200 Miramar, FL 0 Tyler Bride S 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 180 Atlanta, GA 8 J.Q. Brooks CB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 180 Hueytown, AL 8 Larry Preston CB Transfer from Murray State Sr. 6′0″ 175 Apopka, FL 15 Manny Watkins S Fr. 6′1″ 190 Temple, GA 23 Temarion Foster CB RS 5′11″ 190 Riviera Beach, FL 26 Brice McKenzie S Fr. 5′9″ 192 Highland Home, AL 30 D.J. Vinson S RS 6′4″ 195 Montgomery, AL 30 Omarion Foster S Jr. 6′2″ 170 Piedmont, AL 46 Drew Keller S Fr. 6′0″ 180 Northport, AL
Tyler Bride, Tee Denson, Quay Hood, Justus Savage, Lucas Farrington, Jeremiah Colbert Michael Pettway, Tre’Quon Fegans, Cai Mayowa, Keith Christein, Luke Reynolds, Storm Fain Caleb Nix, Dylan Gentry, Chase Alexander Santonio Jones, Drew Keller, K.D. Small Christopher Johnson, D.J. Vinson, Khurtiss Perry Jackson Veasy, Jameson Scissum, McCade Wright Kadyn Palmer, Gabe Glover Jalen Likely, J.R. Jernigan Rod Elston, Nate Smith Cade Cunningham, Franklin Baret Jr. J.Q. Brooks, Ian Mitchell Patrick Taylor, Thaxton Gallagher Jacob Cruz, Collin Westfelt Greg Jones, Reggie Jackson Riggs Dunn, Lucas Mrachkovskiy Micah McCarroll, Lance Johnson Garrison Rippa, Mac Sanders Daylan Martin, Shaun Martin Andrew Paul Jacarvis Alexandre Myles Butler Gavin Wimsatt Morven Joseph Travis Franklin Jr. Brock Rechsteiner Cam Cook Shane Payton Hodges Tyrin Taylor Harrison Hamsley Isaac Walker Khristian Lando Marc Woods Larry Preston Wyatt Sonderman A.J. Watkins R.J. Rainer Deondre Johnson Walter Reddick Caden Creel Pearson Baldwin Blake Wallace Jack Moran Manny Watkins Tae Floyd Caleb Coombs Malcolm Jones Nate Zills Jaheim Jenkins Temarion Foster Jayke Jones Brice McKenzie Cade Backe Carter Lambert Omarion Foster Aidan Thompson Bryson Rouillier Cole Marszalek Trevor Woods Corbet Mims Wes Ryan Ethan Ferguson Amare Grayson Markevian Blake Timothy Taylor Jr. Oliver Maldonado Cole Roberson Ryland Bragg Adrian Gumm Cam Griffin Jaxon Shuttlesworth Colton Pitchford Aghogho Eyafe Kam Bell Nick Sims Gharin Stansbury Jawaun Campbell Jumarion Larry Myles Smalls Darrell Prater Talan Carter AL 50 GA 27 FL 16 NC 5 TX 4 Hometowns of the 2025 Jacksonville 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 Alabama 50 Georgia 27 Florida 16 North Carolina 5 Texas 4 Louisiana 2 Virginia 2 Illinois 2 Top counties Jefferson County, Alabama pop. 668,000 9 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 6 Calhoun County, Alabama pop. 116,000 5 Orange County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 3 Cobb County, Georgia pop. 775,000 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.
