Teams James Madison 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 James Madison roster 109 players: 39 freshmen, 29 sophomores, 18 juniors, 23 seniors. From 26 states and 5 other countries; the most from Virginia (19) and Florida (14). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 7 Receivers 19 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 8 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 6
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 7 Camden Coleman QB Jr. 6′3″ 225 Winston-Salem, NC 1,336 passing yards, 13 TD 1 J.C. Evans QB So. 6′4″ 232 Miami, FL 105 rushing yards, 2 TD 5 Arrington Maiden QB Transfer from Memphis 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 225 College Station, TX 111 passing yards, 2 TD 14 Tanner Vibabul QB Fr. 6′0″ 180 Las Vegas, NV 16 passing yards
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 6 George Pettaway RB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 200 Suffolk, VA 767 rushing yards, 7 TD 23 Nick Herman RB Transfer from Drake 2★ 2-star recruit So. 5′10″ 200 Chicago, IL 292 rushing yards, 3 TD 34 Seth Cromwell RB Transfer from Northern Arizona Sr. 5′9″ 220 Littleton, CO 161 rushing yards, 2 TD 21 Jackson McCarter RB Fr. 5′10″ 205 Bristow, VA 34 rushing yards 27 Phoenix Donghia RB Fr. 5′10″ 235 Jupiter, FL 23 rushing yards, 1 TD 22 Trashon Dye RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 230 Passaic, NJ 31 rushing yards 20 Malachi Fannin-Render RB Transfer from Liberty Fr. 5′6″ 195 West Point, GA
Receivers 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 3 Corey Scott WR Transfer from West Florida Jr. 5′11″ 175 Jacksonville, FL 22 catches, 333 yards, 4 TD 17 Michael Scott WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′7″ 160 York, PA 19 catches, 241 yards, 2 TD 10 Braeden Wisloski WR Sr. 5′9″ 195 Elysburg, PA 18 catches, 193 yards 11 Noah Grevious WR Transfer from VMI So. 5′11″ 205 Charlottesville, VA 13 catches, 133 yards, 1 TD 43 Miles Halbert WR Fr. 5′11″ 205 Owings, MD 6 tackles 8 Jeremiah Harrison WR Transfer from East Tennessee State So. 6′0″ 190 Charlotte, NC 10 catches, 133 yards, 2 TD 12 Za’Ron Collins WR Jr. 6′0″ 185 Miami, FL 6 catches, 59 yards, 1 TD 16 Arrion Concepcion WR Fr. 5′8″ 180 Charlotte, NC 1 catch, 16 yards 2 Jayden Mines WR Sr. 5′9″ 180 Ashland, VA 9 Davi Belfort WR Transfer from UCF So. 5′10″ 195 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 15 Elijah Moss WR Fr. 5′8″ 160 Norfolk, VA 18 Kylan Billiot WR Transfer from LSU 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 200 Houma, LA 24 Kaleb Smith WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 200 Tampa, FL 28 Micah Matthews WR Transfer from Virginia Tech 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 210 Bridgewater, VA 30 Trace Burney WR Fr. 5′6″ 160 Jacksonville, FL 40 Zion Hudson WR Fr. 5′10″ 210 Fort Valley, GA 81 Chase Pensyl WR Fr. 5′7″ 180 Shamokin, PA 83 Xavier McDonald WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 165 Morton, MS 88 Dylan Williams WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 210 Roswell, GA
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 0 Cole Keller TE Sr. 6′4″ 250 Grain Valley, MO 18 catches, 315 yards, 4 TD 13 Ke’Untae Mosley TE Transfer from Howard Jr. 6′1″ 240 Laurens, SC 8 catches, 64 yards, 3 TD 82 Thatcher Miller TE Transfer from West Chester Sr. 6′3″ 260 Lititz, PA 1 catch, 11 yards 85 Ryder Post TE So. 6′4″ 255 Broadway, VA 1 catch, 4 yards 44 Max Roche TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 240 Niceville, FL 84 Brian Hnat TE Fr. 6′4″ 240 Andover, MA 86 Ethan Gurela TE Fr. 6′3″ 235 Roswell, GA 89 Thomas Guillemette TE Fr. 6′5″ 235 Otterburn Park, QC
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 77 D.J. Fox OL Transfer from Wisconsin–River Falls Sr. 6′8″ 310 Union Grove, WI 1 tackle 50 Jesse Sears OL Fr. 6′2″ 315 Plattsburgh, NY 52 Jack Harris OL Fr. 6′2″ 310 Rumson, NJ 53 Daniel Michel OL Transfer from Florida International Jr. 6′5″ 330 Fort Lauderdale, FL 54 Jonah Smith OL Fr. 6′2″ 285 Bear, DE 55 JaKobe Campbell OL So. 6′2″ 270 Raleigh, NC 56 Tyler Brown OL Transfer from Colorado Sr. 6′3″ 325 Jackson, MS 58 Griffin Hart OL Jr. 6′6″ 320 Leesburg, VA 60 Zach Greenberg OL Sr. 6′4″ 300 Livingston, NJ 65 Parker Cunningham OL Fr. 6′3″ 320 South Park, PA 70 Noel Portnjagin OL Transfer from Florida So. 6′5″ 300 Karlsruhe, Germany 71 Deacon Rawls OL So. 6′4″ 310 Elizabeth City, NC 72 Kaedin Massey OL Transfer from Kansas State 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′8″ 320 Lyndon, KS 73 Evan Bushong OL So. 6′3″ 320 Harrisburg, PA 74 Sani Reed OL Fr. 6′4″ 295 Crozet, VA 75 Wyatt Maines OL Fr. 6′4″ 310 Hollidaysburg, PA 76 Frankie Tinilau OL Transfer from East Tennessee State Jr. 6′4″ 310 Brisbane, QLD 78 Josh Manecke OL Transfer from Army So. 6′7″ 315 Downers Grove, IL
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 17 Danny Royster DE Transfer from Indianapolis Sr. 6′2″ 240 Indianapolis, IN 18 tackles, 1.5 sacks 5 Kevin Roberts DL Transfer from West Florida Jr. 6′0″ 295 Apopka, FL 15 tackles, 1.5 sacks 9 Kei’Trone Simpson DE Transfer from Lamar Sr. 6′2″ 270 Dallas, TX 14 tackles, 1.5 sacks 98 Turner Schmidt DE 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′3″ 245 Hilliard, OH 17 tackles, 0.5 sacks 91 Jakolbi Wilson DL Transfer from Fort Hays Sr. 6′2″ 335 Chicago, IL 15 tackles, 1 sack 55 Rasheed Lovelace DL Transfer from Nicholls Sr. 6′1″ 320 Pensacola, FL 16 tackles, 0.5 sacks 8 Amar Thomas DE Sr. 6′0″ 240 Upper Marlboro, MD 11 tackles, 1 sack 93 Mychal McMullin DL Jr. 6′1″ 285 Newport News, VA 14 tackles 88 Kells Bush DL Sr. 6′2″ 305 New Orleans, LA 8 tackles, 1.5 sacks 19 Ernest Willor Jr. DE Transfer from Wisconsin So. 6′4″ 260 Baltimore, MD 6 tackles, 2 sacks 0 Mason Purham DE Transfer from Emory & Henry Jr. 6′4″ 230 Hampton, VA 9 tackles 10 Chukwunedu Okeke DL Transfer from Western Kentucky 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 305 Mableton, GA 3 tackles 99 Cole Webster DL Fr. 6′2″ 295 Waxhaw, NC 2 tackles 51 Chris Bispham DL Fr. 6′1″ 285 Havelock, NC 1 tackle 44 Kacey Gilliam DE Fr. 6′0″ 250 Montgomery Village, MD 90 Cory Simon DE Fr. 5′11″ 255 Lauderdale Lakes, FL 92 Grayson Gilmore DE Fr. 6′2″ 250 Tampa, FL
Linebackers 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 2 Nakian Jackson LB Transfer from Nevada 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 240 Stockton, CA 49 tackles, 2.5 sacks 15 J.T. Hooten LB Transfer from West Alabama So. 5′11″ 220 Daleville, AL 43 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT 3 Gannon Weathersby LB Sr. 5′10″ 225 Atlanta, GA 15 tackles 26 Jayden Studio LB So. 6′0″ 225 Perry, OH 6 tackles, 1 sack 42 J.T. Kouame-Yao LB Sr. 6′0″ 220 Centreville, VA 7 tackles 12 Lathan Croley LB Transfer from Holy Cross Jr. 5′11″ 215 Miami, FL 2 tackles 45 Lee Johnson LB Fr. 6′2″ 225 Richmond Hill, GA 2 tackles 40 Josiah Perry LB Fr. 5′11″ 215 Fredericksburg, VA 1 tackle
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 24 Jayon Harvey S Transfer from Findlay Jr. 5′10″ 200 Indianapolis, IN 49 tackles 23 Ken Willis CB Sr. 5′10″ 185 Cincinnati, OH 27 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 6 D.J. Kelly CB Transfer from Toledo So. 6′0″ 185 Allentown, PA 14 tackles, 4 INT 31 Seth Gathers S Fr. 6′0″ 200 Waldorf, MD 33 tackles 14 K.J. Flowe S 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 180 Charlotte, NC 21 tackles 16 T.J. McGill S Jr. 5′10″ 195 Charlotte, NC 16 tackles 25 Terrence Jones II S Transfer from Fordham Jr. 6′0″ 195 Prosper, TX 10 tackles 27 Jamal Olford CB Fr. 5′8″ 170 Wylie, TX 4 tackles, 1 INT 11 LaRon Dues CB Fr. 5′9″ 180 Charleston, WV 7 tackles 21 Roddrey McWilliams CB Fr. 6′0″ 190 Richmond, VA 7 tackles 1 Damier Minkah CB Transfer from Shepherd Jr. 6′1″ 190 Gainesville, VA 4 tackles 22 Chase Regan S Jr. 5′11″ 200 Dillsburg, PA 3 tackles 30 D’Kwan Thomas S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 185 Temple Hills, MD 3 tackles 35 Joshua Prince S So. 5′10″ 195 Sterling, VA 1 tackle 41 George Lovelace CB So. 6′2″ 200 Richmond, VA 1 tackle 7 Javis Mynatt S Transfer from Texas State Sr. 6′0″ 200 Knoxville, TN 18 Jase Rhodes S Fr. 5′9″ 195 Roanoke, VA 28 Kamden Jennings CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′8″ 170 Alpharetta, GA 29 K.J. Wright CB Fr. 6′0″ 180 Charlotte, NC 32 Chase Miller S Sr. 6′0″ 190 Baltimore, MD 33 Trey Gibson CB Fr. 6′1″ 190 King Of Prussia, PA 47 Kevin Kabasele S So. 5′11″ 197 Mclean, VA
Jeremiah Harrison, K.J. Flowe, Arrion Concepcion, T.J. McGill, K.J. Wright Damier Minkah, Jackson McCarter, J.T. Kouame-Yao J.C. Evans, Lathan Croley, Za’Ron Collins Mason Purham, Mychal McMullin Corey Scott, Trace Burney Danny Royster, Jayon Harvey Ernest Willor Jr., Chase Miller Roddrey McWilliams, George Lovelace Nick Herman, Jakolbi Wilson Kaleb Smith, Grayson Gilmore Ethan Gurela, Dylan Williams Jayden Mines Nakian Jackson Gannon Weathersby Arrington Maiden Kevin Roberts Morgan Suarez D.J. Kelly George Pettaway Camden Coleman Javis Mynatt Amar Thomas Kei’Trone Simpson Braeden Wisloski Chukwunedu Okeke LaRon Dues Noah Grevious Ke’Untae Mosley Tanner Vibabul Elijah Moss J.T. Hooten Michael Scott Jase Rhodes Kylan Billiot Malachi Fannin-Render Chase Regan Trashon Dye Ken Willis Terrence Jones II Jayden Studio Jamal Olford Phoenix Donghia Kamden Jennings Micah Matthews D’Kwan Thomas Seth Gathers Trey Gibson Seth Cromwell Joshua Prince Hayden Ross Josiah Perry Zion Hudson Miles Halbert Kacey Gilliam Max Roche Lee Johnson Kevin Kabasele Mitchell Dietzel Chris Bispham Jack Harris Daniel Michel Jonah Smith JaKobe Campbell Rasheed Lovelace Tyler Brown Griffin Hart Zach Greenberg Parker Cunningham Deacon Rawls Kaedin Massey Evan Bushong Sani Reed Wyatt Maines D.J. Fox Josh Manecke Thatcher Miller Xavier McDonald Andrew Bennett Brian Hnat Ryder Post Kells Bush Cory Simon Baylen Woodman Turner Schmidt Cole Webster VA 19 FL 14 GA 10 NC 10 PA 10 Hometowns of the 2026 James Madison 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 Virginia 19 Florida 14 Georgia 10 Pennsylvania 10 North Carolina 10 Maryland 7 Texas 4 New Jersey 3 Top counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 5 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 4 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 3 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 2 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 2 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.
