Teams Kent State 2014 Roster ← 2013 2015 → 2014 Kent State roster 98 players: 1 freshman, 97 with no class listed. From 14 states and 1 other country; the most from Ohio (66) and Florida (8). The 2014 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 13 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 14 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 10 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 6
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2014 21 Anthony Meray RB 5′8″ Spanaway, WA 150 rushing yards, 1 TD 22 Miles Hibbler RB 5′11″ 206 Troy, OH 37 rushing yards 42 Steve Nagy FB 6′0″ Hudson, OH 1 catch, 1 yard 18 Tristin Boykin RB 6′0″ Centerville, OH 24 Raekwon James RB RS 5′9″ 187 New Orleans, LA 25 Sam Kukura RB 5′9″ 195 Kirtland, OH 34 Trayion Durham RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Cincinnati, OH 46 Khaled Abukhaled FB 5′10″ 230 Kent, OH
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2014 10 Colin Reardon WR 6′1″ Poland, OH 2,466 passing yards, 14 TD 6 Chris Humphrey WR 6′1″ Solon, OH 51 catches, 635 yards, 5 TD 25 Ernest Calhoun WR 5′6″ Akron, OH 33 catches, 319 yards, 1 TD 3 Kris White WR 6′1″ 225 Clermont, FL 25 catches, 270 yards 19 Josh Boyle WR 5′9″ Venice, FL 21 catches, 160 yards, 2 TD 12 James Brooks WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ Groveland, FL 16 catches, 283 yards, 1 TD 8 Charles Chandler WR 6′2″ Columbus, OH 4 catches, 31 yards 17 William Woods WR 5′9″ East Cleveland, OH 1 catch, 3 yards 2 Chris Overton WR 5′9″ 170 Richmond Hts., OH 11 Connor Arlia WR 5′9″ Weirton, WV 15 Joe Ziccardi WR 5′11″ Chesterland, OH 85 Luke Grandjean WR 6′2″ 180 North Canton, OH 86 Zaquon Tyson WR RS 5′9″ 165 Miami, FL
Offensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2014 54 Jason Bitsko OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ 297 Huber Heights, OH 54 Nathan Puthoff OL 6′4″ 313 Columbus, OH 55 Reno Reda OL 6′6″ 300 Pataskala, OH 57 Tad France OL 6′4″ 285 Elyria, OH 59 Connor Shinsky OL 6′5″ 302 Butler, PA 62 Davonte James OL 6′2″ 260 Springfield, OH 63 Alex Nielsen OL 6′4″ 306 Amherst, OH 66 Anthony Pruitt OL 6′2″ 300 Columbus, OH 67 Stefano Millin OL 6′5″ 305 Massillon, OH 67 Terrell Johnson OL 6′4″ 304 Pasadena, MD 71 Wayne Scott OL 6′3″ 300 Daytona Beach, FL 72 Jim Katusha OL 6′5″ 290 Cleveland, OH 73 Jake Witucki OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 310 Natrona Heights, PA 74 Brock Macaulay OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′6″ 290 Big Prarie, OH
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2014 56 Jontey Byrd DT 5′10″ 289 Daytona Beach, FL 1 INT 5 Marcus Wright DL 6′4″ 258 Kent, OH 33 Matthew Sommers DE 6′2″ 265 Kent, OH 34 Richard Gray DL 6′2″ Pittsburgh, PA 43 Jake Kincaid DE 6′1″ 248 Pickerington, OH 45 Marques Moore DE 6′1″ 249 Springfield, OH 48 Nate Vance DE 6′1″ 230 Stow, OH 49 Kalil Morris NT RS 6′2″ 327 Columbus, OH 50 Chris Fairchild DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Oak Hill, OH 51 Terence Waugh DE 6′1″ Atlanta, GA 52 Clay Miller DL 6′4″ 275 Maple Heights, OH 53 Kevin DeWalt DE 6′2″ 225 Cincinnati, OH 58 Elias Sayre DL 6′5″ 245 Lebanon, OH 68 Tyson Reinke DT 6′2″ 288 Eden Prarie, MN 69 Nate Terhune DL 6′4″ Chagrin Falls, OH 80 Sam Karam DE 6′3″ 230 Munroe Falls, OH 90 Jon Cunningham DT 6′1″ 295 Bedford, OH 98 Zach Singer DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 310 Las Vegas, NV
Linebackers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2014 32 Matt Dellinger LB 6′1″ Clarkston, MI 1 INT 3 DeVante’ Strickland LB 6′1″ 237 Columbus, OH 5 James Alexander LB 5′11″ 231 Miami, FL 7 Elcee Refuge LB 5′9″ New Orleans, LA 30 Dustyn Moore LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 225 Stockbridge, GA 35 Ryan Seibert LB 6′4″ Columbus, OH 35 Tyler Freeman LB 6′0″ 220 Peninsula, OH 36 Darius Redmond LB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′0″ Miami, FL 37 Nick Cuthbert LB 6′1″ Chesterland, OH 44 Kentrell Taylor LB 5′11″ 244 Canton, OH
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2014 23 Jordan Italiano S 5′10″ Canfield, OH 3 INT 2 Malcolm Pannell CB 5′10″ Pickerington, OH 2 INT 21 Demetrius Monday CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 205 Douglasville, GA 1 INT 23 Jerrell Foster CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 186 Cincinnati, OH 2 returns, −5 yards 20 Eldin Anu CB 5′9″ 170 Columbus, OH 4 rushing yards 3 Eric Church CB 5′9″ 185 Pennsauken, NJ 5 Jake McVay DB 5′11″ 197 Aurora, OH 8 Calvin Tiggle S 5′10″ Ellenwood, GA 10 Quan Robinson Jr. CB 6′1″ Cleveland, OH 12 Najee Murray CB 5′9″ Steubenville, OH 13 Erik Simpson S 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′11″ 193 Cleveland, OH 13 Kerrick Rhone CB 5′10″ 184 Pflugerville, TX 18 Nate Holley S 5′11″ Toledo, OH 20 Marcus Elliott DB 6′0″ 201 Toledo, OH 22 Adam Maxie CB 6′1″ 176 Westlake, TX 27 Kevin Bourne S 5′10″ Newark, OH 35 Jimmy May DB 6′2″ 175 Warren, OH 39 Nelson Anu DB 5′10″ 185 Columbus, OH
George Bollas, Jake McVay, Marcus Wright, Anthony Melchiori, Tony Carroscia, Matthew Sommers, Steve Nagy, Khaled Abukhaled, Nate Vance DeVante’ Strickland, Charles Chandler, Eldin Anu, Ryan Seibert, Nelson Anu, Kalil Morris, Nathan Puthoff, Anthony Pruitt Casey Pierce, Quan Robinson Jr., Erik Simpson, Clay Miller, Jim Katusha, Jon Cunningham Jerrell Foster, Trayion Durham, Kevin DeWalt, Darren Goodson Nick Holley, Nate Holley, Marcus Elliott James Alexander, Darius Redmond, Zaquon Tyson Elcee Refuge, Raekwon James, Ryan Malone Joe Ziccardi, Sam Kukura, Nick Cuthbert Chris Overton, William Woods Malcolm Pannell, Jake Kincaid Kris White, James Brooks Chris Humphrey, Nate Terhune Connor Arlia, Najee Murray Shane Hynes, Matt Dellinger Ernest Calhoun, Sam Karam Marques Moore, Davonte James Jontey Byrd, Wayne Scott Eric Church Calvin Tiggle Colin Reardon Brice Fackler Kerrick Rhone Jack Williams Nathan Strock Tristin Boykin Josh Boyle Anthony Meray Demetrius Monday Adam Maxie Miles Hibbler Jordan Italiano Kevin Bourne Dustyn Moore Richard Gray Jimmy May Tyler Freeman Joseph Green Kentrell Taylor Chris Fairchild Terence Waugh Jason Bitsko Reno Reda Tad France Elias Sayre Connor Shinsky Alex Nielsen Stefano Millin Terrell Johnson Jake Witucki Kyle Payton Brad Miller Luke Grandjean April Goss Chad Bushley Zach Singer OH 66 FL 8 PA 5 GA 4 LA 3 Hometowns of the 2014 Kent 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 Ohio 66 Florida 8 Pennsylvania 5 Georgia 4 Louisiana 3 Michigan 2 Texas 2 New Jersey 1 Top counties Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 11 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 9 Summit County, Ohio pop. 538,000 6 Portage County, Ohio pop. 162,000 6 Hamilton County, Ohio pop. 831,000 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’ 2014 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.
