Teams Kent State 2022 Roster ← 2021 2023 → 2022 Kent State roster 101 players: 18 freshmen, 11 sophomores, 9 juniors, 18 seniors, 45 with no class listed. From 22 states and 2 other countries; the most from Ohio (30) and Pennsylvania (8). The 2022 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 13 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 15 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 8
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 15 Marquez Cooper RB 5′8″ 200 Gaithersburg, MD 1,331 rushing yards, 13 TD 31 Bryan Bradford RB Jr. 6′0″ 251 Saint Louis, MO 302 rushing yards, 2 TD 5 Gavin Garcia RB 5′8″ 195 Catawissa, PA 211 rushing yards, 1 TD 20 Shakhi Carson RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 190 West Orange, NJ 61 rushing yards, 1 TD 20 Daniel Bangura RB Jr. 5′10″ 183 Canal Winchester, OH 13 rushing yards 2 Xavier Williams RB 5′9″ 188 Forestville, MD 89 Preston Taylor RB Fr. 6′1″ 175 Copley, OH 100 Kingston Woods RB Fr. Kent, OH
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 9 Devontez Walker WR So. 6′3″ 200 Charlotte, NC 58 catches, 921 yards, 11 TD 14 Dante Cephas WR 6′0″ 193 Pittsburgh, PA 48 catches, 744 yards, 3 TD 3 Ja’Shaun Poke WR 5′10″ 185 Hampton, GA 31 catches, 362 yards, 1 TD 11 Trell Harris WR 6′0″ 200 La Grange, IL 13 catches, 136 yards, 1 TD 12 Raymond James WR Sr. 5′11″ 175 Dayton, OH 13 catches, 97 yards 26 J.B. Awolowo WR 5′9″ 199 Grafton, OH 6 tackles Luke Floriea WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 173 Mentor, OH 4 catches, 51 yards 6 Isaac Vance WR Sr. 5′9″ 182 Las Cruces, NM 1 tackle 23 Marcus Harris WR So. 6′2″ 189 Radcliff, KY 2 catches, 16 yards 13 Chrishon McCray WR RS 5′10″ 180 Avon, IN 18 Jameel Gardner Jr. WR 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′0″ 193 Detroit, MI 35 Mike Ryan WR So. 6′3″ 202 New Rochelle, NY 83 Naran Buntin WR RS 6′2″ 196 Middletown, NJ
Offensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 54 Dustyn Morell OL RS 6′4″ 290 Lapeer, MI 54 Nolan Rumler OL Transfer from Michigan 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 321 Akron, OH 54 Sam Allan OL Sr. 6′2″ 286 Portage, MI 56 Elijah Ratliff OL Sr. 6′3″ 308 Reynoldsburg, OH 56 Nick Bryan OL Fr. 6′3″ 281 Pleasant Hills, PA 62 Mason Mennell OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 278 Stow, OH 63 Josh Prusinowski OL So. 280 66 Elijah Lamptey OL Jr. 6′5″ 274 Chicago, IL 69 Jack Bailey OL Fr. 6′3″ 325 Willoughby, OH 71 Kevin Toth OL Transfer from Rutgers Fr. 6′6″ 288 Hudson, OH 73 Chris Reber OL Fr. 6′3″ 303 Monroe, OH 74 Marcellus Marshall OL Fr. 6′6″ 330 Morgantown, WV 76 Garrett Masterson OL RS 6′6″ 316 Metamora, MI 77 Cameron Golden OL 6′4″ 265 Fort Pierce, FL 77 OL Fr. 6′8″ 340 Akron, OH
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 Zayin West DE Sr. 6′1″ 266 Midlothian, VA 34 tackles, 4.5 sacks 14 Saivon Davis DL Sr. 6′0″ 233 Barberton, OH 24 tackles, 7.5 sacks 8 C.J. West DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 315 La Grange Park, IL 26 tackles, 1 sack 15 Macyo Williams DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 280 Akron, OH 13 tackles, 1.5 sacks 55 Sekou Diaby DL Sr. 6′2″ 272 Hillside, NJ 16 tackles 11 Antoine Cook DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 267 Mckeesport, PA 12 tackles 97 Oliver Billotte DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 298 Clearfield, PA 11 tackles 8 Stephen Daley DL 6′1″ 273 Winchester, VA 4 tackles, 1 sack 45 Adin Huntington DL 6′1″ 281 Stafford, VA 5 tackles 11 A.J. Campbell DL Transfer from UCLA Fr. 6′3″ 250 Copley, OH 1 tackle 52 John Jackson DL Fr. 6′3″ 279 Barberton, OH 88 Mohammed Hazime DL RS 6′4″ 270 Dearborn, MI 92 Aeden Holler DL So. 6′4″ 236 Williamsport, PA
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 33 Marvin Pierre LB Sr. 6′1″ 221 Rahway, NJ 96 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT 45 Khali Saunders LB 6′3″ 233 Elmhurst, IL 55 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT 37 C.J. Harris LB 6′0″ 230 Macon, GA 35 tackles, 2 INT 8 Khalib Johns LB 6′2″ 229 Lancaster, CA 21 tackles, 4 sacks 34 Kesean Gamble LB Sr. 6′1″ 280 Cincinnati, OH 30 tackles, 1 sack 42 Shane Slattery LB So. 6′1″ 221 Richfield, OH 14 tackles, 1 sack 10 Juan Wallace LB Sr. 6′2″ 215 Washington, DC 13 tackles, 1 sack 20 Luke Murphy LB 6′3″ 235 Massillon, OH 13 tackles 4 Rocco Nicholl LB 6′5″ 245 Philadelphia, PA 8 tackles 7 Matt Harmon LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 254 Rockwood, MI 4 tackles 43 Chase Fortkamp LB So. 6′2″ 224 Wickliffe, OH 2 tackles 46 Ahmad Nalls LB So. 6′1″ 230 East Orange, NJ 51 Cannon Kerr LB Fr. 6′0″ 214 North Ridgeville, OH
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 24 Nico Bolden S 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 213 Saint Paul, MN 103 tackles 27 JoJo Evans DB 6′1″ 200 Riviera Beach, FL 83 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 3 D.J. Miller DB 5′11″ 187 O’ Fallon, MO 62 tackles 20 Montre Miller CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 190 Blythewood, SC 52 tackles, 2 INT 7 Antwaine Richardson S Sr. 6′0″ 188 Delray Beach, FL 38 tackles 3 Alex Branch DB 6′0″ 190 Twinsburg, OH 34 tackles 26 Naijee Jones DB Transfer from Rutgers Sr. 6′0″ 199 Erial, NJ 18 tackles 27 Bryce Sheppert S Jr. 5′11″ 186 Stow, OH 18 tackles 3 Capone Blue DB So. 6′3″ 177 Murrieta, CA 9 tackles 22 Gage Michael S 6′0″ 195 Fairmont, WV 7 tackles 32 Dean Clark DB 6′1″ 206 Massillon, OH 7 tackles 21 Josh Baka S Fr. 6′1″ 205 Ottawa, ON 3 tackles 13 Shawn Smith DB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 173 Brunswick, GA 2 tackles 18 Terrell Miller CB 5′11″ 175 Fairburn, GA 2 tackles 38 Lavonte Gater DB 5′10″ 163 Washington, DC 1 tackle 14 Tyler Bivens DB RS 5′11″ 170 Ann Arbor, MI 20 Mario Nunez CB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 185 Kennesaw, GA 22 Jahmad Harmon S RS 5′10″ 180 Indianapolis, IN 29 C.J. Holmes S 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 206 Hamden, CT 30 Emon Hill CB So. 5′10″ 154 Hoschton, GA 31 Jamir Gardner DB Fr. 5′9″ 184 Detroit, MI
Alex Branch, Bryce Sheppert, Mason Mennell, Kevin Toth, Kingston Woods A.J. Campbell, Saivon Davis, John Jackson, Preston Taylor Macyo Williams, Charlie Durkin, Nolan Rumler, Savion Washington Jameel Gardner Jr., Jamir Gardner, Mohammed Hazime Luke Murphy, Dean Clark, Hayden Junker Rocco Nicholl, Devin Kargman C.J. West, Trell Harris Juan Wallace, Lavonte Gater Antoine Cook, Dante Cephas Tommy Ulatowski, Elijah Lamptey J.B. Awolowo, Cannon Kerr Gus Goodell, Adin Huntington Khali Saunders, Brad George Ahmad Nalls, Sekou Diaby Dustyn Morell, Garrett Masterson Jack Bailey, Luke Floriea Xavier Williams Capone Blue D.J. Miller Ja’Shaun Poke Gavin Garcia Isaac Vance Antwaine Richardson Matt Harmon Khalib Johns Stephen Daley Collin Schlee Devontez Walker Kris Leach Raymond James Chrishon McCray Keenan Orr Shawn Smith Tyler Bivens Marquez Cooper Griffin Brewster Chandler Galban Terrell Miller Daniel Bangura Mario Nunez Montre Miller Shakhi Carson Gage Michael Jahmad Harmon Marcus Harris Nico Bolden Naijee Jones JoJo Evans C.J. Holmes Emon Hill Bryan Bradford Marvin Pierre Kesean Gamble Mike Ryan C.J. Harris Shane Slattery Chase Fortkamp Johan Silver Will Hryszko Luke Romes Sam Allan Elijah Ratliff Andrew Glass Chris Reber Marcellus Marshall Cameron Golden Tyler Dostin Naran Buntin Aeden Holler Oliver Billotte Zayin West OH 30 MI 8 GA 7 NJ 7 IL 6 Hometowns of the 2022 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 30 Pennsylvania 8 Michigan 8 Georgia 7 New Jersey 7 Illinois 6 Virginia 5 Indiana 4 Top counties Summit County, Ohio pop. 538,000 13 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 4 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 4 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 3 Stark County, Ohio pop. 374,000 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’ 2022 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.
Savion Washington OL