Teams Kent State 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 Kent State roster 102 players: 19 freshmen, 14 sophomores, 9 juniors, 14 seniors, 46 with no class listed. From 20 states and 2 other countries; the most from Ohio (30) and Michigan (9). The 2023 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 8 Receivers 12 Tight ends 4 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 9
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 5 Gavin Garcia RB 5′8″ 195 Catawissa, PA 544 rushing yards, 2 TD 23 Jaylen Thomas RB Sr. 5′10″ 215 Colorado Springs, CO 460 rushing yards, 2 TD 2 Xavier Williams RB Sr. 5′9″ 188 Forestville, MD 137 rushing yards, 1 TD 24 Curtis Douglas RB 6′0″ 200 Lake Worth, FL 39 rushing yards 3 Ky Thomas RB Transfer from Kansas 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Topeka, KS 20 Marques Hicks RB RS 5′8″ 190 Cherry Hill, NJ 31 Dominque Hill RB Fr. 5′11″ 185 Waco, TX 89 Preston Taylor RB So. 6′1″ 175 Copley, OH
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 13 Chrishon McCray WR Fr. 5′10″ 180 Avon, IN 41 catches, 610 yards, 4 TD Luke Floriea WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 173 Mentor, OH 39 catches, 414 yards, 4 TD 11 Trell Harris WR 6′0″ 200 La Grange, IL 26 catches, 400 yards, 1 TD 18 Jameel Gardner Jr. WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 193 Detroit, MI 24 catches, 298 yards, 1 TD 4 Jared Kelley WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 190 North Olmsted, OH 1 return, 17 yards 26 J.B. Awolowo WR 5′9″ 199 Grafton, OH 1 tackle Jack Coulson WR Jr. 6′2″ 205 Boca Raton, FL 2 catches, 10 yards 10 Isaiah Batton WR Jr. 6′1″ 200 Temecula, CA 18 Treymon Echols WR So. 6′1″ 182 Shawnee Mission, KS 19 Ali Fisher WR Fr. 6′0″ 205 Belleville, MI 81 Dash Dorsey WR 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′10″ 175 Naperville, IL 84 Jahzae Kimbrough WR RS 5′10″ 190 Roanoke, VA
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 54 Dustyn Morell OL Fr. 6′4″ 290 Lapeer, MI 54 Nolan Rumler OL 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 321 Akron, OH 56 Nick Bryan OL So. 6′3″ 281 Pleasant Hills, PA 62 Mason Mennell OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 278 Stow, OH 65 Tristen Bittner OL RS 6′5″ 325 Wheeling, WV 66 Elijah Lamptey OL Sr. 6′5″ 274 Chicago, IL 69 Braylon Smith OL RS 6′4″ 315 Cleveland, OH 71 Chris Farrell OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 303 Lisle, IL 71 Kevin Toth OL So. 6′6″ 288 Hudson, OH 72 Cecil Wilson OL RS 6′4″ 320 Lakeville, MN 72 Jimto Obidegwu OL Transfer from Temple So. 6′5″ 335 Brandywine, MD 75 Andrew Page OL Fr. 6′4″ 310 Noblesville, IN 76 Garrett Masterson OL Fr. 6′6″ 316 Metamora, MI 77 Cameron Golden OL 6′4″ 265 Fort Pierce, FL 78 Matthew Beyer OL Jr. 6′3″ 295 Mulvane, KS 79 Evan Cooke OL RS 6′6″ 320 Germantown, MD
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 8 Stephen Daley DL 6′1″ 273 Winchester, VA 47 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 8 C.J. West DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 315 La Grange Park, IL 39 tackles, 1 sack 97 Oliver Billotte DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 298 Clearfield, PA 28 tackles, 1 sack 10 Tyler Baylor DL Sr. 6′4″ 265 Olney, MD 25 tackles 15 Macyo Williams DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 280 Akron, OH 18 tackles, 1.5 sacks 17 Mattheus Carroll DL Transfer from Virginia Tech 6′3″ 240 Baltimore, MD 18 tackles, 1 sack 11 Marcus Winfield DL Jr. 6′3″ 250 Cheltenham, PA 11 tackles, 1.5 sacks 92 Javier Duran DL Sr. 6′4″ 280 Jackson, NJ 11 tackles 52 John Jackson DL So. 6′3″ 279 Barberton, OH 8 tackles 11 A.J. Campbell DL So. 6′3″ 250 Copley, OH 4 tackles 6 Mason Maddox DL 6′1″ 275 Aurora, CO 1 tackle 52 Kaden Beatty DT RS 6′0″ 287 Chesapeake, VA 55 Bryce Sisak DL RS 6′2″ 250 Tallmadge, OH 88 Mohammed Hazime DL Fr. 6′4″ 270 Dearborn, MI 93 Andrew Nesler DL Fr. 6′2″ 280 Pottstown, PA 98 Bryce Faulk DL RS 6′1″ 235 Mason, OH
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 24 Nick Giacolone LB 6′3″ 225 Venice, FL 50 tackles, 1 INT 33 Devin Nicholson LB Transfer from Missouri Sr. 6′2″ 220 Detroit, MI 40 tackles 45 Khali Saunders LB Sr. 6′3″ 233 Elmhurst, IL 33 tackles, 1 INT 37 C.J. Harris LB 6′0″ 230 Macon, GA 31 tackles, 2 sacks 15 Sayed Abuhamdeh LB 6′1″ 230 North Royalton, OH 16 tackles, 0.5 sacks 4 Rocco Nicholl LB 6′5″ 245 Philadelphia, PA 17 tackles 43 Chase Fortkamp LB Jr. 6′2″ 224 Wickliffe, OH 12 tackles 8 Khalib Johns LB 6′2″ 229 Lancaster, CA 11 tackles 7 Matt Harmon LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 254 Rockwood, MI 3 tackles, 1 sack 8 C.J. Young LB RS 6′0″ 215 Strongsville, OH 20 Luke Murphy LB 6′3″ 235 Massillon, OH 42 Shane Slattery LB Jr. 6′1″ 221 Richfield, OH
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 27 Bryce Sheppert S Sr. 5′11″ 186 Stow, OH 75 tackles, 1 INT 3 D.J. Miller DB Sr. 5′11″ 187 O’ Fallon, MO 46 tackles, 1 INT 3 Alex Branch DB 6′0″ 190 Twinsburg, OH 32 tackles, 0.5 sacks 3 Capone Blue DB Jr. 6′3″ 177 Murrieta, CA 30 tackles 29 Jalani Williams DB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 193 Saint Louis, MO 21 tackles, 1 INT 21 Josh Baka S So. 6′1″ 205 Ottawa, ON 23 tackles 21 Xavier Cokley CB 5′11″ 187 Baltimore, MD 8 tackles 15 Dallas Craddieth DB Transfer from Iowa 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 207 Saint Louis, MO 5 tackles 23 Naim Muhammad CB 5′11″ 201 Bowie, MD 3 tackles 18 Terrell Miller CB 5′11″ 175 Fairburn, GA 2 tackles 29 Tevin Tucker DB Fr. 5′11″ 193 Kannapolis, NC 1 tackle 12 Joel Boamah CB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′11″ 180 Newark, NJ 14 Tyler Bivens DB Fr. 5′11″ 170 Ann Arbor, MI 19 Freddie Lenix DB Fr. 5′10″ 155 Massillon, OH 25 Daeveon Buie S RS 5′9″ 170 Fayetteville, GA 31 Jamir Gardner DB So. 5′9″ 184 Detroit, MI 35 Damari Williams S Fr. 6′0″ 170 Lyndhurst, OH 36 Nick Cuva S RS 6′1″ 185 Tallmadge, OH 38 Lavonte Gater DB Sr. 5′10″ 163 Washington, DC
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 60 Andrew Glass PK 5′10″ 184 Wheeling, WV 15 of 17 field goals 96 Josh Smith P 6′0″ 197 Narre Warren, VIC 50 punts, 41.0 average 29 Charlie Durkin P Fr. 6′0″ 190 Akron, OH 20 punts, 34.0 average 41 Gus Goodell LS Fr. 6′1″ 215 Stafford, VA 3 tackles 47 Will Hryszko PK Fr. 5′10″ 187 Strongsville, OH 1 of 1 extra point 46 Johan Silver PK 6′0″ 221 Fremont, OH 48 Luke Romes LS So. 6′0″ 198 Springboro, OH 58 Ethan Mouyeos LS Fr. 5′11″ 230 Buffalo, NY 94 Joel Miasek PK RS 6′4″ 203 Canfield, OH
Macyo Williams, Charlie Durkin, Nick Cuva, Nolan Rumler, Bryce Sisak Alex Branch, Bryce Sheppert, Mason Mennell, Kevin Toth Rocco Nicholl, Marcus Winfield, Devin Kargman, Marques Hicks Jameel Gardner Jr., Jamir Gardner, Devin Nicholson, Mohammed Hazime A.J. Campbell, John Jackson, Preston Taylor Freddie Lenix, Luke Murphy, Hayden Junker Capone Blue, Isaiah Batton C.J. West, Trell Harris C.J. Young, Will Hryszko Dallas Craddieth, Jalani Williams Sayed Abuhamdeh, Shane Slattery Mattheus Carroll, Xavier Cokley Tommy Ulatowski, Elijah Lamptey Damari Williams, Chase Fortkamp Khali Saunders, Chris Farrell Dustyn Morell, Garrett Masterson Andrew Glass, Tristen Bittner Xavier Williams D.J. Miller Ky Thomas Jared Kelley Gavin Garcia Mason Maddox Matt Harmon Khalib Johns Stephen Daley Tyler Baylor Peyton Faulkner Dru Deshields Joel Boamah Chrishon McCray Jaren Lewis Tyler Bivens Griffin Brewster Michael Alaimo Terrell Miller Treymon Echols Ali Fisher Jaylen Thomas Naim Muhammad Curtis Douglas Nick Giacolone Daeveon Buie J.B. Awolowo Tevin Tucker Dominque Hill C.J. Harris Lavonte Gater Gus Goodell Johan Silver Luke Romes Kaden Beatty Ethan Mouyeos Braylon Smith Cecil Wilson Jimto Obidegwu Andrew Page Cameron Golden Matthew Beyer Evan Cooke Tyler Dostin Dash Dorsey Jahzae Kimbrough Javier Duran Andrew Nesler Joel Miasek Oliver Billotte Bryce Faulk Jack Coulson Luke Floriea OH 30 MI 9 IL 7 MD 7 PA 8 Hometowns of the 2023 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 Michigan 9 Pennsylvania 8 Maryland 7 Illinois 7 New Jersey 5 Missouri 4 Virginia 4 Top counties Summit County, Ohio pop. 538,000 13 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 6 Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 6 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 4 Prince George’s County, Maryland pop. 960,000 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’ 2023 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.
