Teams Kent State 2024 Roster ← 2023 2025 → 2024 Kent State roster 116 players: 49 freshmen, 16 sophomores, 13 juniors, 4 seniors, 34 with no class listed. From 20 states and 2 other countries; the most from Ohio (45) and Pennsylvania (10). The 2024 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 10 Receivers 17 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 14 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 9 Athletes and others 3
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 3 Ky Thomas RB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 200 Topeka, KS 550 rushing yards, 1 TD 24 Curtis Douglas RB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Lake Worth, FL 145 rushing yards 33 Ayden Harris RB 5′8″ 205 Exton, PA 110 rushing yards, 1 TD 35 Jordan Lowe RB Fr. 5′8″ 215 Detroit, MI 43 rushing yards 20 Marques Hicks RB Fr. 5′8″ 190 Cherry Hill, NJ −5 rushing yards 5 Gavin Garcia RB 5′8″ 195 Catawissa, PA 18 Hunter Hopperton FB Transfer from Rhode Island 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′2″ 255 Streetsboro, OH 31 Noah Earley RB Fr. 5′9″ 180 Milford, OH 34 Micquan Gravely RB Fr. 5′11″ 175 Cleveland, OH 89 Preston Taylor RB Jr. 6′1″ 175 Copley, OH
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 Luke Floriea WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 173 Mentor, OH 44 catches, 688 yards, 7 TD 13 Chrishon McCray WR So. 5′10″ 180 Avon, IN 40 catches, 705 yards, 9 TD 18 Dashawn Martin WR Fr. 6′0″ 180 Springfield, OH 18 returns, 400 yards 3 Jay Jay Etheridge WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 150 Cincinnati, OH 14 catches, 137 yards, 1 TD 84 Jahzae Kimbrough WR Fr. 5′10″ 190 Roanoke, VA 114 rushing yards 26 J.B. Awolowo WR Fr. 5′9″ 199 Grafton, OH 6 returns, 77 yards 6 Wayne Harris WR 5′9″ 165 Huntington, WV 3 catches, 19 yards 80 Stanley King WR Transfer from Northwestern State 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 200 Camden, NJ 3 catches, 34 yards 1 Ardell Banks WR Transfer from Kentucky Fr. 6′4″ 195 Massillon, OH 2 catches, 20 yards 8 Cade Wolford WR Fr. 5′10″ 195 Jackson, OH 10 rushing yards 81 Dash Dorsey WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 175 Naperville, IL 1 tackle 85 Sebastian Brown WR Transfer from Michigan State Jr. 6′2″ 195 Detroit, MI 1 tackle 19 Ali Fisher WR So. 6′0″ 205 Belleville, MI 1 catch, 13 yards 4 Jared Kelley WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 190 North Olmsted, OH 23 Preston Hopperton WR Fr. 5′10″ 180 Streetsboro, OH 27 Lesae Lacks WR Fr. 5′8″ 180 Pittsburgh, PA 35 Joseph Federer WR RS 5′11″ 185 Ballwin, MO
Offensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 54 Dustyn Morell OL So. 6′4″ 290 Lapeer, MI 55 Jaxon Dunn OL RS 6′3″ 320 Brunswick, OH 55 Nikolai Bujnowski OL Jr. 6′1″ 305 Verona, NJ 63 Tony Georges OL Transfer from Akron Fr. 6′1″ 295 Westlake, OH 65 Tristen Bittner OL Fr. 6′5″ 325 Wheeling, WV 66 Elijah Williams OL Fr. 6′3″ 290 Toledo, OH 69 Braylon Smith OL Fr. 6′4″ 315 Cleveland, OH 71 Chris Farrell OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 303 Lisle, IL 71 Kevin Toth OL Jr. 6′6″ 288 Hudson, OH 72 Cecil Wilson OL Fr. 6′4″ 320 Lakeville, MN 72 Jimto Obidegwu OL Jr. 6′5″ 335 Brandywine, MD 75 Andrew Page OL So. 6′4″ 310 Noblesville, IN 76 Garrett Masterson OL So. 6′6″ 316 Metamora, MI 77 Cameron Golden OL Fr. 6′4″ 265 Fort Pierce, FL
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 8 Stephen Daley DL 6′1″ 273 Winchester, VA 51 tackles, 4 sacks 57 Zaid Hamdan DL Fr. 6′0″ 270 Mason, OH 36 tackles, 1 sack 52 Kaden Beatty DT Fr. 6′0″ 287 Chesapeake, VA 19 tackles, 1 sack 17 Mattheus Carroll DL 6′3″ 240 Baltimore, MD 14 tackles, 1 sack 90 Keenan Landry DL Transfer from Florida Jr. 6′1″ 284 Jennings, LA 15 tackles 97 Lavell Gibson DL Fr. 6′3″ 250 Lorain, OH 10 tackles, 1 sack 97 Oliver Billotte DL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 298 Clearfield, PA 11 tackles 6 Mason Maddox DL 6′1″ 275 Aurora, CO 6 tackles 11 A.J. Campbell DL Jr. 6′3″ 250 Copley, OH 6 tackles 50 Garrett Dial DL 6′3″ 235 Littleton, CO 3 tackles 33 Jaihien Roy DL 6′2″ 245 Centreville, MD 2 tackles 52 Aiden Burgess DL 6′2″ 300 Hanover, MD 1 tackle 88 Mohammed Hazime DL So. 6′4″ 270 Dearborn, MI 1 tackle 8 Josue Cordoba DL RS 6′3″ 280 Plainfield, NJ 44 Antonio Bottiggi DL RS 6′2″ 255 Painesville, OH 52 John Jackson DL Jr. 6′3″ 279 Barberton, OH 55 Bryce Sisak DL Fr. 6′2″ 250 Tallmadge, OH 98 Bryce Faulk DL Fr. 6′1″ 235 Mason, OH
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 0 Mason Woods LB Transfer from Towson 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 215 Woodbridge, VA 68 tackles 1 Kameron Olds LB Transfer from Buffalo Jr. 6′4″ 252 Richmond, VA 42 tackles, 6 sacks, 1 INT 7 Matt Harmon LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 254 Rockwood, MI 56 tackles, 2 sacks 4 Rocco Nicholl LB 6′5″ 245 Philadelphia, PA 61 tackles 29 Canaan Williams LB Transfer from Bowling Green So. 6′0″ 218 Waldorf, MD 46 tackles, 1 INT 8 Khalib Johns LB Fr. 6′2″ 229 Lancaster, CA 46 tackles 26 Jayden Studio LB 6′0″ 225 Perry, OH 38 tackles, 1 INT 8 C.J. Young LB Fr. 6′0″ 215 Strongsville, OH 34 tackles, 1 sack 8 Nylan Brown LB Fr. 6′0″ 246 Indianapolis, IN 20 tackles 15 Sayed Abuhamdeh LB 6′1″ 230 North Royalton, OH 24 Nick Giacolone LB Fr. 6′3″ 225 Venice, FL 28 Brodyn Bishop LB 6′1″ 205 Carroll, OH 42 Zadan Abuhamdeh LB Fr. 6′2″ 220 North Royalton, OH 48 Lem Reynolds LB Fr. Westerville, OH
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 21 Josh Baka S Jr. 6′1″ 205 Ottawa, ON 90 tackles 29 Tevin Tucker DB So. 5′11″ 193 Kannapolis, NC 65 tackles 23 Naim Muhammad CB Fr. 5′11″ 201 Bowie, MD 24 tackles, 1 sack 3 Alex Branch DB 6′0″ 190 Twinsburg, OH 20 tackles, 1 INT 15 Dallas Branch CB Transfer from San Diego State Fr. 5′11″ 180 Redondo Beach, CA 23 tackles 16 Jaylen Dotson DB Transfer from Monmouth Sr. 5′10″ 180 Middletown, MD 21 tackles 22 Jaire Rawlison CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 183 York, PA 21 tackles 11 Armahn Hale DB So. 5′11″ 213 Akron, OH 13 tackles 12 Joel Boamah CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 180 Newark, NJ 8 tackles 36 Nick Cuva S Fr. 6′1″ 185 Tallmadge, OH 8 tackles 25 Martell Buchanan DB 6′1″ 175 Stilwell, KS 7 tackles 18 Terrell Miller CB 5′11″ 175 Fairburn, GA 1 tackle 38 Clinton Robinson S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 205 Pittsburgh, PA 1 tackle 14 Tyler Bivens DB So. 5′11″ 170 Ann Arbor, MI 21 Xavier Cokley CB Fr. 5′11″ 187 Baltimore, MD 25 Daeveon Buie S Fr. 5′9″ 170 Fayetteville, GA 27 Malcolm Folk DB Transfer from Syracuse 6′1″ 192 Pottsgrove, PA 35 Damari Williams S So. 6′0″ 170 Lyndhurst, OH 35 Troy Martin S Fr. 6′2″ 205 Reynoldsville, PA
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 96 Josh Smith P Fr. 6′0″ 197 Narre Warren, VIC 83 punts, 41.8 average 47 Will Hryszko PK So. 5′10″ 187 Strongsville, OH 3 of 5 field goals 60 Andrew Glass PK 5′10″ 184 Wheeling, WV 2 of 4 field goals 58 Robert Atha LS Fr. 5′10″ 195 Mogadore, OH 1 tackle 29 Charlie Durkin P So. 6′0″ 190 Akron, OH 41 Gus Goodell LS So. 6′1″ 215 Stafford, VA 49 Tommy Newcomb PK RS 5′11″ 185 Lagrange, IL 91 Nathan Tager PK Fr. 6′2″ 200 Chardon, OH 94 Joel Miasek PK Fr. 6′4″ 203 Canfield, OH
Armahn Hale, Dakota Taylor, Charlie Durkin, Nick Cuva, Bryce Sisak, Robert Atha Alex Branch, Hunter Hopperton, Preston Hopperton, Kevin Toth Rocco Nicholl, Devin Kargman, Marques Hicks, Stanley King C.J. Young, Will Hryszko, Jaxon Dunn A.J. Campbell, John Jackson, Preston Taylor Peyton Faulkner, Lesae Lacks, Clinton Robinson Ruel Tomlinson, Micquan Gravely, Braylon Smith Jordan Lowe, Sebastian Brown, Mohammed Hazime Ardell Banks, Hayden Junker Jared Kelley, Tony Georges Mason Maddox, Garrett Dial Jett Hilding, Tommy Ulatowski Sayed Abuhamdeh, Zadan Abuhamdeh Mattheus Carroll, Xavier Cokley J.B. Awolowo, Aaron Hopkins Canaan Williams, Jimto Obidegwu Dustyn Morell, Garrett Masterson Zaid Hamdan, Bryce Faulk Andrew Glass, Tristen Bittner Mason Woods Kameron Olds Jay Jay Etheridge Ky Thomas Gavin Garcia Wayne Harris Matt Harmon Cade Wolford Josue Cordoba Khalib Johns Nylan Brown Stephen Daley Dru Deshields Joel Boamah Chrishon McCray J.D. Sherrod Tyler Bivens Dallas Branch Jaylen Dotson Dashawn Martin Terrell Miller Ali Fisher Jaire Rawlison Naim Muhammad Curtis Douglas Nick Giacolone Daeveon Buie Martell Buchanan Jayden Studio Brodyn Bishop Tevin Tucker Noah Earley Ayden Harris Jaihien Roy Damari Williams Joseph Federer Gus Goodell Antonio Bottiggi Charlie Skehan Lem Reynolds Tommy Newcomb Aiden Burgess Kaden Beatty Nikolai Bujnowski Elijah Williams Chris Farrell Cecil Wilson Andrew Page Cameron Golden Dash Dorsey Jahzae Kimbrough Conner Muldowney Keenan Landry Nathan Tager Joel Miasek Lavell Gibson Oliver Billotte Luke Floriea OH 45 MD 8 MI 8 PA 10 NJ 6 Hometowns of the 2024 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 45 Pennsylvania 10 Michigan 8 Maryland 8 Virginia 6 New Jersey 6 Illinois 5 West Virginia 3 Top counties Summit County, Ohio pop. 538,000 11 Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 10 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 5 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 3 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 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’ 2024 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.
