Teams Kent State 2025 Roster ← 2024 2026 → 2025 Kent State roster 104 players: 18 freshmen, 17 sophomores, 23 juniors, 14 seniors, 32 with no class listed. From 20 states and 1 other country; the most from Ohio (38) and Illinois (8). The 2025 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 8 Receivers 17 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 15 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 15 Specialists 8 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 12 Dru Deshields QB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 195 Beloit, OH 2,030 passing yards, 18 TD 7 C.J. Montes QB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 205 Pasadena, CA 140 passing yards, 1 TD 15 Devin Kargman QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 225 Camden, NJ 74 passing yards 2 Nolan Good QB 6′2″ 200 Avon, OH 38 passing yards 14 Deante Ruffin QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 215 Philadelphia, PA 44 passing yards 10 Jett Hilding QB Fr. 6′2″ 180 Chicago, IL 17 Ruel Tomlinson QB Fr. 6′1″ 217 Cleveland, OH
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 5 Gavin Garcia RB 5′8″ 195 Catawissa, PA 647 rushing yards, 3 TD 27 Jordan Nubin RB Transfer from Minnesota Sr. 5′11″ 215 Saint Charles, IL 253 rushing yards, 1 TD 25 Donovan Delaney RB Jr. 5′11″ 220 Middletown, DE 15 rushing yards, 1 TD 18 Hunter Hopperton FB 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 255 Streetsboro, OH 5 catches, 38 yards 20 Marques Hicks RB So. 5′8″ 190 Cherry Hill, NJ 18 rushing yards 33 Ayden Harris RB 5′8″ 205 Exton, PA 15 rushing yards 17 Anthony Jeffery RB Fr. 5′8″ 190 Thomson, GA 24 TaRyan Martin RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′8″ 190 East St. Louis, IL
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 6 Wayne Harris WR 5′9″ 165 Huntington, WV 35 catches, 383 yards, 1 TD 18 Dashawn Martin WR So. 6′0″ 180 Springfield, OH 33 catches, 507 yards, 4 TD 8 Da’Realyst Clark WR Jr. 5′10″ 160 Lima, OH 16 returns, 452 yards 84 Jahzae Kimbrough WR So. 5′10″ 190 Roanoke, VA 97 rushing yards 8 Cade Wolford WR So. 5′10″ 195 Jackson, OH 19 catches, 509 yards, 7 TD 1 Ardell Banks WR So. 6′4″ 195 Massillon, OH 12 catches, 205 yards, 2 TD 85 Sebastian Brown WR Sr. 6′2″ 195 Detroit, MI 12 catches, 148 yards, 1 TD 23 Maurice Stephens WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 175 Louisville, KY 4 returns, 81 yards 3 Jay Jay Etheridge WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 150 Cincinnati, OH 4 catches, 30 yards 4 Jared Kelley WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 190 North Olmsted, OH 1 tackle 86 Matthew Maxey WR 5′10″ 165 Avon, OH 1 catch, 10 yards 19 Ali Fisher WR Jr. 6′0″ 205 Belleville, MI 29 Jackson Locke WR Sr. 6′0″ 175 Granville, OH 31 Christian Jackson WR Jr. 5′11″ 195 Cincinnati, OH 35 Joseph Federer WR Fr. 5′11″ 185 Ballwin, MO 80 Teaunn Hunter WR 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′0″ 180 Huber Heights, OH 81 Dash Dorsey WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 175 Naperville, IL
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 89 Terik Mulder TE Transfer from Limestone 6′5″ 250 Lexington, KY 19 catches, 198 yards, 4 TD 11 Christian Berry TE Transfer from Davidson Sr. 6′3″ 240 Montpelier, VA 6 catches, 93 yards 45 Tommy Arnold TE So. 6′0″ 220 Wadsworth, OH 2 returns, 0 yards 11 Zy’Aire Fletcher TE 6′4″ 245 Springfield, OH 2 catches, 47 yards 13 Dakota Taylor TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 240 Akron, OH 1 catch, 6 yards 44 Holtz Maine TE RS 6′4″ 250 Milford Center, OH
Offensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 53 Nate Cross OL Fr. 6′0″ 295 Akron, OH 54 Dustyn Morell OL Jr. 6′4″ 290 Lapeer, MI 55 Jaxon Dunn OL Fr. 6′3″ 320 Brunswick, OH 58 Ashton Rivera OL So. 6′2″ 315 Cape Coral, FL 67 Max Gembus OL RS 6′0″ 275 Cleveland, OH 68 Junior Diallo OL Jr. 6′6″ 310 Sandy Springs, GA 70 Hudson Chasko OL Jr. 6′5″ 300 Encino, CA 71 Kevin Toth OL Sr. 6′6″ 288 Hudson, OH 71 Matt Pajuste OL Transfer from Buffalo Sr. 6′4″ 310 Philadelphia, PA 72 Cecil Wilson OL So. 6′4″ 320 Lakeville, MN 74 Jamarcus Hill OL Jr. 6′5″ 295 Jefferson, GA 75 Boston Crowell OL RS 6′4″ 290 New Philadelphia, OH 76 Garrett Masterson OL Jr. 6′6″ 316 Metamora, MI 77 Rico Steele OL Transfer from Bowling Green Fr. 6′3″ 300 Pittsburgh, PA 78 Tyler Meadows OL Fr. 6′8″ 340 Cincinnati, OH
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 95 Jelani Davis DL Transfer from Southern Sr. 6′2″ 285 St. Louis, MO 24 tackles, 2.5 sacks 5 Thomas Aden DL Transfer from Pittsburgh Jr. 6′1″ 275 Lakewood, OH 24 tackles, 2 sacks 11 A.J. Campbell DL Sr. 6′3″ 250 Copley, OH 19 tackles, 2 sacks 0 Darian Blachewicz DL Fr. 6′2″ 300 Millville, NJ 19 tackles, 1.5 sacks 94 Amon Williams DL Sr. 6′1″ 275 Warwick, NY 19 tackles, 1 sack 17 Mattheus Carroll DL Sr. 6′3″ 240 Baltimore, MD 19 tackles, 0.5 sacks 33 Jaihien Roy DL 6′2″ 245 Centreville, MD 15 tackles, 1.5 sacks 6 Mason Maddox DL Jr. 6′1″ 275 Aurora, CO 14 tackles, 1 sack 8 Josue Cordoba DL Fr. 6′3″ 280 Plainfield, NJ 15 tackles 52 Aiden Burgess DL 6′2″ 300 Hanover, MD 10 tackles 44 Antonio Bottiggi DL Fr. 6′2″ 255 Painesville, OH 5 tackles 88 Mohammed Hazime DL Jr. 6′4″ 270 Dearborn, MI 3 tackles 83 Garrett Long DL 6′3″ 235 Columbus, IN 1 tackle 50 Garrett Dial DL 6′3″ 235 Littleton, CO 90 Bryce Griffin DL RS 6′2″ 235 Yorkville, IL 98 Bryce Faulk DL So. 6′1″ 235 Mason, OH
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 8 C.J. Young LB So. 6′0″ 215 Strongsville, OH 89 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT 0 Mason Woods LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 215 Woodbridge, VA 94 tackles, 2 sacks 8 Jamond Mathis LB Transfer from Southern Illinois 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 250 St. Louis, MO 28 tackles, 6 sacks 15 Sayed Abuhamdeh LB 6′1″ 230 North Royalton, OH 39 tackles, 0.5 sacks 29 Canaan Williams LB Jr. 6′0″ 218 Waldorf, MD 36 tackles, 0.5 sacks 8 Nylan Brown LB So. 6′0″ 246 Indianapolis, IN 37 tackles 2 Semaj Cross LB Transfer from Lafayette Sr. 6′1″ 217 Toledo, OH 16 tackles 32 Trey Rubinstein LB Fr. 6′3″ 225 Napoleon, OH 13 tackles 28 Brodyn Bishop LB 6′1″ 205 Carroll, OH 5 tackles 20 Rafael Terrero Jr. LB RS 6′3″ 220 Emmaus, PA 24 Tanner Mintz LB RS 6′0″ 220 Akron, OH
Defensive backs 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 2 Joel Cordoba DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 190 Plainfield, NJ 66 tackles 22 Jaire Rawlison CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 183 York, PA 52 tackles, 0.5 sacks 3 Derrick Jackson DB Fr. 6′0″ 210 Detroit, MI 48 tackles, 1 INT 18 Terrell Miller CB Sr. 5′11″ 175 Fairburn, GA 30 tackles, 2 INT 29 Tevin Tucker DB Jr. 5′11″ 193 Kannapolis, NC 32 tackles 1 Atiq Muhammad DB Transfer from UTEP Jr. 6′3″ 200 Rockford, IL 28 tackles 19 D.J. Barnes DB Transfer from West Florida Jr. 5′8″ 170 Tallahassee, FL 28 tackles 12 Joel Boamah CB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 180 Newark, NJ 8 tackles, 1 INT 7 Angelo Stockstill DB Transfer from Western Michigan So. 6′3″ 180 Chicago, IL 8 tackles 38 Clinton Robinson S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 205 Pittsburgh, PA 3 tackles, 1 INT 25 Martell Buchanan DB 6′1″ 175 Stilwell, KS 4 tackles 14 Tyler Bivens DB Jr. 5′11″ 170 Ann Arbor, MI 20 DeWayne Gissendanner DB Jr. 5′10″ 172 Charlotte, NC 23 Ezekiel Castex DB RS 5′10″ 175 Sacramento, CA 26 BuddyRow Garrer DB RS 5′9″ 150 Evans, GA
Specialists 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 47 Will Hryszko PK Jr. 5′10″ 187 Strongsville, OH 6 of 8 field goals 29 Charlie Durkin P Jr. 6′0″ 190 Akron, OH 48 punts, 41.1 average 97 Jake Stoeckel P 6′1″ 190 Sydney, NSW 9 punts, 31.3 average 41 Gus Goodell LS Jr. 6′1″ 215 Stafford, VA 1 tackle 49 Tommy Newcomb PK Fr. 5′11″ 185 Lagrange, IL 56 John Winner LS Fr. 5′11″ 220 Buffalo, NY 91 Nathan Tager PK So. 6′2″ 200 Chardon, OH 96 Sean Leonard PK RS 6′3″ 230 Xenia, OH
Dakota Taylor, Tanner Mintz, Charlie Durkin, Nate Cross Deante Ruffin, Devin Kargman, Marques Hicks, Matt Pajuste Derrick Jackson, Sebastian Brown, Mohammed Hazime Jay Jay Etheridge, Christian Jackson, Tyler Meadows C.J. Young, Will Hryszko, Jaxon Dunn Jamond Mathis, TaRyan Martin, Jelani Davis Joel Cordoba, Josue Cordoba Nolan Good, Matthew Maxey Jared Kelley, Thomas Aden Mason Maddox, Garrett Dial Angelo Stockstill, Jett Hilding A.J. Campbell, Tommy Arnold Zy’Aire Fletcher, Dashawn Martin Ruel Tomlinson, Max Gembus Hunter Hopperton, Kevin Toth Clinton Robinson, Rico Steele Dustyn Morell, Garrett Masterson Darian Blachewicz Mason Woods Ardell Banks Atiq Muhammad Semaj Cross Gavin Garcia Wayne Harris C.J. Montes Cade Wolford Da’Realyst Clark Nylan Brown Christian Berry Dru Deshields Joel Boamah Tyler Bivens Sayed Abuhamdeh Anthony Jeffery Mattheus Carroll Terrell Miller Ali Fisher D.J. Barnes DeWayne Gissendanner Rafael Terrero Jr. Jaire Rawlison Ezekiel Castex Maurice Stephens Donovan Delaney Martell Buchanan BuddyRow Garrer Jordan Nubin Brodyn Bishop Canaan Williams Jackson Locke Tevin Tucker Trey Rubinstein Ayden Harris Jaihien Roy Joseph Federer Gus Goodell Antonio Bottiggi Holtz Maine Tommy Newcomb Aiden Burgess John Winner Ashton Rivera Junior Diallo Hudson Chasko Cecil Wilson Jamarcus Hill Boston Crowell Teaunn Hunter Dash Dorsey Garrett Long Jahzae Kimbrough Terik Mulder Bryce Griffin Nathan Tager Amon Williams Sean Leonard Bryce Faulk OH 38 IL 8 PA 8 MI 7 NJ 6 Hometowns of the 2025 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 38 Illinois 8 Pennsylvania 8 Michigan 7 New Jersey 6 Georgia 5 Virginia 4 Maryland 4 Top counties Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 7 Summit County, Ohio pop. 538,000 6 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 4 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 3 Hamilton County, Ohio pop. 831,000 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’ 2025 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.
