Teams Kent State 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Kent State roster 111 players: 51 freshmen, 27 sophomores, 13 juniors, 20 seniors. From 21 states and 1 other country; the most from Ohio (59) and Pennsylvania (10). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 10 Receivers 16 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 16 Specialists 7
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 22 Brandon White RB Fr. 5′8″ 190 Euclid, OH 191 rushing yards 0 Mason Blakemore RB Transfer from Illinois State Sr. 6′2″ 215 Centralia, IL 202 rushing yards, 1 TD 5 Jakorion Caffey RB Transfer from Cincinnati So. 5′11″ 220 Avon, OH 76 rushing yards, 1 TD 18 Hunter Hopperton FB 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 255 Streetsboro, OH 11 catches, 66 yards 25 Donovan Delaney RB Sr. 5′11″ 220 Middletown, DE 20 rushing yards 33 Ayden Harris RB So. 5′8″ 205 Exton, PA 14 rushing yards 24 Jackson Farley RB Fr. 5′9″ 185 Mentor, OH 1 tackle 29 Cade Romanini RB Fr. 5′10″ 200 Bainbridge, OH 1 tackle 20 Marques Hicks RB Jr. 5′8″ 190 Cherry Hill, NJ 26 Dylan Armentrout RB Transfer from Defiance College So. 5′9″ 200 Carroll, OH
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 6 Wayne Harris WR So. 5′9″ 165 Huntington, WV 29 catches, 383 yards, 1 TD 8 Da’Realyst Clark WR Sr. 5′10″ 160 Lima, OH 23 catches, 269 yards, 1 TD 1 Ardell Banks WR Jr. 6′4″ 195 Massillon, OH 9 catches, 206 yards 85 Brendyn Smith WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 160 York, PA 7 catches, 95 yards, 1 TD 3 Jay Jay Etheridge WR 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 150 Cincinnati, OH 1 catch, 16 yards 4 Jared Kelley WR 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 190 North Olmsted, OH 1 catch, 12 yards 86 Matthew Maxey WR Fr. 5′10″ 165 Avon, OH 1 catch, −1 yards 19 Ali Fisher WR Sr. 6′0″ 205 Belleville, MI 23 Maurice Stephens WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 175 Louisville, KY 27 Javier Wills WR Sr. 6′0″ 190 Columbus, OH 36 Wyatt Januska WR Fr. 6′2″ 185 Mantua, OH 80 Teaunn Hunter WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 180 Huber Heights, OH 81 Zymir Reed WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 200 Middletown, OH 84 Aidan Stewart WR Fr. 5′11″ 180 Avon Lake, OH 87 William Bierfeldt WR Fr. 6′2″ 185 Westlake, OH 88 Luke Simms WR Fr. 5′11″ 175 Westlake, OH
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 50 Ben Midea OL Jr. 6′2″ 320 Medina, OH 1 tackle 52 Gavin Kanar OL Fr. 6′5″ 275 Northfield, OH 54 Dustyn Morell OL Sr. 6′4″ 290 Lapeer, MI 55 Jaxon Dunn OL So. 6′3″ 320 Brunswick, OH 56 Moustafa Daoud OL Fr. 6′6″ 300 Des Moines, IA 58 Colin Prichard OL Fr. 6′5″ 260 Mentor, OH 62 Mason Imbt OL Sr. 6′3″ 315 Troy, PA 64 David Iannini OL Fr. 6′1″ 295 Mentor, OH 66 Quinten Young OL Fr. 6′1″ 280 Strongsville, OH 67 Max Gembus OL Fr. 6′0″ 275 Cleveland, OH 70 Hudson Chasko OL Sr. 6′5″ 300 Encino, CA 71 Liam Dalton OL Fr. 6′4″ 315 Hilliard, OH 72 Cecil Wilson OL Jr. 6′4″ 320 Lakeville, MN 73 William Johnson III OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 270 Avon, IN 74 Donovan Dark OL Fr. 6′0″ 305 Niceville, FL 75 Boston Crowell OL Fr. 6′4″ 290 New Philadelphia, OH 76 Mofe Adewole OL Sr. 6′3″ 275 Ellicott City, MD 77 Rico Steele OL So. 6′3″ 300 Pittsburgh, PA 78 Tyler Meadows OL So. 6′8″ 340 Cincinnati, OH
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 33 Jaihien Roy DL So. 6′2″ 245 Centreville, MD 16 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT 8 Josue Cordoba DL So. 6′3″ 280 Plainfield, NJ 15 tackles, 2 sacks 52 Aiden Burgess DL So. 6′2″ 300 Hanover, MD 14 tackles, 2 sacks 83 Garrett Long DL Fr. 6′3″ 235 Columbus, IN 13 tackles 0 Darian Blachewicz DL So. 6′2″ 300 Millville, NJ 12 tackles 5 Thomas Aden DL Sr. 6′1″ 275 Lakewood, OH 11 tackles 44 Antonio Bottiggi DL So. 6′2″ 255 Painesville, OH 10 tackles 11 Camdon Wilborn DL So. 6′1″ 285 Cincinnati, OH 7 tackles 88 Mohammed Hazime DL Sr. 6′4″ 270 Dearborn, MI 3 tackles 90 Bryce Griffin DL Fr. 6′2″ 235 Yorkville, IL 2 tackles 91 Dion’Dre Taylor DL Fr. 6′0″ 280 Cleveland, OH 2 tackles 31 Jacob Broach DL Fr. 6′3″ 190 Cincinnati, OH 50 Garrett Dial DL So. 6′3″ 235 Littleton, CO 56 Carlos Shird DL Fr. 6′3″ 270 Baltimore, MD 59 Eckley Bridges DL Fr. 6′1″ 260 Hamilton, OH 93 Daiveon Taylor DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 225 Moon Township, PA 94 Kale Webb DL Fr. 6′1″ 235 Xenia, OH 95 Anthony Adams III DL Fr. 5′10″ 275 Long Grove, IL 98 Bryce Faulk DL Jr. 6′1″ 235 Mason, OH
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 4 Rocco Nicholl LB Transfer from South Florida Sr. 6′5″ 245 Philadelphia, PA 31 tackles, 3 sacks 10 Hayden Dawahare LB Transfer from Kentucky Jr. 6′4″ 245 Lexington, KY 33 tackles, 2 sacks 20 Rafael Terrero Jr. LB Fr. 6′3″ 220 Emmaus, PA 14 tackles, 1 INT 32 Trey Rubinstein LB So. 6′3″ 225 Napoleon, OH 19 tackles 15 Sayed Abuhamdeh LB Jr. 6′1″ 230 North Royalton, OH 18 tackles 13 Quan Rhodes-McKee LB Transfer from Duquesne 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 225 Columbus, OH 11 tackles 17 Semaj Bridgeman LB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 230 Philadelphia, PA 6 tackles, 1 sack 24 Tanner Mintz LB Fr. 6′0″ 220 Akron, OH 4 tackles, 1 INT 28 Brodyn Bishop LB So. 6′1″ 205 Carroll, OH 1 tackle 30 Matthew Sollberger LB So. 5′9″ 165 Uniontown, OH 1 tackle 35 Nate Gregory LB Transfer from Coastal Carolina Fr. 5′11″ 235 Stow, OH 43 Kendall McNutt LB Fr. 6′0″ 220 St. Louis, MO
Defensive backs 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 2 Joel Cordoba DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 190 Plainfield, NJ 33 tackles, 1 sack 1 Atiq Muhammad DB Sr. 6′3″ 200 Rockford, IL 26 tackles 3 Derrick Jackson DB So. 6′0″ 210 Detroit, MI 21 tackles, 1 sack 18 Norey Johnson DB Transfer from Houston Christian Sr. 6′3″ 200 Cincinnati, OH 17 tackles, 1 INT 25 Martell Buchanan DB So. 6′1″ 175 Stilwell, KS 21 tackles 22 Davion Pritchard DB Transfer from Pittsburgh So. 6′0″ 175 Youngstown, OH 14 tackles 7 Angelo Stockstill DB Jr. 6′3″ 180 Chicago, IL 13 tackles 12 Lionel Burns III DB Fr. 6′0″ 185 Duluth, GA 9 tackles 14 Tyler Bivens DB Sr. 5′11″ 170 Ann Arbor, MI 7 tackles 19 D.J. Barnes DB Sr. 5′8″ 170 Tallahassee, FL 5 tackles 38 Clinton Robinson S 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 205 Pittsburgh, PA 5 tackles 27 Lennox Lemon DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 180 Massillon, OH 2 tackles 23 Ezekiel Castex DB Fr. 5′10″ 175 Sacramento, CA 1 tackle 21 Tejuan Barbour DB Fr. 6′3″ 170 Columbus, OH 26 BuddyRow Garrer DB Fr. 5′9″ 150 Evans, GA 29 Jeremiah Johnson DB Fr. 6′3″ 175 Rochester, NY
Jay Jay Etheridge, Camdon Wilborn, Norey Johnson, Jacob Broach, Tyler Meadows Nolan Good, Jakorion Caffey, Aidan Stewart, Matthew Maxey Jared Kelley, Thomas Aden, William Bierfeldt, Luke Simms Rocco Nicholl, Deante Ruffin, Semaj Bridgeman, Marques Hicks Quan Rhodes-McKee, Tejuan Barbour, Javier Wills, Liam Dalton Gavin Peeps, Hunter Hopperton, Nate Gregory, Andrew Rickelman Jackson Farley, Colin Prichard, David Iannini Ardell Banks, Lennox Lemon Joel Cordoba, Josue Cordoba Derrick Jackson, Mohammed Hazime Hayden Dawahare, Terik Mulder Dakota Taylor, Tanner Mintz Dylan Armentrout, Brodyn Bishop Clinton Robinson, Rico Steele Jaxon Dunn, Quinten Young Max Gembus, Dion’Dre Taylor Zymir Reed, Bryce Faulk Kale Webb, Sean Leonard Darian Blachewicz Mason Blakemore Atiq Muhammad Wayne Harris Angelo Stockstill Da’Realyst Clark Zy’Aire Fletcher Dru Deshields Lionel Burns III Tyler Bivens Sayed Abuhamdeh Cole Miller Ali Fisher D.J. Barnes Rafael Terrero Jr. Brandon White Davion Pritchard Ezekiel Castex Maurice Stephens Donovan Delaney Martell Buchanan BuddyRow Garrer Jeremiah Johnson Matthew Sollberger Trey Rubinstein Ayden Harris Jaihien Roy Wyatt Januska Eli Tucker Gus Goodell Kolten Ford Kendall McNutt Antonio Bottiggi Holtz Maine Tommy Arnold Chase Mantooth Tommy Newcomb Ben Midea Garrett Dial Aiden Burgess Dustyn Morell Carlos Shird Moustafa Daoud Eckley Bridges Hudson Chasko Cecil Wilson William Johnson III Donovan Dark Boston Crowell Mofe Adewole Teaunn Hunter Garrett Long Brendyn Smith Bryce Griffin Daiveon Taylor Anthony Adams III OH 59 PA 10 IL 6 MI 5 MD 4 Hometowns of the 2026 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 59 Pennsylvania 10 Illinois 6 Michigan 5 New Jersey 4 Maryland 4 Kentucky 3 West Virginia 2 Top counties Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 9 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 5 Hamilton County, Ohio pop. 831,000 5 Summit County, Ohio pop. 538,000 5 Lorain County, Ohio pop. 317,000 5 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’ 2026 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.
