Teams Lafayette 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Lafayette roster 99 players: 26 freshmen, 31 sophomores, 21 juniors, 21 seniors. From 22 states and 1 other country; the most from Pennsylvania (16) and Texas (12). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 6 Receivers 12 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 15 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 17 Defensive backs 16 Specialists 8
Running backs 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 5 Jakyre Henley RB Jr. 5′9″ 185 King William, VA 508 rushing yards, 5 TD 34 Malachi Gamble RB Fr. 5′9″ 180 Dickinson, TX 193 rushing yards, 1 TD 20 Koven Smith RB So. 5′9″ 190 Gainesville, VA 43 rushing yards 32 Ethan Weber RB Sr. 5′11″ 182 Bedford, PA 21 rushing yards 29 Payton Greer RB So. 5′10″ 190 League City, TX 4 rushing yards, 1 TD 24 Cam Azodeh RB So. 5′10″ 195 Accokeek, MD 5 rushing yards
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 8 Mason Kuehner WR Jr. 5′11″ 186 Nazareth, PA 33 catches, 465 yards, 3 TD 7 Carson Persing WR Sr. 5′7″ 173 Danville, PA 23 catches, 231 yards, 2 TD 13 Kameron Vance WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′8″ 165 Charlotte, NC 9 returns, 126 yards 10 Matthew Scerbo WR So. 6′2″ 191 Phillipsburg, NJ 7 catches, 54 yards 87 Nick Bierman WR So. 5′9″ 174 Marvin, NC 6 catches, 44 yards 4 Zane Wooldridge WR So. 5′9″ 171 Austin, TX 4 catches, 44 yards, 1 TD 6 Benjamin Bussiere WR Sr. 6′0″ 181 Manalapan, NJ 2 catches, 14 yards 80 Drew Watson WR Fr. 5′10″ 170 Saint Augustine, FL 2 catches, 23 yards 3 Shaun Purvy WR Sr. 6′0″ 178 Souderton, PA 1 catch, 6 yards 9 Joshua Babin WR Fr. 5′9″ 160 Mont Belvieu, TX 12 Luke Doyle WR Fr. 5′11″ 175 La Grange Park, IL 88 Zack Zarchin WR Fr. 5′10″ 185 Gaithersburg, MD
Offensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 60 Aaron Melick OL So. 6′4″ 293 Oldwick, NJ 61 Parker Moss OL So. 6′2″ 292 Windermere, FL 62 Marc Tomljanovic OL Sr. 6′5″ 316 Charlotte, NC 63 Addison Hoffman OL Sr. 6′7″ 285 Boca Raton, FL 64 Sean Wilson OL Sr. 6′3″ 298 Easton, PA 65 Nate Shields OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 285 Louisville, KY 66 Olivier Camerlain OL Jr. 6′6″ 278 St. Lambert, QC 70 Quinn Purnell OL Fr. 6′3″ 295 Edgewater, MD 71 Zen Liggons OL Fr. 6′3″ 270 Toledo, OH 72 Nick Strelczyk OL Sr. 6′4″ 323 Midlothian, IL 74 Spencer Adams OL Sr. 6′4″ 321 Darnestown, MD 75 Michael Dincher OL Sr. 6′3″ 301 State College, PA 76 Connor Gaines OL Jr. 6′4″ 294 Baltimore, MD 77 Jake Hohenshelt OL So. 6′3″ 299 State College, PA 78 Bryce Tencza OL Fr. 6′3″ 290 Tinley Park, IL
Defensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 52 Joe Shimko DL So. 6′4″ 255 Stuart, FL 15 tackles, 1 sack 95 Michael Vaughn DL Sr. 6′4″ 259 Clinton, MD 13 tackles, 0.5 sacks 55 Ahmir Crawley DL Sr. 5′11″ 311 Windsor Mill, MD 12 tackles 90 Sean Curtis DL So. 6′1″ 278 Baltimore, MD 10 tackles 91 Sean Kabengele DL So. 6′1″ 299 Naples, FL 8 tackles 8 Daniel Adefolarin DL So. 6′3″ 251 Glenolden, PA 3 tackles 96 Sterling Edwards DL Fr. 6′2″ 260 Durham, NC 2 tackles 41 Ryan VanKerkhoven DL Fr. 6′2″ 255 Middletown, DE 51 Maddox Berantuo DL Fr. 6′3″ 215 San Antonio, TX 54 McBright Ndukwe DL Fr. 6′3″ 215 Houston, TX 92 Will Barber DL So. 6′4″ 259 Darien, CT 94 Alie Kamara DL Sr. 6′2″ 256 Middletown, DE 97 Hillman Browne DL Fr. 6′3″ 265 Oklahoma City, OK 98 Dominic Selvitelli DL Jr. 6′1″ 264 Worcester, MA
Linebackers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 11 Beckham Dee LB So. 6′1″ 224 Pittsburgh, PA 44 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 9 Paul Widerman LB Jr. 6′1″ 227 Eden, NC 33 tackles, 1 sack 6 Callahan Blair LB Jr. 6′5″ 242 Palm Harbor, FL 27 tackles, 1.5 sacks 99 Darien Riley LB Sr. 6′4″ 272 Humble, TX 22 tackles 14 Brandon Albert LB So. 6′0″ 207 Huntersville, NC 17 tackles 4 Drew Wilson LB Transfer from Minnesota Jr. 6′0″ 219 Milwaukee, WI 12 tackles 19 Will Handley LB So. 6′3″ 214 Williston Park, NY 7 tackles 15 Ian Langan LB Sr. 6′3″ 231 Upper Saddle River, NJ 6 tackles 20 Luke Dale LB Jr. 6′1″ 212 Durham, NC 5 tackles 33 Justin Cook LB So. 6′0″ 217 Chatham, NJ 1 tackle 45 Declan McCauley LB Jr. 6′1″ 204 Larchmont, NY 1 tackle 18 Quinn McCaffrey LB So. 6′4″ 216 Greenville, NC 23 Cole Walsh LB Jr. 6′1″ 221 West Grove, PA 40 Michael Dent LB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Austin, TX 44 Justin Peluso LB So. 6′0″ 214 Bethlehem, PA 56 Micah Smith LB Jr. 6′4″ 236 Ashburn, VA 93 Ernst Jeune LB So. 6′1″ 240 East Orange, NJ
Defensive backs 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 1 Dhonte Jackson DB Jr. 5′11″ 180 Washington, DC 44 tackles, 1 INT 7 Darrick LeBeouf DB So. 6′1″ 197 New Orleans, LA 36 tackles, 1 INT 2 Jalen Edwards DB Sr. 5′11″ 190 North Wales, PA 17 tackles, 2 INT 0 Xavier Johnson DB Jr. 5′10″ 175 Muscle Shoals, AL 24 tackles 5 Christian Watson DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 178 Cibolo, TX 12 tackles, 1 INT 21 Jeremiah Polk DB So. 5′11″ 185 Yuma, AZ 11 tackles 12 Cairo Moore DB Jr. 6′1″ 183 New Orleans, LA 8 tackles 10 Donnie Williams DB Jr. 6′1″ 205 Holly Springs, NC 5 tackles 17 Kingston Evans DB So. 5′11″ 182 Union, NJ 2 tackles 25 Jay Burrell DB Fr. 5′10″ 191 Dover, DE 2 tackles 16 Justin Hussett DB Fr. 5′10″ 175 Whitehall, PA 1 tackle 22 George Mancini DB Fr. 6′1″ 185 Knoxville, TN 1 tackle 27 Tylan Smith DB Fr. 6′0″ 170 Muscle Shoals, AL 1 tackle 13 Omaurie Phillips DB So. 6′3″ 201 Winterville, NC 28 Caden Ward DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 170 La Marque, TX 30 Aaron Adejobi DB Fr. 6′1″ 185 San Antonio, TX
Mason Kuehner, Peyton Cosover, Sean Wilson Ahmir Crawley, Connor Gaines, Sean Curtis Xavier Johnson, Tylan Smith Zane Wooldridge, Michael Dent Darrick LeBeouf, Cairo Moore Eddie Jordan, Michael Vaughn Kameron Vance, Marc Tomljanovic Omaurie Phillips, Quinn McCaffrey Justin Hussett, Ethan Hosak Kingston Evans, Justin Cook Luke Dale, Sterling Edwards Payton Greer, Malachi Gamble Aaron Adejobi, Maddox Berantuo Ryan VanKerkhoven, Alie Kamara James Spiegel, Ernst Jeune Phil Joos, Addison Hoffman Nick Strelczyk, Bryce Tencza Spencer Adams, Zack Zarchin Michael Dincher, Jake Hohenshelt Dhonte Jackson Daniel Lipovski Jalen Edwards Shaun Purvy Drew Wilson Christian Watson Jakyre Henley Benjamin Bussiere Callahan Blair Carson Persing Joshua Babin Paul Widerman Donnie Williams Matthew Scerbo Beckham Dee Luke Doyle Brandon Albert Ian Langan Jason Penza Will Handley Koven Smith Jeremiah Polk George Mancini Cole Walsh Cam Azodeh Jay Burrell Caden Ward Ethan Weber Christian Bush Will Renda Justin Peluso Declan McCauley Kandler Happe Graham Smith Joe Shimko McBright Ndukwe Micah Smith Gavin Zeiman Parker Moss Nate Shields Quinn Purnell Zen Liggons Drew Watson Carson Jacoby Kendrick McWilliams Peter Noonan Hunter Ditrano Sean Kabengele Will Barber Hillman Browne Dominic Selvitelli Darien Riley PA 16 TX 12 NC 11 MD 9 NJ 10 Hometowns of the 2026 Lafayette 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 Pennsylvania 16 Texas 12 North Carolina 11 New Jersey 10 Maryland 9 Florida 8 Illinois 5 Virginia 4 Top counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 4 Northampton County, Pennsylvania pop. 319,000 4 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 3 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 3 Galveston County, Texas pop. 359,000 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’ 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.
