Teams Lindenwood 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Lindenwood roster 106 players: 23 freshmen, 15 sophomores, 30 juniors, 38 seniors. From 23 states and 2 other countries; the most from Missouri (28) and Illinois (24). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 9 Receivers 13 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 15 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 6
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 9 Pops Battle QB Jr. 6′0″ 195 St. Louis, MO 877 passing yards, 2 TD 2 Hoyt Gregory QB 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′4″ 215 St. Louis, MO 46 passing yards 5 Jed West QB Jr. 6′2″ 200 Waynesville, NC 6 Collin Sinclair QB Fr. 6′2″ 212 St. Charles, MO
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 7 Jared Rhodes RB Sr. 6′0″ 222 Saint Louis, MO 318 rushing yards, 2 TD 22 Steve Hall RB 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 204 St. Louis, MO 172 rushing yards, 2 TD 28 Noah Triplett RB Sr. 5′9″ 201 Littleton, CO 5 returns, 90 yards 21 Robert Giaimo RB Sr. 5′9″ 188 Bartlett, TN 73 rushing yards 32 Carter Dowell RB Fr. 6′1″ 205 Troy, MO 5 rushing yards 26 River Lakey RB Sr. 5′10″ 200 Frederick, CO 36 Jordan Taylor RB Fr. 5′9″ 175 St. Louis, MO 44 Caleb Moore RB Jr. 6′0″ 210 Bondurant, IA 46 Trenton Trankler RB Fr. 6′0″ 179 St. Peters, MO
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 8 Drew Krobath WR Sr. 6′3″ 202 Fenton, MO 19 catches, 249 yards, 1 TD 4 Jalen Smith WR Sr. 6′4″ 196 Shiloh, IL 17 catches, 236 yards 18 Elijah Roy WR So. 6′3″ 169 Colorado Springs, CO 13 catches, 121 yards, 1 TD 1 Christopher Bennett Jr. WR So. 5′5″ 164 East St. Louis, IL 6 returns, 104 yards 0 Ryan Boyd WR Sr. 6′0″ 188 St. Louis, MO 2 tackles 3 C.J. Reese WR Jr. 6′4″ 195 Littleton, CO 2 catches, 23 yards 13 Jacques Wyatt WR Sr. 6′6″ 190 Clarksville, TN 1 catch, 6 yards 19 Waylon DeGrave WR Jr. 6′4″ 198 Monroe City, MO 33 Cedric Terrell III WR Fr. 5′10″ 160 Kankakee, IL 38 Jagg Richer WR Jr. 5′10″ 170 Burbank, CA 82 Nick Manzardo WR So. 6′1″ 195 Naperville, IL 84 Zach Allen WR Fr. 5′11″ 160 St. Louis, MO 86 Kayden McClellan WR Fr. 6′0″ 170 Tulsa, OK
Offensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 67 Connor Cook OL So. 6′9″ 328 Omaha, NE 1 tackle 54 Aiden Howard OL Jr. 6′6″ 268 Richmond, KY 55 Tony Failla OL Sr. 6′2″ 301 Omaha, NE 56 Gavin Hulet OL Sr. 6′6″ 309 Fort Worth, TX 58 Andrew Swingle OL Jr. 6′5″ 295 Wildwood, MO 60 Trey Morrison OL Sr. 6′5″ 314 Terry, MS 66 Aiden Taylor OL Jr. 6′2″ 303 East St. Louis, IL 69 Eli Freeman OL Sr. 6′5″ 292 Lebanon, TN 70 Carter Briddell OL 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′3″ 296 Wentzville, MO 72 Todd Smith OL Fr. 6′5″ 335 Quincy, IL 74 Trenton VanBoening OL Sr. 6′7″ 302 Libertyville, IL 75 Logan Hunter OL Sr. 6′3″ 315 Johnston City, IL 77 Bryan Ruiz OL Sr. 6′6″ 318 Orlando, FL 78 Jacob O’Donnell OL So. 6′6″ 306 Lenexa, KS 79 Nate Compere OL Sr. 6′3″ 301 Crystal Lake, IL
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 4 Mason Burke DE 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 268 Wentzville, MO 16 tackles, 2 sacks 53 King Smith DT Jr. 6′2″ 311 Decatur, IL 11 tackles, 2.5 sacks 40 David Amaliri DE Jr. 6′5″ 238 Winnipeg, MB 12 tackles, 1 sack 91 Ashtin Rustemeyer DT Sr. 6′2″ 281 Saint Charles, MO 14 tackles 6 Jesse Smith DE Sr. 6′7″ 266 Daytona Beach, FL 7 tackles, 1 sack 92 Reece Satterwhite DE So. 6′2″ 276 Owasso, OK 7 tackles 9 Ke’Andre McClendon DE So. 6′1″ 233 St. Louis, MO 5 tackles 98 Andrew Zook DT Sr. 6′4″ 292 Yorkville, IL 5 tackles 99 Eddie Becu DT Jr. 6′1″ 304 Cedar Rapids, IA 3 tackles 49 Tristan Ginn DE Jr. 6′3″ 222 Henrico, VA 1 tackle 95 Keenan Paschall DT Jr. 6′3″ 279 Minneapolis, MN 1 tackle 96 Cornell McIntosh DT 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 251 St. Louis, MO 1 tackle 8 Zach Neilsen DE Sr. 6′3″ 235 Brisbane, QLD 52 Chase DeBoer DE Fr. 6′5″ 232 Tea, SD 68 D.J. Williams DE Fr. 6′3″ 235 Detroit, MI 71 Chris Abihudi DT Jr. 6′1″ 296 Carpentersville, IL 93 Amari Mu’Min DE Fr. 6′2″ 265 St. Louis, MO 94 Jaylen Torres DT Fr. 6′0″ 300 Aurora, IL 97 Jamison Kemp DT Sr. 6′2″ 310 Omaha, NE
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 30 Caleb Jacobmeier LB Sr. 6′3″ 217 Bellevue, NE 34 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 5 Jacob Waller LB Sr. 6′1″ 212 Bellevue, IA 22 tackles 24 Nolan O’Hara LB Sr. 6′0″ 219 Coatesville, PA 21 tackles 15 Zach Lewis LB Sr. 6′2″ 230 Superior, CO 19 tackles 31 Mason Van Der Brink LB Jr. 6′4″ 227 Runnells, IA 16 tackles 23 Andrew Baumgart LB Jr. 6′2″ 241 De Pere, WI 13 tackles, 0.5 sacks 7 Elijah Thomas LB Sr. 6′2″ 197 St. Louis, MO 12 tackles 34 Owen Thomas LB Jr. 6′3″ 230 Council Bluffs, IA 12 tackles 11 Caelum Jones LB Sr. 6′4″ 230 Cedar Rapids, IA 10 tackles 17 Ethan Beard LB Jr. 6′5″ 200 Meridian, ID 6 tackles 50 Blake Ashby LB So. 6′2″ 220 Eureka, MO 1 tackle 45 Jordan Sweeney LB Fr. 6′1″ 209 St. Louis, MO 57 Strasi Sparaco LB Fr. 6′2″ 195 Denver, CO 58 Joshua Draher LB Jr. 6′2″ 232 Oceanside, CA 61 Preston Hunt LB Fr. 6′1″ 195 Kankakee, IL
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 16 Brayon Crawford DB Sr. 6′1″ 198 Jeannette, PA 28 tackles 2 DeVonta Owens DB Sr. 6′0″ 191 Tulsa, OK 24 tackles 20 Jalon Jones DB Sr. 5′11″ 187 Hillside, IL 20 tackles 3 Keshawn Lyons DB Sr. 6′0″ 180 Cahokia, IL 15 tackles 1 Sam Owens DB Jr. 6′1″ 201 Decatur, IL 14 tackles 10 Isaac Edwards DB Jr. 6′2″ 185 Granite City, IL 8 tackles, 1 INT 22 Aiden Knapke DB So. 6′1″ 202 Aurora, CO 10 tackles 14 Carter Johnson DB So. 6′5″ 215 Waukee, IA 7 tackles 0 Zech Pratt DB Sr. 6′0″ 160 Houlka, MS 5 tackles 41 Omarion Gooden DB Jr. 6′1″ 195 Cahokia, IL 2 tackles 25 Luke Zook DB So. 6′1″ 195 Yorkville, IL 1 tackle 12 Jaheim Williams DB Jr. 5′10″ 187 Miami Gardens, FL 29 Santana Starks DB Fr. 5′9″ 164 Jacksonville, FL 35 Tytan Thurston DB Fr. 6′2″ 168 Belton, MO 39 Eric Gant DB Sr. 6′1″ 186 Poway, CA 42 Christian Harris DB Fr. 5′10″ 195 Chantilly, VA 47 Tyler Drake DB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Geneva, IL 59 Jesse Kirby DB Fr. 6′1″ 158 Peoria, AZ
Ryan Boyd, Christopher Bennett Jr., Hoyt Gregory, Keshawn Lyons, Elijah Thomas, Jared Rhodes, Ke’Andre McClendon, Pops Battle, Steve Hall, Jordan Taylor, Omarion Gooden, Connor Lander, Jordan Sweeney, Aiden Taylor, Zach Allen, Jack Hessler, Amari Mu’Min, Cornell McIntosh Caleb Jacobmeier, Owen Thomas, Tony Failla, Connor Cook, Jamison Kemp C.J. Reese, Aiden Knapke, Noah Triplett Collin Sinclair, Trenton Trankler, Ashtin Rustemeyer Tyler Drake, Nick Manzardo, Jaylen Torres Sam Owens, King Smith DeVonta Owens, Kayden McClellan Jalen Smith, Brogan Hartmann Mason Burke, Carter Briddell Caelum Jones, Eddie Becu Zach Lewis, Zach Ely Luke Zook, Andrew Zook Cedric Terrell III, Preston Hunt Chris Abihudi, Nate Compere Jacob Waller Jed West Jesse Smith Drew Krobath Isaac Edwards Jaheim Williams Jacques Wyatt Carter Johnson Brayon Crawford Ethan Beard Elijah Roy Jalon Jones Robert Giaimo Andrew Baumgart Nolan O’Hara Santana Starks Carter Dowell Tytan Thurston Will Graham Jagg Richer Eric Gant Christian Harris Caleb Moore Tristan Ginn Blake Ashby Chase DeBoer Aiden Howard Gavin Hulet Strasi Sparaco Andrew Swingle Joshua Draher Jesse Kirby Trey Morrison D.J. Williams Eli Freeman Todd Smith Trenton VanBoening Logan Hunter Bryan Ruiz Jacob O’Donnell Mac Busteed Reid Robinson Luke Birkner Jack Clifford Vaughn Johnson Reece Satterwhite Keenan Paschall MO 28 IL 24 CO 9 IA 7 FL 4 Hometowns of the 2026 Lindenwood 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 Missouri 28 Illinois 24 Colorado 9 Iowa 7 Florida 4 Nebraska 4 Oklahoma 3 Tennessee 3 Top counties St. Louis city, Missouri pop. 289,000 14 St. Charles County, Missouri pop. 415,000 5 St. Clair County, Illinois pop. 254,000 4 St. Louis County, Missouri pop. 996,000 3 Tulsa County, Oklahoma pop. 681,000 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.
