Teams Long Island University 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Long Island University roster 118 players: 49 freshmen, 29 sophomores, 20 juniors, 19 seniors, 1 with no class listed. From 18 states and 3 other countries; the most from New York (45) and New Jersey (21). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 11 Receivers 18 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 10 Athletes and others 1
Running backs 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 21 Sam Slade RB Sr. 5′10″ 195 North Bergen, NJ 298 rushing yards, 3 TD 37 Jesiah McKnight RB Fr. 5′10″ Fort Myers, FL 142 rushing yards, 1 TD 31 Nathan Gray RB Fr. 6′2″ East Stroudsburg, PA 89 rushing yards, 1 TD 25 Nasir Hennigan RB Jr. 6′0″ 192 Williamsport, PA 42 rushing yards 3 Tyselle Spencer RB So. 5′9″ 188 Elizabeth City, NC 33 rushing yards, 1 TD 13 Chris Howell RB Jr. 6′2″ 219 Queens, NY 24 rushing yards 22 Giancarlo Olveda RB Jr. 5′9″ 185 Brentwood, CA 35 Sean Robinson RB Sr. 5′10″ Leesburg, VA Daniel White RB Fr. 5′7″ Wyandanch, NY Jadon Swasey RB So. 5′10″ Monticello, NY Reed Kauderer RB Fr. 5′11″ Englewood, NJ
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 5 Joseph Young WR Sr. 6′2″ 195 Bryant, AR 15 catches, 152 yards, 1 TD 10 Jayden Simpson WR So. 5′10″ 175 Brooklyn, NY 15 catches, 129 yards 8 Evan Brooks WR Jr. 6′5″ 205 Harrington Park, NJ 14 catches, 150 yards 7 Josiah Brown WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 180 Malverne, NY 9 catches, 171 yards Matteo Sorrentino WR Fr. 5′11″ Ansonia, CT 2 tackles 9 Boakai Veikei WR Fr. 6′3″ 185 Staten Island, NY 3 catches, 76 yards, 1 TD 84 Santana Young WR So. 5′11″ Harrisburg, PA 2 catches, 17 yards 26 Chengjia Shen WR Fr. 5′9″ Guangzhou, China 36 Isaiah Coleman WR Fr. 5′11″ Syracuse, NY 80 Kameron Roy WR Fr. 6′2″ Baldwin, NY 81 Jack Betten WR Sr. 6′2″ 185 Mamaroneck, NY 82 Ethan Fingall WR Jr. 5′10″ 150 Hempstead, NY 85 Daveon Daniels WR Fr. 5′10″ Fort Myers, FL 88 Jelani Fedrick WR Fr. 5′10″ Bethlehem, PA Damien Santiago WR Jr. 6′4″ Carmel, NY Jajuon Swasey WR So. 5′10″ Monticello, NY Kieghlin Hicks WR Fr. 6′4″ Syracuse, NY Larry Jordan WR Fr. 5′11″ Lancaster, NY
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 86 Gianni Marino TE So. 6′4″ Peckville, PA 9 catches, 82 yards, 1 TD 83 Tristin McFarland TE Fr. 6′3″ 208 Temple, PA 7 catches, 80 yards 0 Keondre Hodges TE Sr. 6′3″ 260 Portsmouth, VA 87 Nicholas Colella TE Fr. 6′4″ 248 Allentown, NJ 89 James Lilley TE Sr. 6′3″ 250 Chambersburg, PA 92 Bobby Burke TE Fr. 6′3″ 193 Middletown, DE Niko Mavromihalis TE Fr. 6′0″ Little Neck, NY Ricky Merino TE Fr. 6′4″ Rochelle Park, NJ
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 71 Daved Richardson OT So. 6′5″ 306 Mastic, NY 1 tackle 50 Wade Victor OL Jr. 6′2″ 291 Massapequa, NY 52 Robert Yakovchuk OL Fr. 6′4″ Brick, NJ 58 Anthony Decristofaro OL So. 6′2″ 307 West Islip, NY 59 Charles Tinglin OL Fr. 6′0″ Brooklyn, NY 62 Jeffrey Martin OL Fr. 6′2″ Tipp City, OH 65 Ethan Muller OL Fr. 6′3″ Hammonton, NJ 68 Sean Broderick OL So. 6′4″ 296 Philadelphia, PA 72 Matthew Benjamin OL Fr. 6′6″ Mastic, NY 73 Jorge Rodriguez OL Fr. 6′4″ 291 Hillside, NJ 74 James Delva OL Jr. 6′5″ 316 Piscataway, NJ 75 Joseph Irvine OT Fr. 6′6″ Swedesboro, NJ 76 Joshua Leyba OT So. 6′5″ 300 Seminole, FL 77 Zach Sheppard OL So. 6′3″ 293 Larchmont, NY 78 Desmone Battle OL Fr. 6′7″ Kingston, PA Ali Farhat OL Fr. 6′6″ Staten Island, NY Riley Durnin OL Fr. 6′4″ Oakford, PA
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 44 Marquacious Wright DL So. 6′3″ Atlanta, GA 31 tackles, 2 sacks 40 Rodney Mills DL So. 6′1″ 230 Brookville, NY 17 tackles, 3 sacks 0 Noah Livingston DL Sr. 6′3″ 234 Columbia, SC 19 tackles, 1 sack 5 Kezni Brown DL Jr. 6′2″ 284 Vero Beach, FL 14 tackles 17 Phillip Baynes DL Sr. 6′3″ 204 Social Circle, GA 10 tackles, 1 sack 64 Kareem Vessup DL Fr. 5′10″ 312 Laurelton, NY 7 tackles, 1 sack 90 Amari James DL So. 6′3″ 225 Oxon Hill, MD 9 tackles 51 Naquan Johnson DL So. 6′2″ 265 Wilkes-barre, PA 5 tackles 55 Kevin Bentin DL Fr. 6′4″ 274 Hamburg, Germany 1 tackle 63 Gabe Hoffler DL Jr. 5′11″ 282 Brooklyn, NY 1 tackle 94 Jadon Joseph DL Fr. 6′1″ 251 Plymouth Meeting, PA 1 tackle 91 Michael Kirichenko DL Fr. 6′3″ 211 Brooklyn, NY 99 Rayvon Murray DL Fr. 6′3″ Staten Island, NY
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 20 Rafael Fasolino LB Sr. 6′1″ 195 Montrose, NY 67 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 33 Jackson Barry LB Sr. 6′2″ 227 Prosper, TX 43 tackles, 0.5 sacks 7 Martavius Durden Jr. LB Jr. 6′3″ 209 Orlando, FL 12 tackles, 1.5 sacks 1 Jeremie McGurn LB Sr. 6′3″ 238 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 12 tackles 42 Stephen Ntambwe LB Fr. 6′0″ Alexandria, VA 11 tackles 41 Jerome Hayes Jr. LB Fr. 6′2″ Bayonne, NJ 4 tackles 38 Jack Person LB So. 6′0″ 185 Greenvale, NY 2 tackles 28 Jaylin Lewis LB Jr. 6′4″ 194 Brooklyn, NY 1 tackle 57 Michael Rowe LB Sr. 6′0″ Monroe, NY 93 Seyhan Ibraimovic LB Fr. 6′0″ 217 Brooklyn, NY George Livingston LB Fr. 5′11″ Sicklerville, NJ Gevon Livingston LB Fr. 5′11″ Sicklerville, NJ Jermaine Hatchett Jr. LB Fr. 6′2″ Stratford, CT Louie Amiano LB Fr. 6′0″ Tabernacle, NJ
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 22 Ryan Maxwell DB Sr. 5′10″ Fayetteville, AR 44 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 6 Loren Hall DB So. 5′11″ 180 Waycross, GA 40 tackles 32 Felix Matos DB So. 5′11″ 176 Phillipsburg, NJ 40 tackles 3 Braylon Vincent DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 183 West Palm Beach, FL 33 tackles, 1 INT 4 Xavier Cannaday DB Sr. 6′1″ Columbus, OH 22 tackles, 1 INT 30 Trey Watkins DB Sr. 6′0″ 184 Rahway, NJ 11 tackles, 1 INT 23 Khristian Tyson DB So. 6′2″ 190 Greensboro, NC 5 tackles 15 Shamir Fredericks DB So. 6′4″ 192 Brooklyn, NY 4 tackles 25 Issaiah Spivey DB Fr. 5′9″ 177 New York, NY 3 tackles 2 Deuce Cooper DB Jr. 5′10″ 167 Fayetteville, AR 2 tackles 39 Chiagozie Oliver DB Jr. 5′11″ 179 Parker, TX 2 tackles 27 Khani McNeese DB Jr. 6′2″ 180 Chicago, IL 1 tackle 16 Anthony Martino-Cassaro DB Jr. 5′10″ 172 Lindenhurst, NY 26 Lacory Walker Jr. DB Jr. 5′11″ 159 Kissimmee, FL 29 J.J. Alcindor DB Fr. 5′11″ Long Island, NY 32 Brycen Young DB So. 6′0″ Bronx, NY 34 Dahveed Jacob DB Fr. 6′2″ Brooklyn, NY 36 Martin Martini DB So. 6′2″ 207 Hopewell Junction, NY 43 Steel Smith DB Jr. 6′0″ New Haven, CT 48 Christopher Banks DB Jr. 6′1″ Gloucester City, NJ Donald Ayodele DB Fr. 6′3″ Bellmore, NY
Specialists 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 24 Will Johnson PK Sr. 6′3″ 200 Collingswood, NJ 9 of 11 field goals 47 Callum Brent PK So. 6′3″ 220 Melbourne, VIC 40 punts, 42.5 average 46 Lance Maiberg PK So. 6′0″ 185 West Islip, NY 2 of 2 extra points 44 Jake Campisi PK So. 5′11″ 182 Shoreham, NY 1 tackle 35 Spencer Jones PK Jr. 6′2″ 187 Mission Viejo, CA 49 Lucas DeGennaro PK Fr. 5′11″ Galloway, NJ 61 Hayden Tennis PK Sr. 6′0″ 238 Canton, MI 97 Alexander Michaud PK So. 6′3″ Omaha, NE 98 Matt McGlennon LS Fr. 5′9″ Ocean Township, NJ Adel Deljanin PK Fr. 6′4″ East Meadow, NY
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 Quay Wright 3 tackles, 1 sack
Jayden Simpson, Chris Howell, Shamir Fredericks, Jaylin Lewis, Dahveed Jacob, Charles Tinglin, Gabe Hoffler, Michael Kirichenko, Seyhan Ibraimovic Ethan Greenwood, Josiah Brown, Michael Hernandez, Kareem Vessup, Kameron Roy, Ethan Fingall, Donald Ayodele Anthony Martino-Cassaro, Lance Maiberg, Anthony Decristofaro, Daniel White Boakai Veikei, Rayvon Murray, Ali Farhat Justin Scaramuzzo, Trey Watkins, James Delva Sam Slade, Reed Kauderer, Ricky Merino Issaiah Spivey, Jerome Hayes Jr., Jorge Rodriguez Deuce Cooper, Ryan Maxwell Will Johnson, Sean Broderick Isaiah Coleman, Kieghlin Hicks Jesiah McKnight, Daveon Daniels Rodney Mills, Adel Deljanin Stephen Ntambwe, Amari James Naquan Johnson, Desmone Battle Zach Sheppard, Jack Betten George Livingston, Gevon Livingston Jadon Swasey, Jajuon Swasey Jermaine Hatchett Jr., Matteo Sorrentino Keondre Hodges Noah Livingston Jeremie McGurn Braylon Vincent Tyselle Spencer Xavier Cannaday Joseph Young Kezni Brown Loren Hall Martavius Durden Jr. Evan Brooks Luca Stanzani Mekhi Moore Giancarlo Olveda Khristian Tyson Nasir Hennigan Lacory Walker Jr. Khani McNeese J.J. Alcindor Nathan Gray Brycen Young Felix Matos Jackson Barry Sean Robinson Spencer Jones Martin Martini Chiagozie Oliver Steel Smith Jake Campisi Marquacious Wright Christopher Banks Lucas DeGennaro Wade Victor Robert Yakovchuk Michael Rowe Hayden Tennis Jeffrey Martin Ethan Muller Joseph Irvine Joshua Leyba Santana Young Gianni Marino Nicholas Colella Jelani Fedrick James Lilley Bobby Burke Jadon Joseph Alexander Michaud Matt McGlennon Larry Jordan NY 45 NJ 21 PA 12 FL 8 AR 3 Hometowns of the 2026 Long Island University 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 New York 45 New Jersey 21 Pennsylvania 12 Florida 8 Georgia 4 Virginia 3 California 3 Arkansas 3 Top counties Nassau County, New York pop. 1.4 million 10 Kings County, New York pop. 2.6 million 9 Suffolk County, New York pop. 1.5 million 7 Camden County, New Jersey pop. 527,000 4 Westchester County, New York pop. 1,000,000 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.
