Teams Louisiana Tech 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 Louisiana Tech roster 115 players: 21 freshmen, 21 sophomores, 19 juniors, 13 seniors, 41 with no class listed. From 15 states and 1 other country; the most from Louisiana (53) and Texas (35). The 2023 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 6 Receivers 20 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 21 Defensive line 15 Linebackers 9 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 11
Quarterbacks 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 9 Hank Bachmeier QB Transfer from Boise State 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 221 Murrieta, CA 2,058 passing yards, 10 TD 10 Jack Turner QB So. 6′5″ 231 Round Rock, TX 1,017 passing yards, 5 TD 7 Evan Bullock QB 6′5″ 223 Anna, TX 21 passing yards 5 Blake Baker QB RS 6′5″ 220 Cypress, TX 11 Jaden Osborne QB Fr. 5′10″ 180 Ruston, LA 13 Brendon Strickland QB Jr. 6′1″ 210 Princeton, TX 15 Reed Odell QB Fr. 6′5″ Tomball, TX
Receivers 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 6 Smoke Harris WR Sr. 5′7″ 183 Saint Francisville, LA 83 catches, 796 yards, 4 TD 4 Cyrus Allen WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 180 New Orleans, LA 46 catches, 778 yards, 4 TD 16 Tru Edwards WR Jr. 6′3″ 200 Shreveport, LA 23 catches, 284 yards, 2 TD 9 Kyle Maxwell WR 6′3″ 195 Amite, LA 20 catches, 363 yards, 2 TD 17 Nate Jones WR Jr. 6′3″ 215 Malakoff, TX 13 catches, 112 yards 5 Marlion Jackson WR Fr. 6′2″ 207 Flowery Branch, GA 12 catches, 161 yards 88 Koby Duru WR Sr. 6′2″ 200 La Puente, CA 6 catches, 84 yards, 2 TD 14 Dakota Williams WR Fr. 6′2″ 190 Hahnville, LA 11 rushing yards, 1 TD 3 Dedrick Latulas WR 5′7″ 165 New Iberia, LA 3 catches, −2 yards 3 Solomon Lewis WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 180 Lake Charles, LA 2 catches, 56 yards 11 Decoldest Crawford WR Transfer from Nebraska 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 180 Shreveport, LA 2 catches, 17 yards 12 Matthew McCallister WR 6′0″ 185 West Monroe, LA 2 catches, 27 yards 18 Julien Lewis WR 6′2″ 193 Buford, GA 2 catches, 43 yards 6 Zyion Claville WR Fr. 6′4″ 200 Shreveport, LA 8 Devonta Lee WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 215 Fluker, LA 28 Bud Holloway WR So. 5′8″ 162 Oak Grove, LA 33 Tavis Williams WR RS 5′8″ 150 New Orleans, LA 47 Jay Wilkerson WR Fr. 6′1″ 175 Midlothian, TX 85 Adem Madise WR RS 6′2″ 188 Dallas, TX 86 Daxton Chavez WR RS 6′3″ 190 Bossier City, LA
Offensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 68 Dakota White OL Jr. 6′4″ 315 Katy, TX 1 tackle 75 Jerren Gilbert OL Jr. 6′2″ 315 Lake Charles, LA 1 tackle 79 Elijah Bowser OL So. 6′5″ 300 Houston, TX 1 tackle 50 Caleb Billiot OL Fr. 6′2″ 285 Houma, LA 50 Ja’Marion Kennedy OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 323 Shreveport, LA 52 Troy Smith III OL RS 6′3″ 301 New Orleans, LA 54 Mykel Janise OL Transfer from Wyoming Fr. 6′4″ 280 Beaumont, TX 55 Landon Nelson OL So. 6′1″ 305 Underwood, IA 57 Jadon Smith OL RS 6′5″ 316 Jennings, LA 59 Ray Kelly OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 301 Ruston, LA 60 Roy Brackins III OL RS 6′3″ 308 Baton Rouge, LA 62 Abraham Delfin OL Sr. 6′1″ 310 Plaquemine, LA 62 Carson Bruno OL So. 6′4″ 305 Shreveport, LA 67 Brett Canis OL So. 6′6″ 316 Midland, TX 72 Hayden Christman OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′6″ 331 Tioga, LA 73 Kenneth Bannister OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 312 New Orleans, LA 73 Keystone Allison OL Fr. 6′3″ 317 Carthage, TX 74 Jonah Brewster OL Jr. 6′7″ 325 Frisco, TX 76 Biron Rossell OL Sr. 6′5″ 310 West Memphis, AR 79 Bert Hale OL Jr. 6′5″ 348 Epps, LA 96 Reggie Jones OL Transfer from Temple So. 6′0″ 297 Chatsworth, CA
Defensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 88 Mykol Clark DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 272 Fort Worth, TX 40 tackles, 0.5 sacks 5 Deshon Hall DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 264 Gonzales, LA 30 tackles, 3.5 sacks 2 Jessie Evans DL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 260 Houston, TX 32 tackles, 2.5 sacks 96 Zion Nason DL So. 6′2″ 302 Canton, MS 35 tackles, 1.5 sacks 93 Rason Williams II DL Sr. 6′4″ 280 Houston, TX 23 tackles, 2.5 sacks 15 Jayden Gray DL Transfer from Iowa State So. 6′2″ 276 Fort Worth, TX 18 tackles 94 J’Dan Burnett DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 255 Fort Worth, TX 13 tackles, 1.5 sacks 11 David Blay DL So. 6′4″ 303 Levittown, PA 16 tackles 18 Ezekiel Durham-Campbell DL Transfer from Lenoir Rhyne Fr. 6′4″ 259 Atlanta, GA 15 tackles 88 Kells Bush DL Fr. 6′2″ 305 New Orleans, LA 1 tackle 98 Zyun Reeves DL So. 6′6″ 267 Winston-salem, NC 1 tackle 99 Judd Rouyea DL 6′2″ 267 Baton Rouge, LA 1 tackle 15 Obinna Okeke DE RS 6′3″ 246 Houston, TX 97 Omar Pew DL Jr. 5′11″ 279 Horn Lake, MS 98 Delvin Whitaker DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 300 Saint Francisville, LA
Linebackers 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 3 Jeslord Boateng LB Transfer from Akron Sr. 6′2″ 228 Dublin, OH 93 tackles, 1 sack 11 Brevin Randle LB Transfer from Stephen F. Austin 6′0″ 230 Marshall, TX 74 tackles, 2 sacks 21 Zach Zimos LB Transfer from Arkansas Jr. 6′4″ 236 Richmond, TX 60 tackles, 1 sack 9 Hugh Davis LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 227 Indianapolis, IN 18 tackles 17 Jakobe Brock LB So. 6′2″ 240 Pineville, LA 1 tackle 10 Kolbe Fields LB Transfer from LSU 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 225 New Orleans, LA 25 Colton Deckard LB RS 6′2″ 220 Muenster, TX 47 Charlie Robinson LB RS 6′3″ 250 Monroe, LA 49 Matthew Weiner LB Fr. 5′11″ 225 Baton Rouge, LA
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 Myles Heard DB Transfer from Stephen F. Austin Sr. 5′11″ 201 Sugar Land, TX 88 tackles 2 Cecil Singleton DB Sr. 6′2″ 210 Cincinnati, OH 74 tackles, 1 INT 1 Willie Roberts DB Sr. 5′11″ 190 Fort Worth, TX 38 tackles, 1 INT 7 Michael Richard Jr. S Fr. 5′10″ 179 New Orleans, LA 32 tackles 11 Cedric Woods DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 185 Monroe, LA 22 tackles, 2 INT 19 Roderick Roberson Jr. DB Transfer from SMU 6′0″ 195 Royse City, TX 30 tackles 8 Demarcus Griffin-Taylor DB Jr. 5′9″ 166 Charlotte, NC 17 tackles 3 Isaiah McElvane DB Transfer from San Diego State Jr. 6′0″ 197 San Jose, CA 14 tackles 7 Jhamal Shelby Jr. DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 195 New Orleans, LA 9 tackles, 1 INT 24 Keyshawn Paul DB Transfer from Temple Sr. 6′0″ 195 Miami, FL 10 tackles 10 Jacob Fields S 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 185 Melissa, TX 105 rushing yards, 2 TD 22 Qua’veon Turner DB So. 5′8″ 177 Ferriday, LA 2 tackles 24 Zion Hopes S 6′1″ 184 Jefferson, TX 2 tackles 26 Joshua Cobbs DB So. 6′2″ 205 West Monroe, LA 2 tackles 16 Cameron Hill DB 6′2″ 195 Farmerville, LA 1 tackle 19 Kobe Byrd DB So. 5′9″ 182 Shreveport, LA 1 tackle 20 Kenyatta McNeese DB RS 5′11″ 176 Olympia, WA 23 David Webb III DB Fr. 6′0″ 180 New Orleans, LA 30 Donajz Dunn DB Jr. 5′10″ 175 Dallas, TX 35 Demardrick Blunt DB RS 6′2″ 200 Monroe, LA 41 Devin Bell DB Fr. 5′11″ 170 Desoto, TX
Specialists 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 35 Jacob Barnes PK 5′9″ 183 Baton Rouge, LA 12 of 15 field goals 39 Blake Ochsendorf P Jr. 6′6″ 213 Savage, MN 53 punts, 45.7 average 43 Buck Buchanan PK So. 5′11″ 185 Longview, TX 2 of 4 field goals 50 Gabe Pugh LS Jr. 6′3″ 233 Tuscaloosa, AL 2 tackles 11 Patrick Rea P 6′2″ 195 Melbourne, VIC 36 Russell Brown P Fr. 5′9″ 190 Ruston, LA 37 Logan Smith PK RS 6′4″ 203 Benton, LA 38 Arlind Bengu P So. 6′0″ 200 Avon, OH 41 Ean Burch LS 6′0″ 215 Shreveport, LA 43 Drew Henderson PK RS 5′8″ 184 Granbury, TX 56 Charles Thorsen LS Fr. 6′3″ 230 Edina, MN
Cyrus Allen, Jhamal Shelby Jr., Michael Richard Jr., Kolbe Fields, David Webb III, Tavis Williams, Jacall Wynder, Troy Smith III, Kenneth Bannister, Kells Bush Zyion Claville, Decoldest Crawford, Tru Edwards, Kobe Byrd, Ean Burch, Ja’Marion Kennedy, Carson Bruno, Kendrick Rucker, Daxton Chavez Charvis Thornton, Jacob Barnes, Collin Franta, Matthew Weiner, Roy Brackins III, Judd Rouyea Jessie Evans, Obinna Okeke, Keith Willis, Elijah Bowser, Rason Williams II Cedric Woods, Matthew McCallister, Joshua Cobbs, Demardrick Blunt, Charlie Robinson Willie Roberts, Jayden Gray, Mykol Clark, J’Dan Burnett Jaden Osborne, Russell Brown, Ray Kelly Solomon Lewis, Jerren Gilbert Smoke Harris, Delvin Whitaker Evan Bullock, Jacob Fields Devonta Lee, Kyle Maxwell Zach Zimos, Myles Heard Keldric Moody, Logan Smith Donajz Dunn, Adem Madise Blake Ochsendorf, Charles Thorsen Cecil Singleton Dedrick Latulas Isaiah McElvane Jeslord Boateng Tyre Shelton Blake Baker Deshon Hall Marlion Jackson Demarcus Griffin-Taylor Hank Bachmeier Hugh Davis Jack Turner Brevin Randle David Blay Brendon Strickland Dakota Williams Reed Odell Cameron Hill Jakobe Brock Nate Jones Ezekiel Durham-Campbell Julien Lewis Roderick Roberson Jr. Kenyatta McNeese Marquis Crosby Qua’veon Turner Keyshawn Paul Zion Hopes Colton Deckard Bud Holloway Ryan Rivera Arlind Bengu Devin Bell Buck Buchanan Drew Henderson John Locke Jay Wilkerson Caleb Billiot Gabe Pugh Mykel Janise Landon Nelson Jadon Smith Abraham Delfin Brett Canis Dakota White Hayden Christman Keystone Allison Jonah Brewster Biron Rossell Bert Hale Eli Finley Koby Duru Reggie Jones Zion Nason Omar Pew Zyun Reeves LA 53 TX 35 CA 5 GA 4 MS 3 Hometowns of the 2023 Louisiana Tech 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 Louisiana 53 Texas 35 California 5 Georgia 4 Ohio 3 Mississippi 3 North Carolina 2 Minnesota 2 Top counties Orleans Parish, Louisiana pop. 372,000 10 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 8 Caddo Parish, Louisiana pop. 230,000 8 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana pop. 453,000 6 Ouachita Parish, Louisiana pop. 158,000 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’ 2023 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.
