Teams Louisiana Tech 2024 Roster ← 2023 2025 → 2024 Louisiana Tech roster 116 players: 28 freshmen, 19 sophomores, 22 juniors, 20 seniors, 27 with no class listed. From 14 states and 1 other country; the most from Louisiana (54) and Texas (32). The 2024 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 6 Receivers 22 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 15 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 9 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 7 Evan Bullock QB 6′5″ 223 Anna, TX 2,107 passing yards, 14 TD 10 Jack Turner QB Jr. 6′5″ 231 Round Rock, TX 471 passing yards, 2 TD 5 Blake Baker QB Fr. 6′5″ 220 Cypress, TX 314 passing yards, 1 TD 19 Mason Welch QB Fr. 6′5″ 227 Shreveport, LA
Running backs 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 0 Omiri Wiggins RB So. 5′10″ 210 Lafayette, LA 527 rushing yards, 4 TD 25 Amani Givens RB Jr. 5′7″ 208 Baton Rouge, LA 319 rushing yards, 2 TD 22 Marquis Crosby RB Jr. 5′9″ 199 Hattiesburg, MS 224 rushing yards, 1 TD 7 Fred Robertson RB 5′8″ 196 New Orleans, LA 126 rushing yards 10 Donerio Davenport RB Transfer from Texas State Jr. 6′1″ 214 Mccomb, MS 107 rushing yards, 1 TD 39 Jacall Wynder RB So. 5′7″ 176 New Orleans, LA
Receivers 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 16 Tru Edwards WR Sr. 6′3″ 200 Shreveport, LA 85 catches, 989 yards, 6 TD 6 Jimmy Holiday WR Transfer from Western Kentucky Sr. 6′0″ 205 Madison, MS 39 catches, 476 yards, 2 TD 3 Dedrick Latulas WR 5′7″ 165 New Iberia, LA 8 returns, 54 yards 3 Solomon Lewis WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 180 Lake Charles, LA 16 catches, 220 yards, 3 TD 5 Marlion Jackson WR So. 6′2″ 207 Flowery Branch, GA 14 catches, 222 yards, 1 TD 18 Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim WR Sr. 6′0″ 200 Miramar, FL 14 catches, 121 yards 47 Jay Wilkerson WR So. 6′1″ 175 Midlothian, TX 13 catches, 262 yards, 2 TD 8 Devonta Lee WR 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 215 Fluker, LA 2 tackles 14 Dakota Williams WR So. 6′2″ 190 Hahnville, LA 3 catches, 25 yards 3 Tamarcus Gray Jr. WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 180 Texarkana, TX 1 tackle 8 Jay Simon WR RS 5′11″ 179 Shreveport, LA 11 Decoldest Crawford WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 180 Shreveport, LA 13 Shadeed Ahmed WR Sr. 5′11″ 170 Richmond, TX 15 Jalen McGaughy WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 235 Detroit, MI 17 Nate Jones WR Sr. 6′3″ 215 Malakoff, TX 27 Landry Wyatt WR Fr. 5′10″ 170 Shreveport, LA 28 Bud Holloway WR Jr. 5′8″ 162 Oak Grove, LA 30 Brendan Scardino WR Fr. 5′10″ 170 Mandeville, LA 31 Brayden Curry WR RS 5′7″ 161 Shreveport, LA 33 Tavis Williams WR Fr. 5′8″ 150 New Orleans, LA 85 Adem Madise WR Fr. 6′2″ 188 Dallas, TX 86 Daxton Chavez WR Fr. 6′3″ 190 Bossier City, LA
Tight ends 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 84 Eli Finley TE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′6″ 246 Heath, TX 25 catches, 314 yards, 2 TD 0 Hunter Tipton TE So. 6′5″ 241 Timpson, TX 5 catches, 23 yards 44 John Locke TE 6′4″ 250 San Antonio, TX 1 catch, 2 yards 83 Kendrick Rucker TE So. 6′5″ 233 Shreveport, LA 1 catch, 11 yards 44 Collin Franta TE Fr. 6′6″ 219 Baton Rouge, LA
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 67 Brett Canis OL Jr. 6′6″ 316 Midland, TX 1 tackle 50 Ja’Marion Kennedy OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 323 Shreveport, LA 51 Daniel Keys OL Transfer from Stephen F. Austin Sr. 6′5″ 344 New Orleans, LA 52 Troy Smith III OL Fr. 6′3″ 301 New Orleans, LA 53 Austin Ellis OL RS 6′4″ 305 Whitehouse, TX 55 Landon Nelson OL Jr. 6′1″ 305 Underwood, IA 56 Andrew Richard OL RS 6′3″ 304 Central, LA 57 Jadon Smith OL Fr. 6′5″ 316 Jennings, LA 58 Zarian McGill OL Transfer from UL Monroe Jr. 6′2″ 320 Taylorsville, MS 60 Roy Brackins III OL Fr. 6′3″ 308 Baton Rouge, LA 61 Kameron Robinson OL Fr. 5′11″ 296 Shreveport, LA 72 Hayden Christman OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 331 Tioga, LA 73 Kenneth Bannister OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 312 New Orleans, LA 73 Keystone Allison OL So. 6′3″ 317 Carthage, TX 75 Jerren Gilbert OL Sr. 6′2″ 315 Lake Charles, LA 76 Cyler Corn OL RS 6′4″ 314 Groesbeck, TX 79 Ashanti Cole OL Transfer from Grambling So. 6′3″ 312 Coushatta, LA 79 Bert Hale OL Sr. 6′5″ 348 Epps, LA
Defensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 11 David Blay DL Jr. 6′4″ 303 Levittown, PA 45 tackles, 6 sacks 2 Jessie Evans DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 260 Houston, TX 40 tackles, 3 sacks 94 J’Dan Burnett DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 255 Fort Worth, TX 21 tackles, 2.5 sacks 88 Mykol Clark DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 272 Fort Worth, TX 23 tackles, 1 sack 15 Jayden Gray DL Jr. 6′2″ 276 Fort Worth, TX 14 tackles, 2 sacks 88 Kells Bush DL So. 6′2″ 305 New Orleans, LA 11 tackles 97 Christian Davis DL Fr. 6′3″ 328 Ruston, LA 7 tackles 18 Ezekiel Durham-Campbell DL So. 6′4″ 259 Atlanta, GA 6 tackles 96 Zion Nason DL Jr. 6′2″ 302 Canton, MS 5 tackles 93 Jacob Bradford DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 290 Pass Christian, MS 2 tackles 15 Obinna Okeke DE Fr. 6′3″ 246 Houston, TX 1 tackle 99 Judd Rouyea DL 6′2″ 267 Baton Rouge, LA 1 tackle 41 Malcolm Pugh DL Fr. 6′4″ 217 Leroy, AL 93 Adam Lamar DL Fr. 6′4″ 280 Macon, GA 95 Trevell Vivians DL So. 6′2″ 293 Philadelphia, MS
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 21 Zach Zimos LB Sr. 6′4″ 236 Richmond, TX 84 tackles, 0.5 sacks 10 Kolbe Fields LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 225 New Orleans, LA 71 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT 42 Sifa Leota LB Transfer from North Texas Jr. 6′3″ 229 Euless, TX 42 tackles, 3.5 sacks 37 C.J. Harris LB Transfer from Kent State Sr. 6′0″ 230 Macon, GA 44 tackles 4 Mekhi Mason LB Transfer from Syracuse So. 6′2″ 233 Pembroke Pines, FL 28 tackles, 1 sack 0 B.J. Blake LB So. 6′2″ 205 New Castle, DE 9 tackles 22 Jadon Mayfield LB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 225 Ruston, LA 4 tackles 23 Alonzo Jackson Jr. LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 227 Haynesville, LA 2 tackles 25 Colton Deckard LB Fr. 6′2″ 220 Muenster, TX 2 tackles 17 Jakobe Brock LB Jr. 6′2″ 240 Pineville, LA 1 return, 2 yards 13 Jamarcus Jones LB Transfer from UAB Jr. 6′4″ 219 Union, MS 35 Cole Watson LB RS 6′0″ 220 Marshall, TX 47 Charlie Robinson LB Fr. 6′3″ 250 Monroe, LA 49 Matthew Weiner LB So. 5′11″ 225 Baton Rouge, LA 58 Bennett Slaughter LB Fr. 6′0″ 210 Dallas, TX
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 10 Jacob Fields S 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 185 Melissa, TX 54 tackles, 2 INT 0 Blake Thompson DB Transfer from Iowa State Jr. 6′1″ 195 Missouri City, TX 60 tackles 8 Demarcus Griffin-Taylor DB Sr. 5′9″ 166 Charlotte, NC 53 tackles 3 Isaiah McElvane DB Sr. 6′0″ 197 San Jose, CA 46 tackles, 1 INT 6 Jakari Foster DB Jr. 6′0″ 206 Piedmont, AL 33 tackles, 1 INT 7 Michael Richard Jr. S So. 5′10″ 179 New Orleans, LA 33 tackles 11 Cedric Woods DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 185 Monroe, LA 30 tackles 19 Roderick Roberson Jr. DB Sr. 6′0″ 195 Royse City, TX 28 tackles 7 Jhamal Shelby Jr. DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 195 New Orleans, LA 13 tackles 31 Pig Cage DB Transfer from UTSA 5′9″ 200 Kenner, LA 8 tackles 26 Joshua Cobbs DB Jr. 6′2″ 205 West Monroe, LA 1 tackle 1 Jordyn Morgan S Transfer from UNLV Sr. 6′0″ 190 Universal City, TX 3 Armauni Archie DB Sr. 6′0″ 182 Vallejo, CA 16 Cameron Hill DB 6′2″ 195 Farmerville, LA 20 Kenyatta McNeese DB Fr. 5′11″ 176 Olympia, WA 22 Qua’veon Turner DB Jr. 5′8″ 177 Ferriday, LA 24 Jordon Myles DB Jr. 6′0″ 183 Miami, FL 24 Navarion Benson DB So. 6′0″ 160 Crystal Springs, MS 29 Luke Wisham CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 184 Zachary, LA 35 Demardrick Blunt DB Fr. 6′2″ 200 Monroe, LA 45 Jamar Rhodes DB Fr. 5′10″ 165 Garland, TX
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 43 Buck Buchanan PK Jr. 5′11″ 185 Longview, TX 13 of 20 field goals 11 Patrick Rea P 6′2″ 195 Melbourne, VIC 67 punts, 39.7 average 43 Drew Henderson PK Fr. 5′8″ 184 Granbury, TX 2 of 2 field goals 50 Gabe Pugh LS Sr. 6′3″ 233 Tuscaloosa, AL 3 tackles 32 Randy Leavitt P 6′0″ 205 Woburn, MA 37 Logan Smith PK Fr. 6′4″ 203 Benton, LA 41 Ean Burch LS 6′0″ 215 Shreveport, LA 48 John Hoyet Chance P Fr. 6′1″ 205 Shreveport, LA 59 Jake Riggs LS RS 5′11″ 188 Homer, LA
Jay Simon, Decoldest Crawford, Tru Edwards, Mason Welch, Landry Wyatt, Brayden Curry, Ean Burch, John Hoyet Chance, Ja’Marion Kennedy, Kameron Robinson, Kendrick Rucker, Daxton Chavez Fred Robertson, Jhamal Shelby Jr., Michael Richard Jr., Kolbe Fields, Tavis Williams, Jacall Wynder, Daniel Keys, Troy Smith III, Kenneth Bannister, Kells Bush Amani Givens, Collin Franta, Matthew Weiner, Roy Brackins III, Judd Rouyea Cedric Woods, Joshua Cobbs, Demardrick Blunt, Charlie Robinson Jayden Gray, Mykol Clark, J’Dan Burnett Jessie Evans, Obinna Okeke Solomon Lewis, Jerren Gilbert Mekhi Mason, Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim Evan Bullock, Jacob Fields Shadeed Ahmed, Zach Zimos Jadon Mayfield, Christian Davis C.J. Harris, Adam Lamar Bennett Slaughter, Adem Madise B.J. Blake Blake Thompson Omiri Wiggins Jordyn Morgan Armauni Archie Dedrick Latulas Isaiah McElvane Tamarcus Gray Jr. Blake Baker Marlion Jackson Jakari Foster Jimmy Holiday Demarcus Griffin-Taylor Devonta Lee Donerio Davenport Jack Turner David Blay Jamarcus Jones Dakota Williams Jalen McGaughy Cameron Hill Jakobe Brock Nate Jones Ezekiel Durham-Campbell Roderick Roberson Jr. Kenyatta McNeese Marquis Crosby Qua’veon Turner Alonzo Jackson Jr. Jordon Myles Navarion Benson Colton Deckard Bud Holloway Luke Wisham Brendan Scardino Pig Cage Randy Leavitt Cole Watson Logan Smith Malcolm Pugh Sifa Leota Buck Buchanan Drew Henderson John Locke Jamar Rhodes Jay Wilkerson Gabe Pugh Austin Ellis Landon Nelson Andrew Richard Jadon Smith Zarian McGill Jake Riggs Brett Canis Hayden Christman Keystone Allison Cyler Corn Ashanti Cole Bert Hale Eli Finley Jacob Bradford Trevell Vivians Zion Nason LA 54 TX 32 MS 9 GA 4 AL 3 Hometowns of the 2024 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 54 Texas 32 Mississippi 9 Georgia 4 Florida 3 Alabama 3 California 2 Delaware 1 Top counties Caddo Parish, Louisiana pop. 230,000 11 Orleans Parish, Louisiana pop. 372,000 10 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana pop. 453,000 7 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 4 Ouachita Parish, Louisiana pop. 158,000 4 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’ 2024 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.
