Teams Mercer 2022 Roster ← 2021 2023 → 2022 Mercer roster 114 players: 36 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 15 juniors, 11 seniors, 40 with no class listed. From 12 states and 1 other country; the most from Georgia (80) and Florida (6). The 2022 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 11 Receivers 8 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 23 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 23 Specialists 7 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 4 Fred Payton QB Sr. 6′2″ 220 Suwanee, GA 3,019 passing yards, 32 TD 17 Daniel Shock QB Fr. 6′3″ 220 Selinsgrove, PA 52 passing yards, 1 TD 11 Carter Peevy QB 6′3″ 215 Lawrenceville, GA 38 passing yards 19 Chad Kearns QB Fr. 6′4″ 200 Apex, NC
Running backs 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 4 Al Wooten II RB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′0″ 225 Memphis, TN 495 rushing yards, 4 TD 2 Austin Douglas RB So. 5′11″ 210 Decatur, GA 403 rushing yards, 5 TD 8 Brandon Marshall RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′7″ 190 Philadelphia, PA 367 rushing yards, 3 TD 12 Fred Jackson RB Sr. 5′9″ 178 Minneola, FL 8 returns, 110 yards 36 Justin Coleman RB So. 5′10″ 215 Athens, GA 137 rushing yards 22 C.J. Miller RB 5′11″ 230 Gadsden, AL 129 rushing yards, 1 TD 21 Tayshaun Shipp RB Jr. 5′10″ 175 Sylvester, GA 6 catches, 68 yards, 2 TD 27 Jacob Walker RB Jr. 5′10″ 200 Augusta, GA 35 Langston White RB RS 5′10″ 185 Decatur, GA Jamell Coast RB Fr. 6′0″ 230 Savannah, GA Tylan Johnson RB Fr. 5′10″ 205 Alpharetta, GA
Receivers 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 1 Devron Harper WR 5′8″ 165 Conyers, GA 78 catches, 987 yards, 10 TD 13 Ty James WR 6′2″ 200 Norcross, GA 52 catches, 1,105 yards, 13 TD 16 Trey Adkins WR Transfer from South Carolina Sr. 5′11″ 180 Simpsonville, SC 13 catches, 186 yards 10 Parker Wroble WR 5′9″ 183 Hoschton, GA 10 catches, 122 yards 1 Travion Solomon WR 6′1″ 190 Macon, GA 7 catches, 78 yards, 2 TD 84 Nate Boehm WR 6′0″ 186 Warner Robins, GA 1 catch, 5 yards 29 Xavier Brantley WR Fr. 6′0″ 183 Uvalda, GA Mikeal Sullivan WR Fr. 6′2″ 186 Augusta, GA
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 83 Drake Starks TE Sr. 6′3″ 240 Ringgold, GA 15 catches, 135 yards, 4 TD 82 Andrew May TE So. 6′4″ 230 Evans, GA 4 catches, 22 yards 85 Sawyer Burt TE 6′5″ 250 Fort Payne, AL 1 catch, 12 yards 81 Andrew Lane TE Fr. 6′4″ 230 Lawrenceville, GA 86 Luke Szabados TE 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 230 Liberty Township, OH 89 Mac Johnson TE Jr. 6′2″ 215 Waycross, GA Baxley O’Brien TE Fr. 6′2″ 225 Rabun Gap, GA
Offensive line 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 58 Tyzen Wilkerson OL Fr. 6′2″ 250 Decatur, GA 1 tackle 50 Cedric Richardson OL Fr. 6′4″ 271 Lawrenceville, GA 52 Richard Benton Jr. OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 263 Atlanta, GA 54 Justin Brett OL RS 5′11″ 265 Sandersville, GA 58 Jose Gonzalez OL RS 6′4″ 315 Bonaire, GA 59 Clay Baker OL Jr. 5′11″ 220 Trion, GA 61 Pierce Vickery OL Jr. 6′2″ 230 Mount Airy, GA 62 Ni Mansell OL RS 6′3″ 295 Anderson, SC 63 Eli Edwards OL RS 6′4″ 313 Cumming, GA 64 Riley Adcock OL So. 6′0″ 270 Dacula, GA 66 Israel Mukwiza OL Fr. 6′1″ 329 Bronx, NY 66 Riley Bell OL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Tallapoosa, GA 68 Nate Howard OL Jr. 6′7″ 315 Forsythe, GA 70 Santo DeFranco OL Sr. 6′4″ 275 Salinas, CA 73 John Thomas OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 300 Marietta, GA 77 Tim Maddox OL Jr. 6′2″ 290 Columbus, GA 78 Peyton Bumpers OL Fr. 6′4″ 275 Marietta, GA 79 Ari Kamau OL So. 6′0″ 275 Suwanee, GA Caleb Carter OL Fr. 6′3″ 270 Easley, SC Elijah Heald OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Macon, GA Jackson Favors OL Fr. 6′2″ 275 Buford, GA Jason Berko OL Fr. 6′2″ 275 Watkinsville, GA Marcus Romec OL Fr. 6′2″ 275 Fort Mill, SC
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 0 Savio Frazier DL So. 6′0″ 290 Hampton, GA 3 tackles 11 Solomon Zubairu DE 6′1″ 255 Lawrenceville, GA 3 tackles 90 Emil Hovde DE Fr. 6′3″ 245 Gothenburg, Sweden 1 tackle 98 Chris Hill DL 6′2″ 284 Statesboro, GA 1 tackle 0 Isaiah Washburn DL 6′2″ 248 Clearwater, FL 9 Robert Johnson DL Fr. 6′0″ 255 Carrollton, GA 10 Arias Nash DL RS 6′2″ 275 Charlotte, NC 52 Jonathan Bacigalupi DL RS 6′1″ 255 Purcellville, VA 56 Carson Griffin DL 6′2″ 285 Calhoun, GA 76 Vinny Carnazzo DL Jr. 6′0″ 285 Newnan, GA 87 William Pounds DE So. 6′3″ 240 Macon, GA 90 Tucker Wilson DL RS 5′11″ 230 Springfield, GA 91 Jordan Swain DL 6′3″ 290 Brunswick, GA 99 Caden Camese DT RS 6′1″ 285 Bellevue, NE Joshua Williams DL So. 6′1″ 240 Sherrills Ford, NC Richard Eusery DL Fr. 5′10″ 230 Douglasville, GA Ricky Stever DL Fr. 6′2″ 225 Cumming, GA
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 3 Isaac Dowling LB 5′10″ 225 Snellville, GA 7 tackles, 2 INT 15 Ken Standley LB 5′11″ 225 Waycross, GA 9 tackles 41 Zach Hopkins LB Sr. 6′0″ 215 Madison, AL 6 tackles 48 Mic Wasson LB Fr. 6′3″ 215 Glennville, GA 2 tackles 55 Marques Thomas LB 6′1″ 220 Mccalla, AL 2 tackles 24 Danijah Gammage LB Sr. 6′2″ 220 Brunswick, GA 1 tackle 42 Christian Hanson LB Fr. 6′1″ 245 Senoia, GA 1 tackle 19 Isaac Prince LB RS 6′0″ 215 Snellville, GA 47 Tommy Pollack LB Jr. 6′0″ 215 Kennesaw, GA 49 Chris Taylor LB Jr. 6′0″ 220 Suwanee, GA 51 Drew Clare LB RS 6′2″ 225 Forsyth, GA Landon Grizzard LB Fr. 5′11″ 215 Cochran, GA Peyton Cromwell LB Fr. 6′1″ 210 Savannah, GA
Defensive backs 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 25 T.J. Moore CB 6′0″ 185 Riverdale, GA 5 tackles, 2 INT 34 Myles Redding S Fr. 6′1″ 190 Mableton, GA 10 tackles, 1 INT 9 Michael Campbell CB Sr. 6′0″ 190 Darien, GA 3 tackles, 2 INT Lance Wise S 5′9″ 190 Marietta, GA 3 tackles, 2 INT 6 Cameron Sims CB Transfer from Georgia State 6′2″ 185 Memphis, TN 1 tackle, 2 INT 13 Juwan Johnson S Fr. 5′11″ 195 Savannah, GA 2 INT 22 Shi’heem Watkins S Sr. 6′0″ 195 Columbia, SC 3 tackles, 1 INT 20 Richie Coffey S Jr. 5′11″ 193 Jacksonville, FL 2 tackles, 1 INT 20 Chris Joines DB 6′2″ 200 Winston-Salem, NC 1 INT 26 Khay Loyd S So. 6′1″ 205 Darien, GA 3 tackles 39 John Stegenga S Fr. 6′0″ 195 Johns Creek, GA 1 tackle 12 Tommy Bliss S RS 5′11″ 195 Richmond Hill, GA 18 Corey Barnes CB Jr. 6′2″ 200 Jonesboro, GA 26 Tucker Mix CB RS 5′10″ 165 Gray, GA 28 Kenyatta Ward CB Jr. 5′8″ 165 Newnan, GA 32 Josh Pickett S Fr. 5′11″ 176 Hahira, GA 32 Myles Weston DB RS 5′11″ 175 Port Charlotte, FL 43 Myles Jones S 6′1″ 228 Charlotte, NC 44 Marcus Christian S Fr. 6′3″ 211 Thomasville, GA 53 Royce Izundu S So. 6′2″ 218 Grayson, GA Barrett Schmidlkofer S Fr. 6′2″ 221 Senoia, GA Kaleb Frost CB Fr. 6′0″ 170 Summerville, SC Nate Brooks S Fr. 6′0″ 175 Kathleen, GA
Isaac Dowling, Carter Peevy, Solomon Zubairu, Isaac Prince, Cedric Richardson, Andrew Lane Fred Payton, Chris Taylor, Eli Edwards, Ari Kamau, Jackson Favors, Ricky Stever Austin Douglas, Langston White, Richard Benton Jr., Tyzen Wilkerson Travion Solomon, William Pounds, Elijah Heald Juwan Johnson, Jamell Coast, Peyton Cromwell Kenyatta Ward, Reid Brass, Vinny Carnazzo John Thomas, Peyton Bumpers, Lance Wise Savio Frazier, Corey Barnes Al Wooten II, Cameron Sims Michael Campbell, Khay Loyd Arias Nash, Myles Jones Parker Wroble, Joe Miller Ty James, John Stegenga Ken Standley, Mac Johnson Danijah Gammage, Jordan Swain Jacob Walker, Mikeal Sullivan Christian Hanson, Barrett Schmidlkofer Royce Izundu, Riley Adcock Jose Gonzalez, Nate Brooks Isaiah Washburn Devron Harper Brandon Marshall Robert Johnson Fred Jackson Tommy Bliss Trey Adkins Daniel Shock Chad Kearns Chris Joines Richie Coffey Tayshaun Shipp C.J. Miller Shi’heem Watkins T.J. Moore Tucker Mix Josh Pickett Myles Weston Myles Redding Bryce Addison Justin Coleman Zach Hopkins Marcus Christian Tommy Pollack Drew Clare Jonathan Bacigalupi Justin Brett Marques Thomas Carson Griffin Clay Baker Pierce Vickery Ni Mansell Israel Mukwiza Riley Bell Nate Howard Santo DeFranco Tim Maddox Andrew May Drake Starks Nate Boehm Sawyer Burt Luke Szabados Ian Garcia Tucker Wilson Devin Folser Chris Hill Caden Camese Trey Turk Baxley O’Brien Caleb Carter Christian Cole Jason Berko Kaleb Frost Landon Grizzard Marcus Romec Richard Eusery Tylan Johnson GA 80 FL 6 SC 6 NC 6 AL 4 Hometowns of the 2022 Mercer 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 Georgia 80 Florida 6 North Carolina 6 South Carolina 6 Alabama 4 Tennessee 3 Pennsylvania 2 Virginia 1 Top counties Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 13 Cobb County, Georgia pop. 775,000 5 Coweta County, Georgia pop. 153,000 5 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 3 DeKalb County, Georgia pop. 765,000 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’ 2022 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.
