Teams Middle Tennessee 2022 Roster ← 2021 2023 → 2022 Middle Tennessee roster 106 players: 24 freshmen, 17 sophomores, 11 juniors, 10 seniors, 44 with no class listed. From 15 states; the most from Tennessee (34) and Georgia (21). The 2022 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 21 Tight ends 2 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 12 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 16 Specialists 8
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 16 Chase Cunningham QB Sr. 5′11″ 188 Knoxville, TN 3,156 passing yards, 21 TD 11 Nick Vattiato QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 212 Plantation, FL 293 passing yards 6 Preston Rice QB Sr. 6′2″ 230 Waynesboro, TN −3 passing yards 18 Stone Frost QB So. 5′11″ 215 Decaturville, TN −4 passing yards 6 Kyle Lowe QB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′10″ 195 Collierville, TN
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 22 Frank Peasant RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 205 Pensacola, FL 774 rushing yards, 9 TD 24 Darius Bracy RB Sr. 5′10″ 214 Mobile, AL 264 rushing yards, 4 TD 4 Terry Wilkins RB So. 5′8″ 186 Memphis, TN 110 rushing yards, 1 TD 21 Joe Ervin RB Transfer from Kansas State So. 5′8″ 177 Rock Hill, SC 87 rushing yards 19 Avarius Sparrow RB Transfer from West Virginia 5′10″ 190 Orlando, FL 18 rushing yards 23 Jalen Montgomery RB 5′9″ 168 Columbia, SC 10 rushing yards 31 Aran Mohamad-Ali RB So. 6′0″ 227 Antioch, TN 48 Nash Stidham FB RS 5′10″ 210 Medina, TN
Receivers 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 83 WR 5′10″ 192 Clover, SC 69 catches, 940 yards, 5 TD 2 Izaiah Gathings WR Sr. 6′4″ 222 Statesville, NC 60 catches, 559 yards, 2 TD 89 Yusuf Ali WR Sr. 5′9″ 183 Detroit, MI 51 catches, 385 yards, 2 TD 9 Elijah Metcalf WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 170 Charlotte, NC 26 catches, 309 yards, 2 TD 3 D.J. England-Chisolm WR 5′8″ 152 Moncks Corner, SC 23 catches, 366 yards, 4 TD Quaterrius Tolbert WR Jr. 6′2″ 194 Water Valley, MS 13 catches, 101 yards 6 Jeremy Tate Jr. WR Jr. 6′5″ 259 Columbus, MS 8 catches, 84 yards, 1 TD 80 A.J. Toney WR Transfer from Samford Jr. 5′6″ 177 Birmingham, AL 8 catches, 46 yards 3 Bryce Bailey WR 5′10″ 175 Cochran, GA 6 catches, 57 yards 10 D.J. Riles WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Columbus, GA 4 catches, 19 yards 22 Andrew Paige WR Fr. 6′4″ 220 Hendersonville, TN 3 catches, 34 yards 87 Marquel Tinsley WR So. 6′2″ 188 Morganfield, KY 3 catches, 14 yards 13 Javonte Sherman WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 216 Valdosta, GA 1 catch, 16 yards 21 Jeron Newson WR So. 5′8″ 159 West Palm Beach, FL 27 Colton Shaffer WR Fr. 6′4″ 213 Summertown, TN 28 Malachi Burns WR Transfer from Missouri Western State Fr. 6′3″ 202 Murfreesboro, TN 47 Jamison Greenway WR So. 5′9″ 172 Nashville, TN 48 Caden Williams WR Fr. 6′0″ 235 Buford, GA 81 Mitchell Howell WR So. 5′10″ 204 Lake Orion, MI 85 Jaylen Ward WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 202 Bessemer, AL 88 John Ojelabi WR Jr. 5′10″ 184 Anaheim, CA
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 53 Trenton Taylor-Ricker OL Fr. 6′4″ 265 Elizabethton, TN 55 Jahlil Ryles OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 303 Phenix City, AL 55 Mateo Guevara OL RS 6′4″ 317 Flowery Branch, GA 56 Seth Falley OL Jr. 6′4″ 297 Haysville, KS 62 Jordan Palmer OL Sr. 6′0″ 297 Northridge, CA 63 Wilson Kelly OL Fr. 6′2″ 300 Danville, KY 64 Jacqui Graham OL Jr. 6′4″ 263 Montgomery, AL 65 Justice Spates OL Jr. 6′3″ 255 Pacoima, CA 66 Alex Jones OL Fr. 6′6″ 328 Murfreesboro, TN 67 Cooper Koch OL Fr. 6′3″ 301 Spring Hill, TN 70 Tyler Falvey OL Jr. 6′4″ 303 Altamonte Springs, FL 71 Conner Griffin OL Fr. 6′1″ 304 Gray, GA 71 Morgan Scott OL RS 6′5″ 300 Germantown, TN 73 Karter Johnson OL Fr. 6′5″ 301 Murfreesboro, TN 74 Ethan Ellis OL So. 6′6″ 309 Murfreesboro, TN 75 Jamari Williams OL So. 6′3″ 317 Fort Lauderdale, FL 76 Joseph Stone OL So. 6′7″ 342 Pensacola, FL 77 Keylan Rutledge OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 320 Royston, GA 78 J’Shun Bodiford OL So. 6′3″ 281 Montgomery, AL 79 Sterling Porcher OL Fr. 6′4″ 315 Sumter, SC
Defensive line 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 9 Jordan Ferguson DE Sr. 6′2″ 271 Atlanta, GA 61 tackles, 8.5 sacks, 1 INT 15 Zaylin Wood DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 280 Bowdon, GA 31 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 1 INT 57 Marley Cook DL 6′2″ 298 Water Valley, MS 20 tackles, 6 sacks 99 Quindarius Dunnigan DL 6′4″ 257 Chattanooga, TN 25 tackles, 2.5 sacks 10 Ja’Kerrius Wyatt DT Sr. 6′3″ 270 Prattville, AL 25 tackles, 0.5 sacks 5 Jordan Branch DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 290 Maury City, TN 13 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 92 Damonte Smith NT Fr. 6′1″ 301 Savannah, GA 13 tackles 94 Ralph Mency DE 6′2″ 246 Jacksonville, FL 12 tackles 2 Jorden Starling DT 6′5″ 272 Chattanooga, TN 10 tackles 41 Tyrece Edwards DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 274 Knoxville, TN 3 tackles 91 Richard Kinley DL 6′3″ 235 Memphis, TN 3 tackles 93 Vincent Dinkins DT 6′1″ 286 Kennesaw, GA 1 tackle
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 6 Devyn Curtis LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 240 Nashville, TN 48 tackles, 1 sack 34 Christian Dixon LB Sr. 5′10″ 220 Matthews, NC 41 tackles, 3 sacks 12 Jalen Davis LB 5′11″ 200 Kingsland, GA 29 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT 32 Drew Francis LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 228 Knoxville, TN 40 tackles, 1 sack 44 Jalen Rayam LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 225 Alabaster, AL 34 tackles 41 Raquon Hartley LB 6′1″ 192 Saluda, SC 27 tackles 38 Zabrien Harden LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 251 Swainsboro, GA 4 tackles 46 Andrew Leak LB 5′10″ 215 Lagrange, GA 2 tackles 4 Johnathan Butler LB Jr. 6′1″ 223 Sumter, SC 18 James Douglas LB Fr. 6′1″ 204 Fort Worth, TX 35 Muaaz Byard LB RS 6′2″ 230 York, PA 50 Timar Rogers LB Transfer from Mississippi State Fr. 6′2″ 214 Deland, FL 58 Dylan Kling LB RS 6′0″ 200 Lake Mary, FL 59 Jacob Jackson LB So. 5′11″ 206 Smyrna, TN
Defensive backs 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 17 Tra Fluellen S 2★ 2-star recruit 6′2″ 210 Gilmer, TX 98 tackles, 2 INT 11 Decorian Patterson DB 6′0″ 193 Ocala, FL 63 tackles, 7 INT 1 Teldrick Ross CB 5′11″ 194 Macon, GA 73 tackles, 2 INT 8 DB Fr. 6′2″ 200 Tullahoma, TN 35 tackles, 4 INT 6 Deidrick Stanley II CB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′9″ 197 Miami, FL 45 tackles, 2 sacks 31 Deonte Stanley CB So. 6′3″ 194 Dillon, SC 24 tackles, 1 INT 27 Jalen Jackson CB 6′3″ 188 Nashville, TN 26 tackles 2 De’Arre McDonald CB Transfer from Cincinnati 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 205 Murfreesboro, TN 4 tackles 3 Marvae Myers-Glover DB 6′1″ 200 Orlando, FL 3 tackles 22 Chris Johnson S Fr. 5′10″ 188 Murfreesboro, TN 3 tackles 28 Da’Shawn Elder S Transfer from Virginia Tech Fr. 6′0″ 215 Watkinsville, GA 3 tackles 37 James Shellman CB 6′0″ 197 Savannah, GA 3 tackles 24 Trenton Ferrell CB RS 5′10″ 177 Atlanta, GA 25 Tylus Hancock S Jr. 6′2″ 203 Marietta, GA 26 Emmanuel Mann CB So. 6′0″ 179 Columbus, GA 45 Jai’Brian Bouye CB Fr. 5′11″ 174 Waco, TX
De’Arre McDonald, Chris Johnson, Malachi Burns, Jacob Jackson, Alex Jones, Karter Johnson, Ethan Ellis Devyn Curtis, Jalen Jackson, Jamison Greenway D.J. Riles, Emmanuel Mann, Jahlil Ryles Chase Cunningham, Drew Francis, Tyrece Edwards Jorden Starling, Quindarius Dunnigan Marvae Myers-Glover, Avarius Sparrow Johnathan Butler, Sterling Porcher Terry Wilkins, Richard Kinley Zeke Rankin, Taharin Sudderth Jakobe Thomas, Justus Chadwick Elijah Metcalf, Christian Dixon Jordan Ferguson, Trenton Ferrell Frank Peasant, Joseph Stone James Shellman, Damonte Smith Caden Williams, Carson Garrison Marley Cook, Quaterrius Tolbert Jordan Palmer, Justice Spates Jacqui Graham, J’Shun Bodiford Brody Butler, A.J. Toney Teldrick Ross Izaiah Gathings Bryce Bailey D.J. England-Chisolm Jordan Branch Deidrick Stanley II Jeremy Tate Jr. Kyle Lowe Preston Rice Ja’Kerrius Wyatt Decorian Patterson Nick Vattiato Jalen Davis Javonte Sherman Kyle Ulbrich Zaylin Wood Tra Fluellen James Douglas Stone Frost Jeron Newson Joe Ervin Andrew Paige Jalen Montgomery Darius Bracy Robert Payne Tylus Hancock Da’Shawn Elder Aran Mohamad-Ali Deonte Stanley Muaaz Byard Miles Tillman Zabrien Harden Raquon Hartley Jalen Rayam Jai’Brian Bouye Andrew Leak Nash Stidham Timar Rogers Trenton Taylor-Ricker Connor Dougherty Mateo Guevara Seth Falley Dylan Kling Wilson Kelly Cooper Koch Tyler Falvey Conner Griffin Morgan Scott Jamari Williams Keylan Rutledge Jacob Coleman Mitchell Howell Jaylin Lane Jaylen Ward Marquel Tinsley John Ojelabi Yusuf Ali Vincent Dinkins Ralph Mency TN 34 GA 21 FL 13 AL 10 SC 8 Hometowns of the 2022 Middle Tennessee 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 Tennessee 34 Georgia 21 Florida 13 Alabama 10 South Carolina 8 North Carolina 3 Mississippi 3 Texas 3 Top counties Rutherford County, Tennessee pop. 361,000 7 Shelby County, Tennessee pop. 919,000 4 Knox County, Tennessee pop. 494,000 4 Davidson County, Tennessee pop. 715,000 3 Jefferson County, Alabama pop. 668,000 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.
Jaylin Lane WR
Jakobe Thomas DB