Teams Middle Tennessee 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Middle Tennessee roster 110 players: 110 freshmen. From 18 states and 3 other countries; the most from Tennessee (36) and Florida (20). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 7 Receivers 14 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 15 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 23 Specialists 9
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 3 Cam’Ron Lacy WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′8″ 158 Toccoa, GA 35 catches, 369 yards, 4 TD 0 Santana Fleming WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 166 Miami Gardens, FL 12 returns, 257 yards 85 Neo Clifton WR Fr. 6′2″ 209 Nashville, TN 13 catches, 166 yards, 3 TD 1 Markus Allen WR Transfer from Mississippi State 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 211 Dayton, OH 9 catches, 176 yards, 1 TD 6 A.J. Jones WR Fr. 6′4″ 211 Ontario, CA 8 catches, 88 yards, 1 TD 13 Ziyon Butler WR Fr. 5′11″ 156 Jacksonville, FL 6 catches, 87 yards 7 Hogan Wasson WR Transfer from Central Missouri Fr. 5′10″ 181 Colleyville, TX 5 catches, 43 yards 4 Tyree Patterson WR Fr. 6′1″ 198 Eustis, FL 17 Bryson Maddox WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 187 Clinton, TN 19 Kason Stokes WR Fr. 6′2″ 190 Tampa, FL 23 Malachi Steele WR Fr. 5′7″ 147 Franklin, TN 43 Christopher Kaup WR Fr. 6′2″ 205 Chicago, IL 80 Zaidyn Moore WR Fr. 5′10″ 194 Lavinia, TN 89 Landon Collins WR Fr. 6′2″ 183 Knoxville, TN
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 83 Koraun Perdue TE Fr. 6′6″ 237 Cincinnati, OH 8 catches, 146 yards, 2 TD 88 Tayvion Galloway TE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 232 Chillicothe, OH 3 catches, 16 yards 39 Evan Poticher TE Fr. 6′2″ 255 Kodak, TN 1 tackle 47 Sawyer Lovvorn TE Fr. 6′0″ 229 Shelbyville, TN 1 tackle 81 Wilson Hodges TE Fr. 6′4″ 252 Montgomery, AL 84 Jadin Hambrick TE Fr. 6′6″ 219 Tyler, TX 86 Brody Benke TE Fr. 6′3″ 247 Fort Thomas, KY
Offensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 50 Chris Moreno OL Transfer from Monmouth 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 322 Newark, NJ 53 Roman Jones OL Fr. 6′2″ 265 Brentwood, TN 55 Adrian Crespin OL Transfer from Virginia Union Fr. 6′2″ 295 Woodbridge, VA 58 Trevaris Edwards OL Transfer from West Florida Fr. 6′2″ 300 Pensacola, FL 61 Otto Janse Van Rensburg OL Fr. 6′4″ 295 Sevierville, TN 62 Tim Jacobs OL Fr. 6′4″ 305 Columbus, OH 63 Alex Gale OL Fr. 6′3″ 308 Tallahassee, FL 65 Brennan Smith OL Transfer from Mississippi State Fr. 6′3″ 313 Pensacola, FL 71 Quentin Butler OL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Culpeper, VA 74 Ashley Walker OL Fr. 6′8″ 292 Delray Beach, FL 75 Reese Tripp OL Transfer from Minnesota Fr. 6′7″ 353 Mantorville, MN 76 Garrett Austin OL Fr. 6′6″ 309 Hampstead, NC 77 Diego Blattler OL Fr. 6′6″ 283 San Diego, CA 78 Kyle Larkin OL Fr. 6′6″ 319 Brentwood, TN 79 Jack Mohlman OL Fr. 6′5″ 266 Ponte Vedra, FL
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 95 Zeion Simpson-Smith DT 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 264 Nashville, TN 24 tackles, 1 sack 91 Felix Hixon NT Fr. 6′1″ 308 Jackson, GA 13 tackles 93 Aidan Butts DE Fr. 6′3″ 256 Toccoa, GA 10 tackles 90 Justin Bodford DT Transfer from Missouri Fr. 6′0″ 292 Plantation, FL 6 tackles 98 Emmanuel Gyamfi NT Fr. 6′0″ 295 Buford, GA 3 tackles 99 Archie Roseman V NT 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 320 Murfreesboro, TN 2 tackles 41 Trashun Griffin DE Transfer from Troy 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 267 Centreville, AL 45 Jayden Arenas-Michel DT Fr. 6′4″ 273 Montreal, QC 49 Tiyyan Robinson DE Fr. 6′3″ 262 Durham, NC 74 Jonathan Waller DT Fr. 6′1″ 268 Murfreesboro, TN 75 Matthew Blomquist DE Fr. 6′5″ 254 Manchester, TN 96 Christien Moreau DT Fr. 6′0″ 308 Miramar, FL 97 Victory Vaka DT Transfer from Western Kentucky Fr. 6′2″ 362 Hollywood, CA
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 26 Korey Smith LB Fr. 5′11″ 219 Murfreesboro, TN 56 tackles, 1 sack 13 Ashton Taylor LB Transfer from Jackson State Fr. 6′0″ 215 Hoover, AL 40 tackles, 1.5 sacks 44 Kaven Call LB Transfer from East Tennessee State 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 242 Apopka, FL 17 tackles, 1 sack 16 Jaiyden Thompson LB Fr. 6′3″ 241 Okolona, MS 13 tackles 17 Jayson Lowe LB Fr. 6′1″ 208 Brentwood, TN 13 tackles 46 Reggie Johnson LB Fr. 6′3″ 263 Carson, CA 12 tackles 31 Mathias Malaki-Donaldson LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 235 Baldwin Park, CA 5 tackles 94 Jayden Williams LB Fr. 6′6″ 257 Smyrna, TN 5 tackles 42 La’Garrius Sims LB Transfer from East Central Fr. 6′3″ 233 Mobile, AL 2 tackles, 0.5 sacks 48 Darnell Malpress LB Fr. 6′3″ 218 Jacksonville, FL 2 tackles 40 B.J. Ausmer LB Fr. 6′2″ 244 Ocean Springs, MS 1 tackle 51 Shane Rochelle LB Fr. 6′0″ 210 Miami Gardens, FL 1 tackle 32 Jonas Jimerson LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 223 Memphis, TN 33 Malik Love LB Fr. 6′4″ 223 Mcdonough, GA 52 Micah Smith LB Fr. 6′2″ 203 Hermitage, TN 53 Braxton Lillis LB Fr. 6′1″ 210 Murfreesboro, TN
Defensive backs 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 2 Jackson Lowe CB Fr. 6′1″ 200 Brentwood, TN 34 tackles, 1 sack 30 Bryce Williams S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 189 Saint Cloud, FL 26 tackles, 1 INT 11 James Johnson S Transfer from USC Fr. 5′10″ 195 Douglasville, GA 22 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 0 Kalen Woods S Fr. 6′2″ 190 Oakland, CA 22 tackles, 1 INT 21 Jason Hardy CB Transfer from Grand Valley State Fr. 6′1″ 177 Detroit, MI 13 tackles, 1 INT 22 Quantaves Gaskins S Fr. 6′1″ 187 Jonesboro, GA 11 tackles 19 Aidan Singleton CB Fr. 5′10″ 191 Port Saint Lucie, FL 7 tackles 23 K.J. Miniefield CB Fr. 5′11″ 169 Chandler, AZ 5 tackles 12 Ricky Lee III CB Transfer from Sacramento State Fr. 5′10″ 170 Atlanta, GA 4 tackles 25 Ethan Sherman CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 174 Jacksonville, FL 4 tackles 5 Dyson McCutcheon S Transfer from Washington Fr. 5′9″ 180 Claremont, CA 3 tackles 7 Christofer Noble S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 207 Kankakee, IL 3 tackles 10 Jordan Chestnut S Fr. 6′4″ 205 Myrtle Beach, SC 3 tackles 15 Devan Carlisle CB Fr. 6′4″ 200 Hoover, AL 2 tackles 24 Camari Hall S Fr. 5′9″ 179 Hollywood, FL 1 tackle 29 Andrew Cross-Adams S Fr. 6′1″ 186 Nashville, TN 1 tackle 38 Locke Kennedy S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 205 Franklin, TN 1 tackle 18 Troy Booker Jr. CB Fr. 6′0″ 207 Evans, GA 27 Jalen Jackson CB Fr. 6′3″ 196 Nashville, TN 28 Alan Young CB Fr. 6′0″ 204 Nashville, TN 36 Chris Ragans CB Fr. 6′0″ 171 Hopkinsville, KY 37 Justis Haggard S Fr. 5′10″ 197 Tullahoma, TN 39 Chase Davis CB Fr. 5′8″ 159 Houston, TX
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 91 Dominic Bourgeois PK Transfer from Susquehanna Fr. 5′8″ 216 Baltimore, MD 6 of 7 field goals 92 Ashton Logan P Fr. 6′2″ 215 Anaheim Hills, CA 30 punts, 50.2 average 59 Henry Hamlin LS Fr. 6′3″ 231 Johnson City, TN 1 tackle 54 Connor Dougherty LS Fr. 6′3″ 233 Franklin, TN 56 Ean Matusek LS Fr. 6′0″ 220 Shelbyville, TN 60 Charlie Oltremari LS Fr. 6′2″ 208 Germantown, TN 94 Jack Walton PK Fr. 6′1″ 190 Nashville, TN 96 Wyatt Joyce PK Fr. 5′10″ 175 Lewisburg, TN 97 Aden Caine P Fr. 6′1″ 203 Newcastle, England
Ashton Jones, Jalen Jackson, Alan Young, Andrew Cross-Adams, Brooklen Davis, Neo Clifton, Jack Walton, Zeion Simpson-Smith Jackson Lowe, Jayson Lowe, Malachi Steele, Locke Kennedy, Roman Jones, Connor Dougherty, Kyle Larkin Korey Smith, D.J. Taylor, Braxton Lillis, Jonathan Waller, Jayden Williams, Archie Roseman V Santana Fleming, Shane Rochelle, Christien Moreau Ziyon Butler, Ethan Sherman, Darnell Malpress Cam’Ron Lacy, Aidan Butts Dyson McCutcheon, A.J. Jones Antonio Martin, Ricky Lee III Mason Mallory, Ashley Walker Peter Costelli, Reggie Johnson Ashton Taylor, Devan Carlisle Robert Lathon Jr., Tim Jacobs Sawyer Lovvorn, Ean Matusek Trevaris Edwards, Brennan Smith Kalen Woods Markus Allen Tyree Patterson Christofer Noble Hogan Wasson Jordan Chestnut James Johnson Peter Grandjean Rocco Williams Jaiyden Thompson Roman Gagliano Bryson Maddox Stanley Anderson-Lofton Troy Booker Jr. Aidan Singleton Kason Stokes Jason Hardy Quantaves Gaskins K.J. Miniefield Camari Hall Bryce Williams Mathias Malaki-Donaldson Jonas Jimerson Malik Love Duece Lawrence Chris Ragans Justis Haggard Chase Davis Evan Poticher B.J. Ausmer Trashun Griffin La’Garrius Sims Christopher Kaup Kaven Call Tiyyan Robinson Chris Moreno Micah Smith Adrian Crespin Henry Hamlin Charlie Oltremari Otto Janse Van Rensburg Alex Gale Quentin Butler Matthew Blomquist Garrett Austin Diego Blattler Jack Mohlman Wilson Hodges Koraun Perdue Jadin Hambrick Brody Benke Tayvion Galloway Landon Collins Justin Bodford Dominic Bourgeois Felix Hixon Ashton Logan Wyatt Joyce Emmanuel Gyamfi TN 36 FL 20 GA 10 CA 9 AL 6 Hometowns of the 2026 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 36 Florida 20 Georgia 10 California 9 Ohio 6 Alabama 6 Texas 3 Mississippi 3 Top counties Davidson County, Tennessee pop. 715,000 9 Williamson County, Tennessee pop. 260,000 7 Rutherford County, Tennessee pop. 361,000 6 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 4 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 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.
