Teams Nicholls 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Nicholls roster 130 players: 34 freshmen, 31 sophomores, 26 juniors, 39 seniors. From 10 states and 2 other countries; the most from Louisiana (92) and Mississippi (20). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 16 Tight ends 11 Offensive line 22 Defensive line 24 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 8
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 6 Tamaj Hoffman RB Sr. 5′9″ 210 Slidell, LA 302 rushing yards, 2 TD 4 Shane Lee RB Jr. 5′9″ 225 Saint Rose, LA 248 rushing yards 32 Jayden Milton RB Sr. 5′10″ 205 Berwick, LA 5 tackles 27 Damondrick Blackburn RB Jr. 6′0″ 225 Morgan City, LA 30 rushing yards, 1 TD 35 Keven Williams RB Jr. 5′10″ 200 Broussard, LA 17 rushing yards 5 Kayden Andoh RB So. 5′10″ 195 New Orleans, LA 1 return, 12 yards 26 Jonathan Dartez RB So. 5′8″ 180 Abbeville, LA 10 rushing yards 36 Jayden Obiekwe RB Fr. 5′8″ 180 New Orleans, LA
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 12 Jordan Smith WR Sr. 6′0″ 195 Slidell, LA 28 catches, 366 yards, 3 TD 8 Ellis Stewart WR So. 6′0″ 185 Breaux Bridge, LA 12 catches, 109 yards, 1 TD 86 Greg Donaldson WR Jr. 5′11″ 190 New Orleans, LA 11 catches, 211 yards, 1 TD 3 Karaaz Johnson WR Sr. 5′9″ 175 New Orleans, LA 10 catches, 74 yards 13 Jackson Dufrene WR Sr. 6′4″ 200 Lafayette, LA 7 catches, 115 yards, 3 TD 2 Jacob Godfrey WR Sr. 5′8″ 175 Spanish Fort, AL 5 catches, 11 yards 14 Christian White WR Sr. 6′5″ 190 Ocean Springs, MS 2 catches, 34 yards 85 Isaiah LeBlanc WR Fr. 6′3″ 185 Breaux Bridge, LA 2 catches, 7 yards 80 Amari Clayton WR So. 6′2″ 200 Baton Rouge, LA 1 catch, 5 yards 81 Patrick Gales WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 180 Brusly, LA 1 catch, −1 yards 83 Chantz Babineaux WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 185 Carencro, LA 1 catch, 5 yards 87 Dedric Lastie WR So. 5′6″ 150 New Orleans, LA 1 catch, 14 yards 10 Brian McQuaide WR Jr. 5′10″ 175 Solon, OH 23 Jason Barnes Jr. WR Sr. 5′8″ 160 Baton Rouge, LA 84 Paxton Lafont WR Jr. 6′4″ 200 Thibodaux, LA 88 Kylin Wheeler WR So. 5′11″ 175 Rayne, LA
Tight ends 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 9 Treylin Whaley TE Sr. 6′5″ 245 Glynn, LA 5 catches, 23 yards 47 Pax Hughes TE Sr. 6′1″ 235 Madison, MS 3 catches, 31 yards 48 Scott White TE Sr. 6′1″ 225 Hammond, LA 1 catch, 5 yards 82 Jason Malbrue TE Sr. 6′5″ 225 New Orleans, LA 1 catch, 12 yards 30 Parker Smith TE Fr. 6′5″ 235 Ashville, AL 35 Kolt Krieg TE Fr. 5′10″ 225 Laplace, LA 36 Brendan Farish TE Fr. 6′5″ 230 Milton, FL 38 Jeffrey Diedrich TE Jr. 5′11″ 220 Thibodaux, LA 42 McAllister Callejo TE So. 6′1″ 225 New Orleans, LA 45 Devin Scura TE Transfer from UTSA Sr. 6′6″ 260 Manor, TX 89 Jack Purser TE So. 6′2″ 235 Opelousas, LA
Offensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 51 Malik Ellis OL Transfer from Troy Sr. 6′4″ 285 Laurel, MS 53 Isaac Latulippe OL Fr. 6′7″ 270 Aylmer, QC 54 Cooper Taylor OL Fr. 6′6″ 275 Clinton, LA 56 Justin Howard OL Sr. 6′2″ 285 New Orleans, LA 60 Sawyer Wells OL Fr. 6′3″ 295 Cut Off, LA 61 Cylis Hill OL Fr. 6′7″ 325 Houma, LA 62 Joe Kirby OL So. 6′5″ 290 Camberley, England 63 Hamza Rahman OL Sr. 6′5″ 265 Baton Rouge, LA 64 Kyron Barnes OL Sr. 6′4″ 325 Fayette, MS 65 Ryan Brungart OL So. 6′1″ 265 Lafayette, LA 66 Kamron Barnes OL Sr. 6′5″ 330 Fayette, MS 69 Charlie Ward OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 285 Walker, LA 70 Jacob Johnson OL Sr. 6′1″ 310 New Orleans, LA 71 Jacob Hood OL 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′10″ 340 Nashville, TN 72 Thomas Ashe OL Fr. 6′4″ 310 Pascagoula, MS 73 Raymond Johnson OL Fr. 6′3″ 270 Ocean Springs, MS 74 Preston Jones OL So. 6′4″ 300 Baton Rouge, LA 75 Enzo Marino OL Jr. 6′6″ 305 New Orleans, LA 76 Ryan Bernard OL Sr. 6′3″ 290 Mandeville, LA 77 Caleb Smith OL So. 6′3″ 295 New Orleans, LA 78 Trace Wegmann OL Jr. 6′3″ 300 Kossuth, MS 79 Kohl Fulton OL Fr. 6′3″ 310 Iowa, LA
Defensive line 24 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 45 Alex Villavaso DE Sr. 6′1″ 245 Houma, LA 22 tackles, 1 sack 25 Alec Haynes DE So. 6′2″ 240 Baton Rouge, LA 19 tackles 11 Antoine Okelo-Johnson DE Jr. 6′4″ 220 New Orleans, LA 7 tackles, 1 INT 93 Talan Bingham DT Jr. 6′3″ 295 Houma, LA 9 tackles, 1 sack 15 Romeo Brown DE Fr. 6′3″ 245 New Orleans, LA 8 tackles 40 Kyree Fuller DE Jr. 6′2″ 235 Adel, GA 5 tackles, 1 sack 92 Fred Dampeer DT Jr. 6′3″ 300 Mendenhall, MS 7 tackles 99 Joey Lightfoot DT Sr. 6′4″ 305 College Station, TX 7 tackles 51 Logan Jackson DE Fr. 6′1″ 205 Belle Chasse, LA 6 tackles 94 Griffin Ellis DT So. 6′2″ 275 New Orleans, LA 6 tackles 19 Klabron Pollard DE 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 275 Hattiesburg, MS 4 tackles 91 Chase Chesser DT So. 6′5″ 280 New Orleans, LA 4 tackles 90 Johnathan Flowers DT Jr. 6′3″ 285 Clinton, MS 3 tackles 56 Keith Hills DT So. 6′2″ 295 Bryant, AR 1 tackle 95 Shay Collins DE So. 6′5″ 225 Mamou, LA 1 tackle 96 Grant Merritt DT Fr. 6′3″ 285 Richmond, TX 1 tackle 50 Jamaal Sapp DE Jr. 6′2″ 220 Hammond, LA 53 Lionel Williams DE Jr. 6′3″ 240 Hazlehurst, MS 59 Josiah Hatter DT So. 6′1″ 320 Houston, TX 60 Caden Parquette DT Fr. 6′0″ 265 Lutcher, LA 62 Victor Drake DT Fr. 6′0″ 275 Gurnee, IL 67 Marcus Garcia DT Jr. 6′2″ 280 Luling, LA 97 Scott Smith DT Fr. 6′4″ 275 Baton Rouge, LA 98 Dale Smith Jr. DE Jr. 6′2″ 235 Lutcher, LA
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 1 Kennon Loftin LB Sr. 6′2″ 225 Laurel, MS 52 tackles, 1 INT 20 Kevin Martin LB Fr. 5′10″ 205 New Orleans, LA 37 tackles 41 Charlie Diedrich LB Fr. 6′1″ 225 Thibodaux, LA 11 tackles 44 E.J. Segrest LB Jr. 6′0″ 225 Terry, MS 10 tackles 0 Dominic Logiudice LB Sr. 6′3″ 230 New Orleans, LA 7 tackles 30 Ghee Evans LB Sr. 6′2″ 220 Waynesboro, MS 4 tackles 58 Arrington Adams LB Jr. 5′11″ 220 Destrehan, LA 3 tackles 43 Trent Santos LB Jr. 5′11″ 205 New Orleans, LA 2 tackles 54 Damari Drake LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 225 Shreveport, LA 1 tackle 19 Cale Daigle LB So. 6′1″ 225 Covington, LA 30 Taylor Thibodaux LB So. 6′0″ 210 Thibodaux, LA 31 Mace Melancon LB So. 5′10″ 200 Donaldsonville, LA 48 Brooks Monica LB Fr. 5′10″ 200 Laplace, LA 52 Andrew Cavalier LB Sr. 5′10″ 215 Morgan City, LA
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 17 Skylar Husband DB Jr. 6′2″ 185 Richton, MS 42 tackles, 2 INT 21 Kasai Jones DB Jr. 5′9″ 190 Thomson, GA 35 tackles, 2 sacks 7 Jhamal Shelby Jr. DB Transfer from Louisiana Tech 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 195 New Orleans, LA 20 tackles, 1 INT 13 Zavian Dilworth DB Sr. 5′10″ 180 Nettleton, MS 18 tackles, 1 INT 23 Gavin Duplechin DB So. 6′1″ 195 Lafayette, LA 22 tackles 12 Gary Bailey Jr. DB Jr. 5′11″ 185 Natchez, MS 18 tackles 14 Kristian Dillard DB Jr. 6′0″ 190 Ocean Springs, MS 12 tackles 10 Lynard Harris DB Sr. 5′11″ 185 Destrehan, LA 11 tackles 33 Shermar Carter DB Sr. 6′0″ 180 Plaquemine, LA 9 tackles 35 Erin Moore DB Fr. 5′11″ 175 Erwinville, LA 6 tackles 26 Blake Brown DB So. 5′10″ 185 Destrehan, LA 2 tackles 28 Prystyn Cambre DB Fr. 5′11″ 175 Laplace, LA 2 tackles 37 Jeremie Elzy DB So. 5′11″ 175 Covington, LA 2 tackles 29 Greg Jackson Jr. DB Sr. 5′10″ 180 New Orleans, LA 1 tackle 34 Travin Moore DB Sr. 5′8″ 170 Abbeville, LA 1 tackle 22 Kristerphor Griffin DB Fr. 6′2″ 185 New Orleans, LA 24 Braylon Noel DB So. 5′11″ 180 Lafayette, LA 36 Justin Helper DB Sr. 5′10″ 185 Fairhope, AL 38 Cameron Allen DB Fr. 5′10″ 180 Lafayette, LA 39 Draylon August DB Fr. 6′2″ 180 Lafayette, LA 42 Peyton Depolitte DB So. 6′2″ 180 Metairie, LA 46 Ian Locklar DB Fr. 6′0″ 190 Baton Rouge, LA
Dominic Logiudice, Karaaz Johnson, Kayden Andoh, Jhamal Shelby Jr., Antoine Okelo-Johnson, Romeo Brown, Kevin Martin, Kristerphor Griffin, Greg Jackson Jr., Jayden Obiekwe, McAllister Callejo, Trent Santos, Justin Howard, Jacob Johnson, Enzo Marino, Caleb Smith, Jason Malbrue, Greg Donaldson, Dedric Lastie, Chase Chesser, Griffin Ellis Jackson Dufrene, Preston Welch, Gavin Duplechin, Braylon Noel, Cameron Allen, Draylon August, Ashton Guilbeau, Ryan Brungart, Chantz Babineaux Jason Barnes Jr., Alec Haynes, Ian Locklar, Hamza Rahman, Preston Jones, Amari Clayton, Patrick Gales, Scott Smith Lynard Harris, Blake Brown, Prystyn Cambre, Kolt Krieg, Brooks Monica, Arrington Adams Ean Rodrigue, Taylor Thibodaux, Jeffrey Diedrich, Charlie Diedrich, Joshua Bellanger, Paxton Lafont Carsen Hebert, Sean Hebert, Alex Villavaso, Wyatt Guidry, Cylis Hill, Talan Bingham Christian White, Kristian Dillard, Raymond Johnson Damondrick Blackburn, Jayden Milton, Andrew Cavalier Kennon Loftin, Malik Ellis Tamaj Hoffman, Jordan Smith Ellis Stewart, Isaiah LeBlanc Cale Daigle, Jeremie Elzy Jonathan Dartez, Travin Moore Scott White, Jamaal Sapp Caden Parquette, Dale Smith Jr. Kyron Barnes, Kamron Barnes Jacob Godfrey Shane Lee Brian McQuaide Gary Bailey Jr. Zavian Dilworth Jack Landry Skylar Husband Chase Richardson Cooper Babin Klabron Pollard Kasai Jones Zachry Sugandi-Truitt Ghee Evans Parker Smith Mace Melancon Shermar Carter Keven Williams Brendan Farish Justin Helper Kyree Fuller Peyton Depolitte E.J. Segrest Devin Scura Kingston Phan Pax Hughes Logan Jackson Lionel Williams Cooper Taylor Damari Drake Keith Hills Josiah Hatter Sawyer Wells Victor Drake Marcus Garcia Charlie Ward Jacob Hood Thomas Ashe Ryan Bernard Trace Wegmann Kohl Fulton Kylin Wheeler Jack Purser Johnathan Flowers Fred Dampeer Shay Collins Grant Merritt Joey Lightfoot LA 92 MS 20 AL 4 TX 4 GA 2 Hometowns of the 2026 Nicholls 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 92 Mississippi 20 Alabama 4 Texas 4 England 2 Georgia 2 Ohio 1 Florida 1 Top counties Orleans Parish, Louisiana pop. 372,000 21 Lafayette Parish, Louisiana pop. 248,000 10 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana pop. 453,000 7 Lafourche Parish, Louisiana pop. 96,252 7 Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana pop. 106,000 6 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.
