Teams Norfolk State 2025 Roster ← 2024 2026 → 2025 Norfolk State roster 102 players: 15 freshmen, 17 sophomores, 23 juniors, 27 seniors, 20 with no class listed. From 17 states and 1 other country; the most from Virginia (55) and Georgia (8). The 2025 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 8 Receivers 16 Tight ends 3 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 12 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 5
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 3 Jaylen White RB Sr. 5′10″ 190 Hampton, VA 31 returns, 685 yards 34 X’Zavion Evans RB Sr. 5′10″ 215 Chesapeake, VA 528 rushing yards, 6 TD 9 Kevon King RB Sr. 5′11″ 200 Chesapeake, VA 733 rushing yards, 4 TD 1 Jaylen Laudermilk RB Sr. 5′6″ 175 Ashburn, VA 169 rushing yards, 2 TD 22 Kiron Benjamin RB Jr. 5′10″ 190 Laurel, MS 31 rushing yards 7 Ravon Moore RB 5′9″ 210 Chesapeake, VA 20 rushing yards 10 Fonnae Webb RB Sr. 5′11″ 210 Washington, DC 1 return, 7 yards 26 Zachary Manning RB 6′0″ 190 Atlanta, GA 14 rushing yards
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 5 DreSean Kendrick WR Sr. 5′9″ 190 Lynchburg, VA 56 catches, 723 yards, 5 TD 13 Kam’ryn Thomas WR Jr. 6′1″ 180 Bear, DE 50 catches, 774 yards, 5 TD 6 J.J. Evans WR 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 203 Montevallo, AL 35 catches, 520 yards, 6 TD 2 Taron Biles-Walker WR 5′9″ 155 Columbus, OH 14 catches, 110 yards 12 Jason Wonodi WR 5′11″ 180 Brockton, MA 5 returns, 106 yards 0 Elyjah Mitchell WR Jr. 6′2″ 185 Capitol Heights, MD 8 catches, 67 yards, 1 TD 13 Christian Ruffin WR Sr. 5′11″ 180 Raleigh, NC 1 catch, 6 yards 11 Kymari Gray WR 6′2″ 185 Hampton, VA 32 Shane Kelley WR Fr. 5′10″ 180 Atlanta, GA 43 Jordin Cooper WR Jr. 5′9″ 165 Virginia Beach, VA 47 Ty’shaun Granger WR Sr. 6′5″ 175 Norfolk, VA 48 Taesean Young-Stieff WR So. 6′0″ 165 Virginia Beach, VA 81 Elijah Simley-Flores WR So. 6′1″ 184 Riverside, CA 83 Jahee Blake WR Jr. 6′4″ 215 Lynchburg, VA 84 Romeir Smith WR Fr. 6′4″ 215 Hampton, VA 89 Dominic Theibault WR So. 6′2″ 185 Virginia Beach, VA
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 60 Dyral McMillan OL Sr. 6′2″ 285 Charlotte, NC 1 catch, −2 yards 52 Michael Tamakloe OL Jr. 6′3″ 276 Virginia Beach, VA 54 Emariyon Johnson OL Sr. 6′5″ 285 Toledo, OH 55 Guan Price II OL So. 6′4″ 305 Fredericksburg, VA 57 Ryan Nolan OL Jr. 6′5″ 325 Portsmouth, VA 57 Samuel Egharevba OL RS 6′5″ 300 Haymarket, VA 58 Jaybran Degree OL RS 6′6″ 280 Boydton, VA 59 Makye Ramirez OL Jr. 5′10″ 250 Woodbridge, VA 62 Jabari Gibbs OL Fr. 6′5″ 335 Engelhard, NC 66 Vincent Byrd Jr. OL Sr. 6′3″ 305 Stafford, VA 68 Jack Smoot OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 315 Gainesville, VA 69 Tyler Leinberger OL Jr. 6′5″ 325 Chester, VA 71 Jayden Chappell OL So. 6′5″ 340 Chesapeake, VA 73 Julian Soriano OL Sr. 6′6″ 280 Suffolk, VA 74 Keyonte Arrington OT Fr. 6′8″ 320 Norfolk, VA 76 David Olasimbo OL Jr. 6′4″ 295 Huntersville, NC 78 Daniel Ademisoye OL Transfer from Tulsa Jr. 6′4″ 295 Canoga Park, CA
Defensive line 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 98 David Ojiegbe DE 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 245 Washington, DC 4 tackles, 1 sack 44 Dawson Rivers DL So. 6′3″ 302 Atlanta, GA 3 tackles, 1 sack 77 Major Dillard DT Jr. 6′2″ 330 Upper Marlboro, MD 4 tackles Jordan Harris DL So. 6′1″ 240 Chesapeake, VA 2 tackles 24 Jaylen Williams DL 6′5″ 240 Ocala, FL 1 tackle 90 Keshawn Lynch DL Sr. 6′3″ 250 Newport News, VA 1 tackle 93 Jalen Swindell DL Jr. 6′2″ 310 Charlotte, NC 1 tackle 6 Kyree Moyston DL Jr. 6′6″ 240 Norfolk, VA 70 Thomas Katopodis DL So. 6′9″ 330 Virginia Beach, VA 89 Jayden Hargett DL Jr. 6′4″ 221 Norfolk, VA 92 Cameron Darmody DL Sr. 6′2″ 315 Las Vegas, NV 99 DeAndre Jones DL Jr. 6′5″ 275 Atlanta, GA
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 32 Kendric Nowling LB Transfer from Eastern Michigan Sr. 6′2″ 230 Chicago, IL 8 tackles 0 B.J. Blake LB Jr. 6′2″ 205 New Castle, DE 7 tackles 15 Rontravious Perry LB Jr. 6′1″ 215 Covington, GA 3 tackles, 1 sack 27 Miguel Rijo LB So. 6′1″ 230 Virginia Beach, VA 4 tackles 45 Richard Martin Jr. LB So. 6′0″ 205 Phenix City, AL 4 tackles 9 Terique Miles LB Sr. 6′3″ 235 Norfolk, VA 3 tackles Kamren Reese LB So. 6′3″ 235 Stockbridge, GA 3 tackles 19 Princeton Toxey LB So. 6′0″ 240 Suffolk, VA 2 tackles 11 Khalib Gilmore LB Transfer from Ball State Sr. 6′3″ 240 Melbourne, FL 1 tackle 9 Javontay Martin LB 6′3″ 230 Virginia Beach, VA 13 Brendan Thompson LB RS 5′11″ 210 Hampton, VA 18 Xavier Graham LB 6′2″ 225 Lancaster, SC 20 I’Ziah Emery LB RS 6′0″ 217 Newport News, VA 51 Rashad Taylor LB RS 6′1″ 231 Fort Myers, FL Kaleb Tillery LB Fr. 5′11″ 195 Hampton, VA Malcolm Britt LB Sr. 6′0″ 230 Norfolk, VA
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 8 Jayden Smith DB Sr. 6′1″ 185 Woodbridge, VA 4 tackles, 2 INT 2 Nasir Bashir DB Jr. 6′0″ 185 Atlanta, GA 3 tackles, 2 INT 12 Makai Frisby CB Fr. 5′11″ 164 Newport News, VA 1 tackle, 2 INT 7 Kaleb Broadbent DB 5′11″ 200 Chesapeake, VA 2 tackles, 1 INT 1 Daylan Long DB Sr. 5′11″ 190 Cincinnati, OH 1 tackle, 1 INT 3 Corey Chapman DB Sr. 5′11″ 180 Chesapeake, VA 1 tackle, 1 INT 20 Ty Jones DB Jr. 6′2″ 200 Hollywood, FL 6 tackles 21 Amir Mateo DB Fr. 6′1″ 170 Fredericksburg, VA 6 tackles 4 Kahleef Jimmison DB Transfer from Delaware State Sr. 5′10″ 185 Newport News, VA 4 tackles 0 Antwan Davis DB Sr. 6′0″ Miami, FL 2 tackles 3 Tormon Laprade DB So. 5′11″ 178 Montgomery, AL 2 tackles 5 Stephon Hall S 6′2″ 193 Pittsburgh, PA 2 tackles 4 Christian Parham DB 6′0″ 180 Virginia Beach, VA 1 tackle 10 Daizon Allen DB 6′1″ 186 Fresno, CA 1 tackle 13 Ricardo Underwood S Fr. 5′11″ 175 Hampton, VA 1 return, 11 yards 39 Mayoy McGodfred S Fr. 5′11″ 192 Virginia Beach, VA 1 tackle 11 Caleb Turner S RS 6′3″ 190 Virginia Beach, VA 17 Aaron Evans DB So. 5′11″ 180 Virginia Beach, VA 25 Isaiah Ceus S So. 6′0″ 195 Virginia Beach, VA 31 Sofiyan Oumarou DB RS 6′1″ 175 Greensboro, NC Winston Harris S Fr. Neptune Beach, FL
Christian Parham, Javontay Martin, Caleb Turner, Aaron Evans, Isaiah Ceus, Miguel Rijo, Mayoy McGodfred, Jordin Cooper, Taesean Young-Stieff, Michael Tamakloe, Thomas Katopodis, Avir Johnson, Dominic Theibault Jaylen White, Kahleef Jimmison, Kymari Gray, Makai Frisby, Brendan Thompson, Ricardo Underwood, I’Ziah Emery, Romeir Smith, Keshawn Lynch, Kaleb Tillery Kyree Moyston, Ikeem Wright, Terique Miles, Ty’shaun Granger, Ryan Nolan, Keyonte Arrington, Jayden Hargett, Marco Peery, Malcolm Britt Corey Chapman, Kaleb Broadbent, Ravon Moore, Kevon King, Parker Lancaster, X’Zavion Evans, Jayden Chappell, Jordan Harris Nasir Bashir, Vinson Berry, Zachary Manning, Shane Kelley, Dawson Rivers, DeAndre Jones Elyjah Mitchell, Fonnae Webb, David Ojiegbe Jayden Smith, Benjamin Heffron, Makye Ramirez Israel Carter, Elijah Simley-Flores Taron Biles-Walker, Otto Kuhns DreSean Kendrick, Jahee Blake Xavier Graham, Toby Willis Princeton Toxey, Julian Soriano Amir Mateo, Guan Price II Dyral McMillan, Jalen Swindell Antwan Davis B.J. Blake Daylan Long Jaylen Laudermilk Tormon Laprade Stephon Hall J.J. Evans Daizon Allen Khalib Gilmore Jason Wonodi Christian Ruffin Kam’ryn Thomas Rontravious Perry Ty Jones Kiron Benjamin Jaylen Williams Sofiyan Oumarou Kendric Nowling Evan Helfrich Richard Martin Jr. Rashad Taylor Emariyon Johnson Samuel Egharevba Vincent Byrd Jr. Jack Smoot Tyler Leinberger David Olasimbo Major Dillard Daniel Ademisoye Jamison Stevens Cameron Darmody Kamren Reese Winston Harris VA 55 GA 8 FL 6 NC 7 CA 4 Hometowns of the 2025 Norfolk State 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 Virginia 55 Georgia 8 North Carolina 7 Florida 6 Ohio 4 California 4 Alabama 3 Delaware 2 Top counties Virginia Beach city, Virginia pop. 456,000 13 Chesapeake city, Virginia pop. 253,000 8 Norfolk city, Virginia pop. 234,000 8 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 6 Hampton city, Virginia pop. 138,000 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’ 2025 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.
