Teams Norfolk State 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Norfolk State roster 106 players: 40 freshmen, 17 sophomores, 22 juniors, 26 seniors, 1 with no class listed. From 22 states and 1 other country; the most from Virginia (50) and Georgia (10). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 6 Receivers 17 Tight ends 4 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 15 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 24 Specialists 5 Athletes and others 1
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 12 Jason Wonodi WR Sr. 5′11″ 180 Brockton, MA 18 returns, 354 yards 0 Elyjah Mitchell WR Sr. 6′2″ 185 Capitol Heights, MD 32 catches, 387 yards, 3 TD 1 Paul Billups II WR Jr. 6′2″ 195 Chesapeake, VA 22 catches, 225 yards, 1 TD 11 Brevin Caldwell WR Transfer from Johnson C. Smith Sr. 5′10″ 160 Charlotte, NC 22 catches, 269 yards, 2 TD 5 Jamauri Knox WR So. 5′9″ 170 Chesapeake, VA 7 catches, 60 yards 83 Mike Jones WR Fr. 6′0″ 170 Chesapeake, VA 2 tackles 85 Christian James WR Fr. 6′0″ 156 Clarksville, TN 2 returns, 70 yards 13 Kam’ryn Thomas WR Sr. 6′1″ 180 Bear, DE 3 catches, 31 yards 13 Keontae Diggs WR Fr. 5′7″ 145 Suffolk, VA 2 catches, 18 yards 32 Shane Kelley WR So. 5′10″ 180 Atlanta, GA 2 catches, 23 yards 81 Quali Price WR Fr. 6′0″ 160 Chesapeake, VA 1 return, 17 yards 89 Dominic Theibault WR Jr. 6′2″ 185 Virginia Beach, VA 1 tackle 8 Shamar Vick WR Fr. 5′10″ 175 Milton, GA 1 catch, 2 yards 16 Da’Sean Golmond WR Fr. 6′1″ 195 Denham Springs, LA 1 catch, 5 yards 86 Khamren Little WR Jr. 6′3″ 165 Forsyth, GA 1 catch, 14 yards 88 Marquell Johnson WR Fr. 6′1″ 175 Portsmouth, VA Pierce Brown WR Jr. 6′0″ 175 Hopewell, VA
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 62 Kayden Hillman OL Fr. 6′2″ 310 Buford, GA 1 tackle 54 Terry Thomas Jr. OL Jr. 6′4″ 330 Arlington, TX 55 Tyson Miller OL 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 290 Lafayette, IN 56 Ryan Nolan OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 325 Portsmouth, VA 57 Samuel Egharevba OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Haymarket, VA 58 Jaybran Degree OL Fr. 6′6″ 280 Boydton, VA 59 Makye Ramirez OL Sr. 5′10″ 250 Woodbridge, VA 60 Dayvion Martin OL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Chesapeake, VA 63 Jaylen Hillman OL Fr. 6′2″ 315 Buford, GA 64 Drean Wallace OL Fr. 6′2″ 280 Chesapeake, VA 68 Jack Smoot OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 315 Gainesville, VA 69 Tyler Leinberger OL Sr. 6′5″ 325 Chester, VA 71 Jayden Chappell OL Jr. 6′5″ 340 Chesapeake, VA 74 Keyonte Arrington OT So. 6′8″ 320 Norfolk, VA 76 David Olasimbo OL Sr. 6′4″ 295 Huntersville, NC 76 Reed Hobbs OT Fr. 6′6″ 280 Gainesville, VA 77 Darius Mosley OL So. 6′6″ 340 Germantown, MD 78 Umar Rockhead OL So. 6′5″ 265 Charlotte, NC
Defensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 98 Quintin Goins DL So. 6′3″ 265 Charles Town, WV 16 tackles, 2.5 sacks 52 Eugene Allen IV DE Jr. 6′3″ 260 Egg Harbor Township, NJ 14 tackles, 2 sacks 8 Malik Moses DT So. 6′4″ 270 Conyers, GA 11 tackles, 2 sacks 96 Jaco Pegha DE Fr. 6′3″ 265 Nurnberg, Germany 11 tackles, 1 sack 95 Dantey Menard DT Sr. 6′0″ 300 Chesapeake, VA 10 tackles, 1 sack 90 Jaidyn Mattis DT Fr. 6′2″ 320 Springfield, VA 7 tackles, 1 sack 94 Jayden Whitaker DT Fr. 6′4″ 290 Nashville, NC 6 tackles, 1 sack 12 Jay Henry DT Sr. 6′3″ 275 Oviedo, FL 5 tackles, 1 sack 24 Jaylen Williams DL Sr. 6′5″ 240 Ocala, FL 4 tackles 65 Logan Candis DL Fr. 6′3″ 345 Lynchburg, VA 4 tackles 44 Caleb Sain DL So. 6′3″ 244 3 tackles 91 Aaron McDaniel DE So. 6′2″ 240 Norfolk, VA 2 tackles 93 Jaylen Graves DT Fr. 5′10″ 185 Greensboro, NC 1 tackle 6 Kyree Moyston DL Sr. 6′6″ 240 Norfolk, VA 40 Braeden Snavely DT Fr. 6′3″ 280 Fredericksburg, VA
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 13 Brendan Thompson LB Fr. 5′11″ 210 Hampton, VA 47 tackles, 2 sacks 15 Rontravious Perry LB Sr. 6′1″ 215 Covington, GA 29 tackles, 1 sack 0 B.J. Blake LB Sr. 6′2″ 205 New Castle, DE 23 tackles, 1 sack 20 I’Ziah Emery LB Fr. 6′0″ 217 Newport News, VA 17 tackles 9 Javontay Martin LB Sr. 6′3″ 230 Virginia Beach, VA 13 tackles, 0.5 sacks 18 Xavier Graham LB Jr. 6′2″ 225 Lancaster, SC 7 tackles, 1 INT 50 Damarion Simmons LB Jr. 5′11″ 230 10 tackles 19 Princeton Toxey LB Jr. 6′0″ 240 Suffolk, VA 3 tackles 51 Rashad Taylor LB Fr. 6′1″ 231 Fort Myers, FL 3 tackles 45 Richard Martin Jr. LB Jr. 6′0″ 205 Phenix City, AL 2 tackles 27 Miguel Rijo LB Jr. 6′1″ 230 Virginia Beach, VA 1 tackle 48 Jason Galloway Jr. LB Fr. 6′2″ 220 Virginia Beach, VA 1 tackle
Defensive backs 24 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 1 Jordan Saunders S Jr. 5′10″ 185 Montross, VA 28 tackles, 1 INT 4 Josiah Davis S Fr. 6′0″ 199 Nashville, GA 15 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT 2 Nasir Bashir DB Sr. 6′0″ 185 Atlanta, GA 18 tackles, 1 INT 5 Stephon Hall S Sr. 6′2″ 193 Pittsburgh, PA 17 tackles 7 Kaleb Broadbent DB Sr. 5′11″ 200 Chesapeake, VA 6 tackles, 2 INT 3 Tormon Laprade DB Jr. 5′11″ 178 Montgomery, AL 10 tackles, 1 INT 11 Caleb Turner S Fr. 6′3″ 190 Virginia Beach, VA 14 tackles 10 Daizon Allen DB Sr. 6′1″ 186 Fresno, CA 8 tackles, 1 INT 35 Kirk Robinson S Fr. 6′3″ 190 Olney, MD 8 tackles 2 Isaiah Hackett DB Sr. 5′11″ 185 Warren, OH 1 INT, 1 pass defended 17 Aaron Evans DB Jr. 5′11″ 180 Virginia Beach, VA 5 tackles 23 Jihad Brown CB Jr. 6′0″ 180 Bartow, FL 5 tackles 29 Javier Waldron CB So. 6′2″ 190 Blacksburg, VA 5 tackles 36 Peyton Surtain CB Fr. 5′8″ 160 Lake Worth, FL 4 tackles 38 Christian Henry S Fr. 5′10″ 175 Virginia Beach, VA 4 tackles 4 Christian Parham DB Sr. 6′0″ 180 Virginia Beach, VA 2 returns, 13 yards 21 Zachary Johnson CB Fr. 6′3″ 200 Fredericksburg, VA 2 tackles 33 Edward Mills S So. 5′10″ 190 Norfolk, VA 2 tackles 34 Jacoby Marshall S Fr. 6′0″ 175 Chesapeake, VA 1 tackle 39 Mayoy McGodfred S So. 5′11″ 192 Virginia Beach, VA 1 tackle 25 Isaiah Ceus S Jr. 6′0″ 195 Virginia Beach, VA 31 Cameryn Simmons DB So. 6′0″ 41 Darion Spence S Fr. 5′10″ 171 Virginia Beach, VA 46 Sidney Jones Jr. S So. 6′1″ 205 Chesapeake, VA
Specialists 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 97 Marco Peery PK Jr. 5′10″ 165 Norfolk, VA 8 of 11 field goals 92 Jake Nichols P Fr. 6′1″ 198 Kansas City, MO 6 punts, 41.2 average 47 Jake Walker PK Fr. 6′2″ 175 Cedar Hill, TN 0 of 1 field goal 49 Benjamin Heffron LS Sr. 6′0″ 230 Woodbridge, VA 2 tackles 37 Evan Helfrich PK So. 6′2″ 190 Wake Forest, NC 0 passing yards
Paul Billups II, Jamauri Knox, Kaleb Broadbent, Ravon Moore, Jacoby Marshall, Sidney Jones Jr., Dayvion Martin, Drean Wallace, Jayden Chappell, Quali Price, Mike Jones, Dantey Menard Christian Parham, Javontay Martin, Caleb Turner, Aaron Evans, Isaiah Ceus, Miguel Rijo, Christian Henry, Mayoy McGodfred, Darion Spence, Jason Galloway Jr., Dominic Theibault Kyree Moyston, Edward Mills, Ryan Nolan, Keyonte Arrington, Marquell Johnson, Aaron McDaniel, Marco Peery Ty Jackson, Benjamin Heffron, Makye Ramirez, Jaidyn Mattis Nasir Bashir, Zachary Manning, Shane Kelley Brendan Thompson, I’Ziah Emery, Tyree Diggs Da’Jean Golmond, Da’Sean Golmond Malik Moses, Rontravious Perry Brevin Caldwell, Umar Rockhead Keontae Diggs, Princeton Toxey Zachary Johnson, Braeden Snavely Kayden Hillman, Jaylen Hillman Jack Smoot, Reed Hobbs B.J. Blake Elyjah Mitchell Deljay Bailey Isaiah Hackett Jalyn Daniels Tormon Laprade Josiah Davis Stephon Hall Shamar Vick Reginald Johnson Daizon Allen Jason Wonodi Kam’ryn Thomas Xavier Graham Kiron Benjamin Jihad Brown Jaylen Williams Kameron Casnave Javier Waldron Kirk Robinson Peyton Surtain Evan Helfrich Richard Martin Jr. Rashad Taylor Eugene Allen IV Terry Thomas Jr. Tyson Miller Samuel Egharevba Logan Candis Tyler Leinberger David Olasimbo Darius Mosley Rocco Ciocca Jamison Stevens Benjamin Hayes Christian James Khamren Little Jordan Horm Jr. Jake Nichols Jaylen Graves Jayden Whitaker Pierce Brown VA 50 GA 10 NC 6 FL 5 MD 4 Hometowns of the 2026 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 50 Georgia 10 North Carolina 6 Florida 5 Maryland 4 Alabama 3 Louisiana 3 Delaware 2 Top counties Chesapeake city, Virginia pop. 253,000 12 Virginia Beach city, Virginia pop. 456,000 11 Prince William County, Virginia pop. 489,000 5 Norfolk city, Virginia pop. 234,000 5 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 4 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.
