Teams North Alabama 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 North Alabama roster 119 players: 44 freshmen, 38 sophomores, 24 juniors, 13 seniors. From 16 states and 2 other countries; the most from Alabama (65) and Tennessee (12). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 8 Receivers 15 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 21 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 24 Specialists 8
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 1 Chris McMillian RB Sr. 5′10″ 200 Fort Valley, GA 174 rushing yards, 1 TD 9 Roderick Taylor Jr. RB So. 5′10″ 205 Mobile, AL 250 rushing yards, 2 TD 28 Jalen Fletcher RB So. 5′7″ 175 Trinity, AL 213 rushing yards, 1 TD 7 Jaylon Calhoun RB Transfer from App State Jr. 6′0″ 200 Lakeland, GA 14 rushing yards 38 Nic Strong RB Jr. 5′10″ 195 Huntsville, AL 1 tackle 20 A.J. Alexander RB Fr. 5′10″ 185 Dothan, AL 26 Gavin Brown RB Jr. 6′0″ 200 Birmingham, AL Logan Thornton RB So. 6′0″ 190 Florence, AL
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 0 Xavier Johnson WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 190 Richland Hills, TX 35 catches, 679 yards, 2 TD 2 Snap Reed WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 205 Memphis, TN 33 catches, 382 yards, 1 TD 84 Ethan Abberger WR Jr. 5′9″ 170 Hudsonville, MI 12 returns, 143 yards 13 Azariah Fletcher WR So. 5′9″ 165 Hartselle, AL 3 tackles 17 Brannon Oliver WR Fr. 6′2″ 185 Fort Payne, AL 2 tackles 4 Noah Gregg WR So. 6′3″ 190 Killen, AL 3 catches, 22 yards 10 K.J. Fields WR Sr. 6′0″ 200 Huntsville, AL 3 catches, 33 yards, 1 TD 80 T.J. Holmes WR Jr. 6′0″ 200 Mableton, GA 2 catches, 88 yards, 1 TD 8 Jaden Perez WR Fr. 6′0″ 180 San Antonio, TX 1 catch, 1 yard 23 Kaden Cooper WR Sr. 6′0″ 200 Opelika, AL 81 D.J. Hines WR Fr. 6′4″ 185 Opp, AL 82 JayDrick Jowers WR Fr. 6′1″ 200 Mobile, AL 85 Jalin Trotter WR Fr. 6′3″ 205 Meridian, MS 87 Hunter Palmer WR Fr. 5′9″ 175 Florence, AL Peyton Belton WR Fr. 5′7″ 170 Highland Village, TX
Offensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 50 Will French III OL So. 6′4″ 290 Memphis, TN 51 Jayden Simmons OL So. 6′4″ 320 Rosharon, TX 52 Eli Long OL So. 6′4″ 315 Moulton, AL 53 Peter Okafor OL Fr. 6′1″ 325 Brooklyn Park, MN 54 Leavy Johnson OL Transfer from South Alabama Jr. 6′4″ 290 Panama City, FL 56 Matthew Wells OL Fr. 6′3″ 290 Newnan, GA 59 Jon Lawrence OL So. 6′5″ 290 Greenville, AL 60 Neyland Baker OL Fr. 6′3″ 305 Phil Campbell, AL 61 Trot English OL Fr. 6′2″ 300 Hoover, AL 62 Carson Wheeler OL So. 6′3″ 320 Killen, AL 63 Noah Smith OL So. 5′11″ 295 Arab, AL 64 Wyatt Davis OL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Florence, AL 65 Collin Wright OL Sr. 6′3″ 305 Muscle Shoals, AL 66 Julian Navarrete OL Sr. 6′2″ 295 San Marino, CA 70 Isaac Rue OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 310 Muscle Shoals, AL 71 Noah Bolticoff OL Sr. 6′4″ 315 Rose Hill, KS 73 Larry Smith OL Jr. 6′6″ 305 Raytown, MO 74 Miles Maxey OL Fr. 6′7″ 305 Brooklyn Park, MN 75 Brandt Davis OL Fr. 6′4″ 260 Palo Cedro, CA 76 Davis Shumaker OL Fr. 6′4″ 260 Huntsville, AL 78 Jesse Thomas OL Fr. 6′5″ 285 Holtville, AL
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 15 Avery Howard DL Jr. 6′3″ 245 Tallahassee, FL 38 tackles, 7 sacks 5 Cayden Adkins DL Transfer from Georgia State So. 6′2″ 240 Elba, AL 27 tackles, 4 sacks 7 Kamore Harris DL So. 5′11″ 260 Sylacauga, AL 25 tackles, 1.5 sacks 44 Jyheam Ingram DL Sr. 6′1″ 285 Muscle Shoals, AL 20 tackles, 1.5 sacks 0 Joshua White DL 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 305 Ellenwood, GA 15 tackles, 1 sack 98 Mond Cole DL Sr. 6′1″ 325 Meridian, MS 14 tackles, 0.5 sacks 41 Walter Goggins DL Jr. 6′2″ 315 Tuscumbia, AL 11 tackles 55 Donovan Nevils DL Jr. 6′3″ 260 Franklin, TN 6 tackles, 0.5 sacks 9 Kavion Benton DL So. 6′2″ 250 Memphis, TN 6 tackles 90 Taevion Cox DL Jr. 6′2″ 285 New Bern, NC 2 tackles 39 Jackson Klein DL So. 6′3″ 270 Boca Raton, FL 67 Trystan Tapia DL So. 6′0″ 255 Florence, AL 79 Ajay Seaton DL Fr. 6′1″ 255 Madison, AL 94 Trace Allen DL So. 6′1″ 280 Cordova, AL 95 Dashaun Pope DL Fr. 6′2″ 285 Tuscaloosa, AL 96 Taygan Harris DL Fr. 6′2″ 290 Scottsboro, AL 99 Jaheim Johnson DL So. 6′5″ 260 Memphis, TN Emory Virden DL Fr. 6′1″ 300 Tuscaloosa, AL
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 57 Fred Vili LB Jr. 5′11″ 245 Vailoatai, American Samoa 23 tackles, 2 sacks 32 Nolan Forsha LB Jr. 6′2″ 210 Hermitage, TN 12 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 35 Charles Chappelle LB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Montgomery, AL 22 tackles 1 Tango McCauley LB Jr. 6′1″ 240 Oklahoma City, OK 11 tackles, 2 sacks 16 Raelon Sims LB So. 6′0″ 235 Sylacauga, AL 7 tackles 25 LaFenis Mays Jr. LB Jr. 6′4″ 235 Chester, PA 2 tackles 10 Bishop Burkhalter LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 215 Mobile, AL 30 Brady Whitman LB Jr. 6′3″ 230 Leawood, KS 58 Chauncy Alo LB Fr. 6′1″ 235 Honolulu, HI Brady Hardin LB Fr. 5′9″ 240 Red Bay, AL Charlie Buttram LB Fr. 6′1″ 210 Killen, AL Jett Kerr LB Fr. 6′0″ 190 Tuscumbia, AL
Defensive backs 24 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 22 Leo Glover DB So. 6′3″ 210 Florence, AL 46 tackles, 2 INT 4 Kanijal Thomas DB Jr. 5′11″ 185 Del City, OK 42 tackles, 1 INT 14 Tae Martin DB So. 5′11″ 180 Tallassee, AL 40 tackles, 2 sacks 20 Anthony Young DB So. 6′1″ 175 Birmingham, AL 18 tackles, 2 INT 11 Trevion Butler DB Jr. 6′2″ 190 Lauderhill, FL 16 tackles, 1 INT 2 Dallas Johnson DB Sr. 5′11″ 185 Orlando, FL 16 tackles 8 Dominique Dixon DB Transfer from Tennessee State So. 6′1″ 190 St. Louis, MO 16 tackles 6 Chris Baker DB So. 5′10″ 190 Kansas City, MO 10 tackles 3 Navy Curry DB Sr. 6′0″ 180 Athens, GA 6 tackles 27 Clint Houser DB So. 5′10″ 175 Montgomery, AL 4 tackles 24 Donovan Hudson DB Fr. 6′1″ 190 Mobile, AL 2 tackles 31 Treyvon Avery DB So. 6′5″ 205 Guntersville, AL 1 tackle 34 Magnum Henderson DB So. 5′10″ 185 Flowood, MS 1 tackle 42 Tanner Caudle DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 185 Florence, AL 1 tackle 48 Jayshod Pearson DB Fr. 5′9″ 170 Florence, AL 1 tackle 36 John Taylor DB Jr. 6′0″ 145 Fort Deposit, AL 45 Ja’Marcus Daniel DB Fr. 6′0″ 170 Roanoke, AL 46 Xai Gilbert DB Fr. 6′2″ 195 Adairsville, GA 47 Isaiah Owens DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 150 Florence, AL 49 Christopher Leatherwood Jr. DB Fr. 6′1″ 180 Prichard, AL Alex McLeod DB So. 5′11″ 185 Montgomery, AL Keylan Hughes DB So. 5′11″ 200 Fayette, AL Michael Barksdale DB Jr. 6′0″ 175 Birmingham, AL Ryan Holloway DB Fr. 6′0″ 190 Thompsons Station, TN
Leo Glover, Walter Goggins, Tanner Caudle, Jyheam Ingram, Logan White, Isaiah Owens, Jayshod Pearson, Wyatt Davis, Collin Wright, Trystan Tapia, Isaac Rue, Hunter Palmer, Chandler Dixon, Jett Kerr, Kade Clemmons, Logan Thornton, Samuel Swinney Roderick Taylor Jr., Bishop Burkhalter, Donovan Hudson, Christopher Leatherwood Jr., JayDrick Jowers Snap Reed, Kavion Benton, Will French III, Jaheim Johnson K.J. Fields, Ian Vachon, Nic Strong, Davis Shumaker Noah Gregg, Carson Wheeler, Charlie Buttram Anthony Young, Gavin Brown, Michael Barksdale Clint Houser, Charles Chappelle, Alex McLeod Tango McCauley, Kanijal Thomas Destin Wade, Ryan Holloway Chris Baker, Larry Smith Kamore Harris, Raelon Sims Peter Okafor, Miles Maxey Jalin Trotter, Mond Cole Dashaun Pope, Emory Virden Joshua White Xavier Johnson Chris McMillian Dallas Johnson Navy Curry Ty Watkins Cayden Adkins John Austin Jaylon Calhoun Dominique Dixon Jaden Perez Trevion Butler Banks Bowen Azariah Fletcher Tae Martin Avery Howard Brannon Oliver Connor Ruth Eli Sisson A.J. Alexander Kaden Cooper LaFenis Mays Jr. Jalen Fletcher Brady Whitman Treyvon Avery Nolan Forsha Magnum Henderson Thomas Schwartz V Jackson Klein Micah Christensen Ja’Marcus Daniel Xai Gilbert Jayden Simmons Eli Long Leavy Johnson Donovan Nevils Matthew Wells Chauncy Alo Jon Lawrence Trot English Noah Smith Julian Navarrete Noah Bolticoff Brandt Davis Jesse Thomas Ajay Seaton T.J. Holmes D.J. Hines Ethan Abberger Cates Blackmon Taevion Cox Ezra Powell Trace Allen Taygan Harris Charles Mulcahy C.J. Bowman Conner Lindsey Keylan Hughes Peyton Belton AL 65 TN 12 GA 9 FL 5 TX 5 Hometowns of the 2026 North Alabama 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 Alabama 65 Tennessee 12 Georgia 9 Texas 5 Florida 5 Mississippi 4 Missouri 3 Kansas 3 Top counties Lauderdale County, Alabama pop. 95,830 15 Colbert County, Alabama pop. 58,022 6 Shelby County, Tennessee pop. 919,000 5 Mobile County, Alabama pop. 413,000 5 Madison County, Alabama pop. 406,000 5 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.
