Teams North Carolina A&T 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 North Carolina A&T roster 106 players: 42 freshmen, 20 sophomores, 28 juniors, 16 seniors. From 17 states; the most from North Carolina (48) and Georgia (12). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 18 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 15 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 4
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 0 Kevin White QB Jr. 6′0″ 180 Newport News, VA 1,263 passing yards, 14 TD 17 Braxton Thomas QB Fr. 6′3″ 220 Sarasota, FL 243 passing yards 7 Champ Long QB Jr. 6′0″ 205 Jersey City, NJ 148 passing yards, 1 TD 4 Jy Walls QB Fr. 6′2″ 195 Pittsburgh, PA 11 Alston Hooker QB Sr. 6′1″ 185 Greensboro, NC
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 88 Elijah Kennedy WR Sr. 5′11″ 180 High Point, NC 36 catches, 364 yards, 4 TD 2 Michael Carlock-Williams WR So. 6′4″ 190 Jacksonville, NC 21 catches, 376 yards, 5 TD 5 Jayvonne Dillard WR Jr. 6′2″ 205 Lithonia, GA 18 catches, 254 yards 80 Jayden White WR Fr. 5′11″ 170 Cornelius, NC 15 catches, 101 yards, 1 TD 12 Mark Tillman WR Jr. 6′3″ 205 Greensboro, NC 6 tackles 16 Rory Jones-Amen-Hetep WR Jr. 6′2″ 185 Raleigh, NC 9 catches, 125 yards 3 Amonte Jones WR Sr. 6′0″ 170 Chesapeake, VA 6 catches, 73 yards, 2 TD 81 Chase Hardy WR Fr. 6′0″ 170 Garner, NC 1 tackle 15 Cortez Lane WR Jr. 5′11″ 185 Camden, SC 1 catch, 0 yards 14 Eric Gladney WR So. 5′11″ 175 Greensboro, NC 19 Chase Cheeks WR Fr. 5′11″ 175 Spartanburg, SC 33 Xzavion Walton WR Jr. 6′5″ 200 Emporia, VA 47 Bron Rogers WR Fr. 6′0″ 182 Burlington, NC 84 Daylin Haltiwanger WR Fr. 6′2″ 195 Columbia, SC 85 Jay Avery WR Jr. 5′11″ 175 Hoover, AL 86 Ta’Qaire Bell WR Fr. 5′8″ 180 Lexington, MA 87 Maceo Watkins WR Fr. 6′1″ 180 Pittsburgh, PA 89 Aaron White WR So. 6′2″ 180 Macomb, MI
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 13 Anthony Rucker TE 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 211 Orlando, FL 9 catches, 160 yards, 2 TD 10 Nebanye Moore TE Jr. 6′3″ 245 Statesville, NC 2 returns, 6 yards 8 Antoine Bell TE Sr. 6′4″ 230 Charlotte, NC 1 catch, 1 yard 48 R.J. Williams TE Jr. 6′5″ 250 Cordele, GA 82 Tony Sanchez TE Fr. 6′3″ 230 Gainesville, FL 83 Jaylen Baker TE Sr. 6′5″ 230 Long Beach, CA
Offensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 51 Camarion Ragland OL So. 6′6″ 235 Henderson, NC 54 Andrew Dorsey OL Sr. 6′3″ 300 Atlanta, GA 55 Qae’Shon Sapp OL Transfer from Florida Atlantic 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 305 Albany, GA 60 Tim Hammonds OL So. 6′5″ 290 Red Springs, NC 62 Ahmarion McLeod OL Jr. 6′3″ 310 Fort Mill, SC 63 Kolbe Breland OL Fr. 6′3″ 285 Charlotte, NC 64 Steven Stevenson OL Fr. 6′3″ 310 Kernersville, NC 69 Clarence Gilliam OL Fr. 6′4″ 342 Greenville, NC 71 Jodi Freeman OL So. 6′6″ 340 Lumberton, NC 72 Andre Oben OL So. 6′5″ 290 Montclair, NJ 73 Phinnell Marshall OL Jr. 6′5″ 292 Providence, RI 74 Desmond Jackson OL Jr. 6′4″ 305 Winston-Salem, NC 76 Noah Okoye OL So. 6′6″ 310 Bowie, MD 78 Christian Scarlett OL Fr. 6′3″ 325 Teachey, NC 79 Ethan Cash OL Fr. 6′6″ 309 Florence, SC
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 13 Eddie Conover DE Fr. 6′1″ 218 Huntersville, NC 19 tackles, 2 sacks 15 Travon Dye DE So. 6′2″ 220 Wayne, NJ 17 tackles, 2 sacks 92 Cadricus Stanley DL Jr. 6′1″ 325 Macon, GA 13 tackles, 3 sacks 97 Amondi James DL Jr. 6′6″ 290 Oxon Hill, MD 18 tackles, 0.5 sacks 59 Jordan Muhanyi DE Fr. 6′4″ 250 Lorton, VA 13 tackles, 1 sack 77 Dawson James DL Fr. 6′3″ 305 Indian Trail, NC 11 tackles, 1.5 sacks 94 Sidiq Cabaniss-Ali DL So. 6′2″ 270 Charlotte, NC 13 tackles, 0.5 sacks 37 Mitchell Etheridge III DE Sr. 6′2″ 245 Birmingham, AL 5 tackles 58 Chance Pickard DE Jr. 6′3″ 240 Greensboro, NC 3 tackles 40 Ethan Clabo DL Fr. 6′4″ 235 Mount Airy, NC 1 tackle 66 Emmanuel Ilechukwu DL Fr. 6′7″ 370 North Bridgton, ME 1 tackle 41 D.J. Joyce DE Fr. 6′3″ 235 Mount Airy, NC 90 Ben Boulware DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 280 Winston-Salem, NC 91 Marley Gordy DE Jr. 6′2″ 230 Brambleton, VA 95 Javen Dixon DE So. 6′4″ 215 Kinston, NC 96 Darius Battle DE So. 6′2″ 240 Charlotte, NC 98 Chris Price DL Fr. 6′3″ 295 Hartsville, SC 99 Malik Brown DL Fr. 6′6″ 315 Chesterfield, VA
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 9 Donavan Frederick LB Fr. 6′2″ 230 Fayetteville, NC 55 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT 7 Tyrek Brown LB So. 6′0″ 225 Charlotte, NC 44 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 1 Kamari Blankumsee LB Sr. 5′10″ 190 Dixie, GA 23 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT 38 Terry Radford LB Fr. 6′1″ 230 Chester, SC 22 tackles 0 Terien George LB Jr. 6′2″ 225 Douglasville, GA 16 tackles 23 Cameren Dalrymple LB Sr. 6′0″ 174 Rose Hill, NC 10 tackles 35 Michael Davis LB Fr. 6′1″ 205 Chester, VA 4 tackles 47 Elijah Clayton LB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Cameron, NC 3 tackles 52 Marquis Roberts LB Fr. 6′2″ 223 Washington, DC 2 returns, 1 yard 53 Ryheem Benton LB Fr. 6′5″ 250 Washington, DC 1 tackle 56 Robert McCollum LB Fr. 6′0″ 195 Greensboro, NC
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 27 Jonathan Kimbrough-Campbell S Sr. 5′11″ 170 Daytona Beach, FL 51 tackles, 1 INT 2 Steven Davis II S Sr. 6′1″ 170 Greensboro, NC 39 tackles, 1 INT 21 Mykell Harvey S Fr. 6′0″ 185 Roanoke, VA 33 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 17 DeAndre Nance DB Fr. 6′3″ 210 Fayetteville, NC 19 tackles 14 Dray Duncan DB Jr. 6′1″ 185 Columbus, GA 16 tackles 30 Bryson Hughley DB Fr. 6′2″ 180 Fort Valley, GA 16 tackles 22 Tycorien Gist DB Jr. 6′1″ 180 Duncan, SC 8 tackles 20 Jamaal Purefoy-Thaxton S So. 6′0″ 195 Chapel Hill, NC 5 tackles 36 Ryan Strickland CB Jr. 6′2″ 170 Powder Springs, GA 5 tackles 33 Kyle Carpenter DB Fr. 6′2″ 200 Buford, GA 4 tackles 45 Joshua Coleman S Jr. 6′2″ 190 Lake City, SC 2 tackles 19 Caden Vann DB Fr. 6′0″ 180 Durham, NC 1 tackle 32 Kartrell Townsend DB So. 6′2″ 180 Latta, SC 1 tackle 18 Corbin Wilson S So. 6′3″ 205 High Point, NC 24 Braeden Grant CB So. 6′0″ 175 Akron, OH 26 Fionn Day S Fr. 6′4″ 190 Jacksonville, FL 26 Jonathan Brown S So. 6′1″ 180 Wendell, NC 29 PeeWee Jones CB Fr. 6′1″ 185 Charlotte, NC 34 Willie Hamilton S Sr. 6′1″ 200 South Jordan, UT 42 Ameer Bateman DB So. 5′11″ 185 Paulsboro, NJ 43 Robert Steward S So. 6′0″ 180 Washington, DC
Steven Davis II, Alston Hooker, Mark Tillman, Eric Gladney, Jailen Hicks, Michael Godette, Teriq McLaughlin, R.J. Baker, Robert McCollum, Chance Pickard J.T. Smith Jr., Tyrek Brown, Antoine Bell, PeeWee Jones, Kolbe Breland, Sidiq Cabaniss-Ali, Darius Battle Mack David II, Steven Stevenson, Desmond Jackson, Ben Boulware Robert Steward, Marquis Roberts, Ryheem Benton, Amondi James Caden Vann, Asher Holland, Caleb Smith Terien George, Ryan Strickland Amonte Jones, Shimique Blizzard Jy Walls, Maceo Watkins Donavan Frederick, DeAndre Nance Rory Jones-Amen-Hetep, Chase Hardy Corbin Wilson, Elijah Kennedy Kyle Carpenter, Dawson Wittke Michael Davis, Malik Brown Ethan Clabo, D.J. Joyce Kevin White Michael Carlock-Williams Jayvonne Dillard Champ Long Nebanye Moore Anthony Rucker Eddie Conover Dray Duncan Cortez Lane Travon Dye Braxton Thomas Chase Cheeks Jamaal Purefoy-Thaxton Mykell Harvey Tycorien Gist Braeden Grant Fionn Day Jonathan Brown Jonathan Kimbrough-Campbell Bryson Hughley Kartrell Townsend Willie Hamilton Mitchell Etheridge III Terry Radford Ameer Bateman Jayden Williams Joshua Coleman D.J. Page Bron Rogers Elijah Clayton R.J. Williams Camarion Ragland Andrew Dorsey Qae’Shon Sapp Jordan Muhanyi Tim Hammonds Ahmarion McLeod Clarence Gilliam Jodi Freeman Andre Oben Phinnell Marshall Noah Okoye Dawson James Christian Scarlett Ethan Cash Jayden White Tony Sanchez Jaylen Baker Daylin Haltiwanger Jay Avery Ta’Qaire Bell Aaron White Marley Gordy Cadricus Stanley Javen Dixon Chris Price NC 48 GA 12 SC 10 VA 10 FL 6 Hometowns of the 2026 North Carolina A&T 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 North Carolina 48 Georgia 12 Virginia 10 South Carolina 10 Florida 6 New Jersey 4 Washington, D.C. 3 Pennsylvania 2 Top counties Guilford County, North Carolina pop. 548,000 12 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 9 Forsyth County, North Carolina pop. 390,000 4 Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 3 District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. pop. 681,000 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.
