Teams North Carolina Central 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 North Carolina Central roster 101 players: 30 freshmen, 26 sophomores, 27 juniors, 18 seniors. From 19 states and 1 other country; the most from North Carolina (48) and South Carolina (10). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 7 Receivers 16 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 3
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 22 Zion Dobson RB So. 5′11″ 177 Hampton, SC 292 rushing yards, 2 TD 8 Plez Lawrence RB Sr. 5′9″ 202 Kokomo, IN 317 rushing yards, 4 TD 20 Gino Addison RB Fr. 5′9″ 192 Starke, FL 242 rushing yards, 1 TD 30 Jaylen Moore RB Fr. 5′8″ 192 High Point, NC 36 rushing yards 25 Brendon Wyatt RB Sr. 5′10″ 193 Gaithersburg, MD −1 rushing yards 27 Nav’ier Boykins RB Fr. 5′10″ 239 Camden, SC 42 Kingston Pritchard FB Fr. 6′0″ 230 Sylvan Lake, AB
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 5 Chance Peterson WR Jr. 5′8″ 159 Wake Forest, NC 33 catches, 348 yards, 1 TD 80 Gerald Lawton WR So. 5′8″ 167 Ocala, FL 9 returns, 209 yards 1 Mehki Wall WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 177 Greensboro, NC 12 catches, 86 yards, 1 TD 19 R.J. Lancaster WR So. 6′2″ 184 Vanceboro, NC 12 catches, 140 yards 84 Damon McDaniel Jr WR Fr. 5′9″ 160 Norfolk, VA 4 returns, 43 yards 17 Tristan Stitt WR Jr. 6′5″ 187 Indian Trail, NC 7 catches, 107 yards, 1 TD 88 Trey Goodridge WR Jr. 5′10″ 190 Baltimore, MD 3 tackles 6 Nasim Cosby WR Jr. 6′1″ 165 Plainfield, NJ 5 catches, 92 yards, 1 TD 0 Tyree Saunders WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 198 Jacksonville, FL 4 catches, 87 yards 14 Demarius Tolen WR So. 6′4″ 199 Aiken, SC 37 Jamere Crooks WR Fr. 5′9″ 162 Newberry, SC 81 Eric Cozart WR Fr. 5′8″ 152 Durham, NC 82 Sterling Greene WR Jr. 5′8″ 157 Charlotte, NC 85 Zy’Dar’Eyus Wynn WR Fr. 5′11″ 169 Suffolk, VA 87 James Newton WR Fr. 5′11″ 167 Burlington, NC Ka’Trez Bracey WR Sr. 6′2″ 185 Camden, SC
Tight ends 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 83 Luke Bracey TE Sr. 6′4″ 254 Rock Hill, SC 5 catches, 62 yards 89 Connor Everett TE So. 6′5″ 247 Fuquay-Varina, NC 3 catches, 17 yards, 1 TD 39 Rodney Lesane TE So. 6′1″ 241 Florence, SC 2 catches, 36 yards 83 River Fiore TE Fr. 6′4″ 240 Clayton, NC 1 catch, 10 yards 43 Elisha Hill TE Fr. 6′3″ 238 Raleigh, NC
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 50 Holly Saint-Melus OL Sr. 6′0″ 269 Orlando, FL 51 A.C. McMoore OL Sr. 6′3″ 290 Rock Hill, SC 52 David Jacobs OL Jr. 6′2″ 270 Charlotte, NC 53 Amil Savage OL Sr. 6′1″ 285 Sacramento, CA 58 Victor Goree OL So. 6′2″ 290 Rock Hill, SC 59 Jalen Morris OL So. 6′4″ 312 Clemmons, NC 60 Kavon Fenderson-Poteat OL So. 6′4″ 276 Burlington, NC 61 Tyshon Holland OL Jr. 6′1″ 297 Winston-Salem, NC 64 Tyler Clark OL So. 6′4″ 305 Durham, NC 66 Shawn Burton OL Jr. 6′3″ 270 Durham, NC 68 Anthony Prevalon OL So. 6′4″ 290 Jacksonville, FL 70 Taron Williams OL Sr. 6′8″ 331 Charlotte, NC 71 Bruce Fomby OL So. 6′4″ 273 Detroit, MI 72 Brian Hardy OL Sr. 6′1″ 295 Greenville, NC 73 Marcus Smith OL So. 6′2″ 310 Palmetto, FL 74 Kerwin Williams OL Jr. 6′2″ 315 East St. Louis, IL 78 Demarcus Elliott OL So. 6′2″ 278 Bowling Green, KY
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 2 Zarion Walters DL Jr. 6′3″ 268 Richlands, NC 41 tackles, 6 sacks 0 M.J. Campbell DL So. 6′1″ 280 Indianapolis, IN 19 tackles, 1 sack 33 Taeshawn Alston DL Transfer from South Carolina Fr. 6′4″ 250 Henderson, NC 9 tackles, 2.5 sacks 99 Khareem Thompson DL Jr. 6′7″ 241 Charlotte, NC 14 tackles 96 Jaysen Oriol DL Fr. 6′2″ 273 Cary, NC 7 tackles 97 TrayVaughn Swanigan DT Jr. 6′2″ 255 Kearns, UT 7 tackles 16 Branden Palmer DL Jr. 6′3″ 225 Charlotte, NC 3 tackles, 1 sack 94 Gary Dorsey Jr. DL Jr. 6′6″ 272 Cincinnati, OH 5 tackles 95 Elijah Clark DL Jr. 6′3″ 306 Durham, NC 2 tackles 91 Thomas Rominger DL So. 6′3″ 309 Rocklin, CA 1 tackle 55 Oscar Hernandez DL Fr. 6′4″ 285 Ontario, CA 67 Cicero Leak IV DL So. 5′10″ 246 Cary, NC 76 Soul Williams DL Fr. 6′0″ 298 Orlando, FL 77 Cody Alston DL So. 6′0″ 275 Rolesville, NC 90 K.J. Liles DT Transfer from App State Fr. 6′4″ 322 Durham, NC 92 Richard Wink James DL Jr. 6′1″ 239 Philadelphia, PA 93 Jaden Warren DL So. 6′2″ 232 Salisbury, NC 98 Jasiah Harper DL Jr. 6′3″ 279 Fayetteville, NC
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 46 Joshua Maxwell LB Jr. 6′1″ 231 Auburn, CA 22 tackles, 1 INT 40 Juju Laguerre LB Jr. 6′1″ 231 Port Charlotte, FL 16 tackles, 0.5 sacks 11 Jayden Walker LB Fr. 6′3″ 202 Richmond, VA 14 tackles, 1 sack 34 Camereon Cartlidge LB Fr. 6′1″ 224 Indianapolis, IN 11 tackles 42 Mekhi Bigelow LB Sr. 5′10″ 207 Charlotte, NC 10 tackles 21 Josh Pullen LB Sr. 6′2″ 244 Rolesville, NC 8 tackles 49 Cole Hamilton LB Jr. 6′2″ 235 Jacksonville, FL 5 tackles 41 Isaiah Lawson LB Sr. 6′0″ 196 Matthews, NC 3 tackles 44 Emmanuel Hill LB So. 6′1″ 223 Colorado Springs, CO 1 tackle 47 Darryl Veal Jr. LB So. 6′2″ 188 Virginia Beach, VA 1 tackle 45 Isaiah Merritt LB Fr. 6′0″ 202 Chesapeake, VA
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 26 Joshua Truesdale DB So. 6′4″ 208 Charlotte, NC 52 tackles, 2 INT 6 Jakarri Martin II DB Sr. 5′8″ 180 Atlanta, GA 25 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 28 Amari Sifford DB Fr. 6′1″ 179 Matthews, NC 21 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 17 Ayden Davis DB So. 6′2″ 210 York, SC 21 tackles, 1 INT 3 Cameron Williams DB Jr. 5′8″ 178 Greensboro, NC 19 tackles, 1 INT 24 Wade Harris DB Jr. 6′3″ 202 Southern Pines, NC 14 tackles 29 Tevin Tucker DB Sr. 5′11″ 193 Kannapolis, NC 13 tackles 9 Anshon Camp DB Jr. 5′10″ 186 Charlotte, NC 11 tackles 12 John Clifford Jr. DB Sr. 5′10″ 167 Cincinnati, OH 11 tackles 30 Brandon Sanders DB Jr. 6′1″ 191 Hope Mills, NC 11 tackles 10 Jahzir Dukes DB So. 6′3″ 186 Charlotte, NC 5 tackles 38 Jordan Johnson DB Jr. 5′11″ 178 Jacksonville, NC 5 tackles 23 Jovon Wright DB So. 5′11″ 182 Rolesville, NC 4 tackles 19 D’Andre Artis-Boone DB Fr. 6′0″ 167 Suffolk, VA 1 tackle 38 Darryl Smith DB Fr. 5′10″ 170 Niagara Falls, NY 1 tackle 48 Keaton Blanton DB Fr. 5′9″ 168 Belmont, NC 1 tackle 7 Terence Brown DB So. 5′10″ 161 Atlanta, GA 31 Shamar Marshall DB Fr. 5′11″ 172 Washington, DC 35 Keenan Early DB Fr. 5′11″ 172 Dayton, OH
Anshon Camp, Jahzir Dukes, Branden Palmer, Joshua Truesdale, Amari Sifford, Isaiah Lawson, Mekhi Bigelow, David Jacobs, Taron Williams, Sterling Greene, Khareem Thompson Chance Peterson, Josh Pullen, Jovon Wright, Riley Daniels, Cody Alston Tyler Clark, Shawn Burton, Eric Cozart, K.J. Liles, Elijah Clark Carter Merck, Elisha Hill, Cicero Leak IV, Jaysen Oriol Tyree Saunders, Cole Hamilton, Anthony Prevalon Mehki Wall, Cameron Williams, Jaquez Crawford Cobey Thompkins, Jakarri Martin II, Terence Brown A.C. McMoore, Victor Goree, Luke Bracey M.J. Campbell, Camereon Cartlidge Joshua Jones, Jasiah Harper Jayden Walker, Nelson Layne John Clifford Jr., Gary Dorsey Jr. D’Andre Artis-Boone, Zy’Dar’Eyus Wynn Nav’ier Boykins, Ka’Trez Bracey Holly Saint-Melus, Soul Williams Kavon Fenderson-Poteat, James Newton Zarion Walters Nasim Cosby Plez Lawrence Demarius Tolen Ayden Davis Tristan Stitt R.J. Lancaster Gino Addison Zion Dobson Wade Harris Brendon Wyatt Tevin Tucker Brandon Sanders Jaylen Moore Shamar Marshall Taeshawn Alston Keenan Early Jamere Crooks Darryl Smith Jordan Johnson Rodney Lesane Juju Laguerre Emmanuel Hill Isaiah Merritt Joshua Maxwell Darryl Veal Jr. Keaton Blanton Amil Savage Oscar Hernandez Jonathan Kuriyan Jalen Morris Tyshon Holland Bruce Fomby Brian Hardy Marcus Smith Kerwin Williams Demarcus Elliott Gerald Lawton River Fiore Damon McDaniel Jr Trey Goodridge Connor Everett Thomas Rominger Richard Wink James Jaden Warren TrayVaughn Swanigan NC 48 SC 10 FL 9 VA 7 CA 4 Hometowns of the 2026 North Carolina Central 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 South Carolina 10 Florida 9 Virginia 7 California 4 Indiana 3 Georgia 3 Ohio 3 Top counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 11 Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 10 Durham County, North Carolina pop. 332,000 5 Guilford County, North Carolina pop. 548,000 4 York County, South Carolina pop. 294,000 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.
