Teams Rutgers 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Rutgers roster 134 players: 25 freshmen, 28 sophomores, 32 juniors, 49 seniors. From 21 states and 5 other countries; the most from New Jersey (40) and Florida (15). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 15 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 26 Defensive line 21 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 29 Specialists 8
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 3 RB Jr. 5′11″ 205 Montreal, QC 498 rushing yards, 5 TD 9 Clay Thevenin RB Transfer from Louisiana Tech Sr. 5′8″ 195 Fort Lauderdale, FL 289 rushing yards, 4 TD 32 Aiden Gibson RB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 215 Woodruff, SC 35 rushing yards 20 Ja’shon Benjamin RB Sr. 5′9″ 205 Pahokee, FL 12 rushing yards 22 Michael Dukes III RB Fr. 6′0″ 215 Eastpointe, MI 23 Edd Guerrier RB Jr. 5′8″ 195 Port Charlotte, FL 26 Terrell Mitchell RB So. 5′8″ 200 Somerville, NJ 28 Xavier Williams RB So. 5′8″ 205 West Orange, NJ
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 8 WR 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 225 Riverhead, NY 42 catches, 741 yards, 9 TD 4 Jourdin Houston WR So. 6′1″ 200 Bronx, NY 15 catches, 169 yards 0 Dyzier Carter WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 185 Louisa, VA 11 catches, 151 yards 2 Ben Black WR Jr. 6′0″ 190 Charlotte, NC 9 catches, 180 yards, 2 TD 18 Quentin Redding WR Sr. 5′6″ 165 Menomonee Falls, WI 3 returns, 24 yards 5 Vernon Allen III WR So. 6′2″ 200 Baltimore, MD 5 catches, 72 yards, 2 TD 13 Elias Coke WR Fr. 6′3″ 220 Harrisburg, PA 3 catches, 29 yards, 1 TD 14 Sah’nye Degraffenreidt WR So. 6′1″ 210 Atlantic City, NJ 1 tackle 25 Trent Osborn WR Jr. 6′3″ 205 Mount Laurel, NJ 1 tackle 1 Famah Toure WR Sr. 6′3″ 220 Pleasantville, NJ 7 Dylan Braithwaite WR Sr. 5′9″ 180 Valley Stream, NY 39 Salomon Ealey WR So. 5′8″ 175 Piscataway, NJ 80 Michael Thomas III WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′11″ 205 Barnegat, NJ 83 Dino Kaliakmanis WR Sr. 6′1″ 200 Antioch, IL 87 Justice Hurt WR Sr. 6′1″ 190 San Antonio, TX
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 11 Logan Blake TE Sr. 6′6″ 265 Frenchtown, NJ 5 catches, 26 yards 85 Kameron Anthony TE Transfer from Ball State Jr. 6′5″ 255 Fishers, IN 2 catches, 22 yards 24 Ben Rothhaar TE So. 6′3″ 240 Norwalk, OH 1 catch, 23 yards 81 D.J. Howerton TE Fr. 6′5″ 245 Kernersville, NC 82 Jackson Gister TE Jr. 6′6″ 250 Baltimore, MD 84 Ryan Bayoumy TE So. 6′2″ 235 Monroe Township, NJ 88 Mike Higgins TE Sr. 6′5″ 255 Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 89 Brady Owens TE Fr. 6′6″ 240 Arlington, VA
Offensive line 26 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 73 Terrence Salami OL Sr. 6′2″ 310 Willingboro, NJ 1 tackle 51 Raymond Giacobbe OL Jr. 6′4″ 285 Rahway, NJ 53 Hank Zilinskas OL Sr. 6′3″ 305 Englewood, CO 54 Everett Small OL Transfer from Eastern Michigan Jr. 6′5″ 305 Hamilton, ON 55 Nick Oliveira OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 320 Mullica Hill, NJ 56 Tyler Needham OL Sr. 6′4″ 305 Newton, PA 57 Isaiah Cook OL Transfer from Delaware State Sr. 6′2″ 310 Willingboro, NJ 58 Joseph Lakatos OL Jr. 6′1″ 280 South River, NJ 59 James Cocozzo OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Stillwater, NY 60 Logan Anthony OL Fr. 6′4″ 325 Lehighton, PA 61 Emir Stinette OL Sr. 6′5″ 335 Philadelphia, PA 62 Tyler Duell OL Fr. 6′7″ 315 West Chester, PA 63 Ian Asaeli Ngaue-Stephenson OL Fr. 6′3″ 325 Mesa, AZ 66 Donovan Johnson OL Fr. 6′3″ 315 Fayetteville, NC 67 Chris Vigna OL So. 6′5″ 310 Glen Ridge, NJ 68 Ryder Langsdale OL Sr. 6′7″ 305 Ridgewood, NJ 69 Kwabena Asamoah OL Sr. 6′2″ 310 Pickerington, OH 70 Cameron Greene OL Fr. 6′6″ 315 Sicklerville, NJ 71 Jared Smith OL Fr. 6′5″ 325 Stockbridge, GA 72 Jayden Elijah OL So. 6′6″ 305 Matawan, NJ 74 Moshood Giwa OL Sr. 6′6″ 320 Brooklyn, NY 75 Raynor Andrews OL Jr. 6′6″ 320 Nassau, Bahamas 76 Dantae Chin OL Sr. 6′4″ 320 Weston, FL 77 Kenny Jones OL Jr. 6′4″ 315 Delran, NJ 78 Miron Gurman OL So. 6′6″ 290 Rochester, NY 79 Justin Cesaire OL Sr. 6′4″ 315 Orange, NJ
Defensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 8 Sekou Kromah DL Transfer from Temple Sr. 6′3″ 275 East Orange, NJ 15 tackles, 2 sacks 99 Rondarius Porter DL Transfer from App State Sr. 6′0″ 295 Columbia, SC 15 tackles, 1.5 sacks 11 Malachi Davis DL Transfer from Toledo 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 255 Holt, MI 10 tackles, 0.5 sacks 55 Zaire Angoy DL Sr. 6′3″ 300 Irvington, NJ 7 tackles, 1 sack 96 Keshon Griffin DL Sr. 6′4″ 300 Sicklerville, NJ 7 tackles, 1 sack 90 Farell Gnago DL Jr. 6′4″ 270 Montreal, QC 4 tackles, 1 sack 94 J’Dan Burnett DL Transfer from Tulsa 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 255 Fort Worth, TX 5 tackles, 0.5 sacks 42 D.J. Allen DL Sr. 6′7″ 275 Leo, IN 5 tackles 92 Jermaine Polk DL Fr. 6′2″ 295 Toledo, OH 3 tackles 14 R.J. Johnson Jr. DL So. 6′4″ 255 Bear, DE 1 tackle 91 Jaedin Lee DL Transfer from Maine Jr. 6′1″ 305 Chester, VA 1 tackle 97 Rinaldo Callaway III DL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 230 Macon, GA 1 tackle 98 Braxton Kyle DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 300 Suwanee, GA 1 tackle 0 Douglas Blue-Eli DL Sr. 6′3″ 300 Paulsboro, NJ 30 Elijah King DL Jr. 6′5″ 260 Gahanna, OH 48 Raedyn Bruens DL So. 6′5″ 280 Martinsville, IL 56 Anthony Morales DL Jr. 6′0″ 250 Whippany, NJ 87 Monte Keener DL Jr. 6′6″ 245 Linden, MI 88 Jyon Simon DL So. 6′1″ 280 Jacksonville, FL 93 Reece Beck DL Fr. 6′6″ 255 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 95 Joshua Blackston DL So. 6′3″ 300 Baltimore, MD
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 2 Moses Walker LB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 230 Staten Island, NY 22 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2 INT 41 Sean Allison LB Transfer from Drake Sr. 6′0″ 235 Hinsdale, IL 25 tackles 10 Ty Anthony Morris LB Transfer from Rice 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 235 Houston, TX 22 tackles 6 Abram Wright LB Sr. 6′1″ 220 Jacksonville, FL 9 tackles 36 Kamar Archie LB So. 6′1″ 235 Ewing, NJ 2 tackles 38 Joey Kopec LB Fr. 6′2″ 230 Northfield, OH 1 tackle 13 D.J. McClary LB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′1″ 235 Jersey City, NJ 17 M.J. Johnson LB Jr. 6′3″ 230 Detroit, MI 23 Isaiah Deloatch LB So. 6′0″ 225 Durham, NC 33 John Insinga LB So. 6′1″ 230 Greenwich, CT 47 Tanner Raymond LB Fr. 6′3″ 235 Windsor, CT 50 Joe Nwachukwu LB Jr. 6′0″ 230 Somerset, NJ 54 Alex Szczesniak LB Sr. 6′1″ 225 Orland Park, IL 59 Liam Gilmore LB Jr. 6′4″ 230 Medford, NJ
Defensive backs 29 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 5 Bradlee Jones DB Transfer from The Citadel Sr. 6′0″ 185 Greenwood, SC 29 tackles, 2 INT 20 Chris Joines DB Sr. 6′2″ 200 Winston-Salem, NC 29 tackles 16 Jessie Ofurie DB Sr. 6′2″ 215 Salem, MA 26 tackles 9 D.K. Gilley DB Jr. 6′2″ 205 Jacksonville, FL 21 tackles 1 Kaj Sanders DB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 200 Newark, NJ 12 tackles 3 Latrell Noel DB So. 6′3″ 210 Naples, FL 12 tackles 4 Kevyn Humes DB Transfer from Maryland 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 185 Bowie, MD 11 tackles 27 Sage Clawges DB Sr. 6′4″ 200 Westover, WV 10 tackles 25 Jamareis Conyers DB Fr. 6′2″ 180 St. Petersburg, FL 8 tackles 35 Mikey Munn DB Transfer from South Dakota Jr. 6′1″ 205 Windsor, CO 7 tackles 7 Kevin Levy DB Jr. 6′0″ 190 West Palm Beach, FL 4 tackles 21 Devonte Anderson DB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 195 Orlando, FL 4 tackles 12 Zahmir Dawud DB Transfer from Villanova 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 185 North Brunswick, NJ 3 tackles 18 Messiah Tilson DB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 185 Rockford, IL 1 tackle 37 R.J. Wortman DB Fr. 6′3″ 215 Avenel, NJ 1 tackle 44 Tariq Hayer DB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 195 PG County, MD 1 tackle 15 Zilan Williams DB Sr. 6′1″ 195 Martinsburg, WV 19 Davoun Fuse DB Sr. 6′4″ 220 Washington, PA 22 Michael Clayton DB So. 6′0″ 190 Warner Robins, GA 24 Steven Murray DB So. 6′0″ 185 Gibsonville, NC 26 Isaiah Crumpler DB Jr. 6′0″ 205 Simpson, NC 28 Cannon Marshall DB So. 6′0″ 185 Rolesville, NC 29 Sebastian Jusma DB Sr. 6′1″ 200 Teaneck, NJ 31 Sebastian Cruz DB Fr. 5′11″ 185 Fleming Island, FL 32 Brandon Murray DB Fr. 6′1″ 190 Haymarket, VA 34 Noah Shaw DB Jr. 6′1″ 195 Asheville, NC 39 Tyler Childress DB Sr. 6′2″ 205 Huntingtown, MD 43 Robbie Engelberg DB Sr. 5′11″ 195 Alexandria, VA 45 Shawn Purcell DB Sr. 6′0″ 185 Manville, NJ
Trent Osborn, Isaiah Cook, Liam Gilmore, Terrence Salami Xavier Williams, Zaire Angoy, Anthony Morales, Justin Cesaire Kaj Sanders, Sekou Kromah, D.J. McClary Vernon Allen III, Jackson Gister, Joshua Blackston Abram Wright, D.K. Gilley, Jyon Simon Sebastian Jusma, Matthew Murri, Ryder Langsdale R.J. Wortman, Salomon Ealey, Raymond Giacobbe Famah Toure, Sah’nye Degraffenreidt A.J. Surace, Kamar Archie Zahmir Dawud, Jai Patel Chris Joines, D.J. Howerton Terrell Mitchell, Shawn Purcell Elijah King, Kwabena Asamoah Robbie Engelberg, Brady Owens Michael OConnor, Jayden Elijah Emir Stinette, Kenny Jones Cameron Greene, Keshon Griffin Douglas Blue-Eli Dyzier Carter Ben Black Moses Walker Latrell Noel Jourdin Houston Kevyn Humes Bradlee Jones Sean Ashenfelder Dylan Braithwaite Kevin Levy K.J. Duff Clay Thevenin Ty Anthony Morris Logan Blake Malachi Davis Dylan Lonergan Elias Coke R.J. Johnson Jr. Rocco Rainone Zilan Williams Jessie Ofurie M.J. Johnson Xavier Stearn Messiah Tilson Quentin Redding Davoun Fuse Ja’shon Benjamin Devonte Anderson Michael Clayton Michael Dukes III Edd Guerrier Isaiah Deloatch Ben Rothhaar Steven Murray Jamareis Conyers Cannon Marshall Dane Pizzaro Sebastian Cruz Aiden Gibson Brandon Murray John Insinga Noah Shaw Mikey Munn Tyler Childress Sean Allison D.J. Allen Tanner Raymond Joe Nwachukwu Hank Zilinskas Alex Szczesniak Nick Oliveira Tyler Needham Logan Anthony Tyler Duell Ian Asaeli Ngaue-Stephenson Talan Shields Donovan Johnson Jared Smith Moshood Giwa Dantae Chin Miron Gurman Michael Thomas III Dino Kaliakmanis Ryan Bayoumy Kameron Anthony Justice Hurt Monte Keener Mike Higgins Jaedin Lee Jermaine Polk Reece Beck J’Dan Burnett Rinaldo Callaway III Braxton Kyle Rondarius Porter NJ 40 FL 15 NC 9 PA 8 NY 8 Hometowns of the 2026 Rutgers 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 New Jersey 40 Florida 15 North Carolina 9 New York 8 Pennsylvania 8 Maryland 6 Virginia 5 Georgia 5 Top counties Middlesex County, New Jersey pop. 871,000 6 Essex County, New Jersey pop. 863,000 6 Burlington County, New Jersey pop. 468,000 5 Bergen County, New Jersey pop. 962,000 4 Duval County, Florida pop. 1 million 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.
Antwan Raymond RB
K.J. Duff WR4-star recruit