Teams Sam Houston 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 Sam Houston roster 111 players: 29 freshmen, 36 sophomores, 14 juniors, 13 seniors, 19 with no class listed. From 11 states; the most from Texas (91) and California (5). The 2023 season .
Quarterbacks 8 Running backs 10 Receivers 12 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 14 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 25 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 5 Keegan Shoemaker QB Sr. 6′3″ 210 Prosper, TX 2,504 passing yards, 15 TD 10 Trapper Pannell QB So. 6′3″ 215 Kerrville, TX 15 rushing yards, 3 TD 5 Grant Gunnell QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 220 The Woodlands, TX 100 passing yards 1 Jordan Yates QB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Alpharetta, GA 1 return, −2 yards 7 Xavier Ward QB Transfer from Washington State 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 211 Corona, CA 11 Tristan Brady QB So. 6′3″ 205 Magnolia, TX 13 Sylas Gomez QB Fr. 6′2″ 200 San Antonio, TX 18 Jace Moseley QB Fr. 6′1″ 180 Hallsville, TX
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 1 John Gentry RB Transfer from Utah State 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 205 Houston, TX 394 rushing yards, 3 TD 27 Zach Hrbacek RB So. 5′9″ 190 Troy, TX 93 rushing yards 38 Adrian Murdaugh RB So. 5′9″ 175 Conroe, TX 117 rushing yards, 2 TD 24 Tobias Weaver RB Jr. 5′11″ 195 San Antonio, TX 35 rushing yards 10 Landan Brown RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 215 Denton, TX 17 rushing yards 28 Charles Crawford III RB So. 5′10″ 180 Mesquite, TX 11 rushing yards 4 D.J. McKinney RB RS 5′9″ 190 Tulsa, OK 26 Ethan Vazquez FB Fr. 5′11″ 275 Katy, TX 26 Jalen Washington RB Fr. 5′9″ 215 Montgomery, TX 27 Garret Hagler RB Fr. 5′11″ 230 Cove, TX
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 6 Noah Smith WR 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 190 Houston, TX 79 catches, 782 yards, 6 TD 11 Malik Phillips WR So. 5′9″ 170 Clovis, NM 35 catches, 430 yards, 1 TD 4 Al’Vonte Woodard WR 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 195 Houston, TX 31 catches, 339 yards, 2 TD 3 Simeon Evans WR So. 5′11″ 208 Mansfield, TX 22 catches, 188 yards 2 Ife Adeyi WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 175 Mansfield, TX 7 catches, 74 yards 13 Jay Rockwell WR Fr. 6′2″ 200 Gilmer, TX 7 catches, 42 yards, 1 TD 15 Shane Johnson WR So. 6′2″ 200 San Antonio, TX 6 catches, 60 yards 11 Quintavius Workman WR Jr. 6′6″ 200 El Paso, TX 1 tackle 7 Qua’Vez Humphreys WR Fr. 6′3″ 225 Junction City, KS 10 Chris Hicks WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 180 Dallas, TX 80 Lonnie Adksim WR Fr. 6′1″ 185 Wichita, KS 87 Rushil Patel WR RS 5′11″ 180 Plano, TX
Tight ends 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 19 Elijah Sohn TE Jr. 6′4″ 250 Aledo, TX 15 catches, 159 yards, 2 TD 37 Jackson Sherrard TE Sr. 6′5″ 255 Olney, MD 12 catches, 147 yards, 1 TD 86 Thomas Jewett TE Fr. 6′4″ 235 Houston, TX 9 catches, 42 yards 48 Braeden Howell TE So. 6′2″ 235 Burnet, TX 1 tackle 88 Marcus Collins TE So. 6′3″ 250 Magnolia, TX
Offensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 52 D’Ary Patton OL So. 6′4″ 295 Victoria, TX 1 tackle 57 Ethan Hagler OL Jr. 6′2″ 305 Cove, TX 1 tackle 73 MarKendrick Beall OL Jr. 6′4″ 330 Longview, TX 1 catch, 2 yards 55 Kolt Dieterich OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′6″ 295 Riesel, TX 58 Orion Irving OL Fr. 6′6″ 310 Houston, TX 59 Graceson Jackson-Smith OL So. 6′4″ 300 Monroe, LA 65 Easton Fulton OL Fr. 6′4″ 327 Rosebud, TX 66 Will Hutchens OL RS 6′3″ 305 Lindale, TX 69 Seth Kohlscheen OL Jr. 6′0″ 310 Crawford, TX 70 Rhett Larson OL Transfer from SMU Fr. 6′4″ 315 College Station, TX 71 James Dawn II OL So. 6′3″ 320 New Braunfels, TX 72 Zach Session OL RS 6′4″ 300 Katy, TX 74 Khalil Miller OL Sr. 6′3″ 305 Lithonia, GA 75 William McCollum OL So. 6′5″ 340 Jackson, MS
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 97 Chris Scott DL Sr. 6′1″ 295 Madisonville, TX 15 tackles, 3 sacks Akeem Smith DL Transfer from Georgia State 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 300 Richmond, VA 16 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 1 Jevon Leon DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 250 Houston, TX 19 tackles, 1 sack 13 Chris Murray DL Fr. 6′3″ 256 Wichita Falls, TX 11 tackles, 1 sack 15 Matthew Aribisala DL Fr. 6′2″ 308 Cedar Hill, TX 10 tackles 44 Briceon Hayes DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 231 Huntsville, TX 10 tackles 95 Seth Mason DL 6′3″ 295 Allen, TX 6 tackles, 0.5 sacks 95 Daniel Tupuola DL Jr. 6′0″ 305 San Bernardino, CA 5 tackles 55 Jaden Phillips DL Transfer from New Mexico Jr. 6′2″ 270 Clovis, NM 3 tackles 91 Andrew Edmonson DL Fr. 6′2″ 265 The Woodlands, TX 1 tackle 8 Richard Outland DL So. 6′3″ 288 Houston, TX 53 Godgive Ugochukwu DL RS 6′3″ 240 Corinth, TX 59 Ajani Batts DL So. 6′2″ 300 Houston, TX 61 Noah Barboza DL Sr. 6′1″ 310 Spring, TX 79 Justin Elmore DL Fr. 6′2″ 290 Cibolo, TX 92 Jayden Gaines DL RS 6′2″ 295 Houston, TX
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 1 Trevor Williams LB Sr. 5′9″ 210 College Station, TX 114 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2 INT 14 Kavian Gaither LB Jr. 6′0″ 215 Waco, TX 62 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 18 Isaiah Nixon LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 235 Fort Bend, TX 23 tackles, 5 sacks 33 Markel Perry LB Sr. 6′2″ 230 Beaumont, TX 30 tackles, 1.5 sacks 8 Sincere Jackson LB So. 6′2″ 220 Fresno, CA 29 tackles, 0.5 sacks 6 Trey Fields LB So. 6′0″ 212 Danciger, TX 17 tackles 10 Jaylen Phillips LB Jr. 6′2″ 230 Katy, TX 12 tackles 42 Ca’lub Holloway LB Fr. 6′1″ 245 Fort Worth, TX 4 tackles 9 Ysidro Mascorro LB So. 5′11″ 215 Refugio, TX 3 tackles 30 Darien Flynn LB Jr. 6′0″ 205 Houston, TX 2 tackles 35 Gannon Tullos LB Fr. 6′2″ 210 Houston, TX 45 Eli Wallace LB Fr. 5′11″ 215 Dallas, TX 50 Forest Gatlin III LB RS 6′1″ 230 Mesquite, TX 50 Trey Mappe LB So. 6′1″ 210 Friendswood, TX
Defensive backs 25 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 22 Da’Marcus Crosby DB So. 6′2″ 193 Houston, TX 42 tackles, 4 INT 3 Caleb Weaver S So. 5′11″ 190 Houston, TX 42 tackles, 2 INT 4 Isaiah Downes DB Sr. 6′0″ 180 Stockton, CA 26 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 3 Dakerric Hobbs CB So. 6′0″ 195 Conroe, TX 28 tackles 24 Elias Escobar DB Jr. 5′11″ 200 Hayward, CA 28 tackles 12 Donovan Adkins DB Jr. 6′0″ 200 Kilgore, TX 24 tackles 1 David Fisher CB So. 5′11″ 182 Houston, TX 21 tackles 9 Jordan Morris DB Sr. 6′1″ 180 Rock Hill, SC 10 tackles, 1 INT 7 Emon Allen DB So. 5′9″ 185 Austin, TX 12 returns, 98 yards 2 Da’Veawn Armstead CB 6′1″ 183 Baton Rouge, LA 9 tackles 4 Jaidan Scott DB 5′10″ 185 Houston, TX 5 tackles 32 Jadarius Brown DB Fr. 6′0″ 180 Willis, TX 5 tackles 20 Chantson Prox DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 180 Canton, TX 3 tackles 21 Jabari Johnson DB Sr. 6′1″ 200 Monroe, LA 3 tackles 31 Dax Horany DB 6′2″ 220 Argyle, TX 2 tackles 32 Quan Williams DB So. 5′8″ 170 College Station, TX 1 tackle 1 Christian Williams S Fr. 5′10″ 180 Baton Rouge, LA 8 Tyler Bailey S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 195 Prosper, TX 19 R.J. Bendert DB So. 6′1″ 180 Mckinney, TX 26 Jamarie Wiggins DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 180 Waco, TX 27 Savien Arnett DB So. 5′11″ 175 Dickinson, TX 28 Kaden Kelly DB Fr. 5′11″ 185 Denton, TX 29 D’Marea Weaver DB Fr. 6′0″ 180 Nacogdoches, TX 29 KeSean Raven DB So. 5′10″ 165 Rockdale, TX 34 Alex Morrison DB So. 5′11″ 185 Conroe, TX
David Fisher, Jevon Leon, John Gentry, Caleb Weaver, Al’Vonte Woodard, Jaidan Scott, Noah Smith, Richard Outland, Da’Marcus Crosby, Darien Flynn, Gannon Tullos, Orion Irving, Ajani Batts, Thomas Jewett, Jayden Gaines Dakerric Hobbs, Jadarius Brown, Alex Morrison, Adrian Murdaugh, Christian Pavon Grant Gunnell, Thomas Hathorn, Noah Barboza, Andrew Edmonson Landan Brown, Kaden Kelly, Dax Horany, Godgive Ugochukwu Trevor Williams, Quan Williams, Rhett Larson Keegan Shoemaker, Tyler Bailey, Kaden Lorick Jaylen Phillips, Ethan Vazquez, Zach Session Sylas Gomez, Shane Johnson, Tobias Weaver Christian Williams, Da’Veawn Armstead Ife Adeyi, Simeon Evans Chris Hicks, Eli Wallace Malik Phillips, Jaden Phillips Tristan Brady, Marcus Collins Donovan Adkins, MarKendrick Beall Kavian Gaither, Jamarie Wiggins Matthew Aribisala, Jadon Cardell Jabari Johnson, Graceson Jackson-Smith Charles Crawford III, Forest Gatlin III Jordan Yates D.J. McKinney Isaiah Downes Emon Allen Qua’Vez Humphreys Xavier Ward Sincere Jackson Jordan Morris Ysidro Mascorro Trapper Pannell Quintavius Workman Chris Murray Jay Rockwell Isaiah Nixon Jace Moseley Elijah Sohn R.J. Bendert Chantson Prox Elias Escobar Jalen Washington Savien Arnett Zach Hrbacek D’Marea Weaver KeSean Raven Markel Perry Jackson Sherrard Zach Stricker Ca’lub Holloway Briceon Hayes Carson Whitington Colby Sessums Braeden Howell Trey Mappe D’Ary Patton Easton Fulton Will Hutchens Seth Kohlscheen James Dawn II Khalil Miller William McCollum Justin Elmore Lonnie Adksim Rushil Patel Daniel Tupuola Seth Mason Chris Scott Akeem Smith TX 91 CA 5 LA 4 GA 2 KS 2 Hometowns of the 2023 Sam Houston 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 Texas 91 California 5 Louisiana 4 Georgia 2 Kansas 2 New Mexico 2 Oklahoma 1 South Carolina 1 Top counties Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 20 Montgomery County, Texas pop. 684,000 10 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 7 Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 6 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 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’ 2023 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.
