Teams Samford 2022 Roster ← 2021 2023 → 2022 Samford roster 121 players: 34 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 18 juniors, 29 seniors, 28 with no class listed. From 18 states and 1 other country; the most from Alabama (36) and Georgia (33). The 2022 season .
Quarterbacks 10 Running backs 9 Receivers 24 Tight ends 4 Offensive line 13 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 10
Quarterbacks 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 Michael Hiers QB 1,938 passing yards, 19 TD 10 Michael Hiers QB Jr. 6′1″ 211 Birmingham, AL 1,122 passing yards, 12 TD 2 Quincy Crittendon QB Fr. 5′11″ 200 Decatur, AL 413 passing yards, 4 TD 13 David Coleman QB So. 6′1″ 175 Dublin, GA 1 tackle 4 Nik Scalzo QB Transfer from Kentucky Fr. 5′11″ 189 Fort Lauderdale, FL 11 Will Hudson QB Sr. 5′11″ 194 Marietta, GA 15 Cade Blackmon QB Jr. 5′11″ 183 Opelika, AL 17 Miles Morris QB Jr. 6′2″ 188 Macon, GA 18 Ty Hatcher QB Sr. 5′8″ 163 Homewood, AL 19 Connor Masters QB RS 5′9″ 166 Louisville, KY
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 20 Jay Stanton RB 6′1″ 190 Crestview, FL 666 rushing yards, 5 TD 6 Jaylan Thomas RB Sr. 5′9″ 176 Carrollton, GA 516 rushing yards, 7 TD 24 Jocquet Jiles RB Sr. 5′9″ 177 Auburndale, FL 17 rushing yards 30 Dakota Chapman RB Sr. 6′2″ 232 Mccalla, AL 1 catch, 5 yards 49 John Collins RB 5′9″ 188 Dora, AL 1 rushing yard 29 Deandre Williams RB Sr. 6′2″ 237 Wetumpka, AL 5 rushing yards 16 Nathan Athouris RB Fr. 5′6″ 170 Loganville, GA 38 Tre Henry RB Fr. 5′9″ 173 Atlanta, GA 47 Jalen Henderson RB Jr. 5′11″ 198 Hoover, AL
Receivers 24 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 Chandler Smith WR 5′10″ 186 Marietta, GA 93 catches, 966 yards, 7 TD 84 Kendall Watson WR Sr. 5′10″ 183 Chattanooga, TN 79 catches, 968 yards, 10 TD 11 D.J. Rias WR 5′8″ 188 Phenix City, AL 41 catches, 518 yards, 6 TD 80 Judd Cockett WR Sr. 5′11″ 184 Lubbock, TX 29 catches, 316 yards, 4 TD 12 Ty King WR 6′1″ 173 Wrens, GA 15 catches, 152 yards, 1 TD 8 J.R. Tran-Reno WR Sr. 6′1″ 222 Birmingham, AL 8 catches, 86 yards, 1 TD 37 Peyton Ringer WR Jr. 5′6″ 153 Lithonia, GA 6 catches, 32 yards 19 Qadir Ismail WR Jr. 6′6″ 215 Bel Air, MD 4 catches, 25 yards 85 Wesley Carlock WR 5′10″ 171 Jackson, TN 2 catches, 8 yards 21 Carson Goold WR 6′5″ 201 Memphis, TN 1 catch, −2 yards 82 Deuce Flowers WR So. 6′4″ 174 Cleveland, TN 1 catch, 1 yard 18 Sy Barnett WR Sr. 6′1″ 195 Williamston, MI 23 Noah Young WR Fr. 6′4″ 204 Birmingham, AL 27 Michael Ryan WR RS 6′1″ 175 Bainbridge, GA 28 Colton Sullivan WR Fr. 5′11″ 174 Cedar Point, NC 33 Caleb Durham-Honer WR Jr. 5′10″ 196 San Antonio, TX 35 Nick Speros WR Fr. 5′10″ 163 Alpharetta, GA 36 Cade Funderburk WR Fr. 6′1″ 182 Suwanee, GA 36 Darius Daniel WR Jr. 6′1″ 184 Grayson, GA 42 Gage Geren WR Fr. 5′11″ 172 Louisville, KY 48 Nour Tayara WR So. 6′0″ 190 Pass Christian, MS 83 Thomas D’Armond WR RS 6′1″ 191 Baton Rouge, LA 87 Jason Houston WR Jr. 6′5″ 205 Bremen, GA 88 Cameron Harris WR Fr. 6′2″ 178 Pleasant Grove, AL
Offensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 52 Cooper Frazier OL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Corinth, MS 54 Luke Byrne OL Jr. 6′4″ 307 Forsyth, GA 58 Chris Noble OL Jr. 6′4″ 261 Brewton, AL 62 Jabari Brooks OL Fr. 6′3″ 335 Sandersville, GA 63 Zach Bond OL Jr. 6′3″ 295 Mchenry, MS 65 Austin Guyse OL Sr. 6′4″ 283 Trinity, AL 67 Peter Renkoski OL Sr. 6′1″ 282 Roswell, GA 72 Gavin Orr OL 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 292 Southside, AL 73 Justin Perritt OL Fr. 6′2″ 285 Covington, LA 74 Kasra Bojnordi OL So. 6′3″ 288 Milton, GA 77 Jayme Motley-Simmons OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 305 Alabaster, AL 77 Zach Brown OL So. 6′4″ 277 Loretto, TN 79 Donovan Hawkins OL Jr. 6′2″ 312 Pinson, AL
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 99 Seth Simmer DT Sr. 6′4″ 302 Powder Springs, GA 2 tackles 0 Kobe Stewart DE Fr. 6′3″ 240 Alabaster, AL 1 tackle 5 Makhi Gilbert DL 6′3″ 282 Phenix City, AL 1 tackle 6 Jamall Thompson DE Fr. 6′3″ 270 Sarasota, FL 1 return, 13 yards 35 Joseph Mera DE 6′2″ 257 Fort Myers, FL 1 tackle 44 Tay Berry DT Sr. 6′2″ 281 Flora, MS 1 tackle 46 Jaylen Parks DE Jr. 6′1″ 238 Acworth, GA 1 tackle 55 Johnny Johnson DE 6′1″ 236 Saint Amant, LA 1 return, 9 yards 92 Braeden Royal DT Jr. 6′1″ 258 Tuscaloosa, AL 1 tackle 97 Nick Jackson DE Fr. 6′1″ 255 Orlando, FL 1 tackle 98 Joshua Mathiasen DL Fr. 6′2″ 320 Elmhurst, IL 1 tackle 37 Ian Pitt DL So. 6′3″ 266 Henderson, KY 52 Johnerio Holt DL Fr. 6′3″ 265 Athens, GA 68 Brenden Reed DT Fr. 6′4″ 236 Brentwood, TN 69 J.P. Oliver DL Fr. 6′1″ 249 Jackson, TN 71 Cedric Tooson DT Jr. 5′11″ 285 Birmingham, AL 90 Luca Chuecos DE Fr. 6′4″ 246 Atlanta, GA 93 Daniel Bettis DE RS 6′1″ 240 Tuskegee, AL
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 32 Noah Martin LB 6′1″ 224 Chattanooga, TN 4 tackles, 1 INT 5 Nathan East LB 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 227 Mccalla, AL 4 tackles, 1 sack 22 Brayden DeVault-Smith LB Transfer from Vanderbilt Sr. 6′3″ 212 Nashville, TN 1 tackle, 1 INT 28 Josiah Cotton LB 5′11″ 220 Macon, GA 3 tackles 41 Evan Craighead LB So. 6′3″ 212 Madison, AL 3 tackles 45 Thomas Neville LB 6′3″ 209 Loganville, GA 1 tackle 3 David Coltrane LB RS 6′3″ 208 Alpharetta, GA 20 Camden Kuhn LB Fr. 6′4″ 207 Knoxville, TN 29 Andrew Mims LB Sr. 6′1″ 238 St. Johns, FL 39 Gavin Morris LB RS 6′1″ 215 Cumming, GA 42 Jordan Russell LB RS 6′1″ 213 Birmingham, AL 60 Alex Jarrell LB Fr. 6′5″ 200 Spanish Fort, AL
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 21 Isaiah Richardson DB 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 204 Richmond, TX 11 tackles, 2 INT 16 Hakeem Johnson CB Sr. 6′3″ 203 Remington, VA 4 tackles, 2 INT 4 Tyriq Hardimon S 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 201 Marietta, GA 7 tackles, 1 INT 38 Fred Flavors DB Jr. 5′9″ 153 Atmore, AL 6 tackles, 1 INT 15 Emmanuel Flowers S Sr. 6′2″ 199 Chino Hills, CA 7 tackles 0 Kourtlan Marsh DB 5′10″ 188 Warrior, AL 1 tackle, 1 INT 9 Midnight Steward S 6′1″ 196 Daphne, AL 1 INT 14 Torrence Pollard CB Sr. 5′8″ 177 Ensley, AL 3 tackles 27 Trey Elston CB Sr. 6′1″ 195 Auburn, AL 2 tackles 2 Khalid Thomas CB Sr. 6′1″ 210 Raleigh, NC 6 Jalen Nelson S RS 6′1″ 195 Flowood, MS 8 Brent Taylor S Fr. 6′1″ 195 Loganville, GA 10 Shelton Quarles Jr S 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′0″ 176 Tampa, FL 23 Keaton Carter CB So. 5′10″ 182 Springdale, AR 24 Elias Jones CB Fr. 6′3″ 175 Columbus, GA 25 J.T. Swanson S Sr. 6′0″ 178 West Chester, OH 26 Michael Haynes DB Fr. 5′10″ 175 Atlanta, GA 26 Mitchell Owen CB So. 6′1″ 182 Atlanta, GA 31 Landon Guidry S Transfer from Mississippi State Sr. 6′1″ 197 Spring Hill, TN 34 Miller Karrh CB So. 5′11″ 185 Little Rock, AR 40 Wade White S So. 6′1″ 191 Prattville, AL
Specialists 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 59 Zach Williams PK 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′8″ 182 Louisville, KY 7 of 10 field goals 7 Bradley Porcellato P Sr. 5′11″ 158 Melbourne, VIC 56 punts, 42.3 average 30 Harrison Weathington PK Fr. 6′2″ 189 Huntsville, AL 43 Daniel Bethel PK Transfer from Tennessee So. 6′1″ 195 Clinton, TN 49 Henry Bishop PK Fr. 6′2″ 187 Spartanburg, SC 51 Tate Taylor P RS 6′1″ 218 Nashville, TN 53 Evan Barnes LS Fr. 5′9″ 195 Marietta, GA 56 Aidan Barr LS RS 6′0″ 215 West Palm Beach, FL 61 Alex Applefield LS Fr. 5′10″ 208 Dothan, AL 70 Charlie Comer LS Fr. 6′1″ 207 Birmingham, AL
J.R. Tran-Reno, Michael Hiers, Ty Hatcher, Noah Young, Jordan Russell, Charlie Comer, Cedric Tooson Tyriq Hardimon, Will Hudson, Evan Barnes, Chandler Smith Brent Taylor, Nathan Athouris, Darius Daniel, Thomas Neville Michael Haynes, Mitchell Owen, Tre Henry, Luca Chuecos Kobe Stewart, Jalen Henderson, Jayme Motley-Simmons David Coltrane, Nick Speros, Kasra Bojnordi Makhi Gilbert, D.J. Rias, Elias Jones Connor Masters, Gage Geren, Zach Williams Quincy Crittendon, Austin Guyse Nathan East, Dakota Chapman Miles Morris, Josiah Cotton Brayden DeVault-Smith, Tate Taylor Noah Martin, Kendall Watson Cade Funderburk, Gavin Morris Tay Berry, Nathan Barham Peter Renkoski, Michael Mitchler J.P. Oliver, Wesley Carlock Kourtlan Marsh Khalid Thomas Nik Scalzo Jalen Nelson Jamall Thompson Jaylan Thomas Midnight Steward Shelton Quarles Jr Ty King David Coleman Cade Blackmon Emmanuel Flowers Hakeem Johnson Sy Barnett Qadir Ismail Camden Kuhn Jay Stanton Carson Goold Isaiah Richardson Keaton Carter Jocquet Jiles J.T. Swanson Michael Ryan Trey Elston Andrew Mims Deandre Williams Harrison Weathington Camden Simons Landon Guidry Caleb Durham-Honer Miller Karrh Joseph Mera Ian Pitt Peyton Ringer Fred Flavors Wade White Evan Craighead Daniel Bethel Jaylen Parks Nour Tayara Henry Bishop John Collins Cooper Frazier Johnerio Holt Luke Byrne Johnny Johnson Aidan Barr Chris Noble Alex Jarrell Alex Applefield Jabari Brooks Brenden Reed Gavin Orr Justin Perritt Donovan Hawkins Judd Cockett Deuce Flowers Thomas D’Armond Jason Houston Cameron Harris Braeden Royal Daniel Bettis Nick Jackson Joshua Mathiasen Seth Simmer AL 36 GA 33 TN 13 FL 9 MS 6 Hometowns of the 2022 Samford 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 36 Georgia 33 Tennessee 13 Florida 9 Mississippi 6 Kentucky 4 Texas 3 Louisiana 3 Top counties Jefferson County, Alabama pop. 668,000 13 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 9 Cobb County, Georgia pop. 775,000 6 Jefferson County, Kentucky pop. 783,000 3 Walton County, Georgia pop. 103,000 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’ 2022 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.
