Teams Samford 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 Samford roster 55 players: 11 freshmen, 13 sophomores, 2 juniors, 13 seniors, 16 with no class listed. From 15 states and 1 other country; the most from Alabama (14) and Georgia (13). The 2023 season .
Our source’s roster for 2023 is partial: 55 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 6 Receivers 12 Tight ends 2 Defensive line 9 Linebackers 7 Defensive backs 8 Specialists 4 Athletes and others 3
Running backs 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 20 Jay Stanton RB Sr. 6′1″ 190 Crestview, FL 944 rushing yards, 10 TD 31 Damonta Witherspoon RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 206 East Saint Louis, IL 293 rushing yards, 3 TD 7 Garrett Morris RB 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 205 Auburn, AL 8 tackles, 1 INT 24 Mychael Hamilton RB Sr. 6′1″ 201 New Port Richey, FL 119 rushing yards, 1 TD 1 Iaan Cousin RB 6′0″ 160 Carrollton, GA 15 catches, 167 yards, 1 TD 49 John Collins RB Fr. 5′9″ 188 Dora, AL
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 Chandler Smith WR Sr. 5′10″ 186 Marietta, GA 68 catches, 796 yards, 3 TD 12 Brendan Jenkins WR Fr. 6′0″ 195 Hoschton, GA 38 catches, 273 yards, 3 TD 12 Ty King WR Sr. 6′1″ 173 Wrens, GA 31 catches, 394 yards, 2 TD 11 D.J. Rias WR 5′8″ 188 Phenix City, AL 26 catches, 329 yards, 1 TD 7 Rory Starkey Jr. WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 210 Atlanta, GA 25 catches, 179 yards 7 E. Jai Mason WR So. 6′1″ 205 Jackson, MS 15 catches, 130 yards, 1 TD 19 Qadir Ismail WR Sr. 6′6″ 215 Bel Air, MD 8 catches, 54 yards 83 Thomas D’Armond WR Fr. 6′1″ 191 Baton Rouge, LA 8 catches, 67 yards 27 Michael Ryan WR Fr. 6′1″ 175 Bainbridge, GA 3 catches, 8 yards 21 Carson Goold WR Fr. 6′5″ 201 Memphis, TN 2 catches, 31 yards 37 Peyton Ringer WR Sr. 5′6″ 153 Lithonia, GA 1 catch, 7 yards 35 Nick Speros WR So. 5′10″ 163 Alpharetta, GA
Tight ends 2 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 88 Michael Vice TE 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 252 Vestavia Hills, AL 8 catches, 29 yards, 1 TD 31 Camden Simons TE So. 6′4″ 208 Westfield, IN 1 catch, 7 yards
Defensive line 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 35 Joseph Mera DE Sr. 6′2″ 257 Fort Myers, FL 1 tackle, 1 sack 98 Joshua Mathiasen DL So. 6′2″ 320 Elmhurst, IL 3 tackles 0 Kobe Stewart DE So. 6′3″ 240 Alabaster, AL 2 tackles 5 Makhi Gilbert DL 6′3″ 282 Phenix City, AL 1 tackle 6 Jamall Thompson DE So. 6′3″ 270 Sarasota, FL 1 tackle 55 Johnny Johnson DE 6′1″ 236 Saint Amant, LA 1 tackle 93 Daniel Bettis DE Fr. 6′1″ 240 Tuskegee, AL 1 tackle 97 Nick Jackson DE So. 6′1″ 255 Orlando, FL 1 tackle 92 Braeden Royal DT Sr. 6′1″ 258 Tuscaloosa, AL
Defensive backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 0 Kourtlan Marsh DB 5′10″ 188 Warrior, AL 10 tackles, 1 INT 31 Dontae Pollard S So. 5′10″ 180 Pittsburgh, PA 4 tackles, 1 INT 6 Kamron Smith CB 6′0″ 188 Bonaire, GA 2 tackles, 1 INT 20 Tyrese Ross DB Sr. 6′0″ 200 Jacksonville, FL 6 tackles 40 Wade White S Jr. 6′1″ 191 Prattville, AL 3 tackles 9 Midnight Steward S 6′1″ 196 Daphne, AL 2 tackles 21 Jonathan Searcy S Sr. 6′2″ 190 Medford, NJ 1 tackle Devin Smith DB Sr. 5′11″ 179 Acworth, GA 1 tackle
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.
