Teams Samford 2025 Roster ← 2024 2026 → 2025 Samford roster 107 players: 48 freshmen, 21 sophomores, 17 juniors, 18 seniors, 3 with no class listed. From 13 states and 1 other country; the most from Georgia (30) and Alabama (27). The 2025 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 6 Receivers 19 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 15 Linebackers 9 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 9
Quarterbacks 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 2 Quincy Crittendon QB Sr. 5′11″ 200 Decatur, AL 1,672 passing yards, 6 TD 10 Brady Stober QB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 195 Hickory, NC 1,240 passing yards, 7 TD 12 Charlie Gilliam QB Transfer from Wake Forest So. 6′3″ 205 Mcdonough, GA 258 passing yards, 1 TD 5 Ryan Oliver QB Fr. 6′2″ 215 Lake Oswego, OR 10 Haden Klees QB 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 180 Crawfordville, FL 17 James McGinn QB Fr. 6′1″ 200 Windermere, FL 25 Jake Bobo QB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Athens, GA
Running backs 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 0 C.J. Evans Jr. RB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′8″ 180 Mobile, AL 243 rushing yards, 2 TD 22 Ken Cherry RB So. 5′11″ 210 Huntsville, AL 197 rushing yards, 1 TD 29 Cam Bland RB Fr. 5′11″ 185 Suwanee, GA 145 rushing yards, 1 TD 38 Emerson Russell RB 5′6″ 175 Chelsea, AL 64 rushing yards 20 Carter Pace RB Fr. 5′8″ 189 Brentwood, TN 1 rushing yard 34 Logan Abbott RB Fr. 5′7″ 165 Columbia, TN
Receivers 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 13 Calvin Jones WR Transfer from Western Carolina Sr. 5′10″ 185 Forest City, NC 61 catches, 654 yards, 6 TD 4 Preston Bird WR So. 5′10″ 180 Bonaire, GA 53 catches, 617 yards, 4 TD 7 Jaden Gibson WR Transfer from Virginia 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 179 Rabun Gap, GA 44 catches, 405 yards 0 Sam Pickett III WR Fr. 6′0″ 185 Jasper, TN 33 catches, 450 yards, 2 TD 86 Nick Crayton WR Fr. 6′3″ 215 Decatur, AL 21 catches, 181 yards 33 Teddy Davenport WR Sr. 5′10″ 175 Suwanee, GA 19 catches, 158 yards 18 Torrey Ward WR Fr. 6′3″ 190 Helena, AL 17 catches, 200 yards, 1 TD 85 Nicholas Bookman WR Fr. 5′9″ 170 Suwanee, GA 9 catches, 87 yards 82 Colton Pace WR Fr. 5′9″ 190 Brentwood, TN 3 of 3 extra points 25 Jadon Loving WR Fr. 5′10″ 165 Trussville, AL 2 returns, 33 yards 14 Jackson Beatty WR Fr. 5′11″ 170 Mountain Brook, AL 3 catches, 27 yards 37 Jack Schwing WR So. 5′8″ 160 Metairie, LA 3 catches, 41 yards 6 Ben Levine WR So. 5′8″ 170 Houston, TX 1 tackle 11 Rayf Vinson WR Sr. 6′1″ 195 Madison, MS 42 Quinten Hall WR So. 6′4″ 190 Gallatin, TN 47 Daniel Valdes WR Fr. 6′2″ 200 Franklin, TN 80 Cooper Greer WR Fr. 6′1″ 195 Rainbow City, AL 83 Brody Tolbert WR Fr. 6′1″ 180 Athens, GA 87 Brice Whitley WR Fr. 5′10″ 195 Macon, GA
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 52 Wesley Graham OL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Smiths, AL 54 Ben Darnell OL Fr. 6′4″ 320 Chattanooga, TN 57 Web Davidson OL Transfer from Virginia Tech Fr. 6′6″ 325 Macon, GA 58 Wil Turner IV OL Fr. 6′3″ 295 Gainesville, GA 62 Parker Peacock OL Fr. 6′4″ 290 Dover, FL 64 Noah Watts OL Jr. 6′1″ 305 Alabaster, AL 65 Kaleb May OL So. 6′4″ 280 Mccalla, AL 68 Asher Harrelson OL Fr. 6′5″ 295 LaGrange, GA 70 Crosby Mullins OL Jr. 6′4″ 305 Mendenhall, MS 71 Carson Donovan OL Fr. 6′2″ 255 Calera, AL 72 Joshua Lovett OL Jr. 6′0″ 255 Knoxville, TN 73 Justin Perritt OL Sr. 6′2″ 285 Covington, LA 74 Tyler Douthit OL So. 6′4″ 290 Woodstock, GA 75 Charlie Rickell OL Jr. 6′4″ 252 Dunwoody, GA 76 Michael Snow OL Fr. 6′5″ 305 Pell City, AL 77 Kaleb Pearley OL So. 6′5″ 325 New Orleans, LA 78 Duncan Johnson III OL So. 6′5″ 290 Augusta, GA
Defensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 95 Maxton Woodward DT Jr. 6′2″ 315 Philadelphia, MS 6 tackles, 1 sack 90 Conroy Cunningham II DE Sr. 6′3″ 235 West Palm Beach, FL 8 tackles 94 Donovan Grayson DL So. 6′3″ 240 Stafford, VA 8 tackles 12 Kelton Crisp DL Fr. 6′1″ 233 Gallatin, TN 4 tackles 46 Andrew Jordan DE Jr. 6′3″ 240 Concord, NC 2 tackles 44 Corey Warren DT Jr. 6′0″ 257 Hoover, AL 1 tackle 94 Joseph Shannon DT Jr. 6′2″ 255 Kankakee, IL 1 tackle 97 Jackson Bussey DE Transfer from App State 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 245 Norcross, GA 1 tackle 99 Tyler Durant DT Fr. 6′3″ 280 Daphne, AL 1 tackle 40 Jordan Whitley DE Fr. 6′2″ 230 Spring, TX 53 Nate Carter DL Fr. 6′0″ 263 Chattanooga, TN 60 Hank Weber DT Transfer from Wisconsin So. 6′3″ 280 Franklin, TN 69 Russell Watts DE Fr. 6′2″ 230 Lake Wales, FL 91 Romello Cooper DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 230 Chelsea, AL 93 J.D. Methvin DT Jr. 6′5″ 275 Starkville, MS
Linebackers 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 5 Jaden Mosley LB Jr. 6′2″ 230 Mobile, AL 22 tackles 5 Carson Sloan LB So. 6′2″ 230 Blackshear, GA 14 tackles 48 Jacob Johnson LB So. 6′2″ 235 Covington, LA 10 tackles 34 Malik Gaither LB Sr. 6′2″ 205 Stockbridge, GA 6 tackles 35 Deuce Caldwell II LB Sr. 6′0″ 230 Mauldin, SC 2 tackles, 1 sack 42 Caulen Dunn LB Jr. 6′0″ 230 Olive Branch, MS 1 tackle 39 Gavin Morris LB Jr. 6′1″ 215 Cumming, GA 41 Jake Haynes LB RS 6′2″ 225 Hartselle, AL 55 Isaac Chapa LB Fr. 6′1″ 235 Shelbyville, TN
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 9 LaShon Young S So. 5′11″ 175 Sweet Water, AL 8 tackles, 2 INT 17 Amari Wansley S 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 183 Buford, GA 13 tackles 6 Jalen Nelson S Jr. 6′1″ 195 Flowood, MS 12 tackles 22 Quantaves Gaskins S Jr. 6′1″ 191 Jonesboro, GA 2 tackles, 2 INT 14 Keshawn Washington S 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 200 Homestead, FL 6 tackles, 1 INT 3 Nahil Perkins CB Sr. 6′0″ 178 Douglasville, GA 4 tackles, 1 INT 21 Malik Thornton CB Sr. 6′0″ 165 Eatonton, GA 4 tackles, 1 INT 8 Luke Wattenbarger S Sr. 6′0″ 190 Bakersfield, CA 1 tackle, 1 INT 19 Trey Lenhardt S Transfer from App State Fr. 6′1″ 205 Bogart, GA 1 INT 1 Termaine Turner Jr. S So. 5′9″ 190 Lakeland, FL 2 tackles 3 Caidan Maddux S Fr. 5′11″ 195 Nashville, TN 2 tackles 4 Dylon Henderson CB Fr. 5′10″ 175 Atlanta, GA 2 tackles 15 Clay Burdeshaw S So. 6′2″ 190 Homewood, AL 2 tackles 29 Dee Newsome DB So. 6′3″ 185 Tuscumbia, AL 2 tackles 2 Jalik Yancey CB Sr. 5′11″ 180 Marietta, GA 1 tackle 20 Mason Bryant DB Fr. 5′8″ 184 Nashville, TN 23 Tucker Weber S Fr. 5′10″ 190 Brentwood, TN 25 William Pruitt S Fr. 6′3″ 195 Atlanta, GA 39 Ryan Skinner S Fr. 6′1″ 215 Cullman, AL
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 32 Noah Jones P Transfer from Georgia Sr. 6′0″ 180 Whigham, GA 88 punts, 41.3 average 26 Jake Garner PK Fr. 6′0″ 205 Pelham, AL 10 of 13 field goals 36 Ty Ippolito PK So. 5′10″ 170 Windermere, FL 1 of 2 field goals 61 Alex Applefield LS Sr. 5′10″ 208 Dothan, AL 2 tackles 21 Ethan Fisher PK Fr. 5′7″ 160 Tallahassee, FL 51 Jacob Gettman P 6′0″ 185 Daytona Beach, FL 53 Kaden McKeown LS Fr. 6′0″ 190 Mableton, GA 56 Aidan Barr LS Jr. 6′0″ 215 West Palm Beach, FL 59 Will Thorley P Jr. 6′3″ 220 Torquay, VIC
Maddox McKim, Carter Pace, Tucker Weber, Daniel Valdes, Hank Weber, Colton Pace Amari Wansley, Cam Bland, Teddy Davenport, Gavin Morris, Nicholas Bookman James McGinn, Grant Hidalgo, Ty Ippolito Jake Garner, Corey Warren, Noah Watts C.J. Evans Jr., Jaden Mosley Quincy Crittendon, Nick Crayton Caidan Maddux, Mason Bryant Dylon Henderson, William Pruitt Kelton Crisp, Quinten Hall Jackson Beatty, Clay Burdeshaw Torrey Ward, Kaleb May Jake Bobo, Brody Tolbert Dee Newsome, Cannon Pigg Emerson Russell, Romello Cooper Jacob Johnson, Justin Perritt Nate Carter, Ben Darnell Aidan Barr, Conroy Cunningham II Web Davidson, Brice Whitley Charlie Rickell, Jackson Bussey Termaine Turner Jr. Jalik Yancey Nahil Perkins Preston Bird Carson Sloan Ryan Oliver Ben Levine Jalen Nelson Jaden Gibson Luke Wattenbarger LaShon Young Brady Stober Haden Klees Rayf Vinson Charlie Gilliam Calvin Jones Keshawn Washington Trey Lenhardt Ethan Fisher Malik Thornton Ken Cherry Quantaves Gaskins David Theado Jadon Loving Noah Jones Logan Abbott Malik Gaither Deuce Caldwell II Jack Schwing Ryan Skinner Jordan Whitley Jake Haynes Caulen Dunn Andrew Jordan Vance Nicklaus Jacob Gettman Wesley Graham Kaden McKeown Isaac Chapa Wil Turner IV Alex Applefield Parker Peacock Asher Harrelson Russell Watts Crosby Mullins Carson Donovan Joshua Lovett Tyler Douthit Michael Snow Kaleb Pearley Duncan Johnson III Cooper Greer J.D. Methvin Donovan Grayson Joseph Shannon Maxton Woodward Tyler Durant GA 30 AL 27 TN 16 FL 13 MS 6 Hometowns of the 2025 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 Georgia 30 Alabama 27 Tennessee 16 Florida 13 Mississippi 6 Louisiana 4 North Carolina 3 Texas 2 Top counties Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 6 Williamson County, Tennessee pop. 260,000 6 Shelby County, Alabama pop. 230,000 6 Jefferson County, Alabama pop. 668,000 5 Orange County, Florida pop. 1.5 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’ 2025 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.
