Teams Samford 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Samford roster 117 players: 36 freshmen, 43 sophomores, 21 juniors, 17 seniors. From 16 states and 1 other country; the most from Alabama (41) and Georgia (26). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 7 Receivers 15 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 26 Specialists 6
Quarterbacks 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 8 Gabarri Johnson QB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 185 Tacoma, WA 1,159 passing yards, 7 TD 12 Charlie Gilliam QB Jr. 6′3″ 205 Mcdonough, GA 128 passing yards 10 Coulter Cleland QB Sr. 6′2″ 217 Pomeroy, OH 114 passing yards 9 Will Shields QB Fr. 6′2″ 175 Centreville, VA 2 catches, 22 yards 5 Ryan Oliver QB So. 6′2″ 215 Lake Oswego, OR 17 James McGinn QB So. 6′1″ 200 Windermere, FL 18 Tramayne Jenkins QB Fr. 5′11″ 200 Longview, WA
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 2 Keion Dunlap RB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 232 Enterprise, AL 19 tackles, 0.5 sacks 7 Domonique Thomas RB Sr. 5′9″ 211 Ohatchee, AL 117 rushing yards, 1 TD 22 Ken Cherry RB Jr. 5′11″ 210 Huntsville, AL 247 rushing yards 38 Emerson Russell RB So. 5′6″ 175 Chelsea, AL 103 rushing yards, 1 TD 29 Cam Bland RB So. 5′11″ 185 Suwanee, GA 20 rushing yards 27 Zamarcus Lindley RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 200 Douglasville, GA 9 rushing yards 20 Carter Pace RB So. 5′8″ 189 Brentwood, TN 10 rushing yards
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 4 Preston Bird WR Jr. 5′10″ 180 Bonaire, GA 28 catches, 271 yards, 2 TD 3 Marquise Henderson WR Transfer from Clemson So. 5′10″ 170 Honea Path, SC 23 catches, 403 yards, 3 TD 13 Cayden Aukerman WR Fr. 6′3″ 205 Franklin, TN 21 catches, 187 yards, 2 TD 0 Kevonte Corbin WR Fr. 5′10″ 170 Wildwood, FL 15 catches, 130 yards 85 Nicholas Bookman WR So. 5′9″ 170 Suwanee, GA 4 catches, 27 yards 25 Jadon Loving WR So. 5′10″ 165 Trussville, AL 3 catches, 26 yards 83 Mac Owen WR Sr. 6′0″ 200 Tunica, MS 2 catches, 20 yards 84 Bryon Martin WR Fr. 5′9″ 165 Fairhope, AL 2 catches, 10 yards 6 Ben Levine WR Jr. 5′8″ 170 Houston, TX 14 Jackson Beatty WR So. 5′11″ 170 Mountain Brook, AL 42 Quinten Hall WR Jr. 6′4″ 190 Gallatin, TN 47 Daniel Valdes WR So. 6′2″ 200 Franklin, TN 80 Cooper Greer WR So. 6′1″ 195 Rainbow City, AL 82 Colton Pace WR So. 5′9″ 190 Brentwood, TN 87 Brice Whitley WR So. 5′10″ 195 Macon, GA
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 11 Maddox McKim TE So. 6′4″ 225 Brentwood, TN 10 catches, 115 yards 28 Grant Hidalgo TE Jr. 6′5″ 243 Orlando, FL 2 tackles 23 David Theado TE So. 6′3″ 235 Tampa, FL 1 catch, 7 yards 45 Cannon Pigg TE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 250 Florence, AL 1 catch, 6 yards 16 Cooper Pennington TE Fr. 6′2″ 245 Columbiana, AL 17 Maddox Waller TE Fr. 6′3″ 235 Canton, GA 89 Landon Beck TE So. 6′5″ 235 Guntersville, AL
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 65 Kaleb May OL Jr. 6′4″ 280 Mccalla, AL 1 tackle 51 Jack Mosher OL Fr. 6′3″ 270 Clearwater, FL 52 Owen Sacks OL Sr. 6′2″ 285 Franklin, TN 54 Ben Darnell OL So. 6′4″ 320 Chattanooga, TN 57 Web Davidson OL So. 6′6″ 325 Macon, GA 58 Wil Turner IV OL So. 6′3″ 295 Gainesville, GA 62 Parker Peacock OL So. 6′4″ 290 Dover, FL 63 Beau Ball OL Fr. 6′4″ 315 Cedartown, GA 64 Noah Watts OL Sr. 6′1″ 305 Alabaster, AL 66 Parker Lindsey OL Fr. 6′3″ 285 Fayette, AL 67 Thayne Swenson OL Fr. 6′3″ 285 Tampa, FL 68 Asher Harrelson OL So. 6′5″ 295 LaGrange, GA 72 Hank Freeman OL Fr. 6′3″ 295 Birmingham, AL 73 Daniel Burns OL Fr. 6′3″ 305 Alexander City, AL 74 Tyler Douthit OL Jr. 6′4″ 290 Woodstock, GA 75 Shawn Kennedy OL Fr. 6′3″ 335 Cornelius, NC 76 Michael Snow OL So. 6′5″ 305 Pell City, AL 77 Kaleb Pearley OL Jr. 6′5″ 325 New Orleans, LA 78 Duncan Johnson III OL Jr. 6′5″ 290 Augusta, GA 79 Moussa Seck OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 335 Chattanooga, TN
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 95 Maxton Woodward DT Sr. 6′2″ 315 Philadelphia, MS 26 tackles 46 Andrew Jordan DE Sr. 6′3″ 240 Concord, NC 22 tackles, 1 sack 97 Jackson Bussey DE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 245 Norcross, GA 15 tackles, 1 sack 94 Joseph Shannon DT Sr. 6′2″ 255 Kankakee, IL 14 tackles 60 Hank Weber DT Jr. 6′3″ 280 Franklin, TN 9 tackles, 1 sack 41 John Scott III DE Sr. 6′2″ 250 State College, PA 9 tackles 92 Aiden Jeter DT Sr. 6′4″ 275 Buford, GA 7 tackles, 0.5 sacks 98 Dezmon Thomas DT So. 6′1″ 310 Enterprise, AL 6 tackles 40 Jordan Whitley DE So. 6′2″ 230 Spring, TX 3 tackles 91 Romello Cooper DE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 230 Chelsea, AL 1 tackle 99 Tyler Durant DT So. 6′3″ 280 Daphne, AL 1 tackle 44 Julian Campos DT Jr. 6′0″ 245 Little Rock, AR 49 Grayson Ford DE So. 6′2″ 240 Leeds, AL 69 Russell Watts DE So. 6′2″ 230 Lake Wales, FL 81 Joshua Arendall DE Fr. 6′3″ 265 Vestavia Hills, AL 90 Danny Brown DE Fr. 6′3″ 245 Nashville, TN 93 J.D. Methvin DT Sr. 6′5″ 275 Starkville, MS 96 Travis Young DT Fr. 6′5″ 280 Atlanta, GA
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 34 Spencer Conn LB So. 5′11″ 230 Clemson, SC 59 tackles, 3 sacks 35 Brandon Franklin LB Sr. 6′1″ 240 Alabaster, AL 19 tackles, 1 sack 48 Jacob Johnson LB Jr. 6′2″ 235 Covington, LA 8 tackles, 1 sack 24 Walker Turner LB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Enterprise, AL 5 tackles, 1 INT 10 Greg Williams LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 220 Tuskegee, AL 7 tackles 42 Caulen Dunn LB Sr. 6′0″ 230 Olive Branch, MS 4 tackles 41 Jake Haynes LB Fr. 6′2″ 225 Hartselle, AL 3 tackles 43 Micah Burton LB Fr. 5′9″ 210 Nashville, TN 1 tackle 45 Reid Voyles LB Fr. 5′10″ 210 Norcross, GA 47 E.J. Kerley Jr. LB Fr. 5′10″ 235 Hoover, AL 55 Isaac Chapa LB So. 6′1″ 235 Shelbyville, TN
Defensive backs 26 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 6 Jalen Nelson S Sr. 6′1″ 195 Flowood, MS 51 tackles, 0.5 sacks 9 LaShon Young S Jr. 5′11″ 175 Sweet Water, AL 43 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 30 Noah Holton S Sr. 6′3″ 210 Snellville, GA 36 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 14 Max Steve S Fr. 5′9″ 190 Dacula, GA 32 tackles, 1 sack 4 Dylon Henderson CB So. 5′10″ 175 Atlanta, GA 24 tackles 2 David Yancey III CB Fr. 5′9″ 175 Chattanooga, TN 13 tackles, 1.5 sacks 21 Jayden Lewis CB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 185 Anniston, AL 12 tackles, 0.5 sacks 19 Trey Lenhardt S So. 6′1″ 205 Bogart, GA 8 tackles 1 Termaine Turner Jr. S Jr. 5′9″ 190 Lakeland, FL 6 tackles, 0.5 sacks 28 Elijah McDowell CB Jr. 6′3″ 190 Decatur, GA 6 tackles 8 Kyree Lewis CB Fr. 6′0″ 175 Anniston, AL 5 tackles 39 Ryan Skinner S So. 6′1″ 215 Cullman, AL 3 tackles 7 Kerrell Yow CB Fr. 5′10″ 175 Gadsden, AL 2 tackles 20 Vaughn Mitchom CB So. 5′9″ 165 Loganville, GA 2 tackles 32 Corrion Tyson CB Fr. 5′11″ 180 Ensley, AL 2 tackles 33 Lawson Estes S Fr. 6′3″ 190 Milton, GA 2 tackles 3 Caidan Maddux S So. 5′11″ 195 Nashville, TN 1 tackle 11 Will Faught CB Fr. 5′10″ 185 Enterprise, AL 2 catches, 20 yards 23 Tucker Weber S So. 5′10″ 190 Brentwood, TN 1 catch, 4 yards 12 Gardner Dunn III S Fr. 6′2″ 190 Enterprise, AL 13 Brack Sawyer S Fr. 6′1″ 195 Enterprise, AL 15 Clay Burdeshaw S Jr. 6′2″ 190 Homewood, AL 16 Ben Watson S Fr. 6′0″ 190 Huntsville, AL 18 Owen Hope S Fr. 6′3″ 190 Rainsville, AL 25 William Pruitt S So. 6′3″ 195 Atlanta, GA 37 Jayden Ford CB So. 5′10″ 165 Madison, AL
Maddox McKim, Cayden Aukerman, Carter Pace, Tucker Weber, Daniel Valdes, Owen Sacks, Hank Weber, Colton Pace Keion Dunlap, Will Faught, Gardner Dunn III, Brack Sawyer, Walker Turner, Dezmon Thomas Dylon Henderson, William Pruitt, Elijah McDowell, Travis Young Jackson Beatty, Clay Burdeshaw, Hank Freeman, Joshua Arendall Jake Garner, Brandon Franklin, E.J. Kerley Jr., Noah Watts David Yancey III, Ben Darnell, Moussa Seck Caidan Maddux, Micah Burton, Danny Brown James McGinn, Grant Hidalgo, Ty Ippolito Cam Bland, Nicholas Bookman, Aiden Jeter Kerrell Yow, Cooper Greer Kyree Lewis, Jayden Lewis Max Steve, Vaughn Mitchom Ben Watson, Ken Cherry Maddox Waller, Tyler Douthit David Theado, Thayne Swenson Emerson Russell, Romello Cooper Reid Voyles, Jackson Bussey Web Davidson, Brice Whitley Bryon Martin, Tyler Durant Kevonte Corbin Termaine Turner Jr. Marquise Henderson Preston Bird Ryan Oliver Ben Levine Jalen Nelson Domonique Thomas Gabarri Johnson LaShon Young Will Shields Coulter Cleland Greg Williams Charlie Gilliam Cooper Pennington Owen Hope Tramayne Jenkins Trey Lenhardt Ethan Fisher Jadon Loving Zamarcus Lindley Noah Holton Lawson Estes Spencer Conn Jayden Ford Ryan Skinner Jordan Whitley Jake Haynes John Scott III Caulen Dunn Quinten Hall Julian Campos Cannon Pigg Andrew Jordan Jacob Johnson Grayson Ford Jack Mosher Kaden McKeown Isaac Chapa Aidan Barr Wil Turner IV Parker Peacock Beau Ball Kaleb May Parker Lindsey Asher Harrelson Russell Watts Daniel Burns Shawn Kennedy Michael Snow Kaleb Pearley Duncan Johnson III Mac Owen Landon Beck J.D. Methvin Joseph Shannon Maxton Woodward AL 41 GA 26 TN 16 FL 12 MS 5 Hometowns of the 2026 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 41 Georgia 26 Tennessee 16 Florida 12 Mississippi 5 South Carolina 2 Texas 2 Washington 2 Top counties Jefferson County, Alabama pop. 668,000 8 Williamson County, Tennessee pop. 260,000 8 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 7 Shelby County, Alabama pop. 230,000 6 Coffee County, Alabama pop. 54,920 6 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.
