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2023 SMU roster

123 players: 27 freshmen, 22 sophomores, 15 juniors, 19 seniors, 40 with no class listed. From 13 states and 2 other countries; the most from Texas (77) and California (12). The 2023 season.

Quarterbacks 7

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2023
8Preston Stone QB6′1″215Dallas, TX3,197 passing yards, 28 TD
7Kevin Jennings QB6′0″192Oak Cliff, TX618 passing yards, 5 TD
16Alex Padilla QBTransfer from IowaSr.6′1″194Greenwood Village, CO59 passing yards
6Keldric Luster QB5′10″248McKinney, TX23 passing yards
14Charlie Fiser QBFr.6′1″186Little Rock, AR
21Clyde Pittman QBFr.6′0″193Auburn, AL
26Owen Easley QBSr.6′1″205El Cajon, CA

Running backs 7

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2023
22Jaylan Knighton RBTransfer from Miami5′10″185Lauderhill, FL745 rushing yards, 7 TD
11L.J. Johnson Jr. RBTransfer from Texas A&M5′10″215Cypress, TX576 rushing yards, 4 TD
Camar Wheaton RBSo.5′10″203Garland, TX410 rushing yards, 5 TD
31Tyler Lavine RBSr.5′11″222Cedar Park, TX168 rushing yards, 7 TD
24Velton Gardner RB5′9″189Dallas, TX137 rushing yards, 1 TD
26Zane Minors RBSo.5′11″184Austin, TX101 rushing yards
25William Fierro RBRS6′0″182La Jolla, CA

Receivers 19

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2023
12Jake Bailey WR5′10″188San Clemente, CA42 catches, 528 yards
2Jordan Hudson WRTransfer from TCUSo.6′1″200Garland, TX30 catches, 425 yards, 7 TD
3Romello Brinson WRTransfer from Miami6′2″190Miami, FL28 catches, 431 yards, 2 TD
5Kelvontay Dixon WR6′0″189Carthage, TX25 catches, 441 yards, 4 TD
9Keyshawn Smith WRTransfer from Miami6′1″191San Diego, CA24 catches, 382 yards, 3 TD
13Roderick Daniels WRJr.5′9″182Duncanville, TX24 catches, 370 yards, 4 TD
1Jordan Kerley WRSr.6′2″196Austin, TX18 catches, 319 yards, 2 TD
18Teddy Knox WRSo.5′11″171Baton Rouge, LA4 tackles
30Carter Campbell WRJr.6′0″196San Angelo, TX2 catches, 28 yards
10Jamarion Carroll WR5′11″197Wichita Falls, TX1 catch, 7 yards
32Joey Bruszer WRFr.6′3″204Sunnyvale, TX1 catch, 23 yards, 1 TD
39Keaton Cheves WRFr.5′11″190Dallas, TX1 catch, 3 yards
88Jaxson Lavender WRFr.5′10″170Lucas, TX1 catch, 20 yards
33Meyer Pereira WRRS6′0″187Brentwood, TN
35Henry Stickler WRRS6′2″185Los Angeles, CA
38Maddox Fuller WRFr.6′3″195Lucas, TX
42Will Kuehne WRSr.6′1″203Owasso, OK
47Nic Heck WRSr.5′8″160Katy, TX
83Case Holleron WR6′3″196Carrollton, TX

Tight ends 11

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2023
82R.J. Maryland TESo.6′4″240Southlake, TX34 catches, 518 yards, 7 TD
85Adam Moore TEFr.6′2″255Miami, FL6 catches, 98 yards
14Nolan Matthews TEJr.6′6″245Frisco, TX1 catch, 9 yards, 1 TD
44Stone Eby TESo.6′5″260Flower Mound, TX1 catch, 2 yards, 1 TD
46Markus Schumacher TEFr.6′2″230Addison, TX1 catch, 0 yards
83Micah Hilts TETransfer from Texas StateSr.6′5″249Colorado Springs, CO1 catch, 7 yards
84Tripp Riordan TE6′5″248Frisco, TX1 catch, 26 yards
45Ned Righellis TEFr.6′4″207Mountain View, CA
46Sean Kane TERS6′0″220Spring, TX
86Davis Hawkins TESo.6′7″241Little Rock, AR
89Kam Allen TESo.6′5″241Forney, TX

Offensive line 23

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2023
50Hyrin White OLTransfer from MissouriSr.6′7″332Desoto, TX
51Branson Hickman OLJr.6′2″301Mckinney, TX
51Justin Osborne OLJr.6′5″299Flower Mound, TX
53Jakai Clark OLTransfer from Miami6′3″315Loganville, GA
56Reagan Gill OLRS6′4″325Houston, TX
57Henry Douglass OLRS6′3″290Atlanta, GA
59P.J. Williams OLTransfer from Texas A&MFr.6′5″313Dickinson, TX
64Cameron Ervin OLSr.6′3″280Fayetteville, AR
65Jack Laphen OLFr.6′4″288Bellflower, CA
66Hunter Ryan OLFr.6′2″272Dallas, TX
66Max Yao OLSo.6′4″297Jiangsu, China
67Sean Scott OLFr.6′6″299Stevenson Ranch, CA
68Jackson Ritz OLJr.6′3″313Austin, TX
70Paxton Briggle OLRS6′5″295Austin, TX
71Logan Parr OLTransfer from TexasSo.6′4″318Helotes, TX
72Caleb Johnson OLTransfer from Notre DameSo.6′6″303Ocala, FL
74Jacob Waller OLFr.6′5″290Arlington, TX
74Nate Bennett OLFr.6′3″268Mansfield, TX
75Ben Sparks OLJr.6′4″292Norman, OK
76Keaton Schultz OLSo.6′1″285Houston, TX
77Alex Woods OLRS6′4″300Port Saint Lucie, FL
78Dalton Perdue OLJr.6′8″320El Dorado, AR
Marcus Bryant OLJr.6′8″318Round Rock, TX

Defensive line 21

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2023
5Elijah Roberts DETransfer from Miami6′4″278Miami, FL37 tackles, 8.5 sacks
40Elijah Chatman DTSr.6′0″278Shreveport, LA31 tackles, 4.5 sacks
92Kori Roberson DTTransfer from Oklahoma6′3″286Manvel, TX26 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
1Isaiah Smith DESo.6′4″248Washington, DC24 tackles, 5 sacks
9Nelson Paul DESr.6′2″237Bunnell, FL22 tackles, 4.5 sacks
9Cam Robertson DETransfer from North TexasSo.6′4″260Plano, TX16 tackles, 4 sacks
6Jordan Miller DTTransfer from MiamiSr.6′3″307Jacksonville, FL23 tackles, 0.5 sacks
96DeVere Levelston DTSr.6′5″289Desoto, TX14 tackles, 0.5 sacks
3Mike Yoan Sandjo-Njiki DTSo.6′2″290Fort Worth, TX11 tackles, 1 sack
11Je’Lin Samuels DESo.6′7″241Pasadena, TX9 tackles, 1.5 sacks
16David Abiara DESo.6′5″272Mansfield, TX5 tackles, 0.5 sacks
22Jayden Jones DESo.6′5″262Dallas, TX5 tackles
36Braeden Flowers DE6′3″260San Antonio, TX2 tackles
90Alex Sickafoose DESr.6′3″228Katy, TX1 tackle
95Matt Baer DEFr.6′0″231Aurora, CO1 tackle
97Dylan Frazier DTFr.6′5″280Mckinney, TX1 tackle
9Stephon Wright DL6′5″285Los Angeles, CA
53Daemian Wimberly DEFr.6′4″263Austin, TX
90Braylen Jackson DLFr.6′4″289Mansfield, TX
91Dylan Hinshaw DEFr.6′2″213Prosper, TX
93Kevin Allen DLRS6′2″291Fort Worth, TX

Linebackers 6

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2023
24Kobe Wilson LBTransfer from Temple6′0″226Snellville, GA73 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
34Ahmad Walker LBTransfer from LibertyJr.5′11″228Warner Robins, GA55 tackles, 1 sack
54Alex Kilgore LBFr.6′1″230Katy, TX32 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT
8Jaqwondis Burns LBJr.6′2″229Bradenton, FL13 tackles, 2 sacks
29Brandon Miyazono LBFr.6′1″235Frisco, TX13 tackles
42I.V. Webb LB6′1″222Austin, TX1 tackle

Defensive backs 22

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2023
12Isaiah Nwokobia S6′1″205Dallas, TX56 tackles, 1 sack, 4 INT
2Jonathan McGill STransfer from Stanford5′10″186Coppell, TX46 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT
3Ahmaad Moses SSo.5′10″205Arlington, TX46 tackles, 1 sack
22Cale Sanders STransfer from Fresno StateJr.5′10″185Porter, TX29 tackles, 1 INT
20Chris Adimora SSr.6′2″231Lakewood, CA24 tackles, 1 INT
3Charles Woods CBTransfer from West VirginiaSr.5′11″191Dallas, TX27 tackles
22Bryan Massey DB5′11″190Katy, TX26 tackles
4Jahari Rogers DB6′0″190Arlington, TX16 tackles, 1 INT
13Jaelyn Davis-Robinson CBTransfer from LSU6′1″190Waxahachie, TX16 tackles, 1 INT
18Chris Megginson CBTransfer from LibertySr.6′0″192Lynchburg, VA18 tackles
1Brandon Crossley S6′0″186Dallas, TX11 tackles
7Bryce McMorris CBSo.6′1″192Cypress, TX3 tackles, 1 sack
27Abdul Muhammad S5′8″180Dallas, TX6 tackles
35Will Goldberg SJr.5′11″178Santa Monica, CA6 tackles
13A.J. Davis CB5′10″195Dallas, TX2 tackles
25Kevaris Hall CBJr.6′3″202Red Oak, TX2 tackles
30Nate Monticure SJr.5′11″175Fort Worth, TX2 tackles
31Ford Parker CBSr.6′1″178Dallas, TX1 tackle
21Brock Foster DBRS6′1″195Austin, TX
21Kyron Chambers CBTransfer from TCUFr.6′0″200Dallas, TX
26Keyshon Mills CBTransfer from ColoradoFr.6′1″175Little Elm, TX
44Michael De Hoyos CBFr.5′10″189San Antonio, TX

Specialists 7

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2023
41Collin Rogers PK6′4″215Prattville, AL20 of 27 field goals
92Ryan Bujcevski PSr.6′0″177Sydney, NSW41 punts, 44.2 average
42Will Benton LS6′1″210Atlanta, GA3 tackles
16Johnny Schifano PSo.5′9″180Arlington, TX
47Jovoni Borbon LSSo.5′10″210Sierra Vista, AZ
53Marcus Chan LSFr.5′10″192Santa Barbara, CA
94Michael Tadros PFr.6′1″185Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Brandon Crossley, Charles Woods, Kevin Jennings, Preston Stone, Isaiah Nwokobia, A.J. Davis, Kyron Chambers, Jayden Jones, Velton Gardner, Abdul Muhammad, Ford Parker, Keaton Cheves, Hunter RyanJordan Kerley, Brock Foster, Zane Minors, I.V. Webb, Daemian Wimberly, Jackson Ritz, Paxton BriggleAhmaad Moses, Jahari Rogers, David Abiara, Johnny Schifano, Jacob Waller, Nate Bennett, Braylen JacksonKeldric Luster, Maddox Fuller, Branson Hickman, Jaxson Lavender, Dylan FrazierJordan Hudson, Cam Robertson, Markus Schumacher, Camar WheatonBryan Massey, Nic Heck, Alex Kilgore, Alex SickafooseMike Yoan Sandjo-Njiki, Nate Monticure, Kevin AllenRomello Brinson, Elijah Roberts, Adam MooreRoderick Daniels, Hyrin White, DeVere LevelstonNolan Matthews, Brandon Miyazono, Tripp RiordanStone Eby, Justin Osborne, R.J. MarylandJonathan McGill, Case HolleronBryce McMorris, L.J. Johnson Jr.Keyshawn Smith, William FierroStephon Wright, Henry SticklerCharlie Fiser, Davis HawkinsAlex Padilla, Matt BaerChris Adimora, Jack LaphenTyler Lavine, Marcus BryantJoey Bruszer, Kam AllenBraeden Flowers, Michael De HoyosWill Benton, Henry DouglassReagan Gill, Keaton SchultzIsaiah SmithKelvontay DixonJordan MillerJaqwondis BurnsNelson PaulJamarion CarrollJe’Lin SamuelsJake BaileyJaelyn Davis-RobinsonChris MegginsonTeddy KnoxClyde PittmanCale SandersJaylan KnightonKobe WilsonKevaris HallKeyshon MillsOwen EasleyCarter CampbellMeyer PereiraAhmad WalkerWill GoldbergElijah ChatmanCollin RogersWill KuehneNed RighellisSean KaneJovoni BorbonJakai ClarkMarcus ChanP.J. WilliamsCameron ErvinSean ScottLogan ParrCaleb JohnsonBen SparksAlex WoodsDalton PerdueMicah HiltsDylan HinshawKori RobersonMichael TadrosTX 77CA 12FL 10GA 5AR 4
Hometowns of the 2023 SMU 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

  1. Texas 77
  2. California 12
  3. Florida 10
  4. Georgia 5
  5. Arkansas 4
  6. Colorado 3
  7. Louisiana 2
  8. Alabama 2

Top counties

  1. Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 21
  2. Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 11
  3. Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 10
  4. Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 10
  5. Travis County, Texas pop. 1.3 million 7

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.