Teams South Alabama 2020 Roster ← 2019 2021 → 2020 South Alabama roster 117 players: 25 freshmen, 21 sophomores, 6 juniors, 7 seniors, 58 with no class listed. From 10 states and 1 other country; the most from Alabama (51) and Mississippi (25). The 2020 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 7 Receivers 18 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 22 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 1 Desmond Trotter QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 220 Irondale, AL 1,917 passing yards, 11 TD 9 Chance Lovertich QB So. 5′11″ 185 Brandon, MS 618 passing yards, 5 TD 17 Elijah Gainey QB 6′3″ 214 Flowery Branch, GA 38 passing yards 10 Tanner McGee QB 6′4″ 219 Randleman, NC 145 passing yards, 2 TD 15 Brian Garcia QB RS 5′9″ 178 Nolensville, TN 18 Tylan Morton QB So. 6′4″ 200 Griffin, GA
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 26 Carlos Davis RB So. 5′10″ 205 Muscle Shoals, AL 681 rushing yards, 3 TD 7 Terrion Avery RB So. 5′8″ 210 Wiggins, MS 180 rushing yards, 1 TD 22 Jared Wilson RB 5′11″ 230 Troy, AL 142 rushing yards, 1 TD 33 John Tank Miller RB 5′9″ 205 Panama City, FL 24 rushing yards 23 Tony Brown RB So. 5′8″ 170 Hurley, MS 1 tackle 32 Joshua Carter RB 5′9″ 215 Navarre, FL 1 tackle 24 Damean Bivins RB 6′0″ 210 Pace, FL
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 8 Jalen Tolbert WR 6′3″ 195 Mobile, AL 64 catches, 1,086 yards, 8 TD 15 Kawaan Baker WR Sr. 6′1″ 215 Atlanta, GA 50 catches, 656 yards, 8 TD Jalen Wayne WR 6′2″ 207 Spanish Fort, AL 33 catches, 418 yards, 1 TD 12 Cade Sutherland WR 6′0″ 200 College Park, GA 16 catches, 130 yards 5 Caullin Lacy WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 190 Mobile, AL 11 catches, 98 yards 1 Devin Voisin WR 2★ 2-star recruit 5′10″ 187 Crestview, FL 1 tackle 11 Nae’Saan Dickerson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 210 Ellenwood, GA 13 Christian Wortham WR 6′1″ 189 Grenada, MS 14 Mo Edwards Jr. WR 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 195 Alabaster, AL 15 Victor McClinton WR So. 6′1″ 193 Eufaula, AL 16 Hunter Jednat WR RS 5′10″ 160 Creola, AL 17 Jamel Thomas WR So. 6′0″ 175 Caledonia, MS 18 Keyshawn Woodyard WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 202 Mobile, AL 81 Ty Smith WR Fr. 6′1″ 185 Muscle Shoals, AL 82 Parker Kahlert WR RS 6′1″ 195 Atlanta, GA 85 Forrest Winton WR Fr. 6′1″ 185 The Woodlands, TX 86 Dallas Daffin WR Fr. 5′11″ 165 Mobile, AL 87 Patrick Palmer WR Fr. 5′11″ 180 Cantonment, FL
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 47 Trent Tyre TE So. 6′4″ 250 Madison, MS 11 catches, 85 yards 20 Brandon Crum TE 6′4″ 250 Auburn, AL 9 catches, 81 yards, 1 TD 41 Cameron Hatcher-Owens TE Fr. 6′1″ 220 Mobile, AL 2 catches, 12 yards 27 Jacob Hopper TE 6′6″ 248 Boaz, AL 1 catch, 8 yards 37 Zack Switzer TE Fr. 6′0″ 230 Grand Bay, AL 39 Dylan Thomas TE Fr. 6′2″ 230 Jackson, AL 40 Destin Myers TE Fr. 6′0″ 230 Spanish Fort, AL 44 Nick Ruggs TE RS 6′0″ 218 Mobile, AL 86 Todd Justice TE RS 6′2″ 241 Chelsea, AL
Offensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 51 Tyler Jernigan OL Fr. 6′2″ 306 Bay Minette, AL 54 Andrew McMillan OL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Long Beach, MS 56 Cade Gothard OL RS 6′0″ 275 Clayton, AL 60 Jack Green OL 6′1″ 295 Brandon, MS 61 Max Smith OL RS 6′2″ 300 Loganville, GA 62 Zack Nerbonne OL RS 6′2″ 270 Lilburn, GA 63 Dustin Woodham OL RS 6′2″ 291 Dothan, AL 65 Josh McCulloch OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 312 Houston, TX 66 Brian Ankerson OL Sr. 6′1″ 295 Theodore, AL 67 Reggie Smith OL Fr. 6′1″ 283 Pensacola, FL 68 Nate Howard OL Fr. 6′7″ 315 Forsythe, GA 69 Kent Foster OL So. 6′3″ 291 Pell City, AL 70 Luke Hammond OL RS 6′5″ 295 Huntsville, AL 71 Christian Sapp OL Fr. 6′3″ 345 Kiln, MS 72 John Gill OL 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 308 Pensacola, FL 73 Hadon Merchant OL So. 6′3″ 320 Fairhope, AL 74 Hayden Burton OL Jr. 6′5″ 320 Bogue Chitto, MS 75 Wyatt Green OL Fr. 6′4″ 315 Hurley, MS 76 Conner Estes OL Jr. 6′5″ 315 Moss Point, MS 77 Jacob Shoemaker OL Sr. 6′4″ 325 Gulfport, MS 78 Trey Simpson OL Fr. 6′2″ 295 Mobile, AL 79 Braden Moody OL RS 6′5″ 300 Vicksburg, MS
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 12 Jeremiah Littles DL Sr. 6′2″ 290 Jesup, GA 33 tackles, 3 sacks 48 Gi’Narious Johnson DL So. 6′1″ 301 Gulfport, MS 23 tackles, 1 sack 11 Jamie Sheriff DL Fr. 6′2″ 265 Terry, MS 20 tackles, 1 sack 99 Wy’Kevious Thomas DL 6′2″ 303 Riverdale, GA 12 tackles, 1 sack 55 Maurice Strong Jr. DL 6′1″ 293 Raiford, FL 12 tackles 30 Charles Coleman III DL 6′3″ 273 Huntsville, AL 8 tackles, 1 sack 12 Jamall Hickbottom DL 6′2″ 305 Mobile, AL 4 tackles 17 Zeke Chapman DL So. 6′2″ 305 Lake, MS 3 tackles 33 Terry Perry DL Fr. 6′0″ 228 Birmingham, AL 75 Zyon Walker DL RS 6′0″ 305 Memphis, TN 81 Markes Johnson DL So. 6′0″ 275 Mobile, AL 90 Carlos Johnson DL RS 5′10″ 267 Spanish Fort, AL 95 Brock Higdon DL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′7″ 263 Pelham, AL
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 4 Riley Cole LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 225 Oneonta, AL 96 tackles, 2 sacks 46 Nick Mobley LB 5′11″ 210 Alabaster, AL 95 tackles, 1 INT 3 A.J. DeShazor LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 224 Lakeland, FL 48 tackles 24 Shawn Jennings LB Jr. 6′1″ 235 Dadeville, AL 13 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 7 Chris Henderson LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 240 Hampton, GA 19 tackles, 1 sack 49 Christian Bell LB 6′4″ 245 Birmingham, AL 15 tackles, 1 INT 9 Kelvin Johnson LB So. 6′0″ 225 Griffin, GA 16 tackles 10 Quentin Wilfawn LB Fr. 6′1″ 248 Oxford, MS 12 tackles 35 A.J. Phillips LB 6′0″ 225 Mobile, AL 45 rushing yards 14 Roy Yancey LB Jr. 6′1″ 215 Opelika, AL 1 tackle 20 Latarius Carr LB RS 5′11″ 235 Olive Branch, MS 23 Zach Jones LB Fr. 6′3″ 220 Moss Point, MS 36 Nathan Dunaway LB Fr. 6′0″ 235 Helena, AL 39 K.D. Floyd LB So. 5′10″ 215 Mobile, AL 42 Zivaiishe Smith LB Fr. 5′10″ 225 Little Elm, TX 54 Sullivan Altman LB RS 5′9″ 205 Rockledge, FL
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 Keith Gallmon S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 202 Mobile, AL 84 tackles, 1 INT 27 Dewayne Betts S So. 6′2″ 205 Memphis, TN 37 tackles, 1 INT 6 Devin Rockette CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 175 Oxford, MS 29 tackles, 2 INT 18 Darrell Luter Jr. CB So. 6′0″ 190 Hattiesburg, MS 27 tackles 10 Ryan Melton DB So. 5′11″ 177 West Point, MS 22 tackles 1 Davyn Flenord CB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′2″ 200 Lineville, AL 21 tackles 4 Tre Young S Jr. 5′11″ 180 Mobile, AL 17 tackles 31 Doug Sullivan S 5′10″ 185 Saraland, AL 13 tackles 29 Keon Voisin S 6′0″ 200 Crestview, FL 12 tackles 16 Yamarus Banks S 6′1″ 210 Ridgeland, MS 2 tackles 2 Jaden Voisin S 2★ 2-star recruit 5′10″ 212 Crestview, FL 1 tackle 8 Patrick Rosette S 6′1″ 205 Richmond, TX 1 tackle 16 D.J. Exilhomme S 5′11″ 180 Leander, TX 1 tackle 4 Dallas Gamble CB RS 6′0″ 197 Booneville, MS 13 Cj Thompson S So. 6′1″ 205 Tulsa, OK 22 Will Hankins CB So. 6′0″ 165 Atoka, TN 28 Junior Summerhill S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 185 Florence, AL 32 Kwameh Lewis S Jr. 5′10″ 190 Montgomery, AL 34 Nic Bunkosky S Fr. 5′10″ 187 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Tre Young, Caullin Lacy, Jalen Tolbert, Jamall Hickbottom, Keyshawn Woodyard, Doug Sullivan, A.J. Phillips, K.D. Floyd, Cameron Hatcher-Owens, Nick Ruggs, Trey Simpson, Markes Johnson, Dallas Daffin, Keith Gallmon Diego Guajardo, Destin Myers, Carlos Johnson, Jalen Wayne Desmond Trotter, Terry Perry, Christian Bell Devin Voisin, Jaden Voisin, Keon Voisin Nae’Saan Dickerson, Cade Sutherland, Wy’Kevious Thomas Mo Edwards Jr., Nick Mobley, Brock Higdon Carlos Davis, Junior Summerhill, Ty Smith Gi’Narious Johnson, Andrew McMillan, Jacob Shoemaker Devin Rockette, Quentin Wilfawn Chance Lovertich, Jack Green Kelvin Johnson, Tylan Morton Kawaan Baker, Parker Kahlert Yamarus Banks, Trent Tyre Tony Brown, Wyatt Green Zach Jones, Conner Estes Dewayne Betts, Zyon Walker Charles Coleman III, Luke Hammond Reggie Smith, John Gill Davyn Flenord A.J. DeShazor Dallas Gamble Riley Cole Chris Henderson Terrion Avery Patrick Rosette Ryan Melton Tanner McGee Jamie Sheriff Jeremiah Littles Christian Wortham Cj Thompson Roy Yancey Brian Garcia Victor McClinton D.J. Exilhomme Hunter Jednat Elijah Gainey Jamel Thomas Zeke Chapman Darrell Luter Jr. Brandon Crum Latarius Carr Jared Wilson Will Hankins Damean Bivins Shawn Jennings Jacob Hopper Joshua Carter Kwameh Lewis John Tank Miller Cooper Charlton Nic Bunkosky Nathan Dunaway Zack Switzer Dylan Thomas Zivaiishe Smith Jake Harwell Frankie Onate Tyler Jernigan Andrew Zink Sullivan Altman Maurice Strong Jr. Cade Gothard Max Smith Zack Nerbonne Dustin Woodham Josh McCulloch Brian Ankerson Nate Howard Kent Foster Christian Sapp Hadon Merchant Hayden Burton Braden Moody Forrest Winton Todd Justice Patrick Palmer Noah Karwacki AL 51 MS 25 FL 14 GA 13 TX 5 Hometowns of the 2020 South Alabama 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 51 Mississippi 25 Florida 14 Georgia 13 Texas 5 Tennessee 4 North Carolina 1 Oklahoma 1 Top counties Mobile County, Alabama pop. 413,000 18 Baldwin County, Alabama pop. 247,000 6 Shelby County, Alabama pop. 230,000 5 Jackson County, Mississippi pop. 145,000 4 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 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’ 2020 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.
