Teams South Dakota State 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 South Dakota State roster 123 players: 56 freshmen, 23 sophomores, 21 juniors, 23 seniors. From 18 states; the most from South Dakota (33) and Iowa (23). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 9 Receivers 14 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 22 Defensive line 21 Linebackers 17 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 5
Quarterbacks 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 7 Chase Mason QB Sr. 6′4″ 240 Hurley, SD 1,003 passing yards, 4 TD 11 Josh Holst QB Jr. 6′4″ 210 Marengo, IL 423 passing yards, 4 TD 17 Jack Thue QB So. 6′2″ 205 Brandon, SD 1 tackle 16 Jack Henry QB So. 6′2″ 215 Dell Rapids, SD 14 passing yards 5 Anthony Rezac QB So. 6′3″ 205 Omaha, NE 13 Tresten Hass QB Fr. 6′3″ 210 Seward, NE 15 Kaden Harney QB Fr. 6′3″ 195 Osseo, MN
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 22 Josiah Johnson RB So. 6′0″ 215 Milwaukee, WI 734 rushing yards, 7 TD 23 James Basinger RB So. 5′10″ 205 Littleton, CO 502 rushing yards, 7 TD 4 Corey Blair Jr. RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 210 Kernersville, NC 274 rushing yards, 3 TD 6 Ramon McKinney Jr. RB Jr. 5′10″ 190 Waxahachie, TX 7 returns, 176 yards 32 Jay’Veon Scott RB Fr. 6′3″ 210 St. Louis, MO 56 rushing yards 34 Josh Myers RB Fr. 6′0″ 195 Sioux Falls, SD 51 rushing yards, 1 TD 29 Dominic Rezac RB Sr. 6′1″ 195 Omaha, NE 15 rushing yards 24 Brenden Begeman RB Jr. 6′2″ 215 Selby, SD 40 Gavin McLaren FB Fr. 6′2″ 255 Atlantic, IA
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 2 Jack Smith WR So. 6′0″ 195 Sioux Falls, SD 24 catches, 347 yards, 1 TD 12 Grahm Goering WR Sr. 6′2″ 205 Iowa City, IA 23 catches, 356 yards 20 Alex Uchtman WR Fr. 6′1″ 195 Elkhorn, NE 11 returns, 198 yards 1 Lofton O’Groske WR Jr. 6′2″ 215 Coon Rapids, MN 20 catches, 265 yards, 1 TD 80 Zac Van Meeteren WR Fr. 6′6″ 215 Hayti, SD 4 tackles 0 Landon Dulaney WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 210 Brandon, SD 3 catches, 102 yards, 1 TD 8 Sammy Dresie WR So. 6′2″ 205 Maize, KS 2 catches, 28 yards 14 Reese Osgood WR Sr. 5′11″ 185 Franklin, WI 1 tackle 3 Joe Kolega WR Fr. 5′11″ 195 Omaha, NE 1 catch, 13 yards 9 Harrison Mullens WR Fr. 6′1″ 180 Pella, IA 18 Jhace Woods WR Fr. 6′2″ 200 Sioux Falls, SD 85 David Joiner WR Fr. 6′2″ 175 Bettendorf, IA 86 Jovan Green Jr. WR Fr. 6′2″ 195 Dolton, IL Landon Tate WR Fr. 5′10″ 181 Omaha, NE
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 82 Coleman Kuntz TE Sr. 6′3″ 245 Beaumont, CA 13 catches, 171 yards, 1 TD 88 Greyton Gannon TE 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 235 Eagle, WI 6 catches, 88 yards, 3 TD 87 Ben Brooks TE Fr. 6′8″ 245 Madison, SD 2 catches, 17 yards, 1 TD 10 Brayden Delahoyde TE So. 6′5″ 245 Spearfish, SD 1 catch, 19 yards 43 Andrew Gustad TE Sr. 6′1″ 250 Volin, SD 7 rushing yards 42 Sawyer Josewski TE Fr. 6′5″ 240 Rogers, MN 49 Jozef Reisz TE Fr. 6′3″ 240 Woodbine, IA 83 Brayden Hoben TE Fr. 6′5″ 245 Bondurant, IA 84 Teague Cantrall TE Fr. 6′5″ 240 Altoona, IA
Offensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 56 John Pica OL Sr. 6′4″ 310 Dell Rapids, SD 1 tackle 53 Caden Hotz OL So. 6′2″ 295 Waverly, IA 54 Shane Willenbring OL So. 6′4″ 305 La Crosse, WI 55 Shane Henderson OL Fr. 6′6″ 270 Mobridge, SD 58 Jackson Kerstin OL Jr. 6′4″ 295 Naperville, IL 61 Evan McCarty OL Fr. 6′5″ 280 Hamel, MN 62 Weston Rowe OL Fr. 6′6″ 300 Jackson, MN 63 Kyan Rauk OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′8″ 305 Northfield, MN 64 Thomas Dwyer OL Fr. 6′6″ 300 Oconomowoc, WI 65 Braylin Dieken-Keahey OL Fr. 6′3″ 295 Ankeny, IA 66 Brock Osbahr OL Fr. 6′2″ 295 De Pere, WI 67 Ian Mutchler OL Jr. 6′4″ 295 Morton, IL 68 Cooper Starks OL Transfer from Vanderbilt Jr. 6′5″ 330 Girard, IL 69 Quinten Christensen OL Sr. 6′5″ 310 Wessington Springs, SD 70 Lincoln Semchenko OL Fr. 6′5″ 295 Brandon, SD 72 Noah Dietel OL Fr. 6′8″ 300 Darwin, MN 73 Grant Wilkinson OL Fr. 6′9″ 310 De Smet, SD 74 J.B. Walters OL Fr. 6′4″ 295 Grand Forks, ND 75 Jae’Shaun Thomas OL So. 6′4″ 295 Milwaukee, WI 76 Kenyon BigBow OL Jr. 6′5″ 300 Anadarko, OK 77 William Paepke OL Jr. 6′5″ 300 Rapid City, SD 78 Micah Hach OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 310 Watertown, SD
Defensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 97 Blake Leiferman DE So. 6′5″ 265 Kimball, SD 12 tackles, 1 sack 0 Carter Sitzman DE Sr. 6′4″ 275 Lincoln, NE 10 tackles, 1 sack 99 Dawson Ripperda DE Sr. 6′4″ 260 Larchwood, IA 13 tackles 49 Luke Krempges DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 255 Sioux Falls, SD 10 tackles, 0.5 sacks 40 Liam Shaw DE Fr. 6′3″ 255 Muskego, WI 7 tackles, 1 sack 51 Logan Green DT Sr. 6′4″ 300 Northboro, IA 7 tackles, 1 sack 8 Reis Kirschenman DE Jr. 6′4″ 255 Tea, SD 9 tackles 46 Maverick LeBrun DE Fr. 6′5″ 255 Flandreau, SD 5 tackles, 1 sack 91 Jace Sifore DT Sr. 6′4″ 295 Howard, SD 8 tackles 36 Bergan Tetzlaff DT Fr. 6′5″ 270 Brookings, SD 4 tackles, 1 sack 96 Rhett Schaefer DT So. 6′3″ 275 Walcott, IA 4 tackles 50 Kayden Oakland DE Fr. 6′4″ 230 Faribault, MN 3 tackles 52 Brody Targgart DL Jr. 6′2″ 275 Ankeny, IA 3 tackles 57 Sam Christensen DT Fr. 6′2″ 250 Rock Rapids, IA 2 tackles 90 Danny Bradley DT Fr. 6′4″ 285 Windermere, FL 2 tackles 94 Ashton Sayre DT Sr. 6′4″ 285 Alexandria, MN 2 tackles 93 Cale Buntz DE Fr. 6′5″ 230 Platte City, MO 1 tackle 98 Mac Muller DT So. 6′1″ 290 Osage, IA 1 tackle 60 Connor Heiderman DT Fr. 6′4″ 280 Norfolk, NE 92 Grant Kuhlmann DE Fr. 6′6″ 260 Lincoln, NE 95 Elias Janssen DT Fr. 6′3″ 255 Appleton, WI
Linebackers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 18 Jes Krcil LB Jr. 6′1″ 220 Carlisle, IA 48 tackles 5 Cullen McShane LB Sr. 6′2″ 225 Marquette, IA 36 tackles, 2 sacks 28 Chase Van Tol LB Jr. 6′1″ 210 Tea, SD 28 tackles 11 Joe Ollman LB Sr. 6′1″ 230 Mequon, WI 13 tackles, 1 INT 33 Bryce Johnson LB Sr. 6′3″ 220 Parker, CO 18 tackles 9 Matt Goehring LB Sr. 6′1″ 225 Sioux Falls, SD 8 tackles, 1 sack 26 Barry Fries LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 230 Omaha, NE 4 tackles 39 Beau Bakken LB Fr. 6′4″ 230 Garretson, SD 4 tackles 44 Casey Larson LB So. 6′2″ 215 Woodinville, WA 2 tackles, 0.5 sacks 47 Kytan Fyfe LB Sr. 6′2″ 215 Grand Island, NE 3 tackles 48 Jack Nash LB So. 6′1″ 200 Palmer, AK 3 tackles 35 Mitchell Guthmiller LB Fr. 6′4″ 210 Volga, SD 1 tackle 45 Boden Schiller LB So. 6′1″ 210 Volga, SD 1 tackle 20 Graham Eben LB So. 6′1″ 215 Rock Rapids, IA 41 Joel Sankoh LB Fr. 6′0″ 190 Waukee, IA 42 Brady Kurt LB Fr. 6′2″ 210 Independence, IA 54 Brady Schroedermeier LB Fr. 6′3″ 195 Hurley, SD
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 3 Dontay Johnson S Sr. 6′2″ 190 Fort Collins, CO 47 tackles 4 Michael Farr III S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 200 Racine, WI 23 tackles 21 Myles Green CB So. 6′0″ 185 Homewood, IL 15 tackles, 1 INT 7 Noah St-Juste CB Jr. 5′10″ 180 Clearwater, FL 10 tackles, 1 INT 27 Noah Thompson S Sr. 6′0″ 185 Brandon, SD 15 tackles 1 Ife Current CB Sr. 6′2″ 195 Kennedale, TX 12 tackles 6 Paul Kim CB Jr. 5′11″ 190 Janesville, WI 12 tackles 2 Amaje Parker S Jr. 6′0″ 195 Charlottesville, VA 11 tackles 24 Max Stanard S So. 5′11″ 205 Manhattan, KS 10 tackles 16 Noah Luginbill S Jr. 6′0″ 190 Clovis, CA 6 tackles 15 Jamari Holliman CB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 195 Miami, FL 5 tackles 38 Landin Jackson S Fr. 6′2″ 190 New Braunfels, TX 5 tackles 13 Emeir White CB Fr. 5′11″ 185 Orland Park, IL 3 tackles 14 Jayden Noel CB Fr. 6′1″ 205 O’ Fallon, MO 17 Micah Bush S Fr. 6′1″ 195 Hills, MN 25 Jack Johnson S Jr. 6′0″ 195 Blaine, MN 31 Robert Hunter CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 185 Denver, CO 32 Amari Williams S Fr. 6′0″ 185 Florissant, MO 37 Shane Veenhof S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 180 Madison, SD
Joe Kolega, Anthony Rezac, Barry Fries, Dominic Rezac, Tristan Alvano, Landon Tate Max Pelham, Brody Targgart, Braylin Dieken-Keahey, Ryan Harrington, Brayden Hoben, Teague Cantrall Jack Smith, Matt Goehring, Jhace Woods, Josh Myers, Luke Krempges Landon Dulaney, Jack Thue, Noah Thompson, Lincoln Semchenko Carter Sitzman, Grant Kuhlmann Lofton O’Groske, Kaden Harney Reis Kirschenman, Chase Van Tol Reese Osgood, Liam Shaw Graham Eben, Sam Christensen Myles Green, Jovan Green Jr. Josiah Johnson, Jae’Shaun Thomas Shane Veenhof, Ben Brooks Ife Current Amaje Parker Dontay Johnson Corey Blair Jr. Michael Farr III Paul Kim Ramon McKinney Jr. Noah St-Juste Sammy Dresie Harrison Mullens Brayden Delahoyde Joe Ollman Josh Holst Grahm Goering Emeir White Tresten Hass Jayden Noel Jamari Holliman Noah Luginbill Alex Uchtman James Basinger Max Stanard Jack Johnson Robert Hunter Amari Williams Jay’Veon Scott Bryce Johnson Bergan Tetzlaff Justin Lutz Landin Jackson Gavin McLaren Joel Sankoh Brady Kurt Sawyer Josewski Casey Larson Kytan Fyfe Jack Nash Caden Hotz Shane Willenbring Jackson Kerstin Carson Strohbeen Connor Heiderman Kyan Rauk Thomas Dwyer Brock Osbahr Ian Mutchler J.B. Walters Kenyon BigBow William Paepke Micah Hach Zac Van Meeteren Coleman Kuntz David Joiner Danny Bradley Cale Buntz Ashton Sayre Elias Janssen Blake Leiferman Mac Muller Dawson Ripperda SD 33 IA 23 NE 12 WI 12 IL 7 Hometowns of the 2026 South Dakota State 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 South Dakota 33 Iowa 23 Nebraska 12 Wisconsin 12 Minnesota 11 Illinois 7 Colorado 4 Missouri 4 Top counties Minnehaha County, South Dakota pop. 203,000 12 Polk County, Iowa pop. 503,000 7 Douglas County, Nebraska pop. 591,000 6 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 3 Milwaukee County, Wisconsin pop. 926,000 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’ 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.
