Teams South Dakota 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 South Dakota roster 107 players: 46 freshmen, 21 sophomores, 25 juniors, 15 seniors. From 21 states and 1 other country; the most from Minnesota (13) and Florida (11). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 7 Receivers 12 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 7
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 3 Charles Pierre Jr. RB Sr. 5′10″ 210 Orlando, FL 585 rushing yards, 7 TD 33 Carson Fletcher RB So. 5′10″ 215 Racine, WI 274 rushing yards, 2 TD 5 Reid Watkins RB So. 5′11″ 200 Fort Worth, TX 153 rushing yards, 1 TD 7 Keyondray Jones-Logan RB Jr. 5′7″ 175 Orlando, FL 110 rushing yards 18 Courtney Rivers RB Fr. 5′9″ 190 St. Louis, MO 43 rushing yards, 1 TD 8 Julius Ellens RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 195 Glen Ellyn, IL 11 rushing yards 19 Jahan Abubakar RB Fr. 6′0″ 190 Manhattan, IL
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 2 Brayden White WR Fr. 5′11″ 180 Tarentum, PA 35 catches, 468 yards, 7 TD 6 Tysen Boze WR Sr. 6′4″ 205 Dublin, OH 22 catches, 320 yards, 4 TD 9 Tennel Bryant WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′7″ 170 Cincinnati, OH 16 catches, 402 yards, 4 TD 4 Bryce Cohoon WR Transfer from Kansas Jr. 6′2″ 200 Wichita, KS 2 catches, 38 yards, 2 TD 0 Andre Jacobs WR Jr. 6′0″ 195 Baltimore, MD 15 Dyllan Malone WR Fr. 6′3″ 185 Montgomery, IL 16 Micah Hudgins WR Fr. 6′0″ 175 Tampa, FL 17 Troy Bounting WR Sr. 5′9″ 185 Hudson, WI 80 Judeah Kniskern WR Fr. 6′1″ 200 Green Bay, WI 82 Jack Poppe WR Fr. 6′2″ 180 Doniphan, NE 85 D.J. Howard Jr. WR Fr. 6′0″ 180 Plant City, FL 89 Kolby Hodnefield WR Fr. 6′0″ 185 Clear Lake, IA
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 86 Chris Herrin TE Fr. 6′5″ 230 Terre Haute, IN 12 catches, 152 yards, 2 TD 81 Mason Cowgill TE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 240 Erie, CO 5 returns, 28 yards 83 Jesse Miller TE 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 255 Scranton, IA 10 catches, 80 yards, 2 TD 87 Caden Frey TE Jr. 6′6″ 250 Red Cloud, NE 1 catch, 7 yards 48 Caden Matheny TE Fr. 6′7″ 240 Grantsburg, WI 84 Jackson Accuardi TE Fr. 6′7″ 250 Windsor, WI 88 Cooper Crawford TE Fr. 6′7″ 215 Piper, KS
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 54 Parker Maloney OL Fr. 6′7″ 260 Madelia, MN 55 Angelo Saroukos OL Fr. 6′4″ 315 Northridge, CA 56 Jack Rons OL Jr. 6′3″ 310 Littleton, CO 62 Jake Riggs OL So. 6′3″ 295 Murfreesboro, TN 64 Caleb Offner OL Fr. 6′6″ 290 Wayne, NE 65 Caden Ellingson OL Sr. 6′7″ 310 Tea, SD 66 Dustin Cochran OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 280 Wichita, KS 67 Brendon Crispe OL So. 6′9″ 320 Castle Pines, CO 70 Caleb Lange OL Jr. 6′5″ 300 Brainerd, MN 71 Lucas Feldkamp OL Fr. 6′5″ 305 Sioux Falls, SD 72 Grant Chapman OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 305 Andover, MN 73 Deongelo Williams OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 260 Wichita, KS 74 Nick Herzog OL Sr. 6′4″ 300 Stilwell, KS 75 Jake Gau OL Fr. 6′8″ 310 Eden Prairie, MN 76 Brock Woolf OL Jr. 6′5″ 290 Brewster, KS 77 Sam Hawker OL So. 6′9″ 305 Monona, WI 78 Jayveon Kelly OL Fr. 6′7″ 300 Bloomington, MN 79 Jake Utley OL Jr. 6′6″ 315 College Station, TX
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 50 Chris Dixon DL Sr. 6′2″ 310 Toronto, ON 23 tackles, 2 sacks 57 Isaiah Wray DL Jr. 6′5″ 255 Racine, WI 28 tackles 46 Nathan Laperi DL Jr. 6′3″ 260 Plano, TX 18 tackles, 3 sacks 99 Asher Tomaszewski DL Jr. 6′4″ 295 Schererville, IN 15 tackles, 2 sacks 44 John Starman DL Sr. 6′3″ 285 Miami, FL 11 tackles, 3 sacks 93 Jeffrey Bowie DL Sr. 6′5″ 280 West Branch, IA 14 tackles 45 Samuel Same DL Transfer from Iowa State 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 225 Wichita, KS 4 tackles, 1 sack 15 Tyler Sapit DL Jr. 6′2″ 240 Batavia, IL 2 tackles, 1 sack 96 Max Coles DL Fr. 6′4″ 240 Shakopee, MN 3 tackles 94 Kainen White DL So. 6′2″ 325 Coffeyville, KS 2 tackles 97 AuVon Sager DL Jr. 6′5″ 285 Minneapolis, MN 2 tackles 98 Jackson Cowgill DL So. 6′4″ 305 Erie, CO 2 tackles 90 Calen Presser DL Jr. 6′7″ 245 Liberty, MO 1 tackle 91 Evan Adams DL 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′4″ 255 Breda, IA 1 tackle 43 Joey Hardy DL Fr. 6′3″ 245 Sergeant Bluff, IA 52 Owen Shea DL Fr. 6′3″ 275 Antioch, IL 92 Carter Gokie DL Fr. 6′3″ 245 Lincoln, NE 95 Keaton Mennen DL Fr. 6′5″ 270 Van Meter, IA
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 49 Wade Abrams LB Sr. 6′0″ 235 Fox River Grove, IL 67 tackles 3 Gabriel Hardman LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 230 Miami, FL 33 tackles 11 Cain Wallner LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 225 Canton, SD 21 tackles 38 Lincoln Adams LB So. 6′1″ 215 Lake Zurich, IL 14 tackles 37 Crew Heier LB So. 6′4″ 255 Hartford, SD 13 tackles 18 Dylan Hudgens LB Fr. 6′2″ 220 Minnetonka, MN 5 tackles 34 Beau Ryan LB So. 5′11″ 220 Omaha, NE 3 tackles 26 Mason Claus LB Fr. 6′2″ 205 Keokuk, IA 28 Q.J. Moore Jr. LB So. 6′1″ 230 Lakeland, FL 30 Max Clark LB Fr. 6′2″ 220 Omaha, NE 32 Jesiah Gooch LB Fr. 6′2″ 210 Hillsboro, KS 53 Jevyn Higman LB Fr. 6′0″ 225 Mission Bay, CA
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 2 Kael Kolarik DB Transfer from Iowa Sr. 6′0″ 210 Indianola, IA 43 tackles, 1 INT 24 Harrison Brun DB Transfer from Minnesota So. 6′1″ 205 Buffalo, MN 44 tackles 9 Tim White DB Sr. 5′10″ 205 Miami Gardens, FL 30 tackles 4 Jaylen Boehm-Peterson DB Jr. 6′3″ 190 Minneapolis, MN 28 tackles 25 R.J. Stewart DB So. 6′0″ 180 Accokeek, MD 18 tackles, 2 INT 14 Dawson Sechser DB So. 6′0″ 190 Sioux Falls, SD 19 tackles 0 Josh Grant DB Jr. 6′2″ 190 Powder Springs, GA 16 tackles 22 Ethan Carrier DB Transfer from Minnesota So. 6′1″ 200 Detroit Lakes, MN 4 tackles, 1 INT 31 D.J. Kennard DB So. 6′3″ 200 Falls Church, VA 6 tackles 13 Kevin Dodard DB Jr. 5′11″ 180 Fort Worth, TX 5 tackles 20 Kameron Hawkins DB Jr. 6′0″ 175 East Palo Alto, CA 4 tackles 21 Araf Evans Jr. DB Fr. 6′0″ 190 Omaha, NE 4 tackles 6 Ty Morris DB Jr. 5′11″ 180 Fillmore, CA 2 tackles 5 Jaden Brown DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′9″ 175 Orlando, FL 1 tackle 10 Vincent Sall DB Fr. 6′2″ 200 Omaha, NE 17 Landon Stych DB Fr. 6′1″ 195 Scottsdale, AZ 27 Jamichael Hill DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 180 Orlando, FL 29 Mason Wydra DB Fr. 5′11″ 170 Harrisburg, PA 35 Caisen Thome DB 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 190 Kasson, MN 36 Zion Roberson DB Fr. 6′3″ 180 Palmetto, FL 42 Levi Harris DB Fr. 5′11″ 180 Elk River, MN
Vincent Sall, Araf Evans Jr., Max Clark, Beau Ryan, Ford Hamilton Charles Pierre Jr., Jaden Brown, Keyondray Jones-Logan, Jamichael Hill Bryce Cohoon, Samuel Same, Dustin Cochran, Deongelo Williams Dylan Hudgens, Jake Gau, Jayveon Kelly Austyn Modrzewski, Jack Rons Gabriel Hardman, John Starman Jaylen Boehm-Peterson, AuVon Sager Reid Watkins, Kevin Dodard Patrick Greisen, Judeah Kniskern Beckett Bakker, Colby Simons Dawson Sechser, Lucas Feldkamp Carson Fletcher, Isaiah Wray Graham Broughton, Brendon Crispe Mason Cowgill, Jackson Cowgill Andre Jacobs Josh Grant Kael Kolarik Ty Morris Tysen Boze Julius Ellens Tennel Bryant Tim White Jackson Proctor Nevan Cremascoli Dyllan Malone Tyler Sapit Brook Honore’ Micah Hudgins Landon Stych Troy Bounting Courtney Rivers Bohdie Ing Kameron Hawkins Ethan Carrier Harrison Brun R.J. Stewart Mason Claus Q.J. Moore Jr. Mason Wydra D.J. Kennard Jesiah Gooch Brady Gomez Caisen Thome Zion Roberson Lincoln Adams Duncan Viscum Levi Harris Joey Hardy Nathan Laperi Caden Matheny Owen Shea Angelo Saroukos Jake Riggs Caden Ellingson Caleb Lange Grant Chapman Nick Herzog Jake Utley Jesse Miller D.J. Howard Jr. Chris Herrin Kolby Hodnefield Calen Presser Carter Gokie Jeffrey Bowie Kainen White Keaton Mennen Max Coles Asher Tomaszewski MN 13 FL 11 IA 10 IL 9 KS 9 Hometowns of the 2026 South Dakota 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 Minnesota 13 Florida 11 Iowa 10 Kansas 9 Illinois 9 Nebraska 9 Wisconsin 8 Colorado 6 Top counties Hennepin County, Minnesota pop. 1.3 million 5 Douglas County, Nebraska pop. 591,000 5 Orange County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 4 Sedgwick County, Kansas pop. 528,000 4 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 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’ 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.
