Teams Southern Illinois 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 Southern Illinois roster 48 players: 10 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 10 juniors, 2 seniors, 14 with no class listed. From 14 states; the most from Illinois (14) and Florida (8). The 2023 season .
Our source’s roster for 2023 is partial: 48 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.
Quarterbacks 2 Running backs 9 Receivers 8 Tight ends 2 Defensive line 6 Linebackers 7 Defensive backs 8 Specialists 5 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 2 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 8 Nic Baker QB Jr. 5′9″ 194 Rochester, IL 2,714 passing yards, 17 TD 15 Hunter Simmons QB So. 215 Marion, IL 156 passing yards, 1 TD
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 1 Romeir Elliott RB 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 5′6″ 190 Indianapolis, IN 566 rushing yards, 11 TD 6 Justin Strong RB 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 215 Fairview Heights, IL 345 rushing yards, 5 TD 3 Jaelin Benefield RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 170 Pearland, TX 121 rushing yards 28 Shaun Lester RB Fr. 5′10″ 210 Summerville, GA 130 rushing yards, 1 TD 6 Jaylen Reed RB So. 5′6″ 158 Saint Louis, MO 8 returns, 59 yards 28 Lashaun Lester RB So. 5′10″ 210 Summerville, GA 174 rushing yards, 3 TD 32 Jimmy Athans RB Fr. 5′8″ 192 Lake Geneva, WI 3 rushing yards 31 Tony Williams RB Fr. 5′10″ 207 Sparta, IL 9 rushing yards 25 Kayleb Wagner RB 6′2″ 220 Baker, FL 3 rushing yards, 1 TD
Receivers 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 11 Vinson Davis WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′8″ 175 Plantation, FL 54 catches, 659 yards, 3 TD 12 Izaiah Hartrup WR 5′11″ 180 O’ Fallon, MO 51 catches, 706 yards, 6 TD 2 D’Ante’ Cox WR Sr. 5′11″ 182 Rochester, IL 33 catches, 467 yards, 1 TD 14 Zach Gibson WR 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′4″ 201 Romeoville, IL 10 catches, 117 yards, 1 TD 5 Allen Middleton WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 190 Mascoutah, IL 4 catches, 45 yards, 1 TD 82 Dayton Mitchell WR 5′11″ 185 Platte City, MO 3 catches, 32 yards 14 Cal Weidemann WR So. 6′1″ 195 Omaha, NE 1 catch, 14 yards Colton Hoag WR 21 rushing yards
Tight ends 2 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 41 Aidan Quinn TE So. 6′1″ 245 Greenbrier, TN 27 catches, 347 yards, 3 TD 84 Ryan Schwendeman TE 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 254 O’ Fallon, MO 6 catches, 50 yards
Defensive backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 17 Mark Davis CB 6′2″ 196 Bradenton, FL 3 tackles, 3 INT 24 Ubayd Steed S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 180 Philadelphia, PA 6 tackles, 2 INT 9 D.J. Johnson CB Jr. 6′0″ 195 Indianapolis, IN 3 INT, 1 pass defended 4 P.J. Jules CB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 191 Orlando, FL 11 tackles 1 Desman Hearns S Fr. 6′0″ 190 Clearwater, FL 2 tackles, 1 INT 21 Jeffrey Wells S So. 5′10″ 195 Indianapolis, IN 1 tackle, 1 sack 1 Iverson Brown S 2★ 2-star recruit 6′1″ 190 Fairview Heights, IL 3 tackles 13 Jamir Conn S 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 180 Kansas City, MO
Specialists 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 91 Jake Baumgarte PK Fr. 6′0″ 175 Herrin, IL 3 of 6 field goals 92 Nathan Torney P So. 6′4″ 190 53 punts, 39.9 average 97 Thomas Burks PK Jr. 6′1″ 188 Murfreesboro, TN 6 of 6 field goals 42 Chase Reeves PK 6′2″ 190 Granite City, IL 3 punts, 44.3 average 44 Ross Pedro LS So. 6′0″ 220 Schaumburg, IL 1 tackle
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.
