Teams Southern Miss 2018 Roster ← 2017 2019 → 2018 Southern Miss roster 115 players: 15 freshmen, 19 sophomores, 19 juniors, 17 seniors, 45 with no class listed. From 15 states and 1 other country; the most from Mississippi (52) and Florida (17). The 2018 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 10 Receivers 17 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 15 Defensive line 11 Linebackers 18 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 7 Athletes and others 2
Quarterbacks 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 16 Jack Abraham QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 206 Oxford, MS 2,347 passing yards, 15 TD 6 Tate Whatley QB 6′2″ 198 Lakeland, FL 451 passing yards, 4 TD 9 Marcelo Rodriguez QB Fr. 6′2″ 201 Miami, FL 8 passing yards 7 Kwadra Griggs QB Sr. 6′3″ 225 Greenwood, MS −1 passing yards 5 Carter Hankins QB 6′4″ 223 Purvis, MS 11 Thomas Morton QB RS 6′4″ 232 Niceville, FL 14 Tyler Russell QB 6′1″ 185 Niceville, FL
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 22 Trivenskey Mosley RB Fr. 5′11″ 195 Shreveport, LA 500 rushing yards, 1 TD 24 Steven Anderson RB 6′2″ 269 Live Oak, FL 318 rushing yards, 6 TD 8 Tez Parks RB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 210 LaGrange, GA 121 rushing yards 28 T’Rod Daniels RB Sr. 5′9″ 175 Bassfield, MS 49 rushing yards 7 Darius Maberry RB 5′9″ 196 Bolton, MS 40 rushing yards 24 George Payne RB Sr. 6′1″ 207 Mobile, AL 1 tackle 31 Andre Hale II RB So. 5′9″ 194 Orlando, FL 28 rushing yards 26 Dalton Bradfield RB So. 5′8″ 197 Madison, MS 33 Kevin Perkins RB So. 6′0″ 234 Tunica, MS 38 Brian King RB Sr. 5′11″ 190 Crystal Springs, MS
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 16 Quez Watkins WR So. 6′2″ 190 Athens, AL 73 catches, 896 yards, 9 TD 5 Tim Jones WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 202 Biloxi, MS 42 catches, 508 yards, 1 TD 80 Jordan Mitchell WR 6′3″ 202 Hattiesburg, MS 37 catches, 351 yards, 3 TD 18 De’Michael Harris WR Jr. 5′9″ 175 Vicksburg, MS 27 catches, 241 yards, 2 TD 2 Jaylond Adams WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 180 Adamsville, AL 25 catches, 262 yards, 2 TD 13 Neil McLaurin WR Jr. 6′2″ 204 Laurel, MS 5 catches, 64 yards, 1 TD 20 Kris Reed WR So. 5′10″ 173 Tallahassee, FL 3 catches, 10 yards 82 Trevor Terry WR Jr. 6′1″ 188 Long Beach, MS 3 catches, 39 yards 19 Sam Smith WR 6′3″ 190 Covington, LA 30 Matt Pleasant WR RS 5′4″ 150 Ocean Springs, MS 30 Raymond Smith Jr. WR 5′8″ 180 Pensacola, FL 31 Walter Bell WR Fr. 5′11″ 215 New Orleans, LA 82 Reid Rials WR So. 6′1″ 202 Satsuma, AL 83 Barrett Barham WR So. 5′9″ 186 Clinton, MS 87 Marquis McCoy WR Fr. 6′4″ 216 Columbia, SC 88 Caleb Ezidore WR 6′0″ 165 New Orleans, LA Demarcus Jones WR RS 6′0″ 202 Vicksburg, MS
Offensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 50 Woodlyson Alcius OL So. 6′4″ 309 Miami, FL 57 Trace Clopton OL Fr. 6′2″ 283 Brookhaven, MS 58 Grey Best OL 6′2″ 275 Hoover, AL 63 Arvin Fletcher OL Fr. 6′3″ 313 Madison, MS 64 Hayden Sturdevant OL Fr. 6′4″ 315 Salisbury, CT 66 Wyatt Richthofen OL 6′4″ 306 New Iberia, LA 68 Bryce Foxworth OL Fr. 6′3″ 307 Pinellas Park, FL 70 Khalique Washington OL Fr. 6′5″ 339 Lebanon, PA 71 Paul Gainer OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 290 Gautier, MS 75 Travion Clayton OL 6′2″ 335 Macclenny, FL 76 Ty Pollard OL Jr. 6′6″ 315 Hattiesburg, MS 77 Tanner Hawthorne OL Fr. 6′6″ 294 Peoria, AZ 78 Tre Johnson OL Fr. 6′7″ 303 Orlando, FL 79 Drake Dorbeck OL 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 320 Vicksburg, MS 94 Carter Sims OL 6′4″ 247 Oneonta, AL
Defensive line 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 99 Jacques Turner DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 247 D’lberville, MS 29 tackles, 5 sacks 43 LaDarius Harris DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 280 Pinson, AL 18 tackles, 1 sack 55 Demarrio Smith DL Jr. 6′2″ 264 Canton, MS 17 tackles, 1 sack 3 Tahj Sykes DL 6′3″ 308 Columbus, MS 9 tackles 17 Delmond Landry DL Jr. 6′3″ 308 Donaldsonville, LA 3 tackles 51 Von’Darius Freeman DL So. 6′2″ 339 Ville Platte, LA 3 tackles 90 Junior Carswell DL 6′5″ 290 Ponce De Leon, FL 1 tackle 2 Eriq Kitchen DL Fr. 6′2″ 286 Batesville, MS 67 Antoine Howard DL 6′6″ 315 Cincinnati, OH 91 De’Mikal Chesser DL Fr. 6′6″ 291 Forest, MS 98 Andrew Cole DL 6′4″ 320 Somerville, TN
Linebackers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 11 Sherrod Ruff LB Sr. 5′10″ 215 Cordele, GA 33 tackles, 5 sacks 41 Racheem Boothe LB Jr. 6′0″ 218 Bassfield, MS 37 tackles, 2 sacks 26 Jeremy Sangster LB Sr. 6′1″ 233 Louisville, MS 33 tackles, 1 sack 30 Paxton Schrimsher LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 225 Athens, AL 23 tackles, 1 sack 22 Darian Yancey LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 250 Auburn, AL 18 tackles, 1 sack 12 D.Q. Thomas LB Jr. 5′10″ 200 Arlington, TX 16 tackles 24 Darius Kennedy LB Jr. 6′2″ 232 Moss Point, MS 3 tackles, 1 sack 6 Santrell Latham LB 6′2″ 225 Meridian, MS 3 tackles 37 Devin Thomas LB 6′1″ 222 Norcross, GA 3 tackles 34 Ty’Ree Evans LB 6′2″ 190 Waynesboro, MS 2 tackles 32 Hayes Maples LB 6′2″ 228 Hattiesburg, MS 1 tackle 49 Allen Fails LB Sr. 6′2″ 240 Hattiesburg, MS 1 tackle 2 Nick Dawson LB Jr. 6′3″ 265 Atlanta, GA 28 Swayze Bozeman LB 6′3″ 224 Flora, MS 33 T.J. McGinnis LB So. 6′2″ 200 Sandhill, MS 42 Seth Holloway LB Jr. 5′11″ 228 Hattiesburg, MS 53 Trey Lingold LB So. 5′11″ 210 Florence, MS 56 Zach Portlock LB RS 6′1″ 235 Mobile, AL
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 19 Ky’el Hemby DB So. 6′1″ 218 Abingdon, MD 46 tackles, 6 INT 13 Picasso Nelson Jr. DB Sr. 5′10″ 195 Mendenhall, MS 46 tackles, 1 INT 7 Ty Williams DB Jr. 5′10″ 163 Charleston, MS 34 tackles, 3 INT 1 Rachuan Mitchell DB 5′11″ 179 Jacksonville, FL 26 tackles, 3 INT 1 Xavier Marion DB Sr. 6′1″ 205 Ridgeland, MS 29 tackles 0 Shannon Showers DB Fr. 6′0″ 178 Fort White, FL 18 tackles, 1 INT 5 Walden Davis DB Sr. 6′1″ 228 Decatur, GA 11 tackles 6 Tyler Barnes S 5′10″ 195 D’lberville, MS 8 tackles 29 Ernest Gunn DB Jr. 6′1″ 180 Selma, AL 6 tackles 35 Curry Benn DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 160 New Orleans, LA 3 tackles 39 WyDale Flott DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 204 Saraland, AL 2 tackles Nicario Harper DB 6′0″ 205 Atlanta, GA 2 tackles 6 J.J. Jones DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Brookhaven, MS 1 tackle 14 Taran Lambert DB So. 6′0″ 180 Burlington, WA 1 tackle 6 Cameron Williams DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 205 Bakersfield, CA 8 JonTe Demby DB So. 5′9″ 174 Port Gibson, MS 13 Tyrek Moody DB RS 5′10″ 191 Petal, MS 22 Connor Cook DB So. 5′10″ 190 Purvis, MS 23 Taj Jones DB Jr. 5′10″ 165 Corona, CA 27 LaMarque Davis DB 6′2″ 180 Arlington, TX 31 Joseph Anderson DB So. 6′3″ 200 Puckett, MS
Tyrek Moody, Tyler Flathau, Hayes Maples, Seth Holloway, Allen Fails, Ty Pollard, Jordan Mitchell Xavier Marion, Dalton Bradfield, Swayze Bozeman, Arvin Fletcher George Payne, WyDale Flott, Zach Portlock, Zac Everett Nick Dawson, Walden Davis, Nicario Harper De’Michael Harris, Drake Dorbeck, Demarcus Jones Walter Bell, Curry Benn, Caleb Ezidore Carter Hankins, Connor Cook Tim Jones, Justin Hulett J.J. Jones, Trace Clopton Tyler Barnes, Jacques Turner Marcelo Rodriguez, Woodlyson Alcius Thomas Morton, Tyler Russell D.Q. Thomas, LaMarque Davis Quez Watkins, Paxton Schrimsher Sam Smith, Lain Scobel Darius Kennedy, Paul Gainer T’Rod Daniels, Racheem Boothe Andre Hale II, Tre Johnson D’Saveon Patrick, De’Mikal Chesser Austin Keel, Trevor Terry Shannon Showers Jay’Shawn Washington Rachuan Mitchell Eriq Kitchen Jaylond Adams Tahj Sykes Cameron Williams Santrell Latham Tate Whatley Darius Maberry Kwadra Griggs Ty Williams JonTe Demby Tez Parks Sherrod Ruff Neil McLaurin Picasso Nelson Jr. Taran Lambert Will Lang Jack Abraham Delmond Landry Ky’el Hemby Kris Reed Parker Shaunfield Darian Yancey Trivenskey Mosley Collin Kilcrease Taj Jones Steven Anderson Jeremy Sangster Ernest Gunn Matt Pleasant Raymond Smith Jr. Joseph Anderson Kevin Perkins T.J. McGinnis Ty’Ree Evans Devin Thomas Brian King Briggs Bourgeois LaDarius Harris Ray Ladner Von’Darius Freeman Trey Lingold Demarrio Smith Grey Best Collin Mills Hayden Sturdevant Wyatt Richthofen Antoine Howard Bryce Foxworth Khalique Washington Travion Clayton Tanner Hawthorne Reid Rials Barrett Barham Marquis McCoy William Potosky III Junior Carswell Carter Sims Avery Cagle Andrew Cole MS 52 FL 17 AL 13 LA 11 GA 7 Hometowns of the 2018 Southern Miss 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 Mississippi 52 Florida 17 Alabama 13 Louisiana 11 Georgia 7 Texas 4 California 2 Washington 1 Top counties Forrest County, Mississippi pop. 78,272 7 Mobile County, Alabama pop. 413,000 5 Madison County, Mississippi pop. 112,000 5 Harrison County, Mississippi pop. 211,000 4 Jackson County, Mississippi pop. 145,000 4 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’ 2018 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.
