Teams Southern Miss 2019 Roster ← 2018 2020 → 2019 Southern Miss roster 115 players: 15 freshmen, 16 sophomores, 16 juniors, 19 seniors, 1 fifth-year player, 48 with no class listed. From 15 states and 1 other country; the most from Mississippi (55) and Florida (18). The 2019 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 9 Receivers 17 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 12 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 13
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 33 Kevin Perkins RB Jr. 6′0″ 234 Tunica, MS 547 rushing yards, 3 TD 24 Steven Anderson RB 6′2″ 269 Live Oak, FL 195 rushing yards, 3 TD 7 Darius Maberry RB 5′9″ 196 Bolton, MS 24 rushing yards 22 Trivenskey Mosley RB So. 5′11″ 195 Shreveport, LA 51 rushing yards 11 Antavious Willis RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 180 Camden, MS 1 tackle 36 Jordan Kempf RB Fr. 6′0″ 210 Kemp, TX 15 rushing yards 13 Matt Pleasant RB 5′4″ 160 Ocean Springs, MS 19 Josh Liddell RB Fr. 5′10″ 180 Jackson, MS 26 Dalton Bradfield RB Jr. 5′8″ 197 Madison, MS
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 5 Tim Jones WR 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 202 Biloxi, MS 73 catches, 902 yards, 3 TD 16 Quez Watkins WR Jr. 6′2″ 190 Athens, AL 64 catches, 1,178 yards, 6 TD 2 Jaylond Adams WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 180 Adamsville, AL 48 catches, 483 yards, 2 TD 18 De’Michael Harris WR Sr. 5′9″ 175 Vicksburg, MS 34 catches, 346 yards, 3 TD 80 Jordan Mitchell WR Sr. 6′3″ 202 Hattiesburg, MS 23 catches, 376 yards, 3 TD 13 Neil McLaurin WR Sr. 6′2″ 204 Laurel, MS 17 catches, 201 yards, 1 TD 82 Trevor Terry WR Sr. 6′1″ 188 Long Beach, MS 9 catches, 90 yards 20 Kris Reed WR Jr. 5′10″ 173 Tallahassee, FL 1 tackle Demarcus Jones WR Fr. 6′0″ 202 Vicksburg, MS 1 tackle 1 Chris Scruggs WR 6′2″ 191 Clearwater, FL 29 Sheldon James WR Fr. 5′11″ 167 Hattiesburg, MS 30 Matt Pleasant WR Fr. 5′4″ 150 Ocean Springs, MS 31 Walter Bell WR So. 5′11″ 215 New Orleans, LA 83 Barrett Barham WR Jr. 5′9″ 186 Clinton, MS 85 Brad Dennis WR Fr. 5′11″ 168 Florence, MS 86 Corey Wilson Jr. WR 6′0″ 175 Vicksburg, MS 87 Marquis McCoy WR So. 6′4″ 216 Columbia, SC
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 19 Jacob Prince TE 6′5″ 230 Oakdale, MN 2 tackles 48 Ray Ladner TE 6′4″ 240 Kiln, MS 4 catches, 38 yards, 2 TD 33 Cole Cavallo TE 6′2″ 232 Slidell, LA 2 catches, 45 yards 33 Naricuss Driver TE Fr. 6′3″ 260 Griffin, GA 42 Avery White TE 6′4″ 231 Hurley, MS 88 Luke Baker TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 240 Naples, FL 89 William Potosky III TE 5th 6′5″ 250 Hudson, FL
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 68 Bryce Foxworth OL So. 6′3″ 307 Pinellas Park, FL 1 tackle 79 Drake Dorbeck OL 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′6″ 320 Vicksburg, MS 1 tackle 57 Trace Clopton OL So. 6′2″ 283 Brookhaven, MS −4 rushing yards 50 Woodlyson Alcius OL Jr. 6′4″ 309 Miami, FL 52 Louis Smith OL RS 6′3″ 281 D’lberville, MS 60 Coker Wright OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 290 Brookhaven, MS 63 Arvin Fletcher OL So. 6′3″ 313 Madison, MS 64 Hayden Sturdevant OL So. 6′4″ 315 Salisbury, CT 65 Gerquan Scott OL 6′4″ 330 Mobile, AL 70 Khalique Washington OL So. 6′5″ 339 Lebanon, PA 71 Paul Gainer OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 290 Gautier, MS 72 Matt Ryals OL 6′8″ 335 Purvis, MS 73 Douglas Gearity OL RS 6′4″ 311 Saint Cloud, FL 74 Kameron King OL RS 6′2″ 291 Marshall, TX 76 Ty Pollard OL Sr. 6′6″ 315 Hattiesburg, MS 77 Tanner Hawthorne OL So. 6′6″ 294 Peoria, AZ 78 Tre Johnson OL So. 6′7″ 303 Orlando, FL
Defensive line 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 99 Jacques Turner DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 247 D’lberville, MS 46 tackles, 5.5 sacks 17 Delmond Landry DL Sr. 6′3″ 308 Donaldsonville, LA 26 tackles, 1 sack 2 Eriq Kitchen DL So. 6′2″ 286 Batesville, MS 18 tackles, 2 sacks 55 Demarrio Smith DL Sr. 6′2″ 264 Canton, MS 21 tackles, 0.5 sacks 51 Von’Darius Freeman DL Jr. 6′2″ 339 Ville Platte, LA 11 tackles, 0.5 sacks 16 Torrence Brown DE Sr. 6′4″ 255 Tuscaloosa, AL 9 tackles 84 Ethan Edmondson DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 240 Scottsboro, AL 7 tackles, 0.5 sacks 3 Tahj Sykes DL 6′3″ 308 Columbus, MS 3 tackles 90 Junior Carswell DL Fr. 6′5″ 290 Ponce De Leon, FL 1 tackle 91 De’Mikal Chesser DL So. 6′6″ 291 Forest, MS 1 tackle 98 Andrew Cole DL 6′4″ 320 Somerville, TN 1 tackle 45 Freddie Hartz DL RS 6′1″ 295 Morton, MS
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 12 D.Q. Thomas LB Sr. 5′10″ 200 Arlington, TX 70 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 3 INT 28 Swayze Bozeman LB 6′3″ 224 Flora, MS 57 tackles, 4.5 sacks 41 Racheem Boothe LB Sr. 6′0″ 218 Bassfield, MS 49 tackles, 2.5 sacks 6 Santrell Latham LB 6′2″ 225 Meridian, MS 54 tackles, 0.5 sacks 47 Terry Whittington LB Sr. 6′5″ 234 Cooper City, FL 32 tackles, 7.5 sacks 32 Hayes Maples LB 6′2″ 228 Hattiesburg, MS 31 tackles, 1 sack 24 Darius Kennedy LB Sr. 6′2″ 232 Moss Point, MS 24 tackles, 2.5 sacks 34 Ty’Ree Evans LB 6′2″ 190 Waynesboro, MS 5 tackles, 1 sack 37 Devin Thomas LB 6′1″ 222 Norcross, GA 4 tackles 56 Zach Portlock LB Fr. 6′1″ 235 Mobile, AL 4 tackles 2 Nick Dawson LB Sr. 6′3″ 265 Atlanta, GA 2 tackles 35 T.Q. Newsome LB 6′1″ 230 Gulfport, MS 53 Trey Lingold LB Jr. 5′11″ 210 Florence, MS 54 Benjamin Goudy LB Fr. 5′11″ 230 Meridian, MS
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 19 Ky’el Hemby DB Jr. 6′1″ 218 Abingdon, MD 93 tackles, 2 INT 0 Shannon Showers DB So. 6′0″ 178 Fort White, FL 57 tackles, 2 INT 7 Ty Williams DB Sr. 5′10″ 163 Charleston, MS 53 tackles, 3 sacks 1 Rachuan Mitchell DB 5′11″ 179 Jacksonville, FL 23 tackles, 2 INT 9 Malik Shorts DB 6′0″ 202 Bassfield, MS 17 tackles, 1 INT 29 Ernest Gunn DB Sr. 6′1″ 180 Selma, AL 19 tackles 6 Tyler Barnes S 5′10″ 195 D’lberville, MS 18 tackles 23 Taj Jones DB Sr. 5′10″ 165 Corona, CA 4 tackles 23 Dee Baker CB 6′0″ 182 Flowood, MS 3 returns, 43 yards 35 Curry Benn DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 160 New Orleans, LA 1 tackle 39 WyDale Flott DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 204 Saraland, AL 1 tackle 8 JonTe Demby DB Jr. 5′9″ 174 Port Gibson, MS 13 Tyrek Moody DB Fr. 5′10″ 191 Petal, MS 14 Taran Lambert DB Jr. 6′0″ 180 Burlington, WA 22 Connor Cook DB Jr. 5′10″ 190 Purvis, MS 27 LaMarque Davis DB 6′2″ 180 Arlington, TX 31 Joseph Anderson DB Jr. 6′3″ 200 Puckett, MS 43 Khalen Leonard DB 6′3″ 175 Houston, TX Nicario Harper DB 6′0″ 205 Atlanta, GA
Specialists 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 98 Andrew Stein PK 5′9″ 185 Slidell, LA 18 of 22 field goals 93 Zac Everett P Jr. 6′1″ 190 Saraland, AL 46 punts, 39.8 average 94 Matt Bromell P Sr. 6′2″ 195 Melbourne, VIC 15 punts, 36.5 average 56 T.J. Harvey LS 6′0″ 229 Columbus, GA 2 tackles 14 Will Lang PK Jr. 5′10″ 175 Inverness, MS 27 Tyler Flathau PK Sr. 6′0″ 180 Hattiesburg, MS 29 Dalton Melancon PK RS 5′11″ 182 Boutte, LA 40 Briggs Bourgeois PK 6′1″ 192 Saint Amant, LA 59 Justin Hulett LS So. 6′0″ 194 Biloxi, MS 62 Seth Roberson LS RS 5′10″ 233 Oviedo, FL 81 Parker Colburn P 6′0″ 187 Trussville, AL 92 Payton Snyder P RS 6′3″ 181 New Albany, MS 96 Ryan Schemtob PK Fr. 6′1″ 185 Coral Springs, FL
Tyrek Moody, Tyler Flathau, Sheldon James, Hayes Maples, Ty Pollard, Jordan Mitchell De’Michael Harris, Drake Dorbeck, Corey Wilson Jr., Demarcus Jones WyDale Flott, Zach Portlock, Gerquan Scott, Zac Everett Tyler Barnes, Louis Smith, Jacques Turner Chandler Rogers, D.Q. Thomas, LaMarque Davis L.J. Leonard, Cole Cavallo, Andrew Stein Josh Liddell, Dee Baker, Barrett Barham Dalton Bradfield, Swayze Bozeman, Arvin Fletcher Chris Scruggs, Bryce Foxworth Nick Dawson, Nicario Harper Tim Jones, Justin Hulett Santrell Latham, Benjamin Goudy Malik Shorts, Racheem Boothe Marcelo Rodriguez, Woodlyson Alcius Matt Pleasant, Matt Pleasant Jason Goldstein, Hayden Sturdevant Connor Cook, Matt Ryals Darius Kennedy, Paul Gainer Walter Bell, Curry Benn T.Q. Newsome, Trevor Terry Trey Lingold, Brad Dennis Trace Clopton, Coker Wright Shannon Showers Rachuan Mitchell Eriq Kitchen Jaylond Adams Tahj Sykes Tate Whatley Darius Maberry Ty Williams JonTe Demby Antavious Willis Thomas Morton Neil McLaurin Taran Lambert Will Lang Jack Abraham Quez Watkins Torrence Brown Delmond Landry Jacob Prince Ky’el Hemby Kris Reed Trivenskey Mosley Taj Jones Steven Anderson Dalton Melancon Ernest Gunn Joseph Anderson Kevin Perkins Naricuss Driver Ty’Ree Evans Jordan Kempf Devin Thomas Briggs Bourgeois Avery White Khalen Leonard Freddie Hartz Terry Whittington Ray Ladner Von’Darius Freeman Demarrio Smith T.J. Harvey Seth Roberson Khalique Washington Douglas Gearity Kameron King Tanner Hawthorne Tre Johnson Parker Colburn Ethan Edmondson Marquis McCoy Luke Baker William Potosky III Junior Carswell De’Mikal Chesser Payton Snyder Ryan Schemtob Andrew Cole MS 55 FL 18 AL 10 LA 10 TX 6 Hometowns of the 2019 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 55 Florida 18 Alabama 10 Louisiana 10 Texas 6 Georgia 5 Connecticut 2 Washington 1 Top counties Forrest County, Mississippi pop. 78,272 6 Jackson County, Mississippi pop. 145,000 5 Madison County, Mississippi pop. 112,000 5 Mobile County, Alabama pop. 413,000 4 Harrison County, Mississippi pop. 211,000 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’ 2019 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.
