Teams Southern Miss 2020 Roster ← 2019 2021 → 2020 Southern Miss roster 103 players: 16 freshmen, 23 sophomores, 16 juniors, 4 seniors, 44 with no class listed. From 18 states and 1 other country; the most from Mississippi (46) and Florida (14). The 2020 season .
Quarterbacks 9 Running backs 5 Receivers 13 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 9 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 10
Quarterbacks 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 16 Jack Abraham QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 206 Oxford, MS 1,207 passing yards, 7 TD 6 Tate Whatley QB So. 6′2″ 198 Lakeland, FL 460 passing yards, 3 TD 8 Trey Lowe III QB 6′2″ 215 Collierville, TN 433 passing yards, 2 TD 9 L.J. Leonard QB RS 6′2″ 174 Slidell, LA 11 Thomas Morton QB So. 6′4″ 232 Niceville, FL 12 Bennett Johnston QB RS 6′2″ 190 Birmingham, AL 14 Jack Walker QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 220 Madison, MS 18 Jason Goldstein QB Fr. 6′0″ 228 Salisbury, CT 24 Jake Lange QB RS 6′2″ 194 Jackson, MS
Running backs 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 3 Frank Gore Jr. RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ 195 Miami, FL 708 rushing yards, 2 TD 33 Kevin Perkins RB Sr. 6′0″ 234 Tunica, MS 317 rushing yards, 7 TD 7 Darius Maberry RB 5′9″ 196 Bolton, MS 201 rushing yards, 2 TD 3 Don Ragsdale RB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 205 Pisgah, MS 81 rushing yards, 1 TD 11 Antavious Willis RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 180 Camden, MS 3 rushing yards
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 1 Jason Brownlee WR So. 6′3″ 202 West Point, MS 33 catches, 595 yards, 5 TD 5 Tim Jones WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 202 Biloxi, MS 30 catches, 480 yards, 4 TD Demarcus Jones WR So. 6′0″ 202 Vicksburg, MS 28 catches, 263 yards, 1 TD 16 Antoine Robinson WR So. 6′1″ 186 Canton, MS 23 catches, 221 yards 4 Brandon Hayes WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 205 Hattiesburg, MS 8 catches, 59 yards 83 Barrett Barham WR Sr. 5′9″ 186 Clinton, MS 2 tackles 87 Marquis McCoy WR Jr. 6′4″ 216 Columbia, SC 2 catches, 43 yards 1 Chris Scruggs WR RS 6′2″ 191 Clearwater, FL 2 Da’quan Bailey-Brown WR So. 5′9″ 170 Pompano Beach, FL 20 Tyler Kennedy WR Fr. 5′10″ 185 Moreno Valley, CA 30 Matt Pleasant WR So. 5′4″ 150 Ocean Springs, MS 85 Brad Dennis WR So. 5′11″ 168 Florence, MS 89 Rico Dorsey Jr. WR RS 5′10″ 175 Hattiesburg, MS
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 33 Cole Cavallo TE 6′2″ 232 Slidell, LA 10 catches, 117 yards 89 Grayson Gunter TE 6′5″ 247 Madison, MS 8 catches, 93 yards 33 Naricuss Driver TE So. 6′3″ 260 Griffin, GA 2 catches, 62 yards, 1 TD 19 Jacob Prince TE 6′5″ 230 Oakdale, MN 42 Avery White TE RS 6′4″ 231 Hurley, MS 48 Ray Ladner TE 6′4″ 240 Kiln, MS 88 Luke Baker TE 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′6″ 240 Naples, FL
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 70 Khalique Washington OL Jr. 6′5″ 339 Lebanon, PA 6 rushing yards 52 Louis Smith OL Fr. 6′3″ 281 D’lberville, MS 57 Trace Clopton OL Jr. 6′2″ 283 Brookhaven, MS 60 Coker Wright OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 290 Brookhaven, MS 63 Arvin Fletcher OL Jr. 6′3″ 313 Madison, MS 64 Hayden Sturdevant OL Jr. 6′4″ 315 Salisbury, CT 65 Gerquan Scott OL RS 6′4″ 330 Mobile, AL 66 Emanuel Rushing OL RS 6′5″ 300 Winter Springs, FL 68 Bryce Foxworth OL Jr. 6′3″ 307 Pinellas Park, FL 71 Paul Gainer OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 290 Gautier, MS 72 Matt Ryals OL RS 6′8″ 335 Purvis, MS 73 Douglas Gearity OL Fr. 6′4″ 311 Saint Cloud, FL 74 Kameron King OL Fr. 6′2″ 291 Marshall, TX 77 Tanner Hawthorne OL Jr. 6′6″ 294 Peoria, AZ 78 Tre Johnson OL Jr. 6′7″ 303 Orlando, FL 79 Tykeem Doss OL So. 6′5″ 373 Aliceville, AL
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 2 Eriq Kitchen DL Jr. 6′2″ 286 Batesville, MS 32 tackles, 1 sack 24 Terence Cherry DL So. 6′2″ 263 West Point, MS 26 tackles, 2 sacks 3 Tahj Sykes DL 6′3″ 308 Columbus, MS 26 tackles, 1 sack 7 Dominic Quewon DL So. 6′3″ 254 Minneapolis, MN 14 tackles, 3 sacks 93 Josh Ratcliff DT Fr. 6′0″ 302 Belle Rose, LA 13 tackles, 0.5 sacks 3 Michael Pleas DL 6′3″ 240 Tallahassee, FL 11 tackles, 1 sack 94 Kristin Booth DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 260 Oxford, AL 5 tackles 91 De’Mikal Chesser DL Jr. 6′6″ 291 Forest, MS 3 tackles 98 Andrew Cole DL 6′4″ 320 Somerville, TN 3 tackles 45 Freddie Hartz DL Fr. 6′1″ 295 Morton, MS 50 Duentra Hyman DL Jr. 6′3″ 255 Meridian, MS 84 Mitchell Sellers DL 6′5″ 270 Paradise, TX 96 Austin Todd DL Fr. 6′5″ 311 Hattiesburg, MS
Linebackers 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 32 Hayes Maples LB 6′2″ 228 Hattiesburg, MS 91 tackles, 0.5 sacks 6 Santrell Latham LB 6′2″ 225 Meridian, MS 49 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT 46 Averie Habas LB Fr. 6′3″ 242 Rice Lake, WI 54 tackles 28 Swayze Bozeman LB 6′3″ 224 Flora, MS 42 tackles 56 Zach Portlock LB So. 6′1″ 235 Mobile, AL 16 tackles, 1 sack 37 Devin Thomas LB 6′1″ 222 Norcross, GA 9 tackles 35 T.Q. Newsome LB 6′1″ 230 Gulfport, MS 3 tackles 50 Kendrick Abney LB So. 3 tackles 54 Tyriq French LB So. 6′2″ 215 Idabel, OK
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 9 Malik Shorts DB 6′0″ 202 Bassfield, MS 81 tackles, 1 INT 19 Ky’el Hemby DB Sr. 6′1″ 218 Abingdon, MD 73 tackles, 1 INT Natrone Brooks DB So. 5′11″ 168 Starkville, MS 39 tackles, 1 INT 6 Tyler Barnes S 5′10″ 195 D’lberville, MS 36 tackles, 1 INT 29 Camron Harrell DB So. 5′10″ 190 Bradley, IL 27 tackles, 1 sack 2 Eric Scott Jr DB So. 6′2″ 202 Basehor, KS 25 tackles 8 Josh Perry DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 200 Amite, LA 13 tackles 13 Tyrek Moody DB So. 5′10″ 191 Petal, MS 11 tackles 12 Eric Scott Jr. DB Jr. 6′2″ 192 Basehor, KS 1 INT 23 Dee Baker CB 6′0″ 182 Flowood, MS 84 rushing yards 14 J.D. Rutherford DB Fr. 5′10″ 186 Bay Saint Louis, MS 1 tackle 22 Scott Rhea DB 6′0″ 190 Somerville, TN 1 tackle 0 Shannon Showers DB Jr. 6′0″ 178 Fort White, FL 1 Rachuan Mitchell DB 5′11″ 179 Jacksonville, FL 13 Fred Smith DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 180 Hollandale, MS 20 Vinson Brown DB RS 6′0″ 175 Manvel, TX 26 Will Jones DB So. 6′0″ 197 Chicago, IL 27 LaMarque Davis DB 6′2″ 180 Arlington, TX 30 Dontavious Turner DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 180 Magnolia, MS 39 WyDale Flott DB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 204 Saraland, AL 43 Khalen Leonard DB RS 6′3″ 175 Houston, TX
Specialists 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 40 Briggs Bourgeois PK 6′1″ 192 Saint Amant, LA 12 of 16 field goals 49 Griffin Fleming P Fr. 6′1″ 200 Capalaba, QLD 36 punts, 39.5 average 16 Mason Hunt P So. 6′2″ 217 Florence, SC 4 punts, 32.3 average 59 Justin Hulett LS Jr. 6′0″ 194 Biloxi, MS 1 tackle 29 Dalton Melancon PK Fr. 5′11″ 182 Boutte, LA 56 T.J. Harvey LS 6′0″ 229 Columbus, GA 62 Seth Roberson LS Fr. 5′10″ 233 Oviedo, FL 81 Parker Colburn P RS 6′0″ 187 Trussville, AL 92 Payton Snyder P Fr. 6′3″ 181 New Albany, MS 98 Andrew Stein PK 5′9″ 185 Slidell, LA
Brandon Hayes, Tyrek Moody, Hayes Maples, Rico Dorsey Jr., Austin Todd Jack Walker, Swayze Bozeman, Arvin Fletcher, Grayson Gunter L.J. Leonard, Cole Cavallo, Andrew Stein Dee Baker, Jake Lange, Barrett Barham WyDale Flott, Zach Portlock, Gerquan Scott Chris Scruggs, Bryce Foxworth Jason Brownlee, Terence Cherry Eric Scott Jr, Eric Scott Jr. Tim Jones, Justin Hulett Santrell Latham, Duentra Hyman Tyler Barnes, Louis Smith Jason Goldstein, Hayden Sturdevant Scott Rhea, Andrew Cole Trace Clopton, Coker Wright Seth Roberson, Emanuel Rushing Shannon Showers Rachuan Mitchell Da’quan Bailey-Brown Eriq Kitchen Don Ragsdale Frank Gore Jr. Michael Pleas Tahj Sykes Tate Whatley Darius Maberry Dominic Quewon Josh Perry Trey Lowe III Malik Shorts Antavious Willis Thomas Morton Bennett Johnston Fred Smith J.D. Rutherford Antoine Robinson Jack Abraham Mason Hunt Jacob Prince Ky’el Hemby Tyler Kennedy Vinson Brown Will Jones LaMarque Davis Camron Harrell Dalton Melancon Dontavious Turner Matt Pleasant Kevin Perkins Naricuss Driver T.Q. Newsome Devin Thomas Briggs Bourgeois Avery White Khalen Leonard Freddie Hartz Averie Habas Ray Ladner Tyriq French T.J. Harvey Khalique Washington Paul Gainer Matt Ryals Douglas Gearity Kameron King Tanner Hawthorne Tre Johnson Tykeem Doss Parker Colburn Mitchell Sellers Brad Dennis Marquis McCoy Luke Baker De’Mikal Chesser Payton Snyder Josh Ratcliff Kristin Booth Demarcus Jones Natrone Brooks MS 46 FL 14 AL 7 LA 7 TX 5 Hometowns of the 2020 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 46 Florida 14 Louisiana 7 Alabama 7 Texas 5 Tennessee 3 Georgia 3 Kansas 2 Top counties Madison County, Mississippi pop. 112,000 6 Forrest County, Mississippi pop. 78,272 5 Mobile County, Alabama pop. 413,000 3 St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana pop. 272,000 3 Hinds County, Mississippi pop. 219,000 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’ 2020 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.
