Teams Southern Miss 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 Southern Miss roster 107 players: 18 freshmen, 21 sophomores, 20 juniors, 14 seniors, 34 with no class listed. From 13 states; the most from Mississippi (71) and Alabama (11). The 2023 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 7 Receivers 13 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 9 Billy Wiles QB Transfer from Clemson 6′3″ 220 Ashburn, VA 1,916 passing yards, 11 TD 6 Ethan Crawford QB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 201 Tuscaloosa, AL 96 rushing yards, 1 TD 19 Holman Edwards QB Transfer from Houston Jr. 6′2″ 214 French Camp, MS 70 passing yards 2 Zach Wilcke QB 6′3″ 200 Hernando, MS 17 Kyle McCormick QB Fr. 6′1″ 200 Lincoln, CA 18 Austin Gonzalez QB Fr. 5′11″ 175 Plano, TX 24 Jake Lange QB Jr. 6′2″ 194 Jackson, MS
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 3 Frank Gore Jr. RB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′8″ 195 Miami, FL 1,131 rushing yards, 10 TD 11 Antavious Willis RB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 180 Camden, MS 27 returns, 575 yards 0 Rodrigues Clark RB Transfer from Memphis 5′10″ 200 Starkville, MS 429 rushing yards, 2 TD 5 Kenyon Clay RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 223 Union, MS 179 rushing yards, 1 TD 2 Chandler Pittman RB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 165 Magee, MS 16 catches, 130 yards 20 J.Q. Gray RB 5′8″ 160 Hattiesburg, MS 6 rushing yards 25 Zahn Diaz RB So. 5′9″ 194 Mandeville, LA
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 0 Tiaquelin Mims WR 5′9″ 185 Bay Minette, AL 39 catches, 445 yards, 2 TD 6 Latreal Jones WR Sr. 6′2″ 195 Taylorsville, MS 36 catches, 498 yards, 3 TD 1 Jakarius Caston WR Sr. 6′0″ 204 Natchez, MS 33 catches, 621 yards, 6 TD 4 Tyquan Henderson WR So. 6′3″ 178 Canton, MS 9 catches, 90 yards, 1 TD 11 Davis Dalton WR 6′3″ 207 Madison, MS 6 catches, 75 yards 4 Brandon Hayes WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 205 Hattiesburg, MS 2 catches, 21 yards 6 Javieon Butler WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 207 Forest, MS 12 Chandler Merrill WR Fr. 180 Vestavia Hills, AL 37 Jack Schwing WR RS 5′8″ 160 Metairie, LA 80 Zavian Hales WR So. 6′2″ 195 Brandon, MS 84 Jack Jackson WR Fr. 6′0″ 180 Hattiesburg, MS 84 LaDarius Moore WR Jr. 6′3″ 205 Brandon, MS 88 Matt Nixon WR Fr. 6′0″ 190 Merry Hell, MS
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 33 Cole Cavallo TE Sr. 6′2″ 232 Slidell, LA 9 catches, 96 yards 85 Jordyn Mahaffey TE Jr. 6′3″ 253 Foxworth, MS 2 tackles 42 Avery White TE Jr. 6′4″ 231 Hurley, MS 1 catch, 5 yards 85 Justyn Reid TE Fr. 6′5″ 260 Newnan, GA 1 catch, 13 yards 16 Exavious Reed TE RS 6′5″ 220 Lagrange, GA 47 Michael Jefcoat TE So. 6′1″ 230 Greenwood, MS 47 Pax Hughes TE Fr. 6′1″ 235 Madison, MS 87 Evan McNally TE Fr. 6′2″ 220 Ocean Springs, MS
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 61 Gabe Cavazos Jr. OL Transfer from Mississippi State So. 6′6″ 303 Lake Cormorant, MS 2 tackles 50 Wil Saxton OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 314 Benton, MS 51 Briason Mays OL Sr. 6′4″ 317 Bolivar, TN 52 Ethan Bumgarner OL Jr. 6′4″ 315 West Point, MS 55 Bryce Ramsey OL Jr. 6′1″ 324 Gulfport, MS 56 Mitchell Butler OL RS 6′4″ 290 Meridian, MS 58 Drew Lawson OL So. 6′2″ 300 Madison, AL 64 Kyron Barnes OL Fr. 6′4″ 325 Fayette, MS 65 Gerquan Scott OL Jr. 6′4″ 330 Mobile, AL 66 Kamron Barnes OL Fr. 6′5″ 330 Fayette, MS 67 Drew Brewer OL So. 6′2″ 300 Purvis, MS 70 James Middleton OL Sr. 6′4″ 320 North Charleston, SC 71 Tanner Welch OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′8″ 326 Flowood, MS 72 Matt Ryals OL Jr. 6′8″ 335 Purvis, MS 73 Shardez Taylor OL So. 6′2″ 300 Vicksburg, MS 74 Luke Rogers OL RS 6′3″ 305 Brandon, MS 75 Peyton McKinion OL So. 6′7″ 301 Pelahatchie, MS 77 John Bolding OL Sr. 6′3″ 329 Spring, TX
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 8 Jalil Clemons DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 240 Starkville, MS 26 tackles, 5.5 sacks 93 Josh Ratcliff DT Sr. 6′0″ 302 Belle Rose, LA 28 tackles, 3.5 sacks 36 Brodarius Lewis DT So. 6′2″ 295 Prattville, AL 31 tackles, 1 sack 95 Quentin Bivens DT Sr. 6′3″ 305 Waynesboro, MS 32 tackles, 0.5 sacks 94 Kristin Booth DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 260 Oxford, AL 24 tackles, 2 sacks 96 Jalen Williams DL Jr. 6′4″ 305 Tylertown, MS 26 tackles, 0.5 sacks 51 Demeco Roland DL Jr. 6′3″ 340 Broken Arrow, OK 21 tackles, 0.5 sacks 37 Eric Thomas Jr. DL Transfer from Arkansas 6′3″ 280 Pensacola, FL 7 tackles, 1 sack 98 Iliyas Fuavai DL 6′2″ 260 Pensacola, FL 4 tackles 91 Kyler Carter DL So. 6′3″ 270 Noxapater, MS 3 tackles 57 Jeramie Posey DL 6′2″ 266 Oak Grove, MS 1 tackle 99 Cameron Mackey DL 6′3″ 290 Clarksdale, MS 1 tackle 19 Klabron Pollard DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 275 Hattiesburg, MS 59 Chris Hayes DL RS 6′3″ 260 Starkville, MS 92 Armondous Cooley DL 6′3″ 305 Shubuta, MS 92 David Griffin DL RS 6′1″ 299 New Orleans, LA 92 Trace White DL Jr. 6′3″ 280 Flora, MS
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 32 Hayes Maples LB Sr. 6′2″ 228 Hattiesburg, MS 51 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 28 Swayze Bozeman LB Sr. 6′3″ 224 Flora, MS 51 tackles, 0.5 sacks 18 Joshua Carr Jr. LB Sr. 6′4″ 240 Houston, TX 32 tackles, 1 sack 15 Ja’Len Sims LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 220 Fultondale, AL 28 tackles, 2 sacks 35 T.Q. Newsome LB Jr. 6′1″ 230 Gulfport, MS 27 tackles, 0.5 sacks 46 Averie Habas LB Sr. 6′3″ 242 Rice Lake, WI 13 tackles, 2.5 sacks 16 Kolbe Cage LB Transfer from Arizona 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 210 New Orleans, LA 5 tackles 19 Arian Gregory LB 6′0″ 216 Luverne, AL 3 tackles 17 Drew Horton LB So. 6′2″ 220 Brandon, MS 1 tackle 25 Tre’Mon Henry LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 235 Columbus, GA 1 tackle 48 Jacob Johnson LB RS 6′2″ 235 Covington, LA 49 Caleb Garner LB So. 6′2″ 238 Mendenhall, MS
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 6 Dylan Lawrence S Transfer from Mississippi State 6′4″ 215 Lucedale, MS 72 tackles, 1 sack 7 Jay Stanley S Sr. 6′2″ 215 Brandon, MS 55 tackles, 3 INT 11 M.J. Daniels CB Transfer from Ole Miss 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 195 Lucedale, MS 26 tackles, 3 INT 1 Markel McLaurin DB So. 5′11″ 204 Collins, MS 31 tackles, 1.5 sacks 5 Jay Jones S 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 210 Demopolis, AL 16 tackles, 1 INT 16 Micheal Caraway Jr. DB So. 6′1″ 196 Bassfield, MS 21 tackles 1 Zay Franks DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 200 Magee, MS 14 tackles, 1 INT 7 Hayes Puckett DB So. 5′10″ 185 Madison, MS 14 tackles 20 Cameron Knox S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ 190 New Albany, MS 13 tackles 26 Ques McNeal DB So. 6′0″ 185 Ackerman, MS 10 tackles 9 Jeremiah Robinson DB 6′0″ 190 Petal, MS 3 tackles, 1 sack 0 Brendan Toles CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 181 Oxford, MS 5 tackles 3 Elijah Sabbatini S 6′0″ 200 Biloxi, MS 3 tackles 26 Wildrekus Johnson DB Fr. 6′3″ 205 Tylertown, MS 1 tackle 34 Ja’Kobe Cameron S 6′0″ 160 Saint Louis, MO 1 tackle 26 Jay Hampton CB So. 6′2″ 195 Amory, MS 30 Miles Jones S RS 6′1″ 190 Byhalia, MS 31 Duke Arnold S Jr. 5′10″ 185 Madison, MS
Brandon Hayes, Jeremiah Robinson, Klabron Pollard, J.Q. Gray, Hayes Maples, Jack Jackson Hayes Puckett, Davis Dalton, Swayze Bozeman, Duke Arnold, Pax Hughes, Trace White Jay Stanley, Drew Horton, Luke Rogers, Zavian Hales, LaDarius Moore Rodrigues Clark, Jalil Clemons, Chris Hayes Kolbe Cage, Connor Gibbs, David Griffin Tanner Hatten, Drew Brewer, Matt Ryals Brendan Toles, Jack Tannehill Markel McLaurin, Micheal Caraway Jr. Zay Franks, Chandler Pittman Dylan Lawrence, M.J. Daniels Jake Lange, Tanner Welch Wildrekus Johnson, Jalen Williams Ryder Burns, Gabe Cavazos Jr. Cole Cavallo, Andrew Stein T.Q. Newsome, Bryce Ramsey Eric Thomas Jr., Iliyas Fuavai Kyron Barnes, Kamron Barnes Tiaquelin Mims Jakarius Caston Zach Wilcke Elijah Sabbatini Frank Gore Jr. Tyquan Henderson Jay Jones Kenyon Clay Ethan Crawford Javieon Butler Latreal Jones Billy Wiles Antavious Willis Ja’Len Sims Exavious Reed Kyle McCormick Austin Gonzalez Joshua Carr Jr. Arian Gregory Holman Edwards Cameron Knox Tre’Mon Henry Zahn Diaz Jay Hampton Ques McNeal Miles Jones Ja’Kobe Cameron Brodarius Lewis Jack Schwing Brennen Milliron Avery White Averie Habas Michael Jefcoat Jacob Johnson Caleb Garner Wil Saxton Briason Mays Demeco Roland Ethan Bumgarner Mitchell Butler Drew Lawson Gerquan Scott James Middleton Shardez Taylor Peyton McKinion John Bolding Jordyn Mahaffey Justyn Reid Evan McNally Kyler Carter Armondous Cooley Josh Ratcliff Kristin Booth Quentin Bivens Cameron Mackey MS 71 AL 11 LA 9 FL 3 GA 3 Hometowns of the 2023 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 71 Alabama 11 Louisiana 9 Florida 3 Georgia 3 Texas 3 Virginia 1 California 1 Top counties Madison County, Mississippi pop. 112,000 8 Rankin County, Mississippi pop. 159,000 7 Forrest County, Mississippi pop. 78,272 6 St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana pop. 272,000 4 Lamar County, Mississippi pop. 65,713 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’ 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.
