Teams Southern Miss 2024 Roster ← 2023 2025 → 2024 Southern Miss roster 112 players: 19 freshmen, 17 sophomores, 21 juniors, 20 seniors, 35 with no class listed. From 10 states; the most from Mississippi (70) and Alabama (14). The 2024 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 6 Receivers 14 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 14 Defensive line 22 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 23 Specialists 9
Running backs 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 0 Rodrigues Clark RB Sr. 5′10″ 200 Starkville, MS 604 rushing yards, 1 TD 5 Kenyon Clay RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 223 Union, MS 387 rushing yards, 7 TD 20 J.Q. Gray RB Fr. 5′8″ 160 Hattiesburg, MS 106 rushing yards 9 Jalen Washington RB 5′8″ 200 Houston, MS 118 rushing yards, 1 TD 2 Chandler Pittman RB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 165 Magee, MS 7 rushing yards 29 Chance Jenkins RB Fr. 5′9″ 190 Panama City Beach, FL
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 0 Tiaquelin Mims WR 5′9″ 185 Bay Minette, AL 33 catches, 393 yards, 1 TD 12 Larry Simmons WR Transfer from Ole Miss 6′1″ 190 Moss Point, MS 27 catches, 421 yards, 1 TD 11 Davis Dalton WR 6′3″ 207 Madison, MS 15 catches, 172 yards, 2 TD 13 Dannis Jackson WR Transfer from Missouri 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 171 Sumrall, MS 11 catches, 210 yards 6 Javieon Butler WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 207 Forest, MS 2 catches, 22 yards 82 Ray Daly Jr. WR Fr. 6′3″ 200 Tallahassee, FL 1 catch, 25 yards 7 Dakota Thomas WR Jr. 6′1″ 200 Snellville, GA 12 Chandler Merrill WR So. 180 Vestavia Hills, AL 14 Keyshawn Buckley WR Jr. 5′10″ 175 Atlanta, GA 37 Jack Schwing WR Fr. 5′8″ 160 Metairie, LA 80 Zavian Hales WR Jr. 6′2″ 195 Brandon, MS 81 Paul James WR Jr. 5′11″ 180 Beaumont, MS 83 Ethan Dailey WR So. 5′10″ 175 Louisville, MS 84 Jack Jackson WR So. 6′0″ 180 Hattiesburg, MS
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 88 Kyirin Heath TE Transfer from Ole Miss Jr. 6′5″ 240 Mansfield, TX 15 catches, 210 yards, 2 TD 19 Reed Jesiolowski TE 6′3″ 223 Brandon, MS 8 catches, 98 yards 85 Justyn Reid TE 6′5″ 260 Newnan, GA 7 catches, 145 yards 47 Michael Jefcoat TE Jr. 6′1″ 230 Greenwood, MS 47 Pax Hughes TE So. 6′1″ 235 Madison, MS 87 Caston Brown TE 6′2″ 228 Oak Grove, MS 88 Terron Bedford TE Jr. 6′3″ 265 Bay Saint Louis, MS
Offensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 50 Wil Saxton OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 314 Benton, MS 1 tackle 52 Ethan Bumgarner OL Sr. 6′4″ 315 West Point, MS 54 Zack Conti OL Transfer from Eastern Michigan Sr. 6′6″ 325 Trenton, MI 56 Greg Nunnery OL 6′4″ 320 Mccomb, MS 58 Drew Lawson OL Jr. 6′2″ 300 Madison, AL 61 Gabe Cavazos Jr. OL Jr. 6′6″ 303 Lake Cormorant, MS 64 Kyron Barnes OL So. 6′4″ 325 Fayette, MS 66 Kamron Barnes OL So. 6′5″ 330 Fayette, MS 73 Hayden Breal OL 6′0″ 281 Mobile, AL 74 Luke Rogers OL 6′3″ 305 Brandon, MS 75 Hastings Carruth OL So. 6′6″ 300 Summit, MS 76 Larry Edwards OL 6′5″ 290 Belzoni, MS 77 Joseph Cryer OL Fr. 6′3″ 315 Leesville, LA 78 Dontae Lucas OL Transfer from South Alabama 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 322 Overtown, FL
Defensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 36 Brodarius Lewis DT Jr. 6′2″ 295 Prattville, AL 39 tackles, 4 sacks 8 Jalil Clemons DE 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 240 Starkville, MS 34 tackles, 3 sacks 16 Jameer Lewis DL 6′2″ 230 Mccomb, MS 24 tackles, 2 sacks 96 Jalen Williams DL Sr. 6′4″ 305 Tylertown, MS 30 tackles 51 Demeco Roland DL Sr. 6′3″ 340 Broken Arrow, OK 23 tackles, 1 sack 94 Kristin Booth DE 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 260 Oxford, AL 10 tackles, 2 sacks 93 Caleb Moore DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 300 Hattiesburg, MS 13 tackles 37 Eric Thomas Jr. DL 6′3″ 280 Pensacola, FL 4 tackles, 1 sack 92 Armondous Cooley DL 6′3″ 305 Shubuta, MS 7 tackles 45 Caleb Bryant DL Transfer from Mississippi State Fr. 6′3″ 265 Vicksburg, MS 4 tackles 45 Khalid Moore DL Transfer from Mississippi State So. 6′2″ 240 Poplarville, MS 4 tackles 19 Klabron Pollard DE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 275 Hattiesburg, MS 2 tackles 43 Jalen Owens DL Fr. 6′4″ 260 Hattiesburg, MS 1 tackle 95 Zay Lowery DL Fr. 6′3″ 280 West Point, MS 1 tackle 46 Jordan Johnson DL Fr. 6′4″ 210 New Orleans, LA 57 Jeramie Posey DL 6′2″ 266 Oak Grove, MS 59 Chris Hayes DL Fr. 6′3″ 260 Starkville, MS 90 Miles Adams DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 280 Flomaton, AL 91 Elijah Douglas DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 280 Pensacola, FL 92 David Griffin DL 6′1″ 299 New Orleans, LA 98 Iliyas Fuavai DL 6′2″ 260 Pensacola, FL 99 Cameron Mackey DL 6′3″ 290 Clarksdale, MS
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 17 Tre Pinkney LB Transfer from Coastal Carolina 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 220 Atlanta, GA 74 tackles, 0.5 sacks 10 Chris Jones LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 231 Byram, MS 46 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 15 Ja’Len Sims LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 220 Fultondale, AL 45 tackles, 1 sack 1 Desmyn Baker LB Transfer from Western Kentucky Sr. 6′2″ 230 Clinton, MS 42 tackles, 1.5 sacks 23 Ryan Johnson LB Transfer from Akron Sr. 6′3″ 255 Starkville, MS 23 tackles, 3 sacks 16 Kolbe Cage LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 210 New Orleans, LA 29 tackles 53 Joseph Harper LB So. 6′1″ 235 Baldwyn, MS 19 tackles 33 Avery Sledge LB Transfer from Mississippi State 6′2″ 220 Hattiesburg, MS 13 tackles 25 Tre’Mon Henry LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 235 Columbus, GA 9 tackles 48 Jacob Johnson LB Fr. 6′2″ 235 Covington, LA 2 tackles 19 Arian Gregory LB Jr. 6′0″ 216 Luverne, AL 38 Zion Edwards LB So. 5′10″ 220 Petal, MS
Defensive backs 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 5 Jay Jones S 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 210 Demopolis, AL 46 tackles, 1 INT 6 Dylan Lawrence S Sr. 6′4″ 215 Lucedale, MS 41 tackles, 2 INT 16 Micheal Caraway Jr. DB Jr. 6′1″ 196 Bassfield, MS 37 tackles 3 Elijah Sabbatini S 6′0″ 200 Biloxi, MS 31 tackles, 1 INT 14 Braxton Myers DB Transfer from Purdue 6′1″ 203 Coppell, TX 31 tackles, 1 INT 5 Will James DB Transfer from Mississippi State 6′0″ 185 Grand Bay, AL 35 tackles 26 Ques McNeal DB Jr. 6′0″ 185 Ackerman, MS 29 tackles 10 Jordan Johnson S Jr. 6′1″ 200 Rolling Fork, MS 14 tackles 0 Brendan Toles CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 181 Oxford, MS 12 tackles 7 Hayes Puckett DB Jr. 5′10″ 185 Madison, MS 4 tackles 20 Cameron Knox S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ 190 New Albany, MS 4 tackles 1 Zay Franks DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 200 Magee, MS 2 tackles 11 Sentario Willis S 6′2″ 200 Hazlehurst, MS 1 tackle 13 Vernorrius Chaney DB So. 6′1″ 180 Macon, MS 1 tackle 26 Wildrekus Johnson DB So. 6′3″ 205 Tylertown, MS 1 tackle 3 Dante Kelly DB Transfer from Vanderbilt Fr. 6′3″ 201 Itta Bena, MS 20 Joshua Bledsoe DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 190 Lafayette, AL 30 Miles Jones S Fr. 6′1″ 190 Byhalia, MS 31 Duke Arnold S Sr. 5′10″ 185 Madison, MS 32 Jarius Anders DB Jr. 6′1″ 190 Tylertown, MS 34 Ja’Kobe Cameron S Fr. 6′0″ 160 Saint Louis, MO 39 Jevan McDonald S So. 6′1″ 195 Stockbridge, GA 42 Ethan Williams DB Jr. 5′11″ 190 Pearl, MS
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 30 Bryce Lofton P Sr. 6′3″ 230 Sand Hill, MS 61 punts, 44.5 average 41 Connor Gibbs PK 5′10″ 185 New Orleans, LA 10 of 13 field goals 98 Andrew Stein PK Sr. 5′9″ 185 Slidell, LA 0 of 3 field goals 39 Brennen Milliron LS Sr. 5′9″ 220 Hoover, AL 1 tackle 44 Luke Stewart P Fr. 6′0″ 195 Hattiesburg, MS 1 tackle 0 Jack Tannehill PK Jr. 5′8″ 185 Oxford, MS 18 Bart Edmiston Jr. P 6′0″ 200 Ocean Springs, MS 32 Ryder Burns LS Fr. 6′2″ 210 Lake Cormorant, MS 49 Londen Taylor LS Fr. 6′0″ 215 Gulf Breeze, FL
Klabron Pollard, J.Q. Gray, Avery Sledge, Zion Edwards, Jalen Owens, Luke Stewart, Jack Jackson, Caleb Moore Rodrigues Clark, Jalil Clemons, Ryan Johnson, Chris Hayes Hayes Puckett, Davis Dalton, Duke Arnold, Pax Hughes Kolbe Cage, Connor Gibbs, Jordan Johnson, David Griffin Desmyn Baker, Shade Foster, Ethan Williams Jameer Lewis, Greg Nunnery, Hastings Carruth Reed Jesiolowski, Luke Rogers, Zavian Hales Wildrekus Johnson, Jarius Anders, Jalen Williams Eric Thomas Jr., Elijah Douglas, Iliyas Fuavai Brendan Toles, Jack Tannehill Zay Franks, Chandler Pittman Keyshawn Buckley, Tre Pinkney Ryder Burns, Gabe Cavazos Jr. Ethan Bumgarner, Zay Lowery Kyron Barnes, Kamron Barnes Tiaquelin Mims Dante Kelly Elijah Sabbatini Jay Jones Kenyon Clay Will James Dylan Lawrence Ethan Crawford Javieon Butler Dakota Thomas Jalen Washington Chris Jones Jordan Johnson Sentario Willis Larry Simmons Dannis Jackson Vernorrius Chaney Braxton Myers Ja’Len Sims Micheal Caraway Jr. Kyle McCormick Bart Edmiston Jr. Tate Rodemaker Arian Gregory Cameron Knox Joshua Bledsoe Tre’Mon Henry Ques McNeal Chance Jenkins Miles Jones Ja’Kobe Cameron Brodarius Lewis Jack Schwing Brennen Milliron Jevan McDonald Caleb Bryant Khalid Moore Michael Jefcoat Jacob Johnson Londen Taylor Wil Saxton Demeco Roland Joseph Harper Zack Conti Drew Lawson Hayden Breal Larry Edwards Joseph Cryer Dontae Lucas Paul James Ray Daly Jr. Ethan Dailey Justyn Reid Kyirin Heath Terron Bedford Miles Adams Armondous Cooley Kristin Booth Andrew Stein Cameron Mackey MS 70 AL 14 LA 8 FL 7 GA 7 Hometowns of the 2024 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 70 Alabama 14 Louisiana 8 Georgia 7 Florida 7 Texas 2 California 1 Missouri 1 Top counties Forrest County, Mississippi pop. 78,272 8 Rankin County, Mississippi pop. 159,000 5 Orleans Parish, Louisiana pop. 372,000 4 Madison County, Mississippi pop. 112,000 4 Oktibbeha County, Mississippi pop. 51,771 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’ 2024 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.
