Teams Southern Miss 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Southern Miss roster 112 players: 112 freshmen. From 24 states and 3 other countries; the most from Mississippi (29) and Florida (12). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 14 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 20 Linebackers 10 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 6
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 18 Landy Lyddy QB Fr. 6′0″ 208 Stonewall, LA 1,032 passing yards, 7 TD 5 Ethan Hampton QB Transfer from Illinois 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 220 Elburn, IL 419 passing yards, 2 TD 12 John White QB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 193 West, MS 0 passing yards 15 Hugh Price QB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 204 Nashville, TN 16 Maddox McCrory QB Fr. 6′1″ 185 Cabot, AR
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 14 Steven Robinson RB Fr. 5′9″ 208 Baltimore, MD 432 rushing yards, 5 TD 6 Jamarice Wilder RB Transfer from Louisville Fr. 5′9″ 187 Sarasota, FL 218 rushing yards, 3 TD 21 Robert Henderson RB Fr. 5′10″ 195 Griffin, GA 16 rushing yards, 1 TD 22 Jaylen Foster RB Fr. 5′11″ 190 Greenwood, SC 31 rushing yards 2 Robert Briggs RB Fr. 5′7″ 183 Bellville, TX 66 rushing yards, 1 TD 25 Josiah Basten RB Fr. 5′9″ 190 Bonduel, WI 26 Brandon Hood RB Transfer from Massachusetts Fr. 5′10″ 200 Conyers, GA 27 John Ford RB Fr. 5′9″ 180 Birmingham, AL
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 1 Mario Sanders II WR Transfer from Illinois Fr. 5′10″ 191 Minneapolis, MN 34 catches, 492 yards, 5 TD 8 A.J. Little WR Transfer from Chattanooga Fr. 5′11″ 200 Macon, MS 17 catches, 271 yards, 1 TD 7 Kaden Saunders WR Transfer from Penn State 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 175 Columbus, OH 12 catches, 184 yards 3 M.J. Johnson WR Fr. 5′10″ 180 Enterprise, AL 11 catches, 145 yards 9 Jaylen Himes WR Transfer from Wingate Fr. 5′9″ 185 Statesville, NC 6 catches, 42 yards, 1 TD 11 Davis Dalton WR Fr. 6′3″ 207 Madison, MS 5 catches, 92 yards, 1 TD 13 Grant Page WR Fr. 6′3″ 200 Boulder, CO 5 catches, 52 yards 0 Eelijah Singleton WR Fr. 5′10″ 190 Tampa, FL 2 catches, 13 yards 19 Cace Reed WR Fr. 5′10″ 160 Hammond, LA 23 Trey Horne WR Fr. 6′3″ 200 Columbia, SC 38 Nehemiah Taylor WR Fr. 5′11″ 190 Hattiesburg, MS 80 King David Aboya WR Fr. 6′3″ 195 Milton, FL 83 Dillon Rowley WR Fr. 5′10″ 174 Columbia, MS 86 Israel Leamon WR Fr. 5′11″ 180 Greer, SC
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 81 Preston Kilgore TE Transfer from East Texas A&M Fr. 6′4″ 240 Terrell, TX 8 catches, 58 yards, 1 TD 88 Jeremiah Beck Jr. TE Transfer from Arkansas Fr. 6′2″ 237 Fontana, CA 8 catches, 57 yards 84 Broderick Peters TE Fr. 6′4″ 245 Hammond, LA 5 catches, 63 yards 82 Connor Gooding TE Fr. 6′4″ 230 Gilbert, SC 85 Javery Mayberry TE Fr. 6′3″ 245 Chandler, AZ 87 Caston Brown TE Fr. 6′2″ 228 Oak Grove, MS 89 Drew Bilderback TE Fr. 6′3″ 235 Columbia, MS
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 50 Joe Rounds OL Transfer from Virginia Union Fr. 6′0″ 315 Suffolk, VA 53 Toby Mealer OL Transfer from Louisiana Tech 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 335 Eugene, OR 54 Dante Devine OL Fr. 6′7″ 325 Orlando, FL 55 Zerian Hudson OL Fr. 6′3″ 334 Brookhaven, MS 56 Brayden Warner OL Fr. 6′3″ 311 Brandon, MS 58 Greg Nunnery OL Fr. 6′4″ 320 Mccomb, MS 61 Kendrick Watkins OL Fr. 6′2″ 310 Edwards, MS 62 Aloali’i Maui OL Fr. 6′1″ 310 Pago Pago, American Samoa 64 Camden Myers OL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Irmo, SC 68 Grant Kitchens OL Fr. 6′7″ 329 Louisville, MS 70 Braden Cain OL Transfer from Texas Southern Fr. 6′4″ 310 Houston, TX 71 Jahmir Davis OL Fr. 6′5″ 301 Cincinnati, OH 72 Will Burgess OL Fr. 6′6″ 275 Birmingham, AL 73 Hayden Breal OL Fr. 6′0″ 281 Mobile, AL 74 Luke Rogers OL Fr. 6′3″ 305 Brandon, MS 75 Casey Jean-Baptiste OL Fr. 6′5″ 320 West Palm Beach, FL 76 Larry Edwards OL Fr. 6′5″ 290 Belzoni, MS 77 Chase Malamala OL Fr. 6′6″ 297 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 78 Christian Young OL Transfer from Emory & Henry Fr. 6′4″ 335 Fredericksburg, VA 79 Liam Cassidy OL Fr. 6′5″ 320 Portland, OR
Defensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 7 Kameron Cyprien DL Fr. 6′3″ 250 Lafayette, LA 25 tackles, 2 sacks 9 Jameer Lewis DL Fr. 6′2″ 230 Mccomb, MS 17 tackles, 3 sacks 90 J.R. Stegall DL Fr. 6′2″ 326 Fort Worth, TX 17 tackles, 2 sacks 5 Nasim Cairo DL Fr. 6′2″ 280 Edwardsville, IL 17 tackles, 1 sack 17 Ramon Pernas DL Fr. 6′3″ 237 Tomball, TX 12 tackles, 2 sacks 11 A’mari Wilson DL Transfer from Campbell Fr. 6′6″ 265 Jacksonville, FL 12 tackles 41 Will Smith DL Transfer from North Texas Fr. 6′2″ 240 Choctaw, OK 10 tackles, 0.5 sacks 95 Josh Johnson DL Transfer from Nicholls Fr. 6′0″ 320 New Orleans, LA 10 tackles 31 Zachariah Keith DL Fr. 6′6″ 280 Atlanta, GA 8 tackles 88 Darrell Gross DL Fr. 6′1″ 292 Madison, MS 7 tackles 15 Jeffery Rush DL Transfer from Ole Miss 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 265 Pascagoula, MS 5 tackles 52 Xavier McIver DL Transfer from East Carolina Fr. 6′0″ 305 Cheraw, SC 3 tackles 99 Kam’ron Hoyte DL Fr. 6′4″ 295 Jacksonville, FL 3 tackles 43 K.J. Washington DL Fr. 6′3″ 235 D’Iberville, MS 1 tackle 57 Jeramie Posey DL Fr. 6′2″ 266 Oak Grove, MS 92 David Griffin DL Fr. 6′1″ 299 New Orleans, LA 93 Travis Bendolph DL Fr. 6′1″ 285 Mobile, AL 94 Talik Parkman DL Fr. 6′3″ 295 Sumrall, MS 97 Ari Slocum DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 305 Farmerville, LA 98 Kei’shaun Mashburn DL Transfer from Allen University Fr. 6′2″ 300 Quincy, FL
Linebackers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 13 Mathis Haygood LB Fr. 6′4″ 230 Fayetteville, GA 55 tackles, 0.5 sacks 35 Wesley Edison LB Fr. 6′3″ 230 Lawrence, KS 37 tackles, 1 sack 33 Avery Sledge LB Fr. 6′2″ 220 Hattiesburg, MS 12 tackles, 1 sack 42 Melvin Spriggs LB Transfer from Akron Fr. 6′2″ 220 Landstuhl, Germany 11 tackles 2 Tyler Lassiter LB Fr. 6′3″ 230 Raleigh, NC 10 tackles 34 Marrio Williams Jr. LB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Reno, NV 5 tackles 6 Andrew Martin LB Transfer from Stetson Fr. 6′0″ 212 Mcdonough, GA 4 tackles 49 B.J. Mitchell LB Fr. 5′9″ 218 Hattiesburg, MS 2 tackles 0 Caleb Triplett LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 219 D’Iberville, MS 51 Ricky Harding LB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Bushnell, FL
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 24 Mike Steven Robinson III DB Transfer from UConn Fr. 6′0″ 190 Columbus, OH 51 tackles 25 Landon Sylvie DB Transfer from Southeast Missouri State Fr. 5′10″ 183 Shreveport, LA 37 tackles, 1 INT 22 Kobi Albert DB Transfer from UConn 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 175 Birmingham, AL 20 tackles, 3 INT 12 Laquan Robinson DB Transfer from Kansas Fr. 6′1″ 210 Greenville, AL 26 tackles 1 Ronald Lewis DB Transfer from Tulsa Fr. 6′0″ 183 New Orleans, LA 18 tackles 3 Jyaire Brown DB Transfer from UCF 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 180 New Orleans, LA 15 tackles, 1 sack 19 Malakai Murphy CB Fr. 6′1″ 195 Starke, FL 14 tackles 20 Kolby Peavy DB Transfer from Alabama Fr. 5′11″ 193 Monroeville, AL 11 tackles 16 Jonah Martinez DB Transfer from TCU Fr. 6′0″ 180 Orange County, CA 4 tackles, 1 INT 18 MaLik Caswell S Fr. 6′0″ 185 Midway, GA 8 tackles 26 Baron Taylor DB Transfer from Southern Utah 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 190 Sacramento, CA 5 tackles 29 Jeremiah Dillon CB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 193 Tylertown, MS 4 tackles 28 Kelby Hampton DB Transfer from New Hampshire Fr. 6′1″ 189 Philadelphia, PA 3 tackles 37 Aidan Horne S Fr. 6′3″ 187 Columbia, SC 2 tackles 8 Ishmael Ibraheem CB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 178 Dallas, TX 1 tackle 21 Sammy Anderson DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 190 Dayton, OH 1 tackle 23 Hiroshi Carr DB Transfer from Morgan State Fr. 6′1″ 186 Stafford, VA 1 tackle 27 Chauncey Davis Jr. S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 195 Suwanee, GA 1 tackle 47 Cannon McClain DB Fr. 6′2″ 184 Hattiesburg, MS 1 tackle 14 Jordan Pride DB Transfer from Texas A&M 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 210 Blountstown, FL 30 Trevor Winton DB Fr. 5′11″ 170 Olive Branch, MS 39 Johnnie Evans DB Fr. 5′11″ 195 Hattiesburg, MS
Avery Sledge, Nehemiah Taylor, Johnnie Evans, Cannon McClain, B.J. Mitchell Ronald Lewis, Jyaire Brown, David Griffin, Josh Johnson Kobi Albert, John Ford, Will Burgess, Reed Harradine Caleb Triplett, K.J. Washington Kaden Saunders, Mike Steven Robinson III Jameer Lewis, Greg Nunnery A’mari Wilson, Kam’ron Hoyte Davis Dalton, Darrell Gross Cace Reed, Broderick Peters Trey Horne, Aidan Horne Brayden Warner, Luke Rogers Hayden Breal, Travis Bendolph Dillon Rowley, Drew Bilderback Eelijah Singleton Mario Sanders II Robert Briggs Tyler Lassiter M.J. Johnson Ethan Hampton Nasim Cairo Andrew Martin Jamarice Wilder Kameron Cyprien A.J. Little Ishmael Ibraheem Jaylen Himes Laquan Robinson Grant Page Mathis Haygood Jordan Pride Steven Robinson Hugh Price Jeffery Rush Jonah Martinez Maddox McCrory Ramon Pernas Landy Lyddy MaLik Caswell Malakai Murphy Kolby Peavy Robert Henderson Sammy Anderson Jaylen Foster Hiroshi Carr Landon Sylvie Baron Taylor Brandon Hood Chauncey Davis Jr. Kelby Hampton Jeremiah Dillon Trevor Winton Zachariah Keith Marrio Williams Jr. Wesley Edison Creighton Wilbanks Will Smith Luke Beard Colin Kapilovic Joe Rounds Ricky Harding Xavier McIver Toby Mealer Dante Devine Zerian Hudson Kendrick Watkins Camden Myers Grant Kitchens Braden Cain Jahmir Davis Casey Jean-Baptiste Larry Edwards Chase Malamala Christian Young Liam Cassidy King David Aboya Preston Kilgore Connor Gooding Javery Mayberry Israel Leamon Jeremiah Beck Jr. J.R. Stegall Talik Parkman Ari Slocum Kei’shaun Mashburn MS 29 FL 12 LA 11 AL 10 GA 7 Hometowns of the 2026 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 29 Florida 12 Louisiana 11 Alabama 10 Georgia 7 South Carolina 7 Texas 6 Ohio 4 Top counties Forrest County, Mississippi pop. 78,272 5 Jefferson County, Alabama pop. 668,000 4 Orleans Parish, Louisiana pop. 372,000 4 Richland County, South Carolina pop. 422,000 3 Lamar County, Mississippi pop. 65,713 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’ 2026 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.
