Teams Southern 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Southern roster 115 players: 47 freshmen, 22 sophomores, 31 juniors, 14 seniors, 1 with no class listed. From 17 states and 1 other country; the most from Louisiana (60) and California (11). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 9 Receivers 13 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 23 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 5 Athletes and others 1
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 6 Trey Holly RB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 5′7″ 192 Farmerville, LA 673 rushing yards, 6 TD 7 Mike Franklin RB Sr. 6′2″ 225 290 rushing yards, 2 TD 31 Macario Dade Jr. RB Fr. 5′6″ 165 Monroe, LA 6 returns, 66 yards 25 Jason Gabriel RB So. 5′8″ 190 New Orleans, LA 14 rushing yards 0 Champ Davis RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 195 Omaha, NE 32 rushing yards 27 Princeton Cahee RB Jr. 5′10″ 205 Lafayette, LA 29 rushing yards 22 Amariyon Asberry RB So. 6′0″ 210 Baton Rouge, LA 6 rushing yards 30 Zaccheus Cooper RB So. 5′10″ 210 Scottsdale, AZ 35 Barry Remo RB Jr. 5′9″ 195 Baton Rouge, LA
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 2 Daejawn Smith WR Transfer from Louisiana Tech 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 180 New Orleans, LA 21 catches, 262 yards, 2 TD 89 Miles Dixon WR Jr. 6′0″ 192 Oakland, CA 11 catches, 185 yards, 1 TD 16 Damien Henderson Jr. WR Fr. 5′9″ 160 Fairburn, GA 10 catches, 184 yards, 2 TD 16 Deril Valdrey WR Fr. 5′9″ 190 New Orleans, LA 4 tackles 85 Floyd Jones WR Fr. 5′11″ 172 New Orleans, LA 7 catches, 75 yards 14 Kobe Brown WR Jr. 5′10″ 170 Vacherie, LA 6 catches, 40 yards 17 Cam Jefferson WR Jr. 5′10″ 190 Shreveport, LA 6 catches, 28 yards 13 Jason Harris Jr. WR So. 5′10″ 180 Corona, CA 3 catches, 53 yards 18 Malachi Jackson WR Jr. 6′3″ 205 Atlanta, GA 2 catches, 39 yards 80 Logan Lester WR 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 200 Chicago, IL 81 Jordan Dupre WR Sr. 5′10″ 164 Baton Rouge, LA 82 Daylon Williams WR Fr. 6′2″ 175 Lake Charles, LA 83 LaRon Coleman WR So. 5′9″ 170 Jacksonville, FL
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 84 Jermaine Minor Jr. TE Jr. 6′5″ 225 Alexandria, LA 3 catches, 20 yards 11 Aiden Valdez TE Jr. 6′5″ 250 Hacienda Heights, CA 2 catches, 9 yards 12 Emeka Iloh TE Jr. 6′9″ 265 Peachtree City, GA 2 catches, 33 yards, 1 TD 86 Broc Boutte TE So. 6′2″ 235 Houston, TX 2 catches, 0 yards 88 Isaiah Pina TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 225 St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 2 catches, 28 yards, 1 TD 87 D’Arion Yarbrough TE Fr. 6′4″ 215 Chicago, IL
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 52 Trinidad Wilson OL So. 6′5″ 350 Pomona, CA 55 Tim Artis Jr. OL Sr. 6′4″ 315 Charlotte, NC 60 Raul Aguilar OL So. 6′5″ 330 Scottsdale, AZ 61 Zuri Madison OL So. 6′3″ 310 Lexington, KY 62 Javaughn Matthews OL Fr. 6′3″ 330 Baton Rouge, LA 65 Charles Humphrey Jr. OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 300 Memphis, TN 66 Ismael Bah OL So. 6′2″ 315 Richardson, TX 68 Jeron Lewis OL Sr. 6′4″ 325 Baton Rouge, LA 69 Shane Gardner Jr. OL So. 6′0″ 295 Hammond, LA 71 Ramirez Young OL Jr. 6′4″ 315 Knoxville, TN 72 Mikyal Trotter OL Sr. 6′2″ 295 Laurel, MS 73 Clifton Webb OL So. 6′3″ 300 Zachary, LA 74 Tyrone Portis OL Jr. 6′3″ 315 Irvine, CA 75 Sean Mitchell OL So. 6′5″ 330 Chicago, IL 77 Jarvis Brookshire OL Fr. 6′2″ 290 Baton Rouge, LA 78 James Wright OL So. 6′6″ 310 Centerville, TX 79 Kaine Parks OL Fr. 6′5″ 270 West Monroe, LA
Defensive line 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 1 Ckelby Givens DE Sr. 6′2″ 250 Shreveport, LA 16 tackles, 3 sacks 19 Bryson Jennings DE Sr. 6′3″ 260 Richmond, VA 13 tackles, 1 sack 97 De’Myrion Johnson DT So. 6′2″ 290 New Iberia, LA 10 tackles, 2 sacks 59 Lance Joseph DE Jr. 6′2″ 235 New Orleans, LA 9 tackles, 1 sack 95 Habib Bello DT Jr. 6′3″ 315 Bensenville, IL 9 tackles, 0.5 sacks 5 Jordyn Dickerson DE Jr. 6′4″ 240 Salisbury, MD 10 tackles 93 Darren Scott DT Sr. 6′2″ 313 Folsom, CA 10 tackles 70 Jayden Rogers DT Jr. 6′2″ 375 Plaquemine, LA 5 tackles, 0.5 sacks 48 Kai Brown DE Jr. 6′3″ 250 New Orleans, LA 6 tackles 49 Justin Lawton DE Jr. 6′3″ 250 Crete, IL 6 tackles 45 Kayden Wilson DE Fr. 6′2″ 240 Jackson, LA 4 tackles 57 Jaden Wiggins DT Jr. 6′0″ 280 Boston, MA 3 tackles 76 Raymond Jackson DL Fr. 6′2″ 295 Katy, TX 3 tackles 56 Cornell Williams III DE Fr. 6′2″ 225 New Orleans, LA 1 tackle 53 Jermaine Wiggins Jr. DE Sr. 6′4″ 260 Boston, MA 63 Timothy Richardson DT Fr. 6′1″ 276 Chicago, IL 90 Ajani Brown DL Fr. 6′2″ 270 Chicago, IL 91 Kenyata Forbes Jr. DT 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 270 Chicago, IL 92 Justin Lagarde DL Fr. 6′3″ 250 New Orleans, LA 94 Sean Hamilton DT So. 6′2″ 270 Zachary, LA 96 Jamie Covington DE Fr. 6′3″ 242 Baton Rouge, LA 98 Pharoah McThune DE Fr. 6′3″ 265 Chicago, IL 99 Victor Hollins DT Fr. 6′1″ 340 Baton Rouge, LA
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 9 Christian Doyle LB Fr. 6′2″ 220 New Orleans, LA 25 tackles, 1 sack 17 Hunter Schnakenberg LB Fr. 6′3″ 200 Riverside, CA 15 tackles 32 Jeremiah Coleman LB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Baton Rouge, LA 9 tackles 36 Kylon Jones LB Fr. 6′1″ 230 New Orleans, LA 5 tackles 46 Markeis Batiste LB Jr. 6′2″ 220 Baton Rouge, LA 2 tackles 58 Kohen Clues LB Fr. 6′1″ 205 Parks, LA 2 tackles 43 Zachariah Winters LB Fr. 6′1″ 195 Compton, CA 1 tackle 44 Shawn Garcon LB Fr. 6′2″ 220 Miami, FL 1 tackle 50 Justin Hillard LB So. 6′3″ 254 Baton Rouge, LA 1 tackle 33 Jayden Cook LB So. 6′0″ 205 Baton Rouge, LA 1 catch, 10 yards 37 Jamari Horton LB Fr. 6′0″ 195 New Orleans, LA 47 Chad Jones LB Fr. 6′0″ 235 New Orleans, LA 51 Joshua Jenkins LB Fr. 6′0″ 200 New Orleans, LA 54 Kadavius Mays LB Fr. 5′11″ 205 Central, LA
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 0 Tay James DB Jr. 6′3″ 205 Mendenhall, MS 40 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 3 Herman Brister III S Jr. 6′2″ 205 Baton Rouge, LA 28 tackles, 2 INT 7 Ty Lee S So. 6′0″ 190 Lafayette, LA 24 tackles 4 D.J. Johnson DB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 190 New Orleans, LA 19 tackles 20 Cody Morris S Fr. 6′0″ 175 New Orleans, LA 14 tackles, 1 INT 24 Michael Williams II CB Jr. 5′11″ 190 Brownsburg, IN 14 tackles, 1 INT 11 Jeffrey Holden CB Jr. 5′10″ 175 Vallejo, CA 9 tackles 23 Landon Carter CB So. 6′2″ 199 Plaquemine, LA 9 tackles 8 Denzel Williams DB Sr. 6′2″ 195 West Palm Beach, FL 8 tackles 28 Cayden Jones CB Fr. 6′0″ 190 Baton Rouge, LA 6 tackles 21 Tommie Anderson S Fr. 5′10″ 180 Houston, TX 4 tackles 40 Christopher Hall CB Jr. 6′0″ 190 College Park, GA 4 tackles 2 Jairus Thurman DB Jr. 6′2″ 200 Los Angeles, CA 3 tackles 10 Kiwaun Davis CB Transfer from Eastern Illinois Jr. 6′3″ 185 Chicago, IL 1 tackle 29 Khamani Hickman DB Sr. 5′10″ 180 Winston-Salem, NC 1 tackle 33 Wydell Clark Jr. DB Fr. 5′9″ 170 Monroe, LA 2 catches, 84 yards, 2 TD 41 Jylon Jackson CB Fr. 5′11″ 170 Franklin, LA 1 tackle 12 Rayheinz Henry S Fr. 6′2″ 180 New Orleans, LA 13 Eric Reed Jr. CB Sr. 6′1″ 190 Shreveport, LA 15 Devin Duplessis DB Fr. 5′10″ 168 New Orleans, LA 26 Avery Johnson S Fr. 6′0″ 170 Winnsboro, LA
Daejawn Smith, D.J. Johnson, Vashaun Coulon, Christian Doyle, Rayheinz Henry, Devin Duplessis, Deril Valdrey, Cody Morris, Jason Gabriel, Kylon Jones, Jamari Horton, Chad Jones, Kai Brown, Joshua Jenkins, Cornell Williams III, Lance Joseph, Cameron McCall, Floyd Jones, Justin Lagarde Herman Brister III, Amariyon Asberry, Cayden Jones, Jeremiah Coleman, Jayden Cook, Barry Remo, Markeis Batiste, Justin Hillard, Javaughn Matthews, Jeron Lewis, Jarvis Brookshire, Jordan Dupre, Jamie Covington, Victor Hollins Kiwaun Davis, Timothy Richardson, Sean Mitchell, Logan Lester, D’Arion Yarbrough, Ajani Brown, Kenyata Forbes Jr., Pharoah McThune Trey Johnson, Macario Dade Jr., Wydell Clark Jr., Kaine Parks Ckelby Givens, Eric Reed Jr., Cam Jefferson Ty Lee, Princeton Cahee Wyatt McCauley, Zachariah Winters Jason Harris Jr., Hunter Schnakenberg Ashton Strother, Charles Humphrey Jr. Tommie Anderson, Broc Boutte Landon Carter, Jayden Rogers Avery Johnson, Conner Perritt Zaccheus Cooper, Raul Aguilar Nathan Zimmer, Kadavius Mays Jermaine Wiggins Jr., Jaden Wiggins Clifton Webb, Sean Hamilton Champ Davis Tay James Jairus Thurman Dillon Compton Jordyn Dickerson Trey Holly Denzel Williams Mario Litmer Christian Johnson Aiden Valdez Jeffrey Holden Emeka Iloh Kobe Brown Damien Henderson Jr. Malachi Jackson Bryson Jennings Michael Williams II Khamani Hickman Christopher McKenna Christopher Hall Jylon Jackson Shawn Garcon Kayden Wilson Justin Lawton Trinidad Wilson Tim Artis Jr. Zuri Madison Ismael Bah Shane Gardner Jr. Ramirez Young Mikyal Trotter Tyrone Portis Raymond Jackson James Wright Daylon Williams LaRon Coleman Jermaine Minor Jr. Miles Dixon Darren Scott Habib Bello De’Myrion Johnson LA 60 CA 11 IL 10 TX 5 FL 4 Hometowns of the 2026 Southern 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 Louisiana 60 California 11 Illinois 10 Texas 5 Florida 4 Georgia 4 Tennessee 3 Mississippi 2 Top counties Orleans Parish, Louisiana pop. 372,000 19 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana pop. 453,000 18 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 8 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 5 Ouachita Parish, Louisiana pop. 158,000 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’ 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.
