Teams Tarleton State 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Tarleton State roster 116 players: 9 freshmen, 15 sophomores, 26 juniors, 66 seniors. From 23 states and 2 other countries; the most from Texas (64) and Georgia (8). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 14 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 23 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 5
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 1 Tylan Hines RB Sr. 5′7″ 180 Plano, TX 672 rushing yards, 4 TD 22 Miequle Brock RB Transfer from Nicholls Jr. 5′9″ 200 Pensacola, FL 355 rushing yards, 1 TD 19 Bryce Green RB Fr. 5′9″ 180 Lilburn, GA 244 rushing yards, 5 TD 5 Aiden Ramos RB Sr. 5′11″ 205 Covina, CA 69 rushing yards 0 Markellus Bass RB Jr. 5′11″ 200 Nashville, TN 57 rushing yards, 1 TD 14 James Paige RB Sr. 5′10″ 195 Newnan, GA 6 rushing yards, 1 TD 26 Cade Searcy RB Jr. 5′9″ 190 Killeen, TX 42 Tate Maruska RB Jr. 5′10″ 185 Stephenville, TX
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 7 Marquis Willis WR Sr. 6′2″ 215 Atlanta, GA 38 catches, 640 yards, 6 TD 3 Tanner Schmidt WR Jr. 5′11″ 185 Stillwater, MN 25 catches, 348 yards, 5 TD 9 Deandre Buchannon WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 175 Atlanta, GA 12 returns, 298 yards 4 B.J. Fleming WR Sr. 6′0″ 185 Aledo, TX 14 catches, 236 yards, 2 TD 10 Bryce Parker WR Sr. 5′9″ 180 Corona, CA 10 catches, 140 yards, 1 TD 82 Cydd Ford WR Sr. 6′2″ 175 Arlington, TX 8 catches, 115 yards, 1 TD 17 Michael Hodge WR Sr. 6′1″ 200 Highland Springs, VA 6 catches, 71 yards 6 Ajai Harrell WR Sr. 6′0″ 195 Daytona Beach, FL 1 catch, 8 yards 80 Colton Rodriguez WR So. 5′9″ 165 Dodd City, TX 1 catch, 11 yards 88 Jaxson Lavender WR Transfer from SMU 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 170 Lucas, TX 1 catch, 6 yards 11 Mekhi Gibson WR Sr. 5′8″ 165 Trenton, NJ 16 Ike Hall IV WR Jr. 6′2″ 190 Daytona Beach, FL 18 Camdon Frier WR Transfer from Florida State Jr. 6′1″ 190 Lake City, FL 89 Grant Ghali WR So. 5′11″ 190 Southlake, TX
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 44 Danny Joiner TE Sr. 6′3″ 250 Kansas City, MO 15 catches, 170 yards, 3 TD 41 Kyle Thompson TE Sr. 6′3″ 255 Aledo, TX 5 catches, 22 yards, 2 TD 85 Klein Essler TE Jr. 6′4″ 220 Henrietta, TX 5 catches, 72 yards, 1 TD 36 Amechi Ofili TE Sr. 6′3″ 250 Rowlett, TX 46 Hudson Hays TE Fr. 6′5″ 250 Royse City, TX 47 Charles Robinson TE Sr. 6′1″ 245 Lubbock, TX
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 50 Braxton Goff OL Sr. 6′2″ 300 Petal, MS 52 Nate Boudy OL Fr. 6′3″ 280 Converse, TX 53 Terrance Saunders II OL Transfer from Eastern Michigan 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 305 Olathe, KS 55 Derek Joiner OL Transfer from Houston Jr. 6′2″ 305 Kansas City, MO 58 Xavier Parker OL Jr. 6′3″ 285 Oklahoma City, OK 60 Malekai Wheeler OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 300 Farmington, UT 65 Landon Rangel OL So. 6′5″ 285 Harker Heights, TX 66 Jake Hall OL Sr. 6′3″ 300 Southlake, TX 67 Keldrick Davis OL So. 6′2″ 325 Tyler, TX 70 Antonio Heath OL Jr. 6′6″ 320 South Euclid, OH 71 Connor Beeman OL Sr. 6′3″ 280 Killeen, TX 73 Aidan Moe OL Sr. 6′8″ 310 Parker, CO 74 Braylon Reado OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 240 Houston, TX 75 Alex Todt OL Sr. 6′4″ 300 St. Louis, MO 76 Michael Collins OL So. 6′4″ 290 Waco, TX 77 Caleb Flores OL Sr. 6′4″ 290 Heath, TX 78 Evan Carney OL Sr. 6′5″ 305 Nashville, TN 79 Nyier Daniels OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′8″ 345 Newark, NJ
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 7 Seven Cloud DL Sr. 6′4″ 300 Atlanta, GA 23 tackles, 1 sack 9 Lance Carson DL Sr. 6′3″ 240 Dallas, TX 21 tackles, 1 sack 22 Xavier Potts DL Sr. 6′0″ 270 Missouri City, TX 19 tackles 44 O’Shea Miller DL Sr. 6′4″ 295 Medford, OR 11 tackles 15 Isaiah Johnson DL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 255 League City, TX 6 tackles, 0.5 sacks 94 Marius Landsfeld DL Sr. 6′4″ 280 Bruhl, Germany 4 tackles 45 Samuel Robles DL Sr. 6′2″ 255 Alief, TX 2 tackles 99 Kareem Edmon DL Jr. 6′3″ 285 Killeen, TX 2 tackles 70 Kolton Dearth DL Fr. 6′2″ 315 Stephenville, TX 1 tackle 92 Manny Lawton DL Sr. 6′1″ 320 Houston, TX 1 tackle 98 Maasai Gibson DL Sr. 6′5″ 285 Chicago, IL 1 tackle 48 Broderick Johnson DL Sr. 6′3″ 250 Katy, TX 49 Quice Hill DL Sr. 6′3″ 250 Long Beach, CA 58 Jerbari Booth DL Jr. 6′4″ 270 Taylorsville, MS 59 Jackson Lang DL Fr. 6′3″ 280 Austin, TX 91 Jaydan Shaw DL So. 6′2″ 255 Lancaster, TX 95 Tanner Thompson DL Sr. 6′1″ 250 Red Oak, TX
Linebackers 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 5 Stephen Woods Jr. LB Sr. 6′2″ 190 Houston, TX 46 tackles 43 Chris Robinson LB Sr. 6′1″ 220 Harker Heights, TX 44 tackles 17 Kaleb Brown LB Sr. 6′2″ 235 La Plata, MD 28 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT 33 Gerard Culotta LB Jr. 6′0″ 220 Montgomery, TX 35 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 32 Roddrick Roberts LB So. 6′1″ 190 North Richland Hills, TX 37 tackles 4 Omar Emmons LB Sr. 5′9″ 170 Greenwood, MS 15 tackles 10 Koby Dickens LB Jr. 6′0″ 225 Paradise, TX 11 tackles 12 Kenyon Rivera LB Transfer from Memphis So. 6′2″ 225 Buford, GA 9 tackles 14 Sione Teuhema LB Sr. 6′3″ 220 Arlington, TX 8 tackles 0 Caden Holt LB Sr. 6′2″ 230 New Braunfels, TX 5 tackles 35 Cayden Cutler LB Sr. 5′11″ 190 Mansfield, TX 5 tackles 16 Desmond Brown LB Sr. 6′3″ 255 Cleveland, OH 4 tackles 11 Amir Scarver LB Sr. 6′1″ 220 Douglasville, GA 3 tackles 40 Kenyon Partridge LB Transfer from Western Carolina Sr. 6′3″ 250 Decatur, GA 2 tackles 18 Matt Freeman LB Sr. 6′3″ 235 Desoto, TX 19 Kyle Jackson LB Sr. 6′1″ 225 Manteca, CA 20 Josiah Jeffery LB Sr. 6′2″ 225 Hodges, SC 25 Steve Albert Jr. LB Sr. 6′3″ 220 Prattville, AL 30 Markell Johnson LB Sr. 6′4″ 220 Edmond, OK 53 C.J. Spellmeier LB Fr. 6′2″ 195 Stephenville, TX 56 Bleu Hubbard LB Fr. 6′2″ 220 Grandview, TX 57 Fred Fisher LB Jr. 6′3″ 225 Austin, TX 96 Eric Balch LB So. 6′3″ 230 Waco, TX
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 24 Avian Rice DB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 200 Fort Myers, FL 45 tackles, 1 INT 8 Fredd Adams DB Transfer from Coastal Carolina Sr. 5′9″ 170 Tupelo, MS 36 tackles 1 Jadan Aubert DB Sr. 5′10″ 195 Vacherie, LA 28 tackles 21 Morsello Hooker DB Jr. 6′3″ 170 Brownwood, TX 16 tackles, 1 INT 2 Jeremiah Postell DB Sr. 5′10″ 185 Cibolo, TX 13 tackles 23 Alon Woodberry DB Sr. 5′11″ 185 Oklahoma City, OK 10 tackles 41 Kam Robinson DB Jr. 6′1″ 190 Dallas, TX 8 tackles 13 Nicc Oliver DB Sr. 5′9″ 170 Fort Worth, TX 6 tackles 3 Ja’Mareion Gipson DB Transfer from Nebraska Kearney Sr. 5′10″ 180 Houston, TX 5 tackles 6 Darrion Perry DB Sr. 5′11″ 195 Charleston, SC 5 tackles 31 DeAubry Hood DB Sr. 5′10″ 190 Harker Heights, TX 3 tackles 42 Brian Hood DB So. 5′10″ 165 Harker Heights, TX 3 tackles 27 Kenyan Kelly DB Transfer from UTSA 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 180 Denison, TX 2 tackles 20 Jaylon Sterling DB Fr. 6′1″ 205 Tyler, TX 1 tackle 21 Donald Passmore III DB Jr. 6′0″ 180 Jackson, MS 26 Martin Alisandro DB So. 6′3″ 190 Manchester, NH 29 Kamar Lhomme DB Sr. 6′0″ 180 Miami Gardens, FL 36 Nigel Mills DB Jr. 5′11″ 180 Long Beach, CA 38 Danny Hojdea DB Sr. 6′1″ 200 Fort Worth, TX 47 Jake Gillespie DB Jr. 5′10″ 190 Aledo, TX
Cade Searcy, DeAubry Hood, Brian Hood, Chris Robinson, Landon Rangel, Connor Beeman, Kareem Edmon Ja’Mareion Gipson, Stephen Woods Jr., Braylon Reado, Charlie Mullen, Manny Lawton Marquis Willis, Seven Cloud, Deandre Buchannon, Kenyon Partridge Tate Maruska, C.J. Spellmeier, Kolton Dearth, Tanner Smith B.J. Fleming, Kyle Thompson, Jake Gillespie Kaden Anderson, Jake Hall, Grant Ghali Sione Teuhema, Cayden Cutler, Cydd Ford Markellus Bass, Evan Carney Tylan Hines, Maxx Malyk Ajai Harrell, Ike Hall IV Braedyn Locke, Amechi Ofili Lance Carson, Kam Robinson Nicc Oliver, Danny Hojdea Jaylon Sterling, Keldrick Davis Alon Woodberry, Xavier Parker Nigel Mills, Quice Hill Danny Joiner, Derek Joiner Fred Fisher, Jackson Lang Michael Collins, Eric Balch Jadan Aubert Jackson Gilkey Jeremiah Postell Tanner Schmidt Omar Emmons Aiden Ramos Darrion Perry Fredd Adams Bryce Parker Koby Dickens Amir Scarver Mekhi Gibson Kenyon Rivera James Paige Cardea Collier Isaiah Johnson Desmond Brown Kaleb Brown Michael Hodge Camdon Frier Matt Freeman Bryce Green Kyle Jackson Josiah Jeffery Donald Passmore III Morsello Hooker Miequle Brock Xavier Potts Avian Rice Steve Albert Jr. Martin Alisandro Kenyan Kelly Kamar Lhomme Markell Johnson Roddrick Roberts Gerard Culotta Jolon Cabello O’Shea Miller Samuel Robles Hudson Hays Charles Robinson Broderick Johnson Braxton Goff Nate Boudy Terrance Saunders II Bleu Hubbard Jerbari Booth Malekai Wheeler Antonio Heath Aidan Moe Alex Todt Caleb Flores Nyier Daniels Klein Essler Jaxson Lavender Jaydan Shaw Tanner Thompson Maasai Gibson TX 64 GA 8 FL 6 CA 5 MS 5 Hometowns of the 2026 Tarleton State 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 Texas 64 Georgia 8 Florida 6 Mississippi 5 California 5 Oklahoma 3 Missouri 3 Tennessee 2 Top counties Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 9 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 7 Bell County, Texas pop. 387,000 7 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 5 Erath County, Texas pop. 43,794 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.
Braedyn Locke QBTransfer from Arizona4-star recruit