Teams Temple 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Temple roster 119 players: 30 freshmen, 19 sophomores, 22 juniors, 48 seniors. From 21 states and 7 other countries; the most from Pennsylvania (29) and New Jersey (25). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 8 Receivers 13 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 17 Defensive backs 24 Specialists 7
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 26 Keveun Mason RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 190 Fort Meade, FL 513 rushing yards, 3 TD 29 Hunter Smith RB Sr. 5′11″ 190 Little Rock, AR 119 rushing yards 27 Samuel Brown V RB Transfer from Rutgers 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 215 Philadelphia, PA 205 rushing yards, 2 TD 21 De’Carlos Young RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 210 Palmer Park, MD 42 rushing yards 20 R.J. Blount RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 205 Pennsauken, NJ 1 tackle 22 Johnny Martin III RB Sr. 5′10″ 200 Lawnside, NJ 23 Jordan Miller RB Jr. 5′7″ 185 Bear, DE 25 Ameir Morrow RB Fr. 5′11″ 210 Brooklyn, NY
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 12 Demonte Greene WR Transfer from Midwestern State Sr. 6′1″ 180 Dallas, TX 12 returns, 237 yards 1 Colin Chase WR Sr. 6′0″ 195 Tustin, CA 18 catches, 308 yards, 2 TD 10 Jayce Freeman WR Transfer from Stony Brook Sr. 6′4″ 225 Salisbury, MD 15 catches, 238 yards, 1 TD 17 Jovanni Bermudez WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′9″ 170 Egg Harbor Township, NJ 14 catches, 195 yards, 2 TD 28 Zander Baptiste WR So. 6′4″ 185 Asheville, NC 1 tackle 86 Reis Stocksdale WR Transfer from Bowling Green Sr. 5′10″ 185 Morrow, OH 1 return, −4 yards 24 Ash Roberts WR Fr. 5′10″ 160 Willingboro, NJ 1 catch, 6 yards 81 Coen Logan WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 205 Providence, RI 7 rushing yards 80 Hunter Watson WR Fr. 6′1″ 180 Cranford, NJ 82 Tylik Mitchell WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 185 Bailey, NC 83 Kenedy Uzoma WR Transfer from North Carolina So. 6′5″ 210 Beltsville, MD 85 Ramier Hardy WR So. 6′2″ 185 Philadelphia, PA 87 Kaegan Chambers WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 170 Monroe, NC
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 88 Peter Clarke TE 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′6″ 265 London, England 17 catches, 269 yards, 2 TD 33 Ryder Kusch TE So. 6′4″ 250 White Rock, BC 6 catches, 64 yards 18 Joey Schlaffer TE Transfer from Penn State 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 250 Reading, PA 2 catches, 13 yards, 1 TD 30 Liam Fuller TE Fr. 6′6″ 230 Harrisburg, PA 40 David Wise TE Jr. 6′5″ 230 Philadelphia, PA 44 Patrick Keller TE Sr. 6′4″ 205 Abington, PA 84 Daniel Evert TE Jr. 6′5″ 250 Regensburg, Germany
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 70 Zach Aamland OL Transfer from Rutgers Sr. 6′7″ 300 South Brunswick, NJ 1 tackle 51 Mausa Palu OL Sr. 6′4″ 335 Nuku’alofa, Tonga 52 Eric King OL Sr. 6′3″ 300 Jersey City, NJ 53 Khalif McNear OL Fr. 6′2″ 290 Philadelphia, PA 54 Jackson Pruitt OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 315 Detroit, MI 55 Kevin Terry OL Sr. 6′5″ 280 Palm Harbor, FL 56 C.J. Van Buren OL Sr. 6′3″ 290 Stafford, VA 57 Grayson Mains OL Sr. 6′5″ 300 Cumming, GA 58 Logan King OL Fr. 6′3″ 295 Bel Air, MD 63 John Watkins OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Baltimore, MD 65 Billy Brown OL So. 6′4″ 315 Swarthmore, PA 66 Aiden Zilker OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Frackville, PA 71 Giakoby Hills OL Jr. 6′5″ 290 Morristown, NJ 73 Karon Spencer OL Fr. 6′6″ 310 Olney, MD 74 Davray Venu OL Jr. 6′5″ 295 Montreal, QC 75 Luke Watson OL Sr. 6′5″ 290 Willow Grove, PA 76 John Stone OL Transfer from Rutgers 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 300 Sewell, NJ 77 Ransom McDermott OL Transfer from Louisville Jr. 6′8″ 315 Noblesville, IN 79 Jonah Tarpley OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 White Plains, MD
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 93 Kevin Hornbeak Jr. DL Transfer from Tiffin University Sr. 6′2″ 295 Toledo, OH 14 tackles, 2 sacks 52 Russell Sykes DL Jr. 6′3″ 260 Rolesville, NC 13 tackles 99 Cameron Jones DL Jr. 6′5″ 250 Leonardtown, MD 9 tackles, 1 sack 98 Joseph Auzenne DL Sr. 6′1″ 295 Atascocita, TX 10 tackles 97 Davier Bishop DL Sr. 6′5″ 260 Akron, OH 6 tackles, 1 sack 58 Kaleb Artis DL Transfer from Penn State Sr. 6′4″ 315 Westbury, NY 7 tackles 88 Lamar Fairfax Jr. DL Transfer from Memphis So. 6′1″ 270 Detroit, MI 6 tackles 95 Troy Cunningham DL So. 6′3″ 265 South Park, PA 4 tackles 34 Brandon Enarusai DL Sr. 6′3″ 265 Burlington, NJ 48 Adriano McLean DL So. 6′6″ 230 Lansdowne, PA 51 Antwuan Rogers DL Fr. 6′5″ 245 Norristown, PA 59 Deshon Dodson DL Transfer from Albany So. 6′3″ 270 Woodlyn, PA 71 Kechan Miller DL Fr. 6′2″ 300 Washington, DC 89 Jayden Brown DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 245 Bridgeport, CT 90 Yamael Wiggins DL Sr. 6′2″ 240 Hershey, PA 92 Jude Okeleke DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 300 Watertown, CT 94 Quante Gillians DL Transfer from Syracuse 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 290 Rochester, NY 96 Semi Odedele DL Jr. 6′4″ 320 Penns Grove, NJ
Linebackers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 33 Curly Ordonez LB Sr. 6′1″ 220 Fort Lauderdale, FL 61 tackles, 2 sacks 22 Eric Stuart LB Sr. 6′2″ 215 East Palo Alto, CA 30 tackles 44 Tyree Alualu LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 230 Wexford, PA 12 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 10 Jaylon Joseph LB Transfer from Lafayette Sr. 6′2″ 235 Houston, TX 9 tackles, 1 sack 30 Jayvant Brown LB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 220 Deerfield Beach, FL 12 tackles 36 Wesley Brown LB Jr. 6′2″ 210 Decatur, GA 7 tackles 56 JaMair Diaz LB Transfer from Sam Houston Sr. 6′1″ 245 Passaic, NJ 5 tackles 15 Jordan Montgomery LB Sr. 6′2″ 230 Philadelphia, PA 4 tackles 50 Brian Adderley LB So. 6′2″ 245 Newark, DE 2 tackles 53 Reggie Jones LB Sr. 6′2″ 235 Leesburg, VA 2 tackles 12 Willy Love LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 215 Camden, NJ 1 tackle 54 Josh Nengite LB Fr. 6′4″ 210 Harrisburg, PA 1 tackle 28 David Kpeglo LB Sr. 6′2″ 230 Philadelphia, PA 40 Brendan Farhat LB Fr. 6′2″ 210 Ottawa, ON 43 Aiden Britton LB Jr. 5′11″ 215 Stroudsburg, PA 55 Uyi Igiehon LB Fr. 6′5″ 225 Hillside, NJ 57 Michael Holcomb Jr. LB Fr. 6′3″ 250 Forest Hill, MD
Defensive backs 24 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 24 Saboor Karriem S Transfer from Illinois 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 210 Newark, NJ 44 tackles 29 Avery Powell S Sr. 5′10″ 170 East Orange, NJ 29 tackles 17 S Transfer from UCF 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 210 Somerset, NJ 21 tackles, 1 sack 21 Asa Locks CB Jr. 6′0″ 185 Temple Hills, MD 16 tackles 23 Zyil Powell S Sr. 6′1″ 195 Newark, NJ 14 tackles 25 Orel Gray S Sr. 5′11″ 195 Jacksonville, FL 13 tackles 32 Adrian Laing CB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 180 North Bergen, NJ 13 tackles 42 Jamarcus Pierre S So. 5′10″ 180 Deerfield Beach, FL 7 tackles, 1 INT 13 Denzel Chavis CB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 185 Union City, NJ 10 tackles 18 Kolin Dinkins S Transfer from Penn State Sr. 6′2″ 200 Wexford, PA 10 tackles 14 Nakeel Lawrence CB Sr. 6′1″ 190 Pine Bluff, AR 7 tackles 31 Bryson Goodwin CB Jr. 6′2″ 180 Tampa, FL 7 tackles 19 Josiah Jackson S Sr. 6′1″ 195 Cincinnati, OH 6 tackles 11 Earl Kulp CB Jr. 6′0″ 190 Canton, OH 3 tackles 39 Daron Harris S Fr. 6′1″ 180 Chester, PA 1 tackle 16 Pooh Lawton S Sr. 5′11″ 175 Newark, NJ 20 Jett White CB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 175 Los Angeles, CA 27 Devontae Ward-Grant CB So. 5′11″ 165 Florida City, FL 35 Dylan Abram CB Fr. 6′0″ 170 Philadelphia, PA 37 Demacio Cooper S Jr. 6′3″ 180 Langhorne, PA 38 Alex Hanks S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 195 East Orange, NJ 41 Jack Paessler S Jr. 5′11″ 170 Newtown, PA 46 James Paessler S Sr. 5′11″ 170 Newtown, PA 49 Eyan Stead CB Fr. 5′9″ 155 Norristown, PA
Willy Love, Jordan Montgomery, R.J. Blount, Samuel Brown V, David Kpeglo, Dylan Abram, David Wise, Khalif McNear, Ramier Hardy, Luke Cochrane Denzel Chavis, Pooh Lawton, Zyil Powell, Saboor Karriem, Avery Powell, Alex Hanks, Eric King, Uyi Igiehon Demacio Cooper, Jack Paessler, Patrick Keller, James Paessler, Luke Sword Lamar Best, Ash Roberts, Darren Wu Adriano McLean, Eyan Stead, Antwuan Rogers Camren Boykin, De’Carlos Young Kolin Dinkins, Tyree Alualu Asa Locks, Kechan Miller Johnny Martin III, John Stone Jayvant Brown, Jamarcus Pierre Liam Fuller, Josh Nengite Adrian Laing, JaMair Diaz Jackson Pruitt, Lamar Fairfax Jr. Colin Chase Jayce Freeman Jaylon Joseph Earl Kulp Demonte Greene Ajani Sheppard Jaxon Smolik Nakeel Lawrence Brody Norman Brady Palmer Jaeden Gould Jovanni Bermudez Joey Schlaffer Josiah Jackson Jett White Eric Stuart Jordan Miller Ameir Morrow Orel Gray Keveun Mason Devontae Ward-Grant Hunter Smith Bryson Goodwin Curly Ordonez Brandon Enarusai Wesley Brown Daron Harris Aiden Britton Michael Perillo Brian Adderley Russell Sykes Reggie Jones Kevin Terry C.J. Van Buren Grayson Mains Michael Holcomb Jr. Kaleb Artis Logan King John Watkins Aiden Zilker Zach Aamland Giakoby Hills Karon Spencer Ransom McDermott Jonah Tarpley Hunter Watson Coen Logan Tylik Mitchell Kenedy Uzoma Kaegan Chambers Jayden Brown Yamael Wiggins Jude Okeleke Kevin Hornbeak Jr. Quante Gillians Troy Cunningham Semi Odedele Davier Bishop Sam Wolfenden Carl Hardin Joseph Auzenne Cameron Jones PA 29 NJ 25 MD 11 FL 8 NC 6 Hometowns of the 2026 Temple 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 Pennsylvania 29 New Jersey 25 Maryland 11 Florida 8 North Carolina 6 Ohio 5 New York 4 California 3 Top counties Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.6 million 8 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania pop. 868,000 5 Essex County, New Jersey pop. 863,000 5 Prince George’s County, Maryland pop. 960,000 4 Delaware County, Pennsylvania pop. 579,000 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.
Jaeden Gould STransfer from UCF4-star recruit