2023 Tennessee State roster

45 players: 4 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 8 juniors, 2 seniors, 19 with no class listed. From 15 states; the most from Tennessee (14) and Florida (11). The 2023 season.

Our source’s roster for 2023 is partial: 45 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 5

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
7	Draylen Ellis QB3-star recruit		6′0″	175	Olive Branch, MS	1,046 passing yards, 6 TD
8	Deveon Bryant QB	Jr.	6′5″	225	Bellwood, IL	457 passing yards, 2 TD
4	Chayil Garnett QB	So.	6′2″	225	Lake Wales, FL	5 catches, 37 yards
10	Demeatric Crenshaw QB3-star recruit	So.	6′1″	220	Pickerington, OH	6 rushing yards
12	Ryder Hagan QB		6′2″	200	Nashville, TN	4 rushing yards

Running backs 4

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
1	Jordan Gant RB		5′10″	205	Lakeland, FL	533 rushing yards, 9 TD
22	Jalen Rouse RB		5′11″	180	Richmond Hill, GA	275 rushing yards, 2 TD
20	Tre Boone III RB	So.	6′0″	195	Clinton, MD	63 rushing yards
1	Craig Cunningham RB	Fr.	5′10″	200	Memphis, TN	20 rushing yards

Receivers 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
5	Dayron Johnson WR		5′9″	180	Springfield, TN	33 catches, 259 yards, 1 TD
	Chevy Brenson WR3-star recruit		6′2″	215	St. Louis, MO	25 catches, 239 yards, 2 TD
14	Da’Shon Davis WR		5′11″	185	Quincy, FL	14 catches, 379 yards, 2 TD
80	Avery Williams WR	Fr.	6′0″			7 catches, 59 yards
1	Gerand Turner WR3-star recruit	So.	6′0″	205	Miami, FL	5 catches, 62 yards, 1 TD
82	Canen Adrian WR	So.	5′9″	178	Kingwood, TX	5 catches, 53 yards, 1 TD

Tight ends 2

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
9	Trenton Gillison TE4-star recruit	Jr.		6′4″	250	Pickerington, OH	8 catches, 66 yards
44	Jason Hoath Jr. TE	Fr.		6′3″	245	Columbia, TN	1 catch, 3 yards

Offensive line 1

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
67	Chandon Page OL	Jr.		6′3″	307	Nashville, TN	1 tackle

Defensive line 4

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
5	Eriq George DE	Fr.	6′3″	300	Nashville, TN	4 tackles
	Emmanuel Baez DL	So.	6′3″	238	Plant City, FL	3 tackles
93	Jalen Bell DL2-star recruit	So.	5′11″	280	Detroit, MI	2 tackles
96	Cameron Stewart DL	Jr.	6′3″	380	Chattanooga, TN	1 tackle

Linebackers 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
8	Monroe Beard LB		6′1″	220	Chattanooga, TN	7 tackles, 1 INT
8	James Green LB3-star recruit	Sr.	6′1″	220	Orlando, FL	4 tackles
47	Ahmad Nelson LB		6′2″	225	Birmingham, AL	4 tackles
7	Kenyon Andrews LB	So.	6′2″	211	Baton Rouge, LA	1 tackle
9	Terrell Allen LB	Jr.	6′0″	175	North Little Rock, AR	1 tackle
25	Sammy Taylor LB		6′2″	225	Nashville, TN

Defensive backs 10

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
1	Jeremiah Josephs DB	Jr.	5′11″	170	Monroeville, PA	9 tackles, 2 INT
6	Josh Green S	Jr.	5′11″	184	Orlando, FL	3 tackles, 2 INT
0	Bryce Phillips CB	So.	6′1″	195	Orange, CA	1 tackle, 1 INT
21	Tyler Jones S	So.	6′0″	200	Orlando, FL	1 INT
30	Darius Harper DB	Sr.	5′11″	175	Brentwood, TN	4 tackles
36	Zachary Drake DB	So.	6′0″	170	Nashville, TN	3 tackles
23	Dion Villiers DB2-star recruit		6′0″	187	Lakeland, FL	2 tackles
1	Boogie Trotter CB		5′10″	185	Nashville, TN	1 tackle
8	Jalen McClendon CB		6′0″	185	Tampa, FL	1 tackle
15	Kenyon Garlington DB	Jr.	5′9″	185	Antioch, TN	1 tackle

Specialists 3

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
99	James Lowery PK		5′10″	225	Fort Lauderdale, FL	11 of 14 field goals
45	Jackson Foster PK		6′2″	220	Danville, CA	67 punts, 39.1 average
52	Carson Buchanan LS	So.	6′0″	270	Nashville, TN	1 tackle

Athletes and others 4

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
	Delanie Majors						14 catches, 139 yards, 1 TD
	Ike Brown						47 rushing yards
	Joshua Meriwether						1 catch, 9 yards
	Ahmed Mohamed

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2023 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.