Teams Tennessee State 2025 Roster ← 2024 2026 → 2025 Tennessee State roster 101 players: 39 freshmen, 26 sophomores, 17 juniors, 13 seniors, 6 with no class listed. From 20 states and 1 other country; the most from Tennessee (42) and Alabama (10). The 2025 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 9 Receivers 16 Tight ends 4 Offensive line 15 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 10 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 7 Athletes and others 1
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 1 Kendric Rhymes RB Sr. 6′0″ 195 Houston, TX 497 rushing yards, 3 TD 6 Zack Simmons-Brown RB Fr. 5′11″ 178 Phenix City, AL 456 rushing yards, 2 TD 24 Taveon Porter RB Sr. 5′10″ 210 Chicago Heights, IL 12 returns, 227 yards 38 Lelan Wilhoite RB Sr. 5′11″ 185 Nashville, TN 8 returns, 162 yards 31 Trevor Pearson RB So. 5′10″ 215 Montgomery, AL 38 rushing yards 23 Tysean Jefferson RB Sr. 5′7″ 170 Nashville, TN 1 return, 20 yards 5 Devon Starling RB Sr. 6′1″ 210 Nashville, TN 33 Duece Walker RB Fr. 5′11″ 205 Glendale, AZ 44 Ethan Cunningham RB Fr. 5′9″ 174 College Grove, TN
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 8 Devaughn Slaughter WR Fr. 6′1″ 187 Indianapolis, IN 55 catches, 551 yards, 3 TD 5 Anthony Taylor WR Fr. 5′9″ 172 San Diego, CA 19 returns, 66 yards 2 Snap Reed WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 205 Memphis, TN 35 catches, 376 yards, 4 TD 9 Brock Montgomery WR Transfer from Marshall 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 204 Columbia, TN 20 catches, 203 yards 3 Tyson Edwards WR Transfer from Memphis So. 6′2″ 199 Nashville, TN 11 catches, 176 yards 17 Justin Hughes WR Sr. 6′3″ 200 Nashville, TN 9 catches, 132 yards 84 Amari Southall WR So. 6′0″ 180 Nashville, TN 6 catches, 73 yards 12 L.J. Walker WR Fr. 6′0″ 197 Gilbert, AZ 3 catches, 38 yards 0 Jayden Guy WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 175 Murfreesboro, TN 2 catches, 15 yards 21 Luke Harkless WR Jr. 5′10″ 168 Montgomery, AL 1 catch, 5 yards 7 Juice Majors WR Jr. 5′9″ 155 Nashville, TN 29 Ryan Screen WR So. 5′11″ 155 80 Plexico Brooks WR Fr. 6′0″ 175 Middletown, NY 81 Terence Dotson WR Fr. 5′10″ 170 Tampa, FL 85 Deon Wiggins WR Fr. 88 Germani Wilson WR Fr. 6′4″ 190 Atlanta, GA
Offensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 53 Steven Nelson C Fr. 6′3″ 250 Murfreesboro, TN 55 Breon Brown OT So. 6′4″ 295 Richmond, VA 56 Anthony Smith OL Sr. 6′3″ 305 Lakeland, FL 60 Darien Farmer C So. 6′0″ 290 Aurora, IL 61 Christopher Barnett OT Fr. 6′4″ 290 Snellville, GA 62 Darius Neals OL Fr. 6′4″ 339 Ellenwood, GA 63 Veguer Jean-Jumeau OL Fr. 6′9″ 305 Nashville, TN 69 K.J. McCou OL Sr. 6′3″ 335 Memphis, TN 70 Jesse Igwe OL Jr. 6′2″ 320 Greer, SC 71 Jahkye Irby OL So. 6′8″ 340 Knoxville, TN 71 Robert Howell OL Fr. 6′5″ 315 Trussville, AL 73 Joel Van-Tagoe OT Jr. 6′6″ 325 Oklahoma City, OK 75 Arlington Williams Jr. OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Nassau, Bahamas 78 Parker Harden OT 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 315 Pickerington, OH 78 Shamar Crawford OL Transfer from Middle Tennessee So. 6′5″ 315 Tampa, FL
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 2 Stephon Shivers DT Fr. 6′4″ 399 Brentwood, TN −1 rushing yards 0 Braelen Perry DL Sr. 6′3″ 290 Tuscaloosa, AL 0 Bryce Gray DT Fr. 6′0″ 295 Belleville, IL 4 Marlon Huff DT So. 6′3″ 285 Delray Beach, FL 5 Brandon Collins DE Fr. 6′2″ 250 Nashville, TN 7 James Stewart DE Transfer from Middle Tennessee Sr. 6′3″ 247 Antioch, TN 11 Caleb Reid DL Transfer from Middle Tennessee Fr. 6′3″ 246 Newnan, GA 18 Jaylon Price DE Jr. 6′3″ 220 Sunflower, MS 19 Ravon Johnson DE Transfer from Alabama A&M 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 245 Grayson, GA 31 Terence Carpenter II DE Jr. 6′3″ 222 Memphis, TN 50 Joshua Green DT 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 280 Georgetown, KY 55 Camron Douglas DT Jr. 6′2″ 256 Brownsville, TN 91 Khy’Lek Jarrett DE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 208 Hamilton, OH 94 Demetrius Gore DT Fr. 6′0″ 260 Miami, FL 96 Micah Williams DL Fr. 6′2″ 250 Jacksonville, FL 96 Shaun Ayers DT So. 6′4″ 305 Rocky Point, NY 99 Lathun Snipes DL Sr. 6′1″ 290 Elk Grove, CA
Linebackers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 3 Micah Gay LB Jr. 6′0″ 220 Johns Creek, GA 2 INT 53 Christian Jones LB Jr. 6′2″ 240 Inola, OK 2 catches, 8 yards 6 Jelani Willis LB Transfer from Western Michigan Sr. 6′1″ 218 Memphis, TN 11 Matthew Wilson LB Fr. 6′1″ 245 Tampa, FL 25 Sammy Taylor LB 6′2″ 225 Nashville, TN 27 Gavin Forsha LB Transfer from South Alabama 6′2″ 224 Nashville, TN 31 Brent Rowe LB So. 5′10″ 233 Milwaukee, WI 33 Epoki Fakaosi LB Jr. 5′11″ 215 Los Altos, CA 35 Alijah Bivans LB Jr. 5′11″ 220 Salisbury, MD 45 Zachariah Lee LB Fr. 6′4″ 226 Nashville, TN
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 9 Byron Davis CB So. 6′1″ 195 Nashville, TN 2 INT 8 Brendan Hale S 6′1″ 180 Orange, CA 1 INT 10 Syncere Safeeullah CB Transfer from Nebraska So. 6′3″ 174 Nashville, TN 1 INT 24 Joshua Malone CB 5′8″ 165 Gardendale, AL 1 return, 1 yard 1 Kaiki Baker S Fr. 6′3″ 201 Nashville, TN 3 Mikeece Jones S Jr. 6′0″ 185 Nashville, TN 7 Taeshawn Jefferson S Fr. 5′10″ 190 Nashville, TN 8 Dominique Dixon DB Fr. 6′1″ 190 St. Louis, MO 10 Jayden Cook-Morgan DB So. 6′0″ 190 Frankfort, IL 13 Jalen LaBranche CB Fr. 5′8″ 160 Miami, FL 14 Brandon Wilson DB Jr. 5′11″ 185 Montgomery, AL 17 Jaylin Suggs DB Fr. 6′1″ 180 Cordova, TN 19 Joshua Reese S Fr. 6′3″ 205 Nashville, TN 20 Jakobe Freeman CB Fr. 5′11″ 195 Memphis, TN 22 DuJuan Sharp III DB So. 5′9″ 180 Nashville, TN 32 Jayden Coleman DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 180 Phenix City, AL 37 Jacorris Foreman DB 2★ 2-star recruit So. 5′11″ 197 Pahokee, FL
Kaiki Baker, Mikeece Jones, Tyson Edwards, Brandon Collins, Devon Starling, Juice Majors, Taeshawn Jefferson, Byron Davis, Syncere Safeeullah, Ryder Hagan, Justin Hughes, Joshua Reese, DuJuan Sharp III, Tysean Jefferson, Sammy Taylor, Gavin Forsha, Lelan Wilhoite, Daniel Bravo, Kyle Hicks, Zachariah Lee, Veguer Jean-Jumeau, Amari Southall Snap Reed, Jelani Willis, Jakobe Freeman, Terence Carpenter II, K.J. McCou Matthew Wilson, Shamar Crawford, Terence Dotson Brandon Wilson, Luke Harkless, Trevor Pearson Stephon Shivers, Jonathan Palmer Zack Simmons-Brown, Jayden Coleman Dominique Dixon, Byron McNair Brock Montgomery, Jason Hoath Jr. Jalen LaBranche, Demetrius Gore Connor Ruth, Jahkye Irby Johnothan Moore, Steven Nelson Braelen Perry Bryce Gray Kendric Rhymes Micah Gay Marlon Huff Anthony Taylor James Stewart Brendan Hale Caleb McCreary Devaughn Slaughter Jayden Cook-Morgan Caleb Reid L.J. Walker Nicholas Cyrus Exavious Reed Jaylin Suggs Ravon Johnson Joshua Malone Taveon Porter Duece Walker Epoki Fakaosi Mark Shenouda Alijah Bivans Jacorris Foreman Freddy Perez Roman Mathis Coby May Breon Brown Camron Douglas Anthony Smith Connor Ridderhoff Darien Farmer Christopher Barnett Darius Neals Jesse Igwe Robert Howell Joel Van-Tagoe Parker Harden Plexico Brooks Germani Wilson Khy’Lek Jarrett Micah Williams Lathun Snipes TN 42 AL 10 FL 9 GA 8 CA 4 Hometowns of the 2025 Tennessee 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 Tennessee 42 Alabama 10 Florida 9 Georgia 8 Illinois 4 California 4 New York 3 Missouri 2 Top counties Davidson County, Tennessee pop. 715,000 23 Shelby County, Tennessee pop. 919,000 6 Hillsborough County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 3 Knox County, Tennessee pop. 494,000 3 Rutherford County, Tennessee pop. 361,000 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’ 2025 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.
