Teams The Citadel 2025 Roster ← 2024 2026 → 2025 The Citadel roster 122 players: 35 freshmen, 15 sophomores, 20 juniors, 28 seniors, 24 with no class listed. From 18 states and 1 other country; the most from South Carolina (63) and Georgia (15). The 2025 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 11 Receivers 14 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 22 Defensive line 15 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 24 Specialists 8
Quarterbacks 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 7 Quentin Hayes QB Transfer from Air Force So. 6′2″ 200 Enterprise, AL 897 passing yards, 8 TD; 683 rushing yards, 7 TD 3 Cobey Thompkins QB 6′1″ 192 Atlanta, GA 503 passing yards, 4 TD; 501 rushing yards, 1 TD 3 Cooper Tankersley QB Jr. 6′4″ 180 Greenville, SC 16 passing yards 12 Xavier Hill QB 5′10″ 190 Kennesaw, GA 1 catch, 2 yards 9 Dustin Fletcher QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 225 Flint, MI 10 Corey Tillman Jr. QB RS 5′11″ 170 North Augusta, SC
Running backs 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 22 Garrison Johnson RB Sr. 5′11″ 220 Rosharon, TX 467 rushing yards, 6 TD 11 Beau Herrington RB Sr. 5′9″ 185 Haines City, FL 334 rushing yards, 2 TD 44 Sebastien Boyle RB Fr. 5′11″ 215 Scottsbluff, NE 218 rushing yards, 3 TD 25 Israel Benjamin RB 5′9″ 205 Phoenix, AZ 81 rushing yards 20 Corey Ibrahim RB Jr. 5′10″ 190 Raleigh, NC 50 rushing yards 0 Rhyder Poppell RB So. 5′10″ 220 Tallahassee, FL 9 rushing yards 30 Cooper Johns RB 5′10″ 190 Lexington, SC 6 rushing yards 4 Johnny Crawford III RB Sr. 5′8″ 180 Moore Haven, FL 29 Caleb Davis RB Fr. 6′0″ 195 Walterboro, SC 38 H.J. Grigsby III RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 170 Joliet, IL Malachi Dixon RB Fr. 5′10″ 190 Chatham, VA
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 2 Jay Graves-Billips WR 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 195 Mobile, AL 34 catches, 395 yards, 2 TD 4 Braylon Knauth WR So. 5′8″ 175 Orlando, FL 16 catches, 240 yards, 2 TD 84 Jihad Marks WR Sr. 6′1″ 210 Goodyear, AZ 14 catches, 464 yards, 7 TD 18 Malachi Taylor WR Sr. 6′3″ 190 Goose Creek, SC 6 catches, 90 yards 88 Kemani Brown WR Sr. 6′0″ 175 Miami, FL 5 catches, 43 yards 12 J.J. Hudson WR Jr. 5′11″ 175 Athens, GA 3 catches, 22 yards 21 Abijah Webb WR Fr. 5′11″ 220 Townville, SC 1 catch, 11 yards 82 Ha’Keem Monroe WR Jr. 6′2″ 185 Tampa, FL 1 catch, 3 yards 9 Alex Lewis WR Sr. 5′11″ 185 West Columbia, SC 41 Corey Moraux WR Sr. 6′2″ 175 Moncks Corner, SC 83 Drew Spires WR Fr. 6′1″ 190 Winnsboro, SC 84 Eli Calhoun WR So. 6′4″ 205 Winston-Salem, NC 85 Wilson Long WR Jr. 6′3″ 190 Roswell, GA Logan Branting WR Fr. 5′9″ 170 Houston, TX
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 89 Whit Hobgood TE Jr. 6′4″ 230 Charleston, SC 3 catches, 55 yards, 1 TD 80 Saul Diaz TE Sr. 6′3″ 230 Blythewood, SC 1 catch, 7 yards 48 Cameron Sutton TE Fr. 6′3″ 245 Lexington, SC 80 Noah Lucas TE RS 6′5″ 250 Hopkins, SC 81 Kaiden Swortzel TE So. 6′3″ 250 Floyd, VA 85 Jude Claborn TE RS 6′4″ 240 Charleston, SC Colton Green TE So. 6′6″ 230 Brookfield, WI Hayden Vasquez TE Jr. 6′2″ 200 Sumter, SC Tyler DeRienzo TE Fr. 6′0″ 260 Lexington, SC
Offensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 53 Miles Robinson OL So. 6′5″ 330 Tyrone, GA 55 D.J. Blanchard OL Fr. 6′1″ 300 Orangeburg, SC 56 Brock Hundley OL So. 6′6″ 280 Kingstree, SC 57 Mike Bartilucci OL Sr. 6′1″ 300 Jacksonville, FL 58 Andrew Tumbleston OL Fr. 6′4″ 315 Summerville, SC 59 Pac Pitts OL RS 6′4″ 295 Lexington, SC 60 Brady Pickett OL Fr. 6′3″ 310 Myrtle Beach, SC 62 Mike Lengi OL So. 6′1″ 300 Montreal, QC 63 Nico Rodriguez-Pena OL Jr. 6′1″ 310 Bradenton, FL 64 Frank Schmidt OL RS 6′5″ 295 Charleston, SC 65 Sawyer Whitman OL Sr. 6′1″ 300 Gaffney, SC 67 Mason Williams OL Fr. 6′2″ 260 Annapolis, MD 69 Matt Metrosky OL Sr. 6′1″ 290 Greensburg, PA 69 Will Hall OL Fr. 6′3″ 280 Myrtle Beach, SC 70 Tanner Bracey OL Fr. 6′2″ 250 Camden, SC 71 Carter Jacobs OL Fr. 6′5″ 290 Apex, NC 72 Aiden Wiles OL RS 6′2″ 290 Camden, SC 74 Dylan Barbrey OL Transfer from App State Fr. 6′6″ 305 West Columbia, SC 75 Darwin Murillo OL Jr. 6′4″ 310 Garland, TX 77 Tyler Heggins-Hill OL So. 6′4″ 300 Raleigh, NC Evan Beckwith OL Fr. 6′5″ 220 Columbia, SC Zander Benitez OL Fr. 6′1″ 275 Fallbrook, CA
Defensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 56 Josh Cole DL Jr. 6′3″ 245 Roswell, GA 2 tackles, 0.5 sacks 91 Chris Benton DL Jr. 6′0″ 250 Haines City, FL 2 tackles, 0.5 sacks 76 Jordan Marks DL Sr. 6′0″ 305 Alpharetta, GA 1 tackle 93 Chris Iverson DL Sr. 6′0″ 265 Richmond, VA 1 tackle 96 Phillip Collins DL Sr. 6′0″ 275 Aiken, SC 1 tackle 5 Maurice Bonneau Jr. DL Jr. 6′1″ 245 Rock Hill, SC 46 Andrew Jackson DL Fr. 6′2″ 230 Charleston, SC 49 Kellen George DL RS 6′2″ 225 Columbia, SC 78 James Brockington DL Fr. 6′1″ 280 Kingstree, SC 79 Brock Nobles DL Fr. 6′2″ 295 Lyons, GA 92 Adam Comer DL Sr. 6′9″ 225 Spartanburg, SC 94 Terrance Wells Jr. DL Fr. 6′3″ 235 Irmo, SC 97 Tucker Witte DL RS 6′2″ 250 Tampa, FL 98 Carson Arnold DL Jr. 6′3″ 280 Charleston, SC Joey Annetta DL Sr. 6′1″ 230 Holly Springs, NC
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 45 Mikey Rosa LB So. 6′3″ 245 Charleston, SC 6 tackles, 1 INT 50 Lee Alexander Jr. LB Fr. 6′0″ 225 Indianapolis, IN 2 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 42 Darryle Ware LB Sr. 6′2″ 230 Charleston, SC 7 tackles, 0.5 sacks 40 Camden Gray LB Sr. 6′3″ 240 Inman, SC 2 tackles, 1 INT Jeremiah Holmes LB Jr. 6′2″ 240 Durham, NC 3 tackles, 0.5 sacks 5 Je’Mazin Roberts LB Jr. 6′2″ 235 Milledgeville, GA 3 tackles 42 Dru Darby LB RS 6′2″ 215 Roebuck, SC 43 Willie Smith Jr. LB RS 6′0″ 210 Columbia, SC 45 Chase Anderson LB RS 6′3″ 225 Charleston, SC 47 Daniel Turpin LB Fr. 6′0″ 220 Decatur, GA 54 Tanner Johnson LB Jr. 6′0″ 210 Lexington, SC 95 Jameson Bell LB Fr. 6′3″ 240 Mount Pleasant, SC Tripp Simmons LB RS 5′9″ 195 Inman, SC
Defensive backs 24 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 13 Cale Williams DB Sr. 6′0″ 200 Canton, GA 5 tackles, 2 INT 8 Tyrik McDaniel DB Transfer from Indiana 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 200 Columbia, SC 5 tackles, 1 INT 32 Temarcus Elam DB So. 6′0″ 205 Augusta, GA 10 tackles 10 Drew Nyangweso DB Sr. 6′1″ 185 Tacoma, WA 3 tackles, 1 INT 12 J’hari Mosley DB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Shelby, NC 7 tackles 3 Melvin Ravenel DB Sr. 6′3″ 180 Goose Creek, SC 5 tackles 5 Bradlee Jones DB Jr. 6′0″ 185 Greenwood, SC 5 tackles 26 Nolan Jones DB Sr. 6′0″ 205 Atlanta, GA 5 tackles 11 Peyton Betts DB Fr. 5′11″ 190 Irmo, SC 3 tackles 24 Sayre Smothers CB Fr. 5′10″ 160 Cincinnati, OH 2 tackles 33 Jaiden Haltiwanger DB 6′1″ 185 Columbia, SC 1 tackle 52 Cam’rich Smith DB Fr. 5′10″ 190 Spartanburg, SC 1 tackle 3 Jabraivon Woodard DB So. 6′0″ 175 Conway, SC 6 Reese Patterson DB Fr. 5′11″ 170 Atlanta, GA 23 Jammall Fludd DB RS 6′1″ 180 North Charleston, SC 24 Nikolas Mirabella DB So. 6′0″ 210 Tampa, FL 27 Anthony Turnbow DB RS 5′11″ 185 Chapin, SC 34 Ky’Mani Carpenter DB Fr. 6′0″ 175 Fredericksburg, VA 36 Ryland Mitchell DB Fr. 6′1″ 190 Summerville, SC 39 Evan Wayland DB RS 5′11″ 180 Canton, GA 39 Justice Gilliard DB Jr. 6′0″ 185 Yorktown, VA 41 Bryce Jamison DB Sr. 6′1″ 180 Laurel, MD Acie Hatfield DB Fr. 6′0″ 165 Greenville, SC Jordan Thomas DB So. 5′9″ 180 North Augusta, SC
Jack Weil, Darryle Ware, Chase Anderson, Mikey Rosa, Andrew Jackson, Tommy DiLiegro, Frank Schmidt, Jude Claborn, Whit Hobgood, Carson Arnold Jack McCall, Tyrik McDaniel, Alex Lewis, Jaiden Haltiwanger, Willie Smith Jr., Kellen George, Dylan Barbrey, Evan Beckwith Cooper Johns, Cameron Sutton, Tanner Johnson, Pac Pitts, Tyler DeRienzo Cobey Thompkins, Reese Patterson, Nolan Jones, Daniel Turpin Cooper Tankersley, Acie Hatfield, Andy Young V Melvin Ravenel, Malachi Taylor, Jammall Fludd Corey Tillman Jr., Temarcus Elam, Jordan Thomas Nikolas Mirabella, Ha’Keem Monroe, Tucker Witte Dru Darby, Cam’rich Smith, Adam Comer Beau Herrington, Chris Benton Peyton Betts, Terrance Wells Jr. Cale Williams, Evan Wayland Corey Ibrahim, Tyler Heggins-Hill Ryland Mitchell, Andrew Tumbleston Camden Gray, Tripp Simmons Brock Hundley, James Brockington Josh Cole, Wilson Long Brady Pickett, Will Hall Tanner Bracey, Aiden Wiles James Platte, Phillip Collins Rhyder Poppell Jay Graves-Billips Jabraivon Woodard Braylon Knauth Johnny Crawford III Bradlee Jones Je’Mazin Roberts Maurice Bonneau Jr. Quentin Hayes Dustin Fletcher Drew Nyangweso J’hari Mosley J.J. Hudson Xavier Hill Garrison Johnson Sayre Smothers Israel Benjamin Anthony Turnbow Caleb Davis Ky’Mani Carpenter H.J. Grigsby III Justice Gilliard Bryce Jamison Corey Moraux Sebastien Boyle Lee Alexander Jr. Miles Robinson D.J. Blanchard Mike Bartilucci Nico Rodriguez-Pena Sawyer Whitman Mason Williams Craig Jones Matt Metrosky Carter Jacobs Darwin Murillo Jordan Marks Brock Nobles Noah Lucas Saul Diaz Drew Spires Eli Calhoun Jihad Marks Ben Barnes Kemani Brown Chris Iverson Jameson Bell Colton Green Hayden Vasquez Jeremiah Holmes Joey Annetta Landon Mare Logan Branting Malachi Dixon Zander Benitez SC 63 GA 15 FL 11 NC 8 VA 5 Hometowns of the 2025 The Citadel 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 South Carolina 63 Georgia 15 Florida 11 North Carolina 8 Virginia 5 Texas 3 Alabama 2 Ohio 2 Top counties Charleston County, South Carolina pop. 420,000 12 Richland County, South Carolina pop. 422,000 10 Lexington County, South Carolina pop. 305,000 8 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 6 Spartanburg County, South Carolina pop. 348,000 5 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.
