Teams The Citadel 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 The Citadel roster 108 players: 35 freshmen, 22 sophomores, 20 juniors, 31 seniors. From 20 states and 1 other country; the most from South Carolina (52) and Georgia (14). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 9 Receivers 12 Tight ends 4 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 6
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 5 Gavin Garcia RB Sr. 5′8″ 195 Catawissa, PA 632 rushing yards, 6 TD 38 Michael Lorino III RB Sr. 6′0″ 200 Birmingham, AL 58 rushing yards 44 Sebastien Boyle RB So. 5′11″ 215 Scottsbluff, NE 108 rushing yards, 3 TD 0 Rhyder Poppell RB Jr. 5′10″ 220 Tallahassee, FL 3 tackles 28 Olando Kamara RB Sr. 5′10″ 205 Reynoldsburg, OH 18 rushing yards 29 Caleb Davis RB So. 6′0″ 195 Walterboro, SC 1 tackle 25 Israel Benjamin RB Sr. 5′9″ 205 Phoenix, AZ 9 rushing yards 30 Cooper Johns RB Jr. 5′10″ 190 Lexington, SC Dorvensky Reichley RB Fr. 5′9″ 175 Moncks Corner, SC
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 4 Braylon Knauth WR Jr. 5′8″ 175 Orlando, FL 24 returns, 382 yards 6 Ismael Zamor WR Sr. 6′0″ 195 Everett, MA 8 catches, 103 yards 82 Damir Abdullah WR Sr. 6′5″ 225 West Covina, CA 8 catches, 159 yards, 1 TD 21 Abijah Webb WR So. 5′11″ 220 Townville, SC 5 catches, 50 yards 19 WR Jr. 5′8″ 180 Westport, CT 2 catches, −2 yards 81 Isaiah Johnson WR Fr. 6′3″ 210 Burlington, KY 2 catches, 47 yards, 1 TD 9 Derek Kee WR Sr. 6′4″ 215 Trenton, TN 1 catch, 15 yards 86 Jahiem Jones WR Fr. 6′4″ 210 Sumter, SC −8 rushing yards 83 Drew Spires WR So. 6′1″ 190 Winnsboro, SC 84 Eli Calhoun WR Jr. 6′4″ 205 Winston-Salem, NC 88 Jordan Jenkins WR Fr. 6′4″ 190 Conway, SC Krew Morris WR Fr. 6′0″ 185 Gilbert, SC
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 58 Andrew Tumbleston OL So. 6′4″ 315 Summerville, SC 1 tackle 53 Miles Robinson OL Jr. 6′5″ 330 Tyrone, GA 55 Malachi Smith OL Fr. 6′5″ 270 Jacksonville, FL 56 Brock Hundley OL Jr. 6′6″ 280 Kingstree, SC 59 Pac Pitts OL Fr. 6′4″ 295 Lexington, SC 60 Brady Pickett OL So. 6′3″ 310 Myrtle Beach, SC 61 Zy’Quaz Kelley OL Fr. 6′0″ 320 Sumter, SC 62 Mike Lengi OL Jr. 6′1″ 300 Montreal, QC 63 Nico Rodriguez-Pena OL Sr. 6′1″ 310 Bradenton, FL 64 Frank Schmidt OL Fr. 6′5″ 295 Charleston, SC 65 Logan Coleman OL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Cerro Gordo, NC 67 Mason Williams OL So. 6′2″ 260 Annapolis, MD 69 Will Hall OL So. 6′3″ 280 Myrtle Beach, SC 70 Owen Jebson OL Sr. 6′5″ 290 College Station, TX 71 Carter Jacobs OL So. 6′5″ 290 Apex, NC 72 Aiden Wiles OL Fr. 6′2″ 290 Camden, SC 73 David Henry OL Sr. 6′2″ 295 Golden Gate, FL 75 Darwin Murillo OL Sr. 6′4″ 310 Garland, TX 77 Tyler Heggins-Hill OL Jr. 6′4″ 300 Raleigh, NC
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 46 Andrew Jackson DL So. 6′2″ 230 Charleston, SC 21 tackles, 1 sack 5 Maurice Bonneau Jr. DL Sr. 6′1″ 245 Rock Hill, SC 16 tackles, 2 sacks 52 Beau Shugarts DL Sr. 6′2″ 280 Evans, GA 18 tackles, 0.5 sacks 10 D’Angelo Sheppard DL Sr. 6′0″ 295 Savannah, GA 11 tackles, 2 sacks 98 David Alexander DL Sr. 6′3″ 285 Atlanta, GA 16 tackles 54 Nick Porada DL Sr. 6′2″ 245 Wayne, NJ 10 tackles 94 Terrance Wells Jr. DL So. 6′3″ 235 Irmo, SC 3 tackles, 1 sack 96 Brandan Green DL So. 6′2″ 330 Monroe, GA 6 tackles 99 Trevor Duncan DL Transfer from Tennessee Jr. 6′5″ 285 Knoxville, TN 5 tackles 93 Eli Shereshovech IV DL Sr. 6′5″ 300 Arlington Heights, IL 3 tackles 49 Kellen George DL Fr. 6′2″ 225 Columbia, SC 1 tackle 79 Brock Nobles DL So. 6′2″ 295 Lyons, GA 1 tackle 97 Tucker Witte DL Fr. 6′2″ 250 Tampa, FL 1 tackle 78 Collin Crider DL Fr. 6′3″ 225 Knoxville, TN 91 Chris Benton DL Sr. 6′0″ 250 Haines City, FL 92 Paul Jenkins DL Fr. 6′3″ 270 Comer, GA
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 2 Zyion Freer-Brown LB Sr. 6′0″ 240 Lorain, OH 62 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT 34 Jalen Wright LB Sr. 6′0″ 225 Birmingham, AL 39 tackles, 1.5 sacks 22 Boyce Bankhead LB Sr. 6′1″ 220 Columbia, SC 7 tackles 26 Joshua Saddler LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 245 Columbia, SC 7 tackles 41 Isaiah Richardson LB Jr. 6′5″ 230 Suwanee, GA 5 tackles 42 Dru Darby LB Fr. 6′2″ 215 Roebuck, SC 4 tackles 47 Daniel Turpin LB So. 6′0″ 220 Decatur, GA 2 tackles 45 Chase Anderson LB Fr. 6′3″ 225 Charleston, SC 1 tackle Tim Miller Jr. LB Sr. 6′0″ 235 Summerville, SC 1 tackle 40 Michael Boulware LB Fr. 6′2″ 215 Elgin, SC 43 Willie Smith Jr. LB Fr. 6′0″ 210 Columbia, SC 57 Robert Mallard III LB Jr. 6′0″ 240 Charleston, SC 95 Jameson Bell LB So. 6′3″ 240 Mount Pleasant, SC Shadrach Williams LB Fr. 5′10″ 195 Bishopville, SC Tripp Simmons LB Fr. 5′9″ 195 Inman, SC
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 12 J’hari Mosley DB So. 6′0″ 200 Shelby, NC 36 tackles, 1 INT 32 Temarcus Elam DB Jr. 6′0″ 205 Augusta, GA 21 tackles, 1 INT 8 Savionne Rogers DB So. 6′0″ 205 New Orleans, LA 19 tackles, 2 sacks 20 Khaleb Bridges DB Jr. 5′10″ 175 Atlanta, GA 25 tackles 18 Zeb Stroup DB Sr. 6′2″ 185 Mount Airy, NC 17 tackles, 1 INT 11 Peyton Betts DB So. 5′11″ 190 Irmo, SC 14 tackles 17 Tre’ McLeod DB Sr. 6′1″ 190 Darlington, SC 14 tackles 29 D.K. McGruder DB Transfer from Mississippi State Sr. 6′2″ 175 Natchez, MS 13 tackles 24 Nikolas Mirabella DB Jr. 6′0″ 210 Tampa, FL 10 tackles 27 Anthony Turnbow DB Fr. 5′11″ 185 Chapin, SC 5 tackles 3 Jabraivon Woodard DB Jr. 6′0″ 175 Conway, SC 4 tackles 23 Jammall Fludd DB Fr. 6′1″ 180 North Charleston, SC 3 tackles 25 Chase Davis DB Sr. 6′0″ 205 Tuscaloosa, AL 2 tackles 36 Ryland Mitchell DB So. 6′1″ 190 Summerville, SC 2 tackles 13 Cole Davis DB So. 6′0″ 195 Walterboro, SC 16 Ricky Thomas II DB Fr. 6′0″ 185 Cincinnati, OH 31 Chris Nunn DB Fr. 6′2″ 200 Decatur, GA 33 Jaiden Haltiwanger DB Fr. 6′1″ 185 Columbia, SC 37 Wynn Meetze DB Fr. 5′11″ 190 Batesburg, SC 39 Evan Wayland DB Fr. 5′11″ 180 Canton, GA Jordan Thomas DB Jr. 5′9″ 180 North Augusta, SC Kameron Portee-Broadwater DB Fr. 5′9″ 165 Columbia, SC
Jack Weil, Chase Anderson, Andrew Jackson, Tommy DiLiegro, Robert Mallard III, Frank Schmidt, Jude Claborn, Whit Hobgood Boyce Bankhead, Joshua Saddler, Jaiden Haltiwanger, Willie Smith Jr., Kellen George, Kameron Portee-Broadwater Khaleb Bridges, Chris Nunn, Daniel Turpin, David Alexander Corey Tillman Jr., Temarcus Elam, Jordan Thomas Cooper Johns, Cameron Sutton, Pac Pitts Ryland Mitchell, Andrew Tumbleston, Tim Miller Jr. Cooper Tankersley, Andy Young V Jabraivon Woodard, Jordan Jenkins Peyton Betts, Terrance Wells Jr. Cole Davis, Caleb Davis Ricky Thomas II, Isaiah Johnson Nikolas Mirabella, Tucker Witte Jalen Wright, Michael Lorino III Michael Boulware, Craig Jones Brady Pickett, Will Hall Zy’Quaz Kelley, Jahiem Jones Collin Crider, Trevor Duncan Rhyder Poppell Zyion Freer-Brown Braylon Knauth Gavin Garcia Maurice Bonneau Jr. Ismael Zamor Quentin Hayes Nick Billoups Savionne Rogers Derek Kee D’Angelo Sheppard J’hari Mosley Xavier Hill Tre’ McLeod Zeb Stroup Nick Armentano Jammall Fludd Chase Davis Israel Benjamin Anthony Turnbow Olando Kamara D.K. McGruder Wynn Meetze Evan Wayland Isaiah Richardson Dru Darby Sebastien Boyle Beau Shugarts Miles Robinson Nick Porada Malachi Smith Brock Hundley Nico Rodriguez-Pena Logan Coleman Mason Williams Owen Jebson Carter Jacobs Aiden Wiles David Henry Darwin Murillo Tyler Heggins-Hill Brock Nobles Noah Lucas Damir Abdullah Drew Spires Eli Calhoun Evan Kiely Chris Benton Eli Shereshovech IV Jameson Bell Brandan Green Dorvensky Reichley Krew Morris Landon Mare Tripp Simmons SC 52 GA 14 FL 8 NC 7 AL 4 Hometowns of the 2026 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 52 Georgia 14 Florida 8 North Carolina 7 Alabama 4 Ohio 3 California 3 Tennessee 3 Top counties Charleston County, South Carolina pop. 420,000 10 Richland County, South Carolina pop. 422,000 9 Lexington County, South Carolina pop. 305,000 6 Horry County, South Carolina pop. 383,000 4 Dorchester County, South Carolina pop. 167,000 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’ 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.
Nick Armentano WR