Teams Troy 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 Troy roster 110 players: 20 freshmen, 13 sophomores, 15 juniors, 8 seniors, 54 with no class listed. From 13 states and 2 other countries; the most from Alabama (51) and Georgia (25). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 8 Receivers 13 Tight ends 4 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 18 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 7 Athletes and others 3
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 18 Gunnar Watson QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 210 Butler, GA 1,613 passing yards, 8 TD 7 Taylor Powell QB Transfer from Missouri 6′2″ 208 Fayetteville, AR 1,251 passing yards, 7 TD 19 Kyle Toole QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 200 Leesburg, GA −7 rushing yards 12 Quayde Hawkins QB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′1″ 210 Bainbridge, GA
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 28 Kimani Vidal RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ 215 Marietta, GA 701 rushing yards, 5 TD 26 B.J. Smith RB Sr. 5′9″ 216 Millbrook, AL 372 rushing yards, 4 TD 1 Jamontez Woods RB 5′11″ 220 Gadsden, AL 236 rushing yards, 6 TD 25 Charles Strong Jr. RB 6′1″ 230 Lake Butler, FL 4 tackles 20 D.K. Billingsley RB 5′11″ 221 Scottsboro, AL 30 rushing yards 4 Jarris Williams RB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′10″ 210 Mobile, AL 12 Damien Taylor RB RS 5′10″ 220 Northport, AL 25 Josh Mays RB So. 5′9″ 208 Mcdonough, GA
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 15 Tez Johnson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 160 Pinson, AL 67 catches, 735 yards, 4 TD 1 Jabre Barber WR Fr. 5′10″ 182 Dothan, AL 32 catches, 324 yards, 3 TD 2 Reginald Todd WR Sr. 6′5″ 215 Mobile, AL 23 catches, 291 yards, 1 TD 11 Deshon Stoudemire WR So. 6′1″ 186 Stone Mountain, GA 23 catches, 323 yards, 2 TD 10 Luke Whittemore WR 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 195 Gainesville, FL 22 catches, 357 yards, 1 TD 8 Demontrez Brown WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 204 Madison, AL 10 catches, 155 yards 4 Marcus Rogers WR 6′3″ 211 Smyrna, GA 2 catches, 41 yards 17 Kyran Griffin-Isom WR So. 6′3″ 175 New Orleans, LA 2 catches, 25 yards 2 Peyton Higgins WR RS 5′10″ 180 Florence, AL 25 Robert Marsh WR RS 5′7″ 148 Phenix City, AL 81 Ollie Finch Jr WR RS 6′1″ 182 Attalla, AL 82 Bryce Kelly WR Fr. 6′1″ 188 Montgomery, AL 87 Jaden Warren WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 220 Oneonta, AL
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 51 Chase Little OL Fr. 6′6″ 326 Montgomery, AL 53 Bubba Hudson OL Jr. 6′3″ 302 Dawson, GA 55 Jake Andrews OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 325 Millbrook, AL 58 Logan Self OL RS 6′4″ 301 Trussville, AL 60 Douglas Thompson OL Fr. 6′1″ 271 Vestavia Hills, AL 63 Carson Burt OL Fr. 6′5″ 293 Fort Payne, AL 64 Deandre Butler OL Jr. 6′4″ 323 Opelika, AL 65 Dylan Bradshaw OL Sr. 6′3″ 300 Enterprise, AL 67 Grant Betts OL So. 6′3″ 289 Spanish Fort, AL 68 Ivan Shultz OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 304 Mobile, AL 70 Tyler Burnsed OL Fr. 6′4″ 309 Glen Saint Mary, FL 71 Hamilton Hawthorne II OL Fr. 6′2″ 340 Jacksonville, FL 72 Toryque Bateman OL Jr. 6′8″ 305 Gadsden, AL 74 Gage Saint OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 305 Town Creek, AL 75 Kannon Biggs OL Fr. 6′5″ 302 Athens, AL 77 Derrick Graham OL RS 6′4″ 314 Minneola, FL 78 Jordan Chapman OL Jr. 6′3″ 307 Leakesville, MS 79 Austin Stidham OL Jr. 6′5″ 292 Russellville, AL
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 5 Will Choloh Jr. DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 276 Lawrenceville, GA 41 tackles, 3.5 sacks 1 Luis Medina DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 305 Summerville, GA 28 tackles, 2.5 sacks 30 John Hines DE Sr. 6′4″ 256 Montgomery, AL 29 tackles 3 Antonio Showers DE 6′1″ 270 Tucker, GA 22 tackles, 1 sack 90 Elgin Griffin DT Sr. 6′2″ 303 Valdosta, GA 18 tackles, 2 sacks 21 Shakel Brown DT Jr. 6′4″ 299 Tallahassee, FL 15 tackles, 0.5 sacks 11 T.J. Jackson DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 282 Millbrook, AL 12 tackles 99 Cherokee Glasgow DT Sr. 6′2″ 292 Mount Vernon, NY 8 tackles 4 Buddha Jones DT 6′3″ 317 Tallahassee, FL 7 tackles 97 A.J. Pierce DT 6′1″ 315 Dothan, AL 6 tackles 47 Devon Reaves DE 6′4″ 233 Conyers, GA 1 tackle 1 Phillip Lee DL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 240 Jacksonville, FL 44 Cam Williams DE RS 6′5″ 253 Loganville, GA 50 Quincey Miller DE Fr. 6′3″ 227 Austell, GA 93 Chyrius Duckett DT Jr. 6′4″ 340 Pleasant Hill, CA 96 Malik Pertee DT Fr. 6′1″ 306 Ocala, FL 99 Julian Peterson DT RS 6′3″ 305 Pinson, AL Jamarcus Chatman DT Transfer from Florida State So. 6′2″ 267 Rome, GA
Linebackers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 2 Carlton Martial LB 5′9″ 210 Mobile, AL 126 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 6 Javon Solomon LB 6′2″ 249 Tallahassee, FL 50 tackles, 11 sacks, 1 INT 7 K.J. Robertson LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 225 Alabaster, AL 65 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 2 INT 9 Richard Jibunor LB 6′3″ 229 Delta State, Nigeria 41 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 2 INT 10 Jayden McDonald LB 6′0″ 235 Suwanee, GA 35 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 15 Jordan Anthony LB Transfer from Michigan 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 239 Silver Spring, MD 35 tackles 6 Taiyon Palmer LB Transfer from NC State 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 191 Lawrenceville, GA 13 tackles, 1 INT 25 Darrell Starling LB 6′0″ 218 Pelham, GA 9 tackles 20 Brooks Weeks LB So. 6′2″ 220 Eufaula, AL 7 tackles 7 Jordan Stringer LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 225 Augusta, GA 2 tackles 35 Navy Harris LB Jr. 6′1″ 245 Phenix City, AL 2 tackles 15 Orlando Lacey LB 6′0″ 189 Opp, AL 2 catches, 37 yards 33 Sterling Roberts LB 6′1″ 200 Starke, FL 1 tackle 6 Terry Thomas LB RS 6′0″ 215 Childersburg, AL 22 Christian Murphy LB Fr. 6′0″ 191 Gulf Breeze, FL 25 Wes Baumhower LB So. 6′0″ 208 Fairhope, AL 33 Tim Steward LB Fr. 5′9″ 191 Hazlehurst, MS 59 Max Copeland LB Fr. 6′2″ 202 Troy, AL
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 8 T.J. Harris S 6′1″ 199 Leesburg, GA 57 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 2 INT 1 Dell Pettus S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 205 Harvest, AL 53 tackles 22 Kyle Nixon S Sr. 6′1″ 197 Fort Valley, GA 44 tackles, 1 INT 2 Elijah Culp CB Transfer from Austin Peay 5′11″ 187 Charlotte, NC 29 tackles, 1 INT 2 Reddy Steward CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 178 Decatur, AL 26 tackles, 1 INT 13 Zion Williams CB Jr. 5′11″ 189 Omaha, NE 18 tackles, 2 INT 4 Craig Slocum S Jr. 6′0″ 201 Lake Butler, FL 27 tackles 23 Keyshawn Swanson DB 6′0″ 192 Pensacola, FL 16 tackles, 1 INT 12 Markeis Colvin S 5′11″ 202 Seffner, FL 17 returns, 235 yards 4 Devan Barrett DB 4★ 4-star recruit 200 Tampa, FL 8 tackles, 1 sack 11 Levon Fletcher CB 5′11″ 172 Huntsville, AL 10 tackles 7 Caleb Ransaw S 6′0″ 196 Harvest, AL 5 tackles 17 Carloss Crawford S So. 6′2″ 192 Memphis, TN 1 tackle 24 Josh Brown CB Fr. 5′11″ 170 Valdosta, GA 26 Tavarious Carswell CB Fr. 6′0″ 191 Atlanta, GA 33 Rondell Cole S So. 6′3″ 197 Harvest, AL 38 Tye Pouncey CB Fr. 6′0″ 173 Birmingham, AL
Carlton Martial, Reginald Todd, Jarris Williams, Ivan Shultz, A.J. Lewis Deyunkrea Lewis, John Hines, Chase Little, Bryce Kelly Dell Pettus, Caleb Ransaw, Rondell Cole Jamontez Woods, Toryque Bateman, Ollie Finch Jr Buddha Jones, Javon Solomon, Shakel Brown T.J. Jackson, B.J. Smith, Jake Andrews Jabre Barber, A.J. Pierce Phillip Lee, Hamilton Hawthorne II Antonio Showers, Tavarious Carswell Craig Slocum, Charles Strong Jr. Marcus Rogers, Quincey Miller Will Choloh Jr., Taiyon Palmer K.J. Robertson, Brennen Milliron T.J. Harris, Kyle Toole Tre’ Ross, Damien Taylor Tez Johnson, Julian Peterson Josh Brown, Elgin Griffin Robert Marsh, Navy Harris Tye Pouncey, Douglas Thompson Scott Taylor Renfroe, Max Copeland Luis Medina Elijah Culp Peyton Higgins Reddy Steward Devan Barrett Kyle Coale Terry Thomas Jordan Stringer Taylor Powell Demontrez Brown Jayden McDonald Luke Whittemore Deshon Stoudemire Levon Fletcher Markeis Colvin Quayde Hawkins Brooks Buce Zion Williams Jordan Anthony Orlando Lacey Carloss Crawford Kyran Griffin-Isom Gunnar Watson Brooks Weeks D.K. Billingsley Christian Murphy Kyle Nixon Keyshawn Swanson Darrell Starling Josh Mays Wes Baumhower Kimani Vidal Sterling Roberts Tim Steward Terrence Head Cam Williams Anthony Frederique Devon Reaves Bubba Hudson Logan Self Carson Burt Deandre Butler Dylan Bradshaw Grant Betts Tyler Burnsed Cameron Kaye Gage Saint Kannon Biggs Derrick Graham Jordan Chapman Austin Stidham Jaden Warren Clayton Ollendieck Chyrius Duckett Malik Pertee Cherokee Glasgow Jamarcus Chatman AL 51 GA 25 FL 18 CA 2 MS 2 Hometowns of the 2021 Troy 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 Alabama 51 Georgia 25 Florida 18 California 2 Mississippi 2 North Carolina 1 Arkansas 1 Nigeria 1 Top counties Jefferson County, Alabama pop. 668,000 6 Mobile County, Alabama pop. 413,000 5 Madison County, Alabama pop. 406,000 5 Montgomery County, Alabama pop. 227,000 4 Elmore County, Alabama pop. 89,526 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’ 2021 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.
