Teams UConn 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 UConn roster 109 players: 33 freshmen, 14 sophomores, 5 juniors, 8 seniors, 49 with no class listed. From 19 states and 6 other countries; the most from Connecticut (18) and Florida (15). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 8 Running backs 8 Receivers 14 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 9
Quarterbacks 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 7 Steven Krajewski QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 211 Moultrie, GA 1,217 passing yards, 7 TD 11 Jack Zergiotis QB 6′2″ 218 Montreal, QC 325 passing yards, 3 TD 12 Tyler Phommachanh QB 5′10″ 182 Stratford, CT 321 passing yards, 1 TD 12 Micah Leon QB So. 6′5″ 224 Boynton Beach, FL 62 passing yards 13 Jacob Drena QB So. 5′11″ 196 15 passing yards 1 Zion Turner QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 212 Miami, FL 2 Ta’Quan Roberson QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 200 Orange, NJ 13 Miles Foerster QB Fr. 6′2″ 207 Amherst, MA
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 5 Nathan Carter RB 5′10″ 202 Irondequoit, NY 578 rushing yards, 2 TD 0 Brian Brewton RB Fr. 5′7″ 173 Fort Lauderdale, FL 27 returns, 717 yards 34 Kevin Mensah RB Sr. 5′9″ 202 Worcester, MA 314 rushing yards 3 Devontae Houston RB 5′10″ 163 Roanoke, AL 9 returns, 157 yards 30 Robert Burns RB Transfer from Miami 5′11″ 231 Miami, FL 45 rushing yards 39 Hayden Jordan RB Fr. 5′6″ 187 Hartford, CT 44 Max Modeste RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 190 Trophy Club, TX 46 John Bechtle RB Fr. 6′2″ 235 Warren, NJ
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 1 Aaron Turner WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ 184 Ellicott, MD 33 catches, 232 yards 0 Keelan Marion WR 6′0″ 195 Atlanta, GA 28 catches, 474 yards, 5 TD 16 Kevens Clercius WR Fr. 6′2″ 212 Montreal, QC 20 catches, 260 yards, 3 TD 6 Cameron Ross WR 5′10″ 186 Newark, DE 8 catches, 60 yards 9 Heron Maurisseau WR 6′1″ 170 Bellport, NY 8 catches, 71 yards 89 Jahkai Gill WR So. 5′9″ 168 Hartford, CT 7 catches, 54 yards 87 Cameron Hairston WR Jr. 6′2″ 191 Lee’s Summit, MO 5 catches, 51 yards 13 Darius Bush WR 5′10″ 175 Savannah, GA 1 tackle 4 Matt Drayton WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 187 Jacksonville, FL 14 Elijah Jeffreys WR So. 6′4″ 199 Somerville, MA 15 Mark Didio WR RS 5′10″ 180 Westport, CT 19 Kevin Dunn WR Fr. 6′1″ 199 Berlin, CT 84 Jacob Flynn WR RS 6′0″ 191 Southington, CT 88 Josh Tracey WR Fr. 5′10″ 170 Bridgeport, CT
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 81 Jay Rose TE Sr. 6′3″ 253 Southington, CT 27 catches, 283 yards, 1 TD 83 Nick Harris TE 6′7″ 250 Ellicott City, MD 9 tackles, 1.5 sacks 83 Brandon Niemenski TE 6′5″ 252 Mountain Top, PA 12 catches, 122 yards, 1 TD 10 Jayce Medlock TE 6′3″ 217 Desoto, TX 4 catches, 25 yards, 1 TD 45 Christopher Johnson TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 215 Jacksonville, FL 1 catch, 15 yards 80 Rayonte Brown TE Fr. 6′6″ 257 Dundalk, MD 82 Brendan Heatherman TE 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 258 Stafford, VA 85 Russell Dixon TE Fr. 6′2″ 228 Edmonton, AB
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 64 Christian Haynes OL 6′2″ 313 Bowie, MD 1 tackle 50 Dylan Niedrowski OL So. 6′4″ 311 Reading, PA 51 Peter Rooney Jr. OL So. 6′5″ 292 Atlanta, GA 52 Yakiri Walker OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′2″ 293 Dallas, TX 53 Sidney Walker OL So. 6′2″ 285 Crestview, FL 60 Mason Raymer OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Purcellville, VA 62 Noel Ofori-Nyadu OL So. 6′2″ 298 Arlington, TX 67 Christopher Fortin OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Beauceville, QC 69 Will Meyer OL Fr. 6′1″ 317 Arlington, MA 71 Valentin Senn OL Transfer from Colorado Fr. 6′7″ 305 Volders, Austria 72 Femi Sakiri OL RS 6′3″ 305 Roanoke, TX 74 Ryan Van Demark OL Sr. 6′5″ 302 Princeton, NJ 75 Chase Lundt OL Fr. 6′8″ 305 Arlington, TX 76 Jonathan Pace OL Jr. 6′5″ 294 Boston, MA 77 Robby Rochester OL RS 6′5″ 290 Southlake, TX 79 Danny Antolovich OL RS 6′7″ 300 Bern, Switzerland
Defensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 48 Kevon Jones DL Jr. 6′2″ 247 East Hartford, CT 60 tackles, 2 sacks 57 Travis Jones DL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 336 New Haven, CT 48 tackles, 4.5 sacks 95 Eric Watts DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 277 Sumter, SC 40 tackles, 0.5 sacks 96 Dalmont Gourdine DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 295 Charleston, SC 35 tackles 96 Lwal Uguak DL 6′5″ 271 Edmonton, AB 34 tackles 55 MarQuayveon Evans DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 277 Chester, SC 19 tackles 91 Collin McCarthy DL Fr. 6′5″ 272 Jackson Twp, NJ 14 tackles 95 Pierce DeVaughn DL 6′4″ 260 Plano, TX 11 tackles 68 Justin Moore DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 283 Carrollton, TX 3 tackles 10 Pryce Yates DL RS 6′4″ 265 San Antonio, TX 11 Langston Hardy DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 250 Jacksonville, FL 61 Jesse Polansky DL Fr. 6′1″ 298 Wallingford, CT 65 Aaron Lange DL So. 6′1″ 307 Tolland, CT 95 Carter Hooper DL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 265 Toronto, ON
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 8 Jackson Mitchell LB 6′1″ 235 Ridgefield, CT 113 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT 6 Ian Swenson LB 6′1″ 218 Wilmette, IL 74 tackles, 2 sacks 33 Hunter Webb LB 6′1″ 245 Montoursville, PA 60 tackles 27 Omar Fortt LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 212 Stamford, CT 47 tackles, 1 sack 15 Tui Faumuina-Brown LB Fr. 6′3″ 230 Monroeville, PA 16 tackles, 1 INT 41 D.J. Morgan LB Sr. 6′2″ 226 Norwalk, CA 18 tackles 29 Jordan Morrison LB 6′0″ 219 Hamilton, NJ 14 tackles 24 Desmond Fogle LB Fr. 6′0″ 214 Kingsland, GA 3 tackles 0 Alfred Chea LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 221 Jacksonville, FL 2 tackles 47 Justin Bryant LB So. 5′11″ 234 Bridgewater, NJ 1 tackle 18 Jaylen Jones LB Fr. 5′11″ 210 Houston, TX 31 Terrence Ganyi LB 6′2″ 203 Montreal, QC 40 Deondrick Speight LB Fr. 6′2″ 205 West Park, FL
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 2 Durante Jones DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 199 Atlanta, GA 59 tackles, 1 INT 1 Malik Dixon DB Fr. 6′1″ 200 Orlando, FL 58 tackles, 1 INT 7 Tre Wortham DB Jr. 6′0″ 203 Stockton, CA 36 tackles, 2 INT 25 Jeremy Lucien CB 6′2″ 200 Moore Township, PA 29 tackles, 2 INT 19 Jalon Ferrell S 6′2″ 205 Miami, FL 32 tackles 3 Diamond Harrell DB Sr. 6′1″ 205 Canoga Park, CA 24 tackles 4 Stan Cross DB Fr. 5′10″ 190 Nashville, TN 17 tackles, 1 INT 6 Myles Bell DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 180 Plantation, FL 12 tackles, 1 INT 5 Kaleb Anthony DB Fr. 5′10″ 172 Locust Grove, GA 9 tackles 37 Kyle Williams DB Sr. 5′7″ 180 Hamden, CT 5 tackles 14 Malcolm Bell DB 6′2″ 188 Montreal, QC 2 tackles 3 Deon McLean Jr. DB 5′11″ 211 Trenton, NJ 1 tackle 38 Winston Jules DB Fr. 5′11″ 170 Brooklyn, NY 1 tackle 2 Reyan Blake S RS 5′11″ 200 Pahokee, FL 10 Cale Millen DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 206 Snoqualmie, WA 16 Malik Banks DB So. 6′0″ 203 Hockessin, DE 16 Shamel Lazarus DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 193 Jamaica, NY 20 Deon McLean Jr. DB Fr. 5′11″ 207 Trenton, NJ 23 Juan Rosario DB So. 5′11″ 181 Stamford, CT
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 84 Joe McFadden PK 5′9″ 180 Grapevine, TX 12 of 17 field goals 99 Haydn Kerr P Fr. 6′2″ 192 Penrith, NSW 19 punts, 36.2 average 53 Brian Keating LS Sr. 6′0″ 225 Darien, CT 4 tackles 17 Blake Otto P Fr. 6′3″ 187 Naples, FL 1 tackle 13 George Caratan P 6′1″ 212 Pacific Palisades, CA 16 Noe Ruelas PK RS 6′1″ 197 West Hartford, CT 47 Nilay Upadhyayula LS RS 5′11″ 225 San Jose, CA 63 Kevin Cahill LS So. 6′3″ 229 Summit, NJ 92 Noah Iden PK So. 6′2″ 226 North Kingstown, RI
Alfred Chea, Matt Drayton, Langston Hardy, Christopher Johnson Max Modeste, Femi Sakiri, Robby Rochester, Joe McFadden Keelan Marion, Durante Jones, Peter Rooney Jr. Zion Turner, Jalon Ferrell, Robert Burns Deon McLean Jr., Deon McLean Jr., Ryan Van Demark Elijah Jeffreys, Will Meyer, Jonathan Pace Noe Ruelas, Hayden Jordan, Jahkai Gill Kevin Dunn, Jay Rose, Jacob Flynn Ta’Quan Roberson, Kevin Cahill Diamond Harrell, George Caratan Mark Didio, Josh Tracey Shamel Lazarus, Winston Jules Juan Rosario, Omar Fortt Kyle Williams, Jesse Polansky John Bechtle, Justin Bryant Noel Ofori-Nyadu, Chase Lundt Brian Brewton Malik Dixon Reyan Blake Devontae Houston Stan Cross Kaleb Anthony Nathan Carter Cameron Ross Ian Swenson Myles Bell Steven Krajewski Tre Wortham Jackson Mitchell Heron Maurisseau Cale Millen Jayce Medlock Pryce Yates Micah Leon Tyler Phommachanh Darius Bush Miles Foerster Tui Faumuina-Brown Malik Banks Blake Otto Jaylen Jones Desmond Fogle Jeremy Lucien Jordan Morrison Hunter Webb Kevin Mensah Deondrick Speight D.J. Morgan Nilay Upadhyayula Kevon Jones Dylan Niedrowski Yakiri Walker Brian Keating Sidney Walker MarQuayveon Evans Travis Jones Mason Raymer Christian Haynes Justin Moore Rayonte Brown Brendan Heatherman Brandon Niemenski Nick Harris Cameron Hairston Collin McCarthy Noah Iden Eric Watts Pierce DeVaughn Dalmont Gourdine CT 18 FL 15 TX 12 NJ 9 GA 7 Hometowns of the 2021 UConn 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 Connecticut 18 Florida 15 Texas 12 New Jersey 9 Georgia 7 California 5 PQ 5 Massachusetts 5 Top counties Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut pop. 977,000 8 Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut pop. 627,000 5 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 4 Duval County, Florida pop. 1 million 4 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 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’ 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.
