Teams UConn 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 UConn roster 115 players: 55 freshmen, 32 sophomores, 18 juniors, 10 seniors. From 24 states and 3 other countries; the most from Florida (15) and Ohio (14). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 7 Receivers 17 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 6
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 23 Cyncir Bowers RB Transfer from West Virginia So. 5′10″ 191 Harrisburg, PA 433 rushing yards, 6 TD 3 Kenji Christian RB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 207 Birmingham, AL 192 rushing yards, 2 TD 6 Trey Cornist RB Transfer from Central Michigan So. 5′11″ 210 Cincinnati, OH 228 rushing yards, 3 TD 20 Shawn Simeon RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 180 Naples, FL 45 rushing yards 22 RB Transfer from Syracuse So. 5′11″ 210 Michigan City, IN 13 rushing yards 26 Soren Rief RB So. 6′0″ 220 Killingly, CT 1 tackle 24 Dashun Reeder RB Transfer from Northwestern 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 190 Greenville, SC
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 9 Julian Allen WR Transfer from Toledo 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 188 St. Petersburg, FL 9 returns, 148 yards 11 Ryder Treadway WR Transfer from Toledo Fr. 6′3″ 193 Frisco, TX 14 catches, 217 yards 19 Javon Brown WR Transfer from Toledo Fr. 6′4″ 198 Williston, FL 14 catches, 202 yards, 2 TD 2 Jediyah Willoughby WR Transfer from Toledo So. 6′1″ 202 Fairburn, GA 11 catches, 195 yards, 1 TD 5 Shamar Porter WR 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 210 Nashville, TN 11 catches, 235 yards, 2 TD 0 Ky Wilson WR Transfer from Youngstown State Jr. 5′9″ 180 Farrell, PA 7 catches, 87 yards 21 Raymond Liggins III WR Fr. 5′9″ 162 Chicago, IL 6 catches, 80 yards, 1 TD 8 Zy’marion Lang WR Transfer from Toledo 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 180 Sarasota, FL 2 tackles 15 Cam Abshire WR Transfer from Oklahoma State Jr. 6′4″ 185 Roanoke, VA 3 catches, 36 yards, 1 TD 81 Logan Barnes WR Fr. 6′4″ 180 Marion, IN 1 tackle 16 Kamren Flowers WR Transfer from Toledo 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 170 Detroit, MI 1 catch, 30 yards 14 WR Transfer from Syracuse 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 202 Jackson, NJ 17 Teddy Williams WR Jr. 6′0″ 180 Portland, CT 25 Daniel Rose WR So. 5′10″ 150 Lincoln, RI 82 Logan Burbank WR Fr. 6′0″ 173 Middletown, NJ 84 Johnny Gingeruha WR Fr. 5′8″ 173 West Springfield, MA 85 Drew Kron WR Sr. 6′1″ 185 Hebron, CT
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 83 Xavier Watson TE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 210 Waverly, NY 7 catches, 106 yards, 1 TD 86 Matt Ragan TE Transfer from Boston College 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 246 Westboro, MA 6 catches, 71 yards 80 Alex Godavitarne TE Transfer from Wheeling Jr. 6′4″ 235 Washington, DC 4 catches, 67 yards 42 Mike Burton TE Sr. 6′2″ 250 Wilton, CT 87 Clemens Richter TE So. 6′6″ 240 Dresden, Germany 88 Troy Walson TE Fr. 6′4″ 226 Williamsburg, VA 89 Jackson Mangham TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 244 Columbus, OH
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 51 Joe McGann OL So. 6′6″ 290 Lagrangeville, NY 52 Deron McLaughlin OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 270 Park Ridge, NJ 53 Christos Zigoumis OL So. 6′6″ 240 Ottawa, ON 55 Fred Johnson OL So. 6′5″ 290 Cleveland, OH 56 Tamarus Walker OL Jr. 6′3″ 320 Baltimore, MD 58 Terrence Moore OL Transfer from Toledo Sr. 6′5″ 305 Massillon, OH 59 Finn Wilkins OL So. 6′5″ 315 Herndon, VA 60 Nate Benedict OL Fr. 5′10″ 200 Madison, AL 62 Ben Mulholland OL Transfer from Houston Christian Fr. 6′4″ 315 Cypress, TX 64 Michael Marini OL Fr. 6′0″ 295 Norwalk, CT 67 Hannes Hammer OL Transfer from Virginia Tech Fr. 6′7″ 313 Cologne, Germany 69 Ty Chan OL 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 320 Lowell, MA 71 Owen Winder OL Fr. 6′7″ 327 Dexter, MI 73 Raphael Greene-Nyarko OL Transfer from Toledo Fr. 6′6″ 340 Cincinnati, OH 74 Nathan Pahanich OL Transfer from Wake Forest Fr. 6′4″ 291 Princeton, NJ 75 Hill Greenlee OL Fr. 6′9″ 295 Dallas, TX 76 Dominic Rivera OL Transfer from Toledo So. 6′8″ 325 Olmsted Falls, OH 78 Isiah Switzer OL Transfer from Toledo Fr. 6′6″ 285 Cleveland, OH 79 Christian Richter OL Transfer from Marshall Jr. 6′6″ 300 Baltimore, MD
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 15 Anas Luqman DL Transfer from Ohio Jr. 6′4″ 260 Cincinnati, OH 13 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT 2 Tahjae Mullix DL Transfer from Oregon State Sr. 6′0″ 282 Covington, GA 17 tackles, 0.5 sacks 52 Joshua Mickens DE Transfer from Ohio State 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 250 Indianapolis, IN 9 tackles, 1.5 sacks 17 Shamar Riser-Pressley DE Transfer from Buffalo 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 271 Detroit, MI 8 tackles, 1 sack 3 Esean Carter DT Sr. 6′2″ 285 Detroit, MI 9 tackles 95 Melvin Hills DL Transfer from Texas Fr. 6′3″ 302 New Iberia, LA 8 tackles 94 Matt Hoffman DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 250 Cheltenham, PA 6 tackles 14 Desmond Aladuge DT Transfer from Duke So. 6′4″ 285 Milford, DE 5 tackles 55 Andrew Laurich DL Transfer from Colorado State So. 6′3″ 295 Yorkville, IL 5 tackles 25 Odera Orizu DE Transfer from NC State So. 6′4″ 256 Charlotte, NC 4 tackles 97 Chamberlain Campbell DE Transfer from Toledo So. 6′6″ 240 St. Petersburg, FL 3 tackles 11 Avery Dunn DL Transfer from Toledo Jr. 6′4″ 250 Shaker Heights, OH 2 tackles 91 Mateo Kipke DE Fr. 6′5″ 240 Dexter, MI 1 tackle 84 Eddie Dresch DL So. 6′3″ 225 Ephrata, PA 92 Rodarion Tellez DL Fr. 6′1″ 252 Miami, FL 93 D.J. Pouncy DT Fr. 5′11″ 311 St. Petersburg, FL 96 Makijah Latiker DE Fr. 6′6″ 250 Fayetteville, NC
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 0 K’Von Sherman LB Transfer from Toledo Jr. 6′2″ 236 Pearland, TX 40 tackles, 3.5 sacks 37 Hayden Pegg LB So. 6′3″ 200 Malvern, PA 40 tackles, 1 sack 44 John Lista LB Transfer from Pennsylvania Sr. 6′2″ 220 Fair Haven, NJ 37 tackles, 1 sack 5 Rickey Williams LB Transfer from Toledo Fr. 6′2″ 230 Akron, OH 14 tackles, 1 sack 9 Zakaih Saez LB Transfer from Oregon State So. 6′4″ 230 Lake Worth, FL 16 tackles 20 Luke Murphy LB Transfer from Coastal Carolina Sr. 6′3″ 235 Massillon, OH 14 tackles 40 Tyrique Harris LB Fr. 6′0″ 205 St. Petersburg, FL 2 tackles 19 Ethan Hogg LB So. 6′3″ 240 Glenview, IL 1 tackle 47 Jayden Jones LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 210 Millville, NJ 1 tackle 27 Terris Dudley LB Transfer from NC State Fr. 6′3″ 200 Hilliard, OH 29 Lewenski Ydore LB So. 6′2″ 220 Miami, FL 30 Charles Johnson LB Fr. 6′2″ 205 King George, VA 39 Charlie O’Connor LB So. 6′4″ 215 New Canaan, CT 41 Will Lewis LB Fr. 6′1″ 208 Bloomfield Hills, MI 99 James Tilus LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 234 Auburndale, FL
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 4 Braedyn Moore DB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 204 Hamilton, OH 34 tackles, 1 INT 13 Jayden Price DB Transfer from Toledo Fr. 6′3″ 185 Seven Fields, PA 26 tackles, 1 INT 10 Jayden Davis DB Transfer from Fresno State Jr. 6′1″ 192 Fresno, CA 23 tackles 6 Renick Dorilas DB Transfer from Rutgers Fr. 5′11″ 168 Newark, NJ 16 tackles, 1 INT 17 DB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 200 Chicago, IL 17 tackles 12 Saxton Suchanic DB Fr. 6′2″ 180 York, PA 16 tackles 24 Zion Paret DB Transfer from Florida Atlantic 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 180 Miami, FL 15 tackles 7 Tyler McKinstry DB Transfer from Toledo So. 5′9″ 182 Atlanta, GA 10 tackles 18 Kylish Hicks DB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 200 Baltimore, MD 6 tackles 23 Steve Miller DB Transfer from USC Fr. 6′1″ 185 Greensboro, GA 3 tackles 29 Jalen Brown DB So. 5′11″ 174 Orlando, FL 3 tackles 21 Tracy Revels DB Transfer from Michigan State 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 184 Texarkana, TX 2 tackles 22 Moussa Kane CB Transfer from Duke So. 6′1″ 195 Harlem, NY 1 tackle 32 Martece Smith DB Fr. 6′1″ 187 Chicago, IL 1 tackle 8 C.J. Bell Jr. DB Transfer from Iowa Fr. 6′1″ 186 Mansfield, MA 22 Axavier Bridges-Brooks DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 185 Upper Marlboro, MD 26 Shmar Akande DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 186 Pembroke Pines, FL 28 Elijah Whitaker DB Fr. 6′0″ 175 Griffin, GA 31 Cason Dash DB Fr. 6′1″ 191 Lakeland, FL 33 Carter Boskovich DB 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 5′9″ 185 Mission Viejo, CA 33 Grant Blascak DB Fr. 6′1″ 204 Medina, OH 36 Tyler Marescot DB Fr. 6′0″ 180 Armonk, NY
Julian Allen, Tyrique Harris, D.J. Pouncy, Chamberlain Campbell Esean Carter, Kamren Flowers, Shamar Riser-Pressley Trey Cornist, Anas Luqman, Raphael Greene-Nyarko Avery Dunn, Fred Johnson, Isiah Switzer Jalil Martin, Raymond Liggins III, Martece Smith Kylish Hicks, Tamarus Walker, Christian Richter Zion Paret, Lewenski Ydore, Rodarion Tellez Charlie O’Connor, Mike Burton, Michael Marini Kalieb Osborne, Will Lewis Bo Polston, Joshua Mickens Luke Murphy, Terrence Moore Terris Dudley, Jackson Mangham Owen Winder, Mateo Kipke K’Von Sherman Ky Wilson Jediyah Willoughby Tahjae Mullix Kenji Christian Braedyn Moore Jake Merklinger Rickey Williams Shamar Porter Renick Dorilas Tyler McKinstry C.J. Bell Jr. Zy’marion Lang Jack O’Connor Zakaih Saez Jayden Davis Ryder Treadway Saxton Suchanic Tucker McDonald Desmond Aladuge Emanuel Ross Cam Abshire Tyler Smith Ethan Hogg Javon Brown Shawn Simeon Tracy Revels Axavier Bridges-Brooks Jaden Hart Moussa Kane Cyncir Bowers Steve Miller Dashun Reeder Tashi Crofut Odera Orizu Shmar Akande Elijah Whitaker Jalen Brown Charles Johnson Cason Dash Carter Boskovich Grant Blascak Spencer Sullins Tyler Marescot Hayden Pegg John Lista Jayden Jones Joe McGann Deron McLaughlin Andrew Laurich David LaGanga Finn Wilkins Nate Benedict Ben Mulholland Ty Chan Nathan Pahanich Hill Greenlee Dominic Rivera Alex Godavitarne Logan Barnes Logan Burbank Johnny Gingeruha Drew Kron Troy Walson Mike Baker Matt Hoffman Melvin Hills Makijah Latiker James Tilus FL 15 OH 14 IL 7 MI 7 NJ 7 Hometowns of the 2026 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 Florida 15 Ohio 14 Pennsylvania 7 Michigan 7 New Jersey 7 Illinois 7 Connecticut 7 Georgia 6 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 5 Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 4 Pinellas County, Florida pop. 963,000 4 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 3 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 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’ 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.
Jaden Hart RBTransfer from Syracuse
Emanuel Ross WRTransfer from Syracuse4-star recruit
Jalil Martin DB3-star recruit