Teams UTEP 2025 Roster ← 2024 2026 → 2025 UTEP roster 120 players: 27 freshmen, 16 sophomores, 17 juniors, 27 seniors, 33 with no class listed. From 20 states and 2 other countries; the most from Texas (64) and Florida (10). The 2025 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 6 Receivers 18 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 21 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 10
Running backs 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 20 Ashten Emory RB 5′11″ 210 Dallas, TX 569 rushing yards, 4 TD 14 Hahsaun Wilson RB Transfer from Charlotte Sr. 5′11″ 190 Florence, SC 225 rushing yards, 1 TD 8 Kam Thomas RB 5′9″ 184 Birmingham, AL 5 returns, 24 yards 22 Marquez Taylor RB So. 5′11″ 171 Mckenzie, TN 5 returns, 65 yards 6 Elijah McCoy RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 190 Midland, TX 47 rushing yards 20 Josh Bell RB Fr. 5′9″ 180 Dallas, TX 4 rushing yards
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 18 Kenny Odom WR 5′10″ 178 Savannah, GA 62 catches, 582 yards, 6 TD 13 Nik Henry WR Fr. 5′10″ 155 Seguin, TX 17 returns, 213 yards 19 Eric Willis III WR Transfer from California (PA) Sr. 5′8″ 160 Collingdale, PA 27 catches, 290 yards, 2 TD 7 Wondame Davis Jr. WR 6′1″ 180 Ennis, TX 25 catches, 604 yards, 6 TD 15 Trevon Tate WR Transfer from UT Martin Sr. 6′0″ 180 Erie, PA 20 catches, 227 yards, 1 TD 11 Toric Goins Jr. WR Fr. 6′2″ 180 Freeport, TX 13 catches, 206 yards, 1 TD 7 Jaylan Brown WR Transfer from Michigan State Fr. 6′1″ 185 Nacogdoches, TX 10 catches, 103 yards 11 Joshua Thompson WR Transfer from Georgia Southern 5′11″ 175 Queens, NY 3 returns, 49 yards 14 Marcus Torres WR Fr. 5′10″ 175 El Paso, TX 4 catches, 22 yards 0 Ashton Nickelberry WR Sr. 5′10″ 181 Brandon, MS 2 catches, 13 yards 16 Mason Ferguson WR Transfer from North Texas Fr. 6′0″ 185 Fort Worth, TX 2 catches, 8 yards 18 Rafeald Campbell WR Fr. 5′11″ 175 Arlington, TX 2 catches, 27 yards 24 C.J. Simon WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 165 Tuttle, OK 1 return, 23 yards 2 Kai Pruitt WR So. 6′0″ 184 Colleyville, TX 3 Jaden Smith WR 5′10″ 195 Loganville, GA 25 Zo Hill WR RS 5′11″ 165 Denton, TX 26 Caden Harris WR 5′10″ 170 Round Rock, TX 84 Aramoni Rhone WR Transfer from Arkansas–Pine Bluff 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 195 Orlando, FL
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 4 Josh Schuchts TE Fr. 6′3″ 223 Tallahassee, FL 21 catches, 232 yards, 3 TD 82 Judah Ezinwa TE Jr. 6′3″ 235 Fontana, CA 4 catches, 76 yards 86 Jordan Andrus TE Fr. 6′4″ 235 Houston, TX 1 catch, 9 yards 4 Cash Cheeks TE So. 6′7″ 235 Colorado Springs, CO 84 Jamal Frilot TE 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 230 Houston, TX 86 Luka Matamoros TE Fr. 6′5″ 275 Pflugerville, TX
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 79 Jake Utley OL So. 6′6″ 315 College Station, TX 2 tackles 53 Ivan Escobar OL Sr. 6′2″ 305 El Paso, TX 1 tackle 57 Craig Wydra OL Fr. 6′4″ 305 El Paso, TX 58 Jaquan Toney OL Sr. 6′4″ 285 Huntsville, AL 60 Joseph Immediato OL Sr. 6′4″ 318 El Paso, TX 62 Jake Riggs OL Fr. 6′3″ 295 Murfreesboro, TN 63 Rolando Beltran OL Jr. 6′3″ 305 El Paso, TX 65 Dennis Lafferty OL Fr. 6′7″ 320 Norman, OK 67 Mark Robinson OL Transfer from Southeastern So. 6′5″ 328 Altamonte Springs, FL 69 James Williams OL So. 6′3″ 320 Moore, OK 70 Maddox Huber OL RS 6′7″ 300 Hamshire, TX 71 Preston Perkins OL RS 6′6″ 270 Austin, TX 72 Tyrone McDuffie III OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 315 El Paso, TX 73 Tyler Roberts OL RS 6′8″ 314 Corpus Christi, TX 74 Azizi Henry OL Sr. 6′4″ 310 Wylie, TX 75 Juan Camacho Jr. OL Jr. 6′6″ 285 El Paso, TX 76 Diego De La Cruz OL RS 6′4″ 300 Monterrey, Mexico 78 Ryder Slaton OL RS 6′7″ 280 Melissa, TX
Defensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 7 Kadarion Johnson DT Sr. 6′1″ 275 Houston, TX 55 tackles, 3.5 sacks 6 Udoka Ezeani DL Transfer from Boise State Jr. 6′1″ 218 Richmond, TX 41 tackles, 5 sacks 19 Ashaad Hall DL Transfer from South Carolina State Sr. 6′4″ 235 St. Petersburg, FL 24 tackles, 3 sacks 3 Shakaun Bowser DL Jr. 6′5″ 255 Mesa, AZ 23 tackles, 2 sacks 99 Cole Gustafson DL Transfer from Florida International Sr. 6′4″ 279 Rocklin, CA 19 tackles, 1.5 sacks 90 Ashton Coker DT So. 6′2″ 290 Katy, TX 23 tackles 6 Ekow Taylor DE So. 6′5″ 220 Keller, TX 12 tackles, 2 sacks 92 Tyler Scott DL Transfer from Kennesaw State Sr. 6′1″ 315 Jackson, GA 11 tackles 9 Oryend Fisher DL Transfer from West Virginia 6′6″ 225 Georgetown, KY 11 Derek Burns DL Transfer from New Mexico State So. 6′5″ 254 Dallas, TX 25 Royce Wilson DE RS 6′3″ 220 Houston, TX 35 Kofi Taylor-Barrocks DE So. 6′3″ 230 London, England 40 Jaxon Smith DE Fr. 6′7″ 225 Prague, OK 52 Machi Robinson DL So. 6′1″ 290 Hayward, CA 55 Leander Parrish DL RS 6′3″ 240 Mesquite, TX 83 Ryland Bradford DE Fr. 5′11″ 180 Abilene, TX 94 Jimmy Leon DL RS 6′4″ 240 Tucson, AZ 95 Nico Guerra DL Jr. 6′5″ 245 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 95 Will Weber DL So. 6′3″ 280 San Jose, CA 96 Kelton Farmer DL Transfer from Kentucky Wesleyan Jr. 6′4″ 290 Evansville, IN Allan McCarter DL Fr. 6′4″ 270 Houston, TX
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 48 Micah Davey LB Transfer from McNeese Sr. 6′2″ 235 Baton Rouge, LA 114 tackles, 1 sack 10 Jayden Wilson LB Transfer from New Mexico Jr. 6′1″ 218 El Paso, TX 92 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 32 Elijah Baldwin LB 6′7″ 230 San Antonio, TX 23 tackles, 3.5 sacks 12 Donte Thompson LB Transfer from Texas State Sr. 5′11″ 175 Pensacola, FL 31 tackles 1 Joshua Rudolph LB Transfer from Indiana 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 230 Montgomery, AL 18 tackles, 0.5 sacks 38 Stratton Shufelt LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 230 Rio Rancho, NM 18 tackles 41 Vashon Brunswick II LB Fr. 6′1″ 215 Garland, TX 8 tackles, 1 sack 4 Garrett Hawkins LB 6′3″ 227 Sevierville, TN 10 tackles 54 Alex Szczesniak LB Jr. 6′1″ 225 Orland Park, IL 7 tackles 8 Shay Smith LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 215 El Paso, TX 30 rushing yards, 1 TD 9 Trace Meadows LB Fr. 6′0″ 220 College Station, TX 30 Nate Dyman LB Sr. 6′2″ 230 Missouri City, TX 36 Kane Bowen LB Fr. 6′2″ 215 Sherman, TX 42 Copelin Windfont LB RS 6′0″ 220 Barrett Station, TX 45 Justin Lee LB RS 6′1″ 225 Round Rock, TX
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 5 Solo Barnes S Transfer from Fayetteville State Sr. 6′3″ 205 New Orleans, LA 59 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 2 Xavier Smith S Jr. 6′0″ 195 Atlanta, GA 60 tackles, 1 INT 0 Justin Content CB So. 6′1″ 185 Hoschton, GA 58 tackles, 1 INT 4 Neil Campbell CB Transfer from Indiana Wesleyan Sr. 5′11″ 205 Chicago, IL 56 tackles, 2 sacks 7 Kode Lowe S Transfer from West Florida Jr. 6′1″ 205 Coleman, FL 34 tackles 22 Lantz Russell S Sr. 6′3″ 210 Riverside, CA 27 tackles, 1 sack 16 Yessman Green CB Sr. 6′2″ 180 Mobile, AL 20 tackles, 0.5 sacks 9 Marcell Blocker CB Transfer from Florida Memorial University Sr. 6′3″ 190 Miami, FL 18 tackles 5 T.J. Tillman CB Fr. 6′0″ 165 Amarillo, TX 12 tackles 17 Darnell Williams S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 180 Texarkana, TX 5 tackles 29 Dylan Brown-Turner DB So. 6′1″ 225 Dallas, TX 2 tackles 30 Allen Gant S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 190 Lubbock, TX 2 tackles 21 Tyler Jones S Transfer from Tennessee State Sr. 6′0″ 200 Orlando, FL 1 tackle 24 Jaime Guerrero S Jr. 6′1″ 185 El Paso, TX 1 tackle 27 Caleb Walker S Transfer from St. Thomas Sr. 5′10″ 175 Tampa, FL 1 tackle 31 David Wilson DB Fr. 6′2″ 177 Frisco, TX 1 tackle 14 Chace Biddle S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 205 Garland, TX 20 Grant Stewart DB RS 5′10″ 188 Houston, TX 26 Darien Fantroy CB RS 6′2″ 175 Killeen, TX 28 Erion Wilkins CB Fr. 6′2″ 170 Houston, TX 33 Josiah Jones S RS 6′2″ 185 Chicago, IL 34 Cam Harrelson S Fr. 6′0″ 165 El Paso, TX
Specialists 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 42 Noah Botsford PK Jr. 6′3″ 200 Fort Lauderdale, FL 59 punts, 45.6 average 91 Carlos Arrelola PK Jr. 5′10″ 200 3 of 6 field goals 88 Tanner Cragun PK So. 6′2″ 205 Frisco, TX 6 of 8 field goals 39 Josh Hancock LS Sr. 5′9″ 185 El Paso, TX 3 tackles 37 Kyle Gallegos PK Jr. 5′9″ 150 Fort Worth, TX 49 Ian Hall LS RS 6′2″ 215 Houston, TX 55 Diego Frausto PK Fr. 6′3″ 225 El Paso, TX 87 Jackson Cleaver PK Sr. 6′1″ 205 Tigard, OR 90 Rio Hay LS Fr. 6′1″ 230 Dripping Springs, TX 97 Joe Bowman PK Sr. 6′0″ 185 Carlsbad, CA
Shay Smith, Jayden Wilson, Marcus Torres, Jaime Guerrero, Cam Harrelson, Josh Hancock, Ivan Escobar, Diego Frausto, Craig Wydra, Joseph Immediato, Rolando Beltran, Tyrone McDuffie III, Juan Camacho Jr. Kadarion Johnson, Grant Stewart, Royce Wilson, Erion Wilkins, Ian Hall, Jamal Frilot, Jordan Andrus, Allan McCarter Derek Burns, Ashten Emory, Josh Bell, Dylan Brown-Turner Neil Campbell, Josiah Jones Trace Meadows, Jake Utley Cade McConnell, Malachi Nelson Chace Biddle, Vashon Brunswick II Mason Ferguson, Kyle Gallegos Tyler Jones, Aramoni Rhone Caden Harris, Justin Lee David Wilson, Tanner Cragun Judah Ezinwa, Nico Guerra Ashton Nickelberry Justin Content Joshua Rudolph Kai Pruitt Xavier Smith Jaden Smith Shakaun Bowser Cash Cheeks Garrett Hawkins Josh Schuchts Solo Barnes T.J. Tillman Ekow Taylor Elijah McCoy Udoka Ezeani Jaylan Brown Wondame Davis Jr. Kam Thomas Marcell Blocker Oryend Fisher Skyler Locklear Chad Warner Joshua Thompson Toric Goins Jr. Donte Thompson Nik Henry Hahsaun Wilson Trevon Tate Yessman Green Darnell Williams Kenny Odom Rafeald Campbell Ashaad Hall Eric Willis III Lantz Russell Marquez Taylor C.J. Simon Zo Hill Darien Fantroy Caleb Walker Allen Gant Nate Dyman Elijah Baldwin Kane Bowen Stratton Shufelt Jaxon Smith Noah Botsford Micah Davey Machi Robinson Alex Szczesniak Leander Parrish Jaquan Toney Jake Riggs Dennis Lafferty Mark Robinson James Williams Maddox Huber Preston Perkins Tyler Roberts Azizi Henry Ryder Slaton Ryland Bradford Luka Matamoros Jackson Cleaver Ashton Coker Rio Hay Tyler Scott Jimmy Leon Will Weber Kelton Farmer Joe Bowman Cole Gustafson TX 64 CA 9 FL 10 GA 5 AL 4 Hometowns of the 2025 UTEP 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 Texas 64 Florida 10 California 9 Georgia 5 Alabama 4 Oklahoma 4 Tennessee 3 Illinois 3 Top counties El Paso County, Texas pop. 871,000 13 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 9 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 7 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 5 Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 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’ 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.
