Teams Villanova 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Villanova roster 93 players: 38 freshmen, 19 sophomores, 20 juniors, 16 seniors. From 17 states; the most from Pennsylvania (32) and New Jersey (23). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 8 Running backs 7 Receivers 13 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 14 Defensive line 12 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 16 Specialists 5
Quarterbacks 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 7 Pat McQuaide QB Sr. 6′0″ 205 Solon, OH 1,570 passing yards, 9 TD 17 Nolan DiLucia QB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 195 Venetia, PA 12 passing yards 14 Dylan Mills QB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 205 Dana Point, CA 1 rushing yard 8 Michael Benincasa QB Sr. 6′2″ 215 Ardmore, PA 9 John Zohlman QB Jr. 6′3″ 215 Moorestown, NJ 12 Hudson Heinemann QB So. 6′2″ 170 Wappingers Falls, NY 14 Robert Russo QB Sr. 6′3″ 225 Millsboro, DE 16 John Welde QB Fr. 6′3″ 205 Havertown, PA
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 83 Braden Reed WR So. 5′9″ 180 Pottstown, PA 34 catches, 433 yards, 3 TD 81 Brandon Binkowski WR So. 6′3″ 205 Haymarket, VA 23 catches, 331 yards, 1 TD 5 Jake Hilton WR Jr. 6′5″ 205 Prescott, AZ 13 catches, 229 yards 13 Chris Colby WR Jr. 6′3″ 205 Rowley, MA 11 catches, 126 yards 84 Ralee Stephens WR So. 5′9″ 165 Asbury, NJ 1 catch, 9 yards 2 Kenyon Miles WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 195 Huntington Station, NY 30 Jasiah Brown WR Fr. 5′10″ 170 Morristown, NJ 40 Greeley McAden WR Fr. 5′10″ 180 Collinsville, TX 42 Hattan French WR Fr. 6′0″ 190 Fort Worth, TX 80 Andrew Esposito WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 185 New Canaan, CT 82 Ryan Kennedy WR Sr. 6′1″ 195 Cleveland Heights, OH 85 Jullian Williams WR Sr. 5′9″ 195 Conshohocken, PA 87 Ryan Sorge WR Sr. 6′3″ 205 Warrington, PA
Offensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 58 Thomas Brown OL Fr. 6′3″ 315 Chelmsford, MA 62 R.J. Reyes OL Jr. 6′5″ 295 Weston, FL 63 Quin Whalen OL Sr. 6′4″ 290 Chalfont, PA 66 Joey Tenaglia OL So. 6′2″ 280 Linwood, NJ 67 Kyle Fay OL Jr. 6′6″ 310 Cranford, NJ 68 Jack Gillespie OL Fr. 6′1″ 305 West Chester, PA 70 Dhamir Wesley OL So. 6′5″ 300 Millersville, PA 71 Will Palmer OL Fr. 6′3″ 275 Cheshire, CT 72 Matthias Ogrinc OL So. 6′4″ 270 Hingham, MA 75 Patrick Degnan OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 300 Tabernacle, NJ 76 Chris McCullers OL Jr. 6′3″ 310 Round Hill, VA 77 Chris Therien OL Fr. 6′5″ 280 Marlton, NJ 78 Tommy Broderick OL Jr. 6′5″ 310 Alpharetta, GA 79 Ryan Cregan OL Jr. 6′6″ 315 Morristown, NJ
Defensive line 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 96 Ugo Nwotite DL So. 6′5″ 230 Linwood, NJ 18 tackles, 2 sacks 0 Capri Martin DL Sr. 6′2″ 255 Harlem, NY 18 tackles, 1 sack 9 Ivan Murray DL Jr. 6′3″ 275 Paulsboro, NJ 15 tackles, 1 sack 50 A.J. Koukou DL So. 6′1″ 285 Havertown, PA 11 tackles, 1 sack 99 Ratu Delano Navoti DL So. 6′3″ 290 Brooklyn, NY 5 tackles, 2 sacks 92 Nigel McSween DL Jr. 6′4″ 250 Newark, NJ 9 tackles 93 Nate Sullivan DL Fr. 6′4″ 245 Bethesda, MD 5 tackles, 1 sack 90 Drake Dawson DL Fr. 6′2″ 250 Mechanicsburg, PA 1 tackle 55 Jackson Kraemer DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 295 Pittsburgh, PA 91 Thomas Coates DL Fr. 6′0″ 295 Frederick, MD 95 Tyler Langin DL Sr. 6′3″ 265 Houston, TX 98 Brody Kuszyk DL Fr. 6′3″ 240 Greenville, NC
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 8 Omari Bursey LB So. 6′0″ 230 Broomfield, CO 77 tackles, 2 sacks 15 Christian Caballero LB Jr. 6′2″ 225 Niceville, FL 46 tackles 44 Walker Murray LB Fr. 6′1″ 225 Yardley, PA 29 tackles 45 Colin Gurley LB Fr. 6′2″ 230 York, PA 9 tackles 51 Dale Law LB Sr. 6′1″ 230 West Chester, PA 4 tackles 11 Tyler Cain LB Jr. 6′2″ 220 Beaver Falls, PA 2 tackles 5 Turner Inge LB Sr. 6′1″ 225 Williamstown, NJ 10 J.R. Strauss LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 230 Reading, PA 35 Langston White LB So. 6′2″ 215 Bristow, VA 43 Donovan Linthicum LB Fr. 5′10″ 215 Millville, NJ 48 Faust Capobianco V LB Fr. 6′0″ 210 Easton, PA 52 Jake Kissell LB Fr. 6′2″ 220 Altoona, PA 53 Michael Gaul LB Fr. 6′1″ 215 State College, PA
Defensive backs 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 23 Jamie Tyson DB So. 6′2″ 200 Somers Point, NJ 32 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT 1 Newton Essiem DB Jr. 5′11″ 185 Frederick, MD 27 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 21 Jayvont Williams DB Jr. 6′1″ 205 Fort Worth, TX 31 tackles 41 Garrett Rogan DB Sr. 6′3″ 210 Mercer Island, WA 26 tackles, 1 INT 3 Josh Oluremi DB Sr. 6′3″ 200 Avenel, NJ 25 tackles 28 Brenden Toppin DB Fr. 5′11″ 195 Glastonbury, CT 20 tackles 22 Jordan Taylor DB Fr. 6′0″ 175 Waldorf, MD 16 tackles 6 Mikey Allen DB Jr. 6′0″ 185 Cumberland, MD 13 tackles 25 Amari Jackson DB Fr. 6′0″ 185 Midland, PA 7 tackles 24 Luis Martinez DB Fr. 5′10″ 190 Allentown, PA 3 tackles 38 Jack DeMenna DB Fr. 5′9″ 185 Waldwick, NJ 2 tackles 31 Isaiah Selby DB Fr. 6′0″ 175 Teaneck, NJ 1 tackle 27 Abu Fofana DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 180 Burlington, NJ 29 Samir Wilkins DB Fr. 5′11″ 170 Newark, NJ 33 Ian Files DB So. 6′0″ 190 Newtown Square, PA 37 Josiah Adams DB Fr. 6′0″ 165 Upper Darby, PA
Michael Benincasa, John Welde, Ian Files, A.J. Koukou, Jullian Williams, Sean Brodnik Ja’briel Mace, Jamie Tyson, Joey Tenaglia, Ugo Nwotite Nolan Clayton, Michael Venezia, Brody Eaton Newton Essiem, Thomas Coates Josh Oluremi, Kyle Fay Ivan Murray, Josiah Adams John Zohlman, Sean Welde Jayvont Williams, Hattan French Samir Wilkins, Nigel McSween Jasiah Brown, Ryan Cregan Dale Law, Jack Gillespie Capri Martin Kenyon Miles Jake Hilton Turner Inge Mikey Allen Pat McQuaide Omari Bursey J.R. Strauss Tyler Cain Hudson Heinemann Dylan Mills Robert Russo Christian Caballero Julian Glantz Isaiah Ragland Jordan Taylor Luis Martinez Amari Jackson Jonah Glenn Abu Fofana Brenden Toppin Isaiah Selby Brian Falk Tyler Womack Langston White Brandon Way Jr. Jack DeMenna Greeley McAden Garrett Rogan Donovan Linthicum Walker Murray Colin Gurley Dom LeBlanc Dylan Laganelli Faust Capobianco V Jake Kissell Michael Gaul Jackson Kraemer Thomas Brown R.J. Reyes Quin Whalen Dhamir Wesley Will Palmer Matthias Ogrinc Chris McCullers Chris Therien Tommy Broderick Andrew Esposito Brandon Binkowski Ryan Kennedy Braden Reed Ralee Stephens Ryan Sorge Drake Dawson Nate Sullivan Tyler Langin Ryan Reavy Brody Kuszyk Ratu Delano Navoti PA 32 NJ 23 MD 6 NY 6 TX 4 Hometowns of the 2026 Villanova 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 Pennsylvania 32 New Jersey 23 New York 6 Maryland 6 Virginia 4 Texas 4 Massachusetts 3 Connecticut 3 Top counties Montgomery County, Pennsylvania pop. 868,000 6 Chester County, Pennsylvania pop. 548,000 5 Delaware County, Pennsylvania pop. 579,000 4 Burlington County, New Jersey pop. 468,000 4 Atlantic County, New Jersey pop. 276,000 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’ 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.
