2023 VMI roster

40 players: 5 freshmen, 10 sophomores, 5 juniors, 20 with no class listed. From 10 states; the most from Virginia (20) and North Carolina (4). The 2023 season.

Our source’s roster for 2023 is partial: 40 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 3

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
2	Collin Ironside QB	So.	6′2″	205	Knoxville, TN	1,222 passing yards, 4 TD
2	Collin Shannon QB		6′1″	210	Sevierville, TN	560 passing yards, 2 TD
11	Chandler Wilson QB		6′0″	220	Knoxville, TN	−8 rushing yards

Running backs 3

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
24	Hunter Rice RB		6′1″	225	Daleville, VA	844 rushing yards, 12 TD
5	Rashad Raymond RB		5′11″	205	Newark, NJ	351 rushing yards
22	Grant Swinehart RB	So.	6′1″	190	Bridgewater, VA	56 rushing yards, 1 TD

Receivers 7

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
6	Chance Knox WR2-star recruit	So.	5′10″	160	Charleston, WV	35 catches, 369 yards
9	Isaiah Lemmond WR	So.	6′0″	205	Ashburn, VA	30 catches, 285 yards
83	Ivan Thorpe WR		5′10″	170	Philadelphia, PA	24 catches, 235 yards, 1 TD
8	Egypt Nelson WR		6′4″	200	Norfolk, VA	15 catches, 247 yards, 1 TD
19	V.J. Johnson WR3-star recruit		5′10″	165	Virginia Beach, VA	11 catches, 107 yards, 2 TD
9	Julio DaSilva WR		6′1″	170	Philadelphia, PA	10 catches, 83 yards
1	Destin Moore WR		5′11″	175	Cairo, GA	−3 rushing yards

Tight ends 2

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
7	Aidan Twombly TE	Jr.		6′3″	225	Waxhaw, NC	36 catches, 535 yards, 3 TD
45	Morgan McPhaul TE	Fr.		6′2″	265	Kinston, NC	1 catch, 2 yards

Defensive line 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
44	Dorien Starnes DL		6′2″	250	Waco, NC	6 tackles, 1 sack
46	John Covert DL	So.	6′1″	265	Winfield, WV	2 tackles
51	Terrell Jackson DL	Fr.	6′1″	265	Washington, DC	2 tackles
94	Hunter Robbins DL	Fr.	6′2″	240	Mechanicsville, VA	2 tackles
91	Stephen Fowlkes DL	Fr.	6′4″	240	Richmond, VA	1 tackle
	Tyler Swann DL	So.	6′1″	284	Mableton, GA	1 tackle

Linebackers 7

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
6	Evan Eller LB		6′0″	230	Roanoke, VA	11 tackles, 1 INT
37	Eric Rankin LB		6′3″	215	Ashland, VA	8 tackles
4	Christian Dunn LB	So.	6′3″	215	Richmond, VA	6 tackles
19	Stephen Dean LB	Fr.	6′2″	230	Mineral, VA	5 tackles
22	Tyrel Dobson LB	So.	5′11″	220	Radford, VA	5 tackles
47	Jabari Haslem LB		6′1″	227	Woodbridge, VA	3 tackles
26	Jonathan Hunter-Horton LB	So.	6′1″	210	Ashburn, VA	1 tackle

Defensive backs 8

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
19	Alex Oliver CB	Jr.	6′0″	180	Mechanicsville, VA	8 tackles, 1 INT
17	Josh Knapp DB	Jr.	6′3″	190	Abingdon, MD	9 tackles
33	Austin White DB	Jr.	5′11″	195	Norfolk, VA	2 tackles, 1 INT
20	Tahj Summey S		5′11″	192	Herndon, VA	6 tackles
31	Noel Innocent DB		6′1″	170	Fredericksburg, VA	6 tackles
20	Shamus Jones DB		6′3″	188	Chester, VA	4 tackles
26	Kouri Crump S		6′3″	205	Charlotte, NC	2 tackles
6	Joe Comello CB	So.	5′8″	190	Olney, MD	1 tackle

Specialists 2

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
41	Jack Culbreath P	Jr.		6′4″	235	Charlottesville, VA	66 punts, 43.2 average
98	Caden Beck PK			5′9″	155	Greenville, SC	6 of 9 field goals

Athletes and others 2

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
	Luke Scott						1 tackle
	Zahmarie White-Muhammad						1 catch, 9 yards

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2023 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.