Teams Washington State 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 Washington State roster 121 players: 36 freshmen, 25 sophomores, 10 juniors, 15 seniors, 35 with no class listed. From 18 states and 2 other countries; the most from Washington (40) and California (37). The 2023 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 9 Receivers 15 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 22 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 26 Specialists 6
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 1 QB Jr. 6′2″ 223 West Columbia, TX 3,732 passing yards, 25 TD 10 John Mateer QB 6′1″ 224 Little Elm, TX 93 rushing yards, 3 TD 9 Emmett Brown QB Fr. 5′11″ 190 San Marcos, CA 14 passing yards 2 Jaxon Potter QB RS 6′5″ 215 Huntington Beach, CA 16 Brady McKelheer QB Fr. 6′0″ 182 Duvall, WA
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 25 Nakia Watson RB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 217 Austin, TX 321 rushing yards, 4 TD 15 Djouvensky Schlenbaker RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 216 Bellingham, WA 146 rushing yards 23 Dylan Paine RB 5′9″ 198 Tumwater, WA 160 rushing yards, 1 TD 5 Jaylen Jenkins RB 5′8″ 173 Allen, TX 62 rushing yards 20 Leo Pulalasi RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 208 Tacoma, WA 105 rushing yards 28 Isaac Smith RB Fr. 5′10″ 191 Gig Harbor, WA 35 Lane Heeringa RB RS 5′9″ 205 Lynden, WA 36 Jalen Ridgeway RB So. 6′0″ 216 Vancouver, WA 43 Kson Mika RB So. 6′1″ 208 Seattle, WA
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 5 Lincoln Victor WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′9″ 177 Camas, WA 89 catches, 860 yards, 5 TD 2 Kyle Williams WR Transfer from UNLV 6′0″ 186 Hawthorne, CA 61 catches, 842 yards, 6 TD 3 Josh Kelly WR Transfer from Fresno State 6′1″ 195 Fresno, CA 61 catches, 923 yards, 8 TD 8 Carlos Hernandez WR Fr. 6′0″ 192 Alhambra, CA 24 catches, 258 yards 9 Isaiah Hamilton WR Transfer from San José State Sr. 5′11″ 187 Baldwin Park, CA 15 catches, 163 yards, 1 TD 10 Leyton Smithson WR So. 6′1″ 182 Bellingham, WA 7 returns, 224 yards 0 D.T. Sheffield WR So. 5′10″ 175 Corinth, MS 5 catches, 23 yards 4 Tsion Nunnally WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 220 Santa Rosa, CA 3 catches, 111 yards, 1 TD 18 Josh Meredith WR So. 6′0″ 193 San Diego, CA 3 catches, 53 yards, 1 TD 12 Leon Neal Jr. WR So. 5′10″ 188 Seattle, WA 1 return, 7 yards 18 Cole Pruett WR Fr. 5′7″ 178 Monroe, WA 2 catches, 14 yards 8 Branden Ganashamoorthy WR RS 6′3″ 199 Monroe, WA 8 Brandon Hills WR RS 5′10″ 180 Colorado Springs, CO 19 Van Fessler WR Fr. 5′11″ 192 Silverton, OR 20 Orion Peters WR 5′9″ 170 Los Angeles, CA
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 24 Cooper Mathers TE Jr. 6′2″ 230 Seattle, WA 21 catches, 251 yards, 1 TD 27 Hudson Cedarland TE Fr. 6′4″ 239 Gig Harbor, WA 6 tackles 42 Billy Riviere III TE Jr. 6′4″ 248 Medina, MN 8 catches, 77 yards 82 Cameron Johnson TE Sr. 6′4″ 238 Long Beach, CA 6 catches, 53 yards 87 Andre Dollar TE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 243 Mustang, OK 3 catches, 44 yards 15 Luke Leighton TE Fr. 6′5″ 230 Eugene, OR 23 Trey Leckner TE RS 6′3″ 243 Snohomish, WA
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 56 Gauge Machado OL Fr. 6′2″ 286 Pasco, WA 57 Rodrick Tialavea OL 6′5″ 321 West Valley City, UT 59 Landon Roaten OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Tomball, TX 61 Christian Hilborn OL So. 6′5″ 318 Salt Lake City, UT 62 Luke Roaten OL Fr. 6′6″ 300 Tomball, TX 63 Cody White OL Fr. 6′7″ 250 Estacada, OR 64 Nathan Gates OL Fr. 6′5″ 294 Huntington Beach, CA 65 Brock Dieu OL So. 6′3″ 299 Queen Creek, AZ 66 Ma’ake Fifita OL Jr. 6′5″ 297 Snohomish, WA 67 Jonny Lester OL Fr. 6′5″ 318 Spokane, WA 68 Christy Nkanu OL Transfer from Southern Utah Sr. 6′4″ 319 Los Angeles, CA 69 Kyle Martin OL RS 6′3″ 310 Sumner, WA 70 Devin Kylany OL So. 6′4″ 319 Lake Stevens, WA 71 Ashton Tripp OL RS 6′7″ 307 Kennewick, WA 73 Nathan Pritchard OL Fr. 6′5″ 317 Auburn, WA 74 Zack Miller OL Fr. 6′7″ 297 Yorba Linda, CA 75 Noah Dunham OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 292 Yuba City, CA 76 Esa Pole OL Jr. 6′7″ 319 Hayward, CA 77 Konner Gomness OL Jr. 6′5″ 286 Lemoore, CA 79 Fa’alili Fa’amoe OL So. 6′5″ 317 Pago Pago, American Samoa
Defensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 80 Brennan Jackson DE Sr. 6′4″ 264 Temecula, CA 55 tackles, 8 sacks 10 Ron Stone Jr. DE 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 246 San Jose, CA 55 tackles, 5 sacks 15 Nusi Malani DE 6′4″ 265 San Bruno, CA 23 tackles, 3 sacks 89 Na’im Rodman DL Transfer from Colorado Sr. 6′2″ 307 Lakewood, CA 31 tackles 60 David Gusta DL So. 6′3″ 317 San Bernardino, CA 26 tackles, 0.5 sacks 45 Raam Stevenson DE So. 6′4″ 255 Arlington, TX 15 tackles 18 Khalil Laufau DL Fr. 6′3″ 290 Salt Lake City, UT 12 tackles 20 Quinn Roff DE 6′2″ 242 San Marcos, CA 8 tackles, 1 sack 95 Andrew Edson DE 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 253 Snoqualmie, WA 6 tackles 49 Jernias Tafia DL So. 6′3″ 305 West Seattle, WA 3 tackles 92 Ansel Din-Mbuh DT Fr. 6′3″ 300 Aledo, TX 2 tackles 88 Isaac Terrell DE Fr. 6′2″ 255 Lehi, UT 1 return, 9 yards 5 Michael Hughes DE RS 6′4″ 241 Santa Ana, CA 18 Peter Eyabi DL Fr. 6′2″ 260 San Diego, CA 50 Lawrence Falatea DE 6′4″ 240 Sandy, UT 55 Tristan Souza DT So. 6′1″ 285 Camas, WA 91 Rashad McKenzie DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 315 Mission Hills, CA 93 Jack Janikowski DE RS 6′2″ 255 Fallbrook, CA 96 Jack Procter DE Fr. 6′2″ 243 Point Roberts, WA 97 Alec Eckert DT So. 6′2″ 280 Lewiston, ID 99 Bryson Lamb DT Fr. 6′2″ 295 Bellingham, WA 99 Jakobus Seth DL Fr. 6′3″ 291 Lakewood, WA
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 52 Kyle Thornton LB 6′1″ 233 Upland, CA 78 tackles, 1 sack 8 Devin Richardson LB Transfer from Texas 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 232 Klein, TX 51 tackles, 1 sack 0 Taariq Al-Uqdah LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 236 Los Angeles, CA 37 tackles, 1 INT 9 Ahmad McCullough LB Transfer from Maryland 6′2″ 223 Baltimore, MD 3 tackles 59 Joshua Erling LB Sr. 6′1″ 225 Snohomish, WA 2 tackles 51 Joseph Roback LB So. 6′0″ 227 Kealakekua, HI 1 tackle 4 Davon Hicks LB Transfer from South Florida 6′0″ 215 Vero Beach, FL 12 Tristan Bohannon LB Fr. 6′4″ 219 Memphis, TN 31 Kelani Steward LB Fr. 6′1″ 218 Kennewick, WA 43 Tai Fa’avae LB Fr. 6′0″ 238 Fountain, CO 59 Gavin Fugate LB RS 6′3″ 233 Chehalis, WA
Defensive backs 26 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 25 Jaden Hicks DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 212 Las Vegas, NV 69 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT Sam Lockett DB Sr. 6′1″ 207 Spokane, WA 68 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 2 INT 14 Kapena Gushiken S So. 6′0″ 185 Pukalani, HI 31 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 13 Jackson Lataimua S So. 5′11″ 197 San Bruno, CA 31 tackles, 1 INT 3 Cam Lampkin DB Sr. 5′11″ 173 Mesquite, TX 33 tackles 6 Chau Smith-Wade DB Jr. 5′11″ 176 Denver, CO 28 tackles 0 Stephen Hall CB So. 6′0″ 202 Memphis, TN 20 tackles 5 Jamorri Colson CB So. 6′0″ 180 Ocilla, GA 8 tackles, 1 INT 2 Javan Robinson CB 5′11″ 180 Orlando, FL 7 tackles 6 Adrian Wilson S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 215 Dallas, TX 6 tackles 12 Reece Sylvester DB Fr. 6′1″ 200 Houston, TX 6 tackles 32 Tanner Moku DB Jr. 6′0″ 212 Honolulu, HI 4 tackles 2 Chris Jackson DB Sr. 6′0″ 195 Marietta, GA 3 tackles 6 Warren Smith S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 189 Richmond, CA 3 tackles 34 Cole Norah DB So. 5′11″ 204 Snoqualmie, WA 1 tackle 8 Kasen Kinchen DB So. 5′9″ 182 Lake Stevens, WA 10 Kiwaun Davis CB RS 6′3″ 185 Chicago, IL 16 Ethan Torres DB Fr. 5′11″ 160 Lafayette, CA 21 Ashton Paine DB Fr. 6′1″ 193 Tumwater, WA 24 Ethan O’Connor DB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′1″ 180 Irvine, CA 26 David Johnson DB Fr. 6′2″ 201 Hooks, TX 37 Aslan Fraser DB RS 5′11″ 196 Tacoma, WA 39 Dominic Tatum S Transfer from Utah State 6′3″ 201 Culver City, CA 40 Joe Taylor DB Fr. 5′10″ 201 Seattle, WA 46 Dylan Clinton DB So. 5′8″ 170 Bellflower, CA 48 Nicholas Watt DB Fr. 6′0″ 184 Bellingham, WA
Kasen Kinchen, Trey Leckner, Joshua Erling, Ma’ake Fifita, Devin Kylany Taariq Al-Uqdah, Carlos Hernandez, Orion Peters, Christy Nkanu Leyton Smithson, Djouvensky Schlenbaker, Nicholas Watt, Bryson Lamb Leon Neal Jr., Cooper Mathers, Joe Taylor, Kson Mika Leo Pulalasi, Hudson Cedarland, Isaac Smith, Aslan Fraser Branden Ganashamoorthy, Brady McKelheer, Cole Pruett Josh Meredith, Peter Eyabi, Dean Janikowski Khalil Laufau, Rodrick Tialavea, Christian Hilborn Dylan Clinton, Cameron Johnson, Na’im Rodman Stephen Hall, Tristan Bohannon Jaxon Potter, Nathan Gates Kyle Williams, Dominic Tatum Lincoln Victor, Tristan Souza Michael Hughes, Ethan O’Connor Brandon Hills, Tai Fa’avae Emmett Brown, Quinn Roff Jackson Lataimua, Nusi Malani Ashton Paine, Dylan Paine Kelani Steward, Ashton Tripp Cole Norah, Andrew Edson Simon Samarzich, Kyle Thornton Landon Roaten, Luke Roaten Jonny Lester, Sam Lockett D.T. Sheffield Cam Ward Chris Jackson Javan Robinson Cam Lampkin Josh Kelly Davon Hicks Tsion Nunnally Jamorri Colson Jaylen Jenkins Adrian Wilson Chau Smith-Wade Warren Smith Devin Richardson Ahmad McCullough Isaiah Hamilton John Mateer Kiwaun Davis Ron Stone Jr. Reece Sylvester Kapena Gushiken Luke Leighton Ethan Torres Colton Theaker Van Fessler Jaden Hicks Nakia Watson David Johnson Tanner Moku Lane Heeringa Jalen Ridgeway Luca Rodarte Sean Bures Billy Riviere III Raam Stevenson Lawrence Falatea Joseph Roback Gauge Machado Gavin Fugate David Gusta Brock Dieu Kyle Martin Nathan Pritchard Zack Miller Noah Dunham Esa Pole Konner Gomness Brennan Jackson Andre Dollar Isaac Terrell Rashad McKenzie Ansel Din-Mbuh Jack Janikowski Alec Eckert Jakobus Seth WA 40 CA 37 TX 13 UT 5 CO 3 Hometowns of the 2023 Washington State 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 Washington 40 California 37 Texas 13 Utah 5 Oregon 4 Colorado 3 Hawaii 3 Tennessee 2 Top counties Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 10 King County, Washington pop. 2.3 million 8 Snohomish County, Washington pop. 844,000 7 San Diego County, California pop. 3.3 million 6 Pierce County, Washington pop. 930,000 6 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’ 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.
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