Teams Western Carolina 2022 Roster ← 2021 2023 → 2022 Western Carolina roster 123 players: 40 freshmen, 18 sophomores, 12 juniors, 7 seniors, 46 with no class listed. From 9 states; the most from North Carolina (44) and Florida (42). The 2022 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 9 Receivers 17 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 27 Specialists 6 Athletes and others 4
Quarterbacks 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 5 Carlos Davis QB So. 6′2″ 225 Baltimore, MD 1,837 passing yards, 16 TD 9 Cole Gonzales QB 6′0″ 200 Ocala, FL 1,336 passing yards, 11 TD Parish Metzger QB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Matthews, NC 36 passing yards, 1 TD 16 Brody Palhegyi QB 5′10″ 180 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33 passing yards, 1 TD 4 Kason Lincke QB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Mobile, AL 34 rushing yards, 1 TD Bryson Grabowski QB Fr. 6′1″ 180 Copperhill, TN
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 0 RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′8″ 175 Miami Gardens, FL 824 rushing yards, 4 TD T.J. Jones RB Sr. 5′11″ 205 Lakeland, FL 423 rushing yards, 4 TD 35 Jalynn Williams RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 210 St. Petersburg, FL 204 rushing yards, 2 TD 8 Corey Reddick Jr. RB 5′10″ 175 West Palm Beach, FL 119 rushing yards, 1 TD 20 Camury Reid RB 5′11″ 200 Gastonia, NC 13 rushing yards 34 Quenten Zanders RB Jr. 5′8″ 175 Shelby, NC 11 rushing yards 2 Branson Adams RB 5′9″ 190 Greensboro, NC 3 rushing yards 36 Brandon Benjamin RB So. 5′9″ 220 Fort Myers, FL 7 rushing yards 21 Jaiden Bond RB Fr. 5′9″ 185 Boone, NC
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 5 Raphael Williams WR 5′10″ 165 Fort Lauderdale, FL 47 catches, 658 yards, 6 TD 0 A.J. Colombo WR 5′8″ 170 Waxhaw, NC 23 returns, 343 yards 10 Censere Lee WR 5′11″ 170 Clearwater, FL 35 catches, 626 yards, 6 TD 7 David White Jr. WR So. 6′4″ 200 Jacksonville, FL 20 catches, 384 yards, 5 TD 6 Terrence Horne WR 5′8″ 185 Miramar, FL 12 catches, 211 yards, 4 TD 19 Toler Keigley WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 190 Pensacola, FL 10 catches, 162 yards, 2 TD 0 De’Andre Tamarez WR 5′11″ 172 Overtown, FL 3 catches, 62 yards, 2 TD 18 Malik Knight WR 6′1″ 185 Fort Lauderdale, FL 2 catches, 20 yards 0 Jaylin Terzado WR RS 6′0″ 180 Miami, FL 9 Mydreon Vines WR Sr. 6′2″ 190 Greenville, NC 13 Calvin Jones WR 5′10″ 185 Forest City, NC 80 Ryan Sims WR Fr. 5′8″ 160 Fort Lauderdale, FL 82 Nate Abraham WR Fr. 5′9″ 160 Charlotte, NC 84 Bryce Yaggi WR Fr. 6′0″ 195 Waxhaw, NC Cade Snotherly WR Fr. 6′0″ 195 Ramseur, NC Cam Rog WR Fr. 6′4″ 190 Wake Forest, NC Payton McCracken WR Fr. 6′0″ 170 Murphy, NC
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 11 Ajay Belanger TE So. 6′3″ 245 Green Cove Springs, FL 20 catches, 176 yards, 1 TD 86 Clayton Bardall TE 6′3″ 235 Cumming, GA 11 catches, 163 yards 86 Brayden Blackmon TE Fr. 6′3″ 250 Duncan, SC 2 catches, 23 yards 17 Samuel Cornett TE Fr. 6′7″ 255 Saint Johns, FL 64 passing yards, 1 TD 8 Antoine Bell TE RS 6′4″ 230 Charlotte, NC 44 Isaac McLellan TE RS 6′2″ 240 Rock Hill, SC 85 Talon James TE Jr. 6′4″ 235 Fairview, NC 87 Trey Rose TE Fr. 6′3″ 210 Jacksonville, FL
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 72 Blake Whitmore OL So. 6′2″ 295 Raleigh, NC 1 tackle 77 Neyland Walker OL Fr. 6′5″ 305 Canton, NC 1 tackle 51 Aaron Sanez OL RS 6′2″ 295 Clearwater, FL 52 Antwann Fann OL So. 6′3″ 320 Perry, GA 63 Peyton Davis OL Fr. 6′2″ 305 Mooresville, NC 66 Derek Simmons OL Fr. 6′5″ 317 Gallatin, TN 67 Dalton Tomlison OL Transfer from Massachusetts Sr. 6′4″ 325 Beaver, OH 70 Christian Coulter OL Jr. 6′5″ 320 Thomson, GA 71 Cade McClellan OL Fr. 6′3″ 295 Plant City, FL 72 Caleb Carter OL Fr. 6′3″ 305 Jacksonville, NC 73 Samari Saddler OL 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 320 Cincinnati, OH 74 Tyler Smith OL Jr. 6′8″ 300 Laurinburg, NC 76 Nathan Linkous OL Fr. 6′5″ 295 Cramerton, NC 78 Evan Carney OL RS 6′5″ 305 Nashville, TN 79 Aidan Alston OL So. 6′2″ 295 Southern Pines, NC Hudson Jones OL Fr. 6′2″ 280 Matthews, NC
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 2 Micah Nelson DE 6′3″ 265 Murphy, NC 3 tackles 6 K.J. Milner DL Sr. 6′4″ 265 Hinesville, GA 3 tackles 90 Marlon Alexander DL So. 6′0″ 300 Smyrna, TN 2 tackles 94 Timothy Jamison DL Jr. 6′4″ 255 Lexington, SC 2 tackles 91 Jaquarius Guinn DL Fr. 6′2″ 280 Clover, SC 1 tackle 1 Caleb Fisher DE 6′3″ 245 Decatur, GA 10 Justin Wallace DL RS 6′2″ 250 West Palm Beach, FL 13 Tanner Cromer DL So. 6′4″ 250 Reading, OH 30 Richard Garrett DE RS 6′3″ 240 Jacksonville, FL 60 Joaquin Layno DL So. 5′10″ 295 Cherokee, NC 93 Chris Morgan DL 6′0″ 285 Maiden, NC 95 Brandon Smiley DL RS 6′2″ 306 Durham, NC 95 Desmond Barkley DL So. 6′2″ 345 Stockbridge, GA 97 Caleb Bradford DT Fr. 6′1″ 265 Canton, NC 97 Wisdom Simms DL RS 6′4″ 320 Kannapolis, NC 99 Ronald Wilson DL Fr. 6′2″ 330 Mocksville, NC
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 27 Skylin Thomas LB Fr. 5′10″ 205 Lenoir, NC 4 tackles 8 Va Lealaimatafao LB So. 6′1″ 230 San Antonio, TX 3 tackles 0 Blue Monroe LB 6′1″ 225 Concord, NC 2 returns, 14 yards 5 Hayward McQueen III LB Fr. 6′1″ 215 Fort Lauderdale, FL 2 tackles 53 E.J. Porter LB Jr. 6′1″ 245 Atlantic Beach, FL 1 tackle Jayelin Davis LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 230 North Augusta, SC 1 tackle 41 Caleb Scott LB So. 6′2″ 240 Black Mountain, NC 1 catch, 6 yards 8 Aiava Lealaimatafao LB Jr. 6′1″ 230 San Antonio, TX 8 Antarron Turner LB RS 6′1″ 244 Ocala, FL 35 Christian Murphy LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 220 Fort Lauderdale, FL 57 Tyler Anderson LB Fr. 6′0″ 225 Greensboro, NC 58 Giovanni Ricciardi LB 6′0″ 220 Clemmons, NC Anthony Joseph LB Fr. 5′9″ 195 Winter Garden, FL Chris Van Kleeck LB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Winston-Salem, NC
Defensive backs 27 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 2 Andreas Keaton S So. 6′2″ 200 Powder Springs, GA 7 tackles, 2 INT 10 Taurus Dotson Jr. CB Sr. 5′11″ 200 Miami, FL 3 tackles, 2 INT 2 Rod Gattison CB So. 6′0″ 190 Hartsville, SC 4 tackles, 1 INT 3 Jacob Harris S Jr. 6′1″ 195 Greer, SC 1 INT 1 Cameron McCutcheon CB Sr. 6′3″ 200 Seneca, SC 4 tackles 13 Mateo Sudipo S 6′1″ 200 Pompano Beach, FL 4 tackles 9 Darian Anderson Jr. CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 160 Miami, FL 3 returns, 28 yards 3 Samaurie Dukes S Fr. 5′11″ 195 Miami, FL 2 returns, 39 yards 4 C.J. Williams CB 5′10″ 170 Gallion, AL 2 tackles 14 Nick Louis S So. 6′2″ 200 Miami, FL 2 tackles 33 Lee Campbell S 6′1″ 210 Charlotte, NC 2 tackles 32 Malik Richardson DB 6′4″ 220 Sumter, SC 1 tackle 1 Ken Moore Jr. DB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′10″ 165 Miami, FL 7 Ed Jones IV S Fr. 6′1″ 200 Arlington, TX 13 Jordy Lowery CB RS 5′10″ 183 Bartow, FL 16 Jhamari Pierre-Louis S RS 5′11″ 195 Delray Beach, FL 16 Marquis Lymon S 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′10″ 205 Delray Beach, FL 26 Jeremiah Noel S Fr. 6′0″ 185 Opa Locka, FL 30 Justin McMullen CB Fr. 5′10″ 170 Miami, FL 31 Don Robinson III CB RS 5′9″ 180 Winston-Salem, NC 31 Joshua McMullen CB Fr. 5′10″ 170 Miami, FL 36 Ja’morri Downing DB RS 6′1″ 200 Fort Lauderdale, FL 40 Cory Hennings S Fr. 6′1″ 210 Matthews, NC 42 Jayion McMillan S Fr. 5′9″ 185 Chapel Hill, NC Anthony Badgett CB Jr. 5′9″ 190 Greensboro, NC Jackson Livingston S Fr. 6′1″ 195 Prosperity, SC Jaylen Floyd S Sr. 5′9″ 180 Miramar, FL
De’Andre Tamarez, Jaylin Terzado, Ken Moore Jr., Samaurie Dukes, Darian Anderson Jr., Taurus Dotson Jr., Nick Louis, Justin McMullen, Joshua McMullen Hayward McQueen III, Raphael Williams, Brody Palhegyi, Malik Knight, Christian Murphy, Ja’morri Downing, Ryan Sims Antoine Bell, Lee Campbell, Cory Hennings, Nate Abraham, Hudson Jones, Parish Metzger Desmond Reid, Terrence Horne, Jeremiah Noel, Jaylen Floyd Branson Adams, Tyler Anderson, Anthony Badgett David White Jr., Richard Garrett, Trey Rose A.J. Colombo, Bryce Yaggi Blue Monroe, Wisdom Simms Micah Nelson, Payton McCracken Jacob Harris, Brayden Blackmon Aiava Lealaimatafao, Va Lealaimatafao Antarron Turner, Cole Gonzales Corey Reddick Jr., Justin Wallace Censere Lee, Aaron Sanez Jhamari Pierre-Louis, Marquis Lymon Don Robinson III, Chris Van Kleeck Isaac McLellan, Kevin Thompson Brady Elms, Blake Whitmore Peyton Davis, Colby Cross Neyland Walker, Caleb Bradford Caleb Fisher Cameron McCutcheon Andreas Keaton Rod Gattison C.J. Williams Kason Lincke Carlos Davis K.J. Milner Ed Jones IV Mydreon Vines Ajay Belanger Calvin Jones Jordy Lowery Mateo Sudipo Tanner Cromer Toler Keigley Camury Reid Jaiden Bond Skylin Thomas Malik Richardson Quenten Zanders Jalynn Williams Brandon Benjamin Brandon Dickerson Caleb Scott Jayion McMillan Paxton Robertson Antwann Fann E.J. Porter Giovanni Ricciardi Joaquin Layno Derek Simmons Dalton Tomlison Christian Coulter Cade McClellan Caleb Carter Samari Saddler Tyler Smith Nathan Linkous Evan Carney Aidan Alston Talon James Clayton Bardall Richard McCollum Marlon Alexander Jaquarius Guinn Chris Morgan Timothy Jamison Brandon Smiley Desmond Barkley Ronald Wilson Anthony Joseph Cade Snotherly Cam Rog Jackson Livingston Jayelin Davis T.J. Jones NC 44 FL 42 SC 12 GA 7 TN 5 Hometowns of the 2022 Western Carolina 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 North Carolina 44 Florida 42 South Carolina 12 Georgia 7 Tennessee 5 Texas 3 Ohio 3 Alabama 2 Top counties Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 11 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 10 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 6 Palm Beach County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 4 Duval County, Florida pop. 1 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’ 2022 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.
Desmond Reid RB3-star recruit