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2024 Western Carolina roster

50 players: 6 freshmen, 19 sophomores, 4 juniors, 21 with no class listed. From 8 states; the most from Florida (18) and North Carolina (11). The 2024 season.

Our source’s roster for 2024 is partial: 50 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 4

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2024
9Cole Gonzales QB6′0″200Ocala, FL2,471 passing yards, 12 TD
5Taron Dickens QB5′11″180Miami, FL1,428 passing yards, 12 TD
14Jefferson Boaz QBJr.6′7″235Pilot Mountain, NC24 passing yards
17Bennett Judy QB6′3″200Simpsonville, SC0 passing yards

Running backs 5

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2024
2Branson Adams RB5′9″190Greensboro, NC742 rushing yards, 4 TD
8Marlin Cochran RBSo.6′0″200Miami, FL146 rushing yards
1Patrick Boyd Jr. RB5′10″170Fort Lauderdale, FL201 rushing yards, 1 TD
35Jalynn Williams RB5′10″210St. Petersburg, FL106 rushing yards, 10 TD
8Corey Reddick Jr. RB5′10″175West Palm Beach, FL119 rushing yards

Receivers 9

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2024
0A.J. Colombo WR5′8″170Waxhaw, NC59 catches, 571 yards, 5 TD
4Zion Booker WRSo.5′10″186Charlotte, NC39 catches, 540 yards, 4 TD
0De’Andre Tamarez WR5′11″172Overtown, FL33 catches, 576 yards, 6 TD
18Malik Knight WR6′1″185Fort Lauderdale, FL22 catches, 377 yards, 1 TD
0Isaiah Johnson WRFr.5′11″184Fort Walton Beach, FL21 catches, 303 yards, 5 TD
13Calvin Jones WR5′10″185Forest City, NC21 catches, 246 yards
1Jai Boyd WRSo.6′2″180Winnsboro, SC19 catches, 307 yards
0Santana Fleming WR5′10″175Miami Gardens, FL4 catches, 44 yards
16James Tyre WRSo.5′8″171Suwanee, GA3 rushing yards

Tight ends 3

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2024
87Jake Young TESo.6′3″245Waxhaw, NC27 catches, 303 yards, 2 TD
86Brayden Blackmon TEJr.6′3″250Duncan, SC8 catches, 83 yards
44Isaac McLellan TESo.6′2″240Rock Hill, SC1 return, 0 yards

Defensive line 6

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2024
93Chris Morgan DLSo.6′0″285Maiden, NC3 tackles, 1 sack
2Tahjae Mullix DL6′0″282Covington, GA5 tackles
1Caleb Fisher DE6′3″245Decatur, GA2 tackles
50Edwin Moore Jr. DLFr.6′2″292Decatur, GA2 tackles
6Curtis Fann Jr. DLSo.6′3″255Stillmore, GA1 tackle
93Ugochukwu Nosike DLSo.6′2″292South Holland, IL1 tackle

Linebackers 6

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2024
5Hayward McQueen III LBJr.6′1″215Fort Lauderdale, FL5 tackles
8Antarron Turner LBSo.6′1″244Ocala, FL4 tackles
15Antoine Williams LBSo.5′10″196Birmingham, AL3 tackles
40Kenyon Partridge LBSo.6′3″250Decatur, GA2 tackles
0Blue Monroe LB6′1″225Concord, NC1 tackle
3Joshua Collins LBFr.6′1″225Bryson City, NC6 rushing yards

Defensive backs 10

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2024
13Jordy Lowery CBSo.5′10″183Bartow, FL3 tackles, 6 INT
1Ken Moore Jr. DBSo.5′10″165Miami, FL5 tackles, 4 INT
13Mateo Sudipo S6′1″200Pompano Beach, FL3 tackles, 3 INT
3Samaurie Dukes SJr.5′11″195Miami, FL6 tackles, 2 INT
4C.J. Williams CBSo.5′10″170Gallion, AL6 tackles, 2 INT
19Zayveon Wells SFr.5′9″190Sumter, SC2 INT
20Bo Simpson-Nealy DBSo.5′10″190Altamonte Springs, FL5 tackles, 1 INT
Tyquez Royal DBFr.5 tackles
12Amarian Robinson DBSo.5′10″170Akron, OH1 tackle
33Lee Campbell S6′1″210Charlotte, NC1 tackle

Specialists 4

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2024
96Christian Lowery PK5′11″185Acworth, GA10 of 12 field goals
46Paxton Robertson PKSo.6′0″205Knoxville, TN6 of 10 field goals
95Stephen Brantley PSo.6′2″220Pilot Mountain, NC46 punts, 41.7 average
Corbin Shirley PKFr.5′10″155Seneca, SC1 of 1 extra point

Athletes and others 3

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2024
Wesley Scott 5 tackles, 1 INT
James Randle Homestead, FL9 returns, 159 yards
Walter Gibson 1 tackle

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2024 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.