Teams Western Carolina 2025 Roster ← 2024 2026 → 2025 Western Carolina roster 120 players: 38 freshmen, 29 sophomores, 28 juniors, 19 seniors, 6 with no class listed. From 13 states and 2 other countries; the most from Florida (43) and North Carolina (30). The 2025 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 9 Receivers 18 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 25 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 5 Taron Dickens QB 5′11″ 180 Miami, FL 3,508 passing yards, 38 TD 17 Bennett Judy QB So. 6′3″ 200 Simpsonville, SC 420 passing yards, 3 TD 11 Isaac Lee QB So. 6′4″ 190 Concord, NC 279 passing yards, 2 TD 12 Jack Benson QB Jr. 6′4″ 195 Eagle, ID Ian Grissom QB Fr. 6′1″ 170 Rock Hill, SC
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 1 Patrick Boyd Jr. RB So. 5′10″ 170 Fort Lauderdale, FL 420 rushing yards, 1 TD 28 Markel Townsend RB 5′8″ 185 Columbia, SC 322 rushing yards, 6 TD 20 Camury Reid RB 5′11″ 200 Gastonia, NC 134 rushing yards, 4 TD 2 Branson Adams RB Sr. 5′9″ 190 Greensboro, NC 147 rushing yards, 1 TD 3 Josh Perry RB Fr. 6′0″ 205 Orlando, FL 39 rushing yards 24 Anthony Benjamin RB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 170 Fort Myers, FL 21 rushing yards 8 Marlin Cochran RB Jr. 6′0″ 200 Miami, FL 21 Jaiden Bond RB Sr. 5′9″ 185 Boone, NC 25 Noah Best RB Fr. 5′11″ 195 Charlotte, NC
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 16 James Tyre WR Jr. 5′8″ 171 Suwanee, GA 68 catches, 832 yards, 11 TD 18 Malik Knight WR 6′1″ 185 Fort Lauderdale, FL 47 catches, 774 yards, 7 TD 4 Dominic Dutton WR Sr. 5′10″ 170 Glen Allen, VA 25 catches, 314 yards, 2 TD 5 Michael Rossin WR Fr. 6′0″ 200 Suwannee, FL 22 catches, 462 yards, 6 TD 8 Painter Richards-Baker WR Sr. 6′2″ 180 Hillsborough, NC 20 catches, 276 yards, 2 TD 6 Marcus Striggles WR So. 5′9″ 180 Fort Lauderdale, FL 11 catches, 136 yards, 1 TD 0 Jaylin Terzado WR Jr. 6′0″ 180 Miami, FL 8 catches, 168 yards, 1 TD 7 Trey Walker WR Fr. 5′10″ 180 Hoschton, GA 3 catches, 35 yards, 1 TD 1 Jai Boyd WR Jr. 6′2″ 180 Winnsboro, SC 2 catches, 21 yards, 1 TD 13 Richard Hollis WR Fr. 5′8″ 170 Pompano Beach, FL 4 rushing yards 0 A.J. Colombo WR 5′8″ 170 Waxhaw, NC 4 Kha’Leal Sterling WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 170 Miami, FL 18 Matthew Keener WR So. 6′2″ 200 Pilot Mountain, NC 81 Ca’Lique Cunningham WR So. 5′9″ 190 Rock Hill, SC 83 Austin Cunningham WR So. 6′0″ 185 West Columbia, SC 84 Jemarious Reaves WR So. 6′1″ 190 Hopkins, SC 87 Eli Griffin WR Fr. 6′1″ 160 Brevard, NC 89 Ellis Chappell WR Fr. 6′0″ 185 Hickory, NC
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 15 Josiah Thomas TE Fr. 6′2″ 215 Austin, TX 28 catches, 228 yards, 3 TD 86 Brayden Blackmon TE Sr. 6′3″ 250 Duncan, SC 27 catches, 213 yards, 2 TD 85 David Hulbert TE So. 6′4″ 240 Charlotte, NC 7 catches, 30 yards, 1 TD 44 Isaac McLellan TE Jr. 6′2″ 240 Rock Hill, SC 1 tackle 9 Bode Burns TE So. 6′5″ 245 Dunnellon, FL 1 catch, 23 yards 88 Cole Craddock TE Fr. 6′4″ 245 Tarboro, NC
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 51 Aaron Sanez OL Jr. 6′2″ 295 Clearwater, FL 51 Manasseh Ripert OL Jr. 6′4″ 290 Lakeland, FL 53 Zach Watson OL Jr. 6′1″ 295 Waycross, GA 55 Secrea Algie OL So. 6′5″ 320 Snellville, GA 58 Brett Gray OL Sr. 6′4″ 300 Vancouver, WA 64 Konrad Henderson OL Jr. 6′3″ 305 Alpharetta, GA 65 Nicholas Foster OL Fr. 6′1″ 295 Charlotte, NC 67 Steven Hamby OL Jr. 6′5″ 325 Statesville, NC 68 Aidan Cooper OL Fr. 6′4″ 305 Charlotte, NC 69 Cole Cooke OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′8″ 330 Fort Myers, FL 70 Dale Greene OL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Buford, GA 75 Elijah Collins OL So. 6′4″ 310 Fort Myers, FL 75 Renard Smith OL Jr. 6′4″ 325 Dallas, GA 77 Ilija Krajnovic OL Transfer from Boston College Sr. 6′8″ 340 Zrenjanin, Serbia 77 John Hammond OL Fr. 6′5″ 320 Spartanburg, SC 78 Evan Carney OL Jr. 6′5″ 305 Nashville, TN 78 J’veon Bush OL Fr. 6′5″ 320 Orlando, FL 79 Vito Moriana-Sigel OL Jr. 6′5″ 315 Estepona, Spain
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 10 Justin Wallace DL Jr. 6′2″ 250 West Palm Beach, FL 3 tackles 8 Jahleel Anderson DT Sr. 6′4″ 330 Statesboro, GA 1 tackle 14 Vanier Baptiste III DL So. 6′3″ 280 Lehigh Acres, FL 1 tackle 30 Richard Garrett DE Jr. 6′3″ 240 Jacksonville, FL 1 tackle 45 Sean Morris DT Sr. 6′1″ 295 Lansdowne, PA 1 tackle 34 Jordan Martin-Durham DE Fr. 6′3″ 260 Jacksonville, FL 1 rushing yard, 1 TD 1 Caleb Fisher DE Sr. 6′3″ 245 Decatur, GA 2 Micah Nelson DE Sr. 6′3″ 265 Murphy, NC 19 Cain Jefferson DE Fr. 6′3″ 225 Decatur, GA 30 Jaden Meeks DL So. 6′2″ 225 Charlotte, NC 33 Gavin Rowell DL Jr. 6′3″ 255 Melbourne, FL 90 Jamichael Wilson DT Sr. 6′3″ 340 Chattanooga, TN 91 Jackson Banks DT Fr. 6′1″ 295 Broxton, GA 92 Brandon Joseph II DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 275 Fort Lauderdale, FL 96 Jeremy Johnson DL So. 5′10″ 300 Lilburn, GA 97 Caleb Bradford DT Sr. 6′1″ 265 Canton, NC 98 Jackson Hensley DT Fr. 6′3″ 260 Maiden, NC 99 Adrian Stone DL So. 6′3″ 290 Fort Myers, FL 99 Jordan Cardentey DE Fr. 6′0″ 265 Atlanta, GA
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 40 Kenyon Partridge LB Jr. 6′3″ 250 Decatur, GA 1 INT 8 Ryan McKinnis LB Transfer from App State Jr. 6′2″ 220 Buford, GA 4 tackles 5 Hayward McQueen III LB Sr. 6′1″ 215 Fort Lauderdale, FL 3 tackles 15 Hank Bodine LB Fr. 6′0″ 230 Velva, ND 3 tackles 18 Jordan Thompson LB Transfer from Middle Tennessee So. 5′11″ 220 Charlotte, NC 3 tackles 0 Blue Monroe LB 6′1″ 225 Concord, NC 3 Joshua Collins LB So. 6′1″ 225 Bryson City, NC 17 Armond Anderson LB Sr. 6′2″ 220 Lithonia, GA 35 Trey Berry III LB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Bartow, FL 41 Beady Waddell V LB So. 6′0″ 220 Summerville, SC 43 Braeden Barger LB Fr. 6′1″ 230 Weddington, NC 46 Nolan McClanahan LB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Lake Mary, FL 49 Bryce Hart LB Fr. 6′2″ 220 Ringgold, GA
Defensive backs 25 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 1 Ken Moore Jr. DB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 165 Miami, FL 3 tackles, 3 INT 12 Hasaan Sykes DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 192 Tucker, GA 1 tackle, 3 INT 3 Samaurie Dukes S Sr. 5′11″ 195 Miami, FL 5 tackles, 1 INT 22 Jeno Junius Jr. DB So. 6′0″ 200 Hollywood, FL 3 tackles, 1 INT 2 Na’koma Simpson-Nealy S So. 5′10″ 175 Altamonte Springs, FL 2 tackles, 1 INT 16 Jhamari Pierre-Louis S Jr. 5′11″ 195 Delray Beach, FL 1 tackle, 1 INT 21 Cam’Ron Dabney CB Transfer from Northern Illinois Sr. 5′11″ 185 Atlanta, GA 1 tackle, 1 INT 9 Darian Anderson Jr. CB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 160 Miami, FL 4 tackles 19 Zayveon Wells S So. 5′9″ 190 Sumter, SC 3 tackles 20 Bo Simpson-Nealy DB Jr. 5′10″ 190 Altamonte Springs, FL 2 tackles 7 Ed Jones IV S Sr. 6′1″ 200 Arlington, TX 1 tackle 7 Marseille Taylor CB Jr. 6′2″ 190 Sanford, FL 1 tackle 26 Devin Brown CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 160 Miami, FL 1 tackle 6 Jayden Cornelius CB Fr. 5′10″ 175 Plant City, FL 12 Julian Quintero S So. 6′0″ 200 Saint Augustine, FL 19 Cam Smith CB So. 6′0″ 185 New London, NC 21 Nas Ashenafi DB Fr. 5′9″ 170 Washington, DC 26 Trevaughn Martinez S 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′9″ 175 Fort Lauderdale, FL 28 Chris Hobbs CB Fr. 6′2″ 180 Rabun Gap, GA 29 Christian Robbins CB Fr. 6′1″ 190 Orlando, FL 31 Don Robinson III CB Jr. 5′9″ 180 Winston-Salem, NC 32 A.J. Mintze S Fr. 6′0″ 185 Delray Beach, FL 33 Lee Campbell S Jr. 6′1″ 210 Charlotte, NC 36 Ja’morri Downing DB Jr. 6′1″ 200 Fort Lauderdale, FL 38 Canden McGill CB Fr. 5′10″ 185 Shelby, NC
Jaylin Terzado, Ken Moore Jr., Samaurie Dukes, Kha’Leal Sterling, Taron Dickens, Marlin Cochran, Darian Anderson Jr., Devin Brown Patrick Boyd Jr., Hayward McQueen III, Marcus Striggles, Malik Knight, Trevaughn Martinez, Ja’morri Downing, Brandon Joseph II Jordan Thompson, Noah Best, Jaden Meeks, Lee Campbell, Nicholas Foster, Aidan Cooper, David Hulbert Caleb Fisher, Hasaan Sykes, Cain Jefferson, Cam’Ron Dabney, Kenyon Partridge, Jordan Cardentey Anthony Benjamin, Cole Cooke, Elijah Collins, Adrian Stone Josh Perry, Christian Robbins, J’veon Bush Ryan McKinnis, James Tyre, Dale Greene Isaac McLellan, Ca’Lique Cunningham, Ian Grissom Blue Monroe, Isaac Lee Na’koma Simpson-Nealy, Bo Simpson-Nealy Jhamari Pierre-Louis, A.J. Mintze Matthew Keener, Stephen Brantley Markel Townsend, Austin Cunningham Richard Garrett, Jordan Martin-Durham Secrea Algie, Jeremy Johnson A.J. Colombo Jai Boyd Branson Adams Micah Nelson Joshua Collins Dominic Dutton Michael Rossin Jayden Cornelius Ed Jones IV Marseille Taylor Trey Walker Jahleel Anderson Painter Richards-Baker Bode Burns Justin Wallace Jack Benson Julian Quintero Richard Hollis Vanier Baptiste III Josiah Thomas Armond Anderson Bennett Judy Cam Smith Zayveon Wells Camury Reid Jaiden Bond Nas Ashenafi Jeno Junius Jr. Chris Hobbs Don Robinson III Gavin Rowell Trey Berry III Canden McGill Beady Waddell V Braeden Barger Sean Morris Nolan McClanahan Bryce Hart Aaron Sanez Manasseh Ripert Emmet Rhoades Zach Watson Mabry Bumgarner Brett Gray Bryan McCollum Marcus Trout Thomas Guerrero Konrad Henderson Steven Hamby Renard Smith John Hammond Evan Carney Jemarious Reaves Brayden Blackmon Eli Griffin Cole Craddock Ellis Chappell Jamichael Wilson Jackson Banks Christian Lowery Caleb Bradford Jackson Hensley FL 43 NC 30 GA 21 SC 13 TN 2 Hometowns of the 2025 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 Florida 43 North Carolina 30 Georgia 21 South Carolina 13 Texas 2 Tennessee 2 Virginia 1 Idaho 1 Top counties Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 9 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 8 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 7 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 5 Lee County, Florida pop. 818,000 5 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’ 2025 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.
