Teams Western Michigan 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Western Michigan roster 103 players: 103 freshmen. From 24 states; the most from Michigan (23) and Indiana (15). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 7 Receivers 10 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 20 Linebackers 10 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 12 Broc Lowry QB Fr. 6′1″ 210 Canfield, OH 1,044 passing yards, 8 TD 10 Trey Petty QB Transfer from Illinois 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 200 Starkville, MS 59 passing yards, 1 TD 13 Mason Reynolds QB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Avon, IN 16 Jaxson Dosh QB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Davison, MI
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 6 Jalen Buckley RB Fr. 5′11″ 225 Aurora, IL 542 rushing yards, 7 TD 24 Ofa Mataele RB Fr. 6′0″ 219 East Palo Alto, CA 197 rushing yards, 1 TD 4 RB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 197 Dexter, MI 19 rushing yards, 1 TD 0 A.J. Green RB Transfer from Arkansas 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 216 Tulsa, OK 2 rushing yards 22 Donovan Triplett RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′7″ 190 Walled Lake, MI 3 rushing yards 21 Chase Dawkins RB Fr. 5′9″ 200 Farmington Hills, MI 27 J.R. Hays RB Fr. 5′9″ 187 Florence, KY
Receivers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 2 Aveion Chenault WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 190 Lexington, KY 22 catches, 326 yards, 1 TD 5 Kordell Gouldsby WR Fr. 5′9″ 170 Tulsa, OK 8 returns, 89 yards 7 Baylin Brooks WR Fr. 6′1″ 207 Pasadena, CA 16 catches, 149 yards, 3 TD 8 Egypt Nelson WR Fr. 6′4″ 200 Norfolk, VA 12 catches, 114 yards, 1 TD 1 Emazon Littlejohn WR Transfer from South Carolina Fr. 6′0″ 188 Gaffney, SC 3 catches, 12 yards 3 Keivin Boone-Nelson II WR Fr. 5′10″ 180 Sacramento, CA 3 catches, 25 yards 80 Harper Hughes WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 185 Hartland, WI 3 catches, 32 yards 11 Terence Marshall WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 192 Navarre, FL 1 catch, 8 yards 17 Elijah Lucas WR Fr. 6′2″ 200 St. Louis, MO 19 Angelo Chapman WR Fr. 5′11″ 160 Grand Blanc, MI
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 88 Nathan Levicki TE Fr. 6′2″ 245 Annapolis, MD 12 catches, 145 yards, 1 TD 15 Adam Parks TE Transfer from New Mexico State 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 245 Overland Park, KS 10 catches, 98 yards, 2 TD 83 Ryan Brotherton TE Fr. 6′4″ 228 Lawrenceburg, IN 3 catches, 40 yards, 1 TD 35 Enese Tonga TE Fr. 6′4″ 250 Kahuku, HI 1 tackle 40 Nathan Sines TE Fr. 6′6″ 228 Addison, MI 81 Michael Dersa TE Fr. 6′5″ 215 Detroit, MI 86 Ryan Rocheleau TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 230 Lake Orion, MI 87 Brady Rhoad TE Fr. 6′3″ 235 Fort Wayne, IN 89 Brennan Wooten TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 250 Indianapolis, IN
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 54 Alex Poholik C Fr. 6′2″ 300 Chicago, IL 55 Jacob Bailey OL Fr. 6′4″ 309 Schoolcraft, MI 57 Jake Chellman OL Fr. 6′5″ 297 Stevensville, MI 58 Liam Vaughan OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 295 Walled Lake, MI 60 Brandon Smith OL Fr. 6′4″ 315 Indianapolis, IN 61 Jacob Krause OL Fr. 6′6″ 285 Grand Rapids, MI 64 Nolan Miller OL Fr. 6′3″ 295 Rockford, MI 65 Jeremy Schleicher OL Fr. 6′3″ 305 Overland Park, KS 66 Munachimdainanma Newman-Nwodika OL Fr. 6′3″ 260 Indianapolis, IN 67 Ryan Westrich OL Fr. 6′6″ 260 Bonduel, WI 68 Gavin Beachner OL Fr. 6′6″ 324 Carl Junction, MO 70 K.J. Kotalik OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′8″ 328 Lykens, OH 72 Gavin Dabo OL Fr. 6′5″ 305 Grove City, OH 73 Ben Roebuck OL Transfer from Michigan Fr. 6′7″ 330 Cleveland, OH 75 Spencer Beckeman OL Fr. 6′5″ 305 Rochester, MI 76 Chad Schuster OL Fr. 6′6″ 305 Franklin, WI 77 Hunter Whitenack OL Fr. 6′6″ 340 New Carlisle, IN 78 Jacob Wilk OL Fr. 6′6″ 295 Lake Zurich, IL
Defensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 2 Scoop Gardner Jr. DE Fr. 6′1″ 255 Long Island, NY 23 tackles, 4 sacks 4 Austin Alexander DE Transfer from North Carolina 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 255 Burlington, KY 23 tackles, 1.5 sacks 94 Ahmed Tounkara DT Transfer from Ohio State Fr. 6′0″ 292 Dublin, OH 22 tackles, 1 sack 41 Zavian Tibbs DT Fr. 6′1″ 290 Killeen, TX 20 tackles 98 Dakari Frazier DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 280 Columbus, OH 8 tackles, 1 sack 15 K.J. Burley DE Fr. 6′3″ 245 Pompano Beach, FL 6 tackles, 1.5 sacks 31 DeJuan Echoles DE Transfer from Ball State Fr. 6′1″ 235 Indianapolis, IN 6 tackles, 1.5 sacks 7 Gian Carter DL Fr. 6′3″ 231 Indianapolis, IN 7 tackles, 1 sack 96 Dalton Gustwiller DL Fr. 6′3″ 305 Dayton, OH 9 tackles 9 Will Gerig DE Fr. 6′4″ 250 Fishers, IN 8 tackles 90 Jori Benson DT Fr. 6′3″ 290 New York, NY 7 tackles 55 Blair Alexander DT Fr. 6′2″ 270 Cary, NC 1 tackle 95 DeShawn Robinson DL Fr. 6′2″ 303 Auburn Hills, MI 1 tackle 40 Cody Haworth DE Fr. 6′4″ 235 Portage, MI 43 Chris Stewart DE Fr. 6′3″ 230 Andrews, SC 46 Max Baker DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 279 Detroit, MI 88 August Johanningsmeier DE Fr. 6′4″ 280 Howell, MI 91 Angelo Pugliano DL Fr. 6′1″ 285 Pittsburgh, PA 93 Jayden Aswell DL Fr. 6′5″ 274 Deridder, LA 97 Noah Bishop DE Fr. 6′4″ 245 Inkster, MI
Linebackers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 12 Dillon Moore LB Fr. 6′2″ 223 Indianapolis, IN 43 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT 10 Justyce Betts LB Fr. 5′11″ 220 Kansas City, KS 52 tackles 47 Domanick Moon LB Fr. 6′2″ 235 Fort Wayne, IN 43 tackles, 1 sack 0 Brenden Anes LB Transfer from Tennessee Fr. 6′2″ 233 Nolensville, TN 30 tackles 42 Gabe Welch LB Fr. 6′1″ 225 Arkansas City, KS 15 tackles, 1 INT 45 Andrew Baker LB Fr. 6′1″ 225 Spring Lake, MI 3 tackles 11 Jermar McCarter LB Fr. 6′1″ 210 Starkville, MS 1 tackle 36 Freddy Brown LB Fr. 5′11″ 215 Merrillville, IN 38 Breck Mallory LB Fr. 6′2″ 210 Indianapolis, IN 39 Teegan Haines LB Fr. 6′3″ 210 Mcpherson, KS
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 14 Daeh McCullough S Transfer from Louisville 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 180 Cincinnati, OH 30 tackles, 1 INT 6 Joey Pope S Fr. 5′11″ 165 Glen Ellyn, IL 34 tackles 1 Joshua Franklin DB Fr. 6′0″ 175 University Park, IL 32 tackles 8 Jarvarius Sims CB Fr. 6′0″ 188 Decatur, GA 32 tackles 22 Amarian Louis S Fr. 5′8″ 166 Miami, FL 18 tackles 26 Kouri Crump S Transfer from VMI Fr. 6′3″ 205 Charlotte, NC 13 tackles 18 Micah Davis S Fr. 6′1″ 200 Dexter, MI 11 tackles 13 Jordon Thomas CB Fr. 6′0″ 181 Atlanta, GA 7 tackles 17 Camron Barber CB Fr. 5′10″ 170 Atlanta, GA 7 tackles 19 Braden Steely S Fr. 5′11″ 192 Fort Wayne, IN 2 tackles 20 Will Ferrell CB Transfer from Presbyterian Fr. 6′1″ 155 Homestead, FL 2 tackles 16 Brodon Moore CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 165 Lakewood, OH 21 C.J. Miles Jr. CB Fr. 6′1″ 201 Lansing, IL 23 Tahj Owens S Transfer from Princeton 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 205 Chino Hills, CA 24 Camari Patterson S Fr. 5′10″ 190 Detroit, MI 29 Trevon Collard S Fr. 6′0″ 170 St. Louis, MO 30 Keegan McCue S Fr. 5′10″ 170 Kalamazoo, MI 37 Carlos Mitchell Jr. CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 175 Lake Wales, FL
Gian Carter, Dillon Moore, DeJuan Echoles, Breck Mallory, Brandon Smith, Munachimdainanma Newman-Nwodika, Brennan Wooten Jarvarius Sims, Jordon Thomas, Camron Barber Braden Steely, Domanick Moon, Brady Rhoad Camari Patterson, Max Baker, Michael Dersa A.J. Green, Kordell Gouldsby Austin Alexander, Daeh McCullough Cole Cabana, Micah Davis Jalen Buckley, Will Peterson Trey Petty, Jermar McCarter Adam Parks, Jeremy Schleicher Elijah Lucas, Trevon Collard Donovan Triplett, Liam Vaughan Zak Zeman, Alex Poholik Brenden Anes Emazon Littlejohn Joshua Franklin Aveion Chenault Scoop Gardner Jr. Keivin Boone-Nelson II Joey Pope Baylin Brooks Egypt Nelson Will Gerig Justyce Betts Terence Marshall Broc Lowry Mason Reynolds K.J. Burley Brodon Moore Jaxson Dosh Angelo Chapman Palmer Domschke Will Ferrell C.J. Miles Jr. Chase Dawkins Amarian Louis Tahj Owens Ofa Mataele Ryan Millmore Kouri Crump J.R. Hays Keegan McCue Dieter Kelly Tanner Holt Enese Tonga Freddy Brown Carlos Mitchell Jr. Teegan Haines Cody Haworth Zavian Tibbs Chris Stewart Andrew Baker Drew Doyle Blair Alexander Jake Chellman Jacob Krause Nolan Miller Gavin Beachner Gavin Dabo Ben Roebuck Spencer Beckeman Chad Schuster Hunter Whitenack Jacob Wilk Harper Hughes Ryan Brotherton Ryan Rocheleau August Johanningsmeier Nathan Levicki Jori Benson Angelo Pugliano Jayden Aswell Ahmed Tounkara DeShawn Robinson Dalton Gustwiller Noah Bishop Dakari Frazier MI 23 IN 15 IL 11 OH 9 CA 5 Hometowns of the 2026 Western Michigan 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 Michigan 23 Indiana 15 Illinois 11 Ohio 9 California 5 Kansas 5 Florida 5 Kentucky 3 Top counties Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 7 Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 6 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 4 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 3 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 3 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’ 2026 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.
Cole Cabana RB4-star recruit