Teams Youngstown State 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Youngstown State roster 121 players: 23 freshmen, 29 sophomores, 26 juniors, 41 seniors, 2 with no class listed. From 16 states and 1 other country; the most from Ohio (83) and Pennsylvania (11). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 7 Receivers 19 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 26 Specialists 7 Athletes and others 2
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 7 Jaden Gilbert RB Sr. 5′10″ 180 Elyria, OH 448 rushing yards, 6 TD 25 Donald Barksdale RB So. 5′10″ 180 Munhall, PA 7 returns, 244 yards 4 Antuan Gardner RB Jr. 6′0″ 210 Niles, OH 202 rushing yards, 1 TD 0 Tahir Mills RB Sr. 6′0″ 220 Ridley Park, PA 59 rushing yards 24 Da’Shaun Whatley RB Sr. 5′9″ 190 Cleveland, OH 36 rushing yards 28 Ta’John Royster RB Fr. 5′10″ 180 Columbus, OH 30 Marty Tobin RB Fr. 5′11″ 190 Willoughby Hills, OH
Receivers 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 1 Lynn Wyche-El WR Transfer from Grand Valley State Sr. 5′10″ 175 Detroit, MI 50 catches, 644 yards, 7 TD 8 Bryan Hunt WR Sr. 6′0″ 200 Oak Park, IL 18 catches, 280 yards, 4 TD 6 Jeremiah Sanders WR So. 6′3″ 185 Cincinnati, OH 16 catches, 192 yards, 2 TD 5 Roger Walters WR Sr. 5′10″ 180 Fort Lauderdale, FL 5 returns, 43 yards 2 Dorian Williams WR Transfer from Ohio State Jr. 6′2″ 215 Cincinnati, OH 9 catches, 126 yards, 1 TD 11 Lorenzo Jenkins WR Sr. 6′3″ 185 Beaver Falls, PA 9 catches, 113 yards 81 Zane Kinsey WR Sr. 5′10″ 200 Wellsville, OH 2 catches, 15 yards 88 Payton Bjork WR Jr. 5′10″ 175 Santa Monica, CA 1 return, 1 yard 13 Aidan Stephens WR Sr. 6′1″ 190 Braceville, OH 1 catch, 6 yards 18 Connor Smith WR Sr. 6′4″ 190 Shelton, CT 1 catch, 28 yards 23 Zion Neal WR Fr. 5′9″ 165 Cincinnati, OH 1 catch, −1 yards 3 Richard Dandridge WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 170 Homestead, FL 14 Jackson Wiley WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 170 Columbus, OH 21 Allen Hill Jr. WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 205 Youngstown, OH 22 Sirr Gibson WR Fr. 6′2″ 180 Cleveland Heights, OH 26 Stephen Sims WR So. 5′10″ 170 Warren, OH 27 Caleb Anthony WR Fr. 5′8″ 165 Columbus, OH 83 Anthony Fuline WR Jr. 5′11″ 170 Massillon, OH 84 Emy Louis Jr. WR So. 5′11″ 166 Pickerington, OH
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 17 Alex McDonald TE Sr. 6′4″ 250 Chardon, OH 9 catches, 105 yards, 2 TD 85 Austin Bray TE Sr. 6′5″ 255 Venice, FL 9 catches, 119 yards, 1 TD 82 Max Welter TE So. 6′7″ 245 Cincinnati, OH 1 catch, 54 yards, 1 TD 15 Micheal Manna TE Jr. 6′4″ 230 Lauderhill, FL 80 Maddox Bloomgren TE Jr. 6′4″ 255 Dripping Springs, TX 87 Alex Reese TE So. 6′6″ 215 Martins Ferry, OH 89 Johnathan Brenner TE Fr. 6′5″ 230 Youngstown, OH
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 50 Vince Luce OL Jr. 6′3″ 285 Canfield, OH 54 Clay Lawrence OL Jr. 6′5″ 280 Whiteford, MD 55 Rex Lahr OL Jr. 6′3″ 285 Pickerington, OH 56 Naim Jackson OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 270 Cincinnati, OH 60 Bo Schaefer OL Fr. 6′5″ 270 Columbus, OH 62 Shane Keenan OL Sr. 6′5″ 305 Toronto, OH 63 Isaac Perkins OL Sr. 6′4″ 305 Columbus, OH 64 Matthew Keeley OL Sr. 6′3″ 285 Niles, OH 65 Brody Rummler OL Fr. 6′5″ 260 Rochester, MI 66 Max Patterson OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′7″ 295 Dublin, OH 67 Van Keen OL Sr. 6′4″ 305 Stow, OH 70 Robert Hayes OL So. 6′5″ 280 Cincinnati, OH 71 Dallas McCracken OL So. 6′4″ 290 Hanoverton, OH 72 Mason Ludwig OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 295 East Liverpool, OH 74 Ethan Ray OL Jr. 6′4″ 300 Warren, OH 76 Nick Nielsen OL Sr. 6′6″ 270 Warren, MI 77 Najwan Smithwick OL So. 6′5″ 260 Maple Heights, OH 78 Desmeal Leigh OL Sr. 6′7″ 325 Kent, OH
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 8 Ebony Curry Jr. DL Sr. 6′5″ 250 Hamilton, OH 23 tackles, 3.5 sacks 9 Jordan Pritchard-Sewell DL Jr. 6′1″ 290 Akron, OH 20 tackles, 4.5 sacks 45 Michael Wright Jr. DL So. 5′11″ 285 Massillon, OH 13 tackles 90 Conlan Greene DL Transfer from Temple Sr. 6′4″ 285 Irwin, PA 7 tackles, 1 sack 95 Thomas Jolly DL Sr. 6′3″ 305 Cleveland, OH 7 tackles 97 D’Shawn Kirby DL So. 6′4″ 265 East Liverpool, OH 7 tackles 49 A.J. Snyder DL Fr. 6′2″ 235 Youngstown, OH 5 tackles 55 Bilal Tucker DL So. 6′3″ 305 Columbus, OH 5 tackles 94 Ajayi Ajaga DL Sr. 6′4″ 240 Grayslake, IL 5 tackles 23 Stephen Henderson DL Jr. 6′2″ 225 Cleveland, OH 4 tackles 56 Connor Johannesen DL Sr. 6′4″ 275 Parsippany, NJ 4 tackles 44 Will Ki Gorman DL Fr. 6′3″ 240 Pittsburgh, PA 48 Andrew Jackson-Dunaway DL Jr. 6′2″ 245 Miamisburg, OH 52 Nick Bowser DL Jr. 6′0″ 300 Hubbard, OH 92 Devaughn Perkins DL Jr. 6′0″ 320 Indianapolis, IN 93 Justin Thomas DL So. 6′6″ 250 Columbus, OH 96 Cameron Mallory DL Fr. 6′5″ 235 Pittsburgh, PA
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 35 Graydon Rollins LB Jr. 6′1″ 220 Elyria, OH 50 tackles, 1 sack 5 Carston Marshall LB Sr. 6′2″ 215 Kennesaw, GA 39 tackles, 1 sack 3 Michael Wells LB Sr. 6′3″ 250 New Castle, PA 26 tackles, 2.5 sacks 27 Lemondte Chambers LB So. 6′1″ 220 Middletown, OH 18 tackles 13 Danny Inglis LB Transfer from Iowa State Jr. 6′1″ 215 Canfield, OH 12 tackles 16 Solomon Farrell LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 215 Cincinnati, OH 5 tackles, 1 sack 33 Danny Nittoli LB Jr. 6′0″ 220 Poland, OH 7 tackles 17 Aidan Fischer LB Sr. 6′4″ 230 Diamond, OH 1 tackle, 1 sack 11 Remy Bose LB Jr. 6′1″ 215 Pittsburgh, PA 15 Preston Penn LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 220 Gahanna, OH 51 Alex Hill LB Fr. 6′5″ 215 Youngstown, OH 53 Ethan Coe LB Sr. 5′10″ 215 Cincinnati, OH
Defensive backs 26 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 1 Cam Smith DB Transfer from Iowa State Sr. 5′11″ 210 Austintown, OH 51 tackles, 1 INT 36 Roderick Owens Jr. DB Fr. 6′1″ 185 Kettering, OH 45 tackles, 1 INT 0 Jussiah Williams-West DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 180 Dayton, OH 24 tackles 7 Raleigh Collins III DB Sr. 6′3″ 208 Newark, DE 21 tackles, 0.5 sacks 22 Devaon Holman DB Sr. 6′2″ 180 Indianapolis, IN 19 tackles 14 Dominic Julius DB Sr. 6′2″ 200 Philadelphia, PA 17 tackles 18 Darvens Tunis DB Jr. 6′1″ 170 Hillside, NJ 11 tackles, 1 INT 20 Stanley Clyne DB Sr. 6′2″ 180 Tipp City, OH 7 tackles, 1 INT 37 Maximillian Johnson DB So. 6′0″ 170 Middletown, OH 12 tackles 19 Brandon Chambers Jr. DB Jr. 6′0″ 180 Farrell, PA 10 tackles 38 Bryant Holland-Snowden DB Fr. 6′2″ 185 Roseville, MI 6 tackles 6 Julius Jackson DB Sr. 6′1″ 195 Toledo, OH 5 tackles 21 Ross Davidson DB Jr. 6′2″ 205 Salem, OH 5 tackles 2 Caleb Taylor DB Sr. 6′0″ 200 Pickerington, OH 4 tackles 12 Baron White DB So. 6′2″ 175 Dayton, OH 2 tackles 4 Weston Sturzinger DB So. 6′2″ 180 Sandusky, OH 1 tackle 41 Tyris Davis DB Fr. 6′2″ 195 Youngstown, OH 1 tackle 10 Jordan Rudolph DB Sr. 5′11″ 170 Lewis Center, OH 25 Chad Woodfork II DB Fr. 6′1″ 180 Dublin, OH 28 Marcus Logan DB Jr. 5′11″ 165 Phoenix, AZ 29 Jack Tarkowski DB Fr. 6′1″ 195 Hartland, WI 31 Carson Cunningham DB So. 6′0″ 190 New Middletown, OH 32 Dante Gentile DB So. 5′11″ 185 New Middletown, OH 34 Jay Smith DB So. 6′0″ 170 Gahanna, OH 39 Bray Adams DB Fr. 6′1″ 180 Lakewood, OH 40 R.J. Holland DB Fr. 6′2″ 180 Hilltop, OH
Cam Smith, Antuan Gardner, Allen Hill Jr., R.J. Holland, Tyris Davis, Michael McGlone, A.J. Snyder, Alex Hill, Matthew Keeley, Johnathan Brenner Dorian Williams, Jeremiah Sanders, Solomon Farrell, Zion Neal, Ethan Coe, Naim Jackson, Robert Hayes, Max Welter Jackson Wiley, Caleb Anthony, Ta’John Royster, Bilal Tucker, Bo Schaefer, Isaac Perkins, Justin Thomas Colin Seibert, Sirr Gibson, Stephen Henderson, Da’Shaun Whatley, Najwan Smithwick, Thomas Jolly Caleb Taylor, Preston Penn, Jay Smith, Rex Lahr, Emy Louis Jr. Beau Brungard, Carson Cunningham, Dante Gentile, Danny Nittoli, Jas Stefancin Remy Bose, Donald Barksdale, Will Ki Gorman, Cameron Mallory Jordan Rudolph, Chad Woodfork II, Max Patterson Nate Boozer, Van Keen, Desmeal Leigh Jussiah Williams-West, Baron White Jaden Gilbert, Graydon Rollins Danny Inglis, Vince Luce Brandon Chambers Jr., Nick Bowser Cason Diiulio, Marty Tobin Devaon Holman, Devaughn Perkins Stephen Sims, Ethan Ray Lemondte Chambers, Maximillian Johnson Michael Wright Jr., Anthony Fuline Tahir Mills Lynn Wyche-El Michael Wells Richard Dandridge Weston Sturzinger Carston Marshall Roger Walters Julius Jackson Raleigh Collins III Bryan Hunt Ebony Curry Jr. Jordan Pritchard-Sewell Malachi Lewis Lorenzo Jenkins Dominic Julius Micheal Manna Aidan Fischer Alex McDonald Connor Smith Darvens Tunis Stanley Clyne Ross Davidson Andrew Lastovka Jonny Evanchick Marcus Logan Jack Tarkowski Roderick Owens Jr. Evan Anderson Bryant Holland-Snowden Bray Adams Andrew Jackson-Dunaway Connor Johannesen Shane Keenan Brody Rummler Dallas McCracken Nick Nielsen Maddox Bloomgren Austin Bray Alex Reese Payton Bjork Conlan Greene Ajayi Ajaga OH 83 PA 11 FL 4 MI 4 NJ 3 Hometowns of the 2026 Youngstown 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 Ohio 83 Pennsylvania 11 Michigan 4 Florida 4 New Jersey 3 Illinois 2 Indiana 2 Georgia 1 Top counties Mahoning County, Ohio pop. 226,000 14 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 11 Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 8 Hamilton County, Ohio pop. 831,000 8 Trumbull County, Ohio pop. 201,000 7 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.
