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2026 Cincinnati Bearcats Football Roster
All 111 players on the 2026 Cincinnati Bearcats football roster: jersey numbers, positions, class, height, weight and hometown. The roster spans 14 positions and averages 6'2" and 235 lb.
2026 ROSTER
111 PLAYERS · 14 POSITIONS · AVG 6'2", 235 LB
| # | NAME | POS | CLASS | HT | WT | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | JC French IV | QB | SR | 6'1" | 205 | Roswell, GA |
| 5 | Samaj Jones | QB | SO | 5'11" | 211 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 10 | Liam O'Brien | QB | SR | 6'0" | 205 | Boulder, CO |
| 12 | Brooks Goodman | QB | FR | 6'2" | 212 | Atlanta, GA |
| 15 | Will Kocher | QB | JR | 6'2" | 205 | Kings Mills, OH |
| 22 | JJ Miller | QB | SO | 6'0" | 170 | Amelia, OH |
| 3 | Cole Tabb | RB | SO | 5'8" | 203 | Fort Walton Beach, FL |
| 6 | Gi'Bran Payne | RB | SR | 5'10" | 210 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 7 | Zylan Perry | RB | SR | 5'11" | 212 | Franklin, LA |
| 13 | Zion Johnson | RB | FR | 5'8" | 185 | Covington, GA |
| 21 | James Minor | RB | JR | 5'11" | 203 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 25 | James Lewis | RB | JR | 5'10" | 180 | Bloomfield, IN |
| 26 | Jayzon Thompson | RB | FR | 5'11" | 190 | Knoxville, TN |
| 0 | Isaiah Johnson | WR | JR | 5'10" | 184 | Fort Walton Beach, FL |
| 2 | Larenzo Fenner | WR | JR | 6'1" | 181 | Independence, MO |
| 8 | Cade Wolford | WR | SO | 5'10" | 195 | Jackson, OH |
| 9 | Malachi Henry | WR | JR | 6'0" | 205 | Van Buren, AR |
| 11 | JV Gibson | WR | SR | 6'2" | 208 | Opelousas, LA |
| 14 | Elijah Jones | WR | SO | 5'11" | 195 | Norristown, PA |
| 16 | Flynn Schiele | WR | SR | 6'4" | 210 | West Linn, OR |
| 17 | H'eij Jackson | WR | FR | 6'4" | 205 | New Orleans, LA |
| 18 | Giyahni Kontosis | WR | FR | 6'1" | 205 | Beltsville, MD |
| 19 | Dadrien Waller | WR | FR | 6'3" | 210 | Guntersville, AL |
| 20 | Joshua Smith | WR | FR | 6'5" | 195 | Columbus, OH |
| 27 | Taizaun Burns | WR | FR | 5'10" | 170 | Columbus, OH |
| 89 | Pierce Ayers | WR | SO | 5'10" | 180 | Alexandria, KY |
| 80 | Jalen Williams | TE | FR | 6'5" | 227 | Bloomington, IN |
| 82 | Ka'Maurri Smith | TE | FR | 6'5" | 252 | Dayton, OH |
| 83 | Devyn Zahursky | TE | SO | 6'4" | 247 | Berea, OH |
| 84 | Gavin Gregory | TE | FR | 6'7" | 240 | Alliance, OH |
| 85 | Lyviel Waters | TE | SO | 6'2" | 245 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 86 | Kellen Davis | TE | SO | 6'3" | 248 | Middletown, OH |
| 87 | Gavin Grover | TE | JR | 6'6" | 255 | Lewis Center, OH |
| 88 | DaMari Witherspoon | TE | FR | 6'5" | 245 | Dallas, GA |
| 50 | Evan Tengesdahl | OL | JR | 6'3" | 323 | Dayton, OH |
| 52 | Austin Hoane | OL | FR | 6'5" | 282 | Cookeville, TN |
| 55 | Solomon Mathis | OL | FR | 6'5" | 285 | Hephzibah, GA |
| 59 | Jake Wheelock | OL | SO | 6'4" | 312 | Dayton, OH |
| 61 | Nathan Zappitelli | OL | FR | 6'3" | 280 | Mentor, OH |
| 63 | Zac Clarke | OL | SO | 6'6" | 305 | Plainfield, IL |
| 66 | Xavier Lozowicki | OL | JR | 6'5" | 315 | Ridley Park, PA |
| 67 | Luke Grover | OL | FR | 6'5" | 308 | Lewis Center, OH |
| 69 | JP Schrieber | OL | SO | 6'2" | 305 | Berwyn, PA |
| 70 | Cray Paich | OL | FR | 6'5" | 315 | Northbrook, IL |
| 71 | Judea Milon | OL | SR | 6'4" | 300 | Killeen, TX |
| 72 | Nolan Latulippe | OL | JR | 6'8" | 315 | Aylmer, PQ |
| 73 | Aiden Pastoriza | OL | SO | 6'6" | 313 | Jackson, MI |
| 74 | Joe Cotton | OL | SR | 6'6" | 320 | Sioux Falls, SD |
| 75 | Marcus McGregor | OL | FR | 6'3" | 312 | West Des Moines, IA |
| 76 | Zach Taylor | OL | FR | 6'3" | 315 | Kingsland, GA |
| 77 | Taran Tyo | OL | SR | 6'3" | 325 | Greenville, OH |
| 78 | Grant Edgington | OL | JR | 6'4" | 305 | Madeira, OH |
| 79 | Luke Collins | OL | FR | 6'5" | 305 | Gahanna, OH |
| 4 | Marquaze Parker | DL | JR | 6'3" | 277 | West Memphis, AR |
| 11 | Chidera Otutu | DL | JR | 6'1" | 300 | Pflugerville, TX |
| 16 | Jaylon White-McClain | DL | SR | 6'4" | 275 | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 26 | Cam Roetherford | DL | SR | 6'3" | 285 | Detroit, MI |
| 54 | Thomas Johnson | DL | SR | 6'3" | 250 | Lawndale, CA |
| 60 | Lance Dawson | DL | FR | 6'4" | 260 | Avon, OH |
| 82 | James Early | DL | FR | 6'3" | 257 | Fort Wayne, IN |
| 88 | CD McFee | DL | FR | 6'4" | 315 | Elkhart, IN |
| 90 | Darrius Simmons | DL | FR | 6'2" | 305 | Cairo, GA |
| 91 | Drew Logan | DL | SR | 6'4" | 275 | North Canton, OH |
| 92 | Elijah Gunn | DL | JR | 6'0" | 307 | LaGrange, GA |
| 95 | Josh Hough | DL | SR | 6'2" | 335 | Beaver Falls, PA |
| 96 | Nathan Nunn | DL | SO | 6'2" | 285 | Medina, OH |
| 97 | Kamron Neal | DL | FR | 6'2" | 270 | Fort Myers, FL |
| 99 | Jonathan Rulo | DL | FR | 6'1" | 300 | Belleville, IL |
| 94 | Juan Bates | DT | FR | 6'3" | 265 | Mason, OH |
| 9 | Damaine Wilson | LB | SO | 6'3" | 235 | Pompano Beach, FL |
| 10 | Patrick Bauer | LB | JR | 6'3" | 235 | Mount Prospect, IL |
| 12 | Filip Maciorowski | LB | JR | 6'3" | 235 | Carol Stream, IL |
| 17 | Brian Simms III | LB | JR | 6'3" | 240 | Baltimore, MD |
| 22 | Jonathan Thompson | LB | SR | 6'2" | 228 | Columbus, OH |
| 24 | Terrell Holcomb | LB | FR | 6'1" | 220 | Gahanna, OH |
| 31 | Simeon Coleman | LB | JR | 5'11" | 225 | Seat Pleasant, MD |
| 33 | George Leibold | LB | SO | 6'1" | 218 | Sarasota, FL |
| 34 | Myles Harrison | LB | FR | 6'2" | 235 | Pickerington, OH |
| 36 | Evan Weinberg | LB | FR | 6'3" | 220 | Springboro, OH |
| 44 | Montay Weedon | LB | JR | 6'0" | 212 | Silver Spring, MD |
| 45 | Jaxon Newton | LB | FR | 6'3" | 200 | Anniston, AL |
| 47 | Adam Kirtley | LB | FR | 6'0" | 214 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 52 | Ronan Casanova | LB | JR | 5'10" | 225 | Middletown, OH |
| 93 | Keegan Horn | LB | FR | 6'3" | 225 | Hueytown, AL |
| 6 | Zay Johnson | CB | SO | 6'2" | 180 | Clinton, SC |
| 13 | Patrick Williams | CB | FR | 5'10" | 172 | Greenville, SC |
| 14 | KK Meier | CB | SR | 6'0" | 205 | Lubbock, TX |
| 21 | Jamarion McKinney | CB | FR | 6'2" | 190 | Greenville, SC |
| 25 | Daniel James | CB | SO | 5'10" | 183 | Powder Springs, GA |
| 29 | Kameron Hurst | CB | FR | 6'0" | 170 | St. Louis, MO |
| 7 | Ty Goodwill | S | JR | 6'3" | 195 | Prichard, AL |
| 15 | Jamari Johnson | S | FR | 5'10" | 175 | Birmingham, AL |
| 18 | Jasper Beeler | S | SR | 6'1" | 192 | Farmington, MI |
| 19 | CJ Jones | S | FR | 5'9" | 190 | Chicago, IL |
| 23 | Jaidon Windom | S | FR | 6'1" | 187 | Detroit, MI |
| 35 | Drew Robinson | S | SO | 6'2" | 195 | Clarksville, OH |
| 46 | Xavier Starks | S | FR | 5'11" | 202 | Birmingham, AL |
| 0 | Jacob Finley | DB | SR | 6'0" | 190 | Birmingham, AL |
| 2 | MJ Cannon | DB | SR | 6'3" | 210 | Evanston, IL |
| 3 | Antwan Peek Jr. | DB | SR | 6'1" | 220 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 5 | Marqavious Saboor | DB | JR | 5'11" | 185 | Decatur, GA |
| 8 | Kenny Worthy | DB | SO | 6'0" | 187 | Buckeye, AZ |
| 20 | CJ Crite | DB | FR | 6'1" | 207 | Lincolnton, GA |
| 27 | Markell Taylor | DB | FR | 5'11" | 210 | Dallas, GA |
| 32 | Landen Schaefer | DB | FR | 6'0" | 180 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 31 | Max Fletcher | P | SR | 6'6" | 190 | Melbourne, VIC |
| 35 | Dino Beslagic | P | SR | 6'4" | 205 | Santa Clara, CA |
| 41 | Kenny Baker | LS | FR | 6'0" | 195 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 48 | Eli Stein | LS | SR | 6'3" | 225 | Cambridge, WI |
| 93 | Max Lemasters | PK | JR | 5'6" | 175 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 99 | Stephen Rusnak | PK | SR | 6'0" | 195 | Clarkston, MI |