COLONEL NATION · UAC · 2026 ROSTER
2026 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Football Roster
All 154 players on the 2026 EKU football roster: jersey numbers, positions, class, height, weight and hometown. The roster spans 11 positions and averages 6'1" and 232 lb.
2026 ROSTER
154 PLAYERS · 11 POSITIONS · AVG 6'1", 232 LB
| # | NAME | POS | CLASS | HT | WT | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Tyler Travers47/76 · 515 yds · 4 TD · 5 INT50% of plays | QB | SO | 6'4" | 216 | Mount Juliet, TN |
| 5 | Jordyn Potts61/106 · 645 yds · 2 TD · 6 INT48% of plays | QB | SR | 6'0" | 188 | Powell, TN |
| 42 | Brady Hensley111 car · 632 yds · 5 TD23% of plays | RB | JR | 5'11" | 215 | Richmond, KY |
| 14 | Brayden Latham85 car · 257 yds · 1 TD20% of plays | RB | SR | 5'11" | 216 | Knoxville, TN |
| 24 | Ryder Hooks21 car · 203 yds · 1 TD16% of plays | RB | FR | 5'8" | 193 | Middletown, OH |
| 9 | Elijah Caldwell31 rec · 353 yds · 2 TD10% of plays | WR | SR | 6'1" | 206 | Rock Hill, SC |
| 22 | Cortez Stone20 car · 112 yds8% of plays | RB | SO | 5'10" | 193 | Louisville, KY |
| 2 | Cameron Hergott10 rec · 83 yds6% of plays | WR | SR | 6'3" | 208 | Fort Mitchell, KY |
| 11 | Jarvis Hayes14 rec · 144 yds · 1 TD6% of plays | WR | SR | 6'0" | 194 | Waycross, GA |
| 0 | Jayden West6 rec · 146 yds · 1 TD5% of plays | WR | SR | 6'3" | 183 | Richmond, KY |
| 16 | Jackson House16 rec · 165 yds4% of plays | WR | SR | 6'0" | 194 | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 92 | Simon Ghee2 rec · 12 yds3% of plays | TE | SR | 6'2" | 260 | Bowling Green, KY |
| 89 | Caeleb Schlachter8 rec · 117 yds · 1 TD3% of plays | TE | SR | 6'3" | 228 | Kelowna, BC |
| 15 | Blake Kendall Jr.17/27 · 168 yds · 1 TD3% of plays | QB | SR | 6'1" | 213 | Wellington, FL |
| 85 | Braylon Newcomb5 rec · 73 yds · 1 TD2% of plays | WR | SO | 5'7" | 186 | Dayton, OH |
| 84 | AJ Johnson1 rec · 5 yds2% of plays | WR | SO | 6'4" | 205 | Gary, IN |
| 80 | Jakobie Hughes2 rec · 10 yds2% of plays | TE | SR | 6'4" | 250 | Springfield, KY |
| 88 | Tyree Weatherspoon1 rec · 3 yds2% of plays | WR | SO | 6'4" | 189 | Deltona, FL |
| 7 | Colbey Lamberth1/1 · 48 yds2% of plays | TE | SR | 6'4" | 244 | Dickson, TN |
| 44 | Devin Orr9/11 FG · 34 pts | PK | JR | 6'0" | 208 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 36 | Buzz Flabiano1/5 FG · 10 pts | P | SR | 6'0" | 201 | Murphy, TX |
| 27 | Jettson Brown33 punts · 40.6 avg | P | JR | 6'0" | 218 | Armadale |
| 39 | Cam Jessee60 tkl · 7.5 TFL · 3 sacks | LB | SO | 6'1" | 233 | Louisville, KY |
| 30 | Jeffrey Kinley47 tkl | DB | SR | 6'0" | 211 | Richmond, KY |
| 1 | Kaden Smith45 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks | LB | JR | 6'2" | 222 | Campbellsville, KY |
| 10 | Derek Taylor45 tkl · 2 TFL | DB | SR | 6'3" | 210 | Greenbrier, TN |
| 13 | Aden Tagaloa-Nelson36 tkl | DB | SR | 6'1" | 193 | Lexington, KY |
| 25 | Jack McGrath23 tkl · 4 TFL · 1.5 sacks | LB | JR | 6'3" | 220 | Deerfield, IL |
| 97 | Payne MillerFROM Western Illinois20 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks | DL | JR | 6'2" | 301 | Princeton, IL |
| 37 | Jackson Marshall20 tkl · 2.5 TFL | LB | SR | 6'2" | 229 | Lexington, KY |
| 4 | Keshawn HaydenFROM Central Michigan19 tkl · 2 TFL · 0.5 sacks | DL | SR | 6'3" | 255 | Saint Louis, MO |
| 5 | Nasir Spruill19 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 2 sacks | LB | SR | 6'3" | 235 | Norfolk, VA |
| 0 | Jayden MarableFROM Memphis18 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 1 sacks | DL | SR | 6'2" | 314 | Smyrna, TN |
| 6 | D.J. Galva18 tkl · 1 TFL | DB | JR | 6'1" | 179 | Bartow, FL |
| 91 | Davi'yon Hawkins-Ingram17 tkl · 2 TFL | DL | JR | 6'2" | 265 | Cocoa, FL |
| 34 | Caleb ReddFROM Kansas14 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 3 sacks | LB | JR | 6'3" | 235 | St. Louis, MO |
| 96 | Jalen Hand13 tkl · 1.5 TFL | DL | SR | 6'3" | 318 | Lexington, KY |
| 20 | Kaleb NealFROM App State13 tkl | DB | JR | 6'1" | 203 | Snellville, GA |
| 12 | Cristian ConyerFROM App State9 tkl | DB | SR | 6'1" | 183 | Bowling Green, KY |
| 8 | Brock Driver8 tkl · 1 TFL | LB | SO | 6'2" | 225 | Danville, KY |
| 21 | Rishad Hence7 tkl | DB | SR | 5'11" | 163 | Detroit, MI |
| 18 | Preston Swope3 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sacks | LB | SO | 6'5" | 232 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| 54 | David Pellman2 tkl | DL | FR | 6'3" | 321 | Louisville, KY |
| 32 | Jack Chappell2 tkl | LB | JR | 6'3" | 223 | London, KY |
| 23 | Maurice Wells2 tkl | DB | JR | 6'3" | 196 | Dallas, TX |
| 3 | Dyson Bell1 tkl | DB | SR | 6'2" | 195 | Murfreesboro, TN |
| 31 | Austin Luther1 tkl | P | SO | 5'11" | 196 | Wilmington, NC |
| 10 | Myles Burkett | QB | SR | 6'0" | 213 | Milwaukee, WI |
| 12 | Jon Hunt | QB | JR | 6'0" | 223 | Irmo, SC |
| 13 | Kam Montgomery | QB | FR | 6'4" | 213 | Spring, TX |
| 19 | Connor Moreland | QB | FR | 6'0" | 208 | Speedway, IN |
| 12 | Telly McCallister | RB | SR | 5'9" | 194 | Akron, OH |
| 21 | Gervaris Leaphart Jr. | RB | SO | 5'8" | 214 | Fort Myers, FL |
| 23 | Jalen Montgomery | RB | SR | 5'9" | 171 | Columbia, SC |
| 26 | Peyton Smith | RB | SO | 5'8" | 192 | Campbellsville, KY |
| 33 | Jake House | RB | FR | 5'11" | 184 | Lenexa, KS |
| 6 | Ron Vann Jr. | WR | SR | 6'2" | 182 | Chula Vista, CA |
| 19 | Dequan Stanley | WR | SR | 5'10" | 185 | Saint Augustine, FL |
| 81 | Tyler King | WR | FR | 5'7" | 167 | Lexington, KY |
| 83 | Bryant Mathis | WR | SO | 5'8" | 182 | Richmond, KY |
| 86 | Colton Childress | WR | SR | 6'0" | 191 | Appomattox, VA |
| 86 | T.J. Mitchell | WR | FR | 5'8" | 162 | Brunswick, GA |
| 87 | Adam Surrey | WR | SO | 5'11" | 176 | Fort Thomas, KY |
| TBD | Donte Sterling | WR | SR | 6'0" | 204 | Knoxville, TN |
| TBD | Elijah Lilly | WR | SO | 6'0" | 187 | Georgetown, KY |
| TBD | Landon Quinney | WR | SO | 6'1" | 166 | Wartburg, TN |
| TBD | Nishawn Golsby | WR | FR | 5'10" | 179 | Edgewood, KY |
| 43 | Braylon Kuenker-Foco | TE | SO | 6'3" | 238 | Powder Springs, GA |
| 43 | Zach Russell | TE | SR | 6'3" | 261 | Paintsville, KY |
| 46 | Leland Germany | TE | SO | 6'4" | 236 | Dallas, TX |
| 48 | CJ Tolbert | TE | JR | 6'1" | 261 | Katy, TX |
| 81 | Mena Mannan | TE | SR | 6'3" | 243 | Franklin, TN |
| TBD | Graham Dunn | TE | FR | 6'2" | 180 | Lexington, KY |
| 50 | Liam Coppinger | OL | SR | 6'3" | 300 | Everson, WA |
| 52 | Brandon McGraw | OL | SR | 6'6" | 336 | Rising Sun, IN |
| 52 | Yusef Sanogo-KendrickFROM Southeast Missouri State | OL | JR | 6'4" | 317 | Henderson, KY |
| 53 | Fenadale Hicks | OL | SO | 6'6" | 304 | Camilla, GA |
| 56 | Blake Gamez | OL | SR | 6'2" | 300 | Goodyear, AZ |
| 58 | Isaiah Bunn | OL | SR | 6'2" | 308 | Lauderhill, FL |
| 60 | Anthony Johns | OL | SR | 6'1" | 294 | Winchester, KY |
| 61 | Brendan Pohl | OL | JR | 6'3" | 262 | Asheville, NC |
| 62 | Robby Medici | OL | JR | 6'5" | 295 | Seminole, FL |
| 63 | Hunter Gulley | OL | JR | 6'3" | 320 | Winchester, KY |
| 64 | Samuel Eskridge | OL | SR | 6'2" | 307 | Kings Mountain, NC |
| 65 | Joe Schlarman | OL | JR | 6'3" | 294 | Lexington, KY |
| 66 | Syler Green | OL | FR | 6'2" | 300 | Spring Hill, TN |
| 69 | Avery Ferris | OL | SR | 6'3" | 290 | Auburn, AL |
| 71 | Andrew Steger | OL | JR | 6'7" | 326 | Fremont, MI |
| 71 | O'Brien Jackson | OL | SR | 6'4" | 300 | Murfreesboro, TN |
| 74 | JJ Dollenmeyer | OL | SR | 6'3" | 293 | Liberty Township, OH |
| 76 | Mason Sulla | OL | SO | 6'4" | 286 | Lancaster, KY |
| 77 | Zane Mullins | OL | SO | 6'4" | 312 | Stanford, KY |
| 79 | Antonio Gaines | OL | SR | 6'2" | 338 | Columbia, SC |
| TBD | Ian McCarthy | OL | SO | 6'0" | 281 | Spring Hill, TN |
| TBD | Jovan Ortiz | OL | SR | 5'10" | 248 | Stafford, VA |
| TBD | Kobe Murphy | OL | JR | 5'10" | 360 | Bunnell, FL |
| TBD | Malachai Battle | OL | FR | 6'0" | 285 | Nashville, TN |
| TBD | Ryan Bell | OL | FR | 5'11" | 280 | Dacula, GA |
| 51 | Chenellson ExumeFROM Florida Atlantic | DL | JR | 6'4" | 273 | Miami, FL |
| 88 | Darius Sterling | DL | SR | 6'2" | 312 | Richmond, VA |
| 90 | Bennett Spillman | DL | FR | 6'2" | 270 | Nashville, TN |
| 93 | Cole Rose | DL | FR | 6'3" | 274 | Mount Sterling, KY |
| 95 | Lendric BarberFROM Cincinnati | DL | JR | 6'3" | 325 | Mcdonough, GA |
| 95 | RJ Dardy | DL | SO | 6'3" | 256 | Dublin, GA |
| 98 | Cedric Andrews Jr. | DL | FR | 6'1" | 297 | Panama City, FL |
| 99 | Gabe Fletcher | DL | SR | 6'3" | 285 | Memphis, TN |
| 99 | Landen Turk | DL | JR | 6'4" | 273 | Oxford, PA |
| TBD | Le'Andre Maxwell | DL | SR | 6'0" | 255 | Louisville, KY |
| TBD | Marveen Moise | DL | FR | 6'0" | 267 | Florence, KY |
| TBD | Taveon Kirby | DL | FR | 6'2" | 275 | Richmond, KY |
| TBD | Trystan Brooks | DL | FR | 6'3" | 345 | Leitchfield, KY |
| TBD | Umar Hameed | DL | SR | 6'3" | 255 | San Francisco, CA |
| 1 | Cam Junior | LB | SR | 6'2" | 225 | Middletown, OH |
| 5 | Khatavian Franks | LB | SR | 6'1" | 220 | Americus, GA |
| 8 | Kylan Robinson | LB | SR | 5'11" | 220 | Southaven, MS |
| 15 | Ashton Bracewell | LB | SR | 6'4" | 238 | Palm Coast, FL |
| 22 | Frank Lee | LB | SR | 6'1" | 235 | Orangeburg, SC |
| 28 | Jaylen Herrud | LB | SR | 6'3" | 230 | Nashville, TN |
| 29 | Davin McCoy | LB | FR | 5'11" | 210 | Raleigh, NC |
| 34 | Brody Wells | LB | SO | 6'1" | 225 | Corbin, KY |
| 35 | Davion Sturgis | LB | SO | 6'3" | 219 | Versailles, KY |
| 38 | Luke DiNardo | LB | SO | 6'0" | 229 | Lexington, KY |
| 40 | Mac Darland | LB | FR | 6'1" | 231 | Lexington, KY |
| 43 | Blaze Katina | LB | FR | 6'4" | 230 | Thompsons Station, TN |
| 47 | Jacquez McGowan | LB | SR | 6'1" | 205 | Valdosta, GA |
| 48 | Bryson Gardner | LB | JR | 6'1" | 220 | Lenoir City, TN |
| 51 | Druce Clarke Jr. | LB | SO | 5'11" | 231 | Decatur, AL |
| TBD | AJ Barbat | LB | JR | 6'0" | 225 | Franklin, TN |
| TBD | CJ Green | LB | FR | 6'2" | 227 | Tampa, FL |
| TBD | Mitchel Huebner | LB | FR | 6'2" | 260 | Jasper, IN |
| TBD | Tucker Roth | LB | FR | 6'4" | 225 | Louisville, KY |
| 6 | Vito Tisdale | DB | SR | 5'11" | 175 | Bowling Green, KY |
| 9 | Jaheim Ward | DB | SR | 6'2" | 189 | Moultrie, GA |
| 15 | Garnell Wilds Jr. | DB | SR | 6'1" | 201 | Tampa, FL |
| 17 | Isaiah Brutus | DB | SO | 6'2" | 209 | Kissimmee, FL |
| 18 | Rossie Grimes | DB | JR | 6'2" | 195 | Clayton, GA |
| 19 | EJ Clinkscale | DB | JR | 5'9" | 166 | Youngstown, OH |
| 20 | Charles Ingram V | DB | JR | 5'11" | 191 | Nashville, TN |
| 28 | Bryant Murph | DB | FR | 6'4" | 185 | Fort Myers, FL |
| 29 | Kevin Ford | DB | SR | 6'0" | 175 | Indianapolis, IN |
| 38 | Tavarion James | DB | FR | 5'10" | 161 | Belle Glade, FL |
| 41 | Darius Akal | DB | SO | 5'10" | 185 | Lynch, KY |
| 47 | Myles Meador | DB | SO | 5'10" | 190 | Huntington, WV |
| 49 | Avaion Johnson | DB | SO | 6'0" | 184 | Louisville, KY |
| TBD | Amontez Woolfolk | DB | SO | 6'1" | 182 | Louisville, KY |
| TBD | Amontez Woolfork | DB | FR | 6'1" | 170 | Louisville, KY |
| TBD | James Briscoe | DB | FR | 5'11" | 194 | Louisville, KY |
| TBD | Shaun Baines | DB | FR | 5'11" | 184 | Louisville, KY |
| TBD | Blake Bolger | PK | FR | 5'10" | 150 | Orlando, FL |
| TBD | Vasilios Fotopoulos | PK | FR | 6'0" | 205 | Tampa, FL |
| 45 | Brody Bowlin | LS | FR | 5'10" | 177 | Georgetown, KY |
| 45 | Quaid Luginbill | LS | FR | 6'0" | 227 | Waxhaw, NC |
| 46 | Aaron Valdez | LS | SR | 6'0" | 210 | San Diego, CA |
| TBD | Deacon Jansen | LS | FR | 6'0" | 220 | Naples, FL |