GOLDEN FLASH NATION · MAC · 2026 ROSTER
2026 Kent State Golden Flashes Football Roster
All 111 players on the 2026 Kent State football roster: jersey numbers, positions, class, height, weight and hometown. The roster spans 12 positions and averages 6'1" and 226 lb.
2026 ROSTER
111 PLAYERS · 12 POSITIONS · AVG 6'1", 226 LB
| # | NAME | POS | CLASS | HT | WT | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Dru DeShields106/185 · 1,140 yds · 4 TD · 6 INT53% of plays | QB | FR | 6'2" | 195 | Beloit, OH |
| 22 | Brandon White57 car · 191 yds16% of plays | RB | FR | 5'8" | 190 | Euclid, OH |
| 0 | Mason KingFROM Illinois State52 car · 202 yds · 1 TD16% of plays | RB | FR | 6'2" | 215 | Centralia, IL |
| 6 | Wayne Harris29 rec · 383 yds · 1 TD10% of plays | WR | FR | 5'9" | 165 | Huntington, WV |
| 5 | Jakorion CaffeyFROM Cincinnati31 car · 76 yds · 1 TD10% of plays | RB | FR | 5'11" | 220 | Avon, OH |
| 85 | Brendyn Smith7 rec · 95 yds · 1 TD10% of plays | WR | FR | 5'9" | 160 | York, PA |
| 14 | Deante Ruffin1/3 · -1 yds9% of plays | QB | FR | 6'1" | 215 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 8 | Da'Realyst Clark23 rec · 269 yds · 1 TD9% of plays | WR | FR | 5'10" | 160 | Lima, OH |
| 2 | Nolan Good12 car · 64 yds8% of plays | QB | FR | 6'2" | 200 | Avon, OH |
| 25 | Donovan Delaney Jr.11 car · 20 yds7% of plays | RB | FR | 5'11" | 220 | Middletown, DE |
| 1 | Ardell Banks9 rec · 206 yds5% of plays | WR | FR | 6'4" | 195 | Massillon, OH |
| 18 | Hunter Hopperton11 rec · 66 yds5% of plays | FB | FR | 6'2" | 255 | Streetsboro, OH |
| 33 | Ayden Harris5 car · 14 yds5% of plays | RB | FR | 5'8" | 205 | Exton, PA |
| 89 | Terik Mulder6 rec · 61 yds3% of plays | TE | FR | 6'5" | 250 | Lexington, KY |
| 4 | Jared Kelley1 car · 1 yds2% of plays | WR | FR | 5'10" | 190 | North Olmsted, OH |
| 10 | Ethan ThanthanavongFROM Defiance College1/2 · 16 yds2% of plays | QB | FR | 6'0" | 205 | Lithopolis, OH |
| 11 | Zy'aire Fletcher2 rec · 13 yds2% of plays | TE | FR | 6'4" | 245 | Springfield, OH |
| 86 | Matthew Maxey1 rec · -1 yds2% of plays | WR | FR | 5'10" | 165 | Avon, OH |
| 3 | Jay Jay Etheridge1 rec · 16 yds2% of plays | WR | FR | 5'10" | 150 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 80 | Teaunn Hunter2% of plays | WR | FR | 6'0" | 180 | Huber Heights, OH |
| 45 | Tommy Arnold1 rec · 3 yds1% of plays | TE | FR | 6'0" | 220 | Wadsworth, OH |
| 96 | Sean Leonard3/8 FG · 18 pts | PK | FR | 6'3" | 230 | Xenia, OH |
| 97 | Jake Stoeckel30 punts · 42.8 avg | P | FR | 6'1" | 190 | Sydney, NSW |
| 42 | Kolten Ford3 punts · 26 avg | P | FR | 6'2" | 195 | Queen Creek, AZ |
| 10 | Hayden DawahareFROM Kentucky33 tkl · 5 TFL · 2 sacks | LB | FR | 6'4" | 245 | Lexington, KY |
| 2 | Joel Cordoba33 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 sacks | DB | FR | 6'3" | 190 | Plainfield, NJ |
| 4 | Rocco NichollFROM South Florida31 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 3 sacks | LB | FR | 6'5" | 245 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 1 | A'tiq Muhammad26 tkl | DB | FR | 6'3" | 200 | Rockford, IL |
| 3 | Derrick Jackson III21 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 1 sacks | DB | FR | 6'0" | 210 | Detroit, MI |
| 25 | Martell Buchanan21 tkl | DB | FR | 6'1" | 175 | Stilwell, KS |
| 32 | Trey Rubinstein19 tkl · 2 TFL | LB | FR | 6'3" | 225 | Napoleon, OH |
| 15 | Sayed Abuhamdeh18 tkl · 0.5 TFL | LB | FR | 6'1" | 230 | North Royalton, OH |
| 18 | Norey JohnsonFROM Houston Christian17 tkl | DB | FR | 6'3" | 200 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 33 | Jaihien Roy16 tkl · 3 TFL · 3 sacks | DL | FR | 6'2" | 245 | Centreville, MD |
| 8 | Josue Cordoba15 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 2 sacks | DL | FR | 6'3" | 280 | Plainfield, NJ |
| 52 | Aiden Burgess14 tkl · 2 TFL · 2 sacks | DL | FR | 6'2" | 300 | Hanover, MD |
| 20 | Rafael Terrero Jr.14 tkl · 3 TFL | LB | FR | 6'3" | 220 | Emmaus, PA |
| 22 | Davion PritchardFROM Pittsburgh14 tkl | DB | FR | 6'0" | 175 | Youngstown, OH |
| 83 | Garrett Long13 tkl | DL | FR | 6'3" | 235 | Columbus, IN |
| 7 | Angelo Stockstill13 tkl | DB | FR | 6'3" | 180 | Chicago, IL |
| 0 | Darian Blachewicz12 tkl · 2.5 TFL | DL | FR | 6'2" | 300 | Millville, NJ |
| 5 | Thomas Aden11 tkl | DL | FR | 6'1" | 275 | Lakewood, OH |
| 13 | Quan Rhodes-McKeeFROM Duquesne11 tkl · 2 TFL | LB | FR | 6'1" | 225 | Columbus, OH |
| 44 | Antonio Bottiggi10 tkl · 1.5 TFL | DL | FR | 6'2" | 255 | Painesville, OH |
| 12 | Lionel Burns III9 tkl | DB | FR | 6'0" | 185 | Duluth, GA |
| 11 | Camdon Wilborn7 tkl | DL | FR | 6'1" | 285 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 14 | Tyler Bivens7 tkl | DB | FR | 5'11" | 170 | Ann Arbor, MI |
| 17 | Semaj Bridgeman6 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 sacks | LB | FR | 6'2" | 230 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 19 | DJ Barnes5 tkl | DB | FR | 5'8" | 170 | Tallahassee, FL |
| 38 | Clinton Robinson5 tkl | DB | FR | 6'0" | 205 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 24 | Tanner Mintz4 tkl | LB | FR | 6'0" | 220 | Akron, OH |
| 88 | Mohammed Hazime3 tkl | DL | FR | 6'4" | 270 | Dearborn, MI |
| 90 | Bryce Griffin2 tkl | DL | FR | 6'2" | 235 | Yorkville, IL |
| 91 | Dion'Dre Taylor2 tkl · 1.5 TFL | DL | FR | 6'0" | 280 | Cleveland, OH |
| 27 | Lennox Lemon2 tkl | DB | FR | 6'1" | 180 | Massillon, OH |
| 24 | Jackson Farley1 tkl | RB | FR | 5'9" | 185 | Mentor, OH |
| 29 | Cade Romanini1 tkl | RB | FR | 5'10" | 200 | Bainbridge, OH |
| 50 | Ben Midea1 tkl | OL | FR | 6'2" | 320 | Medina, OH |
| 28 | Brodyn Bishop1 tkl | LB | FR | 6'1" | 205 | Carroll, OH |
| 30 | Matthew Sollberger1 tkl | LB | FR | 5'9" | 165 | Uniontown, OH |
| 23 | Ezekiel Castex1 tkl | DB | FR | 5'10" | 175 | Sacramento, CA |
| 15 | Gavin Peeps | QB | FR | 6'5" | 185 | Kent, OH |
| 17 | Cole Miller | QB | FR | 6'4" | 225 | North Ridgeville, OH |
| 20 | Marques Hicks | RB | FR | 5'8" | 190 | Cherry Hill, NJ |
| 26 | Dylan ArmentroutFROM Defiance College | RB | FR | 5'9" | 200 | Carroll, OH |
| 19 | Ali Fisher | WR | FR | 6'0" | 205 | Belleville, MI |
| 23 | Maurice Stephens | WR | FR | 6'0" | 175 | Louisville, KY |
| 27 | Javier Wills | WR | FR | 6'0" | 190 | Columbus, OH |
| 36 | Wyatt Januska | WR | FR | 6'2" | 185 | Mantua, OH |
| 81 | Zymir Reed | WR | FR | 6'1" | 200 | Middletown, OH |
| 84 | Aidan Stewart | WR | FR | 5'11" | 180 | Avon Lake, OH |
| 87 | William Bierfeldt | WR | FR | 6'2" | 185 | Westlake, OH |
| 88 | Luke Simms | WR | FR | 5'11" | 175 | Westlake, OH |
| 13 | Dakota Taylor | TE | FR | 6'4" | 240 | Akron, OH |
| 44 | Holtz Maine | TE | FR | 6'4" | 250 | Milford Center, OH |
| 47 | Andrew Rickelman | TE | FR | 6'4" | 225 | Stow, OH |
| 52 | Gavin Kanar | OL | FR | 6'5" | 275 | Northfield, OH |
| 54 | Dustyn Morell | OL | FR | 6'4" | 290 | Lapeer, MI |
| 55 | Jaxon Dunn | OL | FR | 6'3" | 320 | Brunswick, OH |
| 56 | Moustafa Daoud | OL | FR | 6'6" | 300 | Des Moines, IA |
| 58 | Colin Prichard | OL | FR | 6'5" | 260 | Mentor, OH |
| 62 | Mason Imbt | OL | FR | 6'3" | 315 | Troy, PA |
| 64 | David Iannini | OL | FR | 6'1" | 295 | Mentor, OH |
| 66 | Quinten Young | OL | FR | 6'1" | 280 | Strongsville, OH |
| 67 | Max Gembus | OL | FR | 6'0" | 275 | Cleveland, OH |
| 70 | Hudson Chasko | OL | FR | 6'5" | 300 | Encino, CA |
| 71 | Liam Dalton | OL | FR | 6'4" | 315 | Hilliard, OH |
| 72 | Cecil Wilson | OL | FR | 6'4" | 320 | Lakeville, MN |
| 73 | William Johnson III | OL | FR | 6'3" | 270 | Avon, IN |
| 74 | Donovan Dark | OL | FR | 6'0" | 305 | Niceville, FL |
| 75 | Boston Crowell | OL | FR | 6'4" | 290 | New Philadelphia, OH |
| 76 | Mofe Adewole | OL | FR | 6'3" | 275 | Ellicott City, MD |
| 77 | Rico Steele | OL | FR | 6'3" | 300 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 78 | Tyler Meadows | OL | FR | 6'8" | 340 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 31 | Jacob Broach | DL | FR | 6'3" | 190 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 50 | Garrett Dial | DL | FR | 6'3" | 235 | Littleton, CO |
| 56 | Carlos Shird | DL | FR | 6'3" | 270 | Baltimore, MD |
| 59 | Eckley Bridges | DL | FR | 6'1" | 260 | Hamilton, OH |
| 93 | Daiveon Taylor | DL | FR | 6'2" | 225 | Moon Township, PA |
| 94 | Kale Webb | DL | FR | 6'1" | 235 | Xenia, OH |
| 95 | Anthony Adams III | DL | FR | 5'10" | 275 | Long Grove, IL |
| 98 | Bryce Faulk | DL | FR | 6'1" | 235 | Mason, OH |
| 35 | Nate GregoryFROM Coastal Carolina | LB | FR | 5'11" | 235 | Stow, OH |
| 43 | Kendall McNutt | LB | FR | 6'0" | 220 | St. Louis, MO |
| 21 | Tejuan Barbour | DB | FR | 6'3" | 170 | Columbus, OH |
| 26 | BuddyRow Garrer | DB | FR | 5'9" | 150 | Evans, GA |
| 29 | Jeremiah Johnson | DB | FR | 6'3" | 175 | Rochester, NY |
| 39 | Eli Tucker | PK | FR | 5'11" | 205 | Wheeling, WV |
| 49 | Tommy Newcomb | PK | FR | 5'11" | 185 | Lagrange, IL |
| 41 | Gus Goodell | LS | FR | 6'1" | 215 | Stafford, VA |
| 48 | Chase Mantooth | LS | FR | 6'0" | 160 | Pickerington, OH |