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2026 Luther Norse Football Roster
All 84 players on the 2026 Luther football roster: jersey numbers, positions, class, height, weight and hometown. The roster spans 12 positions and averages 6'0" and 214 lb.
2026 ROSTER
84 PLAYERS · 12 POSITIONS · AVG 6'0", 214 LB
| # | NAME | POS | CLASS | HT | WT | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Christian Hiner | QB | SO | 6'1" | 180 | Longmont, Colo. |
| 12 | CJ Walker | QB | FR | 5'11" | 160 | Rome, Ga. |
| 14 | Brett Liljedahl | QB | SR | 5'11" | 200 | Santa Clarita, Calif. |
| 18 | Owen Schmitz | QB | SO | 6'5" | 230 | Andover, Minn. |
| 19 | Jayson Ebner | QB | FR | 5'11" | 210 | TBD |
| 6 | Trent White | RB | SR | 5'11" | 220 | Beaumont, Texas |
| 21 | Ronnie Lemon Jr. | RB | JR | 6'0" | 205 | Winona, Minn. |
| 22 | Kylle Moore | RB | JR | 5'10" | 160 | Milwaukee, Wis. |
| 29 | Caleb Songstad | RB | SR | 5'10" | 170 | Emmons, Minn. |
| 40 | Caleb Mckenzie | RB | FR | 6'0" | 205 | Chandler, Ariz. |
| 41 | Reid Frame | RB | FR | 5'8" | 195 | Wausau, Wis. |
| 0 | Payten Sneddon | WR | SR | 6'1" | 205 | Dietrich, Idaho |
| 7 | Bryce Buckley | WR | JR | 6'3" | 195 | Camanche, Iowa |
| 11 | Grant Carder | WR | SR | 6'1" | 180 | Waukee, Iowa |
| 13 | Anthony Thornton | WR | SO | 5'10" | 175 | Salisbury, N.C. |
| 15 | Brayden Bennerotte | WR | FR | 5'11" | 165 | TBD |
| 16 | Michael White III | WR | JR | 5'9" | 180 | Beaumont, Texas |
| 80 | Dane Meyer | WR | FR | 6'3" | 170 | New London, Wis. |
| 82 | Xavier Rangel | WR | SO | 5'7" | 170 | Houston, Texas |
| 83 | Nick Hogan | WR | FR | 6'0" | 175 | Mead, Colo. |
| 84 | Salah Buraie | WR | JR | 5'7" | 145 | Rochester, Minn. |
| 85 | Ethan Ortiz | WR | FR | 6'0" | 160 | Yucaipa, Calif. |
| 4 | Liam Henry | TE | SR | 6'0" | 215 | Buckeye, Ariz. |
| 44 | Axel Vix | TE | FR | 6'0" | 265 | Houston, Minn. |
| 86 | Micheal Phoenix | TE | FR | 6'1" | 195 | Port Saint Lucie, Fla. |
| 87 | Aaron Moore | TE | JR | 6'1" | 220 | Houston, Texas |
| 88 | Ethan Casper | TE | SO | 6'2" | 220 | Cresco, Iowa |
| 51 | Noah Quijada | OL | JR | 6'2" | 295 | Avondale, Ariz. |
| 53 | Connor Popp | OL | SR | 5'10" | 275 | Lakeville, Minn. |
| 56 | Carter Fuchs | OL | SO | 5'10" | 250 | Paynesville, Minn. |
| 57 | Astyanax Thao | OL | SO | 6'1" | 285 | Monroe, Ga. |
| 58 | Troy Gumbs | OL | FR | 6'1" | 240 | Peachtree City, Ga. |
| 59 | Tony Koch | OL | SO | 5'10" | 275 | Oelwein, Iowa |
| 69 | Fernando Padilla | OL | SO | 5'7" | 315 | Richmond, Texas |
| 70 | Xavier McGregor | OL | JR | 6'5" | 285 | Sweeny, Texas |
| 71 | Logan Harris | OL | SO | 6'3" | 280 | Peachtree City, Ga. |
| 72 | Aydin Akturk | OL | FR | 6'0" | 290 | Denver, Colo. |
| 73 | Ezra Harman-Wood | OL | FR | 6'1" | 280 | Decorah, Iowa |
| 74 | Joseph Santiago | OL | FR | 6'5" | 235 | Lawrenceville, Ga. |
| 75 | Allen Huinker | OL | SO | 6'1" | 270 | Grimes, Iowa |
| 76 | James Suess | OL | JR | 6'5" | 340 | Mazeppa, Minn. |
| 77 | Jameson Barclay | OL | JR | 6'5" | 275 | Cedartown, Ga. |
| 78 | Carlos Baltierrez | OL | JR | 6'1" | 320 | Phoenix, Ariz. |
| 79 | Rileigh Bromeland | OL | FR | 6'3" | 310 | Gays Mills, Wis. |
| 1 | Christopher Jones | DL | SR | 6'2" | 240 | Houston, Texas |
| 9 | Dane Petersen | DL | SR | 6'0" | 240 | Glencoe, Minn. |
| 43 | Ash Wiley | DL | JR | 6'1" | 215 | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 49 | Jeremiah Gentry | DL | FR | 6'0" | 185 | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 54 | Jackson Capobianco | DL | SO | 6'0" | 250 | Marietta, Ga. |
| 55 | De’Ontaye Smith | DL | SO | 5'10" | 255 | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 90 | Kinnick Weis | DL | FR | 6'0" | 195 | Manchester, Iowa |
| 91 | Kongcho Nkwenti | DL | SO | 6'2" | 250 | Ramsey, Minn. |
| 94 | Logan Kinstler | DL | FR | 6'1" | 220 | Houston, Minn. |
| 95 | Stephen Weiss | DL | SR | 6'3" | 230 | Lindstrom, Minn. |
| 97 | Gabe Hirsch | DL | SO | 6'2" | 260 | Smyrna, Ga. |
| 99 | Luke Franzen | DL | FR | 6'3" | 215 | Decorah, Iowa |
| 5 | Xavier Capton | LB | SR | 6'1" | 205 | Fallon, Nevada |
| 8 | Tyler Ragan | LB | SR | 6'1" | 210 | Flagstaff, Ariz. |
| 31 | Hank Akers | LB | SO | 6'0" | 205 | Ankeny, Iowa |
| 38 | Matthew O’Connor | LB | SO | 5'10" | 200 | Parker, Colo. |
| 42 | Bronson Knutson | LB | SR | 6'2" | 190 | Caledonia, Minn. |
| 46 | Jacob Whitehill | LB | SR | 6'1" | 235 | Cooksville, Ill. |
| 47 | Shaka Shukuru | LB | FR | 5'11" | 195 | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 48 | Braxton Halvorson | LB | FR | 5'7" | 195 | Monona, Iowa |
| 2 | Jermarion Williams | DB | SR | 5'11" | 170 | Houston, Texas |
| 3 | Danny Millner | DB | SR | 6'2" | 195 | Hastings, Minn. |
| 17 | Conor Baesemann | DB | SR | 6'0" | 200 | Pleasanton, Calif. |
| 20 | Cody Rieder | DB | SO | 6'0" | 175 | Zolfo Springs, Fla. |
| 23 | Payton Stillwell | DB | FR | 6'1" | 150 | Rock Hill, S.C. |
| 24 | Kevin Gibbs | DB | FR | 5'10" | 150 | Milwaukee, Wis. |
| 25 | Rylan Williams | DB | FR | 5'11" | 185 | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 26 | Joe Ray | DB | SO | 5'4" | 145 | Round Rock, Texas |
| 27 | Ja’Marion Brown | DB | FR | 5'10" | 155 | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 28 | Anthony Hernandez | DB | SO | 6'1" | 175 | Houston, Texas |
| 32 | Daniel Smith | DB | FR | 5'11" | 180 | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 33 | Jacob Olerud | DB | SO | 6'2" | 195 | Spring Grove, Minn. |
| 34 | Kyle Whitfield | DB | SO | 5'10" | 200 | Perry, Ga. |
| 39 | Tsaone Ntlhokwa | DB | FR | 5'10" | 140 | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 30 | Sean Medcalfe | K | SR | 6'1" | 200 | Augusta, Ga. |
| 36 | JJ Pfeiffer | P | FR | 6'1" | 180 | Waunakee, Wis. |
| 35 | Jameson LaBelle | LS | FR | 5'11" | 175 | Decorah, Iowa |
| 92 | Ben Lorence | LS | SR | 5'10" | 220 | Mason City, Iowa |
| TBD | Arif Seepersaud Jr. | SC | JR | TBD | TBD | Elko New Market, Minn. |
| TBD | Daniel Villaponda | SC | FR | TBD | TBD | TBD |