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2026 Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Roster
All 113 players on the 2026 Minnesota football roster: jersey numbers, positions, class, height, weight and hometown. The roster spans 11 positions and averages 6'2" and 234 lb.
2026 ROSTER
113 PLAYERS · 11 POSITIONS · AVG 6'2", 234 LB
| # | NAME | POS | CLASS | HT | WT | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Drake Lindsey | QB | SO | 6'5" | 230 | Fayetteville, AR |
| 6 | Max Shikenjanski | QB | JR | 6'2" | 185 | Stillwater, MN |
| 12 | Michael Merdinger | QB | SO | 6'1" | 205 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 14 | Dylan Wittke | QB | JR | 6'1" | 215 | Buford, GA |
| 15 | Owen Lansu | QB | FR | 6'1" | 195 | Downers Grove, IL |
| 16 | Brady Palmer | QB | FR | 6'2" | 200 | San Diego, CA |
| 1 | Darius Taylor | RB | SR | 6'0" | 215 | Detroit, MI |
| 2 | A.J. Turner | RB | SR | 6'0" | 195 | Hampton, VA |
| 9 | Xavier Ford | RB | FR | 5'10" | 210 | Leesville, LA |
| 20 | Ryan Estrada | RB | FR | 5'10" | 190 | El Paso, TX |
| 21 | Grant Washington | RB | FR | 5'10" | 200 | Avon, OH |
| 22 | Jaron Thomas | RB | FR | 5'11" | 220 | Elkhart, IN |
| 23 | TJ Thomas | RB | JR | 5'8" | 190 | Thomasville, GA |
| 26 | Zeke Bates | RB | FR | 5'11" | 215 | Haverford, PA |
| 28 | Niko Castillo | RB | FR | 6'1" | 235 | Schuylkill Haven, PA |
| 3 | Perry Thompson | WR | JR | 6'3" | 210 | Foley, AL |
| 7 | Bradley Martino | WR | FR | 6'3" | 180 | Naples, FL |
| 8 | Jalen Smith | WR | SO | 6'1" | 195 | Mankato, MN |
| 11 | Javon Tracy | WR | SR | 6'0" | 205 | Indianapolis, IN |
| 13 | Noah Jennings | WR | SR | 6'0" | 185 | Columbia, SC |
| 17 | Braiden Stevens | WR | FR | 5'8" | 170 | Platte City, MO |
| 18 | Donielle Hayes | WR | JR | 6'0" | 190 | Pensacola, FL |
| 25 | Zion Steptoe | WR | SR | 5'11" | 190 | Little Elm, TX |
| 81 | Josiah Dozier | WR | FR | 6'1" | 190 | Moody, AL |
| 84 | Hayden Moore | WR | FR | 6'0" | 190 | Gainesville, FL |
| 85 | Rico Blassingame | WR | FR | 6'1" | 170 | Auburn, WA |
| 89 | Quayd Hendryx | WR | FR | 5'11" | 180 | Burlington Township, NJ |
| 4 | Roman Voss | TE | FR | 6'4" | 235 | Lakefield, MN |
| 19 | Pierce Walsh | TE | JR | 6'4" | 250 | Downers Grove, IL |
| 44 | George Rohl | TE | FR | 6'6" | 245 | Ellsworth, WI |
| 82 | Julian Johnson | TE | SO | 6'6" | 250 | Aurora, IL |
| 83 | Sam Peters | TE | JR | 6'4" | 250 | Maple Grove, MN |
| 86 | Gabe Weaver | TE | FR | 6'5" | 240 | St. Louis, MO |
| 87 | Kaden Helms | TE | SR | 6'4" | 235 | Bellevue, NE |
| 88 | Jacob Simpson | TE | SO | 6'4" | 240 | Johnston, IA |
| 50 | Nathan Roy | OL | SO | 6'5" | 305 | Mukwonago, WI |
| 51 | Daniel Shipp | OL | FR | 6'5" | 280 | Eastvale, CA |
| 55 | Jerome Williams | OL | JR | 6'4" | 320 | Osseo, MN |
| 56 | Brett Carroll | OL | SO | 6'5" | 320 | Olathe, KS |
| 57 | Aaron Thomas | OL | FR | 6'5" | 295 | Phoenix, AZ |
| 58 | Jaden Ball | OL | SO | 6'5" | 300 | Carroll, OH |
| 59 | Tony Nelson | OL | SR | 6'6" | 315 | Tracy, MN |
| 60 | Kaveon Lee | OL | FR | 6'5" | 290 | Chicago, IL |
| 65 | Greg Johnson | OL | SR | 6'6" | 325 | Prior Lake, MN |
| 66 | Beckett Schreiber | OL | FR | 6'5" | 295 | Madison, WI |
| 68 | Bennett Warren | OL | SO | 6'6" | 290 | Houston, TX |
| 69 | Gavin Meier | OL | FR | 6'5" | 305 | Janesville, WI |
| 71 | Lucas Tielsch | OL | FR | 6'7" | 320 | Copley, OH |
| 75 | Mark Handy | OL | FR | 6'7" | 320 | Albuquerque, NM |
| 77 | Nick Spence | OL | FR | 6'6" | 300 | Phoenix, AZ |
| 78 | Ashton Beers | OL | SR | 6'6" | 315 | Slinger, WI |
| 79 | Andrew Trout | OL | FR | 6'7" | 300 | Cold Spring, MN |
| 0 | Anthony Smith | DL | SR | 6'6" | 285 | Shippensburg, PA |
| 1 | Jaxon Howard | DL | JR | 6'4" | 250 | Crystal, MN |
| 3 | TJ Bush Jr. | DL | SR | 6'3" | 265 | Woodbridge, VA |
| 11 | Karter Menz | DL | JR | 6'5" | 240 | Horace, ND |
| 33 | Rhett Hlavacka | DL | FR | 6'5" | 255 | Fond Du Lac, WI |
| 41 | Anthony Charles | DL | FR | 6'5" | 205 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 45 | Sam Macy | DL | SO | 6'5" | 250 | Chanhassen, MN |
| 47 | Enoch Atewogbola | DL | FR | 6'4" | 230 | Avon, IN |
| 48 | Aaden Aytch | DL | FR | 6'3" | 240 | Lafayette, IN |
| 50 | Mo Omonode | DL | SR | 6'0" | 285 | West Lafayette, IN |
| 55 | Jaylin Hicks | DL | SO | 6'3" | 260 | Harlem, NY |
| 56 | Jay'Quan Stubbs | DL | FR | 6'4" | 285 | Cleveland, OH |
| 70 | Naquan Crowder | DL | JR | 6'1" | 310 | Aliquippa, PA |
| 88 | Josiah Anyansi | DL | FR | 6'2" | 240 | Atlanta, GA |
| 90 | Xion Chapman | DL | JR | 6'2" | 305 | Allentown, PA |
| 91 | Howie Johnson | DL | FR | 6'3" | 300 | Forest Lake, MN |
| 92 | Sid Kaba | DL | JR | 6'1" | 310 | Columbus, OH |
| 93 | Riley Sunram | DL | SO | 6'5" | 305 | Kindred, ND |
| 94 | Mo Saine | DL | SO | 6'4" | 275 | Eden Prairie, MN |
| 95 | Colin Hansen | DL | FR | 6'7" | 250 | Byron, MN |
| 96 | Abu Tarawallie | DL | FR | 6'3" | 285 | New Hope, MN |
| 97 | Jeremiah Benson | DL | FR | 6'2" | 255 | Detroit, MI |
| 98 | Adam Kissayi | DL | SO | 6'8" | 255 | Palm Bay, FL |
| 99 | Theorin Randle | DL | JR | 6'2" | 300 | Houston, TX |
| 2 | Emmanuel Karmo | LB | SO | 6'2" | 225 | Minneapolis, MN |
| 6 | Maverick Baranowski | LB | SR | 6'2" | 230 | Ponce Inlet, FL |
| 16 | Hudson Dunn | LB | FR | 6'0" | 220 | Peoria, AZ |
| 19 | Joey Gerlach | LB | SR | 6'3" | 225 | Woodbury, MN |
| 29 | Andrew Marshall | LB | JR | 6'2" | 240 | Carroll, OH |
| 32 | Angel Luciano | LB | FR | 6'1" | 210 | Steelton, PA |
| 35 | Nate Cleveland | LB | SO | 6'2" | 225 | Hoffman Estates, IL |
| 44 | Ethan Stendel | LB | SO | 6'3" | 235 | Caledonia, MN |
| 46 | Mason Carrier | LB | SO | 6'3" | 235 | Detroit Lakes, MN |
| 49 | Matt Kingsbury | LB | JR | 6'3" | 230 | Chicago, IL |
| 4 | Zack Harden | DB | SO | 6'1" | 200 | Covington, GA |
| 5 | Aydan West | DB | SO | 5'11" | 190 | Gaithersburg, MD |
| 7 | Aidan Gousby | DB | SR | 6'0" | 190 | Lehigh Acres, FL |
| 8 | Mike Gerald | DB | SO | 6'0" | 190 | Houston, TX |
| 9 | Garrison Monroe | DB | JR | 6'0" | 205 | Shakopee, MN |
| 13 | Zahir Rainer | DB | SO | 5'9" | 190 | Richmond, VA |
| 14 | Kerry Brown | DB | JR | 5'10" | 190 | Naples, FL |
| 15 | Samuel Madu | DB | SO | 6'1" | 180 | Bronx, NY |
| 17 | John Nestor | DB | SR | 6'1" | 205 | Chicago, IL |
| 18 | Rhyland Kelly | DB | SR | 6'1" | 200 | Winnipeg, MB |
| 20 | Parker Knutson | DB | JR | 6'0" | 190 | Sartell, MN |
| 21 | Naiim Parrish | DB | SO | 5'11" | 175 | Freehold, NJ |
| 22 | Mekhai Smith | DB | JR | 6'2" | 210 | Lower Merion, PA |
| 23 | Lamont Hamilton | DB | FR | 5'10" | 170 | Racine, WI |
| 24 | Chance Payne | DB | FR | 5'10" | 180 | Jefferson, GA |
| 25 | Justin Hopkins | DB | FR | 5'11" | 180 | Nashville, TN |
| 26 | Elisha West | DB | SO | 5'10" | 195 | Germantown, MD |
| 27 | Simon Seidl | DB | SO | 5'10" | 180 | Hugo, MN |
| 28 | Trason Richardson | DB | FR | 6'0" | 180 | Houston, TX |
| 31 | Jordan Lampkins | DB | FR | 6'0" | 190 | Germantown, MD |
| 36 | Tavian White | DB | FR | 5'11" | 180 | Waukee, IA |
| 37 | Zachary Robbins | P | SO | 6'3" | 210 | Santaquin, UT |
| 42 | Tom Weston | P | JR | 6'3" | 215 | Perth |
| 43 | Jakob Lutz | LS | FR | 6'0" | 195 | Peachtree City, GA |
| 80 | Alan Soukup | LS | JR | 6'1" | 210 | Phoenix, AZ |
| 36 | Daniel Jackson | PK | FR | 5'10" | 175 | Alexandria, MN |
| 92 | Beckham Sunderland | PK | SR | 6'2" | 225 | Newport, KY |