EAGLE NATION · MEAC · 2026 ROSTER
2026 North Carolina Central Eagles Football Roster
All 101 players on the 2026 NCCU football roster: jersey numbers, positions, class, height, weight and hometown. The roster spans 11 positions and averages 6'1" and 224 lb.
2026 ROSTER
101 PLAYERS · 11 POSITIONS · AVG 6'1", 224 LB
| # | NAME | POS | CLASS | HT | WT | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Nelson Layne77/124 · 781 yds · 4 TD · 4 INT48% of plays | QB | FR | 6'3" | 199 | Highland Springs, VA |
| 3 | Cobey Thompkins35/55 · 394 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT24% of plays | QB | FR | 6'1" | 192 | Atlanta, GA |
| 20 | Gino Addison66 car · 456 yds · 3 TD21% of plays | RB | FR | 5'9" | 192 | Starke, FL |
| 22 | Zion Dobson94 car · 349 yds · 3 TD19% of plays | RB | SO | 5'11" | 177 | Hampton, SC |
| 8 | Plez Lawrence55 car · 317 yds · 4 TD15% of plays | RB | SR | 5'9" | 202 | Kokomo, IN |
| 10 | Joshua Jones9/25 · 96 yds12% of plays | QB | JR | 6'1" | 178 | Fayetteville, NC |
| 5 | Chance Peterson37 rec · 381 yds · 1 TD10% of plays | WR | JR | 5'8" | 159 | Wake Forest, NC |
| 19 | RJ Lancaster15 rec · 178 yds6% of plays | WR | SO | 6'2" | 184 | Vanceboro, NC |
| 1 | Mehki Wall15 rec · 135 yds · 1 TD5% of plays | WR | SR | 5'11" | 177 | Greensboro, NC |
| 25 | Brendon Wyatt5 rec · 26 yds · 1 TD4% of plays | RB | SR | 5'10" | 193 | Gaithersburg, MD |
| 30 | Jaylen Moore5 car · 36 yds4% of plays | RB | FR | 5'8" | 192 | High Point, NC |
| 17 | Tristan Stitt7 rec · 107 yds · 1 TD4% of plays | WR | JR | 6'5" | 187 | Indian Trail, NC |
| 83 | Luke Bracey8 rec · 90 yds · 1 TD3% of plays | TE | SR | 6'4" | 254 | Rock Hill, SC |
| 0 | Tyree Saunders5 rec · 92 yds3% of plays | WR | SR | 6'0" | 198 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 6 | Nasim Cosby5 rec · 92 yds · 1 TD3% of plays | WR | JR | 6'1" | 165 | Plainfield, NJ |
| 39 | Rodney Lesane2 rec · 36 yds3% of plays | TE | SO | 6'1" | 241 | Florence, SC |
| 89 | Connor Everett3 rec · 17 yds · 1 TD3% of plays | TE | SO | 6'5" | 247 | Fuquay-Varina, NC |
| 83 | River Fiore1 rec · 10 yds2% of plays | TE | FR | 6'4" | 240 | Clayton, NC |
| 36 | Riley Daniels11/14 FG · 54 pts | LS | FR | 6'0" | 172 | Rolesville, NC |
| 40 | Jake Marcantel31 punts · 41.3 avg | LS | SR | 6'1" | 205 | Seiverville, TN |
| 26 | Joshua Truesdale55 tkl · 2.5 TFL | DB | SO | 6'4" | 208 | Charlotte, NC |
| 2 | Zarion Walters47 tkl · 14 TFL · 7 sacks | DL | JR | 6'3" | 268 | Richlands, NC |
| 6 | Jakarri Martin II29 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 sacks | DB | SR | 5'8" | 180 | Atlanta, GA |
| 17 | Ayden Davis24 tkl | DB | SO | 6'2" | 210 | York, SC |
| 46 | Joshua Maxwell22 tkl · 2 TFL | LB | JR | 6'1" | 231 | Auburn, CA |
| 28 | Amari Sifford21 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 sacks | DB | FR | 6'1" | 179 | Matthews, NC |
| 0 | M.J. Campbell19 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1 sacks | DL | SO | 6'1" | 280 | Indianapolis, IN |
| 3 | Cameron Williams19 tkl · 0.5 TFL | DB | JR | 5'8" | 178 | Greensboro, NC |
| 99 | Khareem Thompson16 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks | DL | JR | 6'7" | 241 | Charlotte, NC |
| 11 | Jayden Walker16 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sacks | LB | FR | 6'3" | 202 | Richmond, VA |
| 40 | Juju Laguerre16 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks | LB | JR | 6'1" | 231 | Port Charlotte, FL |
| 29 | Tevin Tucker15 tkl | DB | SR | 5'11" | 193 | Kannapolis, NC |
| 24 | Wade Harris14 tkl | DB | JR | 6'3" | 202 | Southern Pines, NC |
| 34 | Camereon Cartlidge13 tkl · 2 TFL | LB | FR | 6'1" | 224 | Indianapolis, IN |
| 30 | Brandon Sanders12 tkl | DB | JR | 6'1" | 191 | Hope Mills, NC |
| 9 | Bubba Camp11 tkl | DB | JR | 5'10" | 186 | Charlotte, NC |
| 12 | John Clifford Jr.11 tkl | DB | SR | 5'10" | 167 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 33 | Taeshawn AlstonFROM South Carolina10 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 2.5 sacks | DL | FR | 6'4" | 250 | Henderson, NC |
| 42 | Mekhi Bigelow10 tkl · 0.5 TFL | LB | SR | 5'10" | 207 | Charlotte, NC |
| 21 | Josh Pullen8 tkl | LB | SR | 6'2" | 244 | Rolesville, NC |
| 16 | Branden Palmer7 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 sacks | DL | JR | 6'3" | 225 | Charlotte, NC |
| 96 | Jaysen Oriol7 tkl | DL | FR | 6'2" | 273 | Cary, NC |
| 97 | TrayVaughn Swanigan7 tkl · 0.5 TFL | DT | JR | 6'2" | 255 | Kearns, UT |
| 41 | Isaiah Lawson6 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks | LB | SR | 6'0" | 196 | Matthews, NC |
| 49 | Cole Hamilton6 tkl | LB | JR | 6'2" | 235 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 94 | Gary Dorsey Jr.5 tkl · 1 TFL | DL | JR | 6'6" | 272 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 10 | Jahzir Dukes5 tkl | DB | SO | 6'3" | 186 | Charlotte, NC |
| 38 | Jordan Johnson5 tkl | DB | JR | 5'11" | 178 | Jacksonville, NC |
| 23 | Jovon Wright4 tkl | DB | SO | 5'11" | 182 | Rolesville, NC |
| 88 | Trey Goodridge3 tkl | WR | JR | 5'10" | 190 | Baltimore, MD |
| 95 | Elijah Clark3 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 sacks | DL | JR | 6'3" | 306 | Durham, NC |
| 48 | Keaton Blanton2 tkl | DB | FR | 5'9" | 168 | Belmont, NC |
| 84 | Damon McDaniel Jr1 tkl | WR | FR | 5'9" | 160 | Norfolk, VA |
| 67 | Cicero Leak IV1 tkl | DL | SO | 5'10" | 246 | Cary, NC |
| 91 | Thomas Rominger1 tkl | DL | SO | 6'3" | 309 | Rocklin, CA |
| 44 | Emmanuel Hill1 tkl | LB | SO | 6'1" | 223 | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 47 | Darryl Veal Jr.1 tkl | LB | SO | 6'2" | 188 | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 7 | Terence Brown1 tkl | DB | SO | 5'10" | 161 | Atlanta, GA |
| 19 | D'Andre Artis-Boone1 tkl | DB | FR | 6'0" | 167 | Suffolk, VA |
| 38 | Darryl Smith1 tkl | DB | FR | 5'10" | 170 | Niagara Falls, NY |
| 4 | Jaquez Crawford | QB | FR | 6'0" | 212 | Greensboro, NC |
| 18 | Carter Merck | QB | FR | 6'1" | 193 | Raleigh, NC |
| 27 | Nav'ier Boykins | RB | FR | 5'10" | 239 | Camden, SC |
| 42 | Kingston Pritchard | FB | FR | 6'0" | 230 | Sylvan Lake, AB |
| 14 | Demarius Tolen | WR | SO | 6'4" | 199 | Aiken, SC |
| 37 | Jamere Crooks | WR | FR | 5'9" | 162 | Newberry, SC |
| 80 | Gerald Lawton | WR | SO | 5'8" | 167 | Ocala, FL |
| 81 | Eric Cozart | WR | FR | 5'8" | 152 | Durham, NC |
| 82 | Sterling Greene | WR | JR | 5'8" | 157 | Charlotte, NC |
| 85 | Zy'Dar'Eyus Wynn | WR | FR | 5'11" | 169 | Suffolk, VA |
| 87 | James Newton | WR | FR | 5'11" | 167 | Burlington, NC |
| TBD | Ka'Trez Bracey | WR | SR | 6'2" | 185 | Camden, SC |
| 43 | Elisha Hill | TE | FR | 6'3" | 238 | Raleigh, NC |
| 50 | Holly Saint-Melus | OL | SR | 6'0" | 269 | Orlando, FL |
| 51 | A.C. McMoore | OL | SR | 6'3" | 290 | Rock Hill, SC |
| 52 | David Jacobs | OL | JR | 6'2" | 270 | Charlotte, NC |
| 53 | Amil Savage | OL | SR | 6'1" | 285 | Sacramento, CA |
| 58 | Victor Goree | OL | SO | 6'2" | 290 | Rock Hill, SC |
| 59 | Jalen Morris | OL | SO | 6'4" | 312 | Clemmons, NC |
| 60 | Kavon Fenderson-Poteat | OL | SO | 6'4" | 276 | Burlington, NC |
| 61 | Tyshon Holland | OL | JR | 6'1" | 297 | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 64 | Tyler Clark | OL | SO | 6'4" | 305 | Durham, NC |
| 66 | Shawn Burton | OL | JR | 6'3" | 270 | Durham, NC |
| 68 | Anthony Prevalon | OL | SO | 6'4" | 290 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 70 | Taron Williams | OL | SR | 6'8" | 331 | Charlotte, NC |
| 71 | Bruce Fomby | OL | SO | 6'4" | 273 | Detroit, MI |
| 72 | Brian Hardy | OL | SR | 6'1" | 295 | Greenville, NC |
| 73 | Marcus Smith | OL | SO | 6'2" | 310 | Palmetto, FL |
| 74 | Kerwin Williams | OL | JR | 6'2" | 315 | East St. Louis, IL |
| 78 | Demarcus Elliott | OL | SO | 6'2" | 278 | Bowling Green, KY |
| 55 | Oscar Hernandez | DL | FR | 6'4" | 285 | Ontario, CA |
| 76 | Soul Williams | DL | FR | 6'0" | 298 | Orlando, FL |
| 77 | Cody Alston | DL | SO | 6'0" | 275 | Rolesville, NC |
| 92 | Richard Wink James | DL | JR | 6'1" | 239 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 93 | Jaden Warren | DL | SO | 6'2" | 232 | Salisbury, NC |
| 98 | Jasiah Harper | DL | JR | 6'3" | 279 | Fayetteville, NC |
| 90 | KJ LilesFROM App State | DT | FR | 6'4" | 322 | Durham, NC |
| 45 | Isaiah Merritt | LB | FR | 6'0" | 202 | Chesapeake, VA |
| 31 | Shamar Marshall | DB | FR | 5'11" | 172 | Washington, DC |
| 35 | Keenan Early | DB | FR | 5'11" | 172 | Dayton, OH |
| 56 | Jonathan Kuriyan | LS | JR | 5'11" | 246 | Long Island, NY |