BISON NATION · MOUNTAIN WEST · 2026 ROSTER
2026 North Dakota State Bison Football Roster
All 131 players on the 2026 NDSU football roster: jersey numbers, positions, class, height, weight and hometown. The roster spans 17 positions and averages 6'2" and 232 lb.
2026 ROSTER
131 PLAYERS · 17 POSITIONS · AVG 6'2", 232 LB
| # | NAME | POS | CLASS | HT | WT | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Nathan Hayes106/163 · 1,272 yds · 10 TD · 5 INT44% of plays | QB | FR | 6'3" | 228 | West Chicago, IL |
| 5 | Myles Mitchell81 car · 354 yds · 3 TD22% of plays | RB | FR | 5'9" | 205 | Chicago, IL |
| 7 | DJ Scott73 car · 306 yds · 4 TD21% of plays | RB | FR | 5'11" | 215 | Oviedo, FL |
| 18 | Jackson Williams28 rec · 432 yds · 1 TD10% of plays | WR | FR | 5'11" | 185 | Omaha, NE |
| 4 | Nyeoti Punni38 car · 175 yds8% of plays | RB | FR | 6'1" | 225 | Lebanon, NH |
| 32 | Barry Kpeenu19 car · 61 yds6% of plays | RB | FR | 5'10" | 205 | West Fargo, ND |
| 10 | Trey Drake3/4 · 35 yds6% of plays | QB | FR | 6'3" | 213 | Jamestown, NY |
| 15 | Mekhi Collins14 rec · 208 yds · 3 TD6% of plays | WR | FR | 6'4" | 215 | North Mankato, MN |
| 81 | Reis Kessel17 rec · 203 yds · 2 TD5% of plays | TE | FR | 6'5" | 245 | Fargo, ND |
| 26 | Brady Wavrunek11 car · 52 yds4% of plays | RB | FR | 5'11" | 213 | Sioux City, IA |
| 0 | Preston Brown8 car · 32 yds3% of plays | QB | FR | 6'1" | 215 | Festus, MO |
| 84 | Logan Conklin4 rec · 72 yds · 1 TD3% of plays | WR | FR | 6'4" | 205 | Minot, ND |
| 3 | Jeremiah Patterson3 rec · 17 yds3% of plays | WR | FR | 5'9" | 175 | San Francisco, CA |
| 11 | Jordan McCants3 rec · 88 yds · 1 TD2% of plays | WR | FR | 5'11" | 190 | Birmingham, AL |
| 40 | Kaden Zenzen1 car · 1 yds2% of plays | TE | FR | 6'4" | 250 | Hawley, MN |
| 44 | Luke Kokat1 rec · 12 yds2% of plays | TE | FR | 6'3" | 250 | Sturtevant, WI |
| 83 | Cade Osterman2 rec · 23 yds1% of plays | WR | FR | 6'1" | 192 | Elk River, MN |
| 86 | Dylan Vokal1 rec · 7 yds1% of plays | WR | FR | 6'2" | 202 | Maple Grove, MN |
| 37 | Drew Klein10/12 FG · 52 pts | PK | FR | 5'9" | 185 | Hortonville, WI |
| 38 | Jayden Onuonga0/1 FG | PK | FR | 6'4" | 205 | Forest Lake, MN |
| 39 | Aaron Bickerton24 punts · 45.5 avg | P | FR | 6'3" | 225 | Stoke |
| 1 | Donovan Woolen51 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks | LB | FR | 6'4" | 230 | Frisco, TX |
| 3 | Gavin Sell36 tkl · 5 TFL · 1 sacks | LB | FR | 6'2" | 230 | Woodville, WI |
| 29 | Darius Givance30 tkl · 1 TFL | S | FR | 6'2" | 215 | Champlin, MN |
| 25 | Ray James Jr.23 tkl · 2 TFL · 0.5 sacks | LB | FR | 6'2" | 240 | Eden Prairie, MN |
| 8 | Keenan Wilson22 tkl · 1.5 TFL | DT | FR | 6'1" | 290 | Eagan, MN |
| 94 | Logan Larson21 tkl · 2 TFL · 0.5 sacks | DT | FR | 6'3" | 290 | Woodbury, MN |
| 14 | Taylen Eady21 tkl · 0.5 TFL | S | FR | 6'0" | 205 | Toano, VA |
| 20 | Will Steil21 tkl · 1 TFL | S | FR | 6'2" | 205 | Cold Spring, MN |
| 11 | Matthew Stenbroten20 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sacks | DE | FR | 6'4" | 250 | Lake Mills, WI |
| 16 | Marion Moore18 tkl | CB | FR | 5'11" | 190 | Madison, WI |
| 9 | Kelton McCaslin16 tkl · 7 TFL · 5 sacks | DE | FR | 6'5" | 250 | St. Charles, IL |
| 41 | Peder Haugo15 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 sacks | LB | FR | 6'1" | 230 | Fargo, ND |
| 42 | Alex Elliott14 tkl | LB | FR | 6'2" | 220 | Hutchinson, MN |
| 6 | Jaylin Crumby12 tkl | S | FR | 5'11" | 200 | Tampa, FL |
| 52 | Keith WilliamsFROM Cornell10 tkl | LB | FR | 6'1" | 240 | Milwaukee, WI |
| 12 | DJ Voltz9 tkl · 0.5 TFL | CB | FR | 6'1" | 180 | Saginaw, MI |
| 95 | Zach Vanderpool8 tkl | DT | FR | 6'5" | 285 | Byron, MN |
| 34 | Deron Russell7 tkl | CB | FR | 6'1" | 180 | Waseca, MN |
| 4 | Najee Nelson6 tkl | CB | FR | 5'11" | 197 | Lakeville, MN |
| 93 | Anthony Okes5 tkl | DE | FR | 6'3" | 260 | Great Falls, MT |
| 54 | Alijah Wayne4 tkl | DT | FR | 6'4" | 290 | Omaha, NE |
| 99 | Obald Niyonkuru4 tkl | DT | FR | 5'11" | 290 | Altoona, IA |
| 21 | Noah Taylor4 tkl · 1 TFL | LB | FR | 6'0" | 228 | Lemont, IL |
| 28 | Kendrick Carter4 tkl | CB | FR | 5'10" | 179 | Dallas, TX |
| 22 | Hudson Artz4 tkl · 1 TFL | S | FR | 6'0" | 205 | Fairmont, MN |
| 30 | Jaylen Archibald4 tkl | S | FR | 6'1" | 205 | Frisco, TX |
| 0 | Victor Isele2 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks | DE | FR | 6'2" | 260 | Grand Island, NE |
| 48 | Blake Schiltz2 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sacks | DE | FR | 6'2" | 250 | Pine Island, MN |
| 56 | Allante Burley2 tkl | DE | FR | 6'3" | 240 | Lawrenceville, GA |
| 60 | Thomas Roberts2 tkl | DT | FR | 6'4" | 275 | Albion, NE |
| 35 | Ryland Satter2 tkl | LB | FR | 6'1" | 235 | Sioux Falls, SD |
| 47 | Jacob Wrbanek2 tkl | LB | FR | 6'4" | 228 | Maple Grove, MN |
| 50 | Damian Devine2 tkl | LB | FR | 6'3" | 230 | Saint Paul, MN |
| 13 | Mikhale Ford2 tkl | S | FR | 5'11" | 190 | Lincoln, NE |
| 19 | John Gores1 tkl | WR | FR | 5'6" | 175 | Fargo, ND |
| 21 | Chris Kiel9 rec · 108 yds · 2 TD | WR | FR | 5'11" | 205 | Mount Horeb, WI |
| 68 | Coy Okeson1 tkl | G | FR | 6'5" | 310 | Minot, ND |
| 53 | Chase Evink1 tkl | DT | FR | 6'5" | 285 | Hancock, MN |
| 48 | CJ Anderson1 tkl | LS | FR | 6'1" | 240 | Elgin, SC |
| 13 | Zander Smith | QB | FR | 6'3" | 225 | Lakeland, FL |
| 16 | Henry Nelson | QB | FR | 6'3" | 210 | Meridian, ID |
| 8 | Barika Kpeenu | RB | SO | 5'10" | 199 | Fargo, ND |
| 8 | Braylon Toliver | RB | FR | 5'11" | 195 | Erie, CO |
| 22 | Charles Ross III | RB | FR | 5'9" | 200 | Kansas City, MO |
| 25 | Godson Rufus-Okomhanru | RB | FR | 6'0" | 187 | Mounds View, MN |
| 28 | Cortez LeGrant | RB | FR | 5'10" | 200 | Sun Prairie, WI |
| 34 | Jonathan Harvey1 car · 3 yds | RB | FR | 5'10" | 200 | Mahtomedi, MN |
| 45 | Gatlin Empey | FB | FR | 6'1" | 235 | Stoughton, WI |
| 12 | Myles Ellis | WR | FR | 5'9" | 160 | Flossmoor, IL |
| 17 | Isiah St. Romain7 rec · 48 yds | WR | FR | 6'0" | 200 | Williston, ND |
| 20 | Drake Schlosser | WR | FR | 6'1" | 195 | Stanley, ND |
| 23 | Kye Schlichting | WR | FR | 6'3" | 201 | Horace, ND |
| 27 | Joaquin Jordan | WR | FR | 6'3" | 196 | Homewood, IL |
| 30 | Kelly Watson | WR | FR | 5'11" | 195 | Elmhurst, IL |
| 80 | Jacob Kilzer | WR | FR | 6'3" | 205 | Maple Grove, MN |
| 82 | SJ Green | WR | FR | 5'10" | 185 | Tampa, FL |
| 87 | Brandon Walton | WR | FR | 6'2" | 181 | Kenosha, WI |
| 89 | Tochi Okoro | WR | FR | 6'3" | 195 | Dodge City, KS |
| 9 | Gabriel Cunningham | TE | FR | 6'3" | 242 | Wentzville, MO |
| 43 | Cash Danner | TE | FR | 6'5" | 235 | Thompson, ND |
| 46 | Caden Ward | TE | FR | 6'3" | 230 | Lincoln, NE |
| 49 | Colten Gunderson | TE | FR | 6'7" | 240 | Savage, MN |
| 85 | Jett Zabel | TE | FR | 6'3" | 235 | Pierre, SD |
| 87 | Noah Nelson | TE | FR | 6'5" | 240 | Hawley, MN |
| 88 | Isaac Ellison | TE | FR | 6'4" | 225 | Menomonie, WI |
| 96 | Abraham Myers | TE | FR | 6'2" | 250 | Sioux Falls, SD |
| 55 | Kene AneneFROM Kansas | OL | FR | 6'5" | 310 | Cottage Grove, MN |
| 59 | James Nellis | G | FR | 6'3" | 290 | Grafton, WI |
| 62 | Griffin Empey | G | FR | 6'3" | 302 | Stoughton, WI |
| 63 | Trey McPartland | OL | FR | 6'5" | 285 | Valley City, ND |
| 66 | Jack Liwienski | G | FR | 6'3" | 297 | Chanhassen, MN |
| 67 | Earl Brown | OL | FR | 6'5" | 310 | Pillager, MN |
| 70 | Tucker Thieneman | OL | FR | 6'4" | 291 | Pewaukee, WI |
| 71 | Nate Tastad | G | FR | 6'5" | 303 | Rolette, ND |
| 72 | Nate Schneckloth | G | FR | 6'5" | 300 | Eldridge, IA |
| 74 | Brett Tastad | G | FR | 6'5" | 298 | Rolette, ND |
| 57 | Gavin Wang | OT | FR | 6'7" | 298 | Annandale, MN |
| 73 | Alex Warden | OT | FR | 6'6" | 280 | Suamico, WI |
| 75 | Josh Magin | OT | FR | 6'6" | 308 | Shakopee, MN |
| 76 | Ryan Babatz | OT | FR | 6'5" | 315 | Montrose, MN |
| 77 | Austin Schultz | OT | FR | 6'4" | 305 | Moorhead, MN |
| 78 | Noah Stommes | OT | FR | 6'6" | 300 | Richmond, MN |
| 61 | Gage Schmidt | C | FR | 6'3" | 300 | North Mankato, MN |
| 90 | Truman Griffith | DE | FR | 6'2" | 260 | Shawnee, KS |
| 91 | Ethan Wood | DE | FR | 6'4" | 255 | Mount Vernon, IA |
| 92 | Daniel Devine | DE | FR | 6'4" | 245 | Saint Paul, MN |
| 97 | Simon Vinton | DE | FR | 6'5" | 240 | Plymouth, MN |
| 58 | Zach Hellendrung | DT | FR | 6'3" | 275 | Boyceville, WI |
| 64 | Jason Hunter | DT | FR | 6'5" | 265 | Fargo, ND |
| 65 | Brody Clubb | DT | FR | 6'3" | 290 | Tiffin, IA |
| 69 | Skyler Werner | DT | FR | 6'2" | 270 | Savage, MN |
| 98 | Jack Hansen | DT | FR | 6'3" | 282 | Eagan, MN |
| 38 | Ben Schepp | LB | FR | 6'1" | 210 | Velva, ND |
| 44 | Carter Appl | LB | FR | 6'2" | 215 | Menasha, WI |
| 45 | Luke Tetzlaff | LB | FR | 6'0" | 223 | Kaukauna, WI |
| 46 | Jack Wilson | LB | FR | 6'2" | 225 | Verona, WI |
| 55 | Oliver Lucht | LB | FR | 6'1" | 228 | Fargo, ND |
| 2 | EJ Davis | CB | FR | 6'1" | 190 | Orlando, FL |
| 7 | Chance Tucker | CB | FR | 6'0" | 190 | Encino, CA |
| 19 | Will Rosenmeyer | CB | FR | 6'0" | 188 | Highlands Ranch, CO |
| 23 | Kegan Huber | CB | FR | 6'0" | 190 | Lake Geneva, WI |
| 24 | Kobe Russell | CB | FR | 6'1" | 197 | Prescott, WI |
| 31 | Q Barnslater | CB | FR | 6'0" | 170 | Burnsville, MN |
| 32 | Brayden Dozier | CB | FR | 6'0" | 189 | Maple Grove, MN |
| 26 | Evrett Tait | S | FR | 6'0" | 205 | Chippewa Falls, WI |
| 27 | Landon Meier | S | FR | 5'11" | 195 | Fargo, ND |
| 33 | Walker Braaten | S | FR | 6'3" | 190 | Westhope, ND |
| 36 | Gunner Thielges | S | FR | 6'1" | 201 | Lamoure, ND |
| 51 | Caleb McGrathFROM Minnesota | P | FR | 6'3" | 205 | Apple Valley, MN |
| 57 | Gabe Vernetti | LS | FR | 5'11" | 232 | Machesney Park, IL |