BULLDOG NATION · SOCON · 2026 ROSTER
2026 Samford Bulldogs Football Roster
All 152 players on the 2026 Samford football roster: jersey numbers, positions, class, height, weight and hometown. The roster spans 13 positions and averages 6'1" and 223 lb.
2026 ROSTER
152 PLAYERS · 13 POSITIONS · AVG 6'1", 223 LB
| # | NAME | POS | CLASS | HT | WT | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Gabarri Johnson137/235 · 1,365 yds · 8 TD · 7 INT55% of plays | QB | JR | 6'0" | 185 | Tacoma, WA |
| 12 | Charlie Gilliam15/25 · 128 yds · 1 INT19% of plays | QB | JR | 6'3" | 205 | Mcdonough, GA |
| 7 | Domonique Thomas55 car · 142 yds · 1 TD16% of plays | RB | SR | 5'9" | 211 | Ohatchee, AL |
| 10 | Coulter Cleland8/12 · 114 yds12% of plays | QB | SR | 6'2" | 217 | Pomeroy, OH |
| 3 | Marquise HendersonFROM Clemson26 rec · 456 yds · 3 TD12% of plays | WR | SO | 5'10" | 170 | Honea Path, SC |
| 22 | Ken Cherry58 car · 311 yds11% of plays | RB | JR | 5'11" | 210 | Huntsville, AL |
| 4 | Preston Bird29 rec · 291 yds · 2 TD11% of plays | WR | JR | 5'10" | 180 | Bonaire, GA |
| 38 | Emerson Russell28 car · 113 yds · 1 TD10% of plays | RB | SO | 5'6" | 175 | Chelsea, AL |
| 13 | Cayden Aukerman26 rec · 255 yds · 3 TD8% of plays | WR | FR | 6'3" | 205 | Franklin, TN |
| 0 | Kevonte Corbin15 rec · 130 yds6% of plays | WR | FR | 5'10" | 170 | Wildwood, FL |
| 11 | Maddox McKim13 rec · 153 yds5% of plays | TE | SO | 6'4" | 225 | Brentwood, TN |
| 84 | Bryon Martin3 rec · 12 yds4% of plays | WR | FR | 5'9" | 165 | Fairhope, AL |
| 20 | Carter Pace3 car · 11 yds4% of plays | RB | SO | 5'8" | 189 | Brentwood, TN |
| 27 | Zamarcus Lindley3 car · 9 yds4% of plays | RB | FR | 5'11" | 200 | Douglasville, GA |
| 9 | Will Shields3 car · -5 yds4% of plays | QB | FR | 6'2" | 175 | Centreville, VA |
| 2 | Keion Dunlap26 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks3% of plays | RB | JR | 6'1" | 232 | Enterprise, AL |
| 29 | Cam Bland5 car · 20 yds3% of plays | RB | SO | 5'11" | 185 | Suwanee, GA |
| 25 | Jadon Loving3 rec · 26 yds3% of plays | WR | SO | 5'10" | 165 | Trussville, AL |
| 83 | Mac Owen2 rec · 20 yds3% of plays | WR | SR | 6'0" | 200 | Tunica, MS |
| 85 | Nicholas Bookman4 rec · 27 yds2% of plays | WR | SO | 5'9" | 170 | Suwanee, GA |
| 23 | David Theado1 car · -1 yds2% of plays | TE | SO | 6'3" | 235 | Tampa, FL |
| 45 | Cannon Pigg1 rec · 6 yds2% of plays | TE | SO | 6'4" | 250 | Florence, AL |
| 36 | Ty Ippolito12/18 FG · 48 pts | PK | JR | 5'10" | 170 | Windermere, FL |
| 59 | Will Thorley41 punts · 42.8 avg | P | SR | 6'3" | 220 | Torquay, VIC |
| 34 | Spencer Conn69 tkl · 8 TFL · 3 sacks | LB | SO | 5'11" | 230 | Clemson, SC |
| 6 | Jalen Nelson54 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks | S | SR | 6'1" | 195 | Flowood, MS |
| 9 | LaShon Young46 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sacks | S | JR | 5'11" | 175 | Sweet Water, AL |
| 14 | Max Steve45 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sacks | S | FR | 5'9" | 190 | Dacula, GA |
| 30 | Noah Holton40 tkl · 5.5 TFL · 2 sacks | S | SR | 6'3" | 210 | Snellville, GA |
| 95 | Maxton Woodward30 tkl · 2 TFL | DT | SR | 6'2" | 315 | Philadelphia, MS |
| 4 | Dylon Henderson27 tkl | CB | SO | 5'10" | 175 | Atlanta, GA |
| 46 | Andrew Jordan25 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sacks | DE | SR | 6'3" | 240 | Concord, NC |
| 35 | Brandon Franklin19 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1 sacks | LB | SR | 6'1" | 240 | Alabaster, AL |
| 97 | Jackson Bussey17 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 sacks | DE | SO | 6'3" | 245 | Norcross, GA |
| 94 | Joseph Shannon17 tkl · 0.5 TFL | DT | SR | 6'2" | 255 | Kankakee, IL |
| 2 | David Yancey III13 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks | CB | FR | 5'9" | 175 | Chattanooga, TN |
| 21 | Jayden Lewis12 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks | CB | JR | 6'0" | 185 | Anniston, AL |
| 41 | John Scott III11 tkl · 0.5 TFL | DE | SR | 6'2" | 250 | State College, PA |
| 60 | Hank Weber9 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 sacks | DT | JR | 6'3" | 280 | Franklin, TN |
| 8 | Kyree Lewis9 tkl · 0.5 TFL | CB | FR | 6'0" | 175 | Anniston, AL |
| 19 | Trey Lenhardt9 tkl · 1 TFL | S | SO | 6'1" | 205 | Bogart, GA |
| 10 | Greg Williams8 tkl | LB | FR | 5'11" | 220 | Tuskegee, AL |
| 48 | Jacob Johnson8 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sacks | LB | JR | 6'2" | 235 | Covington, LA |
| 92 | Aiden Jeter7 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks | DT | SR | 6'4" | 275 | Buford, GA |
| 28 | Elijah McDowell7 tkl | CB | JR | 6'3" | 190 | Decatur, GA |
| 98 | Dezmon Thomas6 tkl · 1 TFL | DT | SO | 6'1" | 310 | Enterprise, AL |
| 1 | Termaine Turner Jr.6 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks | S | JR | 5'9" | 190 | Lakeland, FL |
| 24 | Walker Turner5 tkl | LB | FR | 6'1" | 220 | Enterprise, AL |
| 42 | Caulen Dunn4 tkl | LB | SR | 6'0" | 230 | Olive Branch, MS |
| 40 | Jordan Whitley3 tkl · 1 TFL | DE | SO | 6'2" | 230 | Spring, TX |
| 41 | Jake Haynes3 tkl · 1 TFL | LB | FR | 6'2" | 225 | Hartselle, AL |
| 32 | Corrion Tyson3 tkl | CB | FR | 5'11" | 180 | Ensley, AL |
| 39 | Ryan Skinner3 tkl | S | SO | 6'1" | 215 | Cullman, AL |
| 28 | Grant Hidalgo2 tkl | TE | JR | 6'5" | 243 | Orlando, FL |
| 7 | Kerrell Yow2 tkl | CB | FR | 5'10" | 175 | Gadsden, AL |
| 20 | Vaughn Mitchom2 tkl · 0.5 TFL | CB | SO | 5'9" | 165 | Loganville, GA |
| 33 | Lawson Estes2 tkl | S | FR | 6'3" | 190 | Milton, GA |
| 65 | Kaleb May1 tkl | OL | JR | 6'4" | 280 | Mccalla, AL |
| 91 | Romello Cooper1 tkl | DE | SO | 6'3" | 230 | Chelsea, AL |
| 99 | Tyler Durant1 tkl | DT | SO | 6'3" | 280 | Daphne, AL |
| 43 | Micah Burton1 tkl | LB | FR | 5'9" | 210 | Nashville, TN |
| 3 | Caidan Maddux1 tkl · 1 TFL | S | SO | 5'11" | 195 | Nashville, TN |
| 56 | Aidan Barr1 tkl | LS | SR | 6'0" | 215 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| 2 | Quincy Crittendon | QB | SR | 5'11" | 200 | Decatur, AL |
| 5 | Ryan Oliver | QB | SO | 6'2" | 215 | Lake Oswego, OR |
| 10 | Haden Klees | QB | FR | 6'1" | 180 | Crawfordville, FL |
| 17 | James McGinn | QB | SO | 6'1" | 200 | Windermere, FL |
| 18 | Tramayne Jenkins | QB | FR | 5'11" | 200 | Longview, WA |
| 0 | C.J. Evans | RB | SR | 5'8" | 180 | Mobile, AL |
| 34 | Logan Abbott | RB | FR | 5'7" | 165 | Columbia, TN |
| 6 | Ben Levine | WR | JR | 5'8" | 170 | Houston, TX |
| 7 | Jaden Gibson | WR | SO | 6'0" | 179 | Rabun Gap, GA |
| 11 | Rayf Vinson | WR | SR | 6'1" | 195 | Madison, MS |
| 13 | Calvin Jones | WR | SR | 5'10" | 185 | Forest City, NC |
| 14 | Jackson Beatty | WR | SO | 5'11" | 170 | Mountain Brook, AL |
| 18 | Torrey Ward | WR | FR | 6'3" | 190 | Helena, AL |
| 33 | Teddy Davenport | WR | SR | 5'10" | 175 | Suwanee, GA |
| 37 | Jack Schwing | WR | SO | 5'8" | 160 | Metairie, LA |
| 42 | Quinten Hall | WR | JR | 6'4" | 190 | Gallatin, TN |
| 47 | Daniel Valdes | WR | SO | 6'2" | 200 | Franklin, TN |
| 80 | Cooper Greer | WR | SO | 6'1" | 195 | Rainbow City, AL |
| 82 | Colton Pace | WR | SO | 5'9" | 190 | Brentwood, TN |
| 83 | Hudson Krauklis | WR | FR | 6'4" | 188 | Elkhorn, WI |
| 86 | Nick Crayton | WR | FR | 6'3" | 215 | Decatur, AL |
| 87 | Brice Whitley | WR | SO | 5'10" | 195 | Macon, GA |
| 12 | Christian Roberts | TE | JR | 6'1" | 200 | Addison, AL |
| 16 | Cooper Pennington | TE | FR | 6'2" | 245 | Columbiana, AL |
| 17 | Maddox Waller | TE | FR | 6'3" | 235 | Canton, GA |
| 49 | Vance Nicklaus | TE | SR | 6'5" | 240 | Duluth, GA |
| 89 | Landon Beck | TE | SO | 6'5" | 235 | Guntersville, AL |
| 51 | Jack Mosher | OL | FR | 6'3" | 270 | Clearwater, FL |
| 52 | Owen Sacks | OL | SR | 6'2" | 285 | Franklin, TN |
| 52 | Wesley Graham | OL | FR | 6'3" | 300 | Smiths, AL |
| 54 | Ben Darnell | OL | SO | 6'4" | 320 | Chattanooga, TN |
| 57 | Web Davidson | OL | SO | 6'6" | 325 | Macon, GA |
| 58 | Wil Turner IV | OL | SO | 6'3" | 295 | Gainesville, GA |
| 62 | Parker Peacock | OL | SO | 6'4" | 290 | Dover, FL |
| 63 | Beau Ball | OL | FR | 6'4" | 315 | Cedartown, GA |
| 64 | Noah Watts | OL | SR | 6'1" | 305 | Alabaster, AL |
| 66 | Parker Lindsey | OL | FR | 6'3" | 285 | Fayette, AL |
| 67 | Thayne Swenson | OL | FR | 6'3" | 285 | Tampa, FL |
| 68 | Asher Harrelson | OL | SO | 6'5" | 295 | LaGrange, GA |
| 70 | Crosby Mullins | OL | JR | 6'4" | 305 | Mendenhall, MS |
| 71 | Carson Donovan | OL | FR | 6'2" | 255 | Calera, AL |
| 72 | Hank Freeman | OL | FR | 6'3" | 295 | Birmingham, AL |
| 72 | Joshua Lovett | OL | JR | 6'0" | 255 | Knoxville, TN |
| 73 | Daniel Burns | OL | FR | 6'3" | 305 | Alexander City, AL |
| 73 | Justin Perritt | OL | SR | 6'2" | 285 | Covington, LA |
| 74 | Tyler Douthit | OL | JR | 6'4" | 290 | Woodstock, GA |
| 75 | Charlie Rickell | OL | JR | 6'4" | 252 | Dunwoody, GA |
| 75 | Shawn Kennedy | OL | FR | 6'3" | 335 | Cornelius, NC |
| 76 | Michael Snow | OL | SO | 6'5" | 305 | Pell City, AL |
| 77 | Kaleb Pearley | OL | JR | 6'5" | 325 | New Orleans, LA |
| 78 | Duncan Johnson III | OL | JR | 6'5" | 290 | Augusta, GA |
| 79 | Moussa Seck | OL | FR | 6'4" | 335 | Chattanooga, TN |
| 49 | Grayson Ford | DE | SO | 6'2" | 240 | Leeds, AL |
| 69 | Russell Watts | DE | SO | 6'2" | 230 | Lake Wales, FL |
| 81 | Joshua Arendall | DE | FR | 6'3" | 265 | Vestavia Hills, AL |
| 90 | Conroy Cunningham II | DE | SR | 6'3" | 235 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| 90 | Danny Brown | DE | FR | 6'3" | 245 | Nashville, TN |
| 44 | Corey Warren | DT | JR | 6'0" | 257 | Hoover, AL |
| 44 | Julian Campos | DT | JR | 6'0" | 245 | Little Rock, AR |
| 93 | J.D. Methvin | DT | SR | 6'5" | 275 | Starkville, MS |
| 96 | Travis Young | DT | FR | 6'5" | 280 | Atlanta, GA |
| 5 | Carson Sloan | LB | JR | 6'2" | 230 | Blackshear, GA |
| 5 | Jaden Mosley | LB | SR | 6'2" | 230 | Mobile, AL |
| 34 | Mailk Gaither | LB | SR | 6'2" | 205 | Stockbridge, GA |
| 35 | Deuce Caldwell II | LB | SR | 6'0" | 230 | Mauldin, SC |
| 39 | Gavin Morris | LB | JR | 6'1" | 215 | Cumming, GA |
| 45 | Reid Voyles | LB | FR | 5'10" | 210 | Norcross, GA |
| 47 | EJ Kerley Jr. | LB | FR | 5'10" | 235 | Hoover, AL |
| 55 | Isaac Chapa | LB | SO | 6'1" | 235 | Shelbyville, TN |
| 2 | Jalik Yancey | CB | SR | 5'11" | 180 | Marietta, GA |
| 3 | Nahil Perkins | CB | SR | 6'0" | 178 | Douglasville, GA |
| 11 | Will Faught2 rec · 20 yds | CB | FR | 5'10" | 185 | Enterprise, AL |
| 21 | Malik Thornton | CB | SR | 6'0" | 165 | Eatonton, GA |
| 37 | Jayden Ford | CB | SO | 5'10" | 165 | Madison, AL |
| 8 | Luke Wattenbarger | S | SR | 6'0" | 190 | Bakersfield, CA |
| 12 | Gardner Dunn III | S | FR | 6'2" | 190 | Enterprise, AL |
| 13 | Brack Sawyer | S | FR | 6'1" | 195 | Enterprise, AL |
| 14 | KeShawn Washington | S | SR | 6'2" | 200 | Homestead, FL |
| 15 | Clay Burdeshaw | S | JR | 6'2" | 190 | Homewood, AL |
| 16 | Ben Watson | S | FR | 6'0" | 190 | Huntsville, AL |
| 17 | Amari Wansley | S | SR | 6'0" | 183 | Buford, GA |
| 18 | Owen Hope | S | FR | 6'3" | 190 | Rainsville, AL |
| 23 | Tucker Weber1 rec · 4 yds | S | SO | 5'10" | 190 | Brentwood, TN |
| 25 | William Pruitt | S | SO | 6'3" | 195 | Atlanta, GA |
| 21 | Ethan Fisher | PK | SO | 5'7" | 160 | Tallahassee, FL |
| 26 | Jake Garner | PK | SO | 6'0" | 205 | Pelham, AL |
| 32 | Noah Jones | P | SR | 6'0" | 180 | Whigham, GA |
| 53 | Kaden McKeown | LS | SO | 6'0" | 190 | Mableton, GA |
| 61 | Alex Applefield | LS | SR | 5'10" | 208 | Dothan, AL |