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2026 Virginia State Trojans Football Roster
All 119 players on the 2026 Virginia State football roster: jersey numbers, positions, class, height, weight and hometown. The roster spans 21 positions and averages 6'1" and 217 lb.
2026 ROSTER
119 PLAYERS · 21 POSITIONS · AVG 6'1", 217 LB
| # | NAME | POS | CLASS | HT | WT | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Rahsaan Matthews Jr. | QB | RS SO | 6'1" | 198 | Wlimington, Del. |
| 10 | Baron Davis | QB | RS FR | 6'3" | 200 | Burlington, N.J. |
| 12 | Jakari Joyce | QB | RS JR | 6'1" | 200 | Upper Marlboro, MD |
| 19 | Anthony Hansom | QB | FR | 6'2" | 190 | Richmond, Va. |
| 9 | Javion Whitfield | RB | JR | 5'9" | 210 | Portsmouth, Va. |
| 20 | Gabriel Copeland | RB | FR | TBD | TBD | Woodbridge, Va. |
| 21 | TJ Mordecai | RB | SO | 5'7" | 175 | Gambrillis, Md. |
| 22 | Brandon Rose | RB | RS JR | 5'11" | 215 | Chester, VA |
| 23 | Joshua Adams | RB | FR | 5'9" | 185 | Dinwiddie, Va. |
| 25 | Melvin Brown | RB | RS FR | 5'8" | 171 | Suffolk, Va. |
| 26 | Iisiah Gilliam | RB | FR | TBD | TBD | Suffolk, Va. |
| 27 | James Grant | RB | SO | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 29 | Jahsiah Minor | RB | SR | TBD | TBD | Richmond, Va. |
| 34 | Kemari Eberhardt | RB | RS JR | 6'1" | 180 | Richmond, VA |
| 98 | Jerry Newmy | FB | SR | 6'2" | 230 | Chester, Va. |
| 1 | Kevin Gayles | WR | RS SR | 6'0" | 200 | Richmond, VA |
| 3 | Paul Stephen Davis | WR | RS SO | 5'8" | 160 | Newport News, Va |
| 4 | Vincent Ordenes | WR | SO | 6'0" | 175 | Alexandria, Va. |
| 5 | Ajenavi Byrd | WR | RS SO | 6'0" | 180 | Richmond, Va |
| 7 | Tashaun Williams | WR | RS JR | 6'1" | 185 | Richmond, VA |
| 8 | Nazir McKenzie | WR | RS FR | 6'0" | 180 | Washington, D.C. |
| 13 | Christian Drumgoole | WR | SO | 5'10" | 170 | Dinwiddie, Va. |
| 14 | Armon Fields | WR | JR | 6'0" | 170 | Virginia Beach, Va |
| 15 | Noah Taylor | WR | RS FR | 6'2" | 170 | Ashland, Va. |
| 17 | Christian Copeland | WR | RS FR | 5'11" | 185 | Norfolk, Va. |
| 80 | Shanundre Williams | WR | FR | 6'4" | 171 | Richmond, Va. |
| 82 | Kyron Gilbert | WR | SO | 5'8" | 160 | Paterson, N.J. |
| 83 | Jayden Stadler | WR | FR | 6'1" | 185 | Richmond, Va. |
| 84 | Treyvon Evans | WR | FR | 5'11" | 170 | Dumfries, Va. |
| 85 | Jahan Denny | WR | SO | 6'2" | 190 | Centreville, Va. |
| 11 | Oscar Wickham | TE | FR | TBD | TBD | Washington, D.C. |
| 18 | Andrew Perry | TE | RS SO | 6'3" | 235 | Woodbridge, Va. |
| 81 | Sha'Kobe Hairston | TE | SO | 6'1" | 208 | Danville, Va. |
| 86 | Jordan McDowell | TE | RS SO | 6'4" | 276 | Chesapeake, Va. |
| 89 | Christopher Blue | TE | RS SO | 6'2" | 250 | Courtland, Va |
| 93 | Michael Vinson Jr. | TE | RS JR | 6'2" | 225 | Baltimore, Md. |
| 50 | Yinka Lawal Jr. | OL | SO | 6'0" | 280 | Chester, Va. |
| 51 | Ayomikun Daniel Ogundipe | OL | RS JR | 6'5" | 265 | Upper Darby, Pa. |
| 53 | Ziyon Knight | OL | FR | TBD | TBD | Norfolk, Va. |
| 55 | Tyleek McCoy | OL | RS SR | 6'5" | 370 | Richmond, VA |
| 56 | Dylan Cherry | OL | FR | 6'2" | 275 | Gainesville, Va. |
| 57 | Ozarius Fields | OL | FR | 6'2" | 300 | Richmond, Va. |
| 58 | Rae'Qwon Taylor | OL | RS SO | 6'3" | 270 | Highland Springs, Va |
| 59 | Sharron Cosby | OL | RS SO | 6'2" | 293 | Richmond, Va |
| 60 | Roman Soriano | OL | RS SO | 6'1" | 305 | Suffolk, Va. |
| 63 | Yazan Elhag | OL | RS SO | 6'2" | 350 | Burke, Va |
| 66 | Justin Lane | OL | SO | 6'3" | 275 | Chesterfield, Va. |
| 67 | Tavin Whitehead | OL | RS SO | 6'3" | 305 | Virginia Beach, Va |
| 70 | Jahdaiah Danzell | OL | SO | 6'3" | 250 | Chester, Va. |
| 71 | Maleek Thornhill | OL | FR | TBD | TBD | Fort Washington, Md. |
| 72 | Jamaal Gibbs | OL | SO | 6'3" | 290 | Woodbridge, Va. |
| 73 | Jadon Baskerville | OL | FR | 6'4" | 265 | Henrico, Va. |
| 76 | Andre Gardner | OL | RS JR | 6'6" | 280 | Washington, DC |
| 77 | Silas Yansen | OL | FR | TBD | TBD | Brandywine, Md. |
| 3 | Jason Parrilla | DE | RS SO | 6'3" | 250 | Richmond, Va |
| 7 | Jayshaun Alston | DE | RS SR | 6'1" | 240 | Norfolk, Va |
| 9 | Mustapha Coly | DE | SR | 6'2" | 230 | Newport News, Va. |
| 17 | Darius Wilson | DE | RS FR | 6'0" | 215 | Henrico, Va. |
| 32 | Jordan Eubanks | DE | FR | TBD | TBD | Upper Marlboro, Md. |
| 35 | Cameron Scroggins | DE | FR | 6'5" | 205 | Baltimore, Md. |
| 42 | Rikieh Hopkins | DE | RS FR | 6'0" | 220 | Richmond, Va. |
| 48 | Alvin Johnson | DE | RS JR | 6'0" | 237 | Atlanta, GA |
| 90 | Anthony Greene | DE | SO | 6'3" | 225 | Richmond, Va. |
| 91 | Kevin Brown | DE | FR | TBD | TBD | Chesterfield, Va. |
| 92 | Chea Scott | DE | RS SO | 6'3" | 230 | Richmond, Va. |
| TBD | Leslie Dildy | DE | RS JR | 6'3" | 215 | Suffolk, Va. |
| 0 | Dayshawn Coleman | DT | RS SR | 6'3" | TBD | Lorton, Va. |
| 10 | Jahquan Alston | DT | RS JR | 6'3" | 270 | Norfolk, Va |
| 40 | Jervell Barksdale | DT | FR | TBD | TBD | Henrico, Va. |
| 44 | Dejhun McDougal | DT | SO | 6'0" | 295 | Richmond, Va. |
| 52 | Alonzo James | DT | RS JR | 6'1" | 265 | Richmond, Va. |
| 88 | Elijah Botchway | DT | SO | 6'1" | 285 | Upper Marlboro, Md. |
| 95 | Kelvin Melton | DT | SO | 6'2" | 280 | Petersburg, Va. |
| 97 | Sincere White | DT | FR | TBD | TBD | Chesapeake, Va. |
| 99 | Tristan McCall | DT | FR | TBD | TBD | Hyattsville, Md. |
| 1 | KJ McNeil | LB | RS SR | 6'0" | 220 | Richmond, VA |
| 4 | Christian Payne | LB | RS SO | 6'0" | 203 | Richmond, Va |
| 12 | Mehkhi Johnson | MLB | RS SR | 6'3" | 215 | Annapolis, MD |
| 43 | Donzell Jones-Teal | LB | FR | TBD | TBD | Richmond, Va. |
| 45 | Malik Morrow | MLB | JR | TBD | TBD | Henrico, Va. |
| 49 | Joshua Heartwell | LB | RS FR | 6'1" | 190 | West Orange, N.J. |
| TBD | Taj Horton | LB | SO | 5'11" | 180 | Mays Landing, N.J. |
| 6 | Germaine Gillion | CB | RS FR | 6'1" | 170 | Fredericksburg, Va. |
| 15 | Kenny Faison | CB | RS JR | 6'0" | 170 | Richmond, VA |
| 20 | Bruce Jones Jr. | CB | SO | TBD | TBD | Richmond, Va. |
| 23 | Tavion Douglas | CB | FR | TBD | TBD | Chesapeake, Va. |
| 24 | Jamontae Dance-Anderson | CB | FR | 5'10" | 160 | Hyattsville, Md. |
| 27 | Myles Anderson | CB | SO | 5'9" | 165 | Varina, Va. |
| 28 | Jamil Anderson | CB | JR | 6'0" | 185 | Midlothian, Va. |
| 29 | Dayon Thomas | CB | JR | 6'2" | 170 | Washington, D.C. |
| 36 | Brian Burks | CB | FR | 5'11" | TBD | Yorktown, Va. |
| TBD | Antoine Richardson | CB | FR | TBD | TBD | Henrico, Va. |
| 2 | Amir Mateo | FS | RS SO | 6'1" | 170 | Fredericksburg, Va. |
| 11 | Kile Artis | FS | RS SR | 5'11" | 185 | Richmond, Va. |
| 14 | Raja'ee Jones | FS | RS FR | 6'1" | 185 | Norfolk, Va. |
| 22 | Naye'ron Hudson | FS | FR | TBD | TBD | Williamsburg, Va. |
| 31 | Keon Jones | DB | FR | 6'3" | TBD | Washington, D.C. |
| 39 | Darrell Mabin | DB | RS SO | 6'0" | 180 | Danville, Va. |
| 41 | Taejon Cheatham | DB | SO | 6'2" | 175 | Chesterfield, Va. |
| 37 | Ali Abdelkader | K/P | JR | TBD | TBD | Alexandria, Va. |
| 38 | Vy'Sean Royster | K/P | RS SO | 5'8" | 170 | Henrico, Va |
| 30 | Joell Brooks | LS | FR | TBD | TBD | York County, Va. |
| 87 | Adil Garcia-Omar | LS | SO | 5'9" | 165 | Alexandria, Va. |
| 0 | Jaylen Pretlow | Trojan | RS SO | 5'9" | 175 | Williamsburg, Va. |
| 5 | Donovan Hoskins | ROVER | RS SR | 6'3" | 204 | Douglasville, GA |
| 6 | Carlos Alvarez | Trojan | SO | 5'10" | 180 | Annandale, Va. |
| 8 | Maurice Calloway | WILL | RS FR | 6'1" | 225 | Washington, D.C. |
| 13 | Tomar Logan | ROVER | RS JR | 6'0" | 190 | South Hill, VA |
| 16 | Quameer Waters | WILL | FR | TBD | TBD | Richmond, Va. |
| 18 | Ian Wynn | Rover | RS JR | 6'1" | 171 | Henrico, Va. |
| 19 | Jordan Hicks | Rover | FR | TBD | TBD | Upper Marlboro, Md. |
| 21 | Ernest Jones Jr. | SAM | FR | TBD | TBD | Suffolk, Va. |
| 25 | T'Mari Buford | SAM | FR | TBD | TBD | Dinwiddie, Va. |
| 26 | Zy'Quez Williams | Rover | FR | TBD | TBD | Norfolk, Va. |
| 33 | Juelz Capers | WILL | SO | 6'3" | 205 | West Palm Beach, Fla. |
| 46 | Walter Brooks | MIKE | SO | 6'0" | 215 | Glen Allen, Va. |
| 47 | Stephon Garcia | SAM | FR | 5'10" | 175 | Oxon Hill, Md. |
| 54 | Jonah Fuga | Trojan | SO | 6'1" | 285 | Stafford, Va. |
| TBD | Julian Reyes | TBD | FR | TBD | TBD | Oxon Hill, Md. |