CATAMOUNT NATION · SOCON · 2026 ROSTER
2026 Western Carolina Catamounts Football Roster
All 157 players on the 2026 WCU football roster: jersey numbers, positions, class, height, weight and hometown. The roster spans 15 positions and averages 6'1" and 224 lb.
2026 ROSTER
157 PLAYERS · 15 POSITIONS · AVG 6'1", 224 LB
| # | NAME | POS | CLASS | HT | WT | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Lex Thomas182/283 · 1,959 yds · 9 TD · 1 INT60% of plays | QB | JR | 5'11" | 205 | Wake Forest, NC |
| 3 | Josh Perry103 car · 485 yds · 5 TD22% of plays | RB | SO | 6'0" | 205 | Orlando, FL |
| 0 | AJ Colombo38 rec · 456 yds10% of plays | WR | SR | 5'8" | 170 | Waxhaw, NC |
| 11 | Isaac Lee6/14 · 86 yds · 1 TD · 3 INT9% of plays | QB | JR | 6'4" | 190 | Concord, NC |
| 8 | Marlin Cochran41 car · 188 yds · 2 TD9% of plays | RB | SR | 6'0" | 200 | Miami, FL |
| 17 | Patrick Harding4/8 · 24 yds · 1 TD8% of plays | QB | FR | 6'3" | 190 | Zephyrhills, FL |
| 22 | Derrick Davis Jr.9 car · 25 yds · 1 TD7% of plays | RB | SR | 6'1" | 210 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1 | Jai Boyd23 rec · 339 yds · 4 TD7% of plays | WR | SR | 6'2" | 180 | Winnsboro, SC |
| 5 | Michael Rossin18 rec · 183 yds7% of plays | WR | SO | 6'0" | 200 | Suwannee, FL |
| 20 | Jadarius Dobie8 car · 48 yds6% of plays | RB | FR | 5'8" | 170 | Lakeland, FL |
| 9 | Bode Burns14 rec · 138 yds · 1 TD6% of plays | TE | JR | 6'5" | 245 | Dunnellon, FL |
| 10 | Santana Carlos16 rec · 215 yds · 2 TD4% of plays | WR | FR | 5'11" | 175 | Hollywood, FL |
| 87 | Jake YoungFROM Charlotte14 rec · 109 yds4% of plays | TE | SR | 6'3" | 245 | Waxhaw, NC |
| 24 | Anthony Benjamin14 car · 78 yds · 1 TD3% of plays | RB | SR | 5'10" | 170 | Fort Myers, FL |
| 4 | Kha'leal Sterling9 rec · 95 yds3% of plays | WR | SO | 5'9" | 170 | Miami, FL |
| 18 | Matthew Keener4 rec · 53 yds3% of plays | WR | JR | 6'2" | 200 | Pilot Mountain, NC |
| 6 | Marcus Striggles4 rec · 64 yds2% of plays | WR | JR | 5'9" | 180 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 19 | Mouhamadou Mane2% of plays | WR | FR | 6'2" | 180 | Kathleen, GA |
| 83 | Austin Cunningham2 rec · 9 yds2% of plays | WR | JR | 6'0" | 185 | West Columbia, SC |
| 14 | Kale Woodburn4 rec · 50 yds · 1 TD2% of plays | WR | JR | 5'8" | 170 | Warner Robins, GA |
| 21 | Joshua Balloon2 car · 10 yds1% of plays | RB | FR | 5'9" | 170 | Tampa, FL |
| 80 | Corey Swint1 car · 3 yds1% of plays | WR | FR | 6'0" | 170 | Miami, FL |
| 86 | Davis Waddell1% of plays | TE | FR | 6'5" | 220 | Cartersville, GA |
| 88 | Cole Craddock1 rec · 6 yds1% of plays | TE | SO | 6'4" | 245 | Tarboro, NC |
| 60 | Bryan McCollum12/13 FG · 63 pts | PK | SO | 5'8" | 165 | Sanford, NC |
| 95 | Mark Fitzgerald38 punts · 40.2 avg | P | FR | 6'1" | 210 | Dublin |
| 3 | Joshua Collins42 tkl · 3 TFL · 2 sacks | LB | JR | 6'1" | 225 | Bryson City, NC |
| 4 | Andre Jackson Jr.FROM Hampton36 tkl · 0.5 TFL | CB | SO | 5'10" | 180 | Charlotte, NC |
| 6 | Jayden Cornelius36 tkl · 1 TFL · 0.5 sacks | CB | SO | 5'10" | 175 | Plant City, FL |
| 21 | Nassor Ashenafi36 tkl · 4 TFL · 1 sacks | DB | SO | 5'9" | 170 | Washington, DC |
| 5 | Braylon Jones31 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1 sacks | S | SR | 6'1" | 205 | Rockmart, GA |
| 11 | Marco Patierno26 tkl · 2 TFL | LB | SR | 6'1" | 230 | Wake Forest, NC |
| 18 | Trystan Anderson25 tkl · 5 TFL · 2.5 sacks | DL | SR | 6'4" | 255 | Buffalo Grove, IL |
| 0 | Blue Monroe25 tkl · 2.5 TFL | LB | SR | 6'1" | 225 | Concord, NC |
| 8 | Ryan McKinnis25 tkl · 0.5 TFL | LB | SR | 6'2" | 220 | Buford, GA |
| 2 | Na'koma Simpson-Nealy25 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 sacks | S | JR | 5'10" | 175 | Altamonte Springs, FL |
| 1 | Ken Moore Jr.22 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 2.5 sacks | DB | SR | 5'10" | 165 | Miami, FL |
| 17 | Ja'Torian MackFROM App State20 tkl · 0.5 TFL | S | SO | 5'11" | 185 | Eatonville, FL |
| 31 | Alant'e Reese19 tkl | S | FR | 6'2" | 205 | Fort Walton Beach, FL |
| 16 | Chase Kerns18 tkl · 6 TFL · 2.5 sacks | DL | JR | 6'1" | 280 | Decatur, GA |
| 13 | Caleb Turner-Allen17 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 3.5 sacks | DL | JR | 6'2" | 250 | Miami, FL |
| 12 | Julian Quintero17 tkl · 1 TFL | S | JR | 6'0" | 200 | Saint Augustine, FL |
| 97 | Fernando Jeanty15 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 sacks | DL | JR | 6'3" | 270 | North Miami Beach, FL |
| 90 | Da'Shawn Davis11 tkl · 1.5 TFL | DL | SR | 6'2" | 235 | Charlotte, NC |
| 33 | Gavin Rowell9 tkl | DL | SR | 6'3" | 255 | Melbourne, FL |
| 99 | Adrian Stone9 tkl | DL | JR | 6'3" | 290 | Fort Myers, FL |
| 34 | Jordan Martin-Durham8 tkl · 2.5 TFL | DE | SO | 6'3" | 260 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 7 | Marseille Taylor8 tkl · 1.5 TFL | CB | SR | 6'2" | 190 | Sanford, FL |
| 27 | Jermiyah Douglas8 tkl | DB | FR | 5'10" | 175 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 30 | Jaden Meeks7 tkl · 1 TFL | DL | JR | 6'2" | 225 | Charlotte, NC |
| 15 | Hank Bodine7 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks | LB | SO | 6'0" | 230 | Velva, ND |
| 38 | Jayden Joselin7 tkl | S | FR | 6'0" | 185 | North Lauderdale, FL |
| 43 | Braeden Barger6 tkl | LB | SO | 6'1" | 230 | Weddington, NC |
| 14 | Vanier Baptiste III5 tkl · 0.5 TFL | DL | JR | 6'3" | 280 | Lehigh Acres, FL |
| 91 | Jakoby Diamond5 tkl | DL | SO | 6'1" | 305 | Cedartown, GA |
| 96 | Jeremy Johnson II5 tkl · 0.5 TFL | DL | JR | 5'10" | 300 | Lilburn, GA |
| 25 | Caleb Young Jr.5 tkl | S | FR | 6'0" | 210 | Gainesville, FL |
| 32 | AJ Mintze5 tkl | S | SO | 6'0" | 185 | Delray Beach, FL |
| 41 | Beady Waddell V4 tkl | LB | JR | 6'0" | 220 | Summerville, SC |
| 24 | Terrell Poyser4 tkl · 1 TFL | CB | FR | 6'3" | 170 | Wildwood, FL |
| 29 | Christian Robbins4 tkl | CB | SO | 6'1" | 190 | Orlando, FL |
| 10 | Jabari McWilliams3 tkl · 1 TFL | DL | JR | 6'0" | 270 | Picayune, MS |
| 47 | Dylan Harris3 tkl | DL | FR | 6'5" | 245 | Ocala, FL |
| 26 | Devin Brown3 tkl | CB | SO | 5'10" | 160 | Miami, FL |
| 44 | Isaac McLellan2 tkl | TE | SR | 6'2" | 240 | Rock Hill, SC |
| 92 | Brandon Joseph II1 tkl | DL | SO | 6'3" | 275 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 19 | Cain Jefferson1 tkl | DE | SO | 6'3" | 225 | Decatur, GA |
| 49 | Bryce Hart1 tkl | LB | SO | 6'2" | 220 | Ringgold, GA |
| 22 | Quency Grant III1 tkl | CB | FR | 5'10" | 170 | Columbia, SC |
| 12 | Jack Benson | QB | JR | 6'4" | 195 | Eagle, ID |
| 12 | Jake Morrow | QB | FR | 6'0" | 195 | Grand Blanc, MI |
| 16 | Caleb Tucker | QB | FR | 6'2" | 200 | Woodbridge, VA |
| 17 | Bennett Judy | QB | SO | 6'3" | 200 | Simpsonville, SC |
| TBD | Ian Grissom | QB | SO | 6'1" | 170 | Rock Hill, SC |
| 1 | Patrick Boyd Jr. | RB | SO | 5'10" | 170 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 2 | Branson Adams | RB | SR | 5'9" | 190 | Greensboro, NC |
| 20 | Camury Reid | RB | JR | 5'11" | 200 | Gastonia, NC |
| 21 | Jaiden Bond | RB | SR | 5'9" | 185 | Boone, NC |
| 25 | Noah Best | RB | SO | 5'11" | 195 | Charlotte, NC |
| 27 | Elijah Hadley | RB | SR | 5'10" | 200 | Charlotte, NC |
| 40 | Landon Pope | RB | FR | 5'10" | 225 | Canton, NC |
| 4 | Dominic Dutton | WR | SR | 5'10" | 170 | Glen Allen, VA |
| 7 | Trey Walker | WR | SO | 5'10" | 180 | Hoschton, GA |
| 8 | Painter Richards-Baker | WR | SR | 6'2" | 180 | Hillsborough, NC |
| 13 | Richard Hollis1 rec · 42 yds | WR | SO | 5'8" | 170 | Pompano Beach, FL |
| 15 | Michael Davis Jr. | WR | FR | 6'0" | 170 | Leesville, LA |
| 81 | Ca'Lique Cunningham | WR | SO | 5'9" | 190 | Rock Hill, SC |
| 81 | Emanuel Palmer | WR | FR | 5'8" | 160 | Collierville, TN |
| 82 | Davon Washington | WR | FR | 5'8" | 160 | Altamonte Springs, FL |
| 84 | Jemarious Reaves | WR | JR | 6'1" | 190 | Hopkins, SC |
| 87 | Eli Griffin | WR | FR | 6'1" | 160 | Brevard, NC |
| 89 | Ellis Chappell | WR | SO | 6'0" | 185 | Hickory, NC |
| 48 | Roman Jones | TE | FR | 6'3" | 230 | Robbinsville, NC |
| 85 | David Hulbert | TE | SO | 6'4" | 240 | Charlotte, NC |
| 85 | Paul Hartman III | TE | JR | 6'5" | 240 | Springfield, IL |
| 86 | Brayden Blackmon | TE | SR | 6'3" | 250 | Duncan, SC |
| 51 | Aaron Sanez | OL | SR | 6'2" | 295 | Clearwater, FL |
| 52 | Brayson McIver | OL | JR | 6'2" | 280 | Charlotte, NC |
| 53 | Zach Watson | OL | SR | 6'1" | 295 | Waycross, GA |
| 55 | Secrea Algie | OL | JR | 6'5" | 320 | Snellville, GA |
| 56 | Aaron McIverFROM Gardner-Webb | OL | SR | 6'2" | 305 | Charlotte, NC |
| 58 | Brett Gray | OL | SR | 6'4" | 300 | Vancouver, WA |
| 58 | Isaac Boulger | OL | JR | 6'2" | 295 | Northport, AL |
| 62 | Brian Wheat | OL | FR | 6'3" | 285 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 64 | Konrad Henderson | OL | SR | 6'3" | 305 | Alpharetta, GA |
| 65 | Nicholas Foster | OL | SO | 6'1" | 295 | Charlotte, NC |
| 67 | Steven Hamby | OL | SR | 6'5" | 325 | Statesville, NC |
| 68 | Aidan Cooper | OL | SO | 6'4" | 305 | Charlotte, NC |
| 69 | Cole Cooke | OL | SO | 6'8" | 330 | Fort Myers, FL |
| 71 | Sawyer Nelson | OL | FR | 6'3" | 280 | Lenoir, NC |
| 72 | Andrew Threatt | OL | SR | 6'6" | 285 | Charlotte, NC |
| 73 | Colin McClellan | OL | FR | 6'3" | 265 | Plant City, FL |
| 75 | Renard Smith | OL | SR | 6'4" | 325 | Dallas, GA |
| 77 | Ilija Krajnovic | OL | SR | 6'8" | 340 | Zrenjanin |
| 77 | John Hammond | OL | SO | 6'5" | 320 | Spartanburg, SC |
| 78 | Evan Carney | OL | SO | 6'3" | 305 | Nashville, TN |
| 78 | J'veon Bush | OL | SO | 6'5" | 320 | Orlando, FL |
| 79 | Vito Moriana-Sigel | OL | SR | 6'5" | 315 | Estepona |
| 94 | Malachi Hill | DL | FR | 6'3" | 295 | Burgaw, NC |
| 98 | Aiden Black | DL | FR | 6'1" | 295 | Concord, NC |
| 1 | Caleb Fisher | DE | SR | 6'3" | 245 | Decatur, GA |
| 2 | Micah Nelson | DE | SR | 6'3" | 265 | Murphy, NC |
| 11 | Kenyon Partridge | DE | SO | 6'3" | 255 | Decatur, GA |
| 30 | Richard Garrett | DE | JR | 6'5" | 255 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 99 | Jordan Cardentey | DE | FR | 6'0" | 265 | Atlanta, GA |
| 8 | Jahleel Anderson | DT | SR | 6'4" | 330 | Statesboro, GA |
| 45 | Sean Morris | DT | SR | 6'1" | 295 | Lansdowne, PA |
| 90 | Jamichael Wilson | DT | SR | 6'3" | 340 | Chattanooga, TN |
| 97 | Caleb Bradford | DT | SR | 6'1" | 265 | Canton, NC |
| 98 | Jackson Hensley | DT | FR | 6'3" | 260 | Maiden, NC |
| 5 | Hayward McQueen Jr. | LB | SR | 6'1" | 215 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 9 | Eldrick Robinson II | LB | SR | 6'0" | 230 | Pensacola, FL |
| 17 | Armond Anderson | LB | SR | 6'2" | 220 | Lithonia, GA |
| 35 | Trey Berry III | LB | SO | 6'1" | 220 | Bartow, FL |
| 45 | Honor Paxton | LB | FR | 6'3" | 215 | Apex, NC |
| 46 | Nolan McClanahan | LB | SO | 6'1" | 220 | Lake Mary, FL |
| 21 | Cam'Ron Dabney | CB | SR | 5'11" | 185 | Atlanta, GA |
| 28 | Chris Hobbs | CB | SO | 6'2" | 180 | Rabun Gap, GA |
| 31 | Don Robinson III | CB | JR | 5'9" | 180 | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 37 | Devon Wilson Jr. | CB | FR | 5'11" | 190 | Mauldin, SC |
| 38 | Canden McGill | CB | FR | 5'10" | 185 | Shelby, NC |
| 3 | Samaurie Dukes | S | SR | 5'11" | 195 | Miami, FL |
| 7 | Ed Jones IV | S | SR | 6'1" | 200 | Arlington, TX |
| 16 | Jhamari Pierre-Louis | S | JR | 5'11" | 195 | Delray Beach, FL |
| 24 | Zayveon Wells | S | SO | 5'10" | 195 | Sumter, SC |
| 33 | Lee Campbell | S | JR | 6'1" | 210 | Charlotte, NC |
| 22 | Jeno Junius Jr. | DB | SO | 6'0" | 200 | Hollywood, FL |
| 36 | Ja'morri Downing | DB | JR | 6'1" | 200 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 39 | Jonathan Powell-Battle | DB | FR | 5'10" | 170 | Wilson, NC |
| 61 | Marcus Trout | PK | SO | 5'11" | 175 | Cocoa, FL |
| 96 | Christian Lowery | PK | SR | 5'11" | 185 | Acworth, GA |
| 42 | Luke Waters | P | FR | 6'2" | 205 | Toccoa, GA |
| 63 | Thomas Guerrero | P | SO | 5'9" | 160 | Greenville, SC |
| 95 | Stephen Brantley | P | JR | 6'2" | 220 | Pilot Mountain, NC |
| 50 | Xavier Nocco | LS | FR | 6'1" | 200 | Tampa, FL |
| 56 | Mabry Bumgarner | LS | SO | 5'9" | 195 | Sylva, NC |
| 57 | Kaden Powell | LS | SO | 6'8" | 270 | Woodstock, GA |