2023 Football Roster
Football Players
Ray Davis
Running Back - 5'10" 216 lbs Senior
Jonquis "JQ" Hardaway
Defensive Back - 6'3" 194 lbs Sophomore
Keeshawn Silver
Defensive Lineman - 6'4" 322 lbs Sophomore
Jantzen Dunn
Defensive Back - 6'0" 182 lbs Sophomore
Devin Leary
Quarterback - 6'1" 217 lbs Senior
Ty Bryant
Defensive Back - 6'0" 187 lbs Freshman
Shane Hamm
Quarterback - 5'11" 209 lbs Sophomore
Londyn Craft
Defensive Back - 6'0" 207 lbs Redshirt Fifth Year
Chy Rivers
Wide Receiver - 5'8" 164 lbs Freshman
Koby Keenum
Offensive Lineman - 6'4" 295 lbs Freshman
Tanner Bowles
Offensive Lineman - 6'5" 306 lbs Senior
Kenneth Horsey
Offensive Lineman - 6'3" 311 lbs Redshirt Fifth Year
Marques Cox
Offensive Lineman - 6'5" 311 lbs Senior
Malachi Wood
Offensive Lineman - 6'8" 283 lbs Freshman
Josh Terrell
Wide Receiver - 5'10" 189 lbs Sophomore
Tommy Ziesmer
Defensive Lineman - 6'2" 257 lbs Freshman
Football Staff
Mark Stoops
Head Coach
Vince Marrow
Associate Head Coach/Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator/NFL Liaison
Brad White
Defensive Coordinator / Outside Linebackers
Liam Coen
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Jay Boulware
Running Backs/Special Teams Coordinator
Frank Buffano
Assistant Coach - Safeties
Chris Collins
Assistant Coach - Defensive Backs
Anwar Stewart
Assistant Coach - Defensive Line
Mike Stoops
Assistant Coach - Inside Linebackers
Scott Woodward
Assistant Coach - Wide Receivers
Zach Yenser
Assistant Coach - Offensive Line
Corey Edmond
Director of Performance – Football
Mark Hill
Director of Performance / Head Strength Coach – Football
Rafael Horton
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Tyler Malone
Assistant Strength Coach (FB)
Bryan Berezowitz
Quality Control
Josh Estes-Waugh
Quality Control
Mark Perry
Quality Control
Joe Scola
Quality Control
C.J. Conrad
Quality Control - Offense
Mike Priefer Jr.
Quality Control - Special Teams
Eddie Gran
Special Assistant to the Head Coach
Cam Garner
Graduate Assistant – Offense - Off the Field
Dan Hebert
Graduate Assistant - Offense - Off the Field
Kalon Humphries
Graduate Assistant – Defense
Drake Jackson
Graduate Assistant - Offense
Courtney Love
Graduate Assistant (Defense)
Andrew Verboys
Graduate Assistant – Offense
Chris Morris
Director of Performance Science
Josh Pruitt
Director of Football Operations
Tim Owens
Director of Player Development
Chase Heuke
Director of Recruiting/General Manager
Jacob Noger
Creative Coordinator
Brian Moriarty
Assistant Creative Director
Robert Franco
Visual Media Coordinator/Recruit Producer
Becky Sauceda
Football Dietitian
Alyssa Kuman
Graduate Assistant Dietitian
Christian Fiero
Coaching Video Coordinator (FB)
Danielle Braswell
Executive Director of Recruiting
Stephen Gillette
Assistant Director of Scouting & Analytics
Andrew Hunter
Assistant Director of Player Personnel (Defense)
Kristen Hawkins
Assistant Director of On-Campus Recruiting
Ty Williams
Football Recruiting Assistant
Brinkley Berch
Recruiting – Graduate Assistant
Abby Stover
Administrative Assistant
Melissa Tomlinson
Administrative Assistant
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Class | Hometown | High school | Previous School | Social |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Jordan Anthony | Wide Receiver | 5-9 | 156 lbs. | Redshirt Freshman | Tylertown, Miss. | Tylertown | ||
| 0 | Deone Walker | Defensive Lineman | 6-6 | 348 lbs. | Sophomore | Detroit, Mich. | Cass Tech | ||
| 1 | Ray Davis | Running Back | 5-10 | 216 lbs. | Senior | San Francisco, Calif. | Blair Academy | Vanderbilt | |
| 3 | Alex Afari Jr. | Defensive Back | 6-2 | 214 lbs. | Sophomore | Cincinnati, Ohio | Lakota West | ||
| 3 | Dekel Crowdus | Wide Receiver | 5-10 | 171 lbs. | Sophomore | Lexington, Ky. | Frederick Douglass | ||
| 4 | Jalen Geiger | Defensive Back | 6-1 | 199 lbs. | Senior | Columbia, S.C. | Spring Valley | ||
| 4 | JuTahn McClain | Running Back | 5-9 | 198 lbs. | Senior | Fairfield, Ohio | Fairfield | ||
| 5 | Anthony Brown | Wide Receiver | 5-10 | 168 lbs. | Freshman | Springfield, Ohio | Springfield | ||
| 6 | Jonquis "JQ" Hardaway | Defensive Back | 6-3 | 194 lbs. | Sophomore | Columbus, Ga. | Central Phenix City (Ala.) | Cincinnati | |
| 6 | Dane Key | Wide Receiver | 6-3 | 195 lbs. | Sophomore | Lexington, Ky. | Frederick Douglass | ||
| 7 | Barion Brown | Wide Receiver | 6-1 | 166 lbs. | Sophomore | Nashville, Tenn. | Pearl-Cohn | ||
| 8 | Izayah Cummings | Tight End | 6-3 | 232 lbs. | Senior | Louisville, Ky. | Male | ||
| 8 | Octavious Oxendine | Defensive Lineman | 6-1 | 276 lbs. | Senior | Radcliff, Ky. | North Hardin | ||
| 9 | Tayvion Robinson | Wide Receiver | 5-11 | 194 lbs. | Redshirt Fifth Year | Virginia Beach, Va. | Cox | Virginia Tech | |
| 9 | Keeshawn Silver | Defensive Lineman | 6-4 | 322 lbs. | Sophomore | Rocky Mount, N.C. | Rocky Mount | North Carolina | |
| 10 | Jantzen Dunn | Defensive Back | 6-0 | 182 lbs. | Sophomore | Bowling Green, Ky. | South Warren | Ohio State | |
| 11 | Zion Childress | Defensive Back | 6-0 | 201 lbs. | Junior | Houston, Texas | New Caney | Texas State | |
| 12 | Chance Poore | Kicker | 6-2 | 213 lbs. | Redshirt Fifth Year | Anderson, S.C. | Westside | ||
| 12 | Kaiya Sheron | Quarterback | 6-3 | 210 lbs. | Sophomore | Somerset, Ky. | Somerset | ||
| 13 | Devin Leary | Quarterback | 6-1 | 217 lbs. | Senior | Sicklerville, N.J. | Timber Creek | N.C. State | |
| 13 | J.J. Weaver | Outside Linebacker | 6-5 | 244 lbs. | Senior | Louisville, Ky. | Moore Traditional | ||
| 14 | Ty Bryant | Defensive Back | 6-0 | 187 lbs. | Freshman | Lexington, Ky. | Frederick Douglass | ||
| 15 | Destin Wade | Quarterback | 6-3 | 223 lbs. | Redshirt Freshman | Spring Hill, Tenn. | Summit | ||
| 16 | Deuce Hogan | Quarterback | 6-4 | 217 lbs. | Junior | Southlake, Texas | Grapevine Faith Christian | Iowa | |
| 18 | Brandon White | Wide Receiver | 5-9 | 167 lbs. | Redshirt Freshman | Cincinnati, Ohio | Archbishop Moeller | ||
| 19 | Shane Hamm | Quarterback | 5-11 | 209 lbs. | Sophomore | North Jackson, Ohio | Hoban | Dayton | |
| 20 | Keaten Wade | Outside Linebacker | 6-5 | 250 lbs. | Sophomore | Spring Hill, Tenn. | Summit | ||
| 21 | Dee Beckwith | Wide Receiver | 6-5 | 236 lbs. | Junior | Florence, Ala. | Florence | Tennessee | |
| 21 | Andre Stewart | Defensive Back | 5-11 | 184 lbs. | Redshirt Freshman | Atlanta, Ga. | North Cobb | ||
| 23 | Andru Phillips | Defensive Back | 6-0 | 187 lbs. | Junior | Mauldin, S.C. | Mauldin | ||
| 24 | Elijah Reed | Defensive Back | 6-3 | 185 lbs. | Redshirt Freshman | Louisville, Ky. | Pleasure Ridge Park | ||
| 25 | Jordan Lovett | Defensive Back | 6-2 | 195 lbs. | Sophomore | Radcliff, Ky. | North Hardin | ||
| 26 | Ramon Jefferson | Running Back | 5-10 | 210 lbs. | Redshirt Fifth Year | Bronx, N.Y. | Truman | Sam Houston/Garden City CC/Maine | |
| 28 | Jordan Robinson | Defensive Back | 6-4 | 208 lbs. | Redshirt Sophomore | Columbia, S.C. | Westwood | Livingstone College | |
| 29 | Jackson Schulz | Defensive Back | 6-2 | 202 lbs. | Sophomore | Louisville, Ky. | Trinity | ||
| 29 | La'Vell Wright | Running Back | 6-0 | 214 lbs. | Redshirt Sophomore | Louisville, Ky. | North Hardin | ||
| 31 | Maxwell Hairston | Defensive Back | 6-1 | 181 lbs. | Sophomore | West Bloomfield, Mich. | West Bloomfield | ||
| 32 | Trevin Wallace | Inside Linebacker | 6-2 | 241 lbs. | Junior | Jesup, Ga. | Wayne County | ||
| 33 | Tomiwa Durojaiye | Defensive Lineman | 6-4 | 278 lbs. | Redshirt Freshman | Middletown, Del. | Middletown | ||
| 34 | Trey Dennis | Wide Receiver | 5-8 | 138 lbs. | Junior | Lexington, Ky. | Sayre | ||
| 34 | Brady Pierce | Defensive Back | 6-0 | 183 lbs. | Sophomore | Spring Hill, Tenn. | Summit | ||
| 35 | Londyn Craft | Defensive Back | 6-0 | 207 lbs. | Redshirt Fifth Year | Rio Rancho, N.M. | IMG Academy | Mississippi State | |
| 35 | Sean O'Horo | Running Back | 5-11 | 182 lbs. | Sophomore | Youngstown, Ohio | Boardman | ||
| 37 | Isaac Dixon | Running Back | 5-11 | 199 lbs. | Sophomore | Belfry, Ky. | Belfry | ||
| 37 | Edward McKee | Inside Linebacker | 6-1 | 204 lbs. | Sophomore | Fort Worth, Texas | IMG Academy | ||
| 39 | Jackson Smith | Kicker | 5-11 | 204 lbs. | Redshirt Freshman | Danville, Ky. | Boyle County | ||
| 40 | Luke Fulton | Linebacker | 6-4 | 225 lbs. | Senior | Youngstown, Ohio | Cardinal Mooney | Michigan State | |
| 42 | Tyreese Fearbry | Outside Linebacker | 6-5 | 233 lbs. | Redshirt Freshman | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Perry Traditional Academy | ||
| 44 | Martez Thrower | Inside Linebacker | 6-2 | 224 lbs. | Junior | Rochelle, Ga. | Wilcox County | ||
| 45 | Jase Bruner | Inside Linebacker | 6-2 | 227 lbs. | Senior | Science Hill, Ky. | Somerset | ||
| 45 | Chy Rivers | Wide Receiver | 5-8 | 164 lbs. | Freshman | Baton Rouge, La. | Parkview Baptist | ||
| 47 | Justice Dingle II | Fullback | 6-3 | 261 lbs. | Redshirt Fifth Year | Bowling Green, Ky. | Bowling Green | Georgia Tech | |
| 47 | Jarard Mosely | Defensive Back | 6-2 | 183 lbs. | Sophomore | West Palm Beach, Fla. | Cardinal Newman | ||
| 48 | Jack Varga | Fullback | 5-11 | 222 lbs. | Senior | Louisville, Ky. | St. Xavier | ||
| 49 | Jai Williams | Outside Linebacker | 6-5 | 214 lbs. | Junior | Lake Forest, Ill. | Lake Forest | ||
| 50 | Darrion Henry-Young | Defensive Lineman | 6-4 | 264 lbs. | Junior | Cincinnati, Ohio | Princeton | Ohio State | |
| 50 | Koby Keenum | Offensive Lineman | 6-4 | 295 lbs. | Freshman | Florence, Ala. | Mars Hill Bible School | ||
| 51 | Tanner Bowles | Offensive Lineman | 6-5 | 306 lbs. | Senior | Glasgow, Ky. | Glasgow | Alabama | |
| 54 | D’Eryk Jackson | Inside Linebacker | 6-1 | 245 lbs. | Senior | Dublin, Ga. | West Laurens | ||
| 55 | Noah Matthews | Outside Linebacker | 6-5 | 237 lbs. | Redshirt Freshman | Bridgeville, Del. | Woodbridge | ||
| 55 | Clay Perry | Long Snapper | 6-0 | 199 lbs. | Senior | Upton, Ky. | Central Hardin | ||
| 56 | Deondre Buford | Offensive Lineman | 6-3 | 312 lbs. | Junior | Detroit, Mich. | Martin Luther King | ||
| 57 | Jonathan Berry | Offensive Lineman | 6-5 | 294 lbs. | Junior | Stamping Ground, Ky. | Scott County | ||
| 58 | Lucas Padgett | Offensive Lineman | 6-4 | 315 lbs. | Junior | Birmingham, Ala. | La Cueva | ||
| 59 | Conner Long | Outside Linebacker | 6-3 | 213 lbs. | Junior | East Lansing, Mich. | East Lansing | ||
| 62 | Jager Burton | Offensive Lineman | 6-4 | 307 lbs. | Sophomore | Lexington, Ky. | Frederick Douglass | ||
| 65 | Grant Bingham | Offensive Lineman | 6-5 | 321 lbs. | Redshirt Freshman | Johnson County, Ky. | Johnson Central | ||
| 67 | Paul Rodriguez | Offensive Lineman | 6-5 | 324 lbs. | Sophomore | Mason, Ohio | William Mason | ||
| 68 | Kenneth Horsey | Offensive Lineman | 6-3 | 311 lbs. | Redshirt Fifth Year | Sanford, Fla. | Sanford Seminole | ||
| 69 | Marques Cox | Offensive Lineman | 6-5 | 311 lbs. | Senior | Peoria, Ill. | Peoria | Northern Illinois | |
| 70 | Nikolas Hall | Offensive Lineman | 6-6 | 314 lbs. | Redshirt Freshman | Austin, Texas | Akins | ||
| 71 | Malachi Wood | Offensive Lineman | 6-8 | 283 lbs. | Freshman | Richmond, Ky. | Madison Central | ||
| 72 | Josh Jones | Offensive Lineman | 6-6 | 343 lbs. | Junior | Columbus, Ga. | Central-Phenix City-Ala. | ||
| 74 | David Wohlabaugh Jr. | Offensive Lineman | 6-6 | 321 lbs. | Sophomore | Stow, Ohio | Walsh Jesuit | ||
| 75 | Eli Cox | Offensive Lineman | 6-4 | 311 lbs. | Senior | Nicholasville, Ky. | West Jessamine | ||
| 77 | Jeremy Flax | Offensive Lineman | 6-6 | 325 lbs. | Senior | Detroit, Mich. | Robichaud | Independence CC | |
| 80 | Brenden Bates | Tight End | 6-5 | 251 lbs. | Redshirt Fifth Year | Cincinnati, Ohio | Archbishop Moeller | ||
| 81 | Cole Lanter | Wide Receiver | 5-11 | 182 lbs. | Sophomore | Danville, Ky. | Boyle County | ||
| 82 | Khamari Anderson | Tight End | 6-5 | 238 lbs. | Freshman | Detroit, Mich. | Cass Tech | ||
| 83 | Jack Monday | Tight End | 6-1 | 224 lbs. | Sophomore | Lexington, Ky. | Lexington Catholic | ||
| 84 | Josh Kattus | Tight End | 6-4 | 231 lbs. | Sophomore | Cincinnati, Ohio | Archbishop Moeller | ||
| 85 | Jordan Dingle | Tight End | 6-4 | 238 lbs. | Sophomore | Bowling Green, Ky. | Bowling Green | ||
| 86 | Dylan Gary | Wide Receiver | 6-4 | 198 lbs. | Sophomore | Sugar Hill, Ga. | North Gwinnett | ||
| 87 | Josh Terrell | Wide Receiver | 5-10 | 189 lbs. | Sophomore | Fort Worth, Texas | Grapevine Faith Christian | ||
| 90 | Tre’vonn Rybka | Defensive Lineman | 6-4 | 276 lbs. | Junior | Dickson, Tenn. | Dickson County | ||
| 91 | Sam Anaele | Defensive Lineman | 6-4 | 286 lbs. | Junior | Lagos, Nigeria | McDougle Technical Institute (Pompano Beach, Fla.) | ||
| 92 | Kahlil Saunders | Defensive Lineman | 6-5 | 285 lbs. | Sophomore | Huntsville, Ala. | Grissom | ||
| 93 | Wilson Berry | Punter | 6-4 | 213 lbs. | Sophomore | Maribyrnong, Australia | Maribyrnong College | ||
| 95 | Jamarius Dinkins | Defensive Lineman | 6-5 | 280 lbs. | Sophomore | Columbus, Ohio | Walnut Ridge | ||
| 96 | Tommy Ziesmer | Defensive Lineman | 6-2 | 257 lbs. | Freshman | Danville, Ky. | Boyle County | ||
| 97 | Josaih Hayes | Defensive Lineman | 6-3 | 317 lbs. | Senior | Horn Lake, Miss. | Horn Lake | ||
| 98 | Isaiah Beasley | Defensive Lineman | 5-11 | 292 lbs. | Senior | Radcliff, Ky. | North Hardin |
Football Staff
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark Stoops | Head Coach |
| Vince Marrow | Associate Head Coach/Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator/NFL Liaison |
| Brad White | Defensive Coordinator / Outside Linebackers |
| Liam Coen | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks |
| Jay Boulware | Running Backs/Special Teams Coordinator |
| Frank Buffano | Assistant Coach - Safeties |
| Chris Collins | Assistant Coach - Defensive Backs |
| Anwar Stewart | Assistant Coach - Defensive Line |
| Mike Stoops | Assistant Coach - Inside Linebackers |
| Scott Woodward | Assistant Coach - Wide Receivers |
| Zach Yenser | Assistant Coach - Offensive Line |
| Corey Edmond | Director of Performance – Football |
| Mark Hill | Director of Performance / Head Strength Coach – Football |
| Rafael Horton | Strength & Conditioning Coach |
| Tyler Malone | Assistant Strength Coach (FB) |
| Bryan Berezowitz | Quality Control |
| Josh Estes-Waugh | Quality Control |
| Mark Perry | Quality Control |
| Joe Scola | Quality Control |
| C.J. Conrad | Quality Control - Offense |
| Mike Priefer Jr. | Quality Control - Special Teams |
| Eddie Gran | Special Assistant to the Head Coach |
| Cam Garner | Graduate Assistant – Offense - Off the Field |
| Dan Hebert | Graduate Assistant - Offense - Off the Field |
| Kalon Humphries | Graduate Assistant – Defense |
| Drake Jackson | Graduate Assistant - Offense |
| Courtney Love | Graduate Assistant (Defense) |
| Andrew Verboys | Graduate Assistant – Offense |
| Chris Morris | Director of Performance Science |
| Josh Pruitt | Director of Football Operations |
| Tim Owens | Director of Player Development |
| Chase Heuke | Director of Recruiting/General Manager |
| Jacob Noger | Creative Coordinator |
| Brian Moriarty | Assistant Creative Director |
| Robert Franco | Visual Media Coordinator/Recruit Producer |
| Becky Sauceda | Football Dietitian |
| Alyssa Kuman | Graduate Assistant Dietitian |
| Christian Fiero | Coaching Video Coordinator (FB) |
| Danielle Braswell | Executive Director of Recruiting |
| Stephen Gillette | Assistant Director of Scouting & Analytics |
| Andrew Hunter | Assistant Director of Player Personnel (Defense) |
| Kristen Hawkins | Assistant Director of On-Campus Recruiting |
| Ty Williams | Football Recruiting Assistant |
| Brinkley Berch | Recruiting – Graduate Assistant |
| Abby Stover | Administrative Assistant |
| Melissa Tomlinson | Administrative Assistant |