2022 Defiance Football Roster
Season
#0
Rigo
Villa
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: DT
- Hometown: Fort Myers, Fla.
- Highschool: Lehigh
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#1
Isiah
Watts
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-3
- Position: QB
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Osborn
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#2
Thomas
Coltrain
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-11
- Position: ILB
- Hometown: Leslie, Mich.
- Highschool: Leslie
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#3
Dajuan
Bethel
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: DB
- Hometown: Miami Gardens, Fla.
- Highschool: Palm Bay Magnet
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#4
Ja'qway
Janvier
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-6
- Position: CB
- Hometown: Miami Gardens, Fla.
- Highschool: Mater Academy Charter
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#5
Machari
Bighams
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Homerville, Ga.
- Highschool: Clinch County
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#6
John
Edwards
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Wethersfield, Conn.
- Highschool: Capital Preparatory Magnet School
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#7
Michael
Martin
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
- Highschool: John Overton
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#7
V'Sean
Palmer
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-2
- Position: CB
- Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
- Highschool: Thurgood Marshall
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#8
Brian
Murat
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-11
- Position: DB
- Hometown: Kissimmee, Fla.
- Highschool: Haines City
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#9
Jordan
Ambrose
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-2
- Position: QB
- Hometown: Tomball, Texas
- Highschool: Klein
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#9
Daniel
Budwah
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-8
- Position: CB
- Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- Highschool: South Plantation
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#10
Justin
Caballero
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: SB
- Hometown: Riverview, Fla.
- Highschool: East Bay
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#11
Devon
Brown
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
- Highschool: Central Gwinnett
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#12
Sean
Montgomery
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-7
- Position: RB
- Hometown: Rome, Ga.
- Highschool: Model
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#12
Jalen
Warren
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-11
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va.
- Highschool: Cypress Creek Middle
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#13
Cole
Recker
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-2
- Position: TE
- Hometown: Monument, Colo.
- Highschool: Lewis Palmer
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#13
Christopher
Vance
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: DB
- Hometown: Abbeville, S.C.
- Highschool: Abbeville
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#14
Andrew
Trottier
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: QB
- Hometown: Berlin, Ver.
- Highschool: Spaulding
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#14
Jehlani
Warren
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: QB
- Hometown: Palmetto, Fla.
- Highschool: Cypress Creek
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#15
D'Angelo
Espinal
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: ILB
- Hometown: Opa-locka, Fla.
- Highschool: Mater Academy Charter
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#16
Tayvon
Wilson
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-5
- Position: DB
- Hometown: Monroe, La.
- Highschool: Richwood
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#17
Max
Julien
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: DB
- Hometown: West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Highschool: John Leonard
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#17
Seth
Pearson
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-11
- Position: QB
- Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Highschool: Northrop
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#18
Mathew
Bolanos
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-2
- Position: P
- Hometown: Lake Elsinore, Calif.
- Highschool: Temescal Canyon
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#18
Deyante
Fowler
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-7
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Hudson, Fla.
- Highschool: Fivay
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#19
Jadon
Scott
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-11
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Richburg, S.C.
- Highschool: Lewisville
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#20
Jacorey
Johnson
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-6
- Position: RB
- Hometown: Columbus, Ga.
- Highschool: Northside
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#21
Jaylen
Redd
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: FS
- Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
- Highschool: Germantown
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#22
Jeremiah
Benton
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-11
- Position: DB
- Hometown: Stone Mountain, Ga.
- Highschool: Redan
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#23
Malcom
McNeil
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-11
- Position: FS
- Hometown: Kingston, N.Y.
- Highschool: Kingston
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#24
Moise
Armbruster
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-7
- Position: RB
- Hometown: Miamisburg, Ohio
- Highschool: Springboro
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#25
Jacob
Deisler
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-8
- Position: RB
- Hometown: Paulding, Ohio
- Highschool: Paulding
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#26
Antoine
Dennis Jr.
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: RB
- Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
- Highschool: Huber Heights Wayne
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#27
DaShaun
Davis
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Position: RB
- Hometown: Lawton, Okla.
- Highschool: Mac Arthur
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#27
Veiontre
Lewis
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-7
- Position: RB
- Hometown: New Orleans, La.
- Highschool: Chalmette
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#28
Kobe
Dade
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-8
- Position: DB
- Hometown: Muncie, Ind.
- Highschool: Hamilton Southern
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#29
Deuntray
Drennon
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: RB
- Hometown: Mesquite, Texas
- Highschool: North Mesquite
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#29
Jonathan
Wright-Daniel
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: DB
- Hometown: Goose Creek, S.C.
- Highschool: Goose Creek
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#31
James
Parker Jr.
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-8
- Position: LB
- Hometown: West Haven, Conn.
- Highschool: West Haven
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#32
Johntavious
Shingles
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Columbus, Ga.
- Highschool: Carver
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#33
Desean
Matthews
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-6
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Southeastern
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#34
Tyshaun
Hudson
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Thomasville, Ala.
- Highschool: Thomasville
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#35
Coi
Gossett
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-1
- Position: DL
- Hometown: Gahanna, Ohio
- Highschool: Lincoln
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#36
Tyshaun
Freeman
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: SB
- Hometown: Macon, Ga.
- Highschool: Westside
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#37
Terrance
Morgan Jr.
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: DB
- Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio
- Highschool: Union City
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#38
Alejandro
Castro
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: DB
- Hometown: Syracuse, Ind.
- Highschool: Wawasee
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#39
Jai'Quan
Tipton
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: DB
- Hometown: Kalamazoo, Mich.
- Highschool: Central
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#40
Zain
Hile
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: DB
- Hometown: Lima, Ohio
- Highschool: Elida
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#41
Glen
Tobias III
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Howard City, Mich.
- Highschool: Tri County Area
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#42
Richard
Pope IV
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-2
- Position: DL
- Hometown: Daytona Beach, Fla.
- Highschool: Atlantic
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#43
Tyshawn
Brooks
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-8
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
- Highschool: Fenton
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#44
Silas
Merchant
- Class: Fr.
- Position: DL
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Northwestern
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#46
Anthone
Williiams
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Summerville, Ga.
- Highschool: Model
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#47
Antquion
Wray
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
- Highschool: Kingsbury
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#48
Damien
Weyer
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-7
- Position: RB
- Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
- Highschool: Waite
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#49
Jon Luke
Harmeyer
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Houston, Texas
- Highschool: Elkins
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#50
Hunter
Stettner
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: ILB
- Hometown: Holladay, Tenn.
- Highschool: Camden Central
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#51
Andre
Almore
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-1
- Position: OT
- Hometown: Mableton, Ga.
- Highschool: Pebblebrook
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#52
Chrishawn
Bradford
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: OL
- Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
- Highschool: Trezevant
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#53
Chayse
Singer
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Sherwood, Ohio
- Highschool: Fairview
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#54
Cole
Mabis
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Paulding, Ohio
- Highschool: Paulding
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#56
Ramik
Hairston
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: DE
- Hometown: Freehold, N.J.
- Highschool: Freehold Boro
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#57
De'Ante
Walker
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Southeastern
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#59
Kamron
Roberts
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-7
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Ohio
- Highschool: East
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#60
Te'Von
Carson-Payton
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-1
- Position: C
- Hometown: Loganville, Ga.
- Highschool: Riverside Military Academy
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#64
Ethan
Hall
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-8
- Position: OL
- Hometown: Caneyville, Ky.
- Highschool: Grayson County
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#65
Kendrick
Blackmon
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-8
- Position: C
- Hometown: Mableton, Ga.
- Highschool: Pebblebrook
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#66
Darries
McCullough Jr.
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: OL
- Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
- Highschool: Benjamin E. Mays
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#67
Ryan
Ahmed
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: OL
- Hometown: Dearborn, Mich.
- Highschool: Advanced Technology Academy
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#69
Fernando
Sanabria Nieves
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: DL
- Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
- Highschool: Briggs
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#70
David
Heidelburg
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-4
- Position: OL
- Hometown: Fremont, Ohio
- Highschool: Freemont Ross
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#71
Lesly
Fleurissaint
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Position: DL
- Hometown: Federalsburg, Md.
- Highschool: Colonel Richardson
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#72
Clarence
Smith Jr.
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: OL
- Hometown: New Orleans, La.
- Highschool: John F. Kennedy
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#74
Eric
Moultrie Jr.
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-8
- Position: OG
- Hometown: Snellville, Ga.
- Highschool: South Gwinnett
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#75
Gabriel
Bookman
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6'6
- Position: OL/DL
- Hometown: Belpre, Ohio
- Highschool: Warren
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#76
Branden
Durkee
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: OL
- Hometown: New Orleans, La.
- Highschool: De La Salle
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#77
Victor
Garza-White
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-2
- Position: OL
- Hometown: Harlingen, Texas
- Highschool: Harrison
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#78
Asa
Moledor
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: DL
- Hometown: Suffield, Ohio
- Highschool: Field
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#80
Tawann
Rome
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: WR
- Hometown: New Orleans, La.
- Highschool: Arabia Mountain
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#81
Da'Realyst
Clark
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Lima, Ohio
- Highschool: Lima Senior
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#83
Shonjae
Gibson
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Rogers
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#85
Emanuel
Gutierrez
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-1
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Round Lake Beach, Ill.
- Highschool: Round Lake Senior
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#87
Noah
Pistory
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: LS
- Hometown: New Bavaria, Ohio
- Highschool: Holgate
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#88
Jamel
McIver
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-11
- Position: DE
- Hometown: McDonough, Ga.
- Highschool: Luella
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#89
Logan
Blissenbach
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Position: TE
- Hometown: East Liverpool, Ohio
- Highschool: Beaver Loval
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#90
Zeke
Sanchez
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-8
- Position: K
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Highschool: Warren Central
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#91
Aidan
Burke
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-5
- Position: DL
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Highschool: Purdue Polytechnic
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#92
Dom
Barnhart
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-3
- Position: DL
- Hometown: Martinsburg, W.Va
- Highschool: Hedgeville
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#93
Benjamin
Arrick
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-8
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Bay City, Mich.
- Highschool: Howell
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#94
Miguel
Gomez
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-7
- Position: DT
- Hometown: Wauseon, Ohio
- Highschool: Wauseon
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#95
Kanye
McKinley
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Position: DL
- Hometown: Houma, La.
- Highschool: Terrebonne
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#96
Brayden
Birkholz
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Norton Shores, Mich.
- Highschool: West Ottawa
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#97
Marcus
Abney
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Position: DL
- Hometown: Decatur, Ohio
- Highschool: Stephenson
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#98
Davidson
Leconte Jr.
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: DL
- Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
- Highschool: Miami Jackson
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#99
Thomas
Hardin
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
- Highschool: East
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Austin
Brinkley
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: ATH
- Hometown: St. Petersburg, Fla.
- Highschool: Seminole
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Ryland
Fuller
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-2
- Position: OG
- Hometown: Fayetteville, Ga.
- Highschool: Sandy Creek
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Antawn
Nathan
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-2
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
- Highschool: Thurgood Marshall
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Damontay
Spurlock
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: RB
- Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
- Highschool: Hyde Park
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Shamar
Thompson
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Highschool: Lockland
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