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2022 Defiance Football Roster

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous College
0 Pos.: DT Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 265 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Fort Myers, Fla. / Lehigh /
1 Pos.: QB Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 170 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Detroit, Mich. / Osborn / Olivet College
2 Pos.: ILB Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 205 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Leslie, Mich. / Leslie /
3 Pos.: DB Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Miami Gardens, Fla. / Palm Bay Magnet /
4 Pos.: CB Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 5-6 Wt.: 140 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Miami Gardens, Fla. / Mater Academy Charter /
5 Pos.: WR Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 165 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Homerville, Ga. / Clinch County / Independence Community College
6 Pos.: WR Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 160 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Wethersfield, Conn. / Capital Preparatory Magnet School / Utica College
7 Pos.: WR Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 155 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Nashville, Tenn. / John Overton /
7 Pos.: CB Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 160 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Dayton, Ohio / Thurgood Marshall / University of Akron
8 Pos.: DB Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Kissimmee, Fla. / Haines City /
9 Pos.: QB Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 210 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Tomball, Texas / Klein /
9 Pos.: CB Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 150 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / South Plantation /
10 Pos.: SB Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 205 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Riverview, Fla. / East Bay /
11 Pos.: WR Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 160 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Brooklyn, NY / Central Gwinnett /
12 Pos.: RB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-7 Wt.: 160 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Rome, Ga. / Model /
12 Pos.: WR Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Virginia Beach, Va. / Cypress Creek Middle /
13 Pos.: TE Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 205 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Monument, Colo. / Lewis Palmer /
13 Pos.: DB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 157 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Abbeville, S.C. / Abbeville /
14 Pos.: QB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 150 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Berlin, Ver. / Spaulding /
14 Pos.: QB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Palmetto, Fla. / Cypress Creek /
15 Pos.: ILB Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Opa-locka, Fla. / Mater Academy Charter /
16 Pos.: QB Cl.: Fr. Ht.:   Wt.:   Hometown/High School/Previous College: / /
16 Pos.: DB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-5 Wt.: 140 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Monroe, La. / Richwood /
17 Pos.: DB Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 160 Hometown/High School/Previous College: West Palm Beach, Fla. / John Leonard /
17 Pos.: QB Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Fort Wayne, Ind. / Northrop /
18 Pos.: P Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 165 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Lake Elsinore, Calif. / Temescal Canyon /
18 Pos.: WR Cl.: Fr. Ht.:   Wt.:   Hometown/High School/Previous College: / /
18 Pos.: WR Cl.: So. Ht.: 5-7 Wt.: 130 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Hudson, Fla. / Fivay /
19 Pos.: WR Cl.: So. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Richburg, S.C. / Lewisville /
20 Pos.: RB Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 5-6 Wt.: 290 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Columbus, Ga. / Northside /
21 Pos.: FS Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Memphis, Tenn. / Germantown /
22 Pos.: DB Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 165 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Stone Mountain, Ga. / Redan /
23 Pos.: FS Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Kingston, N.Y. / Kingston /
23 Pos.: RB Cl.: Fr. Ht.:   Wt.:   Hometown/High School/Previous College: / /
24 Pos.: RB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-7 Wt.: 170 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Miamisburg, Ohio / Springboro /
25 Pos.: RB Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Paulding, Ohio / Paulding /
26 Pos.: RB Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 175 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Dayton, Ohio / Huber Heights Wayne /
27 Pos.: RB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 225 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Lawton, Okla. / Mac Arthur /
27 Pos.: RB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-7 Wt.: 150 Hometown/High School/Previous College: New Orleans, La. / Chalmette /
28 Pos.: DB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 144 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Muncie, Ind. / Hamilton Southern /
29 Pos.: RB Cl.: So. Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 140 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Mesquite, Texas / North Mesquite /
29 Pos.:   Cl.: Fr. Ht.:   Wt.:   Hometown/High School/Previous College: / /
29 Pos.: DB Cl.: So. Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 165 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Goose Creek, S.C. / Goose Creek /
30 Pos.: DB Cl.: Fr. Ht.:   Wt.:   Hometown/High School/Previous College: / /
31 Pos.: LB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 202 Hometown/High School/Previous College: West Haven, Conn. / West Haven /
32 Pos.: LB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 204 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Columbus, Ga. / Carver /
33 Pos.: WR Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-6 Wt.: 168 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Detroit, Mich. / Southeastern /
34 Pos.: LB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Thomasville, Ala. / Thomasville /
35 Pos.: DL Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 205 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Gahanna, Ohio / Lincoln /
36 Pos.: SB Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 250 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Macon, Ga. / Westside /
37 Pos.: DB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 160 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Youngstown, Ohio / Union City /
38 Pos.: DB Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 175 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Syracuse, Ind. / Wawasee /
39 Pos.: DB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 170 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Kalamazoo, Mich. / Central /
40 Pos.: DB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 170 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Lima, Ohio / Elida /
41 Pos.: LB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 230 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Howard City, Mich. / Tri County Area /
42 Pos.: DL Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 250 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Daytona Beach, Fla. / Atlantic /
43 Pos.: LB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Chicago, Ill. / Fenton /
44 Pos.: DL Cl.: Fr. Ht.:   Wt.:   Hometown/High School/Previous College: Detroit, Mich. / Northwestern /
45 Pos.: DB Cl.: Fr. Ht.:   Wt.:   Hometown/High School/Previous College: / /
46 Pos.: LB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 210 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Summerville, Ga. / Model /
47 Pos.: LB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Memphis, Tenn. / Kingsbury /
48 Pos.: RB Cl.: So. Ht.: 5-7 Wt.: 212 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Toledo, Ohio / Waite /
49 Pos.: LB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Houston, Texas / Elkins /
50 Pos.: ILB Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 210 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Holladay, Tenn. / Camden Central /
51 Pos.: OT Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 240 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Mableton, Ga. / Pebblebrook /
52 Pos.: OL Cl.: So. Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 345 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Memphis, Tenn. / Trezevant /
53 Pos.: LB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Sherwood, Ohio / Fairview /
54 Pos.: LB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Paulding, Ohio / Paulding /
55 Pos.: OL Cl.: Fr. Ht.:   Wt.:   Hometown/High School/Previous College: / /
56 Pos.: DE Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Freehold, N.J. / Freehold Boro /
57 Pos.: LB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 230 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Detroit, Mich. / Southeastern /
59 Pos.: LB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-7 Wt.: 210 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Ohio / East /
60 Pos.: C Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 265 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Loganville, Ga. / Riverside Military Academy /
61 Pos.: DL Cl.: Fr. Ht.:   Wt.:   Hometown/High School/Previous College: / /
62 Pos.: DL Cl.: Fr. Ht.:   Wt.:   Hometown/High School/Previous College: / /
63 Pos.: OL Cl.: Fr. Ht.:   Wt.:   Hometown/High School/Previous College: / /
64 Pos.: OL Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 257 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Caneyville, Ky. / Grayson County /
65 Pos.: C Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 270 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Mableton, Ga. / Pebblebrook /
66 Pos.: OL Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 270 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Atlanta, Ga. / Benjamin E. Mays /
67 Pos.: OL Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 258 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Dearborn, Mich. / Advanced Technology Academy /
69 Pos.: DL Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 309 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Columbus, Ohio / Briggs /
70 Pos.: OL Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 315 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Fremont, Ohio / Freemont Ross /
71 Pos.: DL Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 211 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Federalsburg, Md. / Colonel Richardson /
72 Pos.: OL Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 281 Hometown/High School/Previous College: New Orleans, La. / John F. Kennedy /
73 Pos.: DL Cl.: Fr. Ht.:   Wt.:   Hometown/High School/Previous College: / /
74 Pos.: OG Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 350 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Snellville, Ga. / South Gwinnett /
75 Pos.: OL/DL Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6'6 Wt.: 280 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Belpre, Ohio / Warren /
76 Pos.: OL Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 340 Hometown/High School/Previous College: New Orleans, La. / De La Salle /
77 Pos.: OL Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 245 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Harlingen, Texas / Harrison /
78 Pos.: DL Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 315 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Suffield, Ohio / Field /
79 Pos.: DL Cl.: Fr. Ht.:   Wt.:   Hometown/High School/Previous College: / /
80 Pos.: WR Cl.: So. Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 175 Hometown/High School/Previous College: New Orleans, La. / Arabia Mountain /
81 Pos.: WR Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 150 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Lima, Ohio / Lima Senior /
83 Pos.: WR Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 160 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Detroit, Mich. / Rogers /
85 Pos.: WR Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Round Lake Beach, Ill. / Round Lake Senior /
87 Pos.: LS Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 210 Hometown/High School/Previous College: New Bavaria, Ohio / Holgate /
88 Pos.: DE Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School/Previous College: McDonough, Ga. / Luella /
89 Pos.: TE Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School/Previous College: East Liverpool, Ohio / Beaver Loval /
90 Pos.: K Cl.: So. Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Indianapolis, Ind. / Warren Central /
91 Pos.: DL Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 240 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Indianapolis, Ind. / Purdue Polytechnic /
92 Pos.: DL Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 215 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Martinsburg, W.Va / Hedgeville /
93 Pos.: LB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 160 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Bay City, Mich. / Howell /
94 Pos.: DT Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 5-7 Wt.: 230 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Wauseon, Ohio / Wauseon /
95 Pos.: DL Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 240 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Houma, La. / Terrebonne /
96 Pos.: LB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Norton Shores, Mich. / West Ottawa /
97 Pos.: DL Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 310 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Decatur, Ohio / Stephenson /
98 Pos.: DL Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 245 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Toledo, Ohio / Miami Jackson /
99 Pos.: LB Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 157 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Columbus, Ohio / East /
  Pos.: ATH Cl.: So. Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 175 Hometown/High School/Previous College: St. Petersburg, Fla. / Seminole /
  Pos.: RB Cl.: Fr. Ht.:   Wt.:   Hometown/High School/Previous College: / /
  Pos.: OG Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 275 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Fayetteville, Ga. / Sandy Creek /
  Pos.: WR Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Dayton, Ohio / Thurgood Marshall /
  Pos.: RB Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 235 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Chicago, Ill. / Hyde Park /
  Pos.: WR Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 145 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Cincinnati, Ohio / Lockland /