2023 Defiance Football Roster
Season
| No. | Name | Pos. | Cl. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown/High School/Previous College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | Pos.: WR | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 170 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Phoenix, Ariz. / Dysart / | |
| 82 | Pos.: WR | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 170 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Southfield, Mich. / Southfield A&T / | |
| Pos.: DL | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: | Wt.: | Hometown/High School/Previous College: / / | ||
| 75 | Pos.: OL | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 260 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Elkhart, Ind. / Concord / | |
| 37 | Pos.: DB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 160 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Lansing, Mich. / Lansing Waverly / | |
| 37 | Pos.: WR | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 170 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Flint, Mich. / Carman-Ainsworth / | |
| 50 | Pos.: OL | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 240 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Farmington, Ark. / Farmington / | |
| 58 | Pos.: LB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 217 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Jackson, Miss. / Hazel Park / | |
| 29 | Pos.: DB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 165 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: East St. Louis, Ill. / Silverado / | |
| 29 | Pos.: RB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 185 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Rochester, N.Y. / Berea Community / | |
| 59 | Pos.: LB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-7 | Wt.: 192 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Cincinnati, Ohio / Princeton / | |
| 67 | Pos.: DL | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 295 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Defiance, Ohio / Tinora / | |
| Pos.: RB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: | Wt.: | Hometown/High School/Previous College: / / | ||
| 36 | Pos.: DB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 164 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Detroit, Mich. / Oak Park / | |
| 84 | Pos.: TE/LS | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-2 | Wt.: 240 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Medina, Ohio / Cloverleaf / | |
| 72 | Pos.: OL | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-3 | Wt.: 296 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Jackson, Mich. / East Jackson / | |
| 55 | Pos.: LB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 215 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Detroit, Mich. / Melvindale ABT / | |
| 30 | Pos.: RB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 182 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Macon, Ga. / Northeast / | |
| 88 | Pos.: WR | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 145 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Middletown, Ohio / Middletown / | |
| 68 | Pos.: OL | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 295 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: South Bend, Ind. / Clay / | |
| 47 | Pos.: DB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-2 | Wt.: 180 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Fort Wayne, Ind. / Northrop / | |
| 26 | Pos.: RB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 162 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Detroit, Mich. / Hazel Park / | |
| 56 | Pos.: LB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 250 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: New Orleans, La. / Pike / | |
| 41 | Pos.: RB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 237 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Fremont, Ohio / Fremont / | |
| 94 | Pos.: DL | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 240 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Fort Wayne, Ind. / Wayne / | |
| 57 | Pos.: LB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 230 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Grand Rapids, Mich. / Innovation Central / | |
| 53 | Pos.: LB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 210 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Silver Spring, Md. / Wheaton / | |
| 22 | Pos.: LB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-8 | Wt.: 170 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Stranahan / | |
| 80 | Pos.: WR | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 160 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Detroit, Mich. / Ferndale / | |
| 35 | Pos.: RB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 206 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Detroit, Mich. / Denby / | |
| 31 | Pos.: WR | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 182 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Ypsilanti, Mich. / Ionia / | |
| 91 | Pos.: DL | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 330 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Indianapolis, Ind. / Cardinal Ritter / | |
| 87 | Pos.: WR | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-5 | Wt.: 175 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Lexington, Ky. / Paris / | |
| Pos.: DL | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: | Wt.: | Hometown/High School/Previous College: / / | ||
| 90 | Pos.: DL | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 185 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Grand Rapids, Mich. / Ottawa Hills / | |
| 12 | Pos.: QB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 171 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Queens, N.Y. / Newtown / | |
| 81 | Pos.: WR | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 165 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Jackson, Mich. / East Jackson / | |
| 32 | Pos.: DB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 161 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Cincinnati, Ohio / Western Hills University / | |
| 34 | Pos.: RB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-7 | Wt.: 182 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Saginaw, Mich. / Nouvel Catholic Central / | |
| 86 | Pos.: WR | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 150 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Detroit, Mich. / Oak Park / | |
| 49 | Pos.: ATH | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: | Wt.: | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Dublin, Ohio / Dublin Scioto / | |
| 39 | Pos.: LB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 160 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Memphis, Tenn. / Whitehaven / | |
| Pos.: DL | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: | Wt.: | Hometown/High School/Previous College: / / | ||
| 97 | Pos.: DL | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-3 | Wt.: 230 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Lima, Ohio / Lima Senior / | |
| 13 | Pos.: DB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 165 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Atlanta, Ga. / Lithonia / | |
| 10 | Pos.: QB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 145 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Sneads Ferry, N.C. / Dixon / | |
| 17 | Pos.: QB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 179 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Fort Wayne, Ind. / Wayne / | |
| 89 | Pos.: WR | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 168 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Detroit, Mich. / Voyageur College Prep / | |
| 49 | Pos.: RB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: | Wt.: | Hometown/High School/Previous College: / / | |
| 30 | Pos.: DB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 150 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: St. Paris, Ohio / Graham / | |
| 28 | Pos.: RB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-8 | Wt.: 190 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Newport, Ark. / Newport / | |
| 92 | Pos.: DL | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 6-2 | Wt.: 210 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Hedgesville, W.Va. / Hedgesville / | |
| 18 | Pos.: P | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 6-3 | Wt.: 170 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Long Beach, Calif. / Temescal Canyon / | |
| Pos.: OL | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 345 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Memphis, Tenn. / Trezevant / | ||
| 11 | Pos.: WR | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 160 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Brooklyn, N.Y. / Central Gwinnett / | |
| 52 | Pos.: OL | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 6-6 | Wt.: 271 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Indianapolis, Ind. / Purdue Polytechnic / | |
| 27 | Pos.: RB | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 209 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Lawton, Okla. / MacArthur / | |
| 24 | Pos.: DB | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 165 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Hopkinsville, Ky. / Christian County / Thomas More University | |
| 85 | Pos.: TE | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 200 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Round Lake Beach, Ill. / Round Lake Senior / | |
| 16 | Pos.: LB | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 210 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Freehold, N.J. / Freehold / | |
| 70 | Pos.: OL | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 6-3 | Wt.: 324 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Fremont, Ohio / Fremont Ross / | |
| Pos.: DL | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: | Wt.: | Hometown/High School/Previous College: / / Lawrence Tech | ||
| 6 | Pos.: WR | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 170 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Grayson, La. / Arabia Mountain / | |
| 10 | Pos.: K | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 5-8 | Wt.: 183 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Indianapolis, Ind. / Warren Central / | |
| 19 | Pos.: WR | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 209 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Fort Lawn, S.C. / Lewisville / | |
| 38 | Pos.: RB | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 240 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Chicago, Ill. / Hyde Park / | |
| 8 | Pos.: WR | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 185 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Wesley Chapel, Fla. / Cypress Creek / | |
| Pos.: FB | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: | Wt.: | Hometown/High School/Previous College: / / | ||
| Pos.: RB | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 5-7 | Wt.: 170 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Miamisburg, Ohio / Springboro / | ||
| 45 | Pos.: LB | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 6-2 | Wt.: 215 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Holland, Mich. / West Ottawa / | |
| 77 | Pos.: OL | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 6-7 | Wt.: 305 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Vincent, Ohio / Warren / | |
| 43 | Pos.: LB | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 5-8 | Wt.: 195 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Chicago, Ill. / Fenton / | |
| 16 | Pos.: QB | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 6-5 | Wt.: 217 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Cleveland, Ohio / Garfield Heights / | |
| 25 | Pos.: RB | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 5-8 | Wt.: 185 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Paulding, Ohio / Paulding / | |
| 12 | Pos.: WR | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 5-6 | Wt.: 157 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Indianapolis, Ind. / Cathedral / Anderson | |
| 17 | Pos.: WR | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 170 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Toledo, Ohio / Rogers / | |
| 44 | Pos.: DL | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 220 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Detroit, Mich. / Southeastern / | |
| 40 | Pos.: DB | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 175 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Lima, Ohio / Elida / | |
| Pos.: DB | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 200 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Thomasville, Ala. / Thomasville / | ||
| 14 | Pos.: QB | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 195 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Corona, Calif. / Liahona Academy / Chaffey | |
| Pos.: DL | Cl.: So. | Ht.: | Wt.: | Hometown/High School/Previous College: / / Southwestern CC | ||
| 63 | Pos.: OL | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 6-5 | Wt.: 400 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Irvine, Ky. / Estill County / Kentucky Christian | |
| Pos.: DB | Cl.: So. | Ht.: | Wt.: | Hometown/High School/Previous College: / / University of Virginia Lynchburg | ||
| 48 | Pos.: DL | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 240 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Miami, Fla. / Miami Jackson / | |
| 33 | Pos.: WR | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 5-7 | Wt.: 150 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Violet, La. / Chalmette / | |
| 54 | Pos.: LB | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 200 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Paulding, Ohio / Paulding / | |
| 18 | Pos.: WR | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 5-7 | Wt.: 175 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Detroit, Mich. / Southeastern / | |
| Pos.: OL | Cl.: So. | Ht.: | Wt.: | Hometown/High School/Previous College: / / | ||
| 95 | Pos.: DL | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 240 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Houma, La. / Terrebonne / | |
| 79 | Pos.: OL | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 6-3 | Wt.: 295 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Akron, Ohio / Field / | |
| 20 | Pos.: RB | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 5-7 | Wt.: 160 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Rome, Ga. / Model / | |
| Pos.: DB | Cl.: So. | Ht.: | Wt.: | Hometown/High School/Previous College: / / | ||
| 99 | Pos.: DL | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 330 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Columbus, Ohio / Briggs / | |
| 23 | Pos.: RB | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 185 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Cherryville, N.C. / Cherryville / | |
| 43 | Pos.: LB | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 6-3 | Wt.: 251 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Detroit, Mich. / Southeastern / | |
| 46 | Pos.: LB | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 213 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Summerville, Ga. / Model / | |
| 51 | Pos.: OL | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 281 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Mableton, Ga. / Pebblebrook / | |
| 9 | Pos.: QB | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 6-2 | Wt.: 228 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Tomball, Texas / Klein / | |
| Pos.: DB | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: | Wt.: | Hometown/High School/Previous College: / / | ||
| 3 | Pos.: DB | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 180 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Opa-Locka, Fla. / Palm Bay Magnet / | |
| 5 | Pos.: WR | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 175 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Homerville, Ga. / Clinch County / Independence Community College | |
| 65 | Pos.: OL | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 297 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Atlanta, Ga. / Pebblebrook / | |
| 9 | Pos.: DB | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 170 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Miami, Fla. / South Plantation / | |
| 2 | Pos.: LB | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 210 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Leslie, Mich. / Leslie / | |
| 76 | Pos.: DL | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 319 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: New Orleans, La. / De La Salle / | |
| 21 | Pos.: DB | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 182 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: West Palm Beach, Fla. / John I. Leonard / Florida Atlantic | |
| 15 | Pos.: LB | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 200 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Opa-Locka, Fla. / Mater Academy Charter / | |
| 0 | Pos.: RB | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 237 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Macon, Ga. / Westside / | |
| 35 | Pos.: DL | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 225 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Pace, Fla. / Gahanna Lincoln / | |
| 7 | Pos.: WR | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 150 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Nashville, Tenn. / John Overton / | |
| 23 | Pos.: LB | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 210 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Kingston, N.Y. / Kingston / | |
| 74 | Pos.: OL | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 370 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Chicago, Ill. / South Gwinnett / | |
| 8 | Pos.: LB | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 185 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Kissimmee, Fla. / Haines City / | |
| 7 | Pos.: DB | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 6-2 | Wt.: 170 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Dayton, Ohio / Thurgood Marshall / Akron | |
| 42 | Pos.: DL | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 6-2 | Wt.: 255 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Daytona Beach, Fla. / Atlantic / | |
| 13 | Pos.: TE | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 6-2 | Wt.: 220 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Colorado Springs, Colo. / Lewis Palmer / Presentation College | |
| 4 | Pos.: DB | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 185 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Memphis, Tenn. / Germantown / | |
| 14 | Pos.: QB | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 180 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Palmetto, Fla. / Cypress Creek / | |
| 1 | Pos.: DB | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 6-3 | Wt.: 190 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Detroit, Mich. / Osborn / Olivet |
