2023 Defiance Football Roster
Season
#0
Tyshaun
Freeman
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: RB
- Hometown: Macon, Ga.
- Highschool: Westside
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#1
Isiah
Watts
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-3
- Position: DB
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Osborn
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#2
Thomas
Coltrain
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-11
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Leslie, Mich.
- Highschool: Leslie
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#3
Dajuan
Bethel
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: DB
- Hometown: Opa-Locka, Fla.
- Highschool: Palm Bay Magnet
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#4
Jaylen
Redd
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: DB
- Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
- Highschool: Germantown
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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
Tawann
Rome
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Grayson, La.
- Highschool: Arabia Mountain
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#7
Michael
Martin
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-11
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
- Highschool: John Overton
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#7
V'Sean
Palmer
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-2
- Position: DB
- Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
- Highschool: Thurgood Marshall
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#8
Brian
Murat
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-11
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Kissimmee, Fla.
- Highschool: Haines City
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#8
Jalen
Warren
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-11
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Wesley Chapel, Fla.
- Highschool: Cypress Creek
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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: Sr.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: DB
- Hometown: Miami, Fla.
- Highschool: South Plantation
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#10
Zeke
Sanchez
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-8
- Position: K
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Highschool: Warren Central
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#10
Braden
Tozier
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: QB
- Hometown: Sneads Ferry, N.C.
- Highschool: Dixon
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#11
Devon
Brown
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Highschool: Central Gwinnett
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#12
Dazzmon
Garrett
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-6
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Highschool: Cathedral
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#12
Ethan
Quiles
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: QB
- Hometown: Queens, N.Y.
- Highschool: Newtown
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#13
Cole
Recker
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-2
- Position: TE
- Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Highschool: Lewis Palmer
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#13
Quayvion
Tobias
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: DB
- Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
- Highschool: Lithonia
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#14
Ayden
Hurse
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-11
- Position: QB
- Hometown: Corona, Calif.
- Highschool: Liahona Academy
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#14
Jehlani
Warren
- Class: Sr.
- 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: LB
- Hometown: Opa-Locka, Fla.
- Highschool: Mater Academy Charter
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#16
Jerreal
Brown
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-5
- Position: QB
- Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
- Highschool: Garfield Heights
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#16
Ramik
Hairston
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Freehold, N.J.
- Highschool: Freehold
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#17
Shonjae
Gibson
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
- Highschool: Rogers
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#17
Christian
Trimble
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Position: QB
- Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Highschool: Wayne
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#18
Mathew
Bolanos
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-3
- Position: P
- Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.
- Highschool: Temescal Canyon
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#18
DeSean
Matthews
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-7
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Southeastern
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#19
Jadon
Scott
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-1
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Fort Lawn, S.C.
- Highschool: Lewisville
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#20
Sean
Montgomery
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-7
- Position: RB
- Hometown: Rome, Ga.
- Highschool: Model
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#21
Carlens
Elisias
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: DB
- Hometown: West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Highschool: John I. Leonard
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#22
Zach
Lovett
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-8
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- Highschool: Stranahan
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#23
Malcom
McNeil
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-11
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Kingston, N.Y.
- Highschool: Kingston
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#23
Cooper
Sloan
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: RB
- Hometown: Cherryville, N.C.
- Highschool: Cherryville
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#24
Tyquez
Douglas
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-11
- Position: DB
- Hometown: Hopkinsville, Ky.
- Highschool: Christian County
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#25
Jacob
Deisler
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-8
- Position: RB
- Hometown: Paulding, Ohio
- Highschool: Paulding
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#26
Khari
Hurt
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: RB
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Hazel Park
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#27
DaShaun
Davis
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: RB
- Hometown: Lawton, Okla.
- Highschool: MacArthur
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#28
Christopher
Young
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-8
- Position: RB
- Hometown: Newport, Ark.
- Highschool: Newport
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#29
Isaiah
Cosby
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: DB
- Hometown: East St. Louis, Ill.
- Highschool: Silverado
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#29
Yamil
Cruz
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: RB
- Hometown: Rochester, N.Y.
- Highschool: Berea Community
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#30
Martavious
Harris
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: RB
- Hometown: Macon, Ga.
- Highschool: Northeast
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#30
Samuel
Wright
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: DB
- Hometown: St. Paris, Ohio
- Highschool: Graham
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#31
Anthony
Miller
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Ypsilanti, Mich.
- Highschool: Ionia
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#32
Anthony
Southerland
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: DB
- Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Highschool: Western Hills University
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#33
Veiontre
Lewis
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-7
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Violet, La.
- Highschool: Chalmette
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#34
Ayiteh
Sowah
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-7
- Position: RB
- Hometown: Saginaw, Mich.
- Highschool: Nouvel Catholic Central
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#35
Coi
Gossett
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-1
- Position: DL
- Hometown: Pace, Fla.
- Highschool: Gahanna Lincoln
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#35
Jeremiah
McKinney
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: RB
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Denby
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#36
Stephen
Gullet Jr.
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Position: DB
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Oak Park
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#37
Justis
Ashley
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: DB
- Hometown: Lansing, Mich.
- Highschool: Lansing Waverly
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#37
Kannon
Bates
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Flint, Mich.
- Highschool: Carman-Ainsworth
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#38
Damontay
Spurlock
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: RB
- Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
- Highschool: Hyde Park
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#39
Robert
Talley
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
- Highschool: Whitehaven
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#40
Zain
Hile
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: DB
- Hometown: Lima, Ohio
- Highschool: Elida
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#41
Kelandre
Jones
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: RB
- Hometown: Fremont, Ohio
- Highschool: Fremont
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#42
Richard
Pope IV
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-2
- Position: DL
- Hometown: Daytona Beach, Fla.
- Highschool: Atlantic
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#43
Tyshawn
Brooks
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-8
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
- Highschool: Fenton
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#43
DeAnte
Walker
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-3
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Southeastern
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#44
Dominic
Harris
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-1
- Position: DL
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Southeastern
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#45
Brayden
Birkholz
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-2
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Holland, Mich.
- Highschool: West Ottawa
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#46
Anthone
Williams
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Summerville, Ga.
- Highschool: Model
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#47
David
Hunter
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Position: DB
- Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Highschool: Northrop
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#48
Davidson
Leconte Jr.
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: DL
- Hometown: Miami, Fla.
- Highschool: Miami Jackson
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#49
Ezra
Strickland
- Class: Fr.
- Position: ATH
- Hometown: Dublin, Ohio
- Highschool: Dublin Scioto
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#50
Hunter
Bentley
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: OL
- Hometown: Farmington, Ark.
- Highschool: Farmington
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#51
Andre
Almore
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-1
- Position: OL
- Hometown: Mableton, Ga.
- Highschool: Pebblebrook
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#52
Aidan
Burke
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-6
- Position: OL
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Highschool: Purdue Polytechnic
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#53
London
Lampkin
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Silver Spring, Md.
- Highschool: Wheaton
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#54
Cole
Mabis
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Paulding, Ohio
- Highschool: Paulding
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#55
Davin
Hardaway
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Melvindale ABT
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#56
Coty
Johnson II
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Position: LB
- Hometown: New Orleans, La.
- Highschool: Pike
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#57
Damarion
LaBlanc
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Highschool: Innovation Central
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#58
Jimmie
Brinson
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Jackson, Miss.
- Highschool: Hazel Park
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#59
Marquise
Elliott
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-7
- Position: LB
- Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Highschool: Princeton
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#63
Calaab
Jones
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-5
- Position: OL
- Hometown: Irvine, Ky.
- Highschool: Estill County
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#65
Kendrick
Blackmon
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: OL
- Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
- Highschool: Pebblebrook
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#67
Javen
Gaines
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Position: DL
- Hometown: Defiance, Ohio
- Highschool: Tinora
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#68
Mike
Huffman
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: OL
- Hometown: South Bend, Ind.
- Highschool: Clay
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#70
David
Heidelburg
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-3
- Position: OL
- Hometown: Fremont, Ohio
- Highschool: Fremont Ross
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#72
Brian
Hammer
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Position: OL
- Hometown: Jackson, Mich.
- Highschool: East Jackson
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#74
Eric
Moultrie Jr.
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-11
- Position: OL
- Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
- Highschool: South Gwinnett
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#75
Lance
Army
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: OL
- Hometown: Elkhart, Ind.
- Highschool: Concord
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#76
Branden
Durkee
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: DL
- Hometown: New Orleans, La.
- Highschool: De La Salle
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#77
Gabriel
Bookman
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-7
- Position: OL
- Hometown: Vincent, Ohio
- Highschool: Warren
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#79
Asa
Moledor
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-3
- Position: OL
- Hometown: Akron, Ohio
- Highschool: Field
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#80
Cordae
McAllister
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Ferndale
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#81
Landon
Roberts
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Jackson, Mich.
- Highschool: East Jackson
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#82
Donovan
Anderson
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Southfield, Mich.
- Highschool: Southfield A&T
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#83
Tae
Allen
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz.
- Highschool: Dysart
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#84
Lakota
Hagenbaugh
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Position: TE/LS
- Hometown: Medina, Ohio
- Highschool: Cloverleaf
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#85
Emanuel
Gutierrez
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-1
- Position: TE
- Hometown: Round Lake Beach, Ill.
- Highschool: Round Lake Senior
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#86
Tim
Squire
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Oak Park
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#87
Tray
Murrell
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-5
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Lexington, Ky.
- Highschool: Paris
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#88
Charles
Hollandsworth
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Middletown, Ohio
- Highschool: Middletown
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#89
Martez
Washington
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Position: WR
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Voyageur College Prep
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#90
Thaddus
Pratt
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Position: DL
- Hometown: Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Highschool: Ottawa Hills
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#91
Jakar
Moore
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: DL
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Highschool: Cardinal Ritter
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#92
Dominick
Barnhart
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-2
- Position: DL
- Hometown: Hedgesville, W.Va.
- Highschool: Hedgesville
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#94
Khalon
Kelsaw
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: DL
- Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Highschool: Wayne
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#95
Kanye
McKinley
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-11
- Position: DL
- Hometown: Houma, La.
- Highschool: Terrebonne
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#97
Andre
Tibbs
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Position: DL
- Hometown: Lima, Ohio
- Highschool: Lima Senior
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#99
Fernando
Sanabria Nieves
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-9
- Position: DL
- Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
- Highschool: Briggs
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Moise
Armbruster
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-7
- Position: RB
- Hometown: Miamisburg, Ohio
- Highschool: Springboro
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Chrishawn
Bradford
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: OL
- Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
- Highschool: Trezevant
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Tyshaun
Hudson
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-10
- Position: DB
- Hometown: Thomasville, Ala.
- Highschool: Thomasville
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