Kent State Golden Flashes Depth Chart 2026 — starters, backups & full two-deep

Unit

Tags · year-class · 3-SO = third-year soph

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×6

12Dru DeShieldsQB14-JR—2Nolan GoodQB22-FR—14Deante RuffinQB32-FR 10Ethan ThanthanavongQB42-SO

PORTAL

17Cole MillerQB5 15Gavin PeepsQB6

×9

0Mason KingRB1GR—

PORTAL 5Jakorion CaffeyRB23-SO—

PORTAL 22Brandon WhiteRB3FR (3)25Donovan Delaney Jr.RB45-SR

PORTAL

33Ayden HarrisRB5

X×6

1Ardell BanksX14-JR—

PORTAL 23Maurice StephensX22-FR—ALSO KR 80Teaunn HunterX32-FR 86Matthew MaxeyX42-FR

19Ali FisherX5 84Aidan StewartX6

Z×5

8Da'Realyst ClarkZ15-SR—

PORTAL+2 ROLES 3Jay EtheridgeZ2—81Zymir ReedZ3FR (3)88Luke SimmsZ4FR

36Wyatt JanuskaZ5

SLOT×5

6Wayne HarrisSLOT13-SO—ALSO PR 4Jared KelleySLOT24-JR—85Brendyn SmithSLOT3FR (3)87William BierfeldtSLOT4FR

27Javier WillsSLOT5

×8

18Hunter HoppertonTE15-SR—

PORTAL 89Terik MulderTE25-SR—

PORTAL 11Zy'aire FletcherTE32-FR 83Garrett LongTE42-FR

13Dakota TaylorTE5

LT×4

78Tyler MeadowsLT12-SO—72Cecil WilsonLT24-JR—64David IanniniLT3FR 73William Johnson IIILT4FR (3)

LG×4

54Dustyn MorellLG15-SR—75Boston CrowellLG22-FR—74Donovan DarkLG32-FR

PORTAL 58Colin PrichardLG4FR (3)

C×4

50Ben MideaC13-JR—PORTAL 67Max GembusC22-FR—77Rico SteeleC33-SO

PORTAL 52Gavin KanarC4FR (3)

RG×3

55Jaxon DunnRG13-SO—62Mason ImbtRG25-SR—

PORTAL 71Liam DaltonRG3FR (3)

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RT×3

76Mofe AdewoleRT15-SR—

PORTAL 70Hudson ChaskoRT25-SR—

PORTAL 66Quinten YoungRT3FR

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Defense

12 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

LDT×6

5Thomas AdenLDT15-SR—

PORTAL 11Camdon WilbornLDT23-SO—

PORTAL 52Aiden BurgessLDT33-SO 94Kale WebbLDT4FR (3)

59Eckley BridgesLDT5 98Bryce FaulkLDT6

RDT×5

0Darian BlachewiczRDT12-SO—8Josue CordobaRDT23-SO—31Jacob BroachRDT3FR (3)56Carlos ShirdRDT4FR (3)

95Anthony Adams IIIRDT5

EDGE

LDE×2

44Antonio BottiggiLDE13-SO—88Mohammed HazimeLDE25-SR—

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EDGE

RDE×3

33Jaihien RoyRDE13-SO—50Garrett DialRDE23-SO—90Bryce GriffinRDE32-FR

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WLB×5

10Hayden DawahareWLB14-JR—

PORTAL 15Sayed AbuhamdehWLB24-JR—13Quan Rhodes-McKeeWLB33-SO

PORTAL 43Kendall McNuttWLB4FR (3)

28Brodyn BishopWLB5

MLB×4

4Rocco NichollMLB15-SR—

PORTAL 35Nate GregoryMLB22-FR—

PORTAL 20Rafael Terrero Jr.MLB32-FR 30Matthew SollbergerMLB43-SO

SLB×3

17Semaj BridgemanSLB14-JR—

PORTAL 32Trey RubinsteinSLB22-SO—24Tanner MintzSLB32-FR

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LCB×5

1A'tiq MuhammadLCB15-SR—

PORTAL 27Lennox LemonLCB2FR (3)—12Lionel Burns IIILCB32-FR

PORTAL 21TeJuan BarbourLCB4FR (3)

14Tyler BivensLCB5

RCB×4

22Davion PritchardRCB13-SO—

PORTAL 7Angelo StockstillRCB24-JR—

PORTAL 23Ezekiel CastexRCB32-FR 29Jeremiah JohnsonRCB4FR

NB×2

19DJ BarnesNB14-SR—

PORTAL 26BuddyRow GarrerNB22-FR—

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FS×3

2Joel CordobaFS12-SO—18Norey JohnsonFS25-SR—

PORTAL 25Martell BuchananFS33-SO

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SS×2

3Derrick Jackson IIISS12-SO—38Clinton RobinsonSS23-SO—

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Special Teams

6 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×3

39Eli TuckerKO13-SO—PORTAL 96Sean LeonardKO22-FR—49Tommy NewcombKO33-SO

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×2

8Da'Realyst ClarkKR15-SR—

PORTAL+2 ROLES 23Maurice StephensKR22-FR—ALSO WR

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×2

41Gus GoodellLS1GR—48Chase MantoothLS2FR (3)—

—open

×3

96Sean LeonardPK12-FR—39Eli TuckerPK23-SO—PORTAL 49Tommy NewcombPK33-SO

—open

×2

6Wayne HarrisPR13-SO—ALSO WR 8Da'Realyst ClarkPR25-SR—

PORTAL+2 ROLES

—open

×2

97Jake StoeckelPT12-FR—42Kolten FordPT24-SR—

PORTAL

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Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB6 listed

Dru DeShields#12QB14-JR—QB22Nolan Good2-FR QB314Deante Ruffin2-FR QB410Ethan Thanthanavong2-SO

PORTAL

RB9 listed

Mason King#0RB1GR—

PORTAL RB25Jakorion Caffey3-SO

PORTAL RB322Brandon WhiteFR (3)RB425Donovan Delaney Jr.5-SR

PORTAL

WRX6 listed

Ardell Banks#1X14-JR—

PORTAL X223Maurice Stephens2-FRALSO KR X380Teaunn Hunter2-FR X486Matthew Maxey2-FR

WRZ5 listed

Da'Realyst Clark#8Z15-SR—

PORTAL+2 ROLES Z23Jay Etheridge Z381Zymir ReedFR (3)Z488Luke SimmsFR

WRSLOT5 listed

Wayne Harris#6SLOT13-SO—ALSO PR SLOT24Jared Kelley4-JR SLOT385Brendyn SmithFR (3)SLOT487William BierfeldtFR

TE8 listed

Hunter Hopperton#18TE15-SR—

PORTAL TE289Terik Mulder5-SR

PORTAL TE311Zy'aire Fletcher2-FR TE483Garrett Long2-FR

OLLT4 listed

Tyler Meadows#78LT12-SO—LT272Cecil Wilson4-JR LT364David IanniniFR LT473William Johnson IIIFR (3)

OLLG4 listed

Dustyn Morell#54LG15-SR—LG275Boston Crowell2-FR LG374Donovan Dark2-FR

PORTAL LG458Colin PrichardFR (3)

OLC4 listed

Ben Midea#50C13-JR—PORTAL C267Max Gembus2-FR C377Rico Steele3-SO

PORTAL C452Gavin KanarFR (3)

OLRG3 listed

Jaxon Dunn#55RG13-SO—RG262Mason Imbt5-SR

PORTAL RG371Liam DaltonFR (3)

OLRT3 listed

Mofe Adewole#76RT15-SR—

PORTAL RT270Hudson Chasko5-SR

PORTAL RT366Quinten YoungFR

Defense

12 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLLDT6 listed

Thomas Aden#5LDT15-SR—

PORTAL LDT211Camdon Wilborn3-SO

PORTAL LDT352Aiden Burgess3-SO LDT494Kale WebbFR (3)

DLRDT5 listed

Darian Blachewicz#0RDT12-SO—RDT28Josue Cordoba3-SO RDT331Jacob BroachFR (3)RDT456Carlos ShirdFR (3)

EDGELDE2 listed

Antonio Bottiggi#44LDE13-SO—LDE288Mohammed Hazime5-SR

EDGERDE3 listed

Jaihien Roy#33RDE13-SO—RDE250Garrett Dial3-SO RDE390Bryce Griffin2-FR

LBWLB5 listed

Hayden Dawahare#10WLB14-JR—

PORTAL WLB215Sayed Abuhamdeh4-JR WLB313Quan Rhodes-McKee3-SO

PORTAL WLB443Kendall McNuttFR (3)

LBMLB4 listed

Rocco Nicholl#4MLB15-SR—

PORTAL MLB235Nate Gregory2-FR

PORTAL MLB320Rafael Terrero Jr.2-FR MLB430Matthew Sollberger3-SO

LBSLB3 listed

Semaj Bridgeman#17SLB14-JR—

PORTAL SLB232Trey Rubinstein2-SO SLB324Tanner Mintz2-FR

CBLCB5 listed

A'tiq Muhammad#1LCB15-SR—

PORTAL LCB227Lennox LemonFR (3)LCB312Lionel Burns III2-FR

PORTAL LCB421TeJuan BarbourFR (3)

CBRCB4 listed

Davion Pritchard#22RCB13-SO—

PORTAL RCB27Angelo Stockstill4-JR

PORTAL RCB323Ezekiel Castex2-FR RCB429Jeremiah JohnsonFR

CBNB2 listed

DJ Barnes#19NB14-SR—

PORTAL NB226BuddyRow Garrer2-FR

SFS3 listed

Joel Cordoba#2FS12-SO—FS218Norey Johnson5-SR

PORTAL FS325Martell Buchanan3-SO

SSS2 listed

Derrick Jackson III#3SS12-SO—SS238Clinton Robinson3-SO

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO3 listed

Eli Tucker#39KO13-SO—PORTAL KO296Sean Leonard2-FR KO349Tommy Newcomb3-SO

KR2 listed

Da'Realyst Clark#8KR15-SR—

PORTAL+2 ROLES KR223Maurice Stephens2-FRALSO WR

LS2 listed

Gus Goodell#41LS1GR—LS248Chase MantoothFR (3)

PK3 listed

Sean Leonard#96PK12-FR—PK239Eli Tucker3-SOPORTAL PK349Tommy Newcomb3-SO

PR2 listed

Wayne Harris#6PR13-SO—ALSO WR PR28Da'Realyst Clark5-SR

PORTAL+2 ROLES

PT2 listed

Jake Stoeckel#97PT12-FR—PT242Kolten Ford4-SR

PORTAL

Program & Venue

Program

Kent State Golden Flashes

Kent State University

Conference Mid-AmericanFootball began 1920Location Kent, Ohio

Home

Dix Stadium

27,363Listed capacity

Location Kent, Ohio

Coaching staff

Head coachMark Carney

Offensive coordinatorClay Patterson

Defensive coordinatorCherokee Valeria

Identity

Mascot Flash

Navy Blue Primary

Gold Secondary