Liberty Flames Depth Chart 2026 — starters, backups & full two-deep

Unit

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

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×4

13Jaylen HendersonQB15-SR—

PORTAL 5Deshawn PurdieQB23-SO—

PORTAL 15Ethan VaskoQB35-SR

PORTAL 14Ethan HouckQB42-FR

×7

0Jaylon ColemanRB12-SO—6Kanye UdohRB24-JR—

PORTAL 7Peyton JonesRB34-JR

PORTAL 4Kam DavisRB43-SO

PORTAL

29Justin MarshallRB5

PORTAL

X×4

12Rashawn CunninghamX13-SO—

PORTAL 10Jon MonteiroX23-SO—ALSO KR 8Nasir NewkirkX32-FR 89Nathanael DatesX42-FR

Z×4

3Jamari PersonZ14-JR—

PORTAL 19Refeno VangatesZ25-SR—

PORTALALSO KR 9Bryce RandolphZ32-FR 28Andrew RymanZ43-SO

SLOT×4

2Makai JacksonSLOT15-SR—

PORTALALSO PR 1Darius CopelandSLOT24-JR—16Eric SmithSLOT33-SO 27Clayton SheplerSLOT43-SO

×6

48Caleb RyanTE15-SR—87LaKelsey Johnson Jr.TE25-SR—

PORTAL 88Zeke WimbushTE34-JR

PORTAL 85Kam TaylorTE4FR (3)

17Bo BurklowTE5 84Breckan KirbyTE6

PORTAL

LT×4

51D.J. GethLT14-JR—

PORTAL 58Jude FosterLT23-SO—

PORTAL 66Erwil Anthony Jr.LT35-SR

PORTAL 65Malcolm GastonLT4FR (3)

LG×3

60Joep EngbersLG14-JR—

PORTAL 76Gabe SmithLG22-FR—59Brandon EdozieLG32-FR

—open

C×3

61Aaron FenimoreC14-JR—50Val EricksonC25-SR—

PORTAL 63Daniel SchiffertC3FR (3)

—open

RG×3

53Alex BirchmeierRG14-JR—

PORTAL 70Austin AndersonRG25-SR—73Curtis DoirilusRG33-SO

—open

RT×3

56Christian WilliamsRT15-SR—

PORTAL 52Kevin EveheRT22-SO—

PORTAL 62Blake MartinRT32-FR

—open

Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

DT×6

94Nathan PirolliDT14-JR—15Markus ClarkDT25-SR—

PORTAL 55Henry HicksDT33-JR

PORTAL 50Gavin AskewDT42-FR

98Austin TremblayDT5 92John CurtisDT6

NT×6

97Mike JarvisNT15-SR—

PORTAL 44Joe StricklandNT25-SR—

PORTAL 88Kam CullinsNT32-SO 99Xavier ReidNT4FR (3)

40Chris LawNT5 53Nikodemus ToungerNT6

EDGE

DE×3

18Aaron HesterDE15-SR—

PORTAL 56Samuel CohenDE22-SO—91Michael FloydeDE33-SOPORTAL

—open

EDGE

JOKER×3

8Brenton WilliamsJOKER14-JR—

PORTAL 30Ethan CrispJOKER24-JR—

PORTAL 11Lorenzo PayneJOKER33-JR

PORTAL

—open

WLB×5

1Derrell FarrarWLB15-SR—

PORTAL 4Micah PollardWLB25-SR—

PORTAL 22Kyle FermWLB33-SO

PORTAL 34Ellis AllowayWLB4FR (3)

38Tre LawingWLB5

MLB×4

33Aidan VaughanMLB15-SR—

PORTAL 9Deuce SpurlockMLB25-SR—

PORTAL 6Dillano GlaudMLB33-SO 43Matthew KramerMLB44-JR

LCB×5

5Elijah HopkinsLCB15-SR—

PORTALALSO S 7Izaiah GuyLCB25-SR—

PORTAL 12Prince CottonhamLCB33-JRPORTAL 28Jamal MilesLCB44-JR

14Elijah McKenzieLCB5

PORTAL

RCB×3

21Ashton McShaneRCB13-SO—

PORTAL 2Jiquavious MarshallRCB23-SO—

PORTAL 20Kennedi BaileyRCB3FR (3)

—open

NB×3

16Tyrell GaineyNB14-JR—

PORTAL 5Elijah HopkinsNB25-SR—

PORTALALSO CB 23Myke GunnNB32-FR

—open

FS×5

0D-Icey HopkinsFS15-SR—

PORTAL 19Jayden WhaleyFS23-SO—

PORTAL 32Davion DeanFS32-FR 29Tony ArnettFS4FR (3)

25Jaleel ParkerFS5

SS×4

3Ashton WhitnerSS15-SR—

PORTAL 17Jayden DavisSS24-JR—

PORTAL 26Macaiden BrownSS3FR (3)36Anthony SagetSS42-FR

Special Teams

6 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

98Tyler BlackKO14-JR—

PORTAL 42Chase ReevesKO2FR—ALSO P

—open

×2

19Refeno VangatesKR15-SR—

PORTALALSO WR 10Jon MonteiroKR23-SO—ALSO WR

—open

×2

41Greg RiveraLS15-SR—

PORTAL 45Cayden ComerLS22-FR—

—open

×2

98Tyler BlackPK14-JR—

PORTAL 42Chase ReevesPK2FR—ALSO P

—open

×1

2Makai JacksonPR15-SR—

PORTALALSO WR

—open

×2

49Sam CrossanPT13-SO—42Chase ReevesPT2FR—ALSO K

—open

Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB4 listed

Jaylen Henderson#13QB15-SR—

PORTAL QB25Deshawn Purdie3-SO

PORTAL QB315Ethan Vasko5-SR

PORTAL QB414Ethan Houck2-FR

RB7 listed

Jaylon Coleman#0RB12-SO—RB26Kanye Udoh4-JR

PORTAL RB37Peyton Jones4-JR

PORTAL RB44Kam Davis3-SO

PORTAL

WRX4 listed

Rashawn Cunningham#12X13-SO—

PORTAL X210Jon Monteiro3-SOALSO KR X38Nasir Newkirk2-FR X489Nathanael Dates2-FR

WRZ4 listed

Jamari Person#3Z14-JR—

PORTAL Z219Refeno Vangates5-SR

PORTALALSO KR Z39Bryce Randolph2-FR Z428Andrew Ryman3-SO

WRSLOT4 listed

Makai Jackson#2SLOT15-SR—

PORTALALSO PR SLOT21Darius Copeland4-JR SLOT316Eric Smith3-SO SLOT427Clayton Shepler3-SO

TE6 listed

Caleb Ryan#48TE15-SR—TE287LaKelsey Johnson Jr.5-SR

PORTAL TE388Zeke Wimbush4-JR

PORTAL TE485Kam TaylorFR (3)

OLLT4 listed

D.J. Geth#51LT14-JR—

PORTAL LT258Jude Foster3-SO

PORTAL LT366Erwil Anthony Jr.5-SR

PORTAL LT465Malcolm GastonFR (3)

OLLG3 listed

Joep Engbers#60LG14-JR—

PORTAL LG276Gabe Smith2-FR LG359Brandon Edozie2-FR

OLC3 listed

Aaron Fenimore#61C14-JR—C250Val Erickson5-SR

PORTAL C363Daniel SchiffertFR (3)

OLRG3 listed

Alex Birchmeier#53RG14-JR—

PORTAL RG270Austin Anderson5-SR RG373Curtis Doirilus3-SO

OLRT3 listed

Christian Williams#56RT15-SR—

PORTAL RT252Kevin Evehe2-SO

PORTAL RT362Blake Martin2-FR

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLDT6 listed

Nathan Pirolli#94DT14-JR—DT215Markus Clark5-SR

PORTAL DT355Henry Hicks3-JR

PORTAL DT450Gavin Askew2-FR

DLNT6 listed

Mike Jarvis#97NT15-SR—

PORTAL NT244Joe Strickland5-SR

PORTAL NT388Kam Cullins2-SO NT499Xavier ReidFR (3)

EDGEDE3 listed

Aaron Hester#18DE15-SR—

PORTAL DE256Samuel Cohen2-SO DE391Michael Floyde3-SOPORTAL

EDGEJOKER3 listed

Brenton Williams#8JOKER14-JR—

PORTAL JOKER230Ethan Crisp4-JR

PORTAL JOKER311Lorenzo Payne3-JR

PORTAL

LBWLB5 listed

Derrell Farrar#1WLB15-SR—

PORTAL WLB24Micah Pollard5-SR

PORTAL WLB322Kyle Ferm3-SO

PORTAL WLB434Ellis AllowayFR (3)

LBMLB4 listed

Aidan Vaughan#33MLB15-SR—

PORTAL MLB29Deuce Spurlock5-SR

PORTAL MLB36Dillano Glaud3-SO MLB443Matthew Kramer4-JR

CBLCB5 listed

Elijah Hopkins#5LCB15-SR—

PORTALALSO S LCB27Izaiah Guy5-SR

PORTAL LCB312Prince Cottonham3-JRPORTAL LCB428Jamal Miles4-JR

CBRCB3 listed

Ashton McShane#21RCB13-SO—

PORTAL RCB22Jiquavious Marshall3-SO

PORTAL RCB320Kennedi BaileyFR (3)

CBNB3 listed

Tyrell Gainey#16NB14-JR—

PORTAL NB25Elijah Hopkins5-SR

PORTALALSO CB NB323Myke Gunn2-FR

SFS5 listed

D-Icey Hopkins#0FS15-SR—

PORTAL FS219Jayden Whaley3-SO

PORTAL FS332Davion Dean2-FR FS429Tony ArnettFR (3)

SSS4 listed

Ashton Whitner#3SS15-SR—

PORTAL SS217Jayden Davis4-JR

PORTAL SS326Macaiden BrownFR (3)SS436Anthony Saget2-FR

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO2 listed

Tyler Black#98KO14-JR—

PORTAL KO242Chase ReevesFRALSO P

KR2 listed

Refeno Vangates#19KR15-SR—

PORTALALSO WR KR210Jon Monteiro3-SOALSO WR

LS2 listed

Greg Rivera#41LS15-SR—

PORTAL LS245Cayden Comer2-FR

PK2 listed

Tyler Black#98PK14-JR—

PORTAL PK242Chase ReevesFRALSO P

PR1 listed

Makai Jackson#2PR15-SR—

PORTALALSO WR

PT2 listed

Sam Crossan#49PT13-SO—PT242Chase ReevesFRALSO K

Program & Venue

Program

Liberty Flames

Liberty University

Conference Conference USAFootball began 1973Location Lynchburg, Virginia

Home

Williams Stadium

25,000Listed capacity

Location Lynchburg, Virginia

Coaching staff

Head coachJamey Chadwell

Offensive coordinatorNewland Isaac

Defensive coordinatorShawn Quinn

Identity

Mascot Sparky Flames

Blue Primary

Red Secondary