University of Minnesota Athletics

2026 Football Roster

#	Full Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Years / at Minn.	Hometown / High School	Previous School
0	Anthony Smith	DL	6' 6''	285	5 / 5	Shippensburg, Pa. / Shippensburg
1	Jaxon Howard	DL	6' 4''	250	4 / 3	Crystal, Minn. / Robbinsdale Cooper	LSU
1	Darius Taylor	RB	6' 0''	215	4 / 4	Detroit, Mich. / Walled Lake Western
2	Emmanuel Karmo	LB	6' 2''	225	2 / 2	Minneapolis, Minn. / Robbinsdale Cooper
2	A.J. Turner	RB	6' 0''	195	5 / 2	Hampton, Va. / Life Christian Academy	Marshall
3	TJ Bush Jr.	DL	6' 3''	265	4 / 1	Woodbridge, Va. / Freedom	California / Liberty
3	Perry Thompson	WR	6' 3''	210	3 / 1	Foley, Alabama / Foley	Auburn
4	Zack Harden	DB	6' 1''	200	2 / 2	Covington, Ga. / Newton
5	Drake Lindsey	QB	6' 5''	230	3 / 3	Fayetteville, Ark. / Fayetteville
5	Aydan West	DB	5' 11''	190	2 / 1	Gaithersburg, Md. / Quince Orchard	Michigan State
6	Maverick Baranowski	LB	6' 2''	230	5 / 5	Ponce Inlet, Fla. / Spruce Creek
6	Max Shikenjanski	QB	6' 2''	185	4 / 4	Stillwater, Minn. / Stillwater
7	Aidan Gousby	DB	6' 0''	190	5 / 5	Lehigh Acres, Fla. / Lehigh Senior
7	Bradley Martino	WR	6' 3''	180	2 / 2	Naples, Fla. / First Baptist Academy
8	Mike Gerald	DB	6' 0''	190	3 / 3	Houston, Texas / Morton Ranch
8	Jalen Smith	WR	6' 1''	195	3 / 3	Mankato, Minn. / Mankato West
9	Xavier Ford	RB	5' 10''	210	2 / 2	Leesville, La. / Leesville
9	Garrison Monroe	DB	6' 0''	205	4 / 4	Shakopee, Minn. / Shakopee
11	Karter Menz	DL	6' 5''	240	4 / 4	Horace, N.D. / West Fargo Sheyenne
11	Javon Tracy	WR	6' 0''	205	5 / 2	Indianapolis, Ind. / Decatur Central	Miami (OH)
12	Michael Merdinger	QB	6' 1''	205	3 / 1	Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Cardinal Gibbons	Liberty / North Carolina
13	Noah Jennings	WR	6' 0''	185	4 / 1	Columbia, S.C. / Westwood	Cincinnati / Charleston Southern
13	Zahir Rainer	DB	5' 9''	190	3 / 3	Richmond, Va. / Trinity Episcopal
14	Kerry Brown	DB	5' 10''	190	4 / 4	Naples, Fla. / Naples
14	Dylan Wittke	QB	6' 1''	215	4 / 3	Buford, Ga. / Buford	Virginia Tech
15	Owen Lansu	QB	6' 1''	195	1 / 1	Downers Grove, Ill. / Downers Grove North
15	Samuel Madu	DB	6' 1''	180	3 / 3	Bronx, N.Y. / Archbishop Stepinac
16	Hudson Dunn	LB	6' 0''	220	1 / 1	Peoria, Ariz. / Liberty
16	Brady Palmer	QB	6' 2''	200	1 / 1	San Diego, Calif. / Cathedral Catholic
17	John Nestor	DB	6' 1''	205	4 / 2	Chicago, Ill. / Marist	Iowa
18	Donielle Hayes	WR	6' 0''	190	4 / 4	Pensacola, Fla. / Pine Forest
18	Rhyland Kelly	DB	6' 1''	200	5 / 5	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada / Clearwater Academy International
19	Joey Gerlach	LB	6' 3''	225	5 / 5	Woodbury, Minn. / Woodbury
19	Pierce Walsh	TE	6' 4''	250	4 / 4	Downers Grove, Ill. / Benet Academy
20	Parker Knutson	DB	6' 0''	190	4 / 1	Sartell, Minn. / Sartell	Southwest Minnesota State
21	Naiim Parrish	DB	5' 11''	175	2 / 2	Freehold, N.J. / Bergen Catholic
21	Grant Washington	RB	5' 10''	200	2 / 2	Avon, Ohio / St. Ignatius
22	Mekhai Smith	DB	6' 2''	210	3 / 1	Lower Merion, Pa. / Lower Merion	Lehigh
22	Jaron Thomas	RB	5' 11''	220	2 / 1	Elkhart, Ind. / Concord	Purdue
23	TJ Thomas	RB	5' 8''	190	3 / 1	Thomasville, Ga. / Brookwood	Elon
24	Chance Payne	DB	5' 10''	180	1 / 1	Jefferson, Ga. / Jefferson
25	Justin Hopkins	DB	5' 11''	180	1 / 1	Nashville, Tenn. / Ensworth
25	Zion Steptoe	WR	5' 11''	190	5 / 1	Little Elm, Texas / Memorial	Tulsa / Purdue
26	Zeke Bates	RB	5' 11''	215	1 / 1	Haverford, Pa / Malvern Prep
26	Elisha West	DB	5' 10''	195	3 / 1	Germantown, Md. / Quince Orchard	Michigan State / Merrimack
27	Simon Seidl	DB	5' 10''	180	3 / 3	Hugo, Minn. / Hill-Murray
28	Trason Richardson	DB	6' 0''	180	1 / 1	Houston, Texas / Almeta Crawford
29	Andrew Marshall	LB	6' 2''	240	4 / 1	Carroll, Ohio / Bloom-Carroll	Eastern Michigan / Lackawanna / Ohio
31	Jordan Lampkins	DB	6' 0''	190	1 / 1	Germantown, Md. / Bolingbrook
33	Rhett Hlavacka	DL	6' 5''	255	2 / 2	Fond du Lac, Wis. / Fond du Lac
36	Daniel Jackson	K	5' 10''	175	2 / 2	Alexandria, Minn. / Alexandria
37	Zachary Robbins	P	6' 3''	210	2 / 1	Payson, Utah / Payson	Utah State
41	Anthony Charles	DL	6' 5''	205	1 / 1	Pittsburgh, Pa. / South Fayette
42	Tom Weston	P	6' 3''	215	4 / 2	Perth, Australia / CBC Fremantle	Ouachita Baptist
43	Jakob Lutz	LS	6' 0''	195	2 / 2	Peachtree City, Ga. / McIntosh
44	Ethan Stendel	LB	6' 3''	235	2 / 2	Caledonia, Minn. / Caledonia
45	Sam Macy	DL	6' 5''	250	3 / 3	Chanhassen, Minn. / Chanhassen
46	Mason Carrier	LB	6' 3''	235	3 / 3	Detroit Lakes, Minn. / Detroit Lakes
47	Enoch Atewogbola	DL	6' 4''	230	2 / 2	Avon, Ind. / Avon
49	Matt Kingsbury	LB	6' 3''	230	4 / 4	Chicago, Ill. / St. Rita
50	Mo Omonode	DL	6' 0''	285	5 / 2	West Lafayette, Ind. / West Lafayette	Purdue
50	Nathan Roy	OL	6' 5''	305	3 / 3	Mukwonago, Wis. / Mukwonago
51	Daniel Shipp	OL	6' 5''	280	2 / 2	Eastvale, Calif. / Centennial
53	Nate Cleveland	LB	6' 2''	225	2 / 2	Hoffman Estates, Ill. / Hoffman Estates
55	Jaylin Hicks	DL	6' 3''	260	3 / 3	Harlem, N.Y. / Iona Preparatory
55	Jerome Williams	OL	6' 4''	320	4 / 4	Osseo, Minn. / Osseo
56	Brett Carroll	OL	6' 5''	320	3 / 3	Olathe, Kan. / Olathe East
56	Jay'Quan Stubbs	DL	6' 4''	285	2 / 2	Cleveland, Ohio / Cleveland Heights
57	Aaron Thomas	OL	6' 5''	295	1 / 1	Phoenix, Ariz. / Mountain Pointe
58	Jaden Ball	OL	6' 5''	300	3 / 2	Carroll, Ohio / Bloom-Carroll	Purdue
59	Tony Nelson	OL	6' 6''	315	5 / 5	Tracy, Minn. / Tracy-Milroy-Balaton
60	Kaveon Lee	OL	6' 5''	290	2 / 2	Chicago, Ill. / Central
65	Greg Johnson	OL	6' 6''	325	4 / 4	Prior Lake, Minn. / Prior Lake
68	Bennett Warren	OL	6' 6''	290	3 / 1	Houston, Texas / Fort Bend Christian Academy	Tennessee
69	Gavin Meier	OL	6' 5''	305	1 / 1	Janesville, Wis. / Janesville Parker
70	Naquan Crowder	DL	6' 1''	310	4 / 1	Aliquippa, Pa. / Aliquippa	Marshall / California (PA)
71	Lucas Tielsch	OL	6' 7''	320	1 / 1	Copley, Ohio / Copley
75	Mark Handy	OL	6' 7''	320	2 / 2	Albuquerque, N.M. / La Cueva
77	Nick Spence	OL	6' 6''	300	2 / 2	Phoenix, Ariz. / Liberty
78	Ashton Beers	OL	6' 6''	315	5 / 5	Slinger, Wis. / Slinger
79	Andrew Trout	OL	6' 7''	300	1 / 1	Cold Spring, Minn. / Rocori
80	Alan Soukup	LS	6' 1''	210	3 / 3	Phoenix, Ariz. / Pinnacle
82	Julian Johnson	TE	6' 6''	250	3 / 3	Aurora, Ill. / Waubonsie Valley
83	Sam Peters	TE	6' 4''	250	4 / 4	Maple Grove, Minn. / Maple Grove
84	Hayden Moore	WR	6' 0''	190	1 / 1	Gainesville, Fla. / Newberry
85	Rico Blassingame	WR	6' 1''	170	1 / 1	Auburn, Wash. / Tolleson Union
87	Kaden Helms	TE	6' 4''	235	5 / 1	Bellevue, Neb. / Bellevue West	Oklahoma
88	Josiah Anyansi	DL	6' 2''	240	1 / 1	Atlanta, Ga. / Murrieta Valley
88	Jacob Simpson	TE	6' 4''	240	3 / 3	Johnston, Iowa / Johnston
90	Xion Chapman	DL	6' 2''	305	4 / 1	Allentown, Pa. / Dieruff	FIU / Lackawanna
92	Sid Kaba	DL	6' 1''	310	4 / 1	Columbus, Ohio / KIPP Columbus	Marshall / Western Michigan
92	Beckham Sunderland	K	6' 2''	225	3 / 1	Newport, Ky. / Sycamore (Ohio)	Michigan / Texas State
93	Riley Sunram	DL	6' 5''	305	3 / 3	Kindred, N.D. / Kindred
94	Mo Saine	DL	6' 4''	275	3 / 3	Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie
95	Colin Hansen	DL	6' 7''	250	2 / 2	Byron, Minn. / Byron
96	Abu Tarawallie	DL	6' 3''	285	2 / 2	New Hope, Minn. / Heritage Christian Academy
97	Jeremiah Benson	DL	6' 2''	255	1 / 1	Detroit, Mich. / West Bloomfield
98	Adam Kissayi	DL	6' 8''	255	3 / 3	Palm Bay, Fla. / Heritage	Clemson
99	Theorin Randle	DL	6' 2''	300	4 / 4	Houston, Texas / Shadow Creek